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Abbyland to build new sausage plant

By Kevin OBrien
Abbyland Foods plans to
build a new $20 million sausage
making plant on land north of
Business 29 in Abbotsford, with
construction slated to start this
spring.
Abbotsfords Board of Appeals on Monday approved a
variance to the citys 30-foot setback requirement for the new

facility, allowing it to be built up
to five feet from the citys rightof-way off of East Birch Street.
According to a letter from Abbyland representative Bill Beil,
the variance was needed to ensure the best access for trucks
loading and unloading at the
plant and to stay clear of a settling pond dug into the property
in 2015.
Were trying to push it as far
as we can to the north, he said.
The building will cover about
100,000 square feet and employ
up to 35 people, according to
Beil.
Board member Jim Weix
asked if the 25-foot variance

would create issues with snowplowing on Birch Street, but
Beil didnt think it would.
In case we get tons and tons
of snow, theyve got to have
some place to push it, Weix
said.
If we have to assist, well assist, Beil responded. We have
Deadline
set for
merger
decision
See CONSOLIDATION/ Page 9
See ABBYLAND/ Page 9
Colby K-12
looks at
shuffling
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By Kevin OBrien
By Kevin OBrien
Decision time is less than two months
away for the seven local municipalities
exploring a possible merger of fire and
ambulance services.
According to a proposed intergovernmental agreement distributed Tuesday
at a meeting in Dorchester, March 18 is
the deadline for the cities of Abbotsford
and Colby, the village of Dorchester and
the towns of Holton, Mayville, Hull and
Colby to ratify a contract that would
form a fire district by Jan. 1, 2017.
Larry Oehmichen, chairman of the
seven-member board that has been meeting since last summer to discuss the
possible consolidation, said he wants to
know by then which municipalities are
going to be part of the new district.
Between now and then, the board
plans to meet at Abbotsfords city hall on
Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. a date and
time that was chosen specifically to get
as much public attendance as possible.
Dean Wiese, a candidate for Abbotsfords city council, questioned Oehmichen on why the deadline for ratifying
the contract was before local elections on
April 4.
Things could change in April, he
said, referring to several Abbotsford
incumbents who are not running for re-
to keep that clear as much as we

can.
DPW Craig Stuttgen said a
lot of stormwater runs through
that area during heavy rains
and drains into a creek. Beil
assured board members that a
stormwater plan was part of the
Lining it up
Joseph Streveler, 10, lines up his shot during Saturdays free-throw contest at St. Mary School, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Ten kids
participated in the contest, with four of them earning medals in their age
brackets and qualifying for the next round of competition. See a photo of
the winners on page 10.
STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN OBRIEN
Fourth-graders would be moved into

the middle school and eighth-graders
would start attending class at the high
school under a grade realignment proposal discussed at Mondays Colby
School Board meeting.
The plan developed by superintendent
Steve Kolden also calls for moving prekindergarten kids from the stage at Little
Stars Preschool to a pair of classrooms at
the elementary school.
These shifts would be made possible by
a new state law passed last year that allows school districts to move away from
the 18-to-1 student-teacher ratios in kindergarten through third-grade that used
to be mandated by Student Achievement
Guarantee in Education (SAGE).
SAGE has been replaced by Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR), which allows districts to qualify for additional
state funding without having to maintain smaller class sizes. Districts can offer one-to-one tutoring or instructional
coaching for teachers instead.
Right now, in order to maintain the 18to-1 student-teacher ratio in kindergarten through third, the elementary has
four sections for each of those grades,
and three each in fourth through eighth.
This allows us to run three sections
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Perspectives
Fixing the system
When you walk into North Central Health Care

(NCHC) in Wausau, you read these words carved into
what was, apparently, a cornerstone from an old building which stood on its sprawling Wausau campus.
To serve humanity. A noble sentiment, certainly,
but possibly a clue why NCHC now finds itself in hot
water with its biggest customer, Marathon County.
It seems that NCHC has been so concerned with
serving humanity over so many years that it has
forgotten about people.
On Tuesday, the Marathon County Board voted to
begin planning to replace NCHC with a county human services department, although supervisors, softened by pleas for compromise, agreed to postpone a
final vote until September.
The reason supervisors called to terminate NCHCs
contract with Marathon County is because, over numerous years, NCHC, obeying its own professional
regulations and rules, has refused numerous mentally ill people admission to its psychiatric hospital
and crisis center. These people, in the custody of law
enforcement, inevitably wind up in the county jail.
There is no other place to put them.
To deputy county administrator Dr. Deb Hager, this
failure of service by NCHC indicates a dysfunctional
system of care.
We have a system that doesnt work for people who
need help, she said. Ive been dealing with system
issues since I was named deputy county administrator. The problem is not due to a lack of effort on the
part of Marathon County or NCHC. Weve tried to
make it work, but the system is broken.
Sheriffs Department Chief Deputy Chad Billeb
agrees. The system is broken and its broken bad,
he said.
The two county leaders can tick off story after story
of people, both mentally ill or hooked on drugs, who
were not served by NCHC. There is the 80-pound,
48-year-old woman jailed with a near fatal .48 blood
alcohol content because Aspirus Wausau Hospital
didnt want her and NCHC judged her too drunk for
detoxification. There is the suicidal paraplegic drug
user refused admittance to NCHC, who, four days
later, castrated himself while in jail. There is the
heroin addict who, after two years of being clean, was
refused an alcohol assessment by NCHC because he
owed $125 to the agency. The addict would have served
200 days in jail (at a cost over $11,000) and likely would
have returned to hard drugs except for extraordinary
intervention by Dr. Hager and NCHC executive director Gary Bezucha.
With the county board vote, Jeff Zriny, the new
president of the NCHC Program Services Board
and a new slate of top managers, have a handful of
months to reinvent a human services model that will
prove superior to anything that Marathon County
and its consultants can think up. We wish them well.
Our advice, however, is to go a little lighter on the
humanity stuff. It is all well and good to follow state
and federal regulations, professional judgment, best
practices, facility rules and guidelines--all things you
do to serve humanity-- but if what that means is that
a person, mentally ill or hooked on drugs, is needlessly tossed in jail this is a failure. This must be remedied. NCHC cant simply let people, as pointed out by
county board chairman Kurt Gibbs, fall through the
cracks. Humanity is important, but people matter.
Second, NCHC needs to remember that while the
agency is serving humanity, it is Marathon County
that is paying a large part of the bill. It needs to serve
the county. If Marathon County desires to get appropriate mental health treatment for its jail population, for example, NCHC needs to be there. Marathon
County, as a customer, cant always be wrong.
Problems between NCHC and Marathon County
have been festering for years and, despite interventions by consultants and task forces, the problems
never get solved. Its not a staffing issue.There is a cultural divide between the two institutions. One serves
humanity. The other serves Marathon County taxpayers.
Can a new NCHC team make needed changes to
fuse the two cultures? Well see. This is a prerequisite,
in our view, for fixing a broken human services system.
Guest editorial by Peter Weinschenk, The Record-Review
PAGING THROUGH HISTORY:
A Treasury of Weekly Newspapers

ABBOTSFORD TRIBUNE
PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954
THE TRIBUNE-PHONOGRAPH
PUBLISHED IN COLBY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1970
Photo contest for schools

Abby Theatre installs new,
Keel Studio of Marshfield, which
curved screen
Magambo, which will open Sun- has a branch at Colby, is sponsoring
a photo contest
day at the Abby
for high school
Theatre, will be
students.
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white
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along with techcurved screen,
nical data, can
which is being
be entered in
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been made by
The new, wide
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which
dents in an area
extends
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the floor of the
has a studio.
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be given for the
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BILL JANTSCH AND REV. SPRENGLER
best print from
the theatre. It
1973, DORCHESTER
each school, and
is expected to
SUBMIT YOUR HISTORICAL PHOTOS TO
a central Wisconadd much to the
FILL THIS SPOT EACH WEEK
sin winner will
perspective
of
pictures and will increase the enjoy- also be named.
Students may obtain entry blanks
ment of entertainment.
and rules through their school offices.
Boy scouts making plans to
build club house
Fish salvage operation begins
Boy Scout Troop 121, Abbotsford,
The annual fish salvage operais in need of a meeting place and club
house. At the present time, Troop 121 tion in the Mead wildlife area was
is very active, with a membership of recently completed, according to
16 boys, but due to the fact that no Frank Marecek, fish management
suitable meeting place is available, operations supervisor at Black Rivmany projects which make a boy a er Falls.
Located in southwestern MaraBoy Scout cannot be taught to them.
With this thought in mind, the adult thon county and overlapping into
committee of Troop 121 have the fol- Portage and Wood counties, the
lowing project for the spring of 1954: 26,000-acre Mead Wildlife Area conTo build a club house, 20 x 40 feet. tains a series of wildlife flowages
Plans are for a frame building with which are flooded each spring by
a small kitchen, small store room, the waters of the Little Eau Pleine
large meeting room with a stone fire- River. Receding water levels trap
place, and a porch large enough to spawning fish in the flowages where
excellent spring and summer condihold ten bunk beds.
At present time, the location of tions contribute to a high level of
the building is not definite. The com- reproduction and a rapid growth of
mittee men have estimated that such the young fish.
Winter ice and snow, however,
a building would cost about $1,500.
This money, of course, will have to create dangerously low dissolved oxcome from the Village of Abbotsford, ygen concentrations in these fertile,
but whatever money is given for the shallow pools, said Mareck, so just
project, will be given voluntarily. At prior to the actual suffocation of
this time, there will be no door to fish, we move in with nets to salvage
the annual crop.
door solicitation by the Boy Scouts.
Tribune-Phonograph
Perspectives
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Library plan questions
To the editor:
I have been following the articles in
the Tribune-Phonograph regarding the
Colby library. A big thanks goes out to
the generous donor.
A new building is fantastic if it is affordable. There are many more costs
incurred than just building a building.
There will be additional maintenance
such as lawn mowing and snow removal. These are just examples. Has anyone
done a cost analysis on the REAL cost
of this entire endeavor? One question I
havent seen asked is: can Colby support
the cost of a new facility and continue to
maintain our aging infrastructure, i.e.
streets, sanitary sewer and water?
The residents of the city are not the
sole users of the library. Has any type
of user fee or some arrangement to offset the cost to the city been explored? It
was stated in one article that the library
board didnt feel they were qualified to
handle a capital fund campaign. Perhaps
they could approach our local banks and
seek assistance. From what has been
published so far, I sincerely hope this en-
tire project is not being rushed through,

just for the sake of saying we have a new
library.
It is a shame that this generous donation came with strings attached. If a
new building is going to happen, I would
strongly suggest we go the whole mile
and build both city hall and library together. The school-owned land on Spence
Street could perhaps be traded for our
current city hall building. The new library and city hall could be built on the
school land. We could work out an arrangement with the school for the demolition of the existing building once they
have relocated into the current city hall.
If there is a new building, please do the
research and make it as energy efficient
as possible. Focus On Energy can be a
great help on this matter and they quite
possibly have grants available for solar
energy, windows and even the structure.
New is nice, but not always practical.
Lets get ALL our ducks in a row before
taxpayer dollars are spent.
Jane Holman
Colby
NOTABLE QUOTE
lhings could change in April.

