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The Highground veterans memorial park west of Neillsville announced this week that
the Wall of Remembrance, a nationwide travelling memorial honoring those who lost
their lives in the Global War on Terror and all citizens and emergency personnel who
died on Sept. 11, 2001, will return to the area in July. The walls return will be part of a
July 19-26 Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home that will include the dedication of
the The Bootprint Persian Gulf Memorial at The Highground. The above photo shows
a man looking at the Wall of Remembrance when it was at the park in August 2014.
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CATHOLIC
Christ the King Church
101 Wendel Spencer 715-659-4480
REV. SAMUEL MARTIN
4 p.m. - Saturday evening mass 8 and 10 a.m. - Sunday morning mass
Masses for Holy Days of Obligation evening before, 8 p.m.; day of, 5:30 p.m.
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INTERIM PASTOR JAY WELSHONSE
9:15 a.m. - Sunday school
10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service
MORMON
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
MISSOURI SYNOD
St. Paul Lutheran
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Church of Christ
Trinity Lutheran
(Missouri Synod)
Zion Lutheran
W2894 Granton Road, Granton 715-238-7318
REV. DANIEL SCHOESSOW
9:15 a.m. - Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service
Holy Communion celebrated first and third Sundays of each month.
LUTHERAN
Emmanuel Lutheran - ELCA
W5752 Colby Factory Road Town of Longwood
PASTOR BRIAN CAMPBELL
10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship service
Holy Communion celebrated second and fourth Sundays of each month.
METHODIST
Immanuel United Methodist
Chili 715-683-2886 10:30 a.m. - Morning worship
United Methodist
209 W. Clark St., P.O. Box 533 Colby
JANINE JOHNSON, lay speaker
7 p.m. - Wednesday worship service
No Sunday services
Church school as announced prior to evening service
Christie 715-743-2480
REV. JOHN E. WARMUTH
10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service
Holy Communion celebrated the first Sunday of each month.
EPISCOPAL
St. Katherines Episcopal Church
206 E. 3rd St. Owen, WI 715-229-2643
REV. TONY RING
10 a.m. - Wednesday morning prayer & Holy Communion
10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service
BAPTIST
Bible Baptist
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To say it has been a wet year is putting it mildly. Everywhere you looked
water was standing. Fields looked wet
and just south of Fort Worth we saw a
member of the Texas Highway Department out mowing the grass between the
traffic lanes.
A bit further down the road, two tractors, with their mowers still attached,
were stuck in the mud. I think it might
be a few days before they can resume
mowing.
It is 10 minutes past the time Florence
had said she wanted to get up and we
need to hit the road. The Gulf of Mexico
awaits us.
FAMILY
RECIPE
CORNER
Cowboy cake
4 1/2 c. flour
3 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 T. baking powder
3/4 tsp. cloves, ground
3/4 tsp. salt
2 c. water
3/4 c. chopped pecans
1 c. strong brewed coffee
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1 box raisins, 15 oz.
1 c. pecans, halved
1 box dates, chopped, 8 oz.
3/4 c. butter
Combine the first eight ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a low boil while
stirring continually.
Reduce heat and let simmer 5 minutes. Remove to cool.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Once cooled to lukewarm, slowly stir the liquid spice/fruit mixture into the dry
ingredients. Fold in chopped pecans.
Pour into two large well greased loaf pans.
Arrange pecan halves in a decorative pattern on the top of the loaves.
Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees.
With a brush, gently apply a coat of corn syrup over the cakes.
Continue baking 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out of the cakes cleanly. Cool.
Zucchini chips
1 c. low-fat milk
1 c. bread crumbs
1 c. shredded Parmesan cheese
1 T. garlic powder
1 T. ground black pepper
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
Preheat oven to 430 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pour milk into a bowl. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and
black pepper in a shallow bowl. Place zucchini slices in the milk; soak for 1 minute.
Remove zucchini slices from milk and press each into the bread crumbs mixture until
coated on both sides. Arrange coated zucchini slices on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until chips are crisp, about 30 minutes.
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Duane Horn
Dennis Russell Colby Sr., 86, Greenwood, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23,
2015, at Ministry Saint Josephs Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Marshfield, with
his family at his side. There will be no services.
