The Star News July 16 2015

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THE
July 16, 2015

Volume 142 + Number 29
Medford, Wisconsin
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Hope Hospice celebrates 30 years

page 9 second section
City eyes
rate hike
Dairyland baseball
action remains hot
City considers 3 percent increase for

sewer rates, first increase in 27 years
Sports
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Local FFA member

completes restoration
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On target
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photo by Mark Berglund
Specialist Fikenbiner assists Makenna Wellman as she simulates the firing of a

humvee-mounted weapon at Saturdays open house for the 273rd Sapper Company at
the National Guard armory in Medford.
Sewer utility customers in the city of Medford could

soon see their first rate increase in 27 years.
During Mondays city council committee of the whole
meeting, aldermen recommended approval of a 3 percent rate increase for sewer bills effective with the Aug.
25 billing. City utility customers will see a double-hit that
month as the citys recently approved 3 percent water
rate increase will also go into effect during that billing
cycle.
The citys monthly utility bills include fees for sewer,
water, electric, garbage and a fire protection fee.
For residential customers, sewer bills are made up of
a fixed monthly charge and a volume charge based on
thousands of gallons used. The city uses the amount of
water used by a household to determine the amount of
waste water generated.
See CITY on page 4
County gives museum effort a boost

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Commentary
A modest proposal
to fix Wisconsin
Opinion
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 15 for:
Kathryn Deml
Finance committee OKs

$10,000 power line donation
to childrens museum
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The effort to bring a childrenss museum to
downtown Medford got a boost Tuesday with
the county finance committee recommending
ecommending
a $10,000 donation from the powerline
erline impact
fee money.
The final vote will take place at the next
county board meeting scheduled
ed for August. The powerline impact fee fund
nd is from
money that was paid to the county
unty when
the Arrowhead to Weston transmission
ission line
was built several years ago. The money was
originally supposed to go to recreational
ational and
outdoor projects, however, it hass been used
for numerous other projects from
m courthouse
energy upgrades to replacing roofs
ofs on senior
dining sites.
In making the pitch to members of the coun-
ty finance committee, museum committee

president Alli Ranum explained the purpose of
the museum and how it is someplace children can go to learn.
Supervisor Rollie Thums
was supportive of the museum idea. He said as a bus
driver in Rib Lake he has
been to the museums in
Madison, Eau Claire and
Eagle River. Once kids are
there it is hard to get them to
want to leave,
he said. He
anticipated
the mu-
Museum committee president Alli Ranum
would be a major draw for the area.

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Ranum
Ranu said she hoped it would be a draw
entire county. She said that is one of the
for the e
reasons the organizers decided to not include
name of the community in the museum
the nam
name. IInstead it is Hueys Hideaway and will
general forest theme.
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member Dave Krug expressed
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concern the museum might end up being used
by some parents as a daycare where they drop
children off and leave. Ranum said the
their ch
committee has discussed this potential issue.
commit
museum will have only minimal staff
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will require children to be supervised by
and wil
parent or guardian while they are there. Raa paren
said they hoped the museum would end
num sa
up being a resource for existing daycare
providers for educational outlets for
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children.
Supervisor Scott Mildbrand questioned
tione their strategy for keeping the doors
open beyond the initial start-up period.
The
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men for $200,000 by October.
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Ken Coyer spoke to children on July 1 about bicycle safety and crossing the street as
part of the Summer Reading Program at the library. Every child was able to sit in the
squad car and look at all the buttons and equipment and listen to Chief Coyer read
Ofcer Buckle before enjoying popsicles in the library garden
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p.m. on Tuesdays.
Gamblers Anonymous Meetings
Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and
locations.
Sunday, July 19
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, July 20
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weigh-in
5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
High and Low Impact Step Aerobics Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7
p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,
W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings.
Summer Library Program 1 p.m.
Francis L. Simek Memorial Library in
Medford, 3 p.m. Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library in Stetsonville. The hour-
long session includes stories and crafts.

Presenter: Nicole Buechel Firefighters
to the Rescue.
Taylor County Autism Support
Group 6 p.m. Taylor County Education Center, 624 College Ave., Medford.
Taylor County Day Care Provider
Support Group Meeting 7 p.m. The
Sports Page, 1174 W. Broadway Ave.,
Medford. Information: Kelly Emmerich
715-748-6192.
Chequamegon Bird Club Meeting
Bird walk 6:15 p.m. Meeting 7 p.m.
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400
N. Main St., Medford. Visitors welcome.
Tuesday, July 21
Medford Rotary Club Meeting
Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe
& Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford.
Information: 715-748-0370.
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Information: 715-512-0048.
ding event at its Medford location, 134

S. Eighth St. in Medford, on Wednesday,
July 29, from noon until 2 p.m. Customers and community members are welcome to bring up to three boxes or 100
pounds in documents containing personal information to have shredded at
no charge. Shaved ham sandwiches will
also be available during the event.
Aspirus Cedar Lane

passes state survey
Aspirus Cedar Lane community based
residential facility (CBRF) apartments
recently underwent a bi-annual state
of Wisconsin survey process. As is the
norm for this facility, it received no citations.
Cedar Lane has not received any citations from the state survey process
over the past seven years. The surveyor
reported the programs and daily care
offered to Cedar Lane tenants are of
the highest quality. The surveyor also
praised the facility on new meal service
options offering more food choices to tenants and the easy access to medical services when needed.
Cedar Lane has 10 spacious, private
apartments designed to provide supervised living. The facility is attached to
Aspirus Care & Rehab and operated by
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics. Cedar Lane is a member of The Wisconsin
Coalition for Collaborative Excellence
(WCCEAL). This organization is a group
of people organized to improve outcomes
of individuals living in Wisconsin assisted living facilities.
Wednesday, July 22
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Scott Woller-Super Hero 1 p.m.
Francis L. Simek Memorial Library, 400
N. Main St., Medford.
Medford Lions Club Meeting Dinner 6:30 p.m. B.S. Bar & Grill, W4782 Hwy
64, Medford. Information: 715-785-7573.
Thursday, July 23
Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting
Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Information: 715-748-3237.
Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Friday, July 24
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
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County braces for health insurance jump

Consultant warns claims history will
result in 4.7 to 10.4 percent increase
The funny thing about high deductible health insurance is that when people make their deductible for the
year, they start using it more.
That was one of the messages members of the countys finance and personnel committee heard on Tuesday
from Rae Anne Beaudry, a consultant with the Horton
Group, which oversees the countys employee health insurance program.
Beaudry reviewed the claims history for the heath
insurance program noting there was a spike in payouts
for the past year which occurred in January and February of 2015. She explained this was from visits and procedures done in November and December of 2014. She
said the spike is typical to see when people have met
their deductible for the year. However, she said while
the claims were very high in January, by May they had
dropped down very low so the yearly average reflects
this.
Beaudrys main reason for coming to the meeting
was to be the bearer of bad news and give the county a
hint about where health insurance rates would go in the
next year. She said unlike the horror stories being told
about projected 20 percent or higher rate increases for
small groups in the private sector, Taylor County will
likely see between a 4.7 percent and 10.4 percent rate increase for employee health insurance in 2016.
Part of the reason for the increases in private sector
insurance is due to massive consolidation on the national level. She estimated that by the end of the year
there would be only three large national health insurance companies dominating the market.
The county insurance covers 36 single plans, 46 limited plans, and 70 family plans. In 2015, the insurance
cost the county about $2,279,400. She told committee
members to expect a projected cost of $2,384,019 for 2016.
Beaudry also cautioned the county about the socalled Cadillac Tax a 40 percent excise tax on high
level health insurance plans set to be implemented in
2018. The tax applies to health plans that cost more than
$11,850 per year for individuals or $30,950 per year for
families. The amount is indexed to the inflation rate
each year. Beaudy said based on the 8.5 percent increase
yearly trend for the countys insurance cost, the county
would reach the threshold for single plans in 2019 and
by 2022 be paying $141,395.17 in excise taxes due to the
high cost plan.
Beaudry noted the fate of the Cadillac Tax is far from
certain, saying it was one of the more controversial
parts of the Affordable Care Act and even presidential
candidate Hilary Clinton has promised to eliminate
that section. However, Beaudry said it is expected to
generate about $80 billion a year in tax revenue which
she said is something the federal government will need
to consider.
The county is expected to get a formal rate increase
notification from their insurance company as early
as next month. Beaudrys report was intended to give
policy makers a heads up as they start the 2016 budget
process.
Following the discussion on health insurance, committee members heard from Dan Determan of Capitol
Lakes Financial of Madison. Determans firm works
with the Wisconsin Counties Association to offer discounted long-term care insurance to county employees,
their dependents, their spouses, parents and siblings.
The insurance is also open to county elected officials.
The countys cost in offering the insurance to its employees is minimal. Those choosing to take part in the
insurance will pay the full premium costs. The county
will allow Determan time during the work day to talk to
employees about the plan options.
Committee members approved allowing Determan to
speak to employees about the long-term care insurance
which would pay for things such as nursing home or assisted living center care.
Bearer of bad news
photo by Brian Wilson
Rae Anne Beaudry, a consultant with the Horton

Group, spoke to members of the countys finance and
personnel committee Tuesday about insurance projections for the coming year.
County says No to extension request

UW-Extension office asked to increase administrative support person
from 32 to 35 hours per week
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An assistant position in the UW-Extension office will

stay at 32 hours per week.
Members of the countys personnel committee on
Tuesday rejected a request to increase the administrative assistant position from 32 hours per week to 35
hours per week.
Personnel committee member Dave Krug said current staff member Cathy Mauer is kept busy throughout the day. In the past, the department had two support
positions. One of them was eliminated last year and at
the time, the departments oversight committee used
departmental reserve funds to increase Mauers position to 40 hours per week through 2015 to handle the additional workload. Cathy is swamped, it is needed, he
said.
Extension department head Brenda Herrell noted
the steps taken by the department and the extension
agents to pick up more of the administrative functions.
However, she said one of the main areas that takes Mauers time is working with community volunteers from
groups like the Cattlemans Association and 4-H. The
extension office works closely with these groups, but
Herrell noted the support person also works for all ar-
eas of the extension office, leading her to be spread thin.

According to county finance director Larry Brandl,
the total cost of the position including salary and benefits at 32 hours per week is $44,000. At 35 hours per week
it is $48,153 an increase of $4,100.
Committee member Lester Lewis was opposed to increasing the hours because he expected additional cuts
to be made in the extension office due to the state budget. The state budget called for $150 million in cuts from
the University of Wisconsin System which includes
UW-Extension. Committee chairman Chuck Zenner
agreed with Lewis.
Committee member Tim Hansen supported increasing the hours. We have spent $4,000 a lot more foolishly
than this, he said.
Supervisor Ray Soper, who also serves on the extension committee, also supported increasing the hours,
noting the high workload for the position.
In the final vote, the request failed 3-2 with Hansen
and Krug in support and Lewis, Zenner and committee
member Rollie Thums opposed.
In other business, the personnel committee formally
approved starting the process to replace Amber Fallos
as the human services director including tweaking the
job description. Fallos will be taking over as director at
Black River Industries at the end of the month. In a related action, the county approved increasing the pay for
interim director Liza Daleiden by $3 per hour starting
from July 1. Fallos noted Daleiden has already been taking on additional duties to run the department.
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Ranum said they wanted to move fast on the project in

order to keep momentum and interest going. Their hope
is that when they get to the level of commitments they
need, they will be ready to move forward and be ready to
receive the cash donations.
As far as ongoing expenses, Ranum shared a projected
budget for the museum with finance committee members
showing reliance on user fees, memberships and two
large fundraisers each year in addition to other donations. Mildbrand said the budget showed the group was
looking at funding it in other ways than just asking the
county for support.
Committee members voted unanimously to give the
$10,000 donation from the powerline impact fee money.
The reception was warm, but less concrete, from the
Medford city council Monday night as the museum committee sought to be able to use an existing city-owned
green space in the downtown for outdoor exhibits and
programs. After Allie Ranum and Amanda Lange made
their proposal explaining the museum, aldermen met in
closed session to discuss the property deal, but according
to city clerk Virginia Brost no action was taken.
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Bridge project
Should it stay or should it go? That was the question
mayor Mike Wellner raised regarding the future of the
State St. bridge. The bridge, which was built in 1922, is
in need of major repair or replacement if it is to be kept
open for vehicle use.
In recent years, the city narrowed the driving lane on
the bridge and reduced the allowable weight to 10 tons as
a way to prolong its usable life. According to Fales, the
city has until 2020 to do work on the bridge and receive
funding from state and federal bridge aid programs.
Wellner said because the time frame for engineering
and construction would be two to three years out, the city
needs to decide if the bridge is worthwhile to keep. He
said the city may consider converting the bridge to pedestrian only use or eliminating it entirely as a way to
save money.
Alderman Mike Bub called for a traffic count on the
bridge to determine how much traffic uses it. Fales noted
that since the closure of the downtown bank facility and
decline in the number of businesses in the downtown,
the bridge is not as heavily used as in the past. The city
is also looking for feedback from residents and those who
use the bridge as to if it is important to keep in service.
Wellner estimated the citys portion of the bridge project would be about $200,000.
In other business, aldermen:
Recommended approval of a new liquor license

for Zeldas on Main Street in the former Blue Angel building at 164 S. Main Street. The tavern will be operated by
Jim Peterson who previously ran Main Street Bar and
Grill. A license renewal for Main Street Bar and Grill is
pending with Dylan Mengel as the operator with action
on that request to wait until the July 27 committee of the
whole meeting.
Recommended allowing Walmart to use whatever color scheme it wanted to when repainting the store
on Hwy 13. Walmart told the city it plans to do $400,000 in
remodeling at the store including changing the green color scheme to brown. The citys stipulation about colors
came in December 2006 when the large retailer developed
the store here as a way to reduce the impact on neighboring property owners. Mayor Mike Wellner was opposed
to the city having a say over the color of the building.