Dean Wiese,
candidate for Abbotsford city council
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Perspectives
Chants are
not all bad,
or all good
I dont think Ive ever actually participated in a chant at a sporting event. Sure,
Ive stood up for The Wave at Twins
games and definitely yelled too loud at
the Vikings, but the opportunity to join a
collective, repetitive statement has never
really presented itself.
As much of the country knows by now,
the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (WIAA) got some swift and
harsh feedback after it sent out an email
to all of the high
schools in WisUT FOR
consin last month
reminding school A WALK
officials about the
importance
of
good sportsmanship. Here is an
excerpt:
As we reviewed
the fall tournaments and the
sportsmanship
evaluations and
observations,
we want to address
concerns
BY
with a noticeable
increase in the KEVIN OBRIEN
EDITOR
amount of chants
by student sections directed at opponents and/or opponents supporters that are clearly intended to taunt or disrespect.
The email goes on to list some of the
more popular antagonistic chants,
such as You cant do that usually repeated after an opposing player commits
a foul and the ever-popular air ball,
which is self-explanatory for anyone
whos watched someone miss the backboard during a basketball game. Kids
also apparently chant the word scoreboard or fundamentals when taunting an opposing team that isnt doing so
well.
I have mixed feelings about this. In
many ways, I simply cant picture competitive sports without large doses of
trash talking. My wife and her entire
family are diehard Packers fans, and oftentimes, making fun of their beloved
team is the only enjoyment I get out of
football when the Vikings are sucking
it up. Of course, Linda is always free
to strike back, though she usually just
wishes I would shut up.
On the other hand, I can see how high
school sports are different when it comes
to fan conduct, especially with games
that are played inside a gym without
much separation between the stands
and the players. Im fine with some lively banter between the opposing teams
fans, and none of the chants listed by the
WIAA seem particularly offensive to me.
The only exception is when a single
player is at the free-throw line or in an
equivalent situation in another sport.
Personally, I dont even like taking pictures at these moments for fear of throwing off the athlete. Its not unreasonable
to expect some quiet decorum for student
athletes who are still learning to play
their respective sports.
But, to clamp down on any and all
chants between opposing groups of fans
seems silly. One online commenter had
the right attitude: Those chants just
make me want to play harder.
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A day at the office of an unemployed P.I.
H
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lost bicycles, process service or fidelity surveillance but,

either way, a brush with some local John Q. Law with too
much time on his hands was the last thing Heeley needed
to deal with right now. He doubted the Lebaron even had
current registration any more.
Things would pick up soon, Heeley tried to reassure
himself. Meanwhile, it was best to just stay on the DL.
He checked the dim, dirty speedometer and let off the
gas a little bit so his speed was under 40. The LeBaron
was happy with the decision, letting Heeley know with a
sputtering of unburned fuel popping in the deteriorated
muffler.
Heeley grabbed a handful of Fig Newtons just as he
heard the rattling of change in the ashtray.
What the??.. Heeley thought as he realized it was his
phone on vibrate, rattling the coins in the tray like an old
buzzing alarm clock.
He picked up his dirty, worn out, phone and jabbed at
the cracked screen with his pudgy fingers. A text.
Oh great, Heeley thought. Thats all I need is more
collection agencies running up my data plan.
He opened the message.
Urgent: saw your ad. Missing person in Clancy. Need
help asap.
Heeleys jaw dropped and a half-eaten Fig Newton fell
out of his mouth into his lap. (To be continued...)
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Andrew Heeley piloted his 1985 LeBaron down Route 12 in Clancy

during afternoon rush hour. Actually rush hour is a bit of an overstatement given that Clancy is a small rural town in Wisconsin with Route
12 being its main artery in, through and out of town. It was the time
of day when the usually empty boulevard was filled with cars - people
heading home from work or picking kids up from school.
In Clancy, auto ownership is a conversation piece: a source of pride.
So, residents in town drive everywhere, even if its only a couple blocks
from home to work, or across the street for lunch. Laziness abounds.
Heeleys old car lumbered down the road, followed by the faint blue
tint of burning oil so typical of old Chryslers. A slight scraping sound
came from the brakes. The suspension squeaked.
The car had been brand new when Heeley picked it out late in 1984
from an Elmhurst Plymouth/Chrysler/Eagle dealer. A brand new convertible, he thought at the time, was the perfect way to celebrate making sergeant. He had been with Chicago PD for only four years and, as
far as law enforcement goes, he was on his way up.
The future was bright...then.
OLD HAT
As the aged LeBaron rolled past factories, agricultural co-ops and defunct businesses, he thought
HOUGHT
back to just how long he had owned the car. If he
could have kept it in good shape, it would easily be
classified now as a collectable. Instead, these days,
it was just a sad sight.
The vinyl top was tattered, the paint faded and
accented with rust. The chrome trim had either
fallen off, corroded or was stolen. The trunk lid
and half the taillight assembly was held in place
with bungee cords, badly damaged from an incident during Heeleys final days working in Chicago. The trunk lid bounced lightly with the road.
BY
As he rolled through the small Wisconsin burb,
CHRISTIAN
Chicago seemed so distant, the days on the force
only a distant memory. The LeBarons tired susPARKER
pension relinquished its fight against gravity,
REPORTER
sagging off to the drivers side. Of course, Heeley
himself, at just over 300 pounds, was no longer the svelte specimen hed
once been. Still, the car leaned in that direction because the drivers
side always catches the worst road hazards and elements, causing it to
wear out faster - or so he told himself.
As he was reaching for his Missing Persons Spring Session cassette tape, Heeleys stomach growled, reminding him that he really
hadnt eaten much of anything other than a Twinky at 10 a.m. He
sighed as he drove past Hardees, trying not to think how good a nice
big burger would taste, remembering he only had $1.53 in his pocket.
Heeley started rummaging through the contents of the passenger
side wheel well as the LeBaron drifted off into the left lane. Heeley
emerged from his task triumphantly with a package of stale Fig Newtons, only to face the blare of a horn and a late model Dodge pickup
truck barreling down on him from the northbound lane.
Crap! Heeley shouted, as ne nervously coaxed the LeBaron back
into its proper lane. He was grateful that the cars tires, which dated
back to the Bush administration, had worn so badly, that any speed
much over 50 gave the car such bad wheel wobble it would just about
shake the poor thing right off the road. Otherwise, Heeley figured hed
be doing 60 or better through this silly little hamlet.
Since going independent and coming to Wisconsin a few years back,
Heeley initially kept his private eye license, insurance and bonding upto-date and paid. However when things started slowing down and money got tight, licenses and legal requirements became unnecessary luxuries. Heeley kept working, of course, hired mostly to find childrens
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Jan. 11 - An Abbotsford man

reported an attempted breakin at his apartment while he
was out of the area over the
weekend. The complainant said
someone broke the doorknob
on the entry door, but they were
unable to gain entry because
of the dead bolt lock. He said a
woman who was watching his
cats for him told him about it
and also reported the damage
to the apartment manager. The
complainant said the door was
repaired before he returned
home. He said he realized an investigation would be difficult at
this point, but he requested extra patrol in his neighborhood.
Jan. 12 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence for a welfare check. The
reporting party said his ex-girlfriend called him and asked him
to pick up their kids because
she couldnt take it anymore.
He thought this was a possible
suicidal comment and wanted
someone to check on her.
The officer met with the exgirlfriend at her residence. She
appeared to be upset but said
she was not thinking of harming herself. She said she was
angry at her ex-boyfriend for
not fixing her car and wanted
to make him angry. She had two
children with her who looked to
be okay. The officer provided her
with a crisis hotline number,
but she did not think she would
need it.
The officer made contact with
the ex-boyfriend, who was upset
because his ex had just sent him
a text message saying she was
placing their kids in a foster
home. The officer told him this
was not true.
Jan. 13 - An officer was dispatched to an address on Badger
Avenue to assist Clark County
with a fight in progress involving one or more male parties
with a gun. The officer accompanied a deputy onto the property,
but there was no one outside.
They went to the house and met
with a man with a black eye, red
marks on his face and blood on
his hands and jeans. He invited
the officers inside.
The man said he and the
mother of his children got into
an argument over her contacting another man. He took her
phone so he could see what they

were saying to each other, and
she grabbed it back and threw
it, causing it to break. He said
she then went to a neighbors
house to use their phone. He followed her there and answered
the neighbors phone when it
rang. It was the other male, who
said he was on the way there to
pick up the female party.
The complainant said he was
walking back to his place when
the male party drove up, jumped
out of his truck and started
punching him. He said he was
hit several times and he hit back
to defend himself. He said the
male subject got back into his
truck but was still hanging onto
his shirt as he put the vehicle in
gear and started driving away.
He continued hitting the male
party to make him let go of his
shirt, but when that didnt work,
he grabbed the steering wheel.
The truck turned into a nearby
ditch and spun around. The two
men continued to fight until the
complainant was able to get his
shirt free.
The officers asked him about
firearms being involved. The
complainant said he saw what
looked like a shotgun on the
floor of the other mans truck.
He also said he was armed with
a pistol, a 1911 semi-automatic
that he always carries, but he
never took it out. He said the
pistol fell out of his waistband
while they were fighting, and he
picked it up while walking away.
He said the other party dared
him to point his gun at him, but
he did not do so.
The officer also spoke to the
neighbors, who said they saw
the fight between the two men,
but at no point were their guns
drawn. This information was
passed onto the deputy.
Jan. 14 - An officer met with
the principal at Colby Elementary School after a father called
and expressed concern about
his wife trying to take their
children out of school and take
them to another state. When the
principal told the father that
she could not prevent a mother
from picking up her children,
he hung up. When the principal
came out of her office, the mother was already there to pick up
her kids. She said she had just
lost her job and decided to move

back to her previous home in another state. She said she would
be back the following day to pick
up her childrens medications
and other belongings. She then
left with her children.
The father then arrived at
the school. The principal told
him she could not prevent the
mother from taking her kids
unless there was a court order.
The father said he understood
and would be going to Wausau
to get the paperwork started.
He was not worried about the
childrens safety and said everything should be fine.
The following day, the principal reported that the mother
had dropped her kids off at
school that day. The officer contacted the mother and asked her
about her plans to move the kids
out of state. He told her there
was a law against one parent
concealing children from another parent. The mother said she
would never take her children
away from the father and said
she made the comment during
an argument with her husband.
Jan. 14 - An officer was
dispatched to an Abbotsford
restaurant in reference to a
panic alarm going off. When he
arrived, he noticed all the lights
were off and there were no vehicles outside. He checked the
front and rear entrances and
did not see any signs of forced
entry. Dispatch reported that
the alarm had been set from a
key fob. The officer went to the
owners residence. The owner
said he must have triggered the
alarm while locking up.
Jan. 15 - An officer was informed of an incident at Colby
High School involving a female
student allegedly urinating in
a bathroom sink. The student
was upset because the school
had gated all but one stall in the
bathroom and she didnt want to
wait to relieve herself. Several
witnesses say they saw her urinate into the sink before stuffing a paper towel in the drain,
turning the sink on and leaving.
According to witnesses, her goal
was to flood the bathroom, but a
teacher arrived a short time later, removed the paper towel and
turned off the water.
The following day, the officer
went to the students house and

