STAR NEWS

THE Medford, Wisconsin

July 23, 2015
Volume 142 + Number 30

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Taking it
Youth soccer ends
summer season
to a vote
Medford school board commits to
— Sports referendum to be held spring 2016
by Reporter Mark Berglund
The Medford Area School Board committed to a
spring 2016 referendum. The decision, made on July
16 at its regular meeting, now shifts the board focus to
educating voters about the maintenance issues which
would be paid for by the measure if it passes.
The board’s next step will be to review the financial
effect of the election. It directed the administration to
work with Baird on estimates of taxpayer impact for
various amounts of borrowing.
Students learn about The board has discussed a possible referendum for
the Life of an Athlete a couple of months, but decided it was time to formal-
Transformer work Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com photo by Brian Wilson ly pursue the measure. Board member Cheryl Wibben
— Page 9 made the motion for the referendum, with all seven
Crews watch as a crane moves a multi-ton transformer into place in the city’s board members present at the meeting voting for the
south substation near Nestlé Pizza. The $500,000 project involves moving the exist- move.
ing transformer to the central substation and when completed will result in about a 50 See SCHOOL on page 5
percent increase in the city’s load capacity.

School opens path to redemption

produce an attitude of nothing to lose for those policy. Because of this, it does not need two
Cowboy Day brings
down-home fun
School board offers option students, which could lead to even more reck-
less behavior.
readings to make changes. The committee
hoped itits new option would be in place by the
— Page 16 for repeat offenders to be A plan for a pathway back time fall sports and activities begin.
was developed at the last District
Distri administrator Pat Sullivan said
allowed to participate policy committee meeting. the plan is to have a three-person committee
It included a committee to to review the situations when they occur. The
by Reporter Mark Berglund review the student’s past committee would be a teacher and administra-
committ
Area deaths behavior and oversight tor from outside the school building where the
The Medford Area School Board voted of any path to return student attends and a board member.
Obituaries start on Thursday to revise the co-curricular code of to competition. The Jean Flood is a member of the Taylor
Jea
page 14 for: conduct so students who commit three viola- policy commit- County Drug Opposition Partners coali-
Cou
tions could return to athletic or academic com- tee makes the tion. The group worked with students to
tion
Alice Heindl petition if they have met all the conditions of review of the develop
de the code. She said similar codes
Jerry Leonhardt their suspension. co-curricular have worked in Wisconsin and other
Imogene Oberle The school district adopted the new code code, but states. “There is nothing new or un-
Edna Singleton last summer after a student-led process offered it is not of- usual in this document,” she said.
Annabelle Skripjok a more stringent set of rules. The new code in- ficially a She said the urgency for the code
Arlene Webster cludes not only athletes, but student organiza- district
d
di strict came from results of the Youth Risk
tions and activities. One element of the new Behavior Survey. The results show a
rules suspended students for the rest of their significant risk level by county stu-
high school days if they were found in viola- dents in areas like alcohol usage and
tion of the rules for a third time. Situations behaviors. “Give the policy a chance
arose this year where underclassmen reached to try its wings,” she said.
a third violation and had no hope of returning.
District officials felt having no path back could Paul Dixon See SCHOOL on page 4

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Farmer’s Union Juniors has a tradition of service
it is produced locally, using milk from before and after the fair with preparation
by News Editor Brian Wilson area farms. and cleanup of the fairgrounds.
Members also learn about how only a The club is run by a board of youth
The fundamental philosophy of coop-
eratives is people working together to small amount of the final cost of a prod- members including president Rebecca
make something better for everyone. uct, such as a bagel, ever gets back to the Held, vice-president Kirsten Kloth, secre-
It is that foundation in cooperatives farmer. tary Alex Nicks, treasurer Erin Elsnser,
FUJ is a growing organization in the and reporter Avery Apfelbeck. They are
which is at the heart of the Farmer’s
Union Juniors (FUJ). The youth group region and is active in volunteering both mentored by past president Sam Bowe.
recently donated $600 to the Taylor Coun-
ty Fair. The club holds one fundraiser a
year selling ice cream cones during the
fair. In addition to supporting the fair,
the group also provides scholarships to
members and helps support Camp Ken-
wood located on Lake Wissota near Chip-
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FUJ is the youth branch of the Wis-
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young people learn about cooperatives
such as credit unions and the importance
of shopping locally to support local busi-
nesses and farmers.
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ice cream for their fair booth each year
because of its high quality and it is pro-
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Corrections
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increase administrative support hours
from 32 to 35 per week incorrectly re-
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Thursday, July 23, 2015 THE STAR NEWS Page 3

Treatment plant tour opens eyes, sinuses

Aldermen get tour of wastewater
treatment plant after rate increase
by News Editor Brian Wilson
It takes about 30 days for wastewater to move through
the city of Medford’s Whelen Ave. treatment plant.
That was just one nugget of information plant super-
intendent Ben Brooks passed to members of the Med-
ford City Council Tuesday night. The council toured the
facility as part of its regular meeting.
The treatment facility has the straightforward job
of taking the raw sewage that comes in, removing the
solids and cleaning what is left before discharging it
downstream in the Black River. Brooks noted the water
leaving the plant is actually cleaner than the river wa-
ter it is going into.
The remaining solids are then run through a press to
remove the remaining water before being trucked out
and spread on farmers fields. The city has storage for
about 180 days worth of dried solid waste which gives
them the flexibility to time the field spreading to when
it is needed and allowable.
For aldermen, seeing the steps in process first-hand
was an eye-opening experience — not to mention a
smelly one. When asked by an alderman if he ever got
used to the smell, Brooks replied, “Not really.”
One of the new additions at the treatment plant in the
past year has been the biological phosphorus removal
process. Phosphorus is a common chemical used in fer-
tilizers and household products. The state Department
of Natural Resources has looked to municipal treatment
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facilities as a place to cut the amount of phosphorus be-
ing released to protect river habitats. The challenge
for places like Medford is that chemical processes to
remove phosphorus can be very expensive and require
even more chemicals at the plant. As Brooks explains
the biological removal process, microscopic “bugs” in
the water absorb the phosphorus and are then more
easily removed. The challenge for plant operators is to
keep optimal conditions for the needed microorganisms
to thrive.
While the city will have five years before even strict-
er standards for phosphorus removal begin, Brooks
said they need to keep working on it now so there is not
a huge cost to implement a new system all at one time.
While there is a lot of science behind cleaning up
the city’s wastewater, there is also a great deal of city
money involved in the process. The primary reason for
the tour was to show council members how the waste
water utility dollars are spent and why a continued in-
vestment is needed to ensure the plant meets the needs
for years to come. Before the tour, aldermen approved a
3 percent rate increase for the city sewer bills. The in-
crease will be seen on the bills sent out in August. It is
the first sewer rate increase in the city in 27 years since
the current plant was being built.
Prior to coming on the tour, aldermen had approved
the city’s compliance maintenance annual report
(CMAR) which gave top grades for the city’s treatment
plant’s operations. In addition to the phosphorus remov-
al process, the city has made continued investments in
the plant over the years, such as the switch about 10
years ago from chemicals to using high intensity ultra-
violet lights to remove harmful bacteria in the water
before it is discharged into the river. The city has also
worked to increase capacity at the plant through the
elimination of clearwater infiltration such as ground-
water or storm water entering through cracked sewer
mains.
Brooks said he also works on a regular basis with
local industries to try and reduce the amount of solids
Courage
City wastewater treatment plant superintendent Ben Brooks (right) explains the function of the clarifier buildings
at the plant. Treated water goes into the buildings where suspended waste is allowed to settle before clear water
goes on for further treatment.
entering the plant. These efforts have allowed the city to
have the capacity needed for industrial and residential Approved appointing Catherine Leifeld to the city’s
growth for years to come. comprehensive planning review committee to replace
In other business, aldermen: Peggy King. King moved to Wisconsin Rapids. “We
 Approved a new liquor license for Zelda’s on want someone on there from the hospital,” Wellner said
Main Street in the former Blue Angel building at 164 S. about his reason for appointing Leifeld. She is the mar-
Main St. The tavern will be operated by Jim Peterson keting director for Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics.
who previously ran Main Street Bar and Grill. The committee does an annual review of the city’s 10-
 Approved allowing Walmart to use whatever year comprehensive plan to determine if the plan needs
color scheme it wanted when repainting the store on to be adjusted.
Hwy 13. Walmart told the city it plans to do $400,000 in
remodeling at the store including changing the green
color scheme to brown. The city was involved in the
color selection when the store was first built here.
 Approved a request from the Taylor County
Fair for $2,000 in hotel/motel room tax funding. The to-
tal budget for the fair is $89,000 and the money will be
used for operational expenses. Aldermen approved the
noise permit for the fair and for the 5K run to be held as
part of the fair.
 Approved $250 to come from the pool set aside
account to cover the prizes for the pool games held dur-
ing the 4th of July. The games were sponsored by the
city and run by the Medford Area Chamber of Com-
merce.
 Approved a new shoreland and wetland zon- Heart of the system
ing code to be in compliance with changes in the state
code. The code had gone through the city process last Superintendent Ben Brooks demonstrates how the
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the DNR. It sat on a desk in Madison for months before the city and monitor flow for both the sewer and water
being sent back to the city with revisions. Aldermen ap- utilities as well as generate alarms for any alerts.
proved it without any discussion.
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Zondlo recognized as state

DARE Officer of the Year
Price County Deputy Laurie J. Zondlo
was recently recognized as Wisconsin
DARE Officer of the Year at the Wiscon-
sin DARE Officers Association State
Conference held in Wisconsin Dells. Dep-
uty Zondlo was awarded the top honor
in the state after her 18 years of service
teaching the DARE Program and being
involved in many community and pub-
lic service activities in the Price County
area.
She received a plaque and traveling
trophy from State Attorney General Brad
Schimel and State DARE Officers Associ-
ation President Pete Ehlert.
Zondlo, originally from Rib Lake, re-
ceived her police science degree at NTC
in Wausau in 1996. After working part
time for Medford Police Department and
Taylor County Sheriff’s Department,
Zondlo moved to Phillips and has been
employed by the Price County Sheriff’s
Department as a patrol deputy. Zondlo Laurie Zondlo
started teaching the DARE Program in learning ways to say no, and internet
the Prentice and Ogema schools in 1997 safety are among some of the classes
after receiving training in Madison. taught in the DARE Program.
Deputy Zondlo was also awarded Price Deputy Zondlo was honored to receive
County Sheriff’s Department Deputy of the award and dedicated it to all the kids
the Year in fall of 2014 for her commit- past and present in the DARE Program.
ment to public service, participation in Deputy Zondlo drives a 1959 Ford Fair-
community events and role in keeping lane DARE car to the schools and in lo-
the D.A.R.E Program successful. cal parades as a symbol of the program.
DARE, which stands for Drug Abuse Zondlo’s pug dog Lucy is also part of the
Resistance Education, is a 12-week pro- program as the DARE pug and Lucy goes
gram taught in the 4th and 5th grade to the schools to visit the kids and is their
classrooms at the Prentice School Dis- mascot. Fair volunteers Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com photo by Brian Wilson

trict since 1991 and all over the State of
Wisconsin. Lessons about the effects of
smoking, alcohol use, peer pressure, bul-
lying, prescription drug use, self esteem,
Zondlo is the daughter of Marlene and
Gerald Holtz of Rib Lake and grandaugh-
ter of Emily Niggemann of Medford.
Volunteer Brooke Wesle of Stetsonville helps put together new rabbit cages in prep-
aration for the annual Taylor County Fair. There has been an increase in the number
of rabbits entered in the fair in recent years and organizers expect the new cages will
be full of bunnies when the fair opens this weekend.

School opens door to possible rewrite of student code of conduct

Continued from page 1
Many of the steps being offered for
redemption after a third strike already
exist after the first two violations. The
code calls for review by a chemical health
specialist. This role is now filled by the
school nurse. There was debate over the
expertise of a school nurse for such a role,
or whether more specialized AODA as-
sessments would be more helpful.
“I think the third violation is too late
for these steps,” board president Dave
Fleegel said.
High school assistant principal Jus-
tin Hraby served as athletic director
last year. He said it is rare for a student
to reach three violations so quickly, but
many of the cases the committee looked at
reached the level before the interventions
of the first two violations could be com-
pleted. Hraby said in cases where a stu-
dent received a violation, a meeting was
held with the student, parents, the school
nurse and a police liaison officer to go
over the legal, health and social concerns
of the activity. The meeting took place be-
fore the student was restored to competi-
tion with any team or group.
Board member Brandon Brunner was
concerned about the logistics of offering
more specialized assessments and coun-
seling. He wondered how those services
might look if the violation was for areas
like hazing or improper sexual conduct.
“Are these resources available? What do
they cost? If there will be continued test-
ing, who will pay for that?” he asked. “I
think it’s all a laudable goal, but where do
you stop and say ‘we are here to educate
kids?’”
Fleegel said he favored developing a
pathway to redemption, but he did not
want to grandfather in the students who
already reached a third violation.
The code generated discussion at sev-
eral board meetings because of confusion
over academic rules and rules related to
violations like underage drinking. Policy
committee chairman Paul Dixon said
he has heard many concerns and he has
probably read the document more than
any other person in the community. He
suggested the board keep the rules in
place, but consider a rewrite and reorga-
nization to simplify it for better student
and parent understanding. “It’s very
complex and confusing and understand-
ing it is an arduous task,” Dixon said. “I
helped write it, but each time I reread it,
I find another poorly connected section.
We should change it so it is readable and
comprehendible.”
Before the board’s code discussion,
parent Ken Laher spoke during the pub-
lic comment portion of the meeting. He
voiced opposition to ‘in the presence’ lan-
guage in the code. He said his daughter re-
ceived a second code violation when she
went to a party to pick up a friend who
needed a ride. She was there as law en-
forcement arrived to bust the party. She
passed a breath test, but received a second
strike for not self-reporting being at the
location of the party. “She read the code.
She signed the code. She knew she should
self-report. The time is past,” Fleegel said.
Dress code
The district’s dress code policy re-
ceived a first reading from the board. A
revised dress code policy was offered last
month, but it ran into opposition from
some parents because its language set
uniform-like standards. The board sent
the policy back to the committee and it re-
turned with a scaled down version of the
current policy.
The policy offered on Thursday places
responsibility for enforcing dress stan-
dards in the hands of building principals
to enforce with the understanding each
building will have its own unique situa-
tions.
One element cut from this draft was a
series of points listed regarding the value
of proper dress to the learning and school
function. Fleegel said the points were
recommendations, not rules, and did not
belong in a school policy. “I don’t dis-
agree, but I question whether it is prop-
erly placed. I would like to see them taken
out,” Fleegel said. “Maybe the more ap-
propriate place for the information would
be in the district newsletter.”
“If you want to take them out, that’s
fine with me,” Dixon said.
Peterson, who made the motion to send
the issue back to committee last month,
was happy with the new look. “You did a
good job of simplifying the policy. As far
as the bullet points, you can take them or
leave them,” he said.
In other board business:
 Following a closed session, the
board approved salary increases of 2.19
percent for the 2015-16 school year. The
finance committee was looking at a 1.8
percent increase at its last meeting, but
it asked administrators to find the fund-
ing needed in the budget to increase the
raise to the consumer price index. School
administrators will receive a smaller
percentage increase next year.
 The board approved moving for-
ward with developing a new well by the
softball field near the elementary school.
It has received approval from the city
council for the move and the softball
booster organization has raised funds for
several years to do the project. The well
cost estimates range from $6,400 to $9,000,
depending on the depth.
Softball coach Virgil Berndt said the
group has $8,000. Sullivan suggested the
district pay some of the cost because the
district will benefit from the well and it
will own the well. The board considered
splitting the cost, but settled on having
the boosters pay for the first $5,000 and
then covering the difference. The district
would cap its cost at $5,000.
The cost of the well and its mainte-
nance is a cheaper option than extending
water lines from the elementary school.
Berndt said the water is important for
watering the infields, which makes them
safer to play on in dry weather.
 The transfer of technology edu-
cation teacher Andy Guden to the role
of district activities director created an
opening in the technology education
staff. A change in state law allows school
districts to fill non-core curriculum areas
like technology education with someone
who does not possess a college degree or
a teaching license. Sullivan said he will
post the opening with those possibili-
ties in mind. Many of the classes Guden
taught are in areas such as auto mechan-
ics. Sullivan said there may be individu-
als in the community with a relevant
background to fill the slot.
 Sullivan said legislation has
been introduced to give school districts
an option to start school years earlier
than Sept. 1. The carrot contained in the
bill says schools which have a 20 percent
participation rate in Advanced Placement
high school programs could start in Au-
gust. Sullivan said the district made the
threshold in 2014-15. The public hearing
on this bill is in October.

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Rain soaks kick-off, doesn’t dampen support
by News Editor Brian Wilson
About 50 people braved the cold rain
last week to attend the kick-off event to
raise money and awareness for Huey’s
Hideaway Children’s Museum.
The event was held on July 16 at a
large tent in the city-owned green space
at the corner of Perkins St. and Main St.
in downtown Medford. The event was
held near the site organizers hope to de-
velop for a children’s museum, including
an outdoor education space.
Organizers are about 10 percent of the
way to their goal of raising $200,000 to
get the museum underway. Last week’s
event was intended as a way to get the
entire community excited and involved
in the project with food, games and infor-
mation about what the organizers hope
to achieve with the museum.
Huey’s Hideaway is conceived as a
northwoods-themed interactive chil-
dren’s museum. Huey, the museum’s
mascot, is a large cartoon owl who, along
with his woodland friends, invites chil-
dren to learn and explore their imagina-
tions.
While disappointed at the lower than
hoped for turnout due to the rain, orga-
nizer Jessie Lukewich remains optimis-
tic about the museum effort. Museum
committee members have been meeting
with local business leaders and civic or-
ganizations to garner support for the mu-
seum.
At this point the committee, which is
still in the process of getting its nonprofit
School board will set referendum amount at a future meeting
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The board can wait to formally ap-
prove a resolution and the wording of the
question until the start of the new year.
The April 2016 vote will include the Tay-
lor County Board of Supervisors, school
board and city council and some state-
wide elections.
This referendum process began with
a list of larger maintenance items in all
four buildings which have been delayed
in recent years by other budget reali-
ties. The board began the June 16 dis-
cussion of the referendum with a look
at other revenue sources that might be
available. “I’m new to the board. What’s
changed?” asked DeDe Strama, who was
re-elected in the spring after an absence
from the school board. Board president
Dave Fleegel said an era of tight budgets
led to postponing larger, non-immediate
maintenance items to balance the books.
When the state budget was proposed this
year with cuts to state school aid, he said
it was the time to act. The two-year Wis-
consin budget was passed and signed
the week before the meeting, and it in-
cluded no relief to the situation. “Have
we postponed projects?” Strama asked.
“Yes, all kinds of projects,” Fleegel said.
“If [school district building and grounds
supervisor] Dave Makovsky says ‘this
is a safety issue,’ we have funded it, but
certainly there are projects on the five-
year and 10-year list and beyond we have
kicked down the road.”
Makovsky said the district was able to
complete some energy-efficiency projects
this summer through the Act 32 window.
The district’s window for those projects
has passed as CESA will no longer have a
consulting role.
Board member Jeff Peterson, who
chairs the district’s finance committee,
said a maintenance referendum could
provide more money for direct educa-
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Learning more
Dave Zimmerman (left) talks with
mayor Mike Wellner at the kickoff event.
Area business and civic leaders attended
the event which included displays such
as a giant Jenga set and a ball drop game
for youth, as well as information about
the types of exhibits that are planned for
the museum.
status, is asking for pledges for the proj-
ect.
In addition to the pledges, the group
has also started an online social media
fundraising effort with the crowdrise
website. Huey’s Hideaway fundraising
page can be found at www.crowdrise.
com/hueyshideaway/fundraiser/.
tional support by removing the projects
or lowering maintenance costs in future
budgets.
District administrator Pat Sullivan
said voters have turned down referen-
dums for new buildings in past years,
but the time is right to ask for support
of the existing facilities. “The flavor of
the board is they think the community
does not support new, but it does support
maintaining what we have. You have
seen good examples of successful referen-
dums in the area. Rib Lake is a good ex-
ample of this.”
Fix versus build
The discussion turned to the value of
asking for maintenance money for exist-
ing buildings versus building new facili-
ties. The high school pool is one of those
decisions to be made. The aging pool has
design issues, but voters have turned
down three referendums in the past 12
years asking for a replacement. Peterson
said renovating the current pool would
make sense if it meant it could be includ-
ed in a new high school building down
the road. The district made a similar
move when it kept the older auditorium
in place while building a new middle
school. “The pool is the last thing I’d sal-
vage from the high school. If we fix it, it’s
still an outdated pool and design,” board
member Paul Dixon said.
Peterson supports an advisory or sec-
ond question for the voters to consider.
“We’ve said we’re not going to fix it, we’re
not going to fix it, but we’ve never offered
them the choice,” Peterson said. “How
can we ask the question?”
Fleegel said he is not against asking
for pool maintenance, but he wonders if
the total cost of all the projects needed
to bring the pool up to current codes is
worth it. A project of fixing the pool’s
pipes, filters, locker rooms and making it
all accessible to people with disabilities
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Museum committee chairperson Alli Ranum (center) talks with Hildegard and Lo-
retta Kuse of Medford about the proposed children’s museum for downtown Medford.
would cost about $1.1 million. “I believe
our pool is a great asset and I believe we
all support that,” Fleegel said. “If it fails,
I’ll be the first to make a motion to replace
it.”
The indoor pool is in one of its busiest
seasons as hundreds of Medford district
residents receive swimming lessons. Sul-
livan said if the pool failed, the district
would look for other options for those
lessons. Fleegel said assuming the city or
another district could provide those les-
sons is taking a risk. “We can hope, but
we can’t say it will happen. I’m not sure
the city would close it’s pool down for
that long. Our lessons go until 3 p.m.”
Board member Mark Reuter said the
board is exercising its due diligence by
considering options for repairing or re-
placing any of its facilities. The current
high school was built in the 1960s, the el-
ementary schools were built in the 1970s
and 1980s and the middle school was com-
pleted around the turn of this century.
Peterson said maintenance costs would
continue to mount on those buildings if
they are not taken care of at this time.
Strama said she would like to see the
district establish a long-range building
maintenance plan. “I’m not against those
discussions, but it’s a hard discussion
to have,” Fleegel said. Sullivan said Ma-
kovsky has plans for five years, 10 years
and beyond. “They are only as good as the
paper they are written on,” Sullivan said.
Makovsky said maintenance on the
district’s facilities is always a good in-
vestment. “If you draw a line in the sand
and say 10 years and then don’t maintain
it, it might last five years,” he said. “It’s
an investment. Are we throwing the mon-
ey away with maintenance? No, because
it’s getting you out to the time when you
would replace it.”
The board has a lengthy list of possible
maintenance issues at all four buildings.
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There will be plenty of decisions before
setting the final list - from cost, to prior-
ity, to political viability. Depending on
the shuffling of the list, the referendum
would likely be in the neighborhood of
between $3.5 million and just shy of $6
million. Board member Brandon Brun-
ner said the board’s next step should be
looking at the cost to taxpayers for differ-
ent referendum scenarios and deciding
what the voters will find tolerable.
“We have six months to educate the
taxpayers and it will not be an easy task,”
Dixon said.
Middle school traffic
One possible project on the list is
adding a second vehicle entrance to the
middle school property. Currently, par-
ent traffic mixes with school buses in
front of the building in the morning and
afternoons. The district has purchased
property along Broadway Ave. and it has
a tentative plan to build a driveway from
Seventh St. to Broadway to separate the
buses from other vehicles.
Middle school principal Al Leonard
spoke about the need for the project. He
said one issue is when different people
drop kids off from the regular routine.
In one instance, a grandmother drove
against the bus traffic flow last year, al-
most causing a major accident. “We have
had accidents before. It’s time,” Leonard
said. “To lay it all out there, we put a lot of
things under the guise of ‘it’s for safety.’
This is for safety. Tragic is a big word, but
it could be someday.”
Leonard said the school was originally
designed for a plan like this. He suggest-
ed keeping the bus drop-off in its current
location and taking vehicle traffic from
Seventh St. to Broadway. He said he has
looked at resources like safe school grants
to add a pedestrian crossing. “When you
put all these things together, it’s a pretty
solid plan,” Leonard said.
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Editorials