We dont tell any other business what color they can
paint their building, Wellner said.
Recommended approval of a request from the

Taylor County Fair for $2,000 in hotel/motel room tax
funding. The total budget for the fair is $89,000 and the
money will be used for operational expenses. In related
action, aldermen gave their approval to a noise permit
for the fair and for the 5K run to be held as part of the fair.
Approved private well requests for 11 city properties. These existing wells were up for their regular twoyear permits.
Recommended approving $250 to come from the

pool set aside account to cover the prizes for the pool
games held during the 4th of July. The games were sponsored by the city and run by the Medford Area Chamber
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While the majority of city sewer customers fall under

the residential fee schedule, the city also has other sewer
fees for industries and businesses which have higher
concentrations of material to be treated in their waste.
According to city coordinator John Fales, the increase
will help offset operational and maintenance cost increases, help with the costs associated with the mandated
phosphorus removal and help pay for the east side interceptor project. The ongoing east side interceptor project
involves installing a deep collector main to allow gravity
flow to it from the surrounding area without having to
use lift stations. Once completed, the east side interceptor would allow for the removal of some existing lift stations and open expansion options for the city to the east.
The current city sewer treatment plant was built in
the late 1980s. Since it was built, the city has been aggressive in maintaining and upgrading equipment in the
plant, as well as the citys wastewater collection system.
At the time the current sewer rate was set in 1988, the
citys rate was among the highest in the state. Currently,
Fales estimated the city was at or below the state average
for sewer rates.
The citys utilities are operated as self-supporting entities with the utilities charged a portion of the overhead
cost for the billing and city personnel time. Fales said the
sewer utility is cash-intensive with much of the annual
budget going toward the depreciation expense of the
millions of dollars of city infrastructure including the
sewer mains and lift stations.
One of the biggest unknown costs coming for the city
will be the implementation of phosphorus removal systems and higher standards. The city has been making
initial steps for phosphorus removal working with Greg
Paul of Op2Myz to remove phosphorus through biological means. Ben Brooks, who manages the citys treatment plant, told aldermen the biological process had
promising results. However, upgrades would be needed
at the plant to improve conditions for the bacteria to remove the chemical from the water.
The recommendation will go to next weeks city council meeting for final action.
In a related matter, aldermen reviewed and recommended approval of the compliance maintenance annual
report (CMAR). The CMAR is a yearly review of the city
sewage collection and treatment system and translates it
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Rib Lake school project advances

by Reporter Mark Berglund
July is normally a quiet month in school buildings,
but Rib Lake is the exception this summer as various
contractors work to complete the projects district voters
approved in an April referendum.
Things are moving along, said Rick Cardey, the districts high school and middle school principal. He has
been involved with the project since last years needs
review and then the districts decision to use the states
Act 32 language to do the energy efficeny projects. The
work is being done in all three district buildings. Right
now, Im still confident the HVAC work will be done before the start of the school year and so will the roofing.
The electrical and plumbing work will be done as well.
There are a couple of areas which will not be completed by the first day. Window replacements in the middle and high school buildings are still in progress, but
Cardey said the contractors have promised to take steps
to minimize the work done during school days. The installation of a new biomass boiler will also be done in the
fall. Some of the prepations for the change have begun,
and Cardey said it will be ready for the main heating season.
The building projects are not about adding facilities
to the district, rather it is an effort to bring the current
buildings forward. The work being done this summer
will make for a better learning environment and save
the district money through energy efficiency.
This is great stuff. We are certainly updating the
buildings and making solid infrastructure for years to
come, Cardey said. This is not a project where you will
look and see new walls and classrooms, but I think students and staff will notice better airflow and more controlled temperatures. The most visible part of the project
will be the windows.
Cardey said the districts summer work has gone on
despite the construction. He said the districts maintenance staff has done a good job of anticipating the best
approach to getting classrooms ready for fall while the
construction swirls around them. We held summer
school and they worked around us very well, Cardey
said.
Cardey gave the Rib Lake School Board an update on
the project at its July 9 meeting.
In other school board business:
Cardey and elementary principal Jon Dallmann

shared accomplishments from the past school year as
they reviewed 2014-15 school goals. Both men focused
on testing results and how those matched up with the
goals. Cardey said one step forward at the middle school
and high school level is developing student goals for test
taking. Cardey told the board he would like to see more
state resources put into helping districts use the testing
data to its best advantage rather than concentrating the
money on developing new tests.
Athletic director Mike Wudi and the board

talked about changes to the Rib Lake athletic code. The
board approved language changes which would allow a
student to make up a fourth quarter F through summer
school to be eligible for fall sports. The revisions also
clarify when grades will be checked to determine eligibility. Wudi also showed the board a junior high athletic
code booklet he developed for those students. The booklet brings many of the rules developed by junior high
teams through the years together in one source.
The board discussed more substantial changes it
might make to the athletic code policies. The result
could be similar to Life of an Athlete codes developed
by Gilman and Medford. At the time of the meeting, students and a Rib Lake staff member were in Lake Placid,
N.Y. with other Taylor County students to learn firsthand from John Underwood about taking leadership
roles on these issues.
School and board officials do not want to develop a
new code for this school year.
The clock is ticking, Wudi said, referring to the
early August start of athletics. We would probably be
looking at a project we could bring to the eighth grade
orientation in January.
We dont mean we need to do this between now and
football season, district administrator Lori Manion
said. You dont want to do this in midstream, Cardey
said.
Manion gave the board an update on efforts

to update district policies. The district has made the
switch from policy binders to having all the guidelines
and rules available online. She said there is still considerable work to be done by the board to get the policies
updated. There are a lot of policies with no date and
items which need updating. A policy review is one of the
top jobs we have to do in this district, she said.
Manion gave the board two options for reviewing and
updating policy. The first was a quick review by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) staff of the
current policies to identify those areas which needed
updates. The second is using a company such as Neola
to develop an updated policy manual. The WASB is estimated at $1,200 while the much more comprehensive
review from Neola is $8,800.
If you want to do a lot of the work ourselves, we
could go with WASB, Manion said. School board president Jerry Blomberg asked if the WASB review would
be enough. I cant promise that, Manion said.
Board member Joan Magnuson made the motion to
use the WASB service. All of the board members voted
for it, except Amber Fallos. Mary Anne Roiger was absent from the meeting.
The board decided to wait on a development retreat. Manion offered a program led by a longtime school
administrator from the Chetek area, but the board members decided it would look locally for the answers. Im
not a big fan of outside consultants. Nobody knows what
we need better than what we know locally, board member Steve Martin said.
The board hired Doug and Toni Giese as teachers for next year. The couple were members of the
Stoughton School District staff, but looked north for a
new home. He has extensive history in Stoughton as a
technical education teacher and served as department
chair. She is an experienced English and language arts Storm causes damage
The past weekend ended with a thunderstorm which
teacher and will fill roles for both the high school and
middle school this year. Amanda Bolen was added as caused spotty damage in Taylor County. A centerfield
well. She will teach high school English and middle light tower came down across the outfield fence at Tanschool social studies classes. Richard Hall was approved nery Creek Parkway in Rib Lake during the storm.
as junior varsity football coach.
County sets goal for zero increase

Taylor Countys budget setting committee is starting
with zero.
That is the operational increase county department
heads are to build their budgets from for the coming
year. The zero-percent increase directive has been in
place for a number of years, leading some of the finance
committee to question if it is realistic.
Committee member Scott Mildbrand said one of the
problems is the countys state-mandated tax levy cap is
not inflation adjusted. He said if it was adjusted based
on the consumer price index, it would be easier to move
forward. However, other than tapping into the amount
of excess allowed for debt service levy, he said there are
few options.
According to county finance director Larry Brandl,
the county has the ability to exceed its revenue cap by
between 5 and 5.5 percent this year because of the existing debt service amounts. He noted there are counties
which have taken on additional debt in order to meet operational costs with their budgets.
Borrowing is a plan, it is a bad plan in my opinion,
Mildbrand said.
County clerk Bruce Strama also said he hoped they
could give the employees something more this year.
Mildbrand said they will get the 2 percent step increase
in the pay matrix. However, with county employees expected to pick up another 5 percent of the insurance premium expense in 2016, many will see an actual decrease
in wages next year.
The zero-percent increase directive to department
heads applies to the operational costs for the departments. Personnel expenses are figured separately since
those costs are set by the county board.
It is a place to start, said committee member Tim
Hansen. As in the past, departments will come before
the finance committee to argue for their budget areas
and any additional expenses they feel are justified.
Those budget hearings are open to the public and will
take place in the second and third week of September.
The final budget hearing will be held at the courthouse
in the evening at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 to allow members of the public who work during the day to
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A modest proposal to fix Wisconsin

Wisconsin should save time and money and dissolve
the state legislature. In place of this bulky holdover
from the states distant populist past, it would be much
more efficient to allow the governor to rule by whim
with the backing of the all-powerful department of administration.
Such a move may seem far-fetched, but when you look
at it, the legislature costs Wisconsin taxpayers millions
of dollars a year for such frivolous things as budget
hearings and listening sessions with voters as if anyone cares what the voters might want. Gov. Scott Walker,
or any other imperial executive in his place, will just
wave his mighty veto pen and do what he wants anyway.
On Monday, Walker signed what he hopes to be his
last state budget just in time to announce his presidential candidacy.
In the process of signing the budget, Walker made 104
line-item vetoes twice the number made to previous
budgets. This is the type of move someone could expect
if the governor and the legislature were on opposite
sides of the political spectrum. However, although Wisconsin is split about 50/50 between the two main parties,
the legislature thanks to the wonders of redistricting is firmly Republican and likely to remain so for
the next decade. It is noteworthy that a number of Republican members of the legislature, including the 87th
Assembly Districts own Rep. James Edming, couldnt
bring themselves to vote for their party leaders budget
bill because of major concerns about its impact on the
people of the state.
So why did Walker feel the need to go against the legislators who are carrying his partys torch? Simply put,
Walker cares more about winning the Republican presidential nomination than he does about looking out for
Governor Scott Walker

the good of people in Wisconsin.
An example of this can be seen in the changes the
new budget will make in regard to long-term care programs such as Family Care and IRIS (Include, Respect,
I Self-direct). In his budget proposal, Walker unilaterally called for a complete overhaul of a system that was
working just fine and which was built through decades
of street-level work and citizen advocacy.
The only justification for the change is to allow giant out-of-state, for-profit management companies with
deep pockets to get their hand in the states cookie jar.
By going with one state-wide contract it will make it impossible for the existing regional nonprofit entities to
compete.
After hearing the concerns of residents who would be
directly impacted by the change, the legislature worked
to keep the current system in place so those most vulnerable would not suffer. That is the way the system is
supposed to work. The legislatures work was a source
for hope that individual people still actually mattered
in the state. In the end, that hope was misplaced and
Walker used his veto pen to get his way.
This was just one example proving the work done by
the legislature just doesnt matter, especially when the
governors political agenda is on the line.
It seems that the only thing the legislature is good for
is to serve as a buffer for criticism, especially when the
governor and his cronies are caught with their hands in
the cookie jar over changes to public records.
Faced with the growing power of the imperial governor, the elimination of legislative oversight, and citizen
input into important policy making areas, the legislature should realize its time is past and go gracefully into
the pages of history along with other idealized carryovers of Americas youthful democratic exuberance.
Of course, the other option is for the legislature and
the people to wake up, hold the governors feet to the
fire, and take back the power of the peoples house.
Financial management key for county position

At the end of the month current Taylor County Human Services Director
Amber Fallos will take over the helm of
Black River Industries from longtime director Paul Thornton.
Fallos is in for a challenging time
ahead as the idea of sheltered workshops
falls under increased scrutiny at the national level. She will bring renewed energy to the position and help BRI change
with the times to continue to serve people in the region with developmental and
physical disabilities.
Fallos move into a new position also
opens the door for changes with Taylor
County and the opportunity to address
simmering problems with the human
services department, specifically concerning financial management,
For all her abilities, Fallos is not as
strong a financial manager as others
who have held the position. This point
was made numerous times in the past
year as county board members worked to
create a financial manager position for
the multi-million dollar department. Unlike other departments, which have comparatively few rules about how money is
spent and accounted for, human services
must meet stringent federal and state
reporting requirements. Adding to this,
the rules are constantly changing. Fallos
Star News
was selected for strengths other than her

financial acumen.
The need for a new focus in choosing
a departmental leader can also be shown
by the numbers. In 2010, the human services department ended the year with
a $400,791 surplus. In 2011, that surplus
was $93,149. Fallos took over the department mid-year in 2012 and human services ended with a deficit of $25,161 the
first time in more than two decades the
department had a deficit. The need to
dip into reserves continued in 2013 with
a shortfall of $213,707 and in 2014 with a
deficit of $326,208. At Tuesdays county
finance meeting, county financial director Larry Brandl cautioned supervisors
that the human services department
would likely be asking for more money
in the next county budget.
The financial accounting for human
services is challenging and highly specialized. A firm hand is needed to make
cost containment a primary goal within
the department.
As the county begins the search for a
new human services director, members
of the human services board must place
a high priority on picking a candidate
who has a strong financial background.
The county has balked at the cost of creating a new position to handle depart-
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Read the story on page 4
ment finance. The vacancy in the director position allows them the opportunity
to bring financial expertise into an existing position. Ideally this will help the
county contain spiraling expenses in the
department while also bringing in additional resources to the county through

the maximization of federal and state
program dollars.
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Brian Wilson
Facing your fear
Fuchs sworn in
photo by Brian Wilson
Former Medford postmaster Tami Fuchs was sworn in as the Marshfield postmaster on July 10 at 8:30 a.m. by
area supervisor Lori Rodney. Holding the Bible is Ginny Carpenter, Fuchs mother.
Vox Pop
Wisconsin is in a race to the bottom
Ive been a resident Wisconsin Badger for 69 years.