spoke with her and her mother.
Both of them said the accusation was just a rumor. The
mother said the schools sinks
are cheap and poorly mounted
to the wall, so they would have
broken off if her daughter had
tried sitting on one of them.
One of the daughters friends
was at the residence and said
she was in the bathroom the
whole time and nothing happened. She said they had talked
about the student urinating
in the sink, but they were just
being sarcastic and the other
girls didnt understand their
sarcasm. The officer said, based
on the other statements he received, he would be referring
the student to juvenile court
for disorderly conduct and lewd
and lascivious behavior.
Jan. 15 - An officer responded to an Abbotsford residence in
reference to a barking dog complaint. The caller said it was
suspicious that their neighbors
dog had been barking for the last
hour. As the officer approached
the area, he could hear the dog
barking. No one answered the
door when he knocked. He was
able to get a phone number for
the dogs owner and left a message for him to call back. The
owner called back later and said
he was out of town but made arrangement for his relatives to
take care of his dog. He apologized about the complaint and
said he would call his relatives
right away.
Jan. 16 - An officer was on
patrol when he noticed a vehicle
on North First Street in Abbotsford with no headlights on
after dark. It was also traveling
northbound in the southbound
lane. The officer pulled the vehicle over and met with the driver,
who had bloodshot eyes and alcohol on his breath. The officer
saw several beer cans on the
floor behind the driver, along
with an empty case of beer.
The driver identified himself
with a Mexican ID card and
admitted to not having a valid
drivers license. When asked
how much he had to drink, the
driver said two beers. The officer identified two male passengers in the vehicle, who also had
been drinking. Dispatch report-
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The officer had the driver step
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drink. This time he said three
beers. Due to the weather and
the need for a translator, the
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The driver had trouble following directions and keeping
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center line. He was also warned
about not having insurance on
the vehicle and driving without
headlights after dark.
Jan. 17 - Officers were dispatched to a Colby residence in
reference to a domestic disturbance. The caller said she and
her husband had been arguing
and now he was locked in the
bathroom with a razor blade
and threatening suicide.
An officer made contact with
the caller, who said her husband
was now out of the bathroom.
The officer could see blood coming from the husbands neck
and observed a five-inch cut. An
ambulance was dispatched.
The husband said he and his
wife had been drinking earlier
and got into an argument. He
said nothing physical happened
and denied wanting to harm
himself. When asked about the
cut on his neck, he would not
respond. The officer also spoke
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been arguing because she saw
him texting with an ex-girlfriend. She confirmed that nothing physical happened between
them.
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By Kevin OBrien and
Christian Parker
Two local businesses with deep roots
in Colby and Abbotsford are among 38
firms across the state of Wisconsin who
have been nominated for the prestigious
Manufacturer of the Year this year.
Representatives from both companies
have been invited to a black-tie dinner at
The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee on Feb.
25, where the winners of the 2016 MOTY
will be announced by the Wisconsin
Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC).
Colby Metal
Witmer Industries
Witmer Furniture in Abbotsford has
been building solid wood furniture for
35 years, specializing in bedroom, home
office, occasion, entertainment and commercial furniture.
According to owner Kevin Schlinkmann, Witmer has provided commercial
furniture for the venues like the Abbotsford Public Library, Colby-Abbotsford
Police Department, the Department of
Defense and the University of Wisconsin. The companys entire product line
is available in several wood species, stain
colors and hardware options and delivered within four to six weeks. They sell
to over 100 retail furniture stores and
THE COLBY METAL TEAM - Colby Metals management team is pictured

above. In front, from left to right, are Tyler Viegut, plant manager; Mark Viegut, owner/vice president; Darla Viegut, owner/director; and Jory Podevels, assistant plant
manager. In back are Ross Rannow, assistant plant manager; Tami Higley, purchasing manager/account representative; Jim Servi, business development manager;
Evonne Rannow, office manager; Travis Kind, operations manager; Sandy Bradley,
quality assurance manager; and Jeff Zettler, supervisor.
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chains across the United States.
Schlinkmann has owned the business,
which opened in 1981, for the past 24
years.
With almost 60 employees, we are
blessed to have a wealth of dedicated
craftsmen working for us, Schlinkmann
said.
Witmer is planning a major building
expansion in 2016 plus a continued reinvestment in new and cutting edge equipment. Schlinkmann said the company
recently invested in fully automated saw
systems, CNC machining center, beam
saws and more.
With our new expansion we hope to
add 30 new jobs which will help support

the local economy, he said.
Weve been fortunate to have the support of Abby, and our employees have
embraced the changes we have made in
recent years which helps us break into
new markets.
A third-time nominee for MOTY, Witmer Industries has an eye on the future.
As a family-owned business, backed
by loyal and dedicated employees, we are
honored to be once again nominated for
MOTY, Schlinkmann said. Win or lose,
we are fortunate to have been nominated
and we strive daily to be the best in a
very competitive business.
PUBLIC NOTICES
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may
request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age
or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote
for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to
receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may
be issued.
You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.
Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you
for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter. Your
written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make an
application for an absentee ballot by mail or in person.
Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:
5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 11, 2016.
Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this
applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an
absentee ballot.
Voting an absentee ballot in person
You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerks office or other specified location
during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
Township: Colby
Township: Mayville
Village: Curtiss
Theoline Ludwig, 715-223-3031
Yulanda Schrock, 715-654-6577
Jane Stoiber, 715-223-6226
N12644 Badger Ave., Colby
W1324 Pine Rd., Dorchester
PO Box 97
Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
915 Meridian St., Curtiss
Mon. & Wed. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Village: Dorchester
City: Abbotsford
and by appt.
Brooke Ruge, 715-654-5006 Jennifer Lopez, 715-223-3444
228 West Washington Ave.
203 N. 1st. Street, Abbotsford City: Colby
Dorchester
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Connie Gurtner, 715-223-4435
Tues. & Thurs. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
PO Box 236
and by appt.
211 W. Spence St., Colby
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerks office is:
Monday, February 1, 2016
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerks office is:
5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2016
No in-person absentee voting may occur on a weekend or legal holiday.
The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper
polling place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Any ballots
received after the polls close will be counted by the board of canvassers if postmarked by Election
Day and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Friday following the election.
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Colby Metal, located in Colbys industrial park on the south end of the city,
was nominated by one of their largest
customers, Gamber-Johnson out of Stevens Point.
In an email to co-owner and company
vice-president Mark Viegut informing
him of the nomination, Alicia Bork of
the WMC cited the companys growth
and its employees work ethic, integrity
and strong desire to meet the needs of
their customers as reasons for the nomination.
Viegut said Gamber-Johnson which
supplies mounting equipment for onboard computers in vehicles, has been a
Colby Metal customer since 1996. (Gamber-Johnson has also been nominated for
MOTY.)
Just being nominated was a great
honor. To be nominated by a customer
really hit home, Viegut said. That was
probably the ultimate nomination by a
customer.
With the companys 30-year anniversary coming up in May, Colby Metal has
weathered a shifting economy that has
not been kind to many other manufacturers. By adjusting to changes in consumer demand and investing in new
technology and skilled employees, the
companys owners say they have continued to thrive.
Our sales have grown in double digits
over the past four or five years, Viegut
said.
Colby Metal makes metallic products
for a wide variety of industries, from
the medical field to agriculture, which
purchases the companys specially designed brackets and weld assemblies
for large farm equipment. The company
also makes furniture components, light-
ing fixtures, all-weather outdoor seating

for fast food restaurants, and point-ofpurchase displays for large retail stores.
In 2008, when many companies were
contracting or shutting their doors,
Colby Metal added 18,000 square feet to
its plant and purchased a new laser tube
cutoff saw to keep up with demand for its
hospital and mounting equipment.
Viegut said the firm has just recently
purchased more equipment that will be
on display for the companys anniversary celebration this spring.
Mark and his wife, Darla, are now partowners along with Mark Nemschoff,
who lives in Arizona and whose father,
Leonard, bought the facility back in 1986.
The company now has 74 employees,
including 15 to 18 in administrative positions and the rest in first or second-shift
production.
Darla says Colby Metal has a vested
interest in developing and retaining a
skilled local workforce so the company
can continue to be successful. To that
end, the firm participates in the Youth
Apprenticeship program with students
from Colby, Abbotsford and Spencer.
Currently, 10 students work at the plant
and are responsible for keeping regular
work hours during second shift.
Mark and Darla said the program gets
the students used to having a job, and
some of them have even stayed on after
graduation.
Darla said good customer service and a
desire to deliver quality products at good
prices has made Colby Metal poised for
more growth in the future.
There are more good things to come,
she said.
INTO THE OLD CHOP BOX - A Witmer employee operates an automated

wood cutting machine preparing furniture pieces. Witmer hopes to continue its
investment in modern automated equipment.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
Clark County Board of Supervisors

November 10, 2015
Clark County Courthouse
Neillsville, WI 54456
Chairman Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. on
November 10, 2015.
The Neillsville American Legion Post 73 and VFW Post 2241 presented the colors.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call taken by County Clerk Jensen. 25 Present, 4 Absent.
Chairman Hendrickson declared a quorum present. Present were
Supervisors Hochhalter, Schindler, Wilcox, Renderman, Waichulis,
Zank, Kodl, Kolzow, Jalling, Bower, Krempasky, Ashbeck, Hendrickson, Rueth, Froeba, Haselow, Dahl, Rollins, Kunze, Boon, Bakker,
Garbisch, Neville and Sebesta. Absent were Supervisors Leichtman,
Holtzhausen, Petke and Mitte.
Four individuals in Clark County were recognized for achieving the
highest award in 4-H Youth Development, that being the Wisconsin
Key Award. Those individuals were Kathryn Lampi, Bryce Niemi,
Bryann Lewien and Nathan Stiemann. Nathan Stiemann was present
to receive his certificate. He thanked the Board for their support of the
UW Extension programs.
Public Hearing: Chairman Hendrickson declared the public hearing
on the 2016 budget open at 7:35 p.m. There were no appearances.
After calling three times for additional appearances, Chairman Hendrickson declared the budget hearing closed at 7:36 p.m.
Chairman Hendrickson yielded the floor to Greg Glisczinski, Mark
Renderman, Jerome Krempasky, Pat Lindner and Fred Schindler to
give an updated report on the Clark County Economic Development
Corporation. Motion by Supervisor Rueth seconded by Supervisor
Bower to receive and file the report. Voice vote, motion carried.
Chairman Hendrickson yielded the floor to Terri Domaszek to present
the 2016 budget.
Appointments: Chairman Hendrickson reappointed Gary Leichtman
to the Veterans Service Commission. Motion by Supervisor Kodl,
seconded by Supervisor Wilcox to concur with the appointment of
the Chairman. Voice vote, motion carried.
Chairman Hendrickson appointed Carol Oryszczyn and Peggy Erickson to the Clark County Library Committee. Motion by Supervisor
Jalling seconded by Supervisor Renderman to concur with the appointments of the Chairman. Voice vote, motion carried.
Chairman Hendrickson reappointed Louise Olszewski to the Wisconsin
Valley Library Services. Motion by Supervisor Zank seconded by Supervisor Renderman to concur with the appointment of the Chairman.
Voice vote, motion carried.
Chairman Hendrickson reappointed Jesse Nelson, Bobbi Schmidt
and Jerry Quicker to the Housing Authority Committee. Motion by
Supervisor Rueth seconded by Supervisor Wilcox to concur with the
appointments of the Chairman. Voice vote, motion carried.
Resolution 56-11-15 ADOPTING 2016 BUDGET AND COUNTY
LEVY presented.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Clark County Board of
Supervisors that a levy of $14,740,341 be apportioned by the County
Clerk upon all the taxable property in the County of Clark; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the mil rate be set at $8.064625
per thousand dollars evaluation.
Dated this 10th day of November, 2015.
Motion by Supervisor Renderman seconded by Supervisor Krempasky to approve the resolution as presented. Motion by Supervisor
Waichulis seconded by Supervisor Rueth to change line #1 from Rule
36 to Rule 7. Voice vote on amendment, motion carried. Motion by
Supervisor Sebesta seconded by Supervisor Dahl to amend the budget
by increasing expenditures by $10,000 for Sherwood Lake dredging, with the money coming out of the General Fund. Roll call vote,
motion carried. 25 yes, 0 no and 4 absent. Absent were Supervisors
Leichtman, Holtzhausen, Petke and Mitte. Motion by Supervisor Jalling
seconded by Supervisor Bakker to amend the budget by reducing the
Sheriffs budget by $62,283 for the Emergency Medical Dispatching
CROPLAND FOR RENT
The Clark County Land Conservation Committee has