Give voters a reason to say yes

The clock is ticking for the Medford School District.
At the July 16 school board meeting, board members
approved going to referendum for maintenance projects
and facility improvements. Voters will weigh in on the
question in the spring elections to be held in April 2016.
Over the next nine months school board members,
staff and referendum supporters must work hard to ed-
ucate the public about the need for the continued invest-
ment in the schools. It is their job to sell voters on what
the district’s needs are and the merits of the project.
Nine months may seem like more than enough time
to educate voters. However, referendum supporters will
need to use every moment they have to give voters a rea-
son to say yes.
As writing teachers have instructed their students to
do for generations, referendum supporters need to show,
not tell, voters why the projects are important. When
working to pass the recent Rib Lake and Gilman refer-
endums, school officials conducted hundreds of tours
and attended meetings of many community groups so
everyone could see first hand the need for the vote. For
Medford schools, the timing is opportune to combine
referendum need tours with the open house and back
to school night activities planned for the start of the
school year.
A major hurdle school board members need to clear
is deciding what they will be asking voters to approve.
Last month board members were given a laundry list of
possible projects taken from the long-range plans of the
The referendum will include paving projects on
school district parking lots.
district. The list was presented as a wish list with ad-
ministrators noting there were projects on it that could
easily be eliminated as unnecessary while others are vi-
tal to the continued operation of the district.
Each board member has their own priorities when
looking at the district’s needs. It will take strong board
leadership — something that was lacking in recent Med-
ford school referendum attempts — to unify the board
so the referendum is not waylaid by any individual’s
private agenda.
School board members and administration must be
transparent about the choices made and the long-term
goals of the district. An over reliance on closed door
discussions creates an atmosphere of distrust between
voters and the school.
School buildings and facilities represent a major in-
vestment in taxpayer money. They are also a physical
representation of community pride, serving as the focal
point for many visitors coming to the area. Maintaining
and improving these facilities so they remain useable
for decades to come requires an ongoing investment.
In making a commitment to go to referendum, mem-
bers of the Medford school board have started the clock
to educate voters about the school needs.
For their part, voters must take advantage of oppor-
tunities to become more educated about the needs of the
school. Taking building tours and asking questions of
school officials is a good way to get first hand knowledge
of school needs.
The goal of any election is for voters to make an in-
formed decision. The more access to accurate informa-
tion the voters have, the better decisions they will make.

America’s College Promise Act worth exploring

An educated workforce is essential for
a nation’s economic success. A new bill,
co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Tammy
Baldwin, would create federal and state
partnerships to cover the cost of tuition
at community colleges and technical
schools as a way to open the door to em-
ployment for millions of Americans.
The idea was first floated by the presi-
dent in the State of the Union address in
January. It is based on a successful “Ten-
nessee Promise” program instituted by
that state’s Republican governor.
Under the proposal, a full-time com-
munity college student could save an av-
erage of $3,800 in tuition per year. Its au-
thors note that if all states participated
under the program, an estimated 9 mil-
lion students would benefit.
The bill will provide a federal match
of $3 for every $1 invested by the state
to waive community college tuition and
fees for eligible students before other fi-
nancial aid is applied.
For their part, students participat-
ing in the program would have to follow
guidelines including maintaining a good
academic standing and meet other crite-
ria in order to qualify.
The bill also promises to ensure pro-
grams offer academic credits which are
fully transferable to four-year institu-
tions in their state or occupational train-
ing that leads to credentials in an in-de-
mand industry.
There is, of course, a price tag that
comes with the proposed program. The program allows eligible high school ju- Promise Act would offer another path-
bill summary lists the total projected niors and seniors to take college credits, way to prepare young people to enter
cost at $80 billion for the next 10 years. Of paid for by the school district, while in the workforce. Given the strong need for
that, $20 billion would be state matches high school. This opens the doors to col- skilled labor in this region, having peo-
and the rest from federal tax dollars. This lege to thousands of Wisconsin students ple work-place ready is essential to keep
breaks down to about $6 billion in federal each year. existing industries and attract new ones.
spending each year for the program. The proposed America’s College
While $6 billion a year is a lot of
money, in terms of federal spending, it
pales in comparison to the cost of the
ongoing military action in the Middle
East and Afghanistan. According to the
government spending tracking website
nationalpriorities.org, the cost of those
ongoing conflicts comes in at about $200
million a day, or about $73 billion a year.
The bill’s supporters hope to make
attending community college or techni-
cal school as normal as graduating high
school is today. The idea isn’t as far-
fetched as it sounds.
At the beginning of the 20th century,
graduating from high school was un-
common. High schools were for people
who were planning to go to college and
many had difficult entrance exams to en-
sure only the top students could get in.
It wasn’t until after 1910 that a national
push came to have all students attend
publicly funded high schools. That ef-
fort lasted into the 1940s and didn’t fully
come about nationwide until the 1960s.
Wisconsin is already ahead of the
game when it comes to providing stu-
dents with access to higher education.
The state’s longstanding youth options

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O’Leary and News Editor Brian Wilson.

Give the policy a chance to try its wings.
— Jean Flood of the Taylor County Drug Opposition Partners about
the Medford Area School District co-curricular code.
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Brian Wilson

Jerry’s wish
If you could make a wish, what would it be?
Many would wish for a long life or good health or
even being able to see their children graduate from high
school. Those wish-
es were denied to
Jerry Leonhardt.
Jerry and Jenn
Leonhardt sat at
their kitchen table
explaining how
their large family
lived in a small city
home and how they
always tried to make
the best of their
situation and maxi-
mizing every space.
The couple have five
children Wyatt, 19;
Walker, 16; Weston,
Neustadter Trio performs submitted photo
14; Warryck,12; and
Zayleah, 7.
Emmy Award winning composer Garth Neustadter, based in Los Angeles, was in Wisconsin to speak at the Ex- Jerry’s hope was
perimental Aircraft Convention in Oshkosh. There he shared his experience in composing the music for a new film, to build an addi-
“Pilot Error.” He and his parents, Gary and Kristen Duerr Neustadter of Cato, Calif. took that opportunity to be a tion onto the back
part of Stetsonville’s Community Center celebration by sharing sacred music at a Zion Lutheran Church service last of their home to
Sunday morning. A broadcast of that taped service can be heard this coming Sunday at 11 a.m. on Channel 7 and provide more living
also on WEAU Eau Claire Channel 13 at 10:30 a.m. The Neustatder Trio has been engaged to play at this coming space for his family.
year’s Medford Performing Arts series. Season ticket holders will have the opportunity to hear them on Monday, Many of us
Oct. 19. In addition to the trio, Sojourner played as well as the WELS Musicans along with the Zion Lutheran Sunday dream of some day
adding onto our
School students and Gary Waldhart. homes to create
more living space.
Vox Pop The difference for

It is not acceptable to kill innocents, however they came to be

In the last few days we’ve heard and seen a lot about
‘Planned Parenthood’ (Assassins Inc.) and the fact that
they routinely kill the unwanted fetus (baby) very care-
fully to preserve the salability of the ‘fetal tissue’ (ba-
by’s organs and limbs) for ‘research.’
Shortly after the story broke, the company sent out
their head of public relations to try to quell the furor
by assuring us that they weren’t doing anything wrong,
that after all, the ‘patient’ has the right to donate tissue
if they so choose, seeing as to how it is their tissue.
Actually, that is true, but there is a problem with
that little bit of truth. Using their own line of thinking
we can say the woman is the patient and she has the
right to donate because this is part of her we are talk-
ing about. Really, this is false because the egg she con-
tributed is not a part of her body. It is a product of her
body and even if it were part of her body and she has
the right to dispose of it, using that same reasoning,
she does not own the half that she did not contribute,
therefore she has no right to do anything with the half
which belongs to a certain male. In fact, the body parts
and tissue never were part of either of the organisms
and it is the baby who owns the body it needs to con-
Vox Pop
Wind power is a sustainable option for Wisconsin
Science Alert reports that on a particularly windy
July 2015 day, Denmark’s wind farms produced between
116 and 140 percent of the nation’s electricity require-
ments, and they weren’t even operating at full capacity.
Germany and Norway took 80 percent of the excess,
storing the surplus in hydropower systems for later
use, and Sweden took the rest.
Oliver Joy, from the European Wind Energy Associa-
tion, said this shows that a world powered 100 percent
by renewable energy is no fantasy. Denmark cannot
rely on wind energy to sustain it all the time, yet it:
 generated 39.1 percent of its national electric-
ity needs from wind in 2014
 increases its wind farm output by 18 percent
each year
 plans to increase off-shore wind farm capacity
to 50 percent of overall electricity needs by 2020.
Governor Walker said in 2010 that wind power is “an
expensive, inefficient source of electricity and thus any
further construction of wind turbines simply is not a
policy goal or objective that should be pursued further.”
tinue living as a human person.
I know I am not alone in my conviction that perform-
ing an abortion is nothing short of murder and that the
parceling out of resultant body parts adds an element
of barbarianism that is hard for me to imagine.
Take a few moments to consider this. Planned Par-
enthood is not a ‘charitable institution.’ They are a
business designed and created to make a profit. If that
weren’t bad enough, we have a bunch of dupes in Con-
gress who insist on subsidizing the slaughter camps
to make sure they don’t go away. Since this activity be-
came legal in 1973 we have killed over 50,000,000 babies
and it continues.
Now, am I proposing a solution? Well, yes; for you
who call yourselves Christian, repent (change your way
of thinking on this matter). It is not OK to kill the inno-
cent ones no matter how they came to be alive. Your job
is to protect them. For those who insist that there is no
God, or that Yahweh is not He, that Jesus is not the only
way to be forgiven and made right with God, please re-
consider. Jesus is coming back soon and there is a lot of
innocent blood to be forgiven of or accounted for.
— Richard Sigmund Sr., Medford
Upon taking office in 2011, Walker and GOP legislators
proposed stricter state rules regarding siting of wind
turbines, prompting several state wind farm projects to
be cancelled or put on hold. An estimate in December
2011 by Renew Wisconsin, a nonprofit group that advo-
cates for sustainable energy, set the loss to Wisconsin
at about 1,000 jobs and $1.2 billion in new investment.
The American Wind Energy Association notes that
of Midwestern states, Wisconsin ranks last in wind
projects under construction and in queue. Other Wis-
consin wind facts:
 Installed wind capacity: 648 MW
 Potential wind capacity: 103,757 MW
 Statewide electricity from wind energy: 2.4
percent.
Let Wisconsin GOP leadership know that blocking
expansion of wind energy is unnecessarily prevent-
ing Wisconsinites from moving forward with creation
of clean energy jobs from a safe, sustainable source of
electricity.
— Jeanne Larson, Phillips
Jerry was that his photo by James Stokes Photography
“some days” were
being robbed minute by minute.
In 2009, Jerry was diagnosed with colo-rectal cancer.
He was 33 years old at the time. For the past six years,
his life was a fight against the cancer. He battled it into
remission, only to have it return. This spring his doctors
told him there was nothing more they could do.
Faced with his own mortality, Jerry made a wish for
his family. He knew the room was a space he would likely
never get a chance to use, but wanted to make sure his
family’s needs were met.
When I visited with Jerry and Jenn, I almost didn’t
recognize him. Cancer had taken his eye, and he wore a
black patch. Jerry had always been a robust man, helped
by his years on the job of installing carpets and deliver-
ing furniture for Dave’s Showcase in Medford. His for-
mer robust frame was withered and ravaged. Still, he
dreamed and hoped and wished and loved.
The Medford community is a big hearted place. With-
in a week of the Jerry’s Wish Go-Fund-Me site being
launched, the project goal had passed its halfway mark.
Other donations of materials and labor from area con-
tractors came in.
A t-shirt sale, a bake sale and brat fry helped raise
more money for the cause and pushed it over the amount
needed to begin the project. Everyone from business own-
ers to members of Zayleah’s youth soccer team took part
in helping make Jerry’s Wish a reality.
When faced with the reality of dying, it is human na-
ture to feel weak and helpless. We look to science and
medicine to work wonders. We pray for miracles. Won-
ders can only go so far and miracles are few and far be-
tween.
Perhaps the best advice was Jerry’s own motto, tat-
tooed on his arms: “If you don’t get a miracle …. BE
ONE.”
I got a text message Sunday morning letting me know
Jerry had died.
I sat for a while looking at the words on my phone,
tears standing in my eyes.
There is sadness in every death and Jerry’s is no dif-
ferent. For those closest to him, the grief is tempered
with the knowledge that he is at peace. That is cold com-
fort for the loss of a loved one.
For the rest of us, Jerry will be remembered as being
an inspiration — a man whose last wish was not for him-
self, but for his family.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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You can tell a lot about a person by their hands.
Hands allow people to create and to destroy — to
plant fields, build buildings and make breathtaking works
of art. Hands welcome new life into this world and give
Patience pays off in strive for perfection
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Justin Grant could use a machine to
make sanding filler material off a car
frame go faster, but faster isn’t always
better. Instead, Justin sands by hand, re-
lying on a sense of touch honed by two
decades of experience.
“They make tools to aid you, but they
can just make it worse. There is nothing
better than working with your hands,”
Justin explained while kicking up a
shower of fine white powder from the
frame of the 1969 Charger in his town
of Little Black shop. A typical job will
take many hours of sanding to work and
get things straight. A layer of filler gets
sprayed on and then sanded off, over and
over until it is just right. Knowing when
that point is reached is a skill developed
over many years.
When Justin was 10 years old he was
told to go help his father. “I was given a
gun and told to paint,” he said.
“I didn’t get all the nice stuff to paint
when I was a kid,” he said. Justin was
Paint room Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com
Justin Grant recently invested in a water-based paint system and new paint room.
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the final blessings for those who pass into the next.
People’s stories are told through their hands. From the
flecks of paint or grease-stained knuckles, to the fine,
steady hands of a surgeon, a person’s hands reflect who
started on tractor parts and other items
where the final finish was less important
than getting the equipment back in ser-
vice. “I was out here painting when I was
10,” he said. “I grew up here.”
“If I had a problem, I was told to fix it,”
he said. “That is how you figure stuff out
in a hurry.”
Justin’s father, Ed Grant, started Ed’s
Auto Body in the early 1980s. Justin
started working full time at the shop in
2001 and has been running it on his own
since 2007 when Ed passed away.
Justin learned quickly as a youngster
that there were no shortcuts to doing
quality work. “Back then it was sanding
on a piece for hours and then have my
dad come over and tell me it wasn’t good
enough,” he said. “That’s how you learn
in a hurry what it takes to do it right.”
Like many people who take up the
auto body profession, doing it right is
very important to Justin. “It takes a
very intricate person to do this work,”
explains Michele Grant, Justin’s wife.
She said she doesn’t have the patience to
Thursday, July 23, 2015
they are as much as what they do.
This series shares the stories of these hands and the
people who use them every day.
— News Editor Brian Wilson
Justin Grant
Ed’s Auto Body
20 years
go over a part again and again until it is
perfect.
It is this drive for perfection that
turns off many people from entering the
auto body field. “There aren’t a lot of peo-
ple going to school for this,” Justin said.
There are others who think they want to
do it but find that they just don’t have the
patience or the eye for detail needed. “It
is not as easy as it looks,” he said.
Like many independent body shop
owners Justin does a bit of everything,
from deer collision repair to total resto-
rations. He has pictures hanging in his
shop of custom airbrushing work he has
done in the past, noting he has had people
ship him motorcycle parts to paint. How-
ever, the demand for that type of custom Sanding photos by Brian Wilson
work is limited.
Justin worked in truck mechanics for Justin Grant sands body filler material
a while and noted those skills have come off the frame of a 1969 Charger. Hand
in handy for him as he does body and res- sanding allows him to know by touch
toration work. when a piece is done.
Justin’s favorite part of his job is
when he can work in the paint room.
Stepping into the brightly lit paint booth
is like stepping into an operating room. their job and things they just have to deal
And like a doctor prepping for surgery, with. For Justin, dealing with rust is not
before Justin enters the booth he puts on something he enjoys. “Once you know
special overalls and a respirator mask. something is rusty, it is hard to get rid of
The clothes, he explained, are more to it,” he said. “There isn’t an easy way to
protect the piece he is painting from be- fix it unless you want to spend a fortune.”
ing contaminated by an errant piece of Like many people, Justin has his
dirt than from a desire to keep his clothes own projects that he would like to work
clean. “You would be amazed at how on, but he knows work comes first. Like
much dirt comes off you when you try to many people who run their own busi-
paint something,” he said. ness, finding the balance between work
Justin recently installed an Aquabase and home is a daily challenge.
water-based painting system. The system Justin loves what he does. It shows in
is more environmentally friendly with his attention to detail and his patience
less of the harsh chemicals used in the to try and get things just right. It shows
past. He noted the technology has been in his hands as he runs his fingers over
around for a while, especially in Europe, a surface that to the untrained eye looks
but has been slow to spread in this area. smooth, but to his trained touch reveals
Everyone has things they love about imperfections yet to be removed.