Ive especially been proud of my state governments deserved reputation for honesty, integrity, and squeakyclean politics. But now for the first time since Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy conducted his communist
witch hunts in congress, Im ashamed to be from Wisconsin. Im ashamed of my assembly, senate, and governor for passing a despicable bill that puts us on a raceto-the-bottom with Mississippi for the worst voting law
in the country.
Lets be clear: Wisconsins Voter ID law was passed
by Republicans to steal close elections by keeping Democrats from voting. Period. The only possible purpose
of this travesty is the exact same purpose as Mississippis hated Voter Literacy Poll test in the Jim Crow
Southto win elections by keeping voters likely to vote
against one party out of the voting booth.
That being said, lets look at the real facts.
There is no voter fraud in Wisconsin. In the several
court cases where the Republican Attorney General has
tried to justify the need for the law, no evidence could
be found of voter fraud. Ever. In the latest round of expensive court battles in which our taxpayer money has
been squandered to defend this Republican law, Federal
Appellate Court Judge John Prossera Regan appointee no lesswrote a scathing indictment in his dissent
opinion of the prosecution evidence presented in his
courtroom, saying the Wisconsin prosecutors, could
not point to a single instance of known voter impersonation occurring in Wisconsin at any time in the recent past. In another case argued by our taxpayer-paid
lawyers in his courtroom, U.S. District judge Lynn Addelman wrote, The evidence at trial established that
virtually no voter impersonation occurs in Wisconsin.
It is not governments function to provide a little
laminated card with a persons picture on it just to
make it convenient to open a checking account or get
on a plane. Republicans have put forth this bogus argument in attempting to justify the Voter ID law, saying
residents need an official pictured ID card for things
like opening a checking account or getting on a plane.
Really? Adults can find their way around in society,
and if they want to open a checking account or get on a
plane, its up to them to make that happen. Where in the
Wisconsin Constitution does it state that government
must make it convenient for citizens to send a check off
to fly to Disney World?
Voting works wonderfully well now in Wisconsin.
In the last presidential election, Wisconsin had the
second-highest voter turnout rate in the nation, second
only to Minnesota. In that election, of the three million
citizens voting in Wisconsin, there was not one documented case of illegal voting. So the current score of
honest/dishonest Wisconsin voting is 3,000,000 to 0. We
need a Voter ID law to change that?
Governor Walker and Republican National Committee Chairman Lance Priebus seem to think so. They
have said the fraud rate could be as high as 2 percent.
Walker was less unsure, saying, I dont know what
percentage to predict on that. I hope its none. Priebus
was more certain of the 2 percent figure, especially in

his hometown of Kenosha. Kenoshas mayor pushed
back, saying, If Priebus has knowledge of voter fraud
here, he should point to some evidence. Assistant District Attorney Richard Ginkowski has been following elections here and investigating complaints for 30
years. He doesnt know what Priebus is talking about.
The county clerk, Mary Schuch-Krebs, doesnt know
what Priebus is talking about. Face it. The voter fraud
in Kenosha that Priebus is referring to does not exist.
Both the governor and attorney general must be relieved to learn that their fears were unfounded.
It is un-American to pass a law designed only to prevent citizens from participating in society. Throughout
the nations history, congress has always found ways to
allow more citizens the right to vote and by so doing
participate in the democratic process. From just after
the American Revolution when unlanded citizens were
given the vote, through Reconstruction when former
slaves won suffrage, into the 20th century when women
finally could vote, to the Voting Rights Act in 1965 when
all races were finally guaranteed the right, America
has always striven to expand citizen voting. Any party
which seeks to reverse that trend through legislative
chicanery is on the wrong side of history.
Citizens couldnt care less if we have a voter ID
lawunless they are state legislators scheming to gain
an unfair advantage to steal a close election. When I ask
Republicans I admire what they think about passage of
the Voter ID, many look downward, some even blush,
and they admit something like, No, Im not proud my
assemblyman/senator voted for that law, but he has
done other things in government that I really like. I
guess I just have to take the bad along with the good.
Wisconsin citizens care if potholes get fixed, hungry
kids get fed, crumbling bridges get rebuilt, crime gets
reduced, and a host of other issues that actually impact our daily lives. No one cares if we can geteven if
theyre freelittle laminated cards for our wallets with
our pictures on them.
Its well past time for this expensive silliness to stop.
We need our legislators working to find solutions for
the many problems facing the state. If Republican legislators think people really want and need this law, let
them find out by putting an advisory referendum question on the next general election. And keep it simple.
Should Wisconsin enact a Voter ID Law? When legislators see the 80 percent-90 percent No vote I believe
would happen, maybe theyll get real and get to work
on actual problems. And to really put an end to this
shameful chapter in our history, make the referendum
binding.
Incredibly, Governor Walker and the attorney general have vowed to again defend this law in higher court.
If you believe thats a good decision, tell them so. If you
want to stop this madness now, cut out this letter, drop
it in an envelope, and send it to the governor and attorney general. Send a copy along to your state representatives who created this mess as well.
Gary Peterson, Rice Lake
It is all about facing your fear, Dad, and not giving

up.
Those words of wisdom came from my 9-year-old son,
Alex, after he completed a third attempt to scale a 65-foot
climbing wall while attending Akelas World
Cub Scout Camp last
weekend. Alex is going into the 4th grade
in a few weeks and got
to take part in the activities geared for older
kids at the camp, such
as BMX bike riding and
climbing a six-storytall rock wall.
As we were standing at the base of the
climbing tower looking
up at what seemed to
be a very small cowbell
at the top, Alex confided in me that he did
not think he would get
very far because he is
afraid of heights. The
Cub Scout motto is Do
your best and thats
the advice I gave Alex
as he strapped on his
safety harness and helmet and stood in line
with other boys for a
turn on the wall.
In his first attempt,
Alex made it about 12
feet up before he decided he had enough. This
was about the height
most of the scouts and
adults got to before
their fear of heights
overcame their faith in
the safety equipment.
Alex took off his
gear and was hanging
around watching the
other boys climb while
Alex Wilson reaching the
I helped another leader
take a group to the rest- top of a 65-foot climbing wall
room. When I got back at Cub Scout camp.
a while later, Alex was
harnessed up and standing in line again. He wanted to
give it another shot.
We were nearing the end of our alloted time at the
climbing wall when he took his second try. He got about
halfway that time before stalling out and needing to come
back down.
I was surprised when rather than walking away, he
turned around and got right back in line. A few minutes
later, he was once again on the wall searching out handholds and footholds. Sometimes he would stall on a path
and have to back up or look for other options. He passed
the 12 foot mark easily. I watched him climb past the halfway point and called up encouragement to him.
My breath would catch when his hand would slip from
a grip or his foot would fail to find a toehold. He would
pause and then continue on, working his way slowly and
steadily toward the top of the tower.
Others began to notice how close he was coming to
the top and we all joined in cheering him on and shouting encouragement. His grin was matched by mine as he
reached up and rang the cowbell celebrating his achievement.
I met Alex at the bottom of the wall with a hug. I was
proud of my son for having tried climbing the wall at all
I was too chicken to even attempt it. But I was most
proud of how he didnt give up after his first or even his
second attempt.
The lesson he learned in facing his fears and overcoming obstacles was worth all the bug bites, lack of sleep
and other discomforts of roughing it.
Mastering your fear and not letting it control you,
opens a world of possibilities.
As Alex said, You can see really far from the top.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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Teens Talk Politics
Youth educate peers by engaging with

Wisconsin government leaders
there. Our generation wants to get involved, they just dont know how to do
A group of Medford teenagers is using it yet, Kelz said. Czerniak said the class
social media and their interest in govern- built on a good freshman base established
ment as the springboard to reaching oth- in human geography.
ers about political issues in the state and
The group reaches out to political leadnation.
ers with an email letter. It follows up with
The group, called Teens Talk Politics, phone calls if it doesnt get a response.
has already videotaped, edited and posted When I called [United States Senator]
interviews with three elected officials to Tammy Baldwins office, they knew exYou Tube and is working on adding other actly who I was, Kelz said. They are planpolicy makers in the future. Teens Talk ning for an August interview with BaldPolitics is currently comprised of Mi- win.
kayla Kelz, Carter Ray, Jay Czerniak and
The group works together to develop
Richard Colwell. They are all members of eight questions for a 10-minute interview.
Medford Area Senior Highs class of 2017.
The questions are submitted to the leader
The interviews resemble a CSPAN before the interview.
format, but are completely produced by
The group has landed some big fish
the four students. Its information any- already. Edming was one of 11 assemblyone can access and use. The difference is men to break with his party in the state
an emphasis on getting their generation budget vote. Johnson faces a reelection
informed and active in government and challenge from former Senator Russ Fepolitics. Its teens
ingold.
communicating
Abrahamson is
with other teens,
suing the state to
Ray said.
keep the chief jusThe group has
tice position followposted interviews
ing a move to oust
with United States
her. The group deSenator Ron Johncided to steer clear
son, Wisconsin Suof the controversy
preme Court Chief
because changes in
Justice
Shirley
the situation could
Abrahamson and
make the interview
Wisconsin Assemobsolete.
bly Representative
Medford students Richard Colwell (left)
That was offJames Edming.
and Mikayla Kelz (right) interviewed Su- limits because of
The four com- preme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abraha- the on-going lawpleted
the
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suit. Things are so
vanced Placement
likely to change. By
(AP) United States
the time we got the
government and politics class at Medford video up, things would change the next
Area Senior High. The class includes an day, Colwell said.
emphasis on being active in citizenship
Vice President Joe Biden, Baldwin,
and the video project developed from Congressman Sean Duffy, State Sen. Jer-
Conversation starters
Medford Area Senior High juniors Mikayla Kelz (l. to r.), Carter Ray, Jay Czerniak
and Richard Colwell are starting conversations between youth and Wisconsins political leaders by interviewing the policy makers for the Teens Talk Politics group.
ry Petrowski and Assemblyman Romaine

Quinn are on the list of interviews they
would like to complete. Quinn, a Rice
Lake Republican, is one of the youngest
members of the state legislature.
The group takes a non-partisan approach to the project. They come from the
same age group, but find having different
positions on issues helps them see other
viewpoints. We are far more efficient because of it, Czerniak said.
The group may produce other videos
on issues and they have done some Teens
Talk the Street interviews with citizens
on the state of the process.
In addition to You Tube, the students
have other social media sites, including
Facebook.
While the students have grown up in a
digital world, the segments reflect a kids
budget. Kelz found a VHS camcorder and
an old tripod in the basement. Ray and
Colwell have mastered the art of editing
the video and sound recordings. Funding
is a big issue. Its funded by us right now,
Kelz said.
The foursome is part of a class which

has shown a strong interest in civic involvement since its early days. Adding
to their efforts are students like senior
Esther Lusenge, who will represent Wisconsin at Girls Nation this summer, and
recent graduate Zach Olson, who is interning in Duffys Washington D.C. office.
They feel the success of others is helping
them shine. When you are surrounded
by others trying to do their best, it helps.
Even if one person shines, it pushes us
to do out best, Kelz said. Colwell added,
Everyone assumes its a brawl to the top
in high school, but we feel its more supportive. Its led to a lot of our success in
school.
Czerniak will be the only 18-year-old in
the group when the 2016 election arrives.
The younger students have birthdays five
days apart. Czerniak said knowing he
will cast his first ballot as a senior helps
drive his interest. I still have time to decide on the candidates, but now its more
about who I want rather than who my parents want to vote for, he said.
Rib Lake board hears update on sewer plant compliance

by Reporter Donald Watson
Utility operator Dan Koehler briefed
the Rib Lake Village Board on the sewer
compliance maintenance annual report
during its July 8 meeting.
Koehler told the board the villages
waste water treatment plant scored an
A in the majority of areas with two exceptions the biological oxygen demand
(BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS)
which is the matter discharged from the
plant into Sheep Ranch Creek and is considered a pollutant by the Department of
Natural Resources (DNR).
He said during the first four months of
last year, the plant had a problem with
its return activated sledge, which goes
back into the first chamber and helps the
bacteria digest the waste matter that is
coming into the plant. Koehler said there
was a problem with the return constantly shutting down, usually on a weekend
when no one was there. He said the plant
has an automatic sample which starts on
Sunday and ends Monday morning at 7
a.m. when he arrives at the plant. During the weekend, the sampler was collecting a sample which was not working
properly because the activated sledge is
shut down. Koehler said the problem
has been corrected by allowing more activated sledge into the system, so when
there is a low flow and the sledge builds
up and gets thick, the system can still
pump it back into the first-stage contact
aerator and keep the system running as
normal. He said since they have started
to do this, there hasnt been a problem

yet. In addition, Koehler said, they are
looking at installing a larger timer-activiated air bypass solenoid valve which
would allow the system to be opened up
full to get the heavy sledge out of the system and allow more liquid matter to flow
through at a normal rate.
Koehler said a second problem they
were having at the sewer plant was during periods of high flow. A tube to take
the matter on top from the clarifier to the
digester was becoming submerged and
back flowing into the clarifier, which
is the final stage before the matter goes
out to the creek. He said the problem
was corrected by using two PVC elbows
to increase the hight of the tube by one
foot from where the tube would normally
sit. That has corrected that problem,
because if it gets up that high, its going
to flood a lot more areas [of the plant],
Koehler said. Those two [fixes] have
solved the issues weve had.
All in all, the plant is doing pretty
good, except for those two issues, and
as I said, we havent had a problem with
them since weve made these corrections, he concluded.
In other action:
The board approved an insurance settlement of $31,696.21 for ceiling damage to
the municipal building by Nasi Roofing.
The roofing company apparently used
drill bits that were too long while installing the new roof and drilled holes in the
ceiling. Most of the damage occurred in
the community meeting room and po-
lice department, but there was also some

damage to the ceiling in the library.
Trustee Bob Carpenter said when he
was inspecting the damage with the adjuster, he was saying the insurance company would de-appreciate the building
because it was built in the 1960s and so
on. I was really concerned they [insurance company] would not take care of
us, Carpenter said. I think this is very
fair and covers pretty much everything,
except for a few incidentals.
The board approved taking out a shortterm loan to cover the villages share
of the cost of a new chassis for a tanker
truck for the fire department. Trustee
Russ Bullis said he didnt have the exact figures in front of him, but the total
cost of the truck would be approximately
$42,000, with the villages share being approximately $15,000. Bullis said when he
had the exact costs, he would send them
to village clerk Dawn Swenson. Rather
than waiting until the next meeting, Carpenter suggested the board authorize
Swenson to proceed with the paperwork
for a three-year loan at an interest rate of
2.85 percent from Nicolet National Bank
once she receives the figures from Bullis.
The board agreed.
The board approved closing the following streets from Friday, Aug. 7 at 4
p.m. until Monday, Aug. 10 at 8 a.m. for
Ice Age Days: All of McComb Ave. and
alley to the west; Landall St. from Pearl
St. to Mill Lane; part of Mill Lane (to
the True Value) and part of Railroad St.
(Third St. to Lake St.); Mill Lane from
Hwy 102 to Railroad St.; and Second St.