193+/- acres of cropland available for rent for the contract
years 2016-2020. The land is located around Sportsman
Lake, near Owen.
Sealed bids will be accepted until Thursday, Feb. 4,
2016. Bids will be opened at the February meeting of the
Land Conservation Committee in Neillsville. Contact the
Land Conservation Department at (715) 743-5102 for more
information and a bidding packet.
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CLARK COUNTY FORESTRY AND PARKS

INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS
Resolution 52-11-15 TO APPROVE THE 2016 FORESTRY AND

PARKS ANNUAL WORK PLAN presented.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Clark County Board
does hereby approve the Forestry and Parks 2016 Annual Work Plan
as attached, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, County Forest Specialist, Madison, Wisconsin.
Motion by Supervisor Kolzow seconded by Supervisor Bower to
approve the resolution as presented. Roll call vote, motion carried.
25 yes, 0 no and 4 absent. Absent were Supervisors Leichtman,
Resolution 53-11-15 REGARDING COMMUNITY SERVICES &
SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRACT presented.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Clark County Board of
Supervisors has adopted the budget for Clark County for the calendar year 2016 which includes appropriations for Mental Hygiene,
Developmental Disabilities, Social Services and Income Maintenance
Administration and authorizes the County Board Chairperson to enter
into contracts with the State Department of Health and Family Services
consistent with state statute, county policy and that budget.

Resolution 58-11-15 AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF WISCONSIN
COUNTIES ASSOCIATION DUES presented.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board of
Supervisors pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 59.52(22) authorizes the
payment of $6,436.00 to the Wisconsin Counties Association for the
2016 dues.
Motion by Supervisor Ashbeck seconded by Supervisor Kodl to
Resolution 59-11-15 APPROVING COMMITTED FUND BALANCES
FOR SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNTS presented.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Clark County Board
that the above mentioned Special Revenue Funds be classified as
Committed Funds.
Motion by Supervisor Rueth seconded by Supervisor Renderman to
Resolution 60-11-15 APPROVAL OF THE SCENIC GROVE MENNONITE CHURCH AND CEMETERY PLAT TOWN OF BEAVER
presented.
of Supervisors approves the creation of a cemetery as platted as SW
of the NE of Section 14, T27N, R1W, Town of Beaver, in Clark
County, Wisconsin.
Motion by Supervisor Rueth seconded by Supervisor Kodl to approve

the resolution as presented. Roll call vote, motion carried. 25 yes, 0
no and 4 absent. Absent were Supervisors Leichtman, Holtzhausen,
Petke and Mitte.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clark County Clerk shall record

said plat and resolutions of the Town of Beaver and Clark County
Boards approving such cemetery plot within 30 days as required by
Wis. Stat. 157.07.
Resolution 54-11-15 TO APPROVE WIC GRANT presented.
Motion by Supervisor Rueth seconded by Supervisor Wilcox to approve the resolution as presented. Roll call vote, motion carried.

of Supervisors hereby approves the Clark County Rehabilitation and
Living Center to apply for the 2016 WIC grant of $187,038 and authorizes the Executive Director to execute the appropriate application.
Motion by Supervisor Zank seconded by Supervisor Sebesta to
Resolution 55-11-15 OUTSTANDING CHECKS TO BE CANCELLED
BY COUNTY BOARD presented.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that these checks as listed
below be cancelled,
Check #
6306
6307
7509
37624
38866
39489
41401
43366
45228
45456
45490
45548
45880
47200
47208
10100
10291
10384
10634
10797
10878
Check Date
6/21/2012
7/2/2012
7/15/2013
11/1/2012
12/13/2012
1/10/2013
3/14/2013
5/23/2013
8/1/2013
8/8/2013
8/8/2013
8/8/2013
9/19/2013
10/3/2013
10/3/2013
12/28/2012
1/10/2013
1/24/2013
2/21/2013
3/22/2013
4/4/2013
Amount
$61.60
$40.00
$89.85
$33.54
$18.80
$6.07
$34.00
$57.74
$37.03
$9.14
$7.19
$11.21
$9.81
$24.63
$8.40
$27.36
$0.30
$5.41
$14.33
$11.38
$0.83
Dated at Neillsville, WI this 10th day of November, 2015.

Motion by Supervisor Ashbeck seconded by Supervisor Renderman to
approve the resolution as presented. Motion by Supervisor Waichulis
seconded by Supervisor Wilcox to remove line #s 25, 26 and 27 from
the resolution. Voice vote to amend the resolution, motion carried.
Roll call vote to approve the resolution as amended, motion carried.
Resolution 57-11-15 COUNTY AID BRIDGE AND CULVERT
CONSTRUCTION UNDER SECTION 82.08 (3) OF THE STATUTES
presented.
Minutes: The October 1, 2015 Board Minutes were presented in

written form for approval. Motion by Supervisor Kodl seconded by
Supervisor Kunze to approve the minutes as presented. Voice vote,
motion carried.
Payroll: Motion by Supervisor Wilcox seconded by Supervisor Garbisch to dispense with the detailed reading of the payroll and to pay as
calculated by the Clerks office. Voice vote, motion carried.
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for December 17, 2015
at 7:30 p.m.
Motion by Supervisor Waichulis seconded by Supervisor Rueth to
adjourn to the call of the Chairman. Voice vote, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
Christina M. Jensen
County Clerk
Neillsville, WI (SEAL)
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MARATHON COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD L. HASENOHRL
Date of Death: August 19, 2015
Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) - Case No. 15IN114
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth May 19, 1930, and date of death
August 19, 2015, was domiciled in Clark County, State of Wisconsin,
with a mailing address of Pine Ridge Assisted Living Center, 1110 N.
Division Street, Colby, WI 54421.
3. All interested persons waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is
April 13, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Marathon County Courthouse,
Wausau, Wisconsin, Room Probate.
/s/ Robbyn R. Richmond,
Probate Registrar
Date: December 30, 2015
Attorney Paul A. Nikolay
111 N. First Street
Abbotsford, WI 54405
715-223-4151
Bar Number 1015223
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Board does

hereby levy a tax to meet said appropriations on all of the property in
the County which is taxable for such purpose.
WARNING: It is directed that provision for this levy shall be made in
the county budget, but that this levy shall not be duplicated.
Motion by Supervisor Garbisch seconded by Supervisor Krempasky
to approve the resolution as presented. Roll call vote, motion carried.
SEALED BIDS
CROPLAND FOR RENT
The Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center has 128

acres of cropland available for rent for the contract years of 2016
through 2018. The land is located south of Hwy. 29 across from
the facility. Sealed bids will be accepted until Friday, February
5, 2016, at the Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center.
Bids will be opened at the CCRLC subcommittee meeting on
February 12, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. in the classroom of the center. For more information and/or bidding packet contact Jane
Schmitz, administrator, at 715-229-2172.
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The Clark County Forestry and Parks Committee will

accept proposals for Pre-Commercial Timber Stand
Improvement (release/thin young oak with a chainsaw/brush cutter) on eight tracts totaling 159.4 acres. Tract maps with cutting
requirements are available from the Forestry and Parks office,
517 Court Street, Room 103, Neillsville, WI 54456, 715-7435140.
Proposals are due at the Forestry and Parks office, Attention:
John Wendorski, forestry manager, no later than 1:00 p.m. (local time) Monday, February 15, 2016. The Forestry and Parks
Committee reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to
waive informalities, and to accept any proposal deemed in the
best interest of Clark County.
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and putting the money back in the General Fund. Roll call vote, motion carried. 24 yes, 1 no and 4 absent. Voting no was Supervisor
Dahl. Absent were Supervisors Leichtman, Holtzhausen, Petke and
Mitte. These two amendments change line #2 of the resolution to
proposed expenditures of $66,038,395 and line #5 to fund balances
in the amount of $7,668,761. Roll call vote on Resolution 56-11-15
as amended, motion carried. 25 yes, 0 no and 4 absent. Absent were
Supervisors Leichtman, Holtzhausen, Petke and Mitte.
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Retired postmaster looks back on career

By Kevin OBrien
In his 31 years with the U.S. Postal
Service, John Gessler witnessed some
major changes in the way mail is sorted and delivered during an era of increased automation and rapidly evolving technology.
Amid all of that change, though, he
maintained a person-to-person relationship with the community he served.
Gessler, who retired at the end of 2015,
spent the last 12 years of his career as
Abbotsfords postmaster the familiar
face behind the counter at the post office on North Second Street.
The biggest thing is, Im going to
miss the people here, he said during an
interview a couple weeks after his last
day on the job, Dec. 31.
My wife says this is like my second
family out here, said Gessler, who lives
in Wausau and says he doesnt miss the
daily commute.
His wife, Laurie, said she appreciates the small-town atmosphere her
husband worked in during his time in
Abbotsford.
Not putting down Wausau or anything, but this is a very, very nice community, she said.
Gessler put in a total of 36 years of
federal service, including four and a
SECOND FAMILY - Abbotsford postmaster John Gessler, third from left, poses
with postal employees Shirley Koch, left, Stephanie Weichelt, Tim ODonnell, Jenny
Klimpke and Randy Tesmer, on his last day before retirement.
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half years with the U.S. Marines. He
joined the military right after graduating high school in his native Marathon
City and spent some time overseas in
Okinawa, Japan.
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This little guy is a cutie. Sometimes people overlook the black