Thursday, July 23, 2015
Reaching the peak: County athletic leaders build the path
by Reporter Mark Berglund
It’s not easy getting to Lake Placid, N.Y.
The flight includes switching planes and waiting in
Detroit. Once you land on the ground in Vermont, it’s
a long car ride through the wilderness. At some point,
even the road isn’t enough and a ferry is needed to get
to your goal destination. However, for those who make
the trek to the middle of the Adirondacks, the high
mountains, sparkling lakes, dense forests and clean air
make it worth the challenges of the journey.
“When I pictured New York, I didn’t picture moun-
tains,” Rib Lake sophomore Hailey Wudi said.
Being an athlete is like traveling to Lake Placid.
There are challenges, there are struggles and some-
times it seems like the road is getting you nowhere.
However, when you finally climb to the mountaintop,
the effort is worth it. “It’s a commitment,” Medford’s
Ben Meier said.
A group of student-athletes and coaches from Taylor
County shared the journey to Lake Placid this month
for an opportunity to learn from John Underwood and
other resources at the United States Olympic Training
Complex. Underwood led the Life of an Athlete work-
shop in Medford and Westboro during the school year.
The program gave high school students from Medford,
Rib Lake and Gilman and community members an op-
portunity to learn and be challenged toward their high-
est potential by the sports scientist.
Medford’s group included students Hannah Brand-
ner, Jered Wiese, Ben Meier and Madelyn Brost and
teacher/coach Jake Bucki. Gilman students Zane Chap-
linski and Zach Person attended with coach and police
chief Tom Tallier. Rib Lake was represented by Hunter
Swan and Hailey Wudi and teacher/coach Mark Krom-
menacker.
The boundaries of separate school districts faded
as the local group bonded for a common cause. “I was
amazed how fast the kids came together. It was light-
ning fast,” Tallier said. “I don’t think people could tell
they were from three different schools.”
“We were acting more as a community than separate
schools. We want to share ideas within the county,” Wi-
ese said. Bucki said that attitude has changed since his
days as a Medford student. “I didn’t know a single per-
son from outside Medford as a kid,” he said.
Krommenacker coaches the cooperative football
team which brings Rib Lake and Prentice students
together. He said the kind of bonding this program
brought between the schools isn’t easy. “I know it’s
not easy for two schools to come together for the same
goals. It takes positive attitudes and working hard,” he
said. “We were together and it was all Taylor County.
Ideas, get together with positive actions, chance for the
students to build relationships.”
In addition to the natural beauty of the area, the
training center impressed the Taylor County students.
The center is based at the site of the 1980 Winter Olym-
pics known for the United States’ hockey team’s ‘mira-
cle on ice.’ It is a location where athletes like bobsled-
ders can train and hone competive skills all year round.
Bobsledders, in particular, combine the build of profes-
sional football players with the speed of top sprinters.
“You wouldn’t think they are that big, but they are as
big as Clay Matthews,” Meier said.
“It’s amazing. There is a huge cafeteria and it’s all
healthy eating,” Chaplinski said. “They gave us access
to go almost everywhere the olympic athletes go.”
Underwood also works with members of the United
States Navy Seals, a special forces component. “It’s
shoulders down to the hips,” Meier said making a V mo-
tion to indicate a well-toned athlete.
The Navy Seals were a memorable portion of the
four-day event. The students trained with them, learn-
ing the physical price the Seals pay for their status and
the commitment to each other they make to success-
fully carry out their mission. “Training with the Navy
Seals was unforgettable,” Wudi said. “It’s a team focus
and team building. Training with a team is not the same
as training on your own.”
The mornings were reserved for speakers and pre-
sentations. Afternoons and evenings included hiking,
sightseeing bonding and sharing ideas.
The practical side of the workshops showed the stu-
dents and coaches the science of getting the most out
of potential. Sleep and nutrition are also important fac-
tors for developing minds and bodies, along with avoid-
ing alcohol and drugs. “Why wouldn’t you do these
things? It only makes you better,” Brandner said. “It’s
science based. To argue against it is to argue against
science,” Tallier said.
Taylor County schools are in the initial stages of
adopting the Life of an Athlete program. The workshop
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High school students and chaperones from Medford, Rib Lake and Gilman spent time at the Olympic training
center in Lake Placid, N.Y. this month to learn more about implementing Life of an Athlete programs throughout
the county.
gave them a chance to see how ideas have worked in
communities and schools from around the country. “It
wasn’t long in time, but it was intense,” Wiese said.
“Some schools said it was all great and some were strug-
gling. We came home with more than enough ideas.
There was a lot of information to pick from.”
Chico, Calif. and Cody, Wyo. are pioneering school
districts and communities in the effort. They told how
programs geared toward the community and local doc-
tors have developed from the effort. “There were only
about 20 schools represented. This was a huge opportu-
nity to bring this bunch,” Bucki said.
“The kids loved it,” Krommenacker said. “It was
good to hear from a variety of sources. Navy Seals,
other schools across the country. Places where it was
implemented with a lot of sucess. I believe we can have
that kind of success if we commit to it.”
One early portion of Medford’s effort has been the
adoption of a new co-curricular code of conduct. While
some have heard of the program because of the train-
ing rules the students helped adopt, it is not the center
of the program. Life of an Athlete emphasizes what a
student can become by striving to be their best, not
rules about what they can’t do. “Don’t approach it from
the consequences,” Bucki said. “It’s much more about
here is your potential, make an example of your good
action.”
“We’re trying to promote healthier lifestyles. Try-
ing to make students and athletes the best they can be,”
Brandner said. “We want to set up a culture of winners
and champions.”
Bucki said students should think more about what
their action does to them, rather than worrying about
what others might do to them. “Students don’t always
think about the results of their actions. Be mindful of
your actions. It’s not just about consequences,” he said.
“Look what can happen when you make the right
choices. If you make healthy choices, it can be reward-
ing,” Krommenacker said. “If you do these things, you
are going to see some success.”
The physical edge and mental approach to Life of an
Athlete extends to all students and beyond the bound-
aries of the high school. “We just want it to educate. It
goes beyond to performance in academics and perfor-
mance in work. Everyone can adopt it,” Brandner said.
Bucki, who teaches at the middle school, sees a connec-
tion between different age groups. “These kids can be
role models for middle school and elementary kids. I
don’t think a lot of high school students realize the im-
pact they have on younger students,” he said.
One of the first steps in all three school districts will
be spreading the word and building the commitment.
“The first thing is to get people onboard,” Meier said.
We need to build the commitment, build the kids on the
edge. Hopefully, five turns into 10, 10 becomes 20. In the
places where it has worked, they don’t have a problem
replenishing their system.”
Brandner said the commitment will lead to positive
beliefs and outcomes. “When you make the commit-
ment, it turns into ‘I can be a conference champion, I
can be a science olympiad medalist,’” she said. “Make
high school a springboard. You have an opportunity to
make your face known and say ‘I’ve had fun, I’ve done
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successful things.’” Meier added, “It doesn’t end here.
You don’t stop being committed. You don’t stop being
a student.”
Krommenacker said there are three key elements
Rib Lake can build on to achieve a culture of champi-
ons. “Be healthy, be leaders and be respectful,” he said.
Commitment takes communication. It can be sup-
portive, it can be teammates talking to each other about
making good choices. It can be the community hearing
what kids need to make good choices. “Even though
your friends are not involved in what you do, encour-
age them. Encourage what they love to do,” Meier said.
Brandner said, “It might be messages like, ‘Text me,
call me. I can be your option out.’ A lot of students don’t
know how to get out of a situation,” she said.
The Life of an Athlete leaders organized a summer
event for Taylor County students in the Medford city
park. They hope the game day is the start of other op-
portunities. The next steps include getting to the fall
sports meetings and opening it up to the whole student
body.
“It’s hard to see the results right away. It’s bigger
than just one person,” Krommenacker said. “If they can
instill a good attitude and work ethic and get others in-
volved, hopefully they can say I helped start that.”
The Gilman group presented some trip lessons to
their school board on Monday evening.

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Births
The Star News July 23, 2015 Page 10

Aubree Jayne Skrivseth

Jodie Duellman and
Eric Skrivseth Jr. of
Stetsonville announce the
birth of a daughter, Aubree
Jayne, born on June 11 at
Aspirus Medford Hospital
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings - Birthing Center. She
weighed seven pounds,
eight ounces and was 20-
1/2 inches long. Her grand-
parents are Doug and Teri

Education and transport available Duellman of Stetsonville,

Amy Dicus of Fall Creek,
and Eric Skrivseth Sr. of
Ladysmith. Her great-grandparents are Dan (Karen)
VETERANS
The State of Wisconsin provides a number of educa- Wisconsin
tional programs for state veterans that are in addition Rapids, and Duellman and Mary (John) Jones, all of Tripoli, John and
to any federal veteran’s educational benefits that may Madison. Sharon Dicus of Sheldon, and Sid and Ruth Skrivseth of
be available. Eligibility varies between programs, in-
cluding state residency requirements.
Many of our
veterans CORNER Idaho.

The Wisconsin G.I. Bill provides a 100 percent remis-
sion of tuition for qualifying veterans who entered into
military active duty from the state of Wisconsin or who
have resided in the state of Wisconsin for five consecu-
tive years, for up to eight full-time semesters or 128 cred-
its at any University of Wisconsin System or Wisconsin
Technical College System institution.
œÕ˜ÌÞ6iÌiÀ>˜Ã-iÀۈVi"vwViÀ Dawn and Rick Jensen of Medford. His great-grandpar-
If the veteran entered into military active duty from
the state of Wisconsin, then eligibility is also available
to unremarried surviving spouse and children of a vet-
eran who died in the line of duty, and to the spouse and
children of a veteran with service-connected disabili-
ties with a combined VA service-connected disability
rating of 30 percent or greater. For qualifying children,
the benefit is available from ages 18 through 25. The ben-
efit recipient must reside in Wisconsin.
The benefit is not available to the veterans’ depen-
dents if the veteran is qualified under the five year resi-
dency rule.
The Taylor County Veteran Service Office operates a
transportation van that takes our local veterans to their
VA medical appointments in Tomah, Owen, Wausau,
don’t have
other op-
tions to get
to their ap-
pointments,
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service that
depends on local volunteers. We are currently in need of
more volunteer drivers to support our program and are
asking the community for volunteers. Drivers need to
be in good health with a valid Wisconsin driver’s license
and are required to pass a physical provided by the VA,
complete a background check, and complete an orienta-
tion and driver safety training. Our veterans served this
country in their youth, and now you have an opportuni-
ty to serve them. If you would like to become a volunteer
driver, call (608-372-3971 ext 66227). You can get more
information by contacting the Taylor County Veterans
Service Officer at 715-748-1488, jeff.hein@co.taylor.wi.us,
or at www.facebook.com/TaylorCVSO.
Chase Daniel Jensen
Daniel and Sadie Jensen of Medford announce the
birth of a son, Chase Daniel, born on July 17 at Aspirus
Medford Hospital - Birthing Center. He weighed six
pounds, seven ounces and was 20 inches long. His grand-
parents are Scott and Michelle Brehm of Westboro and
ents are Don and Helen Zimmerman of Westboro, Dave
and Grace Brehm and Conard and Bernice Roder, all of
Rib Lake, and Dick and Marge Jensen of Medford. His
great-great-grandparents are George and Mabel Brehm
of Medford.
Boyd Wayne Geiger
Andrew and Maggie Geiger of Dorchester announce
the birth of a son, Boyd Wayne, born on July 12 at Aspirus
Wausau Hospital. He weighed seven pounds, 4.6 ounces
and was 18-1/2 inches long. His grandparents are Wayne
and Donna Rau and Brian Geiger, all of Dorchester, and
Barb and Gary Kron of Holcombe.

after the Common Council voted to ap- this week. Tuesday, an airplane, owned of the opinion that wife beating is not

THE ply for state funding to help subsidizing

such a service here.
As Shirley Sloniker of the Commis-
by the Central Aerial Crop Dusting com-
pany of Milwaukee, zoomed over the
Arno Hardin pea field in the town of
according to the laws of Wisconsin at
any rate he has been trying to impress
this fact upon the minds of several of-

TIME sion on Aging (COA) explained, the COA

gets about $20,000 a year which it uses to
contact with Black River Industries for
Browning, spraying the entire field with
a dust known as rotinone dust.
The field consisted of ten acres and
fenders lately, Jos. Schulz, of Molitor,
being the most recent. One of the hus-
bands brot before him stoutly contend-

MACHINE the “blue bus” service for the county’s

From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
July 21, 2005
With a Wal-Mart Supercenter pro-
posed for the parcel next to the fair-
grounds, the county is looking to the
future and the potential to relocate the
facility.
The Taylor County buildings and
grounds committee, Friday moved
forward with planning on possible re-
placement of the Taylor County fair-
grounds.
According to Building and Grounds
Director Jeff Ludwig the first question
the county needs to ask is “Do we want
the fairgrounds to stay there or should
we look at moving it?” Ludwig said that
on one has made any formal offers to
purchase the 37-acre property, but that
if the county was interested in selling
the parcel, they would need some lead
time so that a new facility could be
built.
“Eventually we are going to sell it,”
said Supervisor Mary Bix, noting that
it could be years down the road. She ad-
vocated contracting all the fairgrounds
users including the fair board and oth-
er groups and asking then what they
would like to see in a new fairgrounds
if one was built.
25 YEARS AGO
July 25, 1990
A taxi service for Medford residents
loomed just a little bit larger last week
elderly citizens. Black River Industries
also gets state funds, but there are still
was sprayed entirely in about 15 or 20
minutes.
ed that he had a right to thrash his wife
any time he thought she needed it. The
Justice evidently converted him to his
additional state Department of Trans- way of thinking by the use of a fine or
portation funds available to a taxi ser- 100 YEARS AGO jail sentence for he hasn’t been called
vice, and it is those funds that the City July 21, 1915 into the official presence since.
is going after. Justice M. W. Ryan seems to be firmly
50 YEARS AGO Remember When — July 2005
July 22, 1965
The question of constructing a high
school in the Medford area school dis-
trict will be put to a referendum vote as
a result of a petition filed Thursday with
the school clerk following approval of
the construction program at a June 28
special school meeting. A bonding issue
for school construction can be approved
at a school meeting, but electors have
recourse to calling a referendum vote at
regular polling places by circulating a
petition within 15 days after the meeting
action.
It will mark the third referendum on a
proposed high school in the district.
Members of the area school board met
Monday night and set the date of Fri-
day, July 30, for the referendum. Voters
will be asked if they favor the construc-
tion of a high school building at a cost of
$1,700,000, the sum also to cover costs of
equipping the new building which would
be constructed on district property at the
west edge of the city of Medford.
Between 35 and 40 firefighters from the Medford, Rib Lake and Stetsonville fire
departments battled a barn fire at the Bob and Delores Noland farm on Hwy 64 in
75 YEARS AGO the town of Browning on July 16. Firefighters were called out at 10:26 p.m. and
July 18, 1940 were on the scene until 8:30 a.m. the following morning. The exact cause of the fire
A modern, up-to-date method of treat- is unknown, however, Medford Fire Chief John Fales said fresh hay had been put
ing peas for aphids, commonly called in the building earlier which, combined with the heat present and a spark, caused
plant lice, was tried in Taylor county combustion to occur.

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Village of Rib Lake
Lake District
Public Meeting Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual
meeting and public budget hearing for the Rib Lake In-
land Lakes Rehabilitation and Protection District for the
adoption of the 2016 Budget will be held on Wednesday,
August 12, 2015 at 6:15 p.m. at the Rib Lake Village Hall
Community Room. The regular Village Board meeting will
follow. All those interested are encouraged to attend.
Dawn R. Swenson, Secretary
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Public Hearing Notice
Thursday, August 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.
Douglas County Government Center
Board Room 201, Second Floor
1316 North 14th Street
Superior, Wisconsin
The Douglas County Board of Supervisors will con-
duct a public hearing regarding its proposed application
for the 2014-2015 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Small Cities Housing Program funds. Douglas
County is the lead County for the Northwest Regional
Housing Program comprised of the Counties of Ashland,
Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer,
Taylor, and Washburn. The public is invited to attend to
learn about the CDBG program, to help identify additional
local housing and community development needs, and to
comment on the activities proposed to be included in the
CDBG application.
Public Hearing Agenda
1. Identification of total potential funds.
2. Eligible CDBG activities:
a. Economic Development;
b. Public Facilities; and
c. Housing:
• Rehabilitation;
• Homebuyer Assistance; and
• Special Housing Projects.
3. Presentation of identified housing and community
development needs.
4. Identification of housing and community develop-
ment needs by public.
5. Presentation of activities proposed for CDBG appli-
cation, including potential residential displacement.
6. Citizen input regarding proposed and other CDBG
activities.
Residents in the Regional Housing Program area are
encouraged to attend, especially residents with low to
moderate incomes. The meeting room is handicapped
accessible. Persons needing additional accessibility ac-
commodations should contact Sue Sandvick at (715)395-
1341. Persons unable to attend the public hearing, but
want to provide public comment should contact Sheldon
Johnson at (715) 635-2197; e-mail at sjohnson@nwrpc.
com or mail at NWRPC, 1400 S. River Street, Spooner,
Wisconsin 54801.
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Township of Medford
Notice of Open Book
The Assessment Roll will be available for review prior
to the Board of Review at Open Book to be held on Mon-
day, August 10, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the
Town Hall, W6462 Center Avenue, Medford, WI. Objec-
tion forms will be available at that time. Please call Robert
Prokop, Assessor, if you have any questions at 715-452-
5344.
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Annual Meeting Notice
Memorial Member
Association, Inc.
Monday, July 27, 2015 – 7:00 p.m.
TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Meeting of the Mem-
bership of Memorial Member Association, Inc. will be held:
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics
Main Entrance Welcome Center Community Room
Medford, Wisconsin
Monday, July 27, 2015
Business Agenda to Include
Election of Directors
Speakers / Presenters:
Mike Riggle, Board Chair
Memorial Member Association, Inc.
Bruce Czech, Board Chair
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
Gregory Olson, President/CEO
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
(1st ins. July 16, 2015, 2nd ins. July 23, 2015)
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Notice of Board of Review
Town of Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review
for the Town of Medford, Taylor County, Wisconsin, shall
hold its first meeting on August 12, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. at W6462 Center Avenue, Medford, WI.
Please be advised of the following requirements to ap-
pear before the board of review and procedural require-
ments if appearing before the board:
1. No person will be allowed to appear before the board
of review, to testify to the board by telephone, or to contest
the amount of any assessment of real or personal property
if the person has refused a reasonable written request by
certified mail of the assessor to view the property.
2. After the first meeting of the board of review and be-
fore the board’s final adjournment, no person who is sched-
uled to appear before the board of review may contact or
provide information to a member of the board about the per-
son’s objection, except at a session of the board.
3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the
amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours
before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector pro-
vides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent
to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good
cause and the submission of a written objection, the board
shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the
board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive
that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session
or up to the end of the final day of the session if the ses-
sion is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circum-
stances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement
and failure to appear before the board of review during the
first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.
4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall
first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board
of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first sched-
uled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary
circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to
the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the
final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days.
The board may require objections to the amount or valua-
tion of property to be submitted on forms approved by the
Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that
any forms include stated valuations of the property in ques-
tion. Persons who own land and improvements to that land
may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and im-
provements to that land, but no person who owns land and
improvements to that land may object only to the valuation
of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that
land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceed-
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the written objection has been filed and that person in good
faith presented evidence to the board in support of the ob-
jections and made full disclosure before the board, under
oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in
the district and the value of that property. The requirement
that objections be in writing may be waived by express ac-
tion of the board.
5. When appearing before the board of review, the ob-
jecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate
of the value of the land and of the improvements that are
the subject of the person’s objection and specify the infor-
mation that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
6. No person may appear before the board of review,
testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation
if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector
using the income method of valuation, unless the person
supplies the assessor with all the information about income
and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under
s. 73.03(2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The
Town of Medford has an ordinance for the confidentiality of
information about income and expenses that is provided to
the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions
for persons using information in the discharge of duties im-
posed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of
a court.* The information that is provided under this para-
graph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is
not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.
19.35(1), Wis. stats.
7. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or
disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a
physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness
or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone un-
less the Board, in it’s discretion, has determined to grant a
property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify
under oath by telephone or written statement.
8. No person may appear before the board of review,
testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of
any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first
meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objec-
tion is heard if the objection is allowed under s. 70.47(3)(a),
Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of
review notice as to whether the person will ask for the re-
moval of a member of the board of review and, if so, which
member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length
of time the hearing will take.
Notice is hereby given this 23rd day of July 2015.
Diane Maar, Clerk
29-150615 WNAXLP
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Traffic court
Taylor County Circuit Court