from Railroad St. to Church St. (Saturday
only from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The board also
waived the open container law on the following streets and/or areas: McComb
Ave. from Fayette St. to Hwy 102; S. McComb Ave. from Hwy 102 to Railroad St.
(Saturday and Sunday during hours of
daylight only); Second St. from Railroad
St. to Church St. (from one hour prior to
the parade to one hour after the parade
on Sunday); Railroad St. from Third St.
to Lake St. (Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
if needed for the car show); Landall Ave.
from the alley between McComb and
Pearl St. to Mill Lane; Mill Lane from
Hwy 102 to Railroad St. (from one hour
prior to the drag pulls until one hour after their completion); and Fayette Ave.
from McComb to Tannery Ballpark during games and one hour after completion
of the last game each day. Open containers will not be allowed on any other village streets or alleys. No alcohol or soda
carry-ins of any type will be allowed in
any of the designated streets/areas.
Carpenter asked it there had been any
trouble with carry-ins last year, noting
there had been a number of problems
the year before. Village president Bill
Schreiner said he was sure there was,
but not to the extent there had been the
year before. Trustee Doug Polacek added
as long as the signs are put up reminding
people about no carry-ins and they keep
an eye on things, it should work out.
NEWS
Looking Back, Moving Forward is 2015 fair theme
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, July
April16,
23,2015
2015
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Looking Back, Moving Forward is
the theme of the 2015 Taylor County Cooperative Youth Fair. The fair opens July
23 and runs through Sunday, July 26.
This years fair offers something for
everyone with a mixture of traditional
exhibits and new events.
Entertainment
There will be plenty of high-quality
entertainment on tap at this years fair
starting on Thursday with Vic Ferrari in
the grandstand with a 7 p.m. show sponsored by Nicolet National Bank.
The Vic Ferrari Band was founded
in 1988 with no more than a name originating from Andy Kaufmans character
in the television show Taxi and a big
dream. A love of music and a passion
to entertain has driven the seven-piece
ensemble to excel in winning over any
audience. Playing a mix of classic rock
from the 1960s to today, country, and
crowd favorites, the band is known for
sounding as good as the original artist
and sometimes even better, accompanied
by outstanding production. The Vic Ferrari Band describes themselves as happiness providers that put on an energetic
and entertaining show.
The grandstand excitement continues
on Friday with NTPA tractor pull action starting at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the
Central Wisconsin Pullers will begin at 6
p.m. and on Sunday mini-rods will start
at 3 p.m.
In addition to the grandstand entertainment, there will be music each day
in the entertainment tent located in the
middle of the fairgrounds with Mr. Concertina to play at 2:30 p.m. on Friday,
July 24 and the Wise Guys to play at 8
p.m. on Saturday, July 25.
For those wanting to win some cash
while enjoying the fair, the Medford Kiwanis Club will be running the Bingo
tent throughout the weekend.
A new event this year will be the
Pinewood Derby open race to be held on
Grandstand show
submitted photos
The variety band Vic Ferrari will be performing in the grandstand on Thursday, July
23.
Getting ready
gory. The top winner (individual or total

act) in each age category will be offered
Volunteers install new metal pens in the an opportunity to compete at the state
livestock barn at the Taylor County Fair- fair.
grounds.
If the winner declines, the next ranking
winner for that category may be ofSunday morning in the Exhibit Building
(grader shed). The race is open to anyone fered the opportunity. The Taylor Counwith a Pinewood Derby car with compe- ty Fair will provide a sponsored stipend
tition open to businesses, current Cub (per act, not per person) to assist with
Scouts, and any Cub Scout alumni who travel costs. Other costs are the responwant to try their luck for bragging rights sibility of the participants.
In addition to the entertainment
about having the fastest car. Registration
is at 11:30 a.m. with the races to begin at events, S&J Carnival will once again be
bringing their rides to the fair. The car2 p.m.
Also on Sunday, the Junior Amateur nival promises more rides and activities
Talent competition will take place in the for the whole family.
For those who want a little physical
entertainment tent starting at noon.
activity
with their fair experience, the
Participants may compete in either
fair will once again sponsor a 5K poker
the 2-12 or 13-18 age group.
Each act must last no longer than run race on Thursday night of the fair
three minutes, with a maximum one- starting at 6 p.m.
minute setup. There is a maximum of
Things to see
five people to an act.
Animal and other judging is a major
Competitors will be awarded 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place ribbons for each age cate- part of the fair. Fair visitors are encour-
aged to check out all the displays which

show the hard work of local youth and
adults.
Volunteers have been busy getting the
fairgrounds ready for the big event with
major overhauls to the livestock barn
and the rabbit areas.
The wooden pens, which have served
the fair for decades, have been replaced
with metal pens to meet health and safety codes. The base of the livestock barn
building was also resurfaced.
The fair also has new rabbit cages for
that growing exhibit area.
Due to concerns over avian flu in the
state, there will be no poultry classes at
this years fair.
The Cans for a Cause is returning to
this years fair. Local businesses and
groups are competing to build sculptures
out of cans and food boxes with all the
items to be donated to local food pantries
at the end of the weekend. Competition
was tough last year and organizers expect this years competition to be even
better.
Medford works on narrowing referendum projects

Each member of the Medford Area
School Board has a list of proposed maintenance projects the district hopes to
complete if it can pass a referendum in
the spring 2016 election. The boards finance committee met on July 10 and considered how it will weigh board member
wishes to set a priority for those projects
when the board meets tonight, July 16 at
6 p.m., at the district office.
The finance committee has discussed
the maintenance projects for a few
months in committee meetings and the
full board has discussed them in its past
two meetings. The projects come from
needs at all four school buildings and outdoor facilities and include a wide range
of needs. The projects generally fall into
the category of needs which are delayed
because of their cost and urgency.
The committee was not sure of the

best way to measure the support of other
board members for particular items on
the list. I thought, we as a board, were
capable of a hand vote [at the last meeting] but everybody felt they needed to
become experts, board president and
finance committee member Dave Fleegel
said. I got a little frustrated last month,
so I said lets just put check marks by the
important areas.
Fleegel said the committee and board
are early in the discussion of possible
projects for a possible referendum. We
dont have a resolution, we have a discussion, he said.
Committee member Jeff Peterson
wondered if they needed to look at the
annual financial effect of each item to
determine its ranking. Is there a way to
put a dollar figure on the annual impact?
Which of these items would give us the
most bang for our buck, he asked.

The committee also discussed the
political viability of various projects.
Some of the more expensive items on the
list may not have initial public support.
One of items is replacement asphalt for
the high school parking lot. Another is
a proposed bus entrance to the middle
school property from Broadway Ave.
If [the Broadway project] will increase
safety, Id support it. I dont think most
people know anything about it, committee member Mark Temme said. Peterson
said he thinks middle school principal Al
Leonards support for the project would
help convince people of its need.
Another question the committee continues to grapple with is how the community will support efforts to increase
maintenance efforts on the current high
school pool. Age and design issues have
made the pool an issue for a number of
years. The district lost two efforts to replace the pool and build a gymnasium at
the school. An effort to build a new pool
at the middle school also failed at the ballot box.
Peterson is leaning toward a second
question in 2016. He would like to ask an
advisory question to gauge support for
maintenance. What do we have to lose?
Why dont we want to ask? he asked.
Fleegel said repair questions on the
current pool may not be as easy as they
sound. The pool and its locker room facilities have issues meeting accessibility
standards, and remodeling work could
trigger the need to make other changes.
There will be a threshold of spending where you need to address the ADA
[Americans with Disabilities Act] issues.
You wont just change the piping and put
the tile back in place, Fleegel said.
Chlorine to stay in Gilman village drinking water

by Reporter Kayla Peche
After a discussion about removing
chlorine from the village water at last
months regular meeting, the Gilman
Village Board asked for community and
expert input.
Candice Grunseth, village clerk, said
she hadnt heard much from community
members before the meeting. Then, at
the July 8 regular board meeting, some
residents came forward asking trustees

to keep chlorine in the water.
I know Ive been drinking it for 77
years or 75, said Darrell Romig, Gilman
resident. I dont think its hurt me a bit.
I dont see any need to remove it from the
water.
Grunseth also received email replies
from Ed Hendzel, from Wisconsin Rural
Water Association, and Ken Scherer,
P.E., WisDNR, asking to keep a small
amount in the water.

Hendzel wrote it was best to have a
little chlorine in the water. If you have
a leak in the system or not enough turnover in the tower, at least you have a little chlorine that might prevent a bad bacti sample. Scherer agreed, stating that
chlorine can help detect contamination.
Rick Johnson, public works director,
said he thought it was best to stick with
it too. He says he keeps the chlorine level
under .20 because over that point the water tastes and smells different.
The board voted Johnson keep doing
what hes doing to ensure theres some
chlorine in the water. In the motion, Bill
Breneman, village president, also said
keeping the levels lower (.15-.17) would
be best.
This would help with some issues
and we would still have the protection,
said Breneman.
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Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Area students earn UWSP degrees

Students from the area who received degrees during
spring commencement ceremonies at the University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point were Michelle Brushaber
of Medford, Bachelor of Science degree in business administration; Patrick Grunwald of Medford, Bachelor
of Science in wildlife ecology; Amanda Kasparek of
Medford, Bachelor of Science in resource management;

Joseph Kellnhofer of Medford, Bachelor of Science in
psychology; Jeremy Braun of Stetsonville, Bachelor of
Arts in communications; and Michale Hovde of Westboro, magna cum laude, Bachelor of Science in athletic
training.
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Rebecca Briese and Jay Kallenbach were united in
marriage on May 23 in an outdoor ceremony at Sheboygan Town and Country Club with their friend, Kathy
Ewing, officiating. The bride was given in marriage by
her parents, Mark and Bonnie Briese of Sheboygan. The
groom is the son of David and Debra Kallenbach of Medford.
Katie Briese of Sheboygan was the maid of honor.
Bridesmiads were Heather Wilsing, Jennifer Johnson
and Bridgette Coronado, all of Sheboygan. Ava Littlefield of Sheboygan was the flower girl.
Jacob Gagas of Shorewood was the best man. Groomsmen were Craig Kallenbach of Stevens Point, Andrew
Thielke of Appleton and Kenneth Turba of Madison.
Ushers were Travis Kallenbach of Medford and Tanya
Kallenbach of Abbotsford.
The reception was held at Sheboygan Town and
Country Club, with music by Open Door Entertainment.
The bride graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007. She is an insurance claims analyst
for American Family Insurance. The groom graduated
from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2006.
He is a SAP security consultant for Symmetry Corporation.
Following a 10-day honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico,
the couple will reside in the Milwaukee area.
Kraemer named to deans list

Travis Kraemer of Medford was named to the deans
list for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and
Science and the chancellors list at the University of
Wisconsin-Platteville by earning a grade point average
of 4.0.
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Grace Elizabeth Tourtillott

Steve
and
Cally
Tourtillott of Abbotsford
announce the birth of a
daughter, Grace Elizabeth,
born on June 26 at Aspirus
Birthing Center - Medford.
She weighed six pounds,
seven ounces and was 193/4 inches long. Her grandparents are Douglas and
Debra Buckett of Park
Falls, and Joy DeGrave
and Bill Tourtillott, both
of Green Bay. Her greatgrandparents are Colleen Abbrederis of Dorchester and
Buzz (Harold) and Carol Buckett of Eagle.
Cora Mae Bleck

Becky and Cory Bleck of Rib Lake announce the
birth of a daughter, Cora Mae, born on Juky 1 at Aspirus
Birthing Center - Medford. She weighed seven pounds,
nine ounces and was 20 inches long. Her siblings are
Elijah, age 16, Jayden, age 15, Kaleb, age 12, Acacia, age
9, Gabby, age 6, and Ava, age 6. Her grandparents are
Marlene Bleck of Phillips, Al and Pat Schnepf of Ogema
and Faye Schnepf of Eau Claire. Her great-grandmother
is Violet Nikkila of Ogema.
Rayna Jo Rodman
Andrew and Casey Rodman of Medford announce the
birth of a daughter, Rayna Jo, born on July 8 at Aspirus
Wausau Hospital. She weighed six pounds, 10 ounces and
was 21 inches long. Her grandparents are Brian and Julie
Rodman and Charlie and Carol Motte, all of Medford.
Brooklynn Grace
Joey Bacon and Makayla Schilling of Wausau announce the birth of a daughter, Brooklynn Grace, born
on June 23 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed six
pounds, 2.9 ounces and was 18.9 inches long. Her grandparents are Dan and Kelly Schilling and Jennifer West,
all of Wausau.
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From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
July 14, 2005
The Rib Lake ambulance garage
a converted pole shed is in rough
shape and needs to be replaced or heavily upgraded. The question is who will
pay the $65,000 to replace the building
with a new garage or $35,000 to upgrade
the existing facility with a Band-Aid
patch for another few years.
For the past few months, a group
comprised of representatives from the
Village of Rib Lake, the surrounding
townships and the ambulance service
have met to discuss how to proceed. On
Friday, the group came to the Taylor
County Law Enforcement and Emergency Services committee to test the
waters on a cost-share plan and seek
input from the county on their study
committee.
25 YEARS AGO
July 18, 1990
Animal bedding made from newsprint will be tested in the cattle barns
during the Taylor County Fair.
According to Community Development Agent Arlen Albrecht, several
area farm families are already experimenting with the alternative to traditional straw bedding to decide whether
they will use it during the Fair.
Roger Hoeff said he will mix his
with straw so theres less chance of it
photo by NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
Pluto rising
Pluto and its moon, Charon, as seen from NASAs New Horizons spacecraft.
Finkler says no question about Pluto

By the time you read this the New Horizons spacecraft will have made the closest pass of (Dwarf Planet)
Pluto. It will not land, but will dip down to some 8,000
miles from the surface.
Then it will be on its way out of the solar system and
into the great unknown. It should keep sending information back to Earth for decades (hopefully) even in the
extremely dark and cold environment. A typical temperature on Pluto can be minus 400 degrees F. (But it is
a dry cold.)
While everyone appreciates the photos of Pluto, and
its large moon Charon, there is still a battle going on
whether this planet should keep its demotion to Dwarf
given by a meeting of the International Astronomical
Union (IAU) at a meeting in 2006 in Prague.
That battle goes on, with lifetime Pluto astronomers
like Mark Buie of the Southwest Research Institute in
Colorado. He pokes holes in the thin IAU research on
Pluto.
blowing away, while Dorothy Halida told

me she would mix her newsprint bedding with sawdust, Albrecht said. Hoeff
is an adult leader with the Countrysider
4-H Club, while Halida is co-leader of the
Country Clan 4-H.
Albrecht said the newsprint is being
provided by Valley Sanitation, which
has the capability of making it, but has
no demand for it at this time.
We thought we might have a problem with the leftover bedding, but the
City of Medford will pick it up and put
it on their compost pile for the fall leaf
collection, Albrecht said. That will be
part of the experiment, too, to see how it
decomposes.
50 YEARS AGO
For example, the IAU said a planet would have to

clear out any other bodies in its orbit. Trying to demote Pluto and rewrite the textbooks to go back to the
good old days of only eight planets just isnt going to
work. The solar system is far more complex and interesting to be constrained by that new IAU resolution,
said Pluto astronomer Mark Buie.
Some astronomers have also criticized the IAU for
demoting a planet if such a body has not cleared out
its orbit. They point out that our own Earth has various
bodies which share the orbit.
I sincerely hope that as we celebrate the New Horizons arrival at Pluto we can just ignore the dwarf demotion.
Buie says, Whatever happens in the future you can
still call Pluto a planet and if you forget to include the
word dwarf I wont mind at all.
Earl Finkler, Medford
ger part, running east and west, was

30x86 feet and the other part, which ran
north and south, was 30x36.
Turvey stated Wednesday evening
that about 20 ton of new hay was lost and
considerable machinery, including a
disc, drill, potato planter, tedder, dump
rake, wagon, sleigh, plows, and other
farm tools.
No livestock was destroyed, both
horses and cattle being outdoors.
100 YEARS AGO

July 14, 1915
audience at Germania Opera House

last Wednesday evening on the war,
showing a large number of war pictures. He was of the opinion that the
awful struggle could not possibly last
longer than this year.
Howes Circus showed here Thursday to the usual big crowd. It was a
very creditable performance of which
the best part was the wonderful balancing feats. The work of the horses too
was a pool par, and the percision with
which one act followed another kept
the people interested all of the time.
Gen. Pearson talked to quite a large
Remember When July 2005
July 15, 1965