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of many cats and kittens, puppies and dogs, just waiting for the
right person to come along and adopt them. If you have room
in your heart and home for them or any of the other pets here,
please go to the website to see their pictures and descriptions.
Now is a great time to look for a new pet. There are 36 cats or
kittens and 58 dogs or puppies here. Surely theres one just right
for you. Check them all out at www.cchs-petshelter.org/id8.html.
If you love animals and have some time, now is a great
time to come on down and get involved at CCHS. You can
fill out a volunteer application form online by going to
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His status as a military veteran

helped him when he became a part-time
postal worker in Wausau in 1984. He
worked his way up to a supervisor position and was eventually promoted to
manager of distribution operations at
the processing center in Wausau.
When I started, we used to sort all the
mail by hand, he said. Over the years,
in the bigger facilities like Wausau, its
all automated now.
What used to take 18 people working
at one machine can now be done by two
people, with 10 letters per second being
sorted by computerized devices.
Gessler did a six-month stint as a
distribution operations manager in
Madison and also worked in Dorchester
a couple months before coming to Abbotsford.
All of his previous positions required
him to work nights, and the postmasters job was a little more family-friendly.
As my kids got older, I wanted a day
job, so I took a day job out here, he said.
That doesnt mean he had a strictly
9-to-5 job. Gessler said he was in Abbotsford by 6:30 a.m. every day to work on
the reports required by the U.S. Postal
Service and to help get the mail sorted
before providing customer service to
the public.
I was always the first one here and
the last one to leave, he said.
If there were ever any equipment or
transportation problems, he stayed late

to make sure they were resolved before
he left for the day.
Gessler didnt have to deliver door
to door very often, but he did accompany his carriers on route inspections,
which got interesting sometimes. After
they got back to the office one winters
day, Gessler said a resident called and
claimed that a carrier had stolen his
mailbox, which had actually been taken
out by a snow plow.
They were adamant that the mailman took the mailbox, and I said He
couldnt have. I was with him, he said.
We still joke about that today.
Winter weather is a challenge for any
Wisconsin post office, and Abbotsfords
is no exception. About four years ago,
Gessler said a bad snowstorm prompted
him to make a rare decision on behalf
of his carriers safety.
It was so extreme that I had to call
all four of the mailmen back into the
office, he said. I told them, Its not
worth risking your life trying to get
out there. They kept getting stuck and
there was nothing moving.
Still, Gessler emphasizes that Abbotsfords carriers are very dedicated
to fulfilling the unofficial postal service
motto: Neither snow nor rain nor heat
nor gloom of night stays these couriers
from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
These guys here are a great group of
people, he said. They deliver the mail
every day, and only once in my 12 years
here did I tell them they had to come
back because of weather.
With two adult daughters, Katie and
Kayce, still living in Wisconsin and
their first grandchild on the way, the
Gesslers are looking forward to Johns
retirement. They plan to spend more
time on the North Carolina coast,
where John used to live when he was in
the Marines. Laurie said they also plan
to have a more formal retirement party
for him once the weather gets warmer.
Gessler is leaving the U.S. Postal
Service at a tumultous time for the
federal agency, which has had to adapt
to 20 years of email and other digital
communication while also competing
against companies like Amazon, which
may soon be delivering packages using
remote-controlled drones.
The technology changes so fast, its
hard to say where the post office is going to be 10 years from now, Gessler
said. The post office has a big challenge in front of them trying to keep up
with the technology.
Clark County Humane Society - W3926 St. Hwy. 73, P.O. Box 127, Neillsville, WI 54456
(715) 743-4550 12-3 p.m. Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat petshelter@email.com
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project.
Board member Jim Jakel said a storm
water plan will be crucial for a project
this size.
If theyre building that big of a building, theyve got to know where the stormwater is going, Jakel said. Thats a major issue.
Other business
After a lengthy discussion and two

attempts at passing a motion, the board
voted to require a variance request from
Jose Sanchez for the second accessory
building on his residential property at
300 Hemlock St.
The citys ordinance limits residential
properties to one detached garage or accessory building on a lot, but that rule
has been largely unenforced since the
current ordinances were adopted in 2006.
Property owners are also required to
get a permit before they put an accessory
building on their land, but that rule has
not been enforced until recently, either.
For years, city clerk Jennifer Lopez
said she and other city officials only
asked for building permits when projects
cost $4,000 or more, but a separate part of
the ordinance requires permits for all accessory buildings, regardless of cost.
In this case, Sanchez did not ask the
city beforehand if he could move a second tool shed onto the property he purchased on Hemlock Street. However, after his neighbors complained to the city
about the second shed, the city sent him
a letter in September informing him of
his non-compliance and requiring him
to remove the second shed by the end of
that month.
Sanchez came to the citys public
works committee in September and said
he could not afford the $3,000 it would
take to tear down the shed. Council members acknowledged that many people in
the city have more than one accessory
building, but they voted to give him until
April 1 to sell his second shed.
The full council never approved that
motion, however, and Lopez said it was
up to the board of appeals to make a decision on the matter. It will cost Sanchez
about $300 to request a variance, she

noted.
Board member Jim Weix said requiring Sanchez to remove the shed would
open a can of worms you dont really
want to open.
Board member Jim Jakel said the city
faced a similar situation if the board
granted Sanchez a variance.
If you give him the variance, hes going to say Well, now I got permission,
he said. Now everyone else is going to
get a variance. Where do you draw the
line?
Stuttgen estimated that at least 100
homes in Abbotsford have more than one
detached building, though it would be
hard to tell how many would be grandfathered in because they were built before
2006.
Board member Don Medenwaldt admitted that he had two accessory buildings on his property, and so did Jakel.
Resident Bob Stacke, one of Sanchezs
neighbors, said the board should expect
to hear a lot of opposition from him and
others in that neighborhood if a variance request is submitted.
Stacke said he thought the issue was
resolved when the city sent Sanchez a
letter in September, and he wondered if
people who dont comply with the citys
ordinances can simply go from one committee to another until they get permission.
What do we have ordinances for if
were not going to enforce them? he said.
Still, board member Scott Christiansen said he was sympathetic to Sanchezs
situation, since he has built things in the
past without asking the citys permission ahead of time.
If were going to make him apply for a
variance, Im going to vote yes, he said.
Hes going to get the variance.
The first motion to require a variance
request died due to a lack of a second,
but the second time it passed with Medenwaldt abstaining.
The board approved a motion to take
no action against a shed built without
the proper setback at 500 N. Second Ave.
Mayor Dale Rachu and his son mistaken-
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NEW DEVELOPMENT - Abbyland Foods representative Bill Beil goes over

a site plan for a new 100,000-square-foot sausage plant with members of Abbotsfords board of appeals, from left to right, Don Medenwaldt, Scott Christiansen and Jim Jakel.
ly measured the 15-foot setback from the
curb instead of from the lot line, which is
several feet back from the curb based on
the citys 66-foot wide road right-of-way.
DPW Craig Stuttgen said there have
been no issues with snowplowing along
the street since the shed was built last
spring.
Board member Don Medenwaldt said
it was standard for setbacks to be measured from the lot line instead of the
curb, but board member Scott Christiansen said not everyone realizes that.
If you went through town, nine out
of 10 arent going to know that, he said.

So, when they come in to talk to us,
theyve got to be educated on it.
When Rachu explained his mistake to
the council last June, he suggested that
maybe the citys setback variance could
be reworded to make it clearer.
Board members, however, were not interested in amending the ordinance.
Board member Jim Schiferl said the
wording is a little vague, but he doesnt
believe it needs to be changed.
I think the ordinance is correct and it
should remain where it is, he said.
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pected by March 18 could be considered
a letter of intent to sign the contract by
Jan. 1, 2017.
Oehmichen was asked what would
happen if a municipality agreed to be
part of the district on March 18, but then
changed its mind before signing the contract.
I would hope that wouldnt happen,
he responded.
Much of Tuesdays meeting was spent
reviewing the proposed intergovernmental agreement and making changes
based on feedback from board members
and others in attendance.
The board voted to hire attorney Tim
Fenner of Madison to review the agreement and make sure it complies with
state statutes governing fire districts.
Oehmichen estimated it would cost between $200 and $500 to have him review
the document.
Several questions were raised about issues such as weighted voting on financial
decisions, maintaining the fire halls and
offering retirements to all firefighters
and EMTs in the fire district.
Those discussions will be covered in
the Jan. 27 edition of the Tribune-Phongraph.
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Oehmichen said one reason is he
would like to start the search for a fulltime fire chief, so one could be hired by
August. He thinks the district will need
to spend between $60,000 and $70,000 a
year on salary and benefits.
Before we can decide on who we hire,
weve got to decide whos all getting in
and whos not, he said.
As written, the agreement calls for the
chief to have a home office at the Abbotsford fire hall, with the city being compensated $5,000 per year for that space. That
wouldnt work if Abbotsford decides not
to join, Oehmichen noted.
Work commitments will also become
an issue after March, Oechmichen said.
Because of my business, Im not going
to have time to go to meetings in April,
May, June or July. Ill be working about 90
hours a week, he said. Id really like to
get this all resolved while I have enough
free time to get all the paperwork done.
Once a municipality signs the contract, it is committed to being a member
of the district for at least three years, according to the agreement.
City of Colby representative Nancy
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
CHEESE DAYS MEETING JAN. 25
The next Colby Cheese Days meeting
will be held Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the
community room at Colby City Hall.
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING
There will be a Dorchester Neighborhood
Watch meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.
at the Dorchester Village Hall. All residents
of the village and surrounding areas are encouraged to attend.
FINANCIAL AID INFO NIGHT
A financial aid informational night will be
held Monday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. for parents
and guardians of Colby and Abbotsford
High School seniors who plan on attending
a post-secondary school. The presentation
will be held at the Colby High School cafeteria. Guest speaker will be Jessica Zarnke of
the UW-Extension office. Colby High School
counselor Jennifer Krauss and Abbotsford
High School counselor Lori Huther will also
be available.
ICE FISHING DAY FEB. 21
The 2016 Annual 4-H Ice Fishing Day has
been scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 21 at Rock
Dam starting at noon. Youth should meet at
the club house. There is a small cost per
youth that includes lunch and a T-shirt. This
event is open to 4-H and non 4-H youth. To
register contact Roy Tyznik at 715-773-0311.
Registrations are due by Feb. 13. Any other
questions regarding this event should be directed to Tyznik.
GARDEN PRESENTATION JAN. 25
Clark Countys U.W.-Extension Over the
Garden Gate Master Gardener Volunteers
will host a video presentation at the Clark
County Courthouse Auditorium in Neillsville
on Jan. 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Master
gardener volunteers John and Irene Dziekan
will show photos taken during their European garden travels. Englands Kew Gardens
of London, The Lost Gardens of Heligan,
the Eden Project, Frances Monet Gardens
and the Palace of Versailles near Paris will be
highlighted. The event is free and snacks will
be provided.
SQUARE DANCE LESSONS
The Marshfield HoeDowners Square Dance
Club will hold an open house from 7:309:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Lincoln Municipal Building, 10905 Falcon Rd., Marshfield
for anyone wishing to learn to square
dance. Free instructions will be given Jan.
20 and again on Jan. 27, from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. Partners are not required and families
are welcome.
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Zion Lutheran Church, 301 N. Second St.,
Colby, holds Saturday services at 4 p.m. and
Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
with Rev. Mark Neumann. For more information, call 715-223-2166.
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
United Methodist Church, 207 W. Clark St.,
Colby, hosts Wednesday services at 7 p.m.
with Pastor Janine Johnson. For more information, call 715-678-2980.
FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
First United Church of Christ, 111 S. Second St., Colby, holds Sunday services at 9
a.m. with Pastor Teri Hanson. For more information, call 715-223-2712.
PEACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Peace United Church of Christ, 152 S.
Second St., Dorchester holds Sunday services at 10:15 a.m. with Pastor Doris Ruben.
For more information, call 715-654-5333.
TRINITY FOOD PANTRY HOURS
The hours for the food pantry at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Unity are Wednesdays,
from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Abby to host farm succession seminar