Charge dismissed
A charge of residential tenant fraud
against Shabun Dauti, 42, Medford, was
dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion.
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearanc-
es and entered pleas of not guilty: Bradley
D. Acker, 18, Stetsonville, speeding 20-24
mph over the limit; Glenn M. Choroszy,
49, La Valle, speeding 20-24 mph over the
limit; Raymond W. Meyers, 19, Wausau,
speeding 11-15 mph over the limit; Dylan
L. Walworth, 17, Stetsonville, speeding
25-29 mph over the limit; Christopher
A. Woller Sr., 40, Edgar, speeding 20-24
mph over the limit; Kyle R. Zickert, 28,
Rib Lake, possession of open intoxicants
in motor vehicle by driver, operating
while under the influence-first offense
and operating with a prohibited alcohol
concentration (PAC) equal to or greater
than 0.08 percent and less than 0.15 per-
cent-first offense.
Deferred prosecution
agreement
Jack R. Schafer, 17, Medford, made
an initial appearance and entered into a
deferred prosecution or sentence agree-
ment for a charge of inattentive driving.
Forfeitures
$515.50: Patricia K. Stumpner, 64, Stet-
sonville, human health hazard-large pile
of domestic garbage.
$411.69: Randall R. Baughman, 22,
Greenwood, worthless checks (restitu-
tion).
$389.50: Shane M. Dohrwardt, 32, Eau
Claire, theft; Rockford J. McKittrick, 23, speeding 11-15 mph over the limit; Derek reiner, 43, Medford, speeding 11-15 mph
Chippewa Falls, failure of operator to no- J. Forster, 27, Dorchester, operating a over the limit.
tify police of an accident. motor vehicle without an adequate muf- $169: Vanessa R. Ramirez, 24, Thorp,
$321.48: Roy L. Kingdom, 51, Medford, fler; Geiger Scrap and Salvage, LLC, dog running at large.
theft of library materials (restitution). Unity, vehicle equipment violations; Re- $162.50: Dennis D. Johnson, 41, Med-
$263.50: Christopher J. Dyer, 41, Med- becca R. Jacobsen, 60, Medford, non-reg- ford, operation of an ATV by a minor.
ford, unlawful use of phone-harassment; istration of vehicle; Gunner P. Lucia, 25, $18 seatbelt violation: David J. Erl, 52,
Adam G. Grissman, 24, Medford, posses- Merrill, failure to stop at a stop sign; Sha- Dorchester; Thomas Jo Smith, 35, Unity.
sion of open intoxicants in motor vehicle nadiah A. Saari, 22, Eau Claire, speeding $10 seatbelt violation: Derek J. For-
by driver; Eric S. Johnson, 32, Westboro, 1-10 mph over the limit; Nicholas R. Sara- ster, 27, Dorchester; Wade A. Matyka, 31,
disorderly conduct; Torri A. Riegert, 18, mandich, 31, Wisconsin Rapids, speeding Stetsonville.
Dorchester, truancy-first offense; Key- 11-15 mph over the limit; Trisha M. Sch-
lan R. Walls, 17, Medford, truancy (three
counts, $263.50 each); Tesa M. Wiemer,
26, Rib Lake, littering lake, stream, other.
$225.70: Ellis M. Freeberg, 31, Wiscon-
sin Rapids, speeding 20-24 mph over the
limit; Tasha K. Mannel, 19, Rib Lake,
Accident reports
Taylor County Law Enforcement
speeding 20-24 mph over the limit; Justin
R. Nuernberger, 17, Medford, speeding
20-24 mph over the limit.
$200.50: Dalton G. Berry, 18, Medford,
speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Mi-
chael A.-D. Christensen, 20, Medford,
speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Adam
G. Grissman, 24, Medford, operating
while suspended; Lilmauricio Martinez
Granado, 22, Gilman, operating while
suspended and operating a motor vehicle
without insurance ($200.50 each); Jona-
thon D. Medford, 21, Ogema, speeding
16-19 mph over the limit; Diane E. Meyer,
51, Sheldon, operating a motor vehicle
without insurance; Lonnie R. Noland,
18, Medford, operating while suspended-
fourth or greater offense; Torri A. Rieg-
ert, 18, Dorchester, truancy-first offense;
Darian L. Webster, 18, Gilman, operating
a motor vehicle without insurance; Wil-
liam E. Weir, 39, Gilman, operating while
suspended-second offense.
$187.90: Monica L. Wicks, 17, Rib Lake,
inattentive driving.
$175.30: Tyler L. Block, 20, Medford, Vehicle vs. pedestrian accident Photo by Mark Berglund

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on July 14 at

Public notices
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-108
U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as
Trustee for LSF8 Master Partici-
pation Trust
Plaintiff,
vs.
James E. Hall, Katherine J.
Hall and State of Wisconsin, Bu-
reau of Child Support
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of fore-
closure entered on May 5, 2015
in the amount of $86,160.27 the
Sheriff will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:
TIME: August 11, 2015 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, cashier’s check
or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks
cannot and will not be accept-
ed). The balance of the suc-
cessful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s
check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the court’s
confirmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is for-
feited to the plaintiff. The prop-
erty is sold ‘as is’ and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the
Taylor County Courthouse, Med-
ford, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: LOT SEVEN
(7) OF BLOCK C, J.M. MAIERS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
MEDFORD, TAYLOR COUNTY,
WISCONSIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
307 National Ave Medford, WI
54451-1355
DATED: June 8, 2015
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
16345 West Glendale Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151-2841
(414) 224-8404
Please go to www.gray-law.
com to obtain the bid for this
sale.
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
is attempting to collect a debt
and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. If
you have previously received a
discharge in a chapter 7 bank-
ruptcy case, this communication
should not be construed as an
attempt to hold you personally
liable for the debt.
(1st ins. July 9,
3rd ins. July 23)
27-150147 WNAXLP
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1:29 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of Medford. According to the accident report, two
people were walking east on the north shoulder of Hwy 64 near Bauer Dr. when one
of them was struck by a westbound vehicle. The pedestrian was medically transported
for incapacitating injuries. The vehicle sustained very minor damage to the front pas-
senger side and was towed from the scene.
rora. According to the accident report, a
Two-vehicle accident vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64 when
Robert R. Anderson and Brooke M. a horse ran out of a driveway at W16916
Smazal were involved in an accident on
Hwy 64 into the path of the vehicle. The
July 1 at 9:36 a.m. in the drive-through at driver stated she applied the brakes and
McDonald’s, 140 S. Eighth St. in the city swerved in an attempt to avoid the horse.
of Medford. According to the accident re- The horse ran into the driver’s side of
port, the Anderson vehicle was stopped the vehicle. A witness and owner of the
in the drive-through lane at McDonald’s horse reported the horse was tied to a
when it was struck from behind by the
fence at the residence where they were
Smazal vehicle. Both vehicles sustained working, but it became loose. The vehicle
damage to their respective bumpers. sustained moderate damage to the front
and middle driver side.
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Depart-
ATV-related accident ment responded to an accident on July
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment responded to an ATV accident on 16 at 11:08 p.m. on CTH O in the town of
July 5 at 1:49 p.m. on a private trail in Browning. According to the accident re-
the town of Grover. According to the ac- port, a vehicle was eastbound on CTH
O when it hit several raccoons in the
cident report, the driver of an ATV was
attempting to travel through a water hole roadway and the driver lost control of
on a private trail in a gravel pit off Bea- the vehicle on the wet pavement. The
ver Creek Rd. in the town of Grover. The vehicle entered the north ditch and trav-
eled along the ditch until the front end

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Dispatch log
Gilman Police Department
July 16 — Citizen assist at 134 S. CTH
Q, city of of Medford, at 10:01 a.m.
July 17 — Lockout at 135 E. Main St.
at 9:59 a.m.
Medford Police Department
July 13 — Theft at 624 E. College St.
at 9:30 a.m.; lockout at 1000 Progressive
Ave. at 1:26 p.m.; suspicious activity at
346 S. Main St. at 1:29 p.m.; theft at 624 E.
College St. at 2:13 p.m.; suspicious activ-
ity at 132 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 9:52 p.m.
July 14 — Intoxication on S. Whelen
Ave. at 12:58 a.m.; fraud at 315 National
Ave. at 10:30 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at Mink
Capital Terrace at 1:15 p.m.; abandoned
vehicle at 160 Medford Plaza at 1:19 p.m.;
injury accident at W5364 Hwy 64 in town
of Medford at 1:29 p.m.; suspicious activ-
ity at N. Eighth St. at 2:44 p.m.; welfare
check at 332 National Ave. at 3 p.m.; extra
patrol at 940 S. Whelen Ave. at 4:16 p.m.;
animal complaint at 344 S. Eighth St. at
6:32 p.m.; citizen assist in 200 block of S.
Seventh St. at 9 p.m.; citizen assist at 159
S. Second St. at 9:36 p.m.; underage drink-
ing at 338 S. Main St. at 10:37 p.m.
July 15 — Property damage at Cen-
tennial Prky. and skatepark at 9:40 a.m.;
harassment at 121 S. Fourth St. at 2:26
p.m.; animal complaint at 190 Medford
Plaza at 5:22 p.m.; commercial alarm
at 114 S. Main St. at 5:27 p.m.; property
damage at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 5:57 p.m.;
suicidal subject; noise complaint at 144 S.
Second St. at 10:54 p.m.; noise complaint
at 144 S. Second St. at 11:50 p.m.
July 16 — Suspicious activity at 307
Luepke Way at 12:51 a.m.; noise com-
plaint at 336 S. Third St. at 2:57 a.m.; es-
cort at S. Park Ave. and W. Broadway
Ave. at 8:56 a.m.; commercial alarm at
Court proceedings
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearanc-
es and entered pleas of not guilty: Robert
L. Harrison, 29, Medford, disorderly con-
duct; Jesus Montes-Rivera, 18, Medford,
possession of THC and possession of
drug paraphernalia; Adam D. Weiland,
26, Stetsonville, disorderly conduct; Jeff
W. Langel, 50, Medford, operating while
revoked.
Forfeitures
Jacob T. Thompson, 26, Medford, pled
no contest to resisting or obstructing an
officer and forfeited a fine and costs of
$582.50.
Richard G. Lawcewicz, 51, Lublin,
pled no contest to an amended charge
of a non-criminal ordinance violation of
disorderly conduct and forfeited a fine
and costs of $330.50. The original charge
had been a criminal charge of disorderly
conduct.
Jason J. Ploeckelman, 20, Medford,
pled no contest to operating while under
the influence-first offense. He forfeited a
fine and costs of $836; his driver’s license
was revoked; and he is to undergo an al-
cohol assessment. A charge of operating
with a restricted controlled substance-
first offense was dismissed on a prosecu-
tor’s motion.
COURT NEWS/LOGS
THE STAR NEWS
761 S. Gibson St. at 9:23 a.m.; citizen as-
sist at 134 S. CTH Q at 10:01 a.m.; accident
at Hwy 64 and CTH Q in town of Medford
at 10:34 a.m.; speed sentry at W. State St.
and S. Wisconsin Ave. at 4:23 p.m.; traffic
complaint at E. Ogden St. and S. Seventh
St. at 4:36 p.m.; accident at E. Allman St.
and N. Shattuck St. at 4:41 p.m.; traffic
complaint at 121 S. Fourth St. at 7:52 p.m.;
suspicious activity at 341 N. Seventh St.
at 9:51 p.m.
July 17 — Lockout at 135 S. Gibson St.
at 12:55 a.m.; citizen assist at N. Second
St. and E. Broadway Ave. at 9:56 a.m.; ju-
venile problem; property damage at 1010
N. Eighth St. at 12:27 p.m.; lockout at 150
Medford Plaza at 1:02 p.m.; accident at W.
Broadway Ave. and S. Wisconsin Ave. at
3:44 p.m.
July 18 — Commercial alarm at 190
Medford Plaza at 3:47 a.m.; theft at 342 S.
Eighth St. at 12:19 p.m.; suspicious activ-
ity at 117 N. Eighth St. at 5:06 p.m.; OWI
at N. Eighth St. and Ann’s Way at 6:08
p.m.; domestic at 517 N. Shattuck St. at
9:03 p.m.; suspicious activity at Zirngible
Crl. at 10:57 p.m.
July 19 — Burglary at 144 S. Second
St. at midnight; suspicious activity at 547
E. Urquhart St. at 4:20 p.m.; OWI at Harp-
er Dr. in town of Rib Lake at 5:41 p.m.; ha-
rassment at Mink Captial Terrace at 7:58
p.m.; OWI at 135 S. Gibson St. at 9:53 p.m.
Rib Lake Police Department
July 17 — Citizen dispute at 700 Mill
Ln. at 6:15 p.m.; commercial alarm at 910
Hwy 102 at 9:53 p.m.
Taylor County
Sheriff’s Department
July 13 — Accident at Gibson Dr. and
Taylor County Circuit Court
Deferred entry of judgment
Jason J. Ploeckelman, 20, Medford,
pled no contest to possession of a con-
trolled substance. He entered into a de-
ferred entry of judgment agreement for
a period of one year and was placed on
probation for one year on the condition
he pay costs of $293 and supervision fees
as ordered by the Department of Correc-
tions (DOC); attend an OWI victim impact
panel scheduled for Oct. 1; and submit to
an alcohol and drug assessment and fol-
low through with any recommendations.
Probation ordered
Heather M. Prust, 31, Medford, pled
guilty to purchasing pseudoephedrine
for another with the intent to facilitate
another person’s manufacture of meth.
Sentence was withheld and Prust was
placed on probation for two years, to run
concurrent with her current probation
sentence. As condition of her probation,
Prust must perform 160 hours of com-
munity service; pay costs of $518 and
supervision fees as ordered by the DOC;
undergo counseling as deemed appropri-
ate by the probationary agent; and sub-
mit to an alcohol and drug assessment
(if she hasn’t already done so) and follow
through with any recommendations. Six
additional charges of purchasing pseudo-
ephedrine for another with the intent to
facilitate another person’s manufacture
of meth were dismissed but read in.
Elm Ave. in town of Little Black at 8:47
a.m.; extra patrol at W5380 Jolly Ave. in
town of Medford at 10:25 a.m.; agency as-
sist at Sheep Ranch Rd. and North Rd.
in town of Grover at 11:14 a.m.; suicidal
subject; property damage at W10141 Hwy
64 in town of Maplehurst at 12:59 p.m.;
animal complaint at CTH M and North
Rd. in town of Grover at 1:21 p.m.; ani-
mal at large at Hwy 64 and Oriole Dr. in
town of Browning at 3:30 p.m.; property
damage at courthouse at 3:42 p.m.; prop-
erty damage at N. Butternut St. and W.
Finch in town of Little Black at 3:51 p.m.;
probation violation at courthouse at 3:58
p.m.; suspicious activity at W4861 CTH D
in town of Westboro at 4:13 p.m.; traffic
hazard at Taylor St. and South St. in vil-
lage of Lublin at 5:46 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up
at N6683 Sugarbush Rd. in town of Green-
wood at 7:27 p.m.; accident at CTH E in
town of Hammel at 9:16 p.m.
July 14 — Agency assist at 311 Miner
Ave. at 3:57 a.m.; animal complaint at
W2832 Hwy 64 in town of Browning at 9:22
a.m.; bank fraud at N18 CTH DD in town
of Holway at 9:24 a.m.; injury accident at
W5364 Hwy 64 in town of Medford at 1:29
p.m.; theft at W1930 Trout Ave. in town
of Rib Lake at 4:48 p.m.; information at
N5216 CTH C in town of Greenwood at
4:49 p.m.; information at Dorchester gas
station at 6:26 p.m.; suspicious activity at
CTH E and Center Ave. in town of Ham-
mel at 8:23 p.m.
July 15 — Accident at W16916 Hwy 64
in town of Aurora at 2:17 p.m.; commer-
cial alarm at 114 S. Main St. at 5:27 p.m.;
missing person at 600 W. Hickory St. at
6:29 p.m.; information at W9930 CTH A in
town of Holway at 9:16 p.m.; suspicious
activity at W7521 Center Ave. in town of
Medford at 10:09 p.m.
July 16 — Disorderly conduct at
N3621 Inn Dr. in town of Aurora at 12:27
a.m.; drugs in Taylor County area at 10:32
a.m.; agency assist at W7928 CTH A in
town of Holway at 12:36 p.m.; injury ac-
cident at Hall Dr. and CTH O in town of
Browning at 11:06 p.m.
July 17 — Commercial alarm at
W7958 Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at 12:33
Disposition reports
Pleas entered
Pamela L. Jensen, 51, Medford, made
an initial appearance and entered a plea
of not guilty to operating while under the
influence-first offense.
Deferred prosecution
agreement
Tonya D. Allen, 34, Rib Lake, pled no
contest to disorderly conduct and en-
tered into a deferred prosecution or sen-
tence agreement.
Forfeitures
Douglas J. Allen, 31, Rib Lake, pled
no contest to disorderly conduct and for-
feited $263.50.
John A. Chojnacki, 74, Westboro, pled
no contest to operating while under the
influence-first offense. He forfeited $935;
his driver’s license was revoked for sev-
en months; an ignition interlock device
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Taylor County Law Enforcement
a.m.; agency assist at W10177 Hwy 64 in
town of Maplehurst at 11:47 a.m.; citizen
assist at N4258 Hwy 13 in town of Med-
ford at 1:40 p.m.; sexual assault; traffic
hazard at Grahl Dr. and Center Ave. in
town of Browning at 2:34 p.m.; non-suffi-
cient funds at 1302 Hwy 102 in village of
Rib Lake at 2:59 p.m.; ambulance request
at McComb Ave. in village of Rib Lake at
9:29 p.m.; commercial alarm at 910 Hwy
102 in village of Rib Lake at 9:33 p.m.;
traffic arrest at Hwy 102 and Fayette Ave.
in village of Rib Lake at 10:54 p.m.
July 18 — Transport at Hwy 13 and
county line in town of Deer Creek at 12:41
a.m.; weather sirens in Taylor County at
2:39 a.m.; information at W14662 Babit
Ave. in town of Aurora at 3:41 a.m.; com-
merical alarm at 190 Medford Plaza at
3:47 a.m.; welfare check at 1400 Hwy 102
in village of Rib Lake at 8:32 a.m.; traffic
complaint at Hwy 64 and CTH D in town
of Hammel at 10:28 a.m.; noise complaint
on Landall Ave. in village of Rib Lake at
2:01 p.m.; traffic hazard on Hwy 13 and
CTH M in town of Chelsea at 4:12 p.m.;
traffic complaint on CTH C in town of
Rib Lake at 5:54 p.m.; probation violation
at W8424 Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at
8:04 p.m.; accident at Hwy 13 in town of
Westboro at 8:46 p.m.; suspicious activity
on Second Ave. in town of Grover at 11:06
p.m.
July 19 — OWI at CTH A and Sunset
Dr. in town of Little Black at 1:18 a.m.;
found property on Stetson Ave. and Ori-
ole Dr. in town of Deer Creek at 6:28 a.m.;
trespassing at N252 Wren Dr. in town of
Holway at 7:17 a.m.; theft at W4782 Hwy
64 in town of Browning at 8:31 a.m.; ha-
rassment at 135 E. Main St. in village
of Gilman at 11:39 a.m.; extra patrol at
W6718 Center Ave. in town of Medford
at 4:33 p.m.; OWI on Harper Dr. in town
of Rib Lake at 5:41 p.m.; information on
Hwy 13, Dorchester, at 6:21 p.m.; shooting
after hours on Pirus Rd. in town of Gro-
ver at 7:21 p.m.; harassment at 120 S. Well
St. in village of Gilman at 7:48 p.m.
July 20 — Ambulance request at N362
Shady Nook Ln. in town of Maplehurst at
6:26 a.m.
Taylor County Circuit Court
is to be installed on his vehicle; and he is
to undergo an alcohol assessment.
Jesus Alonso Jacob Ruiz, 33, Medford,
pled no contest to an amended charge of
operating a motor vehicle without proof
of insurance and forfeited $10. The origi-
nal charge had been operating a motor
vehicle without insurance.
Cyrstal A. Marshal, 30, Rib Lake, pled
no contest to an amended charge of fail-
ure to obey a traffic officer’s signal or
order and forfeited $175.30. The original
charge had been failure to keep vehicle
under control.
Cynthia L. Satonica, 62, Owen, pled
no contest to an amended charge of inat-
tentive driving and forfeited $187.90. The
original charge had been reckless driv-
ing-endangering safety.
Kyle A. Wolf, 26, Medford, pled no
contest to an amended charge of speed-
ing 20-24 mph over the limit and forfeited
$225.70. The original charge had been
speeding 30-34 mph over the limit.
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Maplehurst
Regular Meeting
May 14, 2015
Actions taken:
Motion to approve the insurance proposal with Rid-
geview Insurance Company subject to a review of a
change in the auto policy was unanimously approved.
Motion the board may meet on the roads from time
to time during the next month was unanimously ap-
proved.
Motion to request bids for 5,000 yards, more or less, of
crushed gravel was unanimously approved.
Motion to request bids for metal roof or architectural
asphalt shingles to reroof the town hall was unanimous-
ly approved.
Attendance:
All board members were present.
Regular Meeting
June 11, 2015
Actions taken:
Motion to grant beer/liquor application from Joann
Lavin at the Hacienda was unanimously approved.
Motion the board may meet on the roads from time
to time during the next month was unanimously ap-
proved.
Bids/Purchases over $5,000:
Motion to accept gravel bid from Dennis Ovyn Truck-
ing of $7.20 per yard was unanimously approved.
Bids to replace roof on town hall were opened. After
reviewing the bids, motion to use Landmark asphalt
shingles with a 50-year lifetime warranty and a weight
of either 250 pounds or 300 pounds was unanimously ap-
proved.
Attendance:
All board members were present.
Holway
Regular Meeting
July 15, 2015
Actions taken:
Carl Cynor started the grader/maintenance position
on July 13. The board agreed to pay $10 per hour (12
hours total) for the extra yard upkeep during the open
time before Cynor started the position.
Bids/Purchases over $5,000:
Motion to accept bid from Dennis Ovyn for the TRIP
project to add 4-inch crushed gravel lift to approximate-
ly 1.5 miles of Elm Ave. between Wren Dr. and Water Dr.
was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
All board members were present.
Area students receive
degrees from River Falls
Area students receiving Bachelor of Science degrees
during spring commencement at the University of Wis-
consin-River Falls are Jordan Christianson of Medford,
health and human performance; Haley Dettmering of
Medford and Bethany Weise of Rib Lake, animal sci-
ence; Benjamin Porten of Medford, theatre arts; and
Matthew Sperry of Medford, biology.
Hudak graduates
from James Madison
Nicole Hudak of Medford received a degree in com-
munication and advocacy during spring commence-
ment ceremonies on May 8 at James Madison Univer-
sity in Harrisonburg, Va.
THE STAR NEWS Thursday, July 23, 2015
Cleveland Medford
Regular Meeting Regular Meeting
May 12, 2015 June 9, 2015
Items considered: Bids/Purchases over $5,000:
An update was given on the condition of the ceme- Motion to accept bids from James Peterson & Sons
tery. for 3” minus breaker run at $6.40 per cubic yard, 3/4”
Actions taken: crushed gravel (6-9 percent) at $8.97 per cubic yard, ¾”
Motions to have Jim Harp do the town mowing, to crushed gravel (9-12 percent) at $7.65 per cubic yard, $98
accept the quote from Wellners for ditch mowing, to ac- per hour for backhoe and $72 per hour for truck; and
cept the quote from Olynicks for emergency repairs to from American Asphalt for asphalt at $87.07 per ton for
Cemetery Rd., and to use Ness for garbage service if the patch work on Perkinstown and Castle roads, $75.73 per
town has no contract with Advance were unanimously ton for patchwork on Allman Ave., $62 per ton for patch
approved. at Town Hall and $65.10 per ton for Crane Rd. was unani-
Attendance: mously approved.
All board members were present. Motion to purchase tractor tires at a cost of $4,408
from Bill’s Tire of Colby was unanimously approved.
Regular Meeting Attendance:
June 9, 2015 All board members and four other people were pres-
Items considered: ent.
A discussion was held of interest rates and renewal
dates for CDs.
Actions taken:
Motion to approve renewal of the sinking fund CD Browning
was unanimously approved.
Attendance: Regular Meeting
All board members were present. May 12, 2015
Items considered:
A discussion was held regarding a new law allow-
Little Black ing townships to accept written testimony or testimony
over the phone during the board of review. The town is
not currently set up with a proper phone system to al-
Regular Meeting low testimony over the phone. The clerk will look into
June 7, 2015 coming up with a resolution or ordinance to keep the
Items considered: town’s current procedure to allow only oral testimony.
Discussions were held regarding the condition of Actions taken:
several roads in the township, problem with someone Motions to accept bids from J.J.’s Brushcutting for
dumping garbage during the week at the recycling cen- ditch mowing and brush cutting, Kafka Dust Control for
ter, and zoning. dust control, John Olynick for gravel, and Mike Jari for
Attendance: machinery work were unanimously approved.
All board members, except Bryan Jochimsen, were Attendance:
present. All board members and 12 residents were present.
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Arlene Webster
1931-2015
Arlene R. Webster, 83, next 42 years. Arlene also graduated from the Teach-
of Gilman, died on Thurs-
day, July 16 at the Cornell
er’s College in Medford in 1967 and Mt. Senario Col-
lege in Ladysmith with her teaching bachelor degree.
Care Center under the
care of Hope Hospice.
She taught 3rd grade for 24 years at Lake Holcombe
Elementary.
Funeral services were Arlene traveled extensively, taking 25 tours all
Monday, July 20 at Zion around the world. She was a longtime Sunday school
Lutheran Church in Gil- teacher for Zion Lutheran Church, a member of the
man. Burial followed in Red Hat Society, the Garden Club and a volunteer at
the Donald Cemetery. Visi- the Gilman library. Arlene also enjoyed her summers
tation was held at the Gil- in Hayward, reading and puzzles.
man Funeral Home. She is survived by her children, Linda (Pete)
The former Arlene Wil- Hinzman of Menomonie, Doug (Bev Karpinski)
cox was born on August Webster of Gilman, Richard (Tammy) Webster of
20, 1931 in the Lancaster Cornell, Dennis Webster of Gilman, Susan (Ted)
area the daughter of the late Claude and Elizabeth
(Orr) Wilcox. Arlene’s family moved to the Mt. Hope
Kotlowski of Hudson, Duane (Amy) Webster of La-
dysmith and Darlene (Jon) Shorougian of Waukesha;
area when she was five and she graduated from Mt. 20 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren with one
Hope High in 1949. on the way; one brother, Ivan Wilcox of Boscobel;
She married Donald Webster on September 28, and many nieces and nephews. Arlene is preceded
1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. in death by her husband, Donald; her parents; two
The couple farmed in Grant County for seven years grandsons, Kirby and Daniel Webster; three broth-
before moving to the Webster home farm in Donald ers, Laverne, Francis and Leo Wilcox; and one sister,
where they owned and operated a dairy farm for the Wilma Waterman. Paid Obituary 29-151871