Tony Sotak, town of Pershing, chairman of the county board of supervisors,
called a meeting in Medford Monday
night of county officials and organization heads in an effort to promote the location of the $5 million correctional center for delinquent boys in Taylor county.
The bill, sponsored by assemblymen
Joe Sweda, Lincoln-Taylor, and other
northern legislators, providing for the
location of the center in northern Wisconsin, has passed both houses of the
state legislature.
A site covering between 400 and 600
acres will be required for the center. The
state building commission will select the
specific location for the state installation.
75 YEARS AGO
July 11, 1940
Fire of undetermined origin razed the

barn on the Dan Turvey farm, which is
located two miles west and three and
one-half miles north of Medford, about 3
oclock Wednesday morning.
The building was el-shaped. The lon-
A trio of drivers cut a tight corner around the hay bales at the first turn as they
jockey for position during one the heats at the Medford Jaycees lawn mower race
July 9 at the fairgrounds in Medford.
PUBLIC NOTICES
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Annual Meeting Notice

Memorial Member
Association, Inc.
Monday, July 27, 2015 7:00 p.m.
TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Meeting of the Membership of Memorial Member Association, Inc. will be held:
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics
Main Entrance Welcome Center Community Room
Medford, Wisconsin
Monday, July 27, 2015
Business Agenda to Include
Election of Directors
Town of Greenwood
Notice of Special Hearing
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Town Board for the
Town of Greenwood will meet at the Greenwood
Town Hall on July 22, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., pursuant
to Wis. Stat. 82.27(2), for a special hearing to consider an application for a road to be built to access a
landlocked property.
Jill Scheithauer
Town of Greenwood Clerk
(1st ins. July 9, 2nd ins. July 16)
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Speakers / Presenters:
Mike Riggle, Board Chair
Memorial Member Association, Inc.
Bruce Czech, Board Chair
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
Gregory Olson, President/CEO
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
(1st ins. July 16, 2015, 2nd ins. July 23, 2015)
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School District of Rib Lake

Board of Education Meeting Minutes
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Rib Lake Elementary Board Room
Abbreviated Minutes
Members Present: Magnuson, Tlusty, Martin, Fallos,
Everson, Roiger, and Blomberg.
Consent Agenda/Approved:
Agenda.
Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2015 Regular Meeting
and May 28, 2015 Special Meeting.
Information/Discussion:
Presentation of bid options for 2015-16 Health Insurance, review of FSA & HRA.
Overview of Prorating concerns due to ACA requirements.
Review of options for early retirement benefits.
Thank you note from staff for Appreciation Day
gifts.
Action (Approve/Failed):
Approval of Strang, Patteson, Renning, Lewis, &
Lacy, s.c. as one of the Districts legal counsel.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:42 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Rib Lake Elementary Board Room
Abbreviated Minutes (for publication in Star News)
Members Present: Magnuson, Tlusty, Fallos, Everson,
Roiger, and Blomberg. Martin absent.
Consent Agenda/Approved:
Agenda.
Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2015 Regular Meeting.
Principal/Staff Reports.
Action (Approve/Failed):
Approval of May bills of $495,057.73.
Approval of Proposed District Technology Coordinator Job Description BP 541.7.
Approval of Proposed District Webmaster Job Description BP 541.8.
Approval of two resignations (Kutchenriter and
Matyska) and two hires (Borgwardt and Balz).
Approval of Summer Maintenance Projects.
Approval of Summer Fund 80 (Community) Projects.
Approval of Technology Purchases.
Approval of 2015-16 Dental Insurance Transition
to Delta Dental.
Approval of Security Health Plan for health insurance renewal.
Approval of removing prorated insurance for parttime employees.
Approval of supplemental pay options for teachers.
Approval of the Revised 2015-16 Employee Handbook.
Information/Discussion:
2015-16 Budget Update.
Thank you note from Kathy Alexander.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 p.m.
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2015.
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Northwoods Regional Housing, Langlade County
Langlade County, Safety Building
County Board Room
840 Clermont Street, Antigo, WI 54409
July 23, 2015
10:00 a.m.
The County of Langlade will conduct a public hearing regarding its proposed application for the 2014-2015
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Housing Program funds. The public is invited to attend
to learn about the CDBG program, to help identify additional local housing and community development needs,
and to comment on the activities proposed to be included
in the CDBG application.
The agenda for the public hearing is:
1. Identification of total potential funds.
2. Eligible CDBG activities:
a. Economic Development
b. Public Facilities
Housing
Rehabilitation
Homebuyer Assistance
Special Housing Projects
3. Presentation of identified housing and community
development needs.
4. Identification of housing and community development needs by public.
5. Presentation of activities proposed for CDBG application, including potential residential displacement.
6. Citizen input regarding proposed and other CDBG
activities.
Residents of the Langlade, Forest, Florence, Lincoln,
Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Shawano, and Vilas of
Counties are encouraged to attend, especially residents
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FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-108
U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as
Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust
Plaintiff,
vs.
James E. Hall, Katherine J.
Hall and State of Wisconsin, Bureau of Child Support
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 5, 2015
in the amount of $86,160.27 the
Sheriff will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:
TIME: August 11, 2015 at
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the sheriff at
the sale in cash, cashiers check
or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks
cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashiers
check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the courts
confirmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the

Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: LOT SEVEN
(7) OF BLOCK C, J.M. MAIERS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
MEDFORD, TAYLOR COUNTY,
WISCONSIN
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
307 National Ave Medford, WI
54451-1355
DATED: June 8, 2015
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
16345 West Glendale Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151-2841
(414) 224-8404
Please go to www.gray-law.
com to obtain the bid for this
sale.
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
is attempting to collect a debt
and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. If
you have previously received a
discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication
should not be construed as an
attempt to hold you personally
liable for the debt.
(1st ins. July 9,
3rd ins. July 23)
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Application for
Class B Beer/Liquor License
NICE
GUYS
MANAGEMENT, LLC, d/b/a Boarders Inn
& Suites, Marsha Nice, Agent,
makes application to the Common Council of the City of Medford for a Class B Beer/Liquor
License for the period August 5,
2015 to June 30, 2016, at 435
South Eighth Street. Virginia
Brost, City Clerk.
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City of Medford
Application for
MARILYNS GO GO GRILL
LLC, d/b/a Marilyns Catering,
Marilyn Frank, Agent, makes application to the Common Council
of the City of Medford for a Class
B Beer/Liquor License for the
period August 5, 2015 to June
30, 2016, at 157/159 Whelen
Avenue. Virginia Brost, City
Clerk.
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City of Medford
Application for
DYLAN J. MENGEL, d/b/a
Mainstreet Bar, makes application to the Common Council of
the City of Medford for a Class B
Beer/Liquor License for the period August 5, 2015 to June 30,
2016, at 116 South Main Street.
Virginia Brost, City Clerk
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ACCIDENTS
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Accident reports
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded

to an accident on June 24 at 10:47 a.m. on CTH M in the
town of Hammel. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was westbound on CTH M when an oncoming
vehicle crossed the centerline and mirrors of both vehicles collided. Both vehicles sustained very minor
damage to their respective middle driver side. The driver of the eastbound vehicle said he was yelling at his
children over his cellphone, which was speakerphone
activated, and was also blinded by the sun. Inattentive
driving by the driver of the eastbound vehicle was listed
in the report as a factor in the accident.
Daniel L. Wesle and Gary L. Henrichs were involved
in an accident on July 8 at 12:10 p.m. on Jensen Dr. in
the city of Medford. According to the accident report,
the Henrichs vehicle was attempting to make a left turn
from the Weather Shield driveway onto Jensen Dr. when
it was struck by the westbound Wesle vehicle. Henrichs
said he did not see the Wesle vehicle before turning onto
Jensen Dr. The Wesle vehicle sustained severe damage
to the front and middle passenger side. The Henrichs vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front.
One-vehicle accidents

to an accident on June 20 at 1:07 a.m. on Rustic Rd. No.
1 in the town of Rib Lake. According to the accident report, a vehicle was negotiating a curve on Rustic Rd.
when the driver swerved to avoid a deer. The driver lost
control and the vehicle left the roadway and entered the
north ditch, striking a tree. The vehicle sustained severe damage to the front, front and middle driver side,
and front and middle passenger side and was towed
Hit-and-run accident
A vehicle owned by Zoe Lord was involved in a hitand-run accident on July 3 at 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hwy 13 and Allman St. in the city of Medford.
According to the accident report, law enforcement responded to a phone call about an abandoned vehicle
left in the parking lot at Wheelers Chevrolet because
of damage, and requested the vehicle be removed from
the property. A sales associate told police there was a
man sleeping in the vehicle when he arrived at work.
A check of the surveillance video revealed the vehicle
entered the parking lot at approximately 1:30 a.m. Police found debris and evidence of damage to the trees in
the roundabout. A check of the registration showed the
vehicle was registered to Zoe E. Lord. On July 8, Daniel
R. Frame contacted law enforcement and said he drove
the vehicle into Wheelers parking lot after Lord crashed
in the roundabout. No other information was given.
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Hit-and-run accident
Sharon K. Groth and an unknown vehicle were involved in a hit-and-run accident on July 1 at 3:53 p.m.
at 135 S. Gibson St. in the city of Medford. The Groth
vehicle sustained damage to the passenger side rear
fender well.
ATV-related accident
Two-vehicle accident
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to
an accident on July 10 at 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of
Hwy 13 and CTH A in the village of Stetsonville. According to the accident report, a vehicle was southbound on
Hwy 13 and was slowing and signaling to turn east onto
CTH A when it was struck in the rear by another vehicle.
The driver of the second vehicle stated he dozed off and
when he awoke, saw the first vehicle ahead of him. The
driver applied the brakes and turned to the right in an
attempt to avoid the accident, but was unable to do so.
The left rear turn signal of the first vehicle was checked
and found to be in proper working order. The driver of
the first vehicle complained of a possible elbow injury,
but did not require medical attention. The first vehicle
sustained severe damage to the rear area and was towed
from the scene. The second vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front and front passenger side and
was also towed from the scene. Inattentive driving by
the driver of the second vehicle was listed in the report
as a factor in the accident.
port, a farmer was using an ATV in an attempt to prevent his cattle, which were at large on the roadway,
from going onto a neighbors property when one of the
cattle ran into the roadway in front of the ATV. The
driver swerved to avoid hitting the animal, causing the
ATV to roll over and eject the driver onto the roadway.
The driver was medically transported to Aspirus Medford Hospital for treatment of head and facial injuries.
The ATV sustained damage to the front left suspension/
wheel area, handlebars and rear racks. Failure of the
operator to have control, as well as an animal in the
roadway, were listed in the report as the main causes of
the accident. The driver was issued a citation for failure
to register the ATV.
Deer-related accidents
The following deer-related accidents were reported:

June 30 at 9:29 p.m. on CTH O in the town of Little Black.
July 1 at 10:53 p.m. on CTH E in the town of Little Black.
July 2 at 9:49 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Little Black.
July 7 at 4:16 p.m. on CTH O in the town of Little Black.
July 8 at 6:50 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Medford.
July 11 at 9:30 p.m. on CTH Q in the town of Medford.
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to an ATV accident on July 13 at 8 a.m. on Elm Ave. in
the town of Little Black. According to the accident re-
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from the scene. Failure of the driver to have control and

impaired ability of the driver due to the presence of alcohol were listed in the report as factors in the accident.
to an accident on June 26 at 5:13 p.m. on CTH M in the
town of Grover. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on CTH M when it traveled onto
the east shoulder of the roadway and entered the east
ditch. The driver attempted to maneuver back onto the
roadway, causing the vehicle to slide sideways before
rolling over and striking a tree. There was severe damage to the entire vehicle. The driver left the scene of
the accident and did not contact law enforcement. The
driver was later contacted by law enforcement. The
driver said he swerved to avoid a deer that ran into the
roadway, and had left the scene because his license is
suspended.
Sara J. Filas was involved in an accident on June 30
at 12:11 p.m. in the Medford Elementary School parking
lot, 1065 Broadway Ave. in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Filas vehicle was making
a left-hand turn in the parking lot and sideswiped a concrete barrier pole. The vehicle sustained severe damage
to the entire drivers side. Inattentive driving by Filas
was listed in the report as a factor in the accident.
to an accident on July 3 at 5:33 a.m. on Hwy 64 in the
town of Goodrich. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64 when the driver fell
asleep. The vehicle entered the north ditch and came to
a stop. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the
front, front driver and passenger sides and was towed
from the scene. The impaired ability of the driver due to
the presence of an unknown substance was listed in the
report as a factor in the accident.
to an accident on July 4 at 6 a.m. on Hwy 73 in the town
of Taft. According to the accident report, a vehicle was
southbound on Hwy 73 when it left the roadway and
struck a utility pole. The vehicle sustained moderate
damage to the front and front and middle passenger side
and was towed from the scene. Failure to have control
by the driver was listed in the report as a factor in the
accident.
to an accident on July 5 at 11:30 p.m. on CTH D in the
town of Rib Lake. According to the accident report, a vehicle was eastbound on CTH D when the driver swerved
to avoid a deer and the vehicle struck a guardrail. The
vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front and
front and middle passenger side.
to an accident on July 9 at 8:13 a.m. on CTH M in the
town of Hammel. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was westbound on CTH M when it crossed the
centerline and drove along the south shoulder, striking
a mailbox. The vehicle crossed over a residential driveway at W8743 CTH M and became airborne for a short
distance before landing in the ditch, overturning onto
its roof. There was severe damage to the entire vehicle
and it was towed from the scene.
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Dispatch log
Gilman Police Department
June 30 Theft at Gilman Park at
5:06 p.m.
July 1 Property damage at 380 E.
Main St. at 11:28 a.m.
July 8 Yard problem at 250 E. Main
St. at 10:19 a.m.
Medford Police Department
June 30 Welfare check at 820 River Dr. at 9:15 a.m.; accident at 1065 W.
Broadway Ave. at 12:11 p.m.; child abuse
at 1:31 p.m.; ambulance request at 132 S.
Seventh St. at 6:44 p.m.; lockout at 150
Joan St. at 8:16 p.m.
July 1 Accident at 140 S. Eighth St.
at 9 a.m.; traffic complaint at E. Perkins
St. and S. Eighth St. at 10:11 a.m.; lockout
at 342 S. Eighth St. at 10:49 a.m.; extra
patrol at Centennial Pkwy at 10:49 a.m.;
animal complaint at W. Conrad Dr. and
S. Park Ave. at 11:07 a.m.; agency assist at
547 E. Urquhart St. at 11:13 a.m.; lockout
at 849 S. Eighth St. at 12:35 p.m.; animal
complaint at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 1:45
p.m.; suspicious activity at Medford City
Park at 3:42 p.m.; accident at 135 S. Gibson St. at 3:53 p.m.; suspicious activity at
219 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 4:11 p.m.; child
abuse at 4:55 p.m.
July 2 Lockout at 120 W. Broadway
Ave. at 3:27 p.m.; traffic complaint at E.
Broadway Ave. and N. Eighth St. at 4:45
p.m.; harassment at 565 E. Pine St. at 4:52
p.m.; harassment at 531 N. Second St. at
10 p.m.
July 3 Citizen assist at 854 N.
Court proceedings
Forfeitures
Jason W. Schiltz, 39, Medford, pled no

contest to an amended charge of a noncriminal ordinance violation of disorderly conduct, and forfeited a fine and costs
of $330.50. The original charge had been
a criminal charge of disorderly conduct.
Uriah S. Belanger, 23, Medford, pled
no contest to an amended charge of a
non-criminal ordinance violation of disorderly conduct, and forfeited a fine and
costs of $330.50. The original charge had
been a criminal charge of disorderly conduct.
Renea L. Henke, 45, Medford, pled
no contest to obstructing an officer and
failing to obtain a license by a daycare
provider, and forfeited costs of $686. Six
counts of neglecting a child were dismissed but read in.
Kenny D. Matthias, 34, Medford, pled
guilty to disorderly conduct, and forfeited costs and restitution of $729.28. A
charge of criminal damage to property
was dismissed but read in.
Phillip P. Leu, 25, Owen, pled no contest to operating while under the confluence-second offense. He was sentenced to
serve 30 days in jail; forfeited a fine and
costs of $1,561; his drivers license was
revoked for 13 months; an ignition interlock device (IID) is to be installed on
his vehicle for one year; and he is to complete an alcohol and drug assessment and
any follow-through treatment. A charge
of operating with a prohibited alcohol
concentration (PAC)-second offense was
dismissed on the courts own motion.
Leu also pled no contest to misdemeanor bail jumping, and forfeited a fine and
costs of $743.
Taylor County Law Enforcement