The UW-Extension offices in Clark,
Taylor, Marathon, and Lincoln Counties will host workshops Feb. 4, from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Abbotsford City
Hall to provide information and ideas
on farm succession and estate planning.
UW-Extension is partnering with AbbyBank, the WDATCPs Farm Center,
and UW Center for Dairy Profitability
to offer these workshops.
A generation ago passing on the family farm was a simple process. Profit
margins were higher, land values were
lower, farm sizes were smaller, and tax
rates didnt seem as significant. More
often than not, a farmer could draft a
simple will to transfer ownership to
his children. Today it takes planning
and working with a team of professionals to effectively pass the business from
todays owners to the next generation.
Transferring the farm business
to the next generation is seldom an
abrupt process. The succeeding gen-
eration needs to establish a firm financial footing as well as learn to manage

the business. The retiring generation
has to be willing to turn over management, but also know theyll be secure
for their later years.
Developing a working plan will make
the actual transition smoother and
will make communicating the transfer
details with on-farm and off-farm family members easier. Even if your transfer may happen a few years from now,
starting early will help the process go
more smoothly.
Whats Your Farms Future? Farm
Succession and Estate Planning will
explore these issues and considerations for farm succession in todays
high stakes climate.
Speakers include UW-Extension
educators, ag lenders, Frank Friar
(WDATCPs Farm Center) and attorney Anthony Schmoldt from Schmoldt
Law Offices, Chippewa Falls. Topics to
be covered include:
Overview of farm succession and

estate planning how to get started.
Dealing with the five Ds death, divorce, disability, disaster and disagreement.
Farm business entities, arrangements and their tax considerations.
Estate planning tools for farm families.
Lender panel discussing what
theyd like to see from beginning farmers when considering loans.
The program begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 3
p.m. There is a per-person registration
fee that includes lunch, refreshments,
speakers and workshop materials.
To register, contact the Clark County
UW-Extension Office by Jan. 29 at 715743-5121.
These workshops are partially funded by a grant from the North Central
Region Risk Management Education
Center and by USDA/NIFA under
Award Number 2012-49200-20032.
ShowCase
Players to run
Cooking With
Gus Feb. 4-7
The upcoming ShowCase Players
production, Cooking With Gus by
Jim Brochu, will once again give patrons the opportunity to contribute to
the area food pantry with their donations at the door. The donations from
this production have special meaning for the group, as it is in memory
of the daughter of founding member
Esther Rannow. Esthers daughter
Renee passed away late last year, and
her family has requested donations to
a local food pantry in her memory.
Cooking With Gus is a comedy
about a world famous food columnist
and cookbook author who is preparing to start a new career as a cooking
show host. The show features Dawn
Kasper-Harder of Medford, Dustin
Schlinsog of Granton, Elaine Haas of
Abbotsford and Jordan Clark of Rib
Mountain. The production is directed
by Kevin Wyeth, Curtiss, and produced by Jeffer Scheuer, Owen.
CUP, the Community United Pantry,
located at Zion Lutheran Church in
Colby, has been operating since 1985
under the supervision of Ivadeane
Abegglen.
CUP serves families in the communities of Colby, Abbotsford, Dorchester and Curtiss and is open every
Tuesday from 9-11 am.
The ShowCase Players hope you
will join them in donating to CUP in
Renees memory. You can contribute
at the production of Cooking with
Gus Feb. 4-6 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 7 at 2
p.m. All tickets are sold at the door.
You will receive one dollar off your
ticket price with your non-perishable
food or monetary donation to the CUP
food pantry.
Cooking with Gus is produced
by special arrangement with Samuel
French, Inc.
Free-throw champs
The winners of the Knights of Columbus free-throw contest were, from left
to right, Dalton Higley, Kylie Orth, and Lexi Underwood. Not shown is Richard Streveler.
Colby Fire Dept. receives $100 donation

Taylor Credit Union recently donated $100 to the Colby Fire Department.
Fire chief Ross Rannow, center, is seen accepting a check from Dan Brost,
left, and Rollan Johnson of Taylor Credit Union.
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OBITUARIES
BIRTH
Sally Bauer
Frieda Podevels
Sally Emma (Schmutzler)

Bauer, age 69, of Unity died
from complications of glioblastoma on Monday, Jan.
18, 2016, at Colonial Center
in Colby with her family by
her side.
She was born June 16,
1946, on Fathers Day, the
daughter of Woodrow and
Audrey (Hanne) Schmutzler
in Owen. She attended Soo
Grove School in Riplinger
where she grew up and graduated from Colby
High School in 1964. Sally was united in marriage
to Sydney Bauer in 1965 and later divorced.
Sally worked at Marshfield Clinic out of high
school and later on in the vet lab. She worked at
Land OLakes for 24 years and St. Josephs Hospital as a transporter for 10 years. Sally took pride in
her work and always gave 100%. She was a member of First United Church of Christ and the Unity
Lions Club.
She enjoyed her garden and picking berries.
Never thinking of herself, she gave most of it away.
Sally was always there for kids activities, including her sons stockcar racing and her daughters
softball games. And after her grandchildren came
along, it was with great pleasure she attended
their activities as well. She will be dearly missed.
Sally is survived by her son, Michael (Susan)
Bauer of Marshfield; her daughter, Brenda (Scott)
Weiler of Stratford; her grandchildren, Shane
Bauer, Kiana and Keegan Weiler, Austin Bauer;
and one great-grandson, Bentley. She is further
survived by three brothers, Woodrow (Sherry)
Schmutzler Jr., James (Elsie) Schmutzler and Allen (Penny) Schmutzler, all of Riplinger; her former mother-in-law, Minerva Bauer; and her dog,
Meesha.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
sister, Darlene, at birth; and a sister-in-law, Sandra
Schmutzler.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at First United Church of Christ
in Colby. Pastor Teri Hanson will preside. Family
and friends are welcome from 9 a.m. until time of
service Friday at the church. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Colby is assisting the family
with the arrangements.
Paid obituary 3-177752
Frieda M. Podevels, age

89, Medford, formerly of
Colby, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at her
residence with her loving
daughter, Karla, and son,
Cary, by her side, with the
support of hospice.
Frieda was born on July
18, 1926, the daughter of
Fred and Mary (Prohaska)
Giese. She was united in
marriage to Harold Podevels on May 31, 1947, at Peace Lutheran Church. He
preceded her in death on May 26, 2010. Frieda was
a member of Peace Lutheran Church and was actively involved in the ladies aid at the church.
Frieda had many interests in life. She was a
avid gardener, and would enjoy canning the fruits
of her labor. She also liked to sew and make quilts
at her church for others. She and Harold would
cherish those times camping with their family,
traveling, and playing board games/cards. Frieda
loved animals especially cats, dogs and birds.
Frieda is survived by four children, Dean Podevels of Reedsburg, Barb Robinson of Prescott
Valley, Ariz., Karla Podevels of Medford and Cary
Podevels of Stetsonville; three grandchildren,
Eric Podevels of Minn., Angela Podevels of Lacrosse and Andrew (Dr. Elizabeth Breuer) Podevels of Vermont. She is further survived by a greatgrandchild, Ian Podevels.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Harold; an infant granddaugher, Ella
Katherine; four sisters, Annie, Minnie, Edna and
Helen; and a brother, William.
A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday,
Jan. 18, at Peace Lutheran Church in the Town of
Frankfort. Rev. Jeff Tarras presided. Family and
friends were welcomed one hour before the service at the church for a visitation. The MaurinaSchilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford assisted
the family with the arrangements.
Family and friends may express condolences
online at www.maurinaschilling.com.
MIRIAM JOHNSON
Miriam M. Johnson, 74, Colby, passed away on
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at Aspirus Medford Hospital.
A memorial service is tentatively set for Saturday,
April 9.
Arrangements are pending at Maurina-Schilling
Funeral Home in Colby.
Kevin Bargenquast
Paid obituary 3-177733
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Eleven years have gone by from the day

you were taken away from us. We have
memories that we talk, cry and laugh about.
You could always make people laugh and
have fun. You are missed so very much.
Seven years now that I said goodbye and

held your hand in mine as I talked to you and
told you what a wonderful mother you were
and how glad I was your daughter. You are
missed so very much.
All our love forever,

Dad, Mom, Kim & Skylar
All our love forever,

Your daughter Pat, Gerry, Kim & Skylar
2/9/24 - 1/21/09
Abney birth
A daughter, Annalise Noelle, was born to Nathan and Amanda (Franz) Abney, Middleton, on
Dec. 14, 2015, at St. Marys Hospital in Madison.
She weighed eight pounds, three ounces and was
21 inches long.
She joins a sister, Olivia Grace, 6.
Grandparents are Charles and Jackie Franz,
Colby; Dawn and Mike Kaiser, Medford; and
Tony and Bobbi Abney, Marshfield.
Great-grandparents are Jack and Kay Abney,
Colby, and Don and Dorene Newman, Colby.
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For the week of Jan. 18:
Kindergartners: Cason Heeg, Isaac Kosik,
Akeisha Massmann, Kennedy Hoernke
First-graders: Aaralyn Hernandez Choncoa,
Joseph Houk, Gabriella Kaiser, Brisa Garcia
Duda
Second-graders: Daralis Escamilla, Delaina
Meyer, Christian Garcia Clemente, Alia Hamus
Third-graders: Braiden Johnson, Rachel Rayon Rojas, Hayden Kaiser, Emilio Marin
Fourth-graders: Aliyah Flink, Parker Johnson, Anay Espino
For the week of Feb. 1
Kindergartners: Preston Kroning, Shaylee
Marks, Cadence Meyer, Carlos Martinez
First-graders: Sage Lueth, Arturo Lopez Garcia, Leandro Lopez Garcia, Madison Geiger
Second-graders: Keira Hamus, Tristen Smazal,
Arianna Gregory, Izabella Hernandez
Third-graders: Marcos Lorenzo Garcia, Hunter Reynolds, Megan Kosik, Kevin Martinez Bernal
Fourth-graders: Lukas Froeba, Adrian Lopez,
Arely Fernandez Ochoa
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Colby girls praised for sportsmanship
Normally, allowing the player youre
guarding to take a free shot at the basket
during the final seconds of a game is not
something that makes your coach happy.
But, in the Colby Hornets game against
the Granton Bulldogs last Friday, a moment like that became the highlight of
the night.
The game was a lopsided win for the
Hornets, who won 71-28, but that provided an opportunity for some selfless
sportsmanship. Granton player Emma
Koller, who has autism, was looking for a
chance to get some playing time and take
a shot.
With the continuous clock running,
Colby coach Randy Rau called a time out
with 1:22 left that allowed Koller to check
into the game. As the final minute ticked
down, Colbys Kendra Bellendorf backed
away from Koller and pointed her to the
basket.
Koller dribbled toward the hoop and
took her first shot of the game.
Id love to say she made it, but it didnt
matter, said a post from Kollers aunt on
Facebook. From the reaction of everyone in the gym, she scored.
This post was shared across the social
media site and caught the attention of
Colby superintendent Steve Kolden, who
read it aloud at Mondays school board
meeting.
Coach Rau said he was very proud of
his players for giving Granton a special