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Obituaries
Jerry Leonhardt
1975-2015
Jerry M. Leonhardt,
40, Medford, died on Sat-
urday, July 18 at his resi-
dence surrounded by his
loving family and friends
and under the care of
Hope Hospice. Funeral
services are on Thursday,
July 23 at 11 a.m. at Holy
Rosary Catholic Church
in Medford with Father
Phil Juza officiating. Visi-
tation was held on July 22
with a prayer service at
Hemer Funeral Home in
Medford and again prior to the service. Pallbearers
are Erik Engel, Dale Neubauer, Paul Hanson, Butch
Carstensen, Jack Kadlecek and Jake Emmerich.
Jerry Leonhardt was born February 22, 1975 in
Medford to Gary L. and Lucey J. (Slachetka) Leon-
hardt. He graduated from Medford Area Senior High.
His marriage to Jennifer ‘Jenn’ L. Noland took
Alice Heindl
1916-2015
Alice Elizabeth Heindl,
98, of Medford, died at her
residence, July 20, at 6:20
p.m. under the care of
Hope Hospice.
Funeral services will
be held at noon on Friday,
July 24 at Holy Rosary
Catholic Church, Medford
with Father Phil Juza of-
ficiating. Burial will take
place at Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery, Stet-
sonville. Visitation will
be held Friday, July 24 at
10:30 a.m. until the time of mass at noon at Holy Ro-
sary Catholic Church, Medford. Her nieces and neph-
ews will serve as pallbearers.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake
assisted the family with arrangements.
Alice was born on Sept. 16, 1916 in the Town of
Deer Creek to Allen and Louise (Vogt) Riegert. She
completed the 8th Grade at Pleasant Valley School
Imogene Oberle
1917-2015
Imogene Oberle, 97,
of Gilman, passed away
peacefully among family
on July 20 at her daugh-
ter’s home. She was born
on September 29, 1917 in
the town of Thorp, the
daughter of the late War-
ren and Euphemia (Smart)
Baker. She attended Stan-
ley schools and graduated
from Stanley High. She
then became a teacher
and taught in a one-room
schoolhouse.
On June 14, 1938 Imogene was united in marriage
to Leo Oberle at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Stan-
ley and they lived in the Thorp area. In 1944 they
moved to Gilman where they farmed until 1972 when
they moved to the village of Gilman.
Imogene was a member of Saints Peter & Paul
Catholic Church, was a member of the Rosary So-
ciety, the women’s guild and taught CCD classes for
many years. She enjoyed playing cards and board
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Reports of Area Deaths
Annabelle Skripjok
1922-2015
Annabelle D. Skripjok, 92, Lublin, died on Friday,
July 17 at her home in the town of Roosevelt. There will
be no services held.
place on April 23, 1994 at Holy Rosary Catholic
Church. In middle school, Jerry started at Dave’s
Showcase Furniture and Flooring in Medford and
Edna Singleton
worked there until May 2015. He enjoyed motorcross, 1921-2015
hunting, fishing, driving his 1969 Superbee, and Edna A. Singleton,
camping. He loved being around family and friends, 94, of Medford; died Fri-
especially watching his children in their activities. day, July 17 at Deerview
He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Meadows Assisted Living
In addition to his wife and parents, who all re- Center in Medford
side in Medford, survivors include five children, Private funeral ser-
Wyatt (Naomi Hartl), Walker (Paige Hartl), Weston, vices were held at Hemer
Warryck and Zayleah Leonhardt, all of Medford; a Funeral Home in Med-
brother, Waylon (Angela) of La Crosse; his mater- ford with Pastor James
nal grandparents, Stanley and Dorothy Slachetka Krueger officiating. In-
of Medford; his father- and mother-in-law, Lee and terment took place at
Nancy Noland of Medford; nieces, nephews, other Perkinstown Community
relatives and numerous friends. Cemetery in Perkinstown
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials Edna was born on
be made to Jerry’s Wish at Nicolet Bank , 134 S. 8th March 4, 1921 in Biron to
St., Medford, Wisconsin, 54451. the late Frank J. and Francis (Rokus) Knoll.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuner- Edna attended Gilman area schools. On Novem-
alservice.com. ber 10, 1945 in Medford she married Herbert E. Sin-
Paid Obituary 29-151808 gleton and he preceded her in death on March 21,
1972.
After their marriage, Edna and Herbert moved to
Medford where she was a loving mother and home-
maker for her four children. She enjoyed going to
the senior center and taking a bus to bingo events.
She is survived by her children, Elsie Mesner of
Medford, Irwin Singleton of Augusta and Harvey
and in the Town of Deer Creek. She married Eugene Singleton of Boulder Junction; a nephew, Wesley
John Heindl on June 11, 1946 at Sacred Heart Catho- (Jean) Singleton of Medford; and two grandchil-
lic Church in Stetsonville. He preceded her in death dren.
on December 27, 1960. In addition to her parents and husband, she was
Alice loved her flower gardens, and birdwatch- preceded in death by a son, Franklin G. Singleton
ing. She had a love for animals, especially dogs. She on June 9, 1997; a brother, Elmer Knoll, and a sister,
worked as a ward clerk for Memorial Hospital and Florence Singleton.
Nursing Home, and retired from there in 1986. She Memorials can be made to Edna’s family to be
was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. designated at a later date
She is survived by many nieces and nephews and For online condolences, please visit hemerfuner-
had a huge heart for children. alservice.com.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was Paid Obituary 29-151779
preceded in death by brothers George (Mary) Rieg-
ert and Clarence (Helen) Riegert; sisters Frances
(Ferdinand) Brandner and Helen (Frank) Hollman;
longtime friend Claire Zenner; and nephews Melvin We would like to say thank you
Brandner, Norbert Brandner and James Hollman.
Memorial donations in honor of Alice may be
to the many family, friends
made to Hope Hospice or Holy Rosary Catholic and co-workers that gave
Church. cards, flowers, money,
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuner-
alservice.com
food, expressed sympathy,
arranged the music and told
Paid Obituary 29-151891 stories at Dawn’s memorial
service. We would like to say
a special thank you to Rev. Joy
Nelson Jeffers for her comforting words,
to the Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home
games and taking bus trips. Chapel of Wausau for all their help
Imogene is survived by four sons, Richard, Earl and Treus for making the food for the
(Terri), and Randall Oberle all of Gilman, Bernard service. The co-workers at the Nestle
(Pat) Oberle of Cadott; eight daughters, Carol (Mel)
Brenner of North Liberty, Iowa, Arla (Robert) Rains Pizza Bakery Dept. of Medford thank
of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Mary (Bill) Maurer and Lois (Al- you for the meal delivered to our home.
len) Tietyen, both of Milwaukee, Fran Prasnicki, Rita A memorial for Dawn will be set up at a
Liazuk and Donna (Tom) Schmitt all of Gilman, Ani-
ta (James) Mnichowicz of Lublin; 33 grandchildren; later date.
38 great-grandchildren; 15 step great-grandchildren;
five great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Marga-
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Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
July 25, at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church-Gil-
man. Father Madanu Sleeva officiating. Burial will
follow in the Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from
9:30 a.m. Saturday until time of service.
Plombon Funeral Service-Gilman assisted the
family.
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Sand, sights and another
good run for Jarod Rudolph
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Jarod Rudolph traveled thousands of
miles to run a 5.7 kilometer race but the
long journey was well worth it for the
soon-to-be Medford senior cross country
standout.
In January, Rudolph received an in-
vitation to be part of the Down Under
Sports USA cross country team which
competed in the July 4 Suncorp Bank
5.7K Challenge on the Gold Coast of Aus-
tralia. The race was one of several in the
two-day Gold Coast Airport Marathon
event.
While having fun and soaking up a
new experience on foreign soil were
certainly goals for his journey with the
Down Under Sports team, Rudolph also
took care of business in the run, taking
eighth overall out of 3,318 finishers with
a time of 18:30.
Rudolph trained for about a month
and a half with local running guru Dale
Baumann to prepare for the race. The
work paid off with what Rudolph called
a pleasantly surprising result.
“The goal was to just get in shape,”
Rudolph said. “(Dale said) you don’t have
to be overly fast. I didn’t want to go over
there and just start running all of a sud-
den.”
“There were some kids, I think that’s
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5-0 lead
With a head-first slide into home, Rib Lake’s Ryan Beard beats the throw to Whittlesey catcher Derek Nichols
and scores in the bottom of Sunday’s fifth inning to give his team a 5-0 lead. The Osprey would need that run. They
held on for a 5-4 win over the Reds in Sunday’s key Dairyland League contest.
July 23,
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isconsin
Post 147 sweeps
Marathon; heads
to post-season
tourney in
Tomahawk
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what they did,” said Sue Rudolph, who
accompanied her son on the trip. “We
said ‘you want to represent well.’ Dale
talked to him and said ‘I don’t want you
at your peak either.’ You have a whole
season ahead of you.’”
The hardest part of the race, Jarod
said, was running on a hard surface
the entire way. That is something cross
country runners don’t normally see.
“It was a lot harder than usual,” he
said. “The race was on solid blacktop,
like a main street. You could feel it in
your legs when you got done. I’m not
used to running on blacktop.”
In a race so large –– 147 countries were
represented –– Jarod said in order to
avoid getting washed up in the crowd, a
runner has to start fast, and that was the
key to his high finish.
“It really didn’t feel too bad because I
didn’t turn around to look,” he said. “It
seemed like a regular race because there
was only a couple of people around us.”
Rudolph was the third member of his
team to cross the finish line. Elliot Gindi
of New Jersey was third overall at 18:04
and Jalen Chase of North Dakota was
sixth in 18:21. Australian Brodi Modine
was the winner in a really fast time of Submitted photo
17:45, 13 seconds ahead of runner-up Jack
Race day
Jarod Rudolph (l.) of Medford shares a light moment with Maxwell Jensen of Graf-
See RUDOLPH on page 4 ton on race day, July 4, at the Suncorp Bank 5.7K Challenge on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Osprey perched
atop the league
after 5-4 win
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Twice in the bottom of Sunday’s fifth inning, the Rib
Lake Osprey tried to give the Whittlesey Reds an out
by laying down sacrifice bunts. Twice, the Reds failed
to get that out and those miscues gave the Osprey just
enough of a cushion to win the Dairyland League show-
down 5-4 at Tannery Creek Parkway.
The win vaulted Rib Lake into sole possession of first
place in the league standings, at least for the time be-
ing. The Osprey are now 9-2 with just one game left to
play. They finish their league schedule Friday with a
7:30 p.m. first pitch at Abbotsford (2-7).
Marshfield and Whittlesey both sit a half-game back
at 8-2 with two games left to play. A three-way tie for
the championship is a good possibility. If that happens,
Marshfield would claim the league’s top seed for Wis-
consin Baseball Association seeding purposes because
the Chaparrals beat Rib Lake and Whittlesey in their
head-to-head matchups.
Marshfield finishes with games at Westboro this
Sunday and at Interwald on Aug. 1. Whittlesey has a
tough matchup with the surging Wausau River Hawks
this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Mike Roiger Stadium. The
Reds host Rock Falls (2-7) in their Aug. 1 finale.
Wausau (7-3) and Interwald (6-3) haven’t been math-
Photo by Matt Frey
ematically eliminated yet from earning a share of the
title.
Rib Lake shared last year’s league championship
See RIB LAKE on page 16

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Interwald keeps
pace with 5-2 win
over Westboro
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Interwald pitcher Peter Devine went from cruise con-
trol while retiring 16 consecutive batters to having to
make some big pitches in the top of the ninth to allow
his team to earn a 5-2 win over Westboro on Sunday af-
ternoon in Rib Lake.
Devine threw a four-hitter and was two outs from
a shutout when Westboro finally broke through in the
top of the ninth. But the Woodticks’ left-hander never
let the tying run get to the plate and assured his team
would improve to 6-3 in league play.
Westboro, meanwhile, fell to 4-6 with its second
league loss in as many days.
Interwald’s offense was held in check over the last
five innings by Westboro right-hander Jacob Goebel.
But a rocky start for Goebel, who continues to work
his way back into form after shoulder surgery, and his
teammates wound up being too much to overcome.
Interwald scored four of its runs in the first three in-
nings and had just three hits in that time.
In the bottom of the first, Zack Iverson led off by get-
ting hit with a pitch. David Fliehs and Craig Scheithau-
er walked to load the bases for Ryan Scheithauer, who
beat out an infield hit to deep short to drive in Iverson.
With one down, an error on a bouncer hit by Kyle Stibbe
made it 2-0. Goebel avoided further damage by striking
out Blake Smola and getting Jordan Arkola to fly out to
right.
See INTERWALD on page 6
Photo by Matt Frey
Run scores
Westboro’s Kole Hartwig scores as the throw from In-
terwald first baseman Kyle Stibbe is too high for catcher
Randy Raasch to reach during the ninth inning of Inter-
wald’s 5-2 win on Sunday.
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Keeping him close
Westboro’s Jacob Goebel fires the baseball to first baseman Lloyd Bernatz in an attempt to pick off Interwald base
runner Kyle Stibbe during the third inning of Sunday’s Dairyland League game in Rib Lake. Stibbe got back safely
and eventually scored to put the Woodticks up 4-0. They won the game 5-2.
Whittlesey’s four-run eighth dooms Westboro
by Sports Editor Matt Frey brand drove in the go-ahead run with a single. Kra-
schnewski followed with a run-scoring single. An error
Just after Westboro tied the game at 3-3, the host on a ball hit by Loertscher drove in the third run of the
Whittlesey Reds scored four runs in the bottom of the inning. After a walk to Lucas Kraschnewski, Cody Lo-
eighth inning on Saturday to beat the Trojans 7-3 in a ertscher singled in the fourth run before Jacob Goebel
key Dairyland League contest at Mike Roiger Stadium. relieved Hartwig and got a pop-up and a strikeout to end
The Trojans scored twice in the top half of the eighth the inning.
inning, but five hits, one error and one walk later, the Westboro went down in order in the ninth.
Reds were on their way to their eighth league victory of Nick Meyer got a no-decision while pitching six solid
the season. Whittlesey, however, lost the following day innings for the victors. He struck out nine, walked three
5-4 at Rib Lake to drop out of first place for the time be- and allowed only three hits and one earned run. Cypher
ing at 8-2. The Reds sit in a second-place tie with Marsh- struck out three, but allowed three hits, a walk and two
field behind 9-2 Rib Lake entering league play this com- earned runs in 1.1 innings. Kraschnewski got credit for
ing weekend. the win with his two-thirds of an inning.
For Westboro, this loss was the first of two the Tro- Whittlesey outhit Westboro 11-6 with Mildbrand, Jeff
jans suffered over the weekend to drop to 4-6 in league Kraschnewski, Lucas Kraschnewski and Ben Meyer
play. The Trojans will need to upset Marshfield this all collecting two hits apiece. Mildbrand and Jeff Kra-
Sunday and Everest on Aug. 1 in a pair of home games to schnewski scored two runs apiece.
have any chance of qualifying for the Wisconsin Base- Klemm was two for four to lead Westboro offensive-
ball Association tournament. ly. Hartwig went 7.1 innings, allowing seven runs, four
Whittlesey did all of its damage in two innings in Sat- of which were earned, 11 hits, seven walks and one hit
urday’s make-up date of a May 17 rainout. batter. He struck out three and stranded six Whittlesey
Down 1-0 in the fifth, the Reds finally broke through runners in the first four innings.
against Westboro and its starting pitcher Kole Hartwig.
Thomas Mildbrand hit a leadoff single and Jeff Kra-
schnewski reached on an error. The Trojans threw
away Brandon Loertscher’s sacrifice bunt, allowing
both runners to score. Loertscher eventually scored on
a wild pitch.
Dairyland Baseball
Westboro, who scored a first-inning run when Sky-
ler Anderson was hit by a pitch, stole second and came
around on Hartwig’s base hit, evened it up in the top of
the eighth against Reds’ reliever Danny Cypher. Judd W L
Hraby and BJ Wiegel singled. With one out, Marcus Kl- Rib Lake 9 2
emm singled in Hraby. After Derek Niemi was hit by a Marshfield 8 2
pitch, Bryan Meszaros walked to drive in Wiegel. Kra- Whittlesey 8 2
Wausau 7 3
schnewski relieved Cypher and got out of the inning
Interwald 6 3
with a double play. Merrill 7 4
The Reds quickly went to work in the bottom half. Everest 4 4
Ben Meyer singled and was bunted to second by Derek Tomahawk 5 6
Nichols. Nick Meyer singled and stole second. Mild- Westboro 4 6
Rock Falls 2 7
Abbotsford 2 7
Greenwood 1 8
Spirit 0 9
Softball
July 15: Marshfield 7, Merrill 2.
July 18: Whittlesey 7, Westboro 3.
July 19: Rib Lake 5, Whittlesey 4; Interwald 5, Westboro 2; Abbots-
ford 10, Spirit 0; Wausau 15, Greenwood 0; Merrill 9, Rock Falls 2.
July 24, 7:30 p.m.: Rib Lake at Abbotsford.
July 25, 1:30 p.m.: Rock Falls at Spirit.
35 and over July 26, 1:30 p.m.: Wausau at Whittlesey, Marshfield at Westboro,
July 15: Thirsty Moose 13, D’s Liquor Box Saloon 7; Craig’s Auto 19, Tomahawk at Spirit, Abbotsford at Interwald, Greenwood at Merrill,
Gad 2; Stetsonville 11, Cindy’s 10; Pot Belly 11, Fuzzy’s 9. Everest at Rock Falls.