Eighth St. at 12:47 a.m.; chapter 51 commitment; lockout at 410 S. Eighth St. at
9:05 a.m.; animal complaint at Riverside Terrace at 12:06 p.m.; abandoned
vehicle at 126 S. Park Ave. at 12:16 p.m.;
traffic complaint on Hwy 13 in village of
Stetsonville at 2:26 p.m.; accident at N.
Eighth St. and E. Allman St. at 3:34 p.m.;
transport from Aspirus Wausau Hospital
at 4:03 p.m.; welfare check at 225 Marjorie
Ln. at 8:43 p.m.; theft at 225 Marjorie Ln.
at 9:41 p.m.
July 4 Disorderly conduct at 135
S. Gibson St. at 12:13 a.m.; animal complaint at 160 Medford Plaza at 9:09 a.m.;
traffic arrest at S. Park Ave. at 1:12 p.m.;
structure fire at 810 Malibu Dr. at 1:54
p.m.; animal complaint at 344 S. Eighth
St. at 4:16 p.m.; harassment at 330 N. Central Ave. at 6:40 p.m.; ambulance request
at 520 S. Gibson St. at 8:20 p.m.; lockout at
127 W. Broadway Ave. at 9:09 p.m.; noise
complaint at N. Park Ave. and Maple St.
at 11:41 p.m.
July 5 Warrant arrest at 177 S.
Eighth St. at 12:03 a.m.; noise complaint
at 404 E. Allman St. at 12:10 a.m.; ambulance request at 509 Lemke Ave. at 3:01
a.m.; ambulance request at 346 S. Main
St. at 7:55 a.m.; animal complaint at 160
Medford Plaza at 1:42 p.m.; traffic complaint at W. Broadway Ave. and Joan St.
at 6:49 p.m.; suspicious activity at 135 S.
Gibson St. at 8:29 p.m.; suspicious activity at N. Second St. and E. Lincoln St. at
8:59 p.m.
July 6 Lockout at 634 Shattuck St.
at 8:08 a.m.; theft at 750 CTH O at 8:26
a.m.; suicidal subject; disorderly conduct
Taylor County Circuit Court
Probation ordered
Joseph A. Zak, 50, Stetsonville, pled

no contest to operating while under the
influence-fourth offense. Sentence was
withheld and Zak was placed on probation for three years on the condition he
serve 120 days in jail; pay a fine and costs
of $2,406; and attend a victim impact panel. Zaks drivers license was revoked for
28 months; an IID is to be installed on his
vehicle for one year; and he must complete an alcohol and drug assessment and
any follow-through treatment. A charge
of operating with a PAC-fourth offense
was dismissed but read in. Zak also pled
no contest to misdemeanor bail jumping. Sentence was withheld and he was
placed on probation for one year on the
condition he pay costs of $443 and supervision fees as ordered by the Department
of Corrections.
Disposition reports
Forfeitures
Argjent Dauti, 20, Medford, pled no

contest to operating while revoked and
forfeited $200.50.
Susan M. Freiboth, 56, Ogema, pled no
contest to an amended charge of speeding 11-15 mph over the limit and forfeited
$175.30. The original charge had been
speeding 16-19 mph over the limit.
Tessa Jo Jorgensen, 17, Medford, pled
no contest to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle without proof of
insurance and forfeited $10. The original
charge had been operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
at 624 E. College St. at 11:37 a.m.; theft at

Riverside Terrace at 3 p.m.; harassment
at 129 N. Second St. at 8 p.m.; noise complaint at 144 S. Second St. at 8:59 p.m.;
welfare check at 225 Marjorie Ln. at 9:45
p.m.; traffic hazard at Eighth St. and Allman St. at 9:47 p.m.; suspicious activity
at 404 E. Allman St. at 11:05 p.m.
July 7 Agency assist at 307 Luepke
Way at 8:35 a.m.; animal at large on W.
Conrad Dr. and S. Park Ave. at 1:06 p.m.;
ambulance request at 418 E. Clark St. at
1:34 p.m.; welfare check on Centennial
Pkwy. at 3:50 p.m.
July 8 Ambulance request at 747
E. South St. at 10:28 a.m.; accident at
Progressive Ave. and Jensen Dr. at 12:10
p.m.; animal bite at W. Allman St. and
North Rd. at 4:20 p.m.; commercial alarm
at 721 S. Eighth St. at 5:12 p.m.; animal
bite at 136 S. Third St. at 5:35 p.m.; warrant arrest at courthouse at 8:51 p.m.
July 9 Disorderly conduct at 217 S.
Park Ave. at 2:52 a.m.; escort at Hwy 64
and Ninth St. at 10:03 a.m.; child custody
at Riverside Terrace at 10:31 a.m.; theft
at 134 S. Second St. at 1 p.m.; warrant arrest at 765 Gibson St. at 2:30 p.m.; property damage at Mink Capital Terrace at
2:59 p.m.; extra patrol at 810 Malibu Dr.
at 4:33 p.m.; agency assist at 121 S. Fourth
St. at 4:55 p.m.; theft at 114 S. Washington
Ave. at 5:23 p.m.; welfare check at 501 E.
Broadway Ave. at 9:43 p.m.
July 10 Trespassing at W7517 Center Ave. in town of Medford at 2:25 a.m.;
probation violation at courthouse at 8:35
a.m.; lockout at 177 S. Eighth St. at 12:28
p.m.; vehicle inspection at 1260 S. Eighth
St. in town of Medford at 1:04 p.m.; fraud
at 675 E. Broadway Ave. at 4:31 p.m.; disorderly conduct at 1261 N. Eighth St. in
town of Medford at 5:18 p.m.; pursuit on
Allman St. and River Dr. at 8:38 p.m.; suicidal subject.
July 11 Transport to 135 S. Gibson
St. at 2:08 a.m.; citizen dispute at 304 E.
College St. at 1:26 p.m.; gas drive off at 110
S. Eighth St. at 4:14 p.m.
July 12 Traffic hazard on N. Second St. at 2 a.m.; citizen assist on S.
Main St. at 3:36 a.m; animal bite at 655 S.
Eighth St. at 4:33 p.m.; harassment at 121
S. Fourth St. at 9:54 p.m.
July 13 Commercial alarm at 603
S. Eighth St. at 12:11 a.m.; commercial
alarm at 190 Medford Plaza at 1:38 a.m.;
traffic hazard at S. Park Ave. and Spruce
St. at 2:39 a.m.; domestic at 114 S. Washington Ave. at 2:46 a.m.; fire alarm at 190
Medford Plaza at 3:43 a.m.
Taylor County
Sheriffs Department
June 30 Suspicious activity on S.
Whelen Ave. at 11:15 a.m.; theft in Gilman
Park in village of Gilman at 5:06 p.m.; information at 401 Circle Dr., Dorchester,
at 6:42 p.m.; citizen assist at W5364 Jolly
Ave. in town of Medford at 8:25 p.m.; accident at CTH O and Castle Rd. in town of
Little Black at 9:29 p.m.
July 1 Citizen assist at courthouse
at midnight; accident at Hwy 73 in town
of Ford at 8:17 a.m.; structure fire at
N3856 Crane Dr. in town of Medford at
8:27 a.m.; traffic complaint at E. Perkins
St. and S. Eighth St. at 10:11 a.m.; non-sufficient funds at W11857 CTH A in town of
Maplehurst at 11:44 a.m.; injured animal
at Centennial Pkwy. at 11:45 a.m.; welfare
check at W5273 Allman Ave. in town of
Medford at 1:06 p.m.; warrant arrest at
W16270 CTH M in town of Pershing at
6:19 p.m.; accident at CTH A and CTH E
in town of Little Black at 10:53 p.m.
July 2 Information at Lions concession in town of Jump River at 3:05 p.m.;
ignition interlock device installation at
N1564 Oriole Dr. in town of Deer Creek

at 3:37 p.m.; accident at N1831 Hwy 13 in
town of Little Black at 9:49 p.m.
July 3 Chapter 51 commitment; accident at Hwy 64 and Martin Dr. in town
of Goodrich at 5:33 a.m.; suspicious activity on Fischer Creek Rd. in town of Westboro at 10:06 a.m.; drugs in Medford at
10:20 a.m.; theft at N8609 Hwy 13 in town
of Westboro at 10:26 a.m.; fraud at N3644
CTH E in town of Medford at 11:26 a.m.;
traffic complaint on Hwy 13 in village of
Stetsonville at 2:26 p.m.; ambulance request at 600 W. Hickory St. in village of
Gilman at 7:13 p.m.
July 4 Suicidal subject; structure
fire at N7330 Evergreen Dr. in town of
Rib Lake at 3:12 a.m.; noise complaint on
Butternut St. in village of Stetsonville at
3:35 a.m.; accident on Hwy 73 and Elm Dr.
in town of Taft at 6:22 a.m.; extra patrol
at W4911 Perkins St. in town of Medford
at 9:34 a.m.; traffic control on Hwy 73 in
town of Jump River at 10 a.m.; traffic
control on Winter Sports Rd. in town
of Grover at 11:43 a.m.; structure fire
at N3531 Elder Dr. in town of Aurora at
noon; structure fire at 810 Malibu Dr. at
1:54 p.m.; fraud at W9384 Hwy 64 in town
of Hammel at 2:15 p.m.; gas drive off at
1302 Hwy 102 in village of Rib Lake at 3:01
p.m.; lockout at N6642 Sugarbush Rd. in
town of Greenwood at 6:24 p.m.; harassment at 330 N. Central Ave. at 6:40 p.m.;
9-1-1 hang up at N7232 Hill Creek Rd. in
town of McKinley at 6:58 p.m.; information on Hwy 97 in town of Goodrich at
7:43 p.m.; ambulance request at 1171 CTH
C, Price County, at 8:29 p.m.; traffic complaint on Hwy 13 in town of Westboro at
10:56 p.m.; disorderly conduct on Hwy 64
in town of Ford at 11:20 p.m.; citizen assist at courthouse at 11:51 p.m.
July 5 Noise complaint at N9430
Hwy 102 in town of Rib Lake at 1:23 a.m.;
lost property on N. Main St. at 1:47 a.m.;
OWI at courthouse at 2:46 a.m.; citizen
assist on Centennial Pkwy. at 6:32 a.m.;
traffic complaint on Hwy 73 and Hazel
Ln. in town of Cleveland at 12:10 p.m.;
injury accident on Beaver Creek Rd. in
town of Grover at 1:49 p.m.; request for
officer at W13365 Warsaw St., village of
Lublin, at 3:05 p.m.; information on Hwy
13, Dorchester, at 8:25 p.m.; transport
from courthouse to Aspirus Medford at
8:55 p.m.; citizen assist at N8609 Hwy 13
in town of Westboro at 9:02 p.m.; accident
at CTH D and Harper Dr. in town of Rib
Lake at 11:36 p.m.
July 6 Lockout at N4503 Chippewa
Rd. in town of Cleveland at at 5:24 a.m.;
traffic hazard at CTH M and CTH E in
town of Hammel at 5:53 a.m.; burglary at
W5334 Dassow Ave. in town of Chelsea at
8:45 a.m.; vehicle theft at N1988 Hwy 13 in
town of Little Black at 10:06 a.m.; welfare
check at 318 N. Franklin St. in village
of Stetsonville at 10:10 a.m.; disorderly
conduct at W7101 Wester Ave. in town
of Medford at 11:35 a.m.; transport from
Lincoln County to courthouse at 11:57
a.m.; transport Aspirus to Winnebago
at 12:08 p.m.; request for officer at 1014
Church St. in village of Rib Lake at 2:37
p.m.; traffic hazard at CTH H and Miller
Ave. in town of Aurora at 5:29 p.m.; ambulance request at courthouse at 8:07
p.m.; welfare check at N3443 Shattuck St.
in town of Medford at 8:07 p.m.
July 7 Drugs in Medford at 8:35
a.m.; lost property at N7951 Hwy 13 in
town of Westboro at 9:30 a.m.; warrant
arrest at courthouse at 2:48 p.m.; accident at W6580 CTH O in town of Medford
at 4:16 p.m.; ambulance request at W8221
CTH M in town of Hammel at 7:17 p.m.;
theft at N9589 Johnson Ave., Sheldon, at
9:40 p.m.
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Dispatch log
July 8 Accident at Hwy 13 and Mulberry Ln. in
town of Medford at 6:50 a.m.; accident at W8743 CTH M
in town of Hammel at 8:13 a.m.; suspicious activity at
W12104 CTH D in town of Westboro at 10:10 a.m.; warrant arrest at courthouse at 1:06 p.m.; forgery at W4582
CTH A in town of Deer Creek at 3:08 p.m.; animal at
large at 337 N. Hwy. 13 in village of Stetsonville at 3:51
p.m.; commercial alarm at 721 S. Eighth St. at 5:12 p.m.;
ambulance request at Hwy 13 and Johnson Ave. in town
of Westboro at 7:22 p.m.; child abuse at 9:09 p.m.
July 9 Transport from courthouse to Stanley prison at 7:23 a.m.; property damage at W1667 Leitz Ln. in
town of Rib Lake at 12:48 p.m.; ignition interlock device
installation at W5492 Whittlesey Ave. at 1:59 p.m.; theft
at Berry Trucking at 2:02 p.m.; traffic hazard at Hwy 73
in town of Ford at 2:34 p.m.; non-sufficient funds at 115
Hwy 13 in village of Stetsonville at 4:38 p.m.; traffic complaint at W8506 Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at 9:34 p.m.
July 10 Transport from courthouse to Aspirus
at 2:16 a.m.; trespassing at W7517 Center Ave. in town
of Medford at 2:25 a.m.; citizen assist at W16238 Polley
Ln. in town of Aurora at 8:14 a.m.; Project Lifesaver at
N7075 Gad Dr. in town of Browning at 8:36 a.m.; animal
bite at N1758 Putnam Dr. in town of Maplehurst at 10:58
a.m.; domestic at 1000 Kennedy St. in village of Rib Lake
at 12:20 p.m.; citizen assist at courthouse at 1:16 p.m.; accident on Hwy 13 in village of Stetsonville at 3:45 p.m.;
warrant arrest at CTH H and CTH M in town of Pershing at 6:47 p.m.; traffic complaint on Hwy 64 in town of
Aurora at 6:50 p.m.; pursuit on Allman St. and River Dr.
at 8:38 p.m.; citizen assist at N8890 Forest Ln. in town
of Rib Lake at 9:36 p.m.; suspicious activity at Correction Ln. and Oriole Dr. in town of Medford at 10:05 p.m.;
suspicious activity at W5481 Pleasant Ave. in town of
Medford at 10:37 p.m.; suspicious activity at 306 Hwy 102
in village of Rib Lake at 10:41 p.m.; extra patrol at 325
N. Fifth Ave. in village of Gilman at 11:20 p.m.; bar incident on S. Main St. at 11:56 p.m.
July 11 Transport at courthouse at 1:12 a.m.; 9-1-1
hang up in Medford at 1:51 a.m.; shooting after hours
at 1014 W. Broadway Ave. at 2:45 a.m.; fight at 870 N.
Eighth St. at 3:14 a.m.; theft at W4582 CTH A in town
of Deer Creek at 4:17 a.m.; noise complaint at N4719 Division Dr. in town of Hammel at 5:23 a.m.; accident at
CTH E and County Line in town of Little Black at 5:34
a.m.; citizen assist at 1014 Church St. in village of Rib
Lake at 11:12 a.m.; traffic arrest at W7085 Wester Ave.
in town of Medford at 3:48 p.m.; theft at N8107 Zimmerman Rd. in town of Westboro at 4:16 p.m.; information
at CTH M and Forest Dr. in town of Greenwood at 4:21
p.m.; transport from courthouse to Aspirus Medford at
5:03 p.m.; traffic hazard at Hwy 64 and Trucker Ln. in
town of Ford at 5:16 p.m.; accident at N3470 CTH Q in
town of Medford at 9:34 p.m.
July 12 Threats at W4586 Apple Ave. in town of
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Kathryn Deml
1922-2015
Medford school named as