Dennis was born on May 16, 1929, to Henry Dean and Lucy (nee Mayville)
Colby. He married Naomi Scheel on April 12, 1956. Dennis was a kind and caring
person and always willing to help out. He kept busy mowing lawns, taking care
of the flowers and feeding the birds at the apartment complex where he lived. He
also enjoyed spending time with his family and close friends Joyce, Gus, Elroy
and Carolyn.
Dennis is survived by his children, Dennis (Charlotte) Colby Jr. Greenwood,
Kimberly (Dorn) Clark, Greenwood, Constance (David) Zabel, Greenwood, Cynthia
Krug, Greenwood, Dean Colby, Spencer, and Melissa (Mark) Krug, Greenwood; 18
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren (great-grandson number 19 is due to arrive in February 2016); and four sisters, Erma Peters, Neenah, Beverly Kempke,
Pound, Virjean Ladd, Milwaukee, and Nancy Delo, Loyal.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi, in 1995; his parents; three brothers; two sisters; and two grandchildren, Christina Clark and Kason Beltz.
You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.
Your heart can be empty because you cant see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Online condolences may be shared at www.cremationsociety-wi.com.
Cremation Society of Wisconsin, Altoona is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Emogene Lombard-Phillips
Emogene Lombard-Phillips, 88, formerly of Greenwood,
died on Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2015, in Chetek. A
celebration of life will be held in the spring after which
graveside services will be held at Bad Axe Church near
Viroqua.
She was born to Stella and Ray Tryggestad on Nov. 22,
1927. After being raised on a small farm, she graduated
from Viroqua High School. At age 19, she was united in
marriage to Cecil C. Lombard, on May 14, 1946. They lived
for a short time in Prairie du Chien and Monticello before
moving to Greenwood, where they lived for many years.
After their divorce in 1970, she moved to Mesa, Ariz. She
married Albert Phillips and they resided in Arizona until returning to Wisconsin
where she resided until her death. Emogene enjoyed talking about life in Greenwood.
She loved the fact that, in a small town, you could raise free-range children without
worry. She was a talented artist who took pride in her poetry and in the portraits
she painted of her children. She was an excellent Scrabble player, held deep political
convictions, and despite not having a post-secondary degree, possessed impressive
verbal skills. She loved a good conversation and a lively debate, usually about politics.
She is survived by one daughter, Jana Kay (Jerrold) Schneider, Rice Lake; and
three sons, Richard Lombard, Key Largo, Fla., Randy (Monica) Lombard, Chippewa
Falls; and John (Armeda) Lombard, Key Largo, Fla.
She was preceded in death by a brother, John; her parents; three brothers, Gerald,
Leyton, and Rayness; and one son, Charles Eugene Lombard.
Please view and sign the online guestbook at www.burnhamours.com.
Burnham-Ours-Kolstad Family Funeral Home, Chetek, is assisting the family
with arrangements.
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Joan (Taylor) Kirsch, 85, Monroe, formerly of Loyal, died on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015,
at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Monroe.
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I wish to thank everyone for your prayers, cards, phone calls, and visits during my
recent surgeries. "Special" thanks to my family for their care and time spent with me.
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We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all who may have sent a card, said a
prayer or shared a story during the loss of our father/grandfather/great-grandfather.
A special thanks to the 1-West staff at the Clark County Rehabilitation and Living
Center-you are definitely Angels in disguise. Father Steve Brice, everyone at Holy
Family in Willard and Ron Cuddie/Cuddie Funeral Homes, who made the entire day
very special. The support, care and concern that we received will never be forgotten.
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Sports
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal senior Derek Nielsen nears a fall in action from the Dec. 29-30 Northern Badger Wrestling
Classic in River Falls. Nielsen placed fifth at 152 pounds to help NGL to a second-place finish among large schools
at the meet.
Other wrestlers for NGL:
-- Sayer Rachu (8-7) went 0-2 at 106 pounds.
-- Kyle Gurney (14-6) went 4-3 for 10th place at 120
pounds.
-- Kanyon Rachu (8-8) went 1-2 at 126 pounds.
-- Dylan Nielsen (14-4) went 3-2 at 132 pounds.
-- Zach Smith (10-7) went 2-2 at 138 pounds.
-- Lucas Ingold (10-4) went 4-3 for 11th place at 195
pounds.
-- Sam Baumgartner (3-6) went 2-2 at 220 pounds.