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Championship chase
Oswaldo Bautista Tomas of the Gold team just barely beats the Red team’s Calvin
Bergen (9) in this first-half race to the ball during Monday’s U14 championship game.
The Red team claimed the title with an 8-3 victory.
Red wins first U14 Championship Cup
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Medford Youth Soccer Association’s
(MYSA) 2015 season ended on a high
note on Monday with the first ever U14
Championship Cup. The season-ending
playoffs featured all four teams in the
U14 division of the league and after the
night’s games had ended, the Red team,
coached by Dan Felix, was crowned the
league champion.
The first semifinal featured Red
against Denice Poetzl’s Royal Blue
squad. Red jumped out in front on a goal
from Onyi Ekwueme in the 17th minute
and was able to double their lead in the
30th minute while turning away Blue’s
furious attempts to get back in the game.
Red’s defense proved capable enough
and they claimed the 2-0 win.
Semifinal two saw Brian Wipf’s Kelly
Green team go up against Bryan Wegter’s
Gold crew. Green took an early lead on a
goal in the sixth minute, but a goal from
Gold’s Zachary Mottle in the 18th minute
tied the game going into halftime. Mottle
bagged his second goal in the 29th min-
ute and Gold was able to hold on for the
2-1 win.
Red and Gold’s previous matchup, a
7-7 draw on July 9, was a good indicator
the championship match would be filled
with goal scoring fireworks. Fans hoping
for plenty of goals did not go home disap-
pointed. Gold claimed an early lead when
Peyton Kuhn fired home a shot in the sec-
ond minute, but Cooper Wild scored the
equalizer for Red in the seventh. Red took
the lead in the 11th minute after a deflec-
tion from a corner kick found its way
into the back of the net. Gold came right
back and tied the game at two as Mottle’s
shot beat goalkeeper Brady Hupf in the
15th minute. Both teams took a breath af-
ter the early scoring barrage and it took
10 minutes for a goal to break the dead-
lock. In the 25th, Ekwueme found space
from 25 yards out and beat Gold keeper
Skyler Curtis to push Red to a 3-2 lead.
After the long-range goal, Gold seemed to
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deflate while Red continued to pour it on.
Gage Neubauer scored in the 28th minute
to send his team into halftime with a 4-2
lead.
Only four minutes after the break,
Hupf scored a penalty kick goal to make it
5-2. Lydia Pernsteiner added Red’s sixth
goal in the 38th minute before Oswaldo
Bautista Tomas netted a goal for Gold in
the 42nd to make it a 6-3 game. Any hope
of a comeback was quickly snuffed out as
Wild scored his second goal in the 45th.
Red tacked on their final tally in the 58th
as Gold went on the all-out attack late in
the match, but it wasn’t enough to over-
turn the 8-3 final result.
In addition to the soccer matches,
championship night featured skills com-
petitions, raffles, a bounce house, conces-
sions and music throughout the night at
Medford Area Elementary School.
From Mini Kicks all the up through
U14, 324 children played in MYSA this
summer.
Pictures from this year’s summer soc-
cer season can be found on pages 8-9.
Awards presented for Rib Lake’s state baseball season
The Rib Lake baseball team recently
presented its 2015 awards following its
June trip to the WIAA Division 4 state
baseball tournament.
Jerry Reinhardt was voted by his
teammates as Rib Lake’s Most Valuable
Player for 2015, while fellow senior Cart-
er Hopkins was voted the Most Improved
Player.
Junior first baseman Joe Scheithauer
won the Best Defense award, while junior
Dalton Strebig earned the Hustle Award.
Seniors Reinhardt and Jordan Cardey
earned the Captains Awards. Reinhardt
added the award for Most Runs Batted
In with 21. Junior Bryan Solis Arenivas
won the award for Lowest Earned Run
Medford Legion sweeps
Marathon in playoff tune-up
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Medford Legion Post 147 finished off
their regular season with a two-game
sweep at Marathon last Thursday. It gave
Post 147 a good look at one of their poten-
tial opponents in the Class A regional
tournament, scheduled to begin Wednes-
day at noon.
The pair of wins boosted Medford’s fi-
nal regular season record to 11-6.
Game one
Both teams had four hits in a hard-
fought game, but three errors by Mara-
thon and Brett Paul’s best start of the
summer were enough to push Medford to
the 3-0 victory.
Post 147 scored two off Marathon
starter Karter Underwood and got him
again for a run in the fifth. Paul allowed
only one Marathon runner to reach third
base and gave up just the four hits across
seven innings. He struck out three. Un-
derwood struck out five across seven in-
nings of work.
“Brett pitched his best game of the
season. He mixed his pitches well and
was around the strike zone all night. We
played error-free baseball and hit the ball
well. The team is chomping at the bit to
get the tournament started,” Medford
coach Dave Bernatz said.
Lloyd Bernatz doubled, while Nick
Drott, Trenton Woebbeking and Zach
Smola all hit singles in the win.
Game two
Game two went down the same road
as the first game. Medford had five hits to
Marathon’s four and the home side com-
mitted two errors that allowed Post 147 to
run to a 5-1 win and doubleheader sweep.
Park Falls sweeps Rib Lake Legion
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
For the most part, it’s been a strong
summer for Rib Lake’s Legion baseball
team, but Monday night’s doubleheader
with Park Falls won’t go down as one of
the squad’s top highlights.
The visitors from the north swept Rib
Lake 3-0 and 10-3 to drop the home team
to 9-6 for the summer. It was the first time
Rib Lake has been swept. The team is now
on a three-game skid heading into a 5:15
p.m. twinbill tonight, Thursday, against
Rock Falls at Tannery Creek Parkway.
Noah Weinke pitched well enough to
win in the opener, but the offense failed
him, leaving 10 runners on base in five
innings. Rib Lake had just two hits. Dal-
ton Strebig and Austin Ewan had the
Average at 1.33.
Solis Arenivas and Strebig were voted
the team’s captains for 2016.
Jerod Arkola was named the JV
team’s Most Valuable Player and Tray-
von Sutherland was named the JV team’s
Most Improved Player.
Reinhardt and Solis Arenivas were
unanimous All-Marawood North selec-
tions this spring, while Strebig made the
second team and senior Austin Ewan and
Cardey got honorable mention.
Head coach Dick Iverson, the Mara-
wood North’s 2015 Coach of the Year,
issued thank yous to his wife Teri, his
assistant coach Craig Scheithauer and
volunteer assistants Gary Hohl and Brad
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Smola pitched the first two innings
for Medford and didn’t give up a run.
Post 147 backed him up with a run in the
second and third. The dagger came in a
three-run top of the fifth that gave Post
147 some breathing room. Trent Klemm
pitched the middle two innings, while
Hunter Anderson pitched the fifth inning
and gave up Marathon’s only run in the
game.
All five hits by Medford were singles.
Anderson had two, while Bernatz, Taylor
Shaw and Woebbeking each had one. Jed
Miller also collected his 24th HBP of the
2015 baseball season.
Class A tourney
The Class A Region 2 post-season tour-
nament started Wednesday at Kahle Me-
morial Field in Tomahawk, after press
time for this issue of The Star News.
It’s a six-team bracket after Keshena
Menominee Indian dropped out of the
field. Medford, Tomahawk, Wittenberg,
Mosinee, Amherst and Marathon make
up the tournament field.
Medford opened the double-elimina-
tion tournament against Wittenberg at
noon on Wednesday. The winner plays at
3 p.m. today, Thursday. The loser plays at
noon today.
If Medford plays in today’s 3 p.m.
game, it will play again at 3 p.m. on Fri-
day regardless of today’s outcome. The
championship is set for noon on Satur-
day. If a second game is necessary, it will
be held at 3 p.m.
If Medford lost its opener but beats the
Mosinee/Amherst loser at noon today, it
would advance to a noon game on Friday.
A win then would put the team into a 6
p.m. game on Friday night.
hits. Park Falls pitcher Caleb Armstrong
walked seven batters but he also struck
out 10.
“We just couldn’t put the ball in play,”
head coach Dick Iverson said. “Arm-
strong’s not a bad pitcher. He’s going to
be their number-one next year.”
Park Falls got an unearned run in the
first inning, following a two-out error
with two hits. The guests strung together
a couple of hits and a sacrifice fly to score
twice in the third.
The second game lasted just four in-
nings due to darkness. Park Falls scored
twice in the first and busted it wide open
with four in the second and four in the
fourth. Austin Zondlo and Jesus Ontive-
See LEGION on page 4
Borchardt and to Jack Buksa for his work
with field maintenance and bus driving.
He also thanked the fans and parents for
their support during the team’s 18-8 sea-
son.
“It was a successful season,” Iverson
said. “We reached a couple of our goals,
especially getting to state. We were hop-
ing for a conference championship. We
came just a game short and that went
right down to the very end.
“We’re hoping for another good season
next year,” he added. “We’ll have a lot of
experience back, though we do lose four
really good seniors. Finding pitching and
outfield depth are the number-one things
we’re working on this summer.”

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Rudolph heads Down Under
Continued from page 1
Tiernan.
The top 10 finishers were all in the
male 15-17 age group. Wisconsin’s Max-
well Jensen of Grafton did well too, tak-
ing 16th in 19:14.
The Down Under Sports team actu-
ally consisted of more than 100 runners
ages 14-18 from all around the country.
There were three boys from Wisconsin.
The team left on June 30, meeting at Los
Angeles where they took off on a 13-hour
flight to Brisbane, Australia. The ath-
letes took part in the 5.7K challenge and
a 5K All-American race, an event just for
team members, in Gold Coast’s Pizzey
Park on July 7. The team had three light
practices.
Rudolph said the team race also went
well. It was a two-lap course where the
athletes run the same loop twice to reach
5 kilometers.
The Down Under Sports team’s head
coach was Dan Whisler, a high school
science teacher and coach for the past
30 years in Sterling, Kan. Adam Jones, a
teacher and coach in Ashburn, Va., was
the coach for the runners for this region
of the country. At the main race, the
team met with USA Olympic marathon
runner Ryan Hall, who holds national
record times for both half and full mara-
thons.
“They have recruiters for each time
zone,” Sue said of the Down Under Sports
team. “They’re looking for you online.
They’re looking in papers. They’re look-
ing at state results. They’re looking at all
different things looking to see who they
might want to come run with them.”
For such a large team, Jarod said it
was amazing how quickly the runners
formed bonds.
“The first day you already knew half
of them,” he said. “Everyone just starts
talking and before you know it, everyone
is in a big group already.”
One runner from Missouri got the ball
rolling as team members waited for ev-
eryone to arrive at the airport in Los An-
geles by trying to memorize everyone’s
names before the team’s plane took off.
A couple of accomplished singers on the
team often got the whole group going.
Rudolph received his invitation at
school in January. After mulling over
the offer for a couple of weeks, the deci-
sion was made for Jarod and Sue to make
the trip. The Rudolphs quietly raised the
majority of funds needed (nearly $6,000
per person) to make the trip through the
winter and spring.
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“We did family fundraising, co-work-
ers, some businesses that we work with
for our dairy farm,” Sue said. “We chose
to keep it close-held just for the fact it
was something we were choosing to do.
It wasn’t a school required thing or any-
thing. We were pretty happy it worked
out that way.”
The goal of the Down Under Sports
series is to provide athletes who excel
in their sports the chance to compete in
Australia and to experience the coun-
try’s culture and beauty. Participants
are also offered the chance to take a stop
in Hawaii July 8-11 on the return trip
home, which the Rudolphs did.
In Australia, free time was spent lay-
ing on the beach at Surfer’s Paradise
and sight-seeing. Unfortunately, being
winter time in Australia, Jarod said
the ocean water was not as warm as he
expected. While daytime temperatures
were comfortable in the 70s, it was odd
seeing the sun set late in the afternoon,
just as it does here in the winter.
The Rudolphs enjoyed their time in
Hawaii. Jarod got tips from a surfing pro-
fessional in some warmer ocean water.
A visit to the Polynesian Culture Center
was informative and enjoyable. They got
a chance to do the USS Arizona tour at
Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head State
Monument was a beautiful venue, de-
spite the steep journey to the top of the
crater, which Jarod made. The 0.8-mile
hiking trail rises a strenuous 560 feet.
“When you got to the top, it was like
straight up,” Jarod said. “You had to
climb stairs. It was steep.”
All in all, it was the trip of a lifetime
one would expect it to be. The success in
the race gives Jarod even more momen-
tum heading into his senior cross coun-
try season. He has some lofty individual
goals and he feels the boys and girls
teams are definitely headed in the right
direction under third-year coach Kevin
Wellman.
“My goal is to get (my time) into the
14s. Hopefully I get there,” he said. Ru-
dolph took eighth at the state meet last
Nov. 1 with a time of 16:13.2 and was sec-
ond at the Tomahawk sectional meet on
Oct. 25 with a time of 16:20.13.
“We told Jarod the racing is how you
got there, but from my point of view it’s
what you get to experience and what you
saw as well as the people you’ve met and
maybe you’ll stay friends with,” Sue said
of the Down Under experience.
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Down Under experience
Jarod Rudolph of Medford enjoyed a
rare opportunity to race and take in the
sights of Australia’s Gold Coast earlier
this month. Above left: Rudolph (far right)
is part of a lead pack of runners in the
Down Under Sports team’s All-Ameri-
can 5K race on July 7. Above right: Ru-
dolph enjoying the Pacific Ocean beach
at Surfer’s Paradise, despite the water’s
cool winter temperature. Right: Rudolph
holding a koala during a visit to the Cur-
rumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Legion
Continued from page 3
Sports Shorts
ros pitched for Rib Lake. Strebig, Ewan
and Garrett Richardson had hits as Rib
Lake scored once in the third and twice
in the fourth.
Park Falls took advantage of nine
walks and two errors. Medford will host a four-team 9U
Iverson said nights like these will hap- baseball tournament on Saturday, July
pen once in a while each summer. 25 at Whittlesey Lions Park. At 10 a.m.,
“As well as we had been playing for Medford plays Marathon on the upper
the last month, it just surprises you,” diamond and Edgar plays Rhinelander
Iverson said. “But it’s bound to happen on the lower diamond. At 12:30 p.m., Ed-
at some point.” gar plays Medford on the upper diamond
and Marathon plays Rhinelander on the
lower diamond. At 2:30 p.m., Medford
plays Rhinelander on the upper diamond
and Edgar plays Marathon on the lower
diamond.
Horseshoes
Trap League
Spirit Lake League
Zondlos III, 32-8; Raabs I, 35-10; Korner Bar,
30-10; Patti’s Crossroads, 29-11; Zondlos I, 21-19; Range Boys Club
Laurie’s Coach I, 20-20; Crossroads, 22-23; Raabs Week 10: Bird Bustin’ Babes, 8-2; Ray’s Market,
II, 19-28; Drinkslingers, 9-31; Laurie’s Coach II, 8-2; Robin’s Nest, 8-2; Alliance Collection Agency,
7-33; Foxy’s Cattail, 6-34. 8-2; Central Culvert & Supply, 7.5-2.5; Lloyd’s
July 14: Zondlos III 4, Crossroads 1; Drinkslingers, Carpentry, 7-3; Smith Sales, 7-3; Hunters Choice II,
bye; Raabs I 5, Laurie’s II 0; Patti’s 3, Zondlos I 2; 7-3; Hunters Choice I, 6-4; Short Lane Ag Supply
Korner Bar 4, Foxy’s 1; Laurie’s I 3, Raabs II 2. I, 6-4; Sparky’s Sport Shop, 6-4; Clay Crushing
Crew, 5.5-4.5; Melvin Zenner, 4-6; Wild Things
Medford League Taxidermy, 4-6; Dic-Wisco Farms, 4-6; Frane Body
Point 08 75, Genglers 60, Kountry Korner 60, Last
Shop, 3-7; Short Lane Ag Supply II, 2.5-7.5; Ruesch
Straw 59, Tappers 19, Rooster’s 0. Farms, 2.5-7.5; Dummy Team, 2-8; It’s Miller
July 14: Last Straw 9, Kountry Korner 0; Point 08 5, Time, 2-8; Jakel Plumbing, 1-9; Dent Solutions,
Genglers 4; Tappers 9, Rooster Bar 0. 1-9.
July 21: Genglers 6, Last Straw 3; Kountry Korner High Shooters: Ron Motien 24, Curtis Schjoneman
9, Tappers 0; Point 08 9, Rooster Bar 0. 23, Dave Hennes 23, Rod Ruesch 23, Jim Sowieja
23, Tanner Gaetz 23, Jeff Lemmenes 23.
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Immanuel campers
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School hosted its annual basketball Camp K-8th
Submitted photo
graders July 13-16 with three sessions held daily. Those taking part in the morning Undefeated
session included (front l. to r.) Anya Apfelbeck, Kristi Kreklau, Kelsie Kreklau, (back)
The Medford Broncos baseball team had a perfect season, going 12-0. Team mem-
coach Ben Edelburg, Clarissa Edelburg, Jim Bob Doman, Juddy Doman and Kari
bers include (front l. to r.) Eric Wanke, Ben Lindgren, Kolten Hanson, Chandler Spor,
Kreklau.
(back) coach Brent Hallgren, Alec Shear, Cam Wenzel, Brady Loertscher, Sam Hall-
gren and coach Leon Wenzel. Trevor Kraemer and Nick Szymanski are not pictured.