nalist for education grant
Medford Area School District has been announced as
a finalist in this years Americas Farmers Grow Rural
Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund.
Medford Area School District is among the top districts
in Wisconsin in the running for grants of $10,000 and
$25,000.
Earlier this year, farmers nominated their local public school districts to apply for Grow Rural Education
grants. Once nominated, school districts were eligible
to complete applications requesting funding for a specific math or science project that will enhance curriculum
in their district. This years applications were again
very competitive. A panel of math and science educators evaluated all of the applications and selected the
strongest submissions as finalists.
Finalist applications will be reviewed by the Grow
Rural Education Farmer Advisory Council. The advisory council, made up of farmers from across the United
States, will select this years winners, who will be announced in early August.
Projects funded over the last four years have helped
school districts across the U.S. upgrade technology and
scientific lab equipment, build greenhouses and outdoor classroom learning environments, update teacher
and curriculum development and other math and science related initiatives.
Thank You
The family of Lisa Jean Higgins would
like to thank our family and friends that
attended her graveside service. A special
thank you to Pastor Jeppesen for his
beautiful message, Red and Lisa Marie
for their music and Roberts Funeral Home of Ashland for helping us
through a difcult time. To Steve at Mondeaux for use of his facility
and serving his pizza. Thank you to all who sent cards, gifts and
condolences. We truly appreciate everything. God Bless you all as
He has Blessed us.
The Family of Lisa Jean
Our S
Sincere
incere Thanks
The Harriet Vircks Family wishes to extend

our sincere thanks to those who
sent owers, prepared food or were involved
in the spiritual and medical care of our mom
during her recent illness and passing.
Gods B
Blessing
lessing to A
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In Loving Memory of
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please join us to celebrate the life of
Join with us and the families of these loved ones as we remember who died 1 year ago:
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Since 1891, four generations of continuous family service to the Medford and Stetsonville communities and the surrounding area.
Joyce A. Peterson
Gale A. Niggemann
Shawn K. Steen
Marjorie Marge A. Jochimsen
Dr. Vladimir Uhri
Alton De Vere Cain

August 7, 1931 - February 7, 2015
July 12, 2014

July 15, 2014
July 16, 2014
July 22, 2014
July 24, 2014
Friday, August 7, 2015

Service with Honor Guard
at 2:30 p.m.
W5363 Correction Lane
Medford, WI 54451
Hemer Funeral Service
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by July 27, 2015
Angie
Friedenfels
July 21, 2006

A million times we need you,
A million times we cried,
If love alone could have kept you
you never would have died,
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we love you still,
In our hearts you hold a place
no one could ever ll.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you didnt go alone,
part of us went with you
the day Jesus took you home.
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In Memoriam
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ing four years. In 1965 she resumed single ownership

of Millys for two years. In 1968 she began working
at the Memorial Nursing Home as a CNA. She transferred in 1982 to Memorial Hospital as a housekeeper. Kathryn worked for 29-1/2 years between the Memorial Nursing Home and Memorial Hospital until
her retirement on Nov. 28, 1997.
She enjoyed volunteer work at the Medford VFW,
embroidering, making jam, canning, cleaning, making homemade donuts and cookies. Kathryn also
loved cardinals and Red, White and Blue. She was a
member of St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church
and Medfords Klossner-Dietzler VFW post auxiliary.
Survivors include four children, Joan (Raymond)
Diedrich of Athens, Melvin (Terry) Deml of Edgerton, Shirley (Ted) Kellnhofer of Medford and Mary
Deml of Elk Grove, Calif.; six sisters, Beatrice Andrews of Necedah, Lucille Draeger and Rita (Ken)
Emmerich, both of Medford, Ida Frahman of Muskego, Eleanor Olszewski of Cudahy and Carol Meyer
of Westboro; 14 grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and seven greatgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was
preceded in death by ve brothers, Donnie, Leroy,
Melvin, Orland and Ernest Westrich Jr.; two sisters,
Crystal Dziedzic and Christine Senski; and three
half sisters, Iola Meyer, Marjorie Voneniem and Hazel Meyer.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to
Kathys family to be designated at a later date.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake
is assisting the family with arrangements. For online
condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
Deer Creek at 4:41 p.m.; animal complaint on Sackett

Dr. in town of Molitor at 5:57 p.m.; information at W3738
Brehm Ave. in town of Greenwood at 8:23 p.m.; citizen
assist at W5842 Apple Ave. in town of Little Black at 9:22
p.m.; suspicious activity at 517 W. Blackhawk Ave. at
9:47 p.m.
July 13 Commercial alarm at 603 S. Eighth St. at
12:11 a.m.; all county weather sirens at 12:37 a.m.; traffic
hazard at S. Park Ave. and Spruce St. at 2:39 a.m.; traffic
hazard at Zuege Rd. and Hwy 102 in town of Rib Lake at
2:50 a.m.
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Former Medford resident Kathryn Kathy I.

Deml, 93, Rib Lake, died
on Sunday, July 12 at the
Golden
LivingCenter,
Rib Lake, where she had
resided for the past four
years, and under the care
of Asera Care Hospice.
Funeral services will be
Thursday, July 16 at 11
a.m. at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Medford, with Rev.
Nancy Amacher ofciating. There will be a Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies
Auxiliary service prior to the funeral. Burial will be
in Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Pallbearers are
Rick and Eric Deml, Todd, Robbie and Craig Diedrich, Jody and Jeff Kellnhofer and Curt Sundin.
The former Kathryn Westrich was born on July
7, 1922 in the town of Grover, Perkinstown, to the
late Ernest and Bessie (Singleton) Westrich Sr. She
attended rst through eighth grade in Perkinstown
and was a 1939 graduate of Hannibal High School.
Her marriage to LeRoy J. Deml, who preceded her
in death on May 29, 1967, took place on July 13, 1940
in Medford.
Beginning in 1944 Kathryn worked at Heimerels
Variety Store for eight years. In 1952, she worked for
Olgas Caf for four years. In 1956, she worked at Millys Caf and took over ownership in 1957 where she
owned and operated Millys for four years and in 1961
went into partnership with her mother for the follow-
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Her Family
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Medford armory delivers inside

look at local units skills, tools
Open house
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photos by Mark Berglund
Two young visitors to the Medford armory check out the sights on a .50 caliber machine gun on Saturday as the 273rd Engineer Company showed the public the skills
and equipment the soldiers use to perform a variety of missions.
Demonstration
A soldier demonstrates how to set a

detonation charge.
Visitors and soldiers sparred with pugil

sticks over an inflated landing pit.
Specialist Sterns (above) demonstrates

the teamwork needed for rappelling.
The unit flag of the 273rd Engineer
Company (right) shows its designation as
a wheeled sapper unit. Sappers perform
a number of combat engineer functions.
In addition to the armory open house, the public had an opportunity to try to meet the sapper and ranger standard of completing a five-mile run in less than 40 minutes on
Saturday morning.
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Miller nding painful ways to get on base

by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
With every additional bruise and free trip to first base, the
legend of Jed Miller grows.
There are easier and less painful ways
to get on base in the game of baseball,
but the 2015 Medford Area High
School graduate would never pass
up a chance to put himself in a
position to score. Dating back to
April 4, the start of spring high
school baseball, Miller has been
hit by an incredible 22 pitches in
37 games.
Its something these boys are
gonna be 50 years old and telling
stories about Jed and no ones
going to believe them, Dave Bernatz, a man whos spent plenty of
time coaching Miller in varsity
and Legion ball, said. Getting hit
by a pitch is a relatively rare occurrence in baseball, but Miller
somehow was struck 12
times during the spring
high school season
across 25 games.
Improving on that
ratio would be
simply improbable, yet hes
upped his game to
a ridiculous 10 HBPs
in just 12 games this
summer while playing
for the Medford Legion
team and the Rib Lake
Osprey in the Dairyland
League.
I honestly dont know
how it happens. Im just up
there looking for my pitch
and if they come at me Im
just going to take it. Its a free
bag, why not take it? Miller
said.
Hes hardly a formidable
presence at the plate, stepping
in at 5 feet, 9 inches, yet it has to be more than chance pitchers

are unable to avoid him with their wayward throws. Whether
through some secret strategy or by the will of some higher power, the results dont lie: Miller gets hit - a lot. His teammates, of
course, get far more enjoyment out of Millers apparent magnetic powers than he does.
It is awesome. We dont know how he does it. Pitchers will
be throwing down the middle all game and then he goes up
there and gets plunked. Theyll be striking guys out and out of
the blue hit Jed, Taylor Shaw said.
I wish it was me up there raising my on-base percentage,
Nathan Gradberg added.
The height of Millers abilities was on display during Medfords 10-9 Legion victory over Park Falls on June 23. Having
already been hit with two pitches in the game, Miller came to
bat in the bottom of the sixth and took a pitch off his knee. After
jogging halfway down the line to first, the umpire questionably
called him back for leaning into the pitch. Angry their will was
denied by a mere mortal umpire, the baseball gods mandated
Miller be struck again. Indeed, the very next pitch that left
pitcher Caleb Armstrongs hand got Miller in the back and he
took his place at first, only another bruise worse for wear. He
finished the game hitless in his one official at-bat, yet his onbase percentage of .750 told the true story.
His total of 22 HBP in 37 games puts him at a pace of one HBP
every 1.7 games, an astonishing ratio when put in context. The
MLB all-time leader in HBPs, Hughie Johnson, was struck 287
times in his 27-year career, dating from 1891 to 1918. Johnson,
however, played in 1,287 games, putting him at one HBP every
4.5 games, a pace nearly three times slower than Millers. Even
in Johnsons very best season he was only hit at a rate of one
every 2.5 games (51 HBP in 130 games), still slower than Millers. The modern HBP leader, Craig Biggio, who retired in 2007,
was hit 285 times. The long-time Astros second baseman played
in 2,850 games, good for a ratio of one HBP every 10 games. At
that rate Biggio was considered a wizard at finding ways to get
on base, so what then does Medfords bruised batsman compare
to?
Its an anomaly. When you get hit five or six times, maybe
youre just crowding the plate. To get hit this many times is
beyond reality, Bernatz said.
The guys pretty much just all laugh, none of us can believe it, Miller said. His teammates might have the right idea.
Laughter may be the best way to react as Miller continues to
pile up black-and-blue marks and trips to first. Laughter at how
crazy and unpredictable the game of baseball can be, and how
Jed Miller has carved out his own little piece of history in Medfords baseball annals.
Reds loss tightens things

up as Dairyland season
enters nal three weeks
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Just three weekends of Dairyland League baseball remain in the
rapidly-passing summer of 2015 and plenty remains undecided.
At the top
Jed Miller winces slightly after getting hit by yet another pitch during
the Medford Post 147 Legion teams win over Park Falls on June 23.
Photo by Bryan Wegter
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The biggest item still to be determined, of course, is the 2015

champion.
The Whittlesey at Rib Lake matchup, now set to be played late
Sunday afternoon, could be the key game that settles the championship debate. The teams enter the game separated by percentage
points atop the league standings. Whittlesey holds the edge in the
loss column with its 7-1 record. Rib Lake is 8-2.
The storm that blew through the area early Monday morning
snapped the centerfield light pole at Rib Lakes Tannery Creek
Parkway. This will prevent the Whittlesey/Rib Lake game from
happening on Friday night. Instead, it will be played on Sunday
after the Westboro/Interwald game.
A Whittlesey win would put the Reds in the drivers seat
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Osprey uses six-run inning and 22 hits to batter Everest