moment.
I think as coaches we all hope to be
able to have a positive influence on the
kids. I think at the same time the kids
have a positive influence on us, he said.
This was a perfect example of how a
simple thing can lead to something outstanding. At that point the team was
cheering for her to score like she was one
of our own.
Colbys offense was led by Ashley Strevler, who had 19 points, followed by
Sammi Hayes with 13. The Hornets shot
15 of 20 from the free-throw line.
Medford game
On Monday, the Hornets traveled to
Medford for a non-conference game
against the Raiders, who won 57-29.
The hosts dominated the game from
the start, taking a 30-13 lead by halftime.
They outscored the Hornets 27-16 in the
second half.
Neilana Golz scored the most points
for Colby, with seven, followed by Hayes
with six and Streveler with five.
The Hornets went 0 for 9 from threepoint territory and shot three of seven
from the free-throw line.
The Hornets return to their home
court on Thursday for a game against
Spencer, and then host Owen-Withee on
Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Abby girls
split last
two games
The Falcons girls basketball team
picked up a win on the road against
Chequamegon Jan. 14 and fell to Phillips
at home Tuesday.
The girls started out well against the
Screaming Eagles and got a quick and
early lead, but could not put Chequamegon away as it was only a 23-16 lead at
halftime.
The Screaming Eagles fought hard to
begin the second half and cut the Falcons
lead to 30-29 with about 12 minutes left in
the game. Thats when things changed,
as Abby went on a tear and outscored
Chequamegon, 34-7, to finish the game.
We didnt play very well, but managed
to get on a big run to end the game, said
coach Gary Gunderson.
It was just one of those nights where
Chequamegon was fighting hard and we
didnt seem to have a lot of energy, but
still being able to get the win was nice.
Ariana Branstiter and Erika Budzinski
had nice games for us.
The girls faced the Loggers on home
court Tuesday and lost, 55-68.
Phillips played harder than we did,
Gunderson said.
We need to play with intensity from
start to finish instead of waiting until
its too late or after we fall behind in the
game. Its happened too many times this
year.
After a nine day break, the girls will
travel to Athens Jan. 28 to face the Bluejays at 7:15 p.m.
GOOD SPORT - Kendra Bellendorf, seen here in Mondays game against Medford, was hailed for her sportsmanship last Friday when she allowed a Granton
player with autism to take a shot in the final moments of the game.
Abby boys win by one point

In a basketball game that was nip and
tuck throughout, it was the final play
determining the Abby boys outcome
against Chequamegon last Friday.
Brothers Ean and Garrett Rau connected on the games final play. After
a time-out with 5.5 seconds left in the
game, Ean Rau connected on a full court
pass to Garrett for the game winning
score, 58-57.
We played much better as a team,
coach Brad Podevels said. Tyler Kunze
had a big night for us scoring and rebounding. Ean made a heck of a pass to
Garrett for the game winner. Now we just

need to find a way to carry that momentum into Fridays game against second
place Phillips.
The Falcons were led by Tyler Kunze,
who scored 20 points. He was joined in
double figures by Garrett Rau with 15,
Treven Gorst with 9, Chandan Gonnering with eight, Ean Rau four and Adam
Seefluth two.
Kunze led Abby with 10 rebounds, and
Treven Gorst added 9.
Abbotsford improves to 3-0-3 in the
Marawood North.
Colby beats Greenwood, 63-45
SWOOSH! - With her eye trained intently on the basket, Zoe Kremsreiter
lines up and slings a perfect, arching free throw into the net facing off
against Phillips Tuesday.
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The Colby boys basketball team played

its best game of the season Tuesday
night, according to first-year head coach
Jimmy Flink. Hosting Greenwood in a
Eastern Cloverbelt match-up, the Hornets came out on top, 63-45.
Our defense was very active and we
were able to create a lot of turnovers,
Flink said. We still need to work on not
allowing second chance points. We cant
allow the other team to get offensive rebounds and give them another opportunity to score.
On offense, Flink said his players were
able to hit a lot of their shots in the first
half before Greenwood switched to a
man-to-man defense in the second half.
This slowed Colbys offense at first, but
they adjusted and finished off the win.
Eric Jorgenson led the offense with 16
points, followed by Trey Rau with 14 and
Mathew Karl with 13.
This game played out the same way
the first time we played Greenwood,
Flink said. We got out to a big lead in
the twenties both times. The first time
we kind of fell apart and let Greenwood

back in the game. This time we stayed
focused and were able to keep the game
out of reach. It shows how much the kids
are improving and coming together and
playing better as a team.
Despite eight three-pointers made by a
red-hot Matthew Karl last Thursday, the
Hornets fell to the Loyal Greyhounds by
a score of 78-64.
We came out shooting hot, but werent
able to get many stops, Flink said. We
went into halftime down by four. The second half Loyal came out on fire and built
a big lead. We did a good job of fighting
back, but dug ourselves too big a hole to
come back.
Karl lit up the court with 30 points,
most of it scored from outside the paint.
He did a good job getting open and
taking good shots, Flink said.
Loyal is one of the top teams in the
conference and when they are hitting
shots its tough to beat them, Flink said.
The Hornets travel to Granton Friday
and host Marathon on Monday.
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Well prepared for a bitterly cold day holed up indoors

There is a lot to do pretty much all the
time, and the ideas for another project
continue to form faster than I can complete the projects Im working on already.
With a day off of work, I start the stove,
cook some breakfast, down a cup of coffee, and catch up on quick correspondence with a bevy of friends before heading out to the garage to fire up some heat
and start working on something. But the
temperature on the thermometer said
minus something.
When I let the dogs out I have to do
some coaxing, coercing, and outright
commanding to get them to head out past
the doorjamb. They had been out earlier
and were thinking it over as to whether
or not they really had to go. There was
no playing around; they ran out about
10 steps, did their business, turned back
and sprinted into the garage. The wind
had quite a bite to it, just like the evening
prior as I walked up the hill to my truck
parked well away from work.
So I decided to take the advice of the
dogs and hole up next to the fire for the
day. I brewed a fresh pot of coffee and
heated some water for tea. Then I grabbed
a couple of magazines and books, and dogs werent excited about going out, so
headed for the wood stove. I got every- I didnt force the issue.
thing ready for a few hours of
Part of the reason for spendreading. Then I headed to the
HROUGH A ing the summer and fall
freezer and pulled out a cououtside growing vegetables,
ple pheasant from my North
training dogs, fishing, huntECOY S
Dakota trip to let them start
ing, and throwing wood in, is
thawing. I intended to make
to prepare for the worst days
YE
them for supper the next day.
of the winter. When they hit,
I sat down and worked my
you dont have to head out
way through the first magafor work; you can hole up in
zine and then the second
a warm house with a warm
while sipping on my first cup
drink. Thats just what I deof coffee. The water stayed
cided to do the rest of the day.
piping hot on top of the wood
To chase grouse would
stove and I poured a cup of
be rather futile. There isnt
green tea. Then I put a bowl of
enough snow to allow them
the turkey soup from its conto snow roost so they would
tainer into a pan and set that
be in the confiners off the
on the wood stove. I wasnt
ground. The time would be
yet hungry, but by the time it
far better spent reading about
BY
warmed I most likely would
chasing grouse than trying to
be. I started working through CHUCK KOLAR
stay warm chasing them. One
the third magazine of the day. LOCAL OUTDOORSMAN could make the claim that a
I ate lunch about a half hour
good heater could make it a
later and fired the wood stove. The ther- good day for ice fishing. I figure the better
mometer said one degree and I could claim is sitting next to the fire. The dogs
hear the wind buffeting the house. The didnt complain either; they all sacked
T
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out around the fire too.

After lunch the dogs and I ended up taking an unexpected short nap, but thats
part of spending bitter cold winter days
around the fire, too, or so I told myself. I
started to get a bit restless so I ended up
putting a coat of oil on the guns during
the midpoint of the afternoon. That took
a bit of time, and after that, I let the dogs
out for a short jaunt.
I started getting dinner ready before
the rest of the family came home from
their days. They all needed to head out
into the cold, but the day prior I noticed
they all spent their day indoors. At dinner I found out they all deemed the day a
cold one. The next day would be a different story.
The next morning would start out
with a cold, long drive and a couple long
walks in the subzero temps. But today
was about enjoying the fruits of spending the other seasons outside hunting in
the rain and wind. Today was about staying warm and not having to go outside. I
might have fallen behind on projects, but
thats not new. I stayed warm the whole
day.
2011 team wins

alumni tournament
The class of 2011 won Saturdays Abbotsford alumni volleyball tournament. They defeated
the class of 1997 in the championship game. In back, from left
to right, are Kira Kalepp and Tayler Viegut; in front are Sam Orth,
Jen (Oelrich) Siewert, Becca
Schreiber and Amy Schindler. At
right, Orth bumps the ball over
the net.
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superintendente. Una encuesta a la comunidad
ha sido publicada en la pgina de internet
de la escuela. La junta los invita a participar
yendo a la pgina de internet del distrito
www.abbotsford.k12.wi.us y seleccionando
Community Survey-Superintendent Search.
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Living Center would like to take this opportunity to express
our appreciation for the kindness of our surrounding
communities during the holiday season.
We were again truly fortunate to experience the
generosity and talent of the people who care about our
residents and entertained us with music, caroling, programs
and worship services. The donation of gifts and the other
acts of thoughtfulness contributed to making the holiday
season special to those who live here. Your friendship and
visits were heartwarming.
We want to extend our most sincere THANKS to all of
you who had a part in making our holidays special. Your
continued support means so much to all of us.
Gratefully,
The Board of Education is seeking community

input on the selection of a new superintendent.
A community survey has been posted on the
school district website. The board invites you
to participate by going to the district website at
www.abbotsford.k12.wi.us and clicking on the
link for the Community Survey-Superintendent
Search.
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MISCELLANEOUS
FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE
VINTAGE SNOWMOBILE Show &

Ride Feb. 6, nine miles north of
Medford, Chelsea Conservation
Club. Contact Leon at 715-4275441.
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY At
Roland Kanneberg Villa, 200-201
N. Eighth Street in Abbotsford,
to accommodate agricultural
processing workers, 2 & 3 bedrooms, rent starts at $455. Owner
paid heat, water, sewer & trash
removal. Certain restrictions apply. For more information please
contact Impact Seven, Inc. at
855-316-8967 or 715-357-0011.
EHO.
COUNTRY HOME for Sale Ranch style, 3 bedroom, 3 bath

on 24 mostly wooded acres.
Less than 10 years old. Finished
basement with walk out on blacktop road. 7 miles east of Medford. Black River runs through
property. Call 715-748-3012 for
details.
CARD OF THANKS
We want to thank the Abbotsford Fire Dept. for their quick response to our home when it was
struck by lightning. Thanks again
for a job well done. JIM AND
LORI BRODHAGEN.
FOR RENT
AVAILABLE AT Green Acres
Terrace in Colby. 2 bedroom,
1 bath for $550 for 11/1/15. Includes lot rent. Utilities not included. Cats considered, sorry
no dogs. Vacant lots for $225.
Colby, WI. 715-340-2116.
AVAILABLE NOW. One bedroom

apartments at Withee Housing,
Withee. Eligible applicants must
be 62 or disabled. Appliances
and some utilities included.
Building features community
room, car plug-ins, and laundry facilities. Tenant pay 30% of
adjusted monthly income. For
an application please contact
Impact Seven, Inc. at 855-3168967 or 715-357-0011. EHO.
impact@impactseven.org.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Library Director
STONE SETTER. All types masonry, brick, block and stone,

stone walls, basement, barns.
715-897-4177.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We are currently accepting applications for experienced shop & eld installation
personnel. Preferred candidates need to have experience in
stainless steel welding, fabricating and pipe tting.
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MILKERS: AFTERNOON And
evenings, 5-6 hour shifts in parlor. 715-223-4168.
TRUCK DRIVER Wanted for grain
hopper division, home weekends. Saturday morning mechanic. Looking for drivers, also
home daily route. 715-571-9623.
WANTED: FULL-Time or parttime milker or chaser. Reference
required. Stratford area. Phone
715-305-0959.
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FULL-TIME Field and shop person, experience with general repair work and operator desired.
Reference required. Stratford
area. Phone 715-305-4735.
HELP WANTED: Part-time parlor
milking, 150 cows, 3 hour shift
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DRIVER NEEDED FOR
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**Bus Monitor Onboard To Assist With Children
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Stop in at B3866 Hwy 13 Spencer
for an application or
call 715-659-4391 to have one mailed to you!
No experience necessary.
What are the benefits?
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The Abbotsford Public Library Board of Trustees is taking

applications for a self-motivated person with good people skills
and excellent general computer skills for the directorship of the
library. The library is open 51 hours a week and employs 1.60
FTEs. This is a permanent position with a minimum of 32 hours a
week. Candidates must be eligible for Grade III library certification
(completed at least 54 college semester hours, half of which must
be in the liberal arts and sciences) and be prepared to take the
appropriate courses for State of WI certification.
Please refer to the library website for further
information: abbotsfordpl.org. Please send a cover
letter and resume to: Search Committee, PO Box
506 Abbotsford, WI 54405 or e-mail a cover letter
and resume to director@abbotsford.lib.wi.us by
February 1, 2016.
WORK WANTED
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We have our own training program!