Girls basketball shootout schedule

set; games in Medford July 25-26
The Medford girls basketball pro-
gram’s seventh annual Big Red Summer
Shootout will feature 10 varsity teams
and eight JV squads on four local courts
for two days of competition this week-
end, July 25-26.
The gyms at Medford Area Senior
High (MASH), Medford Area Elementary
School (MAES) and Medford Area Middle
School (MAMS) will host games Saturday
morning and afternoon. All of Sunday’s
action will be held at MASH and MAES
with the exception of the ninth-place var-
sity game at 12:45 p.m., which will be held
at MAMS.
The varsity field consists of two five-
team pools with round-robin play within
Afternoon #1 the pools going through Sunday morn-
Immanuel Lutheran basketball campers in the first afternoon session included (front ing. The tournament finishes with the
l. to r.) Sophia Yohnk, Jorgia Cooley, Tucker Phillips, Gavin Phillips, Alexander Em- crossover games on Sunday afternoon.
merich, (back) Eliina Quante, Alison Hering, Maddie Williams, Kadance Fox, Jackie Medford is in Pool B along with Flam-
Williams, Braylon Fox and coach Ben Edelburg. Zander Engel and Kathleen Mess- beau, Newman Catholic, Siren and Strat-
mann are not pictured. ford. Pool A features Rib Lake, Colby,
Northwood, Nekoosa and Rhinelander.
Medford will play Stratford at 9 a.m.
Saturday at MASH’s Raider Hall, Flam-
beau Saturday at 12:45 p.m. at MAES,
Newman Catholic Saturday at 3:15 p.m.
at MASH and Siren Sunday at 9 a.m. at
MAES.
Rib Lake will play Colby at 9 a.m.
Saturday at MAES, Nekoosa Saturday
at 11:30 a.m. in the large gym at MAMS,
Rhinelander at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday at
MAES and Northwood at 9 a.m. on Sun-
day at MASH.
The first round of crossover games
is set for 12:45 p.m. on Sunday. The sec-
ond-place teams in each pool will play at
MASH and the fourth-place teams will
square off at MAES. The pool winners
will play for the overall championship at
2 p.m. at MASH and the third-place teams
will meet at the same time at MAES.
The eight-team JV field includes two
teams from Medford, Rib Lake, Colby,
Flambeau, Stratford, Siren and Nekoosa.
All JV games take place on Saturday,
with most of them being playing in the
small gym at MAMS.
Medford plays Rib Lake at 9 a.m. Med-
ford also plays Flambeau at 11 a.m. and
Siren at 1 p.m. Medford II plays Nekoosa
at 10:15 a.m. in the MAMS large gym,
Siren at noon and Flambeau at 2 p.m.
Rib Lake plays Stratford at 12:45 p.m. at
MASH and finishes with a 3 p.m. game
against Colby.
Auburndale won last year’s varsity
and JV championships, but the Apaches
are not returning to the tournament. The
Apaches beat Stratford 42-32 in last year’s
varsity championship game. Rhineland-
er was a 45-38 winner over Flambeau in
the third-place game and Medford edged
Colby 34-31 in the fifth-place game.

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Forward Financial Northwestern Mutual Kurt Alexander (Badger Liquor)
Dixon Greiner Wojcik Plumbing & Heating Goessl Construction
Cindy’s Bar and Grill Jake Crass (Johnsonville)
Donations
Nicolet Bank Larry Brandl Teams
High View Inn Little Black Mutual Carbo
Loos Machinery Cindy’s Bar and Grill Vince Wojcik
Medford Coop Mike Lissner – Gable Print Mike Lissner
First City Dental Ken Sova Gary Albrecht
Peterson Concrete Craig’s Automotive Dave Spencer
Wolf Brothers Saw Mill Mirage Hair Design Krug Bus
Brunner Well Drilling First City Dental Combined Carpentry
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Todd Higgins (Miron) Cory Hierlmeier
Hole Prize Sponsors Lee Storck Storck 1
Afternoon #2 Henry Brandner Hickory Nutz Storck 2
Dura Weld FABCO (Caterpillar) Nathan Lissner
Immanuel Lutheran basketball campers in the second afternoon session included Aspirus Team Sporting Goods Wolf Sawmill
(l. to r.) Harry Gregg, Mike Standke, Gabe Standke, Clara Gregg, Griffen Yohnk, Kylie Team Carbo was
Niehausen and coach Julie Krieger. the winner of the
tournament.
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All Favre, all the time, all weekend; but honor is deserved
Did you get enough of Favreapalooza
last weekend?
If there’s one talent Brett Favre hasn’t
lost with age, it’s his ability to draw at-
tention to himself.
In fairness to Favre, even he was over-
whelmed by the heaps of adulation show-
ered upon him Saturday with the dual
ceremony honoring his induction into
the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and
the retirement of his famed jersey num-
ber 4. In more than 90 years of Green Bay
football, he’s just the sixth player to have
his number retired.
He’s the first Packer to have his num-
ber retired on the same day as his Hall of
Fame induction. He’s probably also the
first guy in NFL history to sell out a sta-
dium viewing of a ceremony such as this
on a jumbo-sized scoreboard.
Not bad for a guy who left town in
August of 2008 vengefully determined
to stick it to the Packers. He did it twice
with the Minnesota Vikings in 2009 be-
fore the Packers got him back twice the
following year and then won the Super
Bowl, while Favre was bruised and bat-
Matt’s
Bleacher Shots
Matt Frey
tered for the last time in the home stretch
of that season.
All that was forgotten –– or at least
stuffed way back in a dark closet –– on
Saturday.
It was the reunion we all knew would
happen. We just didn’t know when. There
was a time we thought it would never
happen as long as Mark Murphy was still
the Packers’ president, Ted Thompson
was still the general manager and Mike
McCarthy was the head coach. Well,
they’re all still here. Even those broken
fences appear mended.
The celebration on Saturday was all
good. It was an everybody-wins situation
for Favre, the Packers organization and
the fans that make up Packer Nation,
even if some fans still have hard feelings
about the way it ended.
Let’s face it. Unless Favre retired on
his own free will, the relationship was
bound to end awkwardly, if not badly.
Favre had been riding the retirement yo-
yo for several years and was starting to
want to play general manager (remem-
ber the Randy Moss talk?). The Packers
protected themselves from any sudden
retirements by picking a successor in the
first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, a kid
who some thought should have been the
first pick, in Aaron Rodgers.
The thing is with first-round draft
picks, at some point, they have to play.
Favre gave the Packers the opening at
just the right time by falsely retiring af-
ter the 2007 season, Rodgers’ third on the
bench. Rodgers had two years left on his
first contract with Green Bay.
Rodgers, if you remember, looked
like a much different player in the 2007
pre-season than he did in his first two
camps. He led a come-from-behind win
in the pre-season opener at Pittsburgh.
He was fabulous in the Packers’ biggest
game of the regular season, nearly bring-
ing the Packers back from a hideous start
at Dallas when Favre got hurt in a game
between 10-1 teams that ultimately deter-
mined the number-one seed for the NFC
playoffs.
Really, the one thing that made the
timing of the transition hard was the
Packers’ surprising success of 2007. No
one expected Green Bay to be one pos-
session short of going to the Super Bowl,
probably not even the Packers’ brain
trust.
The Packers made the tough, but cor-
rect choice to turn it over to Rodgers,
much like when general manager Ron
Wolf made the gutsy but correct move
to trade a first-round pick for Favre. The
6-10 record in 2008 was bound to happen.
I fully expected the first season without
Favre to be a mess. Since then, Green
Bay has done nothing but win, at least in
the regular season. For whatever reason,
both Favre and Rodgers haven’t quite
had the post-season touch guys like Joe
Montana and Tom Brady have had. Rodg-
ers still has time to change that.
The Packers have been unbelievably
lucky to have these two quarterbacks
back-to-back leading their franchise.
Other than Montana and Steve Young in
San Francisco, you can’t find anything
like it in NFL history. Other than Super
Bowl titles and the high amount of inter-
ceptions Favre threw, Favre and Rodgers
will statistically beat those 49er greats
when all is said and done.
As was pointed out several times on
Saturday, the return to glory in Green
Bay doesn’t happen without Favre. Reg-
gie White doesn’t come to Green Bay if
he didn’t see something in Favre after
playing him as a Philadelphia Eagle in
1992. Favre’s consecutive games started
streak of 321 games including playoffs
won’t be duplicated, I don’t think. Even
as the NFL makes every attempt to keep
the game safe for quarterbacks, teams
are also so cautious now about regular-
season injuries. Better to save a guy for a
game or two early to keep him healthier
over the long haul.
By most accounts Favre gave all he
had to win football games, was a great
teammate and is quite the people person.
Judging by his speech on Saturday, he
must’ve known every single worker in
the building during his time in Green
Bay. For a player of his stature, that’s
pretty special. There were no peons in his
world. Just people.
Packer fans were lucky to have Favre
as their quarterback. The overtime in-
terceptions he threw against the Eagles
in the 2003 playoff run and against the
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Westboro’s best early chance to score
came in the top of the second. BJ Wiegel
opened the inning by crushing a ball to
right that would’ve been gone on most
days. But this one got caught in the wind
and was caught by Smola on the warning
track. Alex Hierlmeier and Derek Niemi
followed with back-to-back singles, but
Hierlmeier strayed too far off second
after Niemi’s hit and was tagged out by
Craig Scheithauer, the second base-
man, who took the surprise throw from
Iverson, the shortstop. Lloyd Bernatz
bounced out to end the inning.
Randy Raasch was hit by a pitch to
lead off the bottom of the second and
eventually scored on Craig Scheithau-
er’s RBI single. In the bottom of the third,
Iverson came through with a two-out
single to right, scoring Stibbe, who had
drawn a leadoff walk.
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scored on Scheithauer’s one-out double
to make it 5-0.
Bryan Meszaros ended Devine’s streak
of 16 outs in a row with a booming double
to deep left to start the ninth. Hartwig sin-
gled and stole second to put two runners
into scoring position. Craig Scheithauer
leaped to spear a liner by Skyler Ander-
son that appeared to be headed into the
gap in right-center. Dustin Freeman then
hit a ground ball to third that was thrown
into the dirt at first, allowing one run
to score. Another errant throw toward
home on the play allowed Hartwig to
score and sent Freeman to second.
But Devine retired Wiegel on a hard-
hit grounder to first and struck out Hierl-
meier to end it.
Devine did not walk a batter while
striking out six. Goebel went the distance
and struck out seven. He allowed seven
hits while walking six and hitting three.
Craig Scheithauer went three for four
with two doubles and two RBIs to lead In-
terwald. Iverson was two for four.
With three games left, the Woodticks
could still be a factor in the Dairyland
League’s title chase, but they will need
some help. They host Abbotsford on Sun-
day at 1:30 p.m. in Rib Lake. Abbotsford
(2-7) hosts Rib Lake on Friday and needs
to upset the 9-2 Osprey for the Woodticks
to remain in the chase and a Wausau win
over Whittlesey on Sunday would help
their cause too.
Interwald hosts another title contend-
er, Marshfield (8-2), on Aug. 1 and has to
make up a home game with Everest.

What’s Happening
Thursday, July 23
Taylor County Fair opens at 5 p.m. 5K Poker Run
at 6 p.m. Vic Ferrari at 7 p.m.
Trivia Contest at Marilyn’s Fire Station from 7 to
9 p.m.
Friday, July 24
Cows, Plows and Wine at Munson Bridge Winery
from 6 to 10 p.m. Music by Exit Stage Left.
Taylor County Fair opens at 8 a.m. NTPA at 7:30
p.m.
Lublin Days 2015. Music in the Park - Cynor
Brothers from 5 to 9 p.m.
Graffic Sounds with Adam Graff at the Outskirtz
from 9 p.m. to close.
Saturday, July 25
Swap Meet, Flea Market and Garage Sale in
Westboro starting at 7 a.m.
Lublin Days 2015. Legion Steak and Egg
Breakfast at 7 a.m. Roger Majeski & The Harmony
Kings from 1 to 5 p.m. Coronation of Queen Court
at 4 p.m. Dignitary Dinner at St. Stanislaus Church
at 6 p.m. Music Doctor and Dr. J from 7 to 11 p.m.
Fireworks at dusk.
Wild, Wild Westboro Day. Pancake Breakfast
from 8 to 10 a.m. 3D Archery Shoot from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Car Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Turkey Shoot at
12 p.m. Bean Bag Tournament at 2 p.m. Outlaw Dash
5K and Lil Shooter 1-Mile Run at 6 p.m. Burn Out
Contest at 6 p.m.
Hobbyland Flyers Radio Control Show from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Three miles East of Dorchester on County
A.
3rd Annual Concertina Holliday at BS Bar from
12 to 6 p.m.
Taylor County Fair opens at 8 a.m. Central Truck
Pullers at 6 p.m.
Live music by Alliance, Hellcat’s Bad Habit,
Smoke Wagon and more at Korner Bar & Grill at Wild,
Wild Westboro Day.
12th Anniversary Party at 2 p.m. at Corral Bar &
Grill.
Grand Opening Celebration at Filling Station at 4
p.m.
The Pumps at Munson Bridge Winery from 6 to 10
p.m.
Sunday, July 26
Taylor County Fair opens at 8:30 a.m. Mini Rods
at 3 p.m.
Lublin Days 2015. Polka Mass at 8:30 a.m. Chicken
dinner at 10 a.m. Parade at 1:30 p.m. River Valley
Pedal Pull following parade. Cynor Classics from 2:30
to 6:30 p.m.
Medford Lions Great Duck Race at 5 p.m.
5th Annual Jack Goodman Memorial Golf
Tournament at Black River Golf Course.
Wednesday, July 29
Mr. Concertina at Golden Living Center at 4 p.m.
Friday, July 31
Gilman Summer Activities Noah’s Ark Trip. Bus
leaves at 7 a.m.
Little Black/Stetsonville/Deer Creek Centennial
Hall Community Days 5k run/walk at 6 p.m. Dream
Productions DJ from 7 p.m. to midnight.
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The Star News Medford summer soccer
July 23, 2015 Page 7 pages 8-9
Pelon bringing unique music
program to Westboro Library
Internationally acclaimed musician Lauren Pelon
will appear in a unique concert in the Community
Room of Westboro Public Library, on Saturday, Aug. 22
at 1 p.m. Under the title “Music from the Backyard and
Front Porch,” Pelon will perform on approximately 20
ancient and modern wind, string and free-reed instru-
ments, and voice.
This program of American music features the music
of America’s indigenous people, as well as the songs
and instruments of America’s many immigrants and
Pelon’s own compositions.
“I believe in the importance of local music and local
stories,” says Pelon, “and I like to celebrate its great va-
riety and range. This program gives me a chance to do
that.”
Pelon plays an astonishing array of instruments.
Among the instruments she will be using are Native
American flute, concertina, pennywhistle, ocarina,
eagle bone flute, guitar, recorded and psalmodikon, all
prominent in American history. Other instruments
(guitar-lute, archlute, bowed psaltery, lyre, hurdy-gur-
dy, gemshorns, cornamuse, krummhorn, schreierp-
feife, shawm, electric wind instrument an pedalboard)
will be used to tell a story or illustrate an idea.
Pelon has performed throughout the U.S. and in
China, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, Russia,
Kazakhstan, Australia and New Zealand. She is noted Lauren Pelon
for her versatile use of a diverse array of instruments, extraordinary talents on an assortment of unusual, but
but Pelon has also won recognition for her lovely sopra- authentic, instruments.” A reviewer for The Canberra
no voice, and for her compelling compositions and ar- Times, Australia wrote, “Lauren Pelon has devised a
rangements of music from many countries and cultures. unique evening of entertainment by combining a wide
Pelon has performed with symphony orchestras, The variety of music from many centuries. Her versatility
Philadelphia String Quartet, on Garrison’s Keillor’s “A with more than 25 instruments including voice is ad-
Prairie Home Companion,” and at the Russia Institute mirable…an experience made all the more pleasant by
for the History of the Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. She Pelon’s relaxed and warm presentation of the rare and
received a 2010 Artist Initiative Award and 2014 Arts unusual.”
Tour Minnesota Grant Award from the Minnesota State “We are so pleased to bring this program to
Arts Board. Westboro,” says Candice Celestina, director, Westboro
A Michigan reviewer wrote, “Lauren Pelon is a show- Public Library.
piece by virtue of her beautiful, fervent voice and her For more information, call 715-427-5864.
Golf Scramble Tournament
The annual Golf Scramble Tournament for the Community
United Church of Christ is scheduled for
Sunday, August 9th, 2015 (shotgun start at 3:00 p.m.)
Saturday, August 1st 9:30 am - 3:00 pm at the Black River Golf Club.
Perkinstown Pavilion by Kathryn Lake Please join us and help make this fundraiser the
most successful event of the year.
To register, pick up a registration form at
Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford, WI 54451, or call Scott and
Cindy Knoff (715-748-2953), Dawn Hein
(715-748-4229), Kathy Danen (715-678-2818),
or the church (715-748-3391).
This great day of fun includes:
9 holes of golf, team prizes, and a delicious meal
for $35 per golfer. Meal for non-golfers $5.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to benefit
To pre-register, call Gloria 715-668-5636
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From Mini Kicks to U14, across
five age groups and 24 teams, 324
kids played in the Medford Youth
Soccer Association this summer.
U8
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with the U14 Championship Cup
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Ed
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In part two, I mentioned that Charlemagne the Great
was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day
800 AD. The British Isles had already been converted
and the Christianization of mainland Europe was tak-
Khans of the Golden Horde. In the year 1241 they rav-
aged and plundered their way across Russia, Ruthenia,
and Poland.
The Polish king and the allied forces he could mus-
ing place. In his reign he established a cohesive struc- ter put up a stiff resistance to the invaders at the Battle
ture of law among the various ethnic divergences in the of Legnica (Polish) or Legnitz (German). It is near the
The Star News fifes, marches, and kingdoms owing allegiance to his present German/Polish border. The king lost the bat-
Thursday, July 23, 2015 Page 10 dominion. He was the son of Pepin and the grandson of tle. He was mortally wounded and died of his injuries
Charles Martel. but the fierce battle inflicted such heavy casualties on
The succession of power led to Otto the Great, the the invaders that they licked their wounds and decided
son of a German king who was crowned emperor by the to return to their homeland. Europe was saved from de-
34th Annual
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Otto ruthlessly suppressed the Hungarian incur- The Crusades ended in the Middle East leaving de-
sions into his dominions in Moravia that same year. struction and suffering for the people who survived the

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in the beautiful Next, he expanded Germanic influence over the mixed bloody military campaigns.
Medford City Park Slavic/Germanic makeup in Bohemia of the Germanic Back in Europe the suddenly unemployed military
tribes who fled Charlemagne’s push eastward 200 years machines were hired as mercenary forces and promoted
Again Classes: NORTH earlier and their forced acceptance of Christianity. the desires of many despots. The Teutonic Knights were
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neighbors. In return, they were given money and land
for their services. In not too long a time, they gained for-
Fun Run at 2:00 pm
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seeking to avert war, he accepted Christianity and mar-
the Polish/Lithuanian union, Poland was the largest
nation state in Europe.
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For more information contact Carol Stauner at 715-305-6125, of Constantinople. The deposed Emperor Alexius ap- neighbors, the Tsar of Russia, the Prussians, and the
Udell Passehl at 715-443-2362 or Tom & Deb Gojmerac at 715-427-3485
pealed to Pope Urban II. This launched a series of cru- Austro/Hungarian Empire. The nation was dismem-
sades from the 11th to the bered in three separate partitions – 1772, 1793, and 1795
14th centuries to retake the – and occupied for approximately 125 years.
“Ugh” invites you to the 28th Annual Holy Land and wrest the de- It was not just Poland that suffered! The constant wars
stroyed Byzantine Empire throughout Europe caused death, destruction, mayhem,
from the Muslim occupiers. and the resulting famines that prompted many people
Meanwhile, while most of all affected nations to leave their beloved homelands
of the fighting forces were in to seek a better way of life of freedom and the pursuit of
the Middle East or en-route, happiness in America.
a new threat emerged out of — Chris Kulinski. Kulinski is a Lublin area histo-
the east – the Mongols and rian.