In a week of upheaval across the
Dairyland, the Rib Lake Osprey remained amongst the leagues frontrunners with a convincing 14-4 win over the
Everest Merchants on Friday night.
The Osprey entered the week two
games back of first-place Whittlesey.
Marshfield, currently in third, was upset last Thursday by Tomahawk, only a
week removed from losing to previously
winless Greenwood. The Chaparrals
then rebounded to hand Whittlesey their
first loss of the season on Sunday.
With only a handful of games still
to play, Whittlesey (7-1), Rib Lake (82) and Marshfield (7-2) are essentially
neck and neck for the league championship. One of the most crucial remaining games is scheduled for late Sunday
afternoon when Rib Lake welcomes
Whittlesey to Tannery Creek Parkway.
Thunderstorms last Sunday toppled the
center field light pole and damaged part
of the outfield wall, forcing the game to
be moved from Friday.
Sundays start time was not set at
press time. Interwald is scheduled to
host Westboro on the Rib Lake diamond
earlier in the afternoon.
As for last Friday night, the Osprey
had one of their best offensive showings
of the summer and cruised to victory
over the visiting Merchants. A two-RBI
single by Jeff Ziembo in the bottom of the
seventh that scored Brent Mueller and
Andy Guden allowed Rib Lake to finish
off the game by the 10-run rule.
Its a big win for us. To not only win
the game, but to 10-run them is great.
Thereve been times this year where
weve left double-digit guys on base, so
it was nice to bring the runners around.
We had a lot of clutch hits tonight in key
spots when we needed them. It was nice
to get an early lead too. It took the pressure off the pitching and the fielding,
Ziembo said.
A six-run bottom of the fourth did
most of the damage to Everest. Merchants starter Henrich Walder had tiptoed around a big inning over his previous three innings of work, but after
giving up a walk to Ziembo and a double
to Cole Klemm to open the fourth, he was
yanked in favor of Cody Hanke. Fresh
off a spring where he was named Position Player of the Year in the WIAC for
UW-Stevens Point, the big lefty was not
able to hold back the storm brewing for
Rib Lakes offense. Hanke walked the
first man he faced, Danny Beard, and
then served up a two-RBI single to Ryan
Beard.
Brent Mueller went down swinging,
but then the floodgates really opened for
the Osprey. Guden doubled home two
runs and Jon Dallmann followed with a
single. Steve Mann drove in a run with a
single and Ben Mueller plated the teams
sixth run with another single. After 0.2
innings, five hits and six runs given
up, Hanke was removed from the game.
Ziembo would strike out looking to end
the inning, but the damage was already
done.
The Osprey offense picked up where it
had left off in the fifth. Rib Lake got a hit
parade going as Klemm, Danny Beard,
Ryan Beard and Brent Mueller singled
consecutively to start the inning. Guden
popped out to first base, but Dallmann
drove in a run on a single and Ben Mueller also collected an RBI with a base hit
in the inning.
After going down 1-2-3 in the sixth, Rib
Lake was determined to end the game in
seven innings. Brent Mueller doubled
to get things rolling and Guden drew a
walk. Dallmann grounded out, but both
runners were able to move up, allowing
them to score on Ziembos game-ending
Left in the dust
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Even as his helmet skitters away, Rib Lakes Ryan Beard easily beats the throw from Everests catcher as he steals second base
in the first inning of the Ospreys 14-4 win over the Merchants last Friday. Beard went three for five and drove in two runs in the
victory.
single two batters later.
Rib Lake found itself down 1-0 after the
top of the first, but didnt surrender the
lead again after Danny Beard launched
a two-run home run to straightaway left
field in the bottom half.
On the mound, Ziembo wasnt lights
out, but he pitched well enough to keep
the Merchants from stringing together
hits. He scattered eight across seven innings, walked three and struck out one to
earn the win.
Ziembo, Klemm, Dallmann, Ryan
Beard and Brent Mueller all had three
hits in the game. Mueller scored once and
doubled twice, while Ziembo and Beard
both had two runs scored and two RBIs.
Klemm scored twice and drove in a run.
Danny Beard finished two for four with
a homer, three runs scored, two RBIs
and a walk. Mann went two for three and
walked twice. The Osprey cranked out 22
hits in the game.
The offense was grooving. Were finally hitting the ball. I dont think I can
ever remember those guys (Everest) getting 10-runned. It was nice to be on the
team that did it. We get a crack at Whittlesey and everythings going to come
down to the last weeks of baseball, Rib
Lake manager Tom Mueller said.
League update for baseball

Dairyland Baseball
where they have been since week one

heading down the stretch. The Reds hit
their lone road block of the league season
this past Sunday down in Marshfield,
where the Chaparrals handed them a 2-1
defeat. Drew Spaeth held the Reds to just
two hits. Bo Howard broke a 1-1 tie with
an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The win kept Marshfield in the title
chase at 7-2. The Chaps were to have
hosted 6-3 Merrill on Wednesday night in
another of this weeks key league games.
A Marshfield win would keep the Chaparrals right in the race. A Merrill win
would leave both teams thinking about
a title share and rooting for Rib Lake
on Friday. Marshfield is at Westboro on
July 26.
Rib Lake has just two league games remaining and would be in good shape for
at least a title share if it can beat Whittlesey. Following this weekends game with
the Reds, Rib Lake is at Abbotsford (1-7)
on Friday, July 24.
Whittlesey has two games on this
weekends schedule. The Reds host Westboro on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. to make up
a May 17 rainout. The Reds host a solid
Wausau squad on Sunday, July 26 and
finish by hosting Rock Falls (2-6) on Aug.
1.
W
L
Whittlesey
7
1
Rib Lake
8
2
Marshfield
7
2
Wausau
6
3
Merrill
6
3
Interwald
5
3
Everest
4
4
Westboro
4
4
Tomahawk
5
6
Rock Falls
2
6
Abbotsford
1
7
Greenwood
1
7
Spirit
0
8
July 8: Wausau 5, Everest 0.
July 9: Tomahawk 6, Marshfield 5 (10 inn.).
July 10: Rib Lake 14, Everest 4.
July 12: Merrill 11, Westboro 3; Marshfield 2,
Whittlesey 1; Interwald 5, Tomahawk 4; Abbotsford 7, Greenwood 1; Wausau 12, Rock Falls 2.
July 15, 7 p.m.: Merrill at Marshfield.
July 18, 1:30 p.m.: Westboro at Whittlesey.
July 19, 1:30 p.m.: Westboro at Interwald, Spirit at
Abbotsford, Greenwood at Wausau, Rock Falls at
Merrill, Whittlesey at Rib Lake (time TBA).
July 24, 7:30 p.m.: Rib Lake at Abbotsford.
July 25, 1:30 p.m.: Rock Falls at Spirit.
Wausau (6-3), Merrill and Interwald (53) all have three losses and are still mathematically in the title chase. Wausau
plays one-win teams from Abbotsford
and Greenwood down the stretch, as well
as Whittlesey, so the River Hawks might
be a factor yet.
Merrill entered Wednesdays game at
Marshfield on a three-game league winning streak and has games remaining
with Rock Falls on Sunday and Greenwood on July 26.
Interwald doesnt have the easiest
of season-ending stretches. The Woodticks, who scored a ninth-inning run to
beat host Tomahawk 5-4 on Sunday, are
scheduled to host Westboro at Rib Lake
on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. They also host
Abbotsford on July 26 and Marshfield on
Aug. 1 and have to make up a game with
Everest.
Everest and Westboro both sit at 4-4 as
they try to earn their way into Wisconsin
Baseball Association playoff contention.
Westboros schedule down the stretch is
The next tier
not easy. The Trojans have Whittlesey

and Interwald this weekend, host Marshfield on the 26th and host Everest on Aug.
1. Everest has Rock Falls on its schedule
and was still looking to make up games
with Interwald and Greenwood.
The Tomahawk Titans have been in
just about every game theyve played.
Theyre at 5-6 and only have a July 26 trip
to Spirit left on their league schedule. A
win would make the Titans playoff eligible, but if eight teams remain ahead of
them in the standings, they wont make
the WBAs 32-team field.
Interwald is in the playoffs as a host
team for the semifinal round Aug. 7-9.
This years Wisconsin Baseball Association seeding meeting is set for the
night of Sunday, Aug. 2.
Get em next year

First-year team Rock Falls, Abbotsford, Greenwood and Spirit are relegated
to spoiler roles as the season winds down.
With games against Abbotsford this Sunday, as well as Rock Falls on July 25 and
Greenwood on Aug. 1, the Spirit Twins
have opportunities to wipe out the zero
by their name in the win column.
Greenwoods chance to upset Wausau
is this Sunday afternoon at Athletic
Park. The Gamecocks will be the host
team against Spirit in the regular-season
finale at Mohr Field.
Trap League
Range Boys Club
Week 9: Bird Bustin Babes, 7-2; Lloyds Carpenter,
7-2; Rays Market, 7-2; Robins Nest, 7-2; Alliance
Collection Agency, 7-2; Central Culvert & Supply,
6.5-2.5; Smith Sales, 6-3; Hunters Choice II, 6-3;
Hunters Choice I, 6-3; Short Lane Ag Supply I, 6-3;
Clay Crushing Crew, 5.5-3.5; Sparkys Sport Shop,
5-4; Melvin Zenner, 4-4; Wild Things Taxidermy,
3-6; Dic-Wisco Farms, 3-6; Short Lane Ag Supply
II, 2.5-6.5; Ruesch Farms, 2.5-6.5; Dummy Team,
2-7; Its Miller Time, 2-7; Frane Body Shop, 2-6;
Jakel Plumbing, 1-8; Dent Solutions, 1-8.
High Shooters: Dale Mokry 24, Craig Oehmichen
23, Chad Losiewicz 23, Dan Pruess 22, Larry
Struttger 22, Ron Motion 22, Mark Tyznik 22, Mark
Hoffman 22.
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Rib Lake splits with Marathon; pitchers shut down Ladysmith

The Rib Lake Legion baseball team
won the first game in walk-off fashion
and mounted a last inning rally in game
two on Monday night, but visiting Mara-
thon held on to earn a split as the team

avoided storm clouds and got 10 innings
in before dark.
The two teams, who both are coming
off state appearances in the high school
season, played two five-inning games in
Medford Legion picking up

steam after 4-1 week
With the Legion regional tournament
less than a week away, Medford Post 147
may be peaking at the right time as it
tunes up for the post-season. Following
a 10-run rule victory over South Wood
County on Monday, Medford traveled
to Park Falls and completed a two-game
sweep by a combined 13-4 on Tuesday.
Game one
Game one at Park Falls was a wellplayed affair. Neither team committed
an error, but Medford used a strong start
from Taylor Shaw and timely hitting to
secure the 2-1 win.
Medford got on the board with a run
in the first inning, but after that neither
team could get much going. Park Falls
tied the game with a run in the bottom
of the fourth, the only run it would get
off Shaw.
With the score knotted at one, Medford was able to push across the go-ahead
run in the top of the sixth. Shaw shut
the door on Park Falls to preserve the
win in the bottom half. He gave up only
one walk and four hits in the game and
struck out five to earn the victory.
Taylor pitched a terrific game. He
threw only 65 pitches and most importantly, he threw first pitch strikes to 15 of
the 22 batters he faced, Medford coach
Dave Bernatz said.
Lloyd Bernatz, recently named as the
teams representative to the Legion AllStar Game, led the way with two hits in
three at-bats and knocked in a run. Trenton Woebbeking had the teams other
RBI, while Nick Drott, Shaw and Mikel
Delzer each had a hit in the game. Drott
and Shaw scored the teams only runs.
Game two
After strong fielding by both sides in
game one, the second game of the doubleheader saw Park Falls commit four errors. Park Falls outhit Medford 7-6 in the
game, but Post 147 made better use of its
base runners and romped to an 11-3 win.
Woebbeking made his summer pitching
debut and went four solid innings. He
struck out four and gave up six hits, but
surrendered no walks. Delzer gave up a
hit in the fifth inning, but kept Park Falls
off the board and struck out one.
Neither team could plate a run in the
first inning, but Medford exploded for
seven in the second and four more in
the third to take an 11-0 lead. Park Falls
touched up Woebbeking for two runs in
the bottom of the third and once more in
the fourth, but that was as close as theyd
get.
Delzer tripled and singled to lead the
way offensively. He drove in two runs,
scored once and walked once. Drott was
hitless in three at-bats, but he scored
twice and stole one base. Trent Klemm
was one for two and scored two runs. He
was also hit by a pitch. Lloyd Bernatz
and Conrad Bolz both drove in a pair and
scored once and twice, respectively.
We hit the ball very well this game.
Every player had a hit or an RBI. Tren-
ton pitched very well in keeping them to

three runs, Dave Bernatz said.
The pair of wins pushes Medfords record to 9-6 on the summer as they head
into their final stretch of games. Tonight,
Thursday, theyll travel to Marathon for
a doubleheader starting at 6 p.m. It will
be a good chance for Post 147 to get a
feel for what should be a solid Marathon
team. Next Wednesday, they open their
Class A Legion regional tournament
against Marathon at noon.
This team is coming together and
putting all facets of the game in place
at the right time. We are going into the
tournament next Wednesday to win the
whole thing. We expect to be playing for
the state championship in West Salem
in early August, Dave Bernatz said.
Other teams in Medfords region include
Mosinee, Amherst, Menomonie Indian,
Tomahawk and Wittenberg-Birnamwood.
10-run win
It only took five innings for Post 147 to
knock off the South Wood County Cardinals on Monday. Medford did all of their
damage in two innings in the 11-0 win.
The game was scoreless going into the
bottom of the third, but Medford broke
the game open with five runs. The hosts
scored six more in the bottom of the fifth
to finish off the contest.
Nathan Gradberg led the way hitting
for Post 147. He homered and tripled on
his way to a whopping six RBIs. Delzer
had an RBI and was three for three, while
Hunter Anderson, Drott, Jay Czerniak
See POST 147 on page 11
First youth soccer

cup on Monday
The first-ever Medford Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) U14 Soccer
Championship Cup will take place on
Monday at Medford Area Elementary
School.
The soccer-filled night begins at 5
p.m. with the first U14 semifinal, followed immediately by the second
semifinal. The U14 title game will pit
the winners of both semifinals against
each other for the right to be called
MYSA champion.
Seedings will be determined after
Thursdays, tonights, regular season
finale games are concluded. The teams
competing for the U14 title include
Kelly Green coached by Brian Wipf,
Red coached by Dan Felix, Royal Blue
coached by Denice Poetzl and Gold
coached by Bryan Wegter.
In addition to the playoff soccer
matches, 50/50 raffles, a bounce house,
food and live music will be ongoing
throughout the night. A Go Pro camera and MLS soccer ball will also be
raffled off. All are invited to attend the
festivities and cheer on the best youth
soccer players Medford has to offer.
Westboro since the field in Rib Lake was

unplayable due to a fallen light pole in