Luepke wins weight class crown
Spencer-Columbus sophomore Hunter Luepke upped
his season record to 15-1 as he won the Northern Badger
individual championship at 195 pounds. After a firstround bye, Luepke pinned Marty Peterson (12-9) of Phillips in 3:01, and then scored a 56-second pin over Colton
Krueger (17-6) of Rhinelander. Luepke reached the finals
with a 9-1 major decision over Noah Weiczorek (18-2) of
Clear Lake, then took the title with a 3-1 decision over
Matthew Williamson (18-3) of River Falls.
Freshman Logan Zschernitz (12-4) helped the team ef-
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GRANTON SPORTS
GREENWOOD SPORTS
LOYAL SPORTS
SPENCER SPORTS
Boys basketball
Boys basketball
Boys basketball
Boys basketball
Friday, Jan. 8
Home -- Neillsville
Tuesday, Jan. 12
At Alma Center Lincoln
Thursday, Jan. 14
At Greenwood
Tuesday, Jan. 19
At Owen-Withee
Friday, Jan. 8
Home -- Gilman
Saturday, Jan. 9
Home -- Cornell -- 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
At Blair-Taylor
Friday, Jan. 8
At Wisconsin Valley Lutheran
Monday, Jan. 11
Home -- Whitehall
Thursday, Jan. 14
Home -- Colby
Friday, Jan. 8
Home -- Colby
Thursday, Jan. 14
Home -- Marshfield Columbus
Tuesday, Jan. 19
At Auburndale
Girls basketball
Girls basketball
Girls basketball
Thursday, Jan. 7
Home -- Loyal
Saturday, Jan. 9
Home -- Cornell -- 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
At Spencer
Friday, Jan. 15
Home -- Gilman
Thursday, Jan. 7
At Greenwood
Saturday, Jan. 9
At Barneveld -- 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Home -- Owen-Withee
Friday, Jan. 15
Home -- Neillsville
Thursday, Jan. 7
At Owen-Withee
Tuesay, Jan. 12
Home -- Greenwood
Friday, Jan. 15
Home -- Owen-Withee
Girls basketball
Monday, Jan. 11
At Abbotsford
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Home -- Neillsville
Friday, Jan. 15
Home -- Colby
Monday, Jan. 18
At Thorp
Wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling
Thursday, Jan. 7
Vs. Abbotsford Colby at Loyal
Saturday, Jan. 9
Home tournament at Neillsville
Thursday, Jan. 7
Vs. Abbotsford Colby at Loyal
Saturday, Jan. 9
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to the runway for tower clearance for take-off. I
selected the short-term parking lane, much to the
rage of the taxi driver behind me who didn't expect
me to veer at almost a right angle across three lanes
without so much as a fleeting thought of signaling,
but, hey, I was there. He'll get over it.
After parking, I strolled into Terminal 1, rode
on an escalator down into the lower level, took
another escalator back up to baggage claim area,
took yet a third moving staircase ride up the main
boarding gate level, and decided right then and
there that'd I'd have an escalator in my house if it
wasn't a ranch style. I found one of those electronic
boards that show you the status of departing and
arriving flights, found my son's flight number,
noted that his plane was on time, and then deduced
from the available information that I had virtually
no idea whatsoever where I was, in relation to
where he might be, in the event that his pilot did
not grossly overshoot the runway and land on a
Stillwater residential street (yeah, I get paranoid
when I'm in the big city.)
I looked around for a friendly security person
or a counter employee for possible assistance
with finding Ben's arrival gate, but every human
I approached looked at me as if I had a stamp on
In a years time I go on about 40 trips. The two best are Canada to Shultz
Lake (Chimo Lodge and Outposts) and deer camp. Selina has only missed one
year of her entire life of doing a fly in and she loves heading north with family
and friends. This year she won the big walleye bet for the week. We land on a
Saturday and go home on a Saturday. We fish hard, laugh lots and stay up late.
July, 2015
Selina and I participated in two KAMO (Kids And Mentors Outdoors)
camping trips.
The first one was on the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells and we
had a blast. The second was on the Petenwell Flowage. Fishing, tubing, bear
baiting and lots of campfire time with a lot of good people, check out KAMO
at www.kamokids.org.