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8:30pm Street Dance - Music by “Sojourner”
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OUTDOORS
Thursday, July 23, 2015 Page 11

August 1 is the deadline for many season applications

As fall approaches, Aug. 1 marks a key deadline for
many hunters, trappers and spearers in Wisconsin.
Those planning to participate in the fall turkey,
sharp-tailed grouse, bobcat, fisher, otter or Upriver
Lakes sturgeon seasons must have their permit appli-
cations submitted by noon on Aug. 1.
Permit applications can be purchased through the
Online Licensing Center on the DNR website, at all au-
thorized license agents, at DNR Service Centers or by
calling toll-free 877-LICENSE (877-945-4236).
Fall turkeys
About 100,700 wild turkey permits will be available
for the fall 2015 turkey hunting season, an increase
from 2014. Permits in Zone 2 have been increased from
18,000 to 22,000 in order to meet demand from hunters.
Any fall turkey permits remaining after the initial
drawing will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22.
These leftover fall turkey permits will be sold by zone
until sold out or the season ends. The regular fall tur-
key season runs from Sept. 12 through Nov. 19 in each of
Wisconsin’s seven turkey management zones, with an
additional extended season in Zones 1-5 running from
Nov. 30 through Dec. 31. Hunters who buy a fall turkey
permit in Zones 1-5 will be able to fill their unused per-
mits during this extended season within the zone for
which their permit was issued.
For more information, visit the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Natural Resources website, dnr.wi.gov, and
search keyword “turkey.”
Sharp-tailed grouse
Preliminary spring survey results show Wisconsin’s
sharp-tailed grouse made it through the winter in favor-
able condition and the DNR Sharp-tailed Grouse Adviso-
ry Committee has decided to make 100 harvest permits
available in Unit 8 for the fall 2015 season. Sharp-tailed 17 through Dec. 31. Otter trapping season in the North
grouse management units use the same boundaries and Zone is Nov. 7 through April 30 and Nov. 7 through
designations as game management units (previously re- March 31 in the Central and South zones.
ferred to as Deer Management Units). While 100 permits For more information, search keyword “furbearers.”
will be available in Unit 8, other units open to sharp-tail
hunting in the past will remain closed. Hunters are re- Upriver Lakes sturgeon
minded to carefully review the zone map and apply only Sturgeon spearers have until Aug. 1 to apply for a 2016
for open units. Closed unit submissions will result in an Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing lottery tag or prefer-
invalid application. ence point. Participation in the Upriver Lakes sturgeon
For more information, search keyword “sharp-tailed spearing season on Lakes Butte des Morts, Winneconne
grouse.” and Poygan is controlled through a lottery. Those se-
lected in the lottery will be notified by Oct. 1 if they have
Canada geese been authorized to purchase a license and participate
The Natural Resources Board will set waterfowl sea- in the 2016 Upriver season (this tag must be purchased
son dates at its Aug. 12 meeting. It is important to note before Oct. 31).
that Horicon zone hunters no longer need to apply in ad- Interested applicants for Upriver Lakes sturgeon
vance for hunting tags. Hunters in this zone will simply spearing licenses should be aware of two options:
need to indicate their zone preference when they buy a  Apply for an application in the Upriver Lakes
license. Licenses are available for purchase at any time See AUGUST 1 on page 16
prior to hunting. Season dates for waterfowl vary annu-
ally and will not be available until the Natural Resourc-
es Board acts in August.
Bobcat, fisher and otter
The approved quotas for bobcat, fisher and otter
will be available on the DNR web page in early August.
Quotas for most zones will be similar or slightly higher
than last year. Permit numbers, based on success rates,
will be determined and drawings for all three species
will take place in August. Permits will be issued in
early September. Applicants can check their online ac-
count in early September to monitor their permit status
through the Online Licensing Center.
Bobcat hunting and trapping is open for two peri-
ods. Period one is Oct. 17 through Dec. 25. Period two is
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The tournament is 10 days, open to anyone holding of fish in the 20-plus pound range. Ed’s IGA Sherrie’s Cuttin Loose
a ticket that is fishing on Lake Michigan and everyone I am sent home with a generous supply of salmon fil- Subway Joe’s Country
lets and a healthy respect for my new buddies! Holiday P&E Sugarbush
on the boat must possess a ticket, there are about 2,000 Strama’s Westboro FIsh & Wildlife
people in Salmon-A-Rama. Love my job! Raabs Extra Innings Club
Sunset 29-151687
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Local students graduate, CLASSIFIEDS
earn academic honors
Students from the area named to the
dean’s list for the spring semester at the
University of Wisconsin-River Falls by
earning a grade point average of at least
3.5 are Stephanie Warminski of Gilman;
Ashley Armstrong, Emma Easterly, Joel
Leonard, Courtney Polzin, Joel Rausch
and Justin Yaron, all of Medford; and
Moriah Main of Rib Lake.
Students from the area who received
Bachelor of Science degrees during
spring commencement ceremonies on
May 10 at the University of Wisconsin-
La Crosse are Sydnie Kraus of Medford,
honors, exercise and sport science; Ni-
cole Ludwig of Medford, biology; Becca
Ruesch of Medford, marketing; Con-
nie Sackmann of Medford, physics; and
Karen Kilby of Westboro, archaeological
studies.
The following students from the area
received the chancellor’s award for the
spring 2015 semester at the University
of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie. The
award is presented to students who have
a grade point average of at least 3.5.
Gilman — Cody Hodowanic and Chel-
si Webster.
Lublin — Josh Fryza.
Medford — Tyler Anderson, Nicole
Duvall, Kyler Emmerich, Katelyn Heier,
Magga Netzer, Colton Niewolny, Cole
Quednow, Austin Salzgeber, Denise
Sawdey and Tyler Schumacher.
Rib Lake — Patrick Fliehs.
Stetsonville — Kaitlyn Schreiner.
Samuel Dallas of Medford is among 300
Belmont University (Nashville, Tenn.)
Worship service at
Perkinstown church
A worship service with communion
will be held on Sunday, July 26 at 7 p.m.
at Perkinstown Community Church. The
pastor will be David Clements.
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students studying abroad this summer
through the university’s Maymester ses-
sion. Dallas, a senior majoring in music
business, will be taking courses for aca-
demic credit in London and Paris during
the session.
The “Belmont in London and Paris”
program allows students to embark on
an interdisciplinary program to discover
the two major cosmopolitan capitals of
Europe, through the lenses of food, film,
gardens and math. Excursions included
walking tours of both cities, cooking
lessons, museum visits and day trips
to Oxford, Chatsworth (Jane Austen’s
“Pemberley”) and Blenheim Palace in
England; and Versailles, and Chantilly
and Giverny in France.
Lucien Friedenfels, son of Rand Frie-
denfels of Medford, was named to the
honors list for the spring semester at
Portland Community College in Port-
land, Ore. by earning a grade point aver-
age between 3.25 and 3.49.
Couillard graduates
from basic training
Air Force Guard Airman 1st Class
Joshua Couillard graduated from basic
military training at Joint Base San Anto-
nio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Couillard completed an intensive,
eight-week program that included train-
ing in military discipline and studies,
Air Force core values, physical fitness,
and basic warfare principles and skills.
He also earned four credits toward an as-
sociate in applied science degree through
the Community College of the Air Force.
Couillard, a 2013 graduate of Amery
High School, is the son of Robin and John
Couillard of St. Croix Falls, grandson of
Jan and Geraldine Couillard of Gilman
and Janette Upshaw of Manteka, Calif.,
and brother of Jon Couillard of Gilman
and Kayla Couillard.
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HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR 2:00-6:00pm 2:00-6:00pm
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Taylor County has a full-time opening for a Human Services Director. The Human at Community Hall at NTC
Services Department provides client services for a variety of needs such as long-term
support, developmental disabilities, economic support, mental health, alcohol and in Athens in Medford
other drug abuse services, children and family services and foster care. The Human
Services Director implements, administers, coordinates and monitors human ser-
vices programs in compliance with county, state and federal laws, rules/regulations,
and ordinances for Taylor County. This individual will also develop and monitor the
annual operating budget for human services, evaluate client/community needs and
services, monitor contracts according to approved fiscal policies and procedures
and state compliance requirements and provide direct service and coordination for
emergency sheltering and crisis services.
Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology,
Sociology, or related field with six to nine years progressively responsible human
services experience, including program supervisory experience, or any combination
of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The ideal candidate should have strong proven skills in organizational and fiscal
management, ability to provide leadership and direction to the Human Services De-
partment and have working experience within a Wisconsin County Human Service
delivery system.
A completed Taylor County application is required to be considered for this po-
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sition. An electronic and printable application is available at www.co.taylor.wi.us/

employment/. Applications will be accepted until Friday, August 21, 2015, until 4:30 $15.67 to $16.65
p.m., by:
Human Resource Manager
Taylor County Courthouse
224 S. 2nd Street
Medford, WI 54451
E-mail: human.resources@co.taylor.wi.us
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 29-151829
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7118 State Highway 97,
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 #1501351..................$289,000 #1501730..................$189,000 #1504579....................$40,000 #1504637..................$175,000 #1504713....................$69,900
This impressive custom log home
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bedrooms, soaring ceilings & a
roomy lower level family room. The
kitchen offers custom cabinetry &
top of the line appliances. This
beautiful home sits on 14.86 acres.
29-151566
1010 S. 8th Street, N8908 Birch Drive, 407 N. Seventh Street, 774 Fayette Avenue,
Medford Gilman Medford Rib Lake
The former Beijing Chinese Three bedroom, one bath home This stately, 2 story home features Very cute & well maintained home.
Restaurant and rental unit. This with spacious kitchen and main main floor family room, finished Some updates includes newer
4,000 sq. ft. commercial building floor laundry. lower level, 4 bedrooms & 3 baths windows, high efficiency boiler,
has 3 phase power, excellent including a master suite. Not to stainless appliance & neutral paint
parking and highway frontage. mention the oversized, wooded & flooring. There is nothing to do
city lot. but pack your bags & call it home!

Dan Olson Jodi Drost Sue Anderson Kelly Rau Susan J. Thums Jamie Kleutsch Terra Brost Jon Roepke
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OTR TRUCK DRIVERS

Horst trucking is a small trucking company with personable staff.  We are
MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
looking for company drivers with 2 yrs. experience and an excellent driving
Hiring motivated individuals that desire record.
to be part of a successful team Great Northern Cabinetry, Inc. has • No-touch Refrigerated Freight • Competitive Pay
immediate full-time 1st shift openings in • Fuel Bonus • Inspection Bonus
WELDERS/PAINTERS/ • Health Insurance • Paid Vacation • Late Model Trucks
PRESS BRAKE OPERATORS/ our production department. These Horst Trucking
CNC MACHINISTS positions require basic math skills, the W1024 Center Rd.
29-171679

Dorchester, WI  54425

Earn up to $16.75/hour in your first year ability to read and process orders, and (715) 654-5822 or fax (715) 654-5923
GENERAL LABOR/ASSEMBLY the ability to perform the job with a
Start at $14.00/hour high level of attention to detail. Anyone MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Enjoy Great Benefits: Paid vacation accrues from start interested in applying should stop by our has an immediate opening for a
date, 401k with 100% employer match for first 6%, 4-10 hr.
day base work week, tuition reimbursement program, em-
office and fill out an application. TECHNICAL WRITER
ployer sponsored Health Care insurance, annual profit sharing. Apply in person at:
Great Northern 574 West Center Avenue, Dorchester, WI
APPLY: Cabinetry, Inc. or mail resume to:
Online at meyermfg.com
749 Kennedy Street MEYER MANUFACTURING
or in-person at
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CORPORATION
Meyer Manufacturing Rib Lake, WI 54470
29-171544

574 West Center Ave. P.O. Box 405

Dorchester, WI 54425 Dorchester, WI 54425
29-151707
or email resume to:
chad.meyer@meyermfg.com
COLBY SCHOOL DISTRICT Go to www.meyermfg.com for further details.

Seeking CAREGIVERS
in our residential program
Do you have a heartfelt desire to help individuals with
behavioral challenges, help them remain safe and work
towards greater independence? If the answer is yes then join
our team of amazing caregivers.
As a caregiver your duties may include: Activities,
assistance with personal hygiene, light housekeeping/
laundry, behavioral and social support, transportation/
shopping and medication administration. Full-time and
part-time PM’s and Night Shifts available. We offer
competitive wages and benefits.
Requirements Include: Valid driver’s license and auto
insurance, must be able to pass a criminal background check
and drug screen, caregiving experience is preferred but we
will train the right individuals.
Application available at the address below or at:
http://www.co.clark.wi.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/68
Send application to:
Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Center
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DISTRICT-WIDE
TRICT WIDE T
TECHNOLOGY
ECHNOLO
SPECIALIST CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS
FULL-TIME
FULL TIME (YEAR ROUND) Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center, located
RESPONSIBILITIES: just outside of Owen on County Road X, is seeking Certified
•Plan for and coordinate installation of technology equipment.
•Stay abreast of state and national trends and issues in technology,
Nursing Assistants to join our unique organization. 
We have openings on all three shifts and will be taking
student achievement, and assessment as it relates to all student
demographic groups.
applications for both full and part-time positions. 
CCRLC is a long-term care facility with specialty in
•Assist in the preparation and maintenance of complex and confiden- alzheimer’s, dementia, rehabilitation, behavioral and
tial records, files, reports and administrative resources related to custodial care. 
technology; organize and collect data and background materials to Previous experience in long-term care desired, but we will
consolidate in the preparation of various reports. provide training to motivated applicants. Drug screening,
QUALIFICATIONS: caregiver background check, and current WI certification
•Associates Degree required for all selected candidates. 
•Hardware/software Technical Certifications CCRLC offers an excellent salary and benefit package.
•Minimum of five years of technology experience in a K-12 setting is
Application available at:
desirable.
http://www.co.clark.wi.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/68 
•Successful experience and leadership in administering information
data processing systems, local area networks, wide area networks, For further information, contact
multi-media and telecommunications. Karen Simington, DON, at 715-229-2172, extension 217.
Application Deadline: July 24, 2015
Start Date: August,
g , 2015
Send letter of interest, application and resume to:
Kristen Seifert
Colby District Education Center

Attn: Angela Greschner, MSW, CAPSW 505 West Spence Street, PO Box 139
Woodland Care CBRF Program Director Colby, WI 54421
W4266 County Hwy. X, Owen, WI 54460 kseifert@colby.k12.wi.us
28-171308

Phone: 715-229-2172 • Fax: 715-229-4699  Applications available at: http://www.colby.k12.wi.us. W4266 CTH X, Owen, WI  54460-8932
Clark County is an ADA/CRC/EEO Employer. EOE Clark County is an ADA/CRC/EEO Employer.
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HELP WANTED
INSIDE SALES Representa-
tive. Nationwide distribution
company to the food process-
ing industry is seeking a sales
oriented individual who pos-
sesses the desire and ability
to expand our customer base.
Self-motivated applicant must
have good telephone and prob-
lem solving skills, strong com-
munication skills and the ability
to work in a fast-paced environ-
ment. Inside sales experience
helpful. Excellent income po-
tential includes base salary,
commission and benefit pack-
age. Applicants should send
resume and references to: Kel-
ley Supply, Inc., PO Box 100,
Abbotsford, WI 54405-0100.
BOARDERS INN & Suites: (1)
Part time 1st shift Housekeep-
ing position available. 15-30
hours per week. Must be able
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED - Apprentice to
learn the metal roofing trade, will
train, apply in person, Stichert
Roofing, Chili, WI 715-683-2490.
TUPPERWARE: Now hiring.
Call for an interview. Look-
ing for motivated individuals
who want to succeed. Con-
sultant and manager posi-
tions available. 715-574-0168.
TURTLE CLUB Restaurant
hiring experienced people,
all positions. Apply in per-
son Wednesday through
Sunday. 715-785-7766.
SPORTING ITEMS
AR-15 DIAMONDBACK 223
cal. Nikon Precision AR Optic.
200 rounds varmit ammo. Rem-
FOR RENT
NICE 2 Bedroom, 1-1/2 bath
apartment located near Med-
ford Middle School, washer
& dryer hookup, utilities not
included, $450/month plus
security deposit, call 715-678-
5002. Available August 1.
RETAIL SPACE for sublet.
Small space perfect for try-
ing out retail. Fully equipped
kitchenette. Prime location on
Hwy. 13. Call 715-630-1041.
AUTO - TRUCKS
1995 CADILLAC DeVille, 4 door,
V8, 4.9 liter, 174,000 miles, no
rust, Oregon car, 20-25 MPG.
$2,000 OBO 715-668-5673
FOR RENT
BEAUTIFUL TWO bedroom
ground floor apartment, at-
tached garage, nonsmoking,
no pets, $620/month plus utili-
ties, available September 1,
application required. Call 715-
748-4737 or 715-965-6965,
if no answer leave message.
FOR RENT - 2.5 bedroom coun-
try home, $500 per month plus
security deposit. No smoking.
In Rib Lake, call 715-427-0256
FOR RENT: Office space - Med-
ford, Approx. 1,000 sq. ft. re-
ception area, 2 offices, meeting
room. Newly remodeled, prime
Main St. location. Call evenings
for appointment. 715-748-3380.
HELP WANTED
FOR RENT REAL ESTATE
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY: 6.2 ACRE lot tested for hold-
One bedroom apartments for ing tanks or mound to be sold
those 62+. Rod Becker Villa, 645 with home package, $19,000.
Maple Court, Rib Lake. Owner See Wausau Homes Medford
paid heat, water, sewer and for home plans. Contact Ja-
trash removal, community room, son at 715-829-4180 to view.
laundry facilities, additional stor-
age, indoor mail delivery and FOR SALE By owner. 3 bed-
off-street parking. Tenant pays room, 1.5 bath, 1250 sq. ft.,
30% of adjusted income. Pet full basement, LP gas, wood
friendly property For an applica- stove, barn with lean-to, garden
tion, contact Impact Seven Inc., shed, 1.7 acres. Turn-key prop-
855-316-8967 or 715-357-0011. erty. Willard. Call 715-223-5682.
www.impactseven.org. EHO
LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wood-
PRIVATE, COZY Apart- ed country lot, 3 miles northwest
ment with attached garage in
Greenwood, $245 per month.
of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
No pets. Available about
August 1. 715-267-6800.
715-748-2258
Medford Office Hwy. 13 South

to work every other weekend.
Must have good work ethics,
excellent customer service
skills, look professional and
want to work. Please apply in
person. The Boarders Inn &
Suites, Medford. 435 South 8th
Street. No phone calls please.
BOARDERS INN & Suites: (1)
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ington model 700 BDL Custom
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SPORTS
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Rib Lake beats Reds 5-4 August 1 deadlines

Continued from page 1
with Everest, who is now out of conten-
tion with its 4-4 record so far this season.
The Osprey got a solo home run from
Steve Mann to start Sunday’s scoring in
the bottom of the third. He took a Bran-
don Loertscher offering over the leftfield
fence to lead off the inning. It stayed 1-0
until the Osprey put up a four-spot in the
bottom of the fifth.
Number-nine hitter Ben Mueller drew
a leadoff walk. Then Loertscher bobbled
Jeff Ziembo’s sacrifice bunt, putting run-
ners on first and second. Loertscher got
Cole Klemm to pop out, but Danny Beard
drew a walk to load the bases for Ryan
Beard. Rib Lake’s clean-up man lined a
laser to the leftfield fence for a two-run
single. Beard stole second to put runners
at second and third.
Brent Mueller then laid down a safety
squeeze bunt. The throw from catcher
Derek Nichols sailed well over the head
of first baseman Darren Leonhard down
the rightfield line, allowing both runners
to score.
Andy Guden followed with a single to
center to put runners at the corners, but
Jeff Kraschnewski relieved Loertscher
That out loomed large when Lucas
Kraschnewski drew a walk and Cody Lo-
ertscher singled to center, a ball that was
misplayed by Guden, allowing both run-
ners to score.
Left-hander Brent Mueller ended the
inning by getting Leonhard to ground
out. He then kept the Reds off the board
until the ninth when Cody Loertscher
doubled and scored following ground-
outs by Leonhard and Ben Meyer. Muel-
ler ended the game by inducing a broken-
bat ground ball to third by pinch-hitter
Ryan Kraschnewski.
Brent Mueller pitched all nine innings
for Rib Lake, scattering nine hits. He
struck out four and walked three. Bran-
don Loertscher took the loss for Whit-
tlesey. He went 4.1 innings, allowing
just three hits and two earned runs. He
walked five and hit one. Jeff Kraschnews-
ki was solid in relief, going 3.2 innings,
striking out three and walking one while
allowing three hits.
Mann was two for four to lead Rib
Lake’s offense. Brandon Loertscher went
three for four for the Reds, while Cody
Loertscher was two for four. Whittlesey
Continued from page 11
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who select this option are placed in the
lottery for the Upriver Lakes sturgeon
spearing season and will receive approv-
al to buy a permit if they possess an ad-
equate number of preference points.
 Purchase a preference point for
the Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing
seasons. Applicants who select this op-
tion are not eligible to receive an Upriver
Lakes permit for the 2016 season, but will
receive a preference point to be applied
toward future application periods.
Group lottery applications of up to
four persons will be accepted. Each group
will carry the preference points of the
group member with the fewest points.
Group applications must be made online
through the online licensing center.
Spearers who submit an application
but are not authorized to buy an Upriver
Lakes license will receive a preference
point toward future lotteries, and may
buy a license to participate in the Lake
Winnebago spearing season, which
opens at the same time (tags must be pur-
chased before Oct. 31).
Favre
Continued from page 6
Giants in the 2007 NFC Championship
Game will always be hard to get over.
That’s what I love about Rodgers. You
don’t hold your breath wondering where
every pass he throws is going to end up.
But you do hold your breath now every
time Rodgers gets hit after his collarbone
and calf injuries the past two seasons.
You knew Favre would get back up.
You take the little bit of bad with the
great deal of good when you have out-
standing quarterbacks. Cheeseheads are
sure glad we’ve had both of these guys to
lean on since 1992.
Matt Frey is the Sports Editor at The Star
News.

rd Placrteising Series
and got two quick outs to limit the dam- outhit Rib Lake 9-6.

age in the inning to four runs.
The Reds immediately made it inter-
esting by breaking through with three
runs in the top of the sixth. Nick Meyer
3
Both teams turned in some fine de-
fensive plays. Whittlesey’s Ben Meyer
caught a line drive hit to rightfield by
Danny Beard and doubled Klemm off

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Meyer. Kraschnewski tried to score on
the play, but the relay throw easily beat
him to the plate and he was out on a
physical collision with Mann.
first base in the opening inning. Brent
Mueller pulled in a bouncer hit by Mild-
brand with his bare hand and threw him
out to end the top of the third. Rib Lake’s
infield turned double plays to end the top Ta
of the fifth and eighth innings. The Reds
were threatening with two on and one
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