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Retirement Plan available!
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NOW HIRING
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Production Positions
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(will train on all shifts)
Starting pay: $17.75/hour with shift premium
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR
EQUIVALENT REQUIRED
Must be available for all work assignments as well as scheduled
overtime to include extended hours and weekend work.
Incumbents must comply with company established
attendance policy.
No guarantee of 40 hours per week and must be available for
stand-by scheduling.
Must be able to lift objects weighing an average of 60 pounds on
a regular basis and occasionally maneuver up to 100 pounds.
Must be able to perform repetitive hand assembly.
Must possess computer skills with the ability to learn company
computer-based programs.
Ability to read, write, comprehend and follow verbal and
written instructions, and must possess basic mathematics skills.
Must be 18 years or older.
Pre-employment physical assessments required.
Land OLakes, Inc.

306 Park St., Spencer, WI
Please apply during business hours of 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Drug screen and background check required for all
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Village of Stratford
Greenwood Police
Department
POLICE CHIEF
HELP WANTED
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
The city of Greenwood is accepting applications to fill a vacancy for one full-time
patrol officer. Establish eligibility list.
RESPONSIBILITIES: General police functions including patrol, criminal law enforcement, traffic law enforcement, ordinance enforcement, maintaining public
peace. To protect life and property, and working with the community to address
community problems.
SALARY: Dependent on qualifications.
BENEFITS: Wisconsin retirement fund, health insurance, dental insurance, life
insurance, disability insurance, paid sick leave, paid holidays, uniform allowance.
QUALIFICATIONS: U.S. citizen, minimum age: 21, valid drivers license, good
driving record, eligibility for Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board Certification, high school diploma, 60 college credits, ability to possess a firearm, no
felony convictions, no domestic abuse convictions, vision correctable to 20/20,
good verbal and written communication skills, able to work evenings, weekends
and holidays, ability to perform essential functions of the position, ability to use
all standard law enforcement equipment, ability to react quickly and effectively
to stressful situations, knowledge and skills in operating computer systems.
NOTE: Written exam, oral interviews, psychological profile, medical examination, vision examination, drug screening, background investigation, successful
candidate will need to establish residency within 15 miles, as required by the
city after completion of one-year probationary period.
APPLY BY: February 1, 2016, at 4 p.m.
SUBMIT: DJ-LE-330 including questions, resume to:
Chief Bernie Bock
Greenwood Police Dept.
102 N. Main St.
Greenwood, WI 54437
QUESTIONS/APPLICATIONS: Contact city clerk at 715-267-6205
The Village of Stratford is seeking a

qualified person for full time employment as
POLICE CHIEF. The selected individual will
provide leadership and management of the
day-to-day operations of law enforcement
within the Village (population 1,600).
Successful candidates must possess:
Law enforcement certification in the State of
Wisconsin
Associate Degree minimum; Bachelor Degree
preferred
Supervisory/management experience
Good verbal and written communications skills
Valid Wisconsin driver license and good driving
record
A condition of employment includes village residency
within six months of hire date. Salary is dependent on
qualifications.
Submit resume, DJ-LE-330 and Villages Employment
Application by February 1, 2016, to:
Village of Stratford
Attn: Village President Harvey Suckow
265 N 3rd Avenue
PO Box 12
Stratford WI 54484-0012
or email: stratfordclerk@stratfordwi.com
Detailed information is available at wilenet.org
Application materials are available at
www.stratfordwi.com. For more information, call
715-687-4430 or 715-687-4166
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APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FEB. 29, 2016

MUST APPLY IN PERSON AT:
3-177584
3-177604
Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central

Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
EOE. The Village has the right to accept or reject any or all applications.
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Grades
DIRECTORY OF SERVICES
kindergarten through eighth grade, Kolden told the

board.
This will increase class sizes in the early grades, with
up to 22 kids per classroom in next years second grade.
Overall, though, Kolden said the shifts would address
the issue of overcrowding at the elementary school and
allow art and music to be taught in designated classrooms. Currently, those teachers bring their instruments and art supplies from one classroom to another
on a cart.
Board member Lavinia Bonacker said she wants to
hear what teachers think of the plan and also suggested
surveying the community about a possible addition
onto the elementary school.
Kolden said that would be more of a question for the
November referendum, which will be discussed at a
special board meeting on Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Board member Deb Koncel said the public also needs

to know that there are empty classrooms at the high
school (three classrooms are used only periodically by
students).
If youre going to ask the public for input, they need
to have all of the facts, she said.
Kolden said he plans to formally introduce his proposal to the board at its February meeting, and based
on the reaction he hears, he could make revisions and
bring it back in March for approval.
There is not an easy answer, he said. What I suspect youll find is that you have people who feel very
strongly both ways.
To learn more about the grade realignment plan and
provide input to the district, go to www.colby.k12.wi.us
and click on the links below District Request for Community Comments.
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Unity, WI
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24-Hour Skilled Nursing Facility

Medicare & Medicaid Certified
Comprehensive Rehab Services
Additional Services
Respite Care Center
702 W. Dolf St., Colby, WI 54421
Dairy Supply Inc.

700 E. Center Ave. PO Box 378
Phone 715-654-5252
Fax: 715-654-5094
We Sell All Major

Brand Tires
Hwy. 13 South,
Colby, Wisconsin
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(715) 223-2440
WE ARE RECOMMENDED BY
LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES
NEW PATIENTS WELCOME
(715) 223-2352
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DENTIST
Cloverdale
Equipment, LLC
Quality Workmanship
Free Pickup & Delivery
Free Estimates Glass Installation
DuPont Certified Color Match Specialists
Barn Equipment/TMR Mixers

Rissler & NDE
Curtiss
(715) 223-3361
103 W. Linden St., Abbotsford

Ph: 715-223-6142
Fax: 715-223-2392
www.firstcitydental.net
CATERING & DINING
ELECTRICAL-HEATINGPLUMBING
Homecured Ham, Bacon & Sausages

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Call us to cater your next event!
Randy & Julie Smith
715-223-2777
Courage
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Alcohol & Drug,
Mental Health Counseling
Abbotsford (715) 223-0480
Medford (715) 748-0480
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ATTORNEY
Jensen, Scott,
Grunewald
& Shiffler, S.C.
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111 N. 1st Street, Abbotsford
Corporate law Family Law

Real Estate
Fines and Forfeitures
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Se habla espaol.
888-877-7318
M 9-1, Th 1-5, and by appointment
226 N. FIRST STREET

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PHONE 715.223.3325
FAX 715.223.4752
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DEALER
JAKEL
arlson
hiropractic
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welcome!
715-223-1511
In Colby
111 South First Street
CONSTRUCTION
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& ELECTRICAL
INC.
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RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL
OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS
PAUL JAKEL
105 North First Street, P.O. Box D

Phone: (715) 223-6566
Fax: (715) 223-6566
715-223-6563
Fax 715-223-1491
FUNERAL & CREMATION
Funeral Homes &

Cremation Center
2025 West Veterans Parkway, Marshfield
715-223-3872
www.secdoor.com
Feldbruegge
Insurance
Agency LLC
800 W. Bus. Hwy. 29

P.O. Box 566
ABBOTSFORD COLBY
DORCHESTER OWEN
1-800-380-3090
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Life Auto Home

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doors with the customer being top priority
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Respite Care
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INSURANCE
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KEVIN P. HANSON, OWNER

www.maurinaschilling.com
After reviewing the districts 2016-2017 calendar

month by month and comparing it to the calendars in
Abbotsford and Spencer, the board approved it with
just one change: moving a planned day off from Feb. 10
to Feb. 17 to match it up with a half-day in Abbotsford.
Board members also talked about making the October
parent-teacher conferences earlier so they match with
Abbotsfords, but a teacher at the meeting said that
wouldnt give them enough time with students to provide a good progress report to parents.
Senior Nick Weiler was presented with a board
commendation for being named to the academic allstate football team. Nominated by coach Jeff Rosemeyer, Weiler fit the criteria of being a senior with a varsity
letter in football and a grade-point average of 3.75 or
higher.
Kolden told the board that Colby Elementary was
one of 18 schools in Wisconsin chosen to send a representative to Promising Practices for Students With Disabilities Workgroup. The school was chosen because of
its above-average growth in reading scores for students
with disabilities.
Board president Bill Tesmer and board member
Seth Pinter volunteered to represent the district on a
committee formed by the city to discuss the construction of a new library.
After meeting in closed session to discuss the possible sale of the districts Neillsville property, the board
voted to authorize board nominees Tesmer, Pinter and
Eric Elmhorst to sign off on any changes made on an
offer to purchase submitted to the district.
The board accepted the resignation of Sam Hayes
as varsity baseball coach and approved the hiring of
Nancy Geiger as a half-time housekeeper.
The board approved an out-of-state travel from the
Colby FFA to attend the Worlds Toughest Rodeo in St.
Paul, Minn. on Saturday Feb. 6.
Short-term rehab
Long-term care
Alzheimers care
Inpatient & Outpatient
Therapy Services
HUTMAN
HEATING
www.smithbrosmeats.com
ALCOHOL & DRUG

RECOVERY
Orthodontics
Certified Invisalign Provider
E-mail: paul.kbs1@gmail.com
Hwy. 13 S., Colby, WI 54421
(715) 223-4596
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600 East Elm Street,
Abbotsford
(715) 223-2359
715-223-4844
WISCO
FEEDS
114 South First Street
Abbotsford
Troy D. Rens, D.D.S.

Christina H. Rens, D.D.S.
Other business
RECOGNITION - Colby school board president

Bill Tesmer presents a certificate of recognition to
senior Nick Weiler for being named to the academic all-state football team.
Joe Feldbruegge
Email: fins09@gmail.com
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