August, 2015
For several years I have taken Selina and three of her friends on a four-day
outing to an island on the Flambeau Flowage. We tube, swim, sometimes fish
and do a whole bunch of nothing.
September, 2015
Other than moose or elk hunting which is just a trip. What wipes me out
more than anything is bear baiting and then hunting. This July through midOctober, Selina and I (who both had tags) put thousands of miles on my truck.
Probably a couple hundred hours in the woods and though we had plenty of
big bear coming to the baits, it was all after dark.
Acorns and way too many hunters in Zone C made it so that we went 32
hunts without seeing a bear while in a stand.
October, 2015
Our annual Mississippi River duck hunt, near Ferryville, while camping
on an island. This trip is a classic that my father started back in the late 50s
and I have been doing for 44 years, Selina loves it.
November, 2015
Deer camp, The Red Brush Gang has so much fun that no one wants to leave.
This fall Selina became independent. As long as she is carrying a compass, a
daypack and hip boots, she does not need her dad.
There is more to tell but no more space, Happy New Year! Sunset
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HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY
7:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
8 P.M. OPEN SESSION
AGENDA:
1. Call to order -- roll call
2. Verify posting
3. Approve agenda
4. Adjourn open session and convene into executive session as
per Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1) [c] to discuss district
administrator evaluations, possible 4YK sharing with St.
Anthony School; and other personnel issues, if necessary (roll
call vote)
5. At 8 p.m., adjourn executive session and reconvene into open
session to take any action, if necessary (roll call vote)
6. Public comments
7. Approve minutes of meetings
8. Approve treasurers reports, including nancial reports and bills
9. Committee reports and other recommendations, including
Board approvals
10. Old business:
Discuss: Board self evaluations
Discuss/approve: WASB resolutions
Approve: Second reading of Revised Social Media Policy and
Procedure for Management of Student Allergies Policy
11. New business
Discuss: Upcoming Board elections
Discuss: High school math teacher position
Approve: Driver education teacher class reimbursement
Approve: 2016-17 CESA contract
Read: Letter of thanks
12. Other business (principals report and other matters as may
properly come before the Board)
13. Public comments
14. Adjourn open session and convene into executive session as
per Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1)[c] and [e] to discuss
personnel issues, if necessary (roll call vote)
15. Adjourn executive session and reconvene into open session
to take any action, if necessary (roll call vote)
16. Adjournment
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2015 likely contributed to an increase in the number of
vehicles on the road and the miles they traveled. An increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) can also increase
the risks for crashes.
The 2015 VMT will not be available for several more
months. However, VMT went up in 2014, and there are
indications that it may have increased again in 2015,
Pabst said. We also dont have enough data yet to tell if
increasing the speed limit to 70 mph on some interstate
highways and freeways had any effect on the number and
severity of crashes. We do know that interstates and freeways continue to be much safer than other highways.
According to Pabst, some months in 2015 were among
the safest since the end of World War II in terms of traffic deaths, but a few deadly months contributed greatly
to the increase.
Somewhat surprisingly, we had fewer fatalities in
June, July and August of 2015 than we had in the same
months in 2014. The summer months typically have
higher traffic fatalities, he said. Although the summer
months were relatively safe, we had dramatic spikes in
fatalities in April and September. The 50 fatalities in
April were double the number in April 2014, and the 68
fatalities in September were 21 more than September
2014. Those two months accounted for about 74 percent
of the overall increase in fatalities in 2015 compared
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state, and September was one of the warmest on record.
When the weather is nice, there are more vehicles, motorcycles, bicyclists and pedestrians on the road. Drivers
also tend to increase their speeds, which make crashes
more violent.
Deaths from traffic crashes were up in most categories
in 2015 with significant increases in pedestrian and bike
fatalities. To prevent deaths and injuries in the upcoming
year, WisDOT along with its traffic safety partners will
intensify many safety initiatives including the following:
To combat drunken driving, 23 impaired driving task
forces have been created throughout the state. The task
forces enable multiple law enforcement agencies to coordinate and combine their resources for high-visibility
enforcement efforts. Federal funding administered by
WisDOT covers the overtime wages for task force officers.
Enforcement and education efforts to prevent drunken
driving have helped reduce deaths from alcohol-related
crashes by approximately 51 percent and injuries by 55
percent over the last 10 years in Wisconsin.
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Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Noon-4 p.m.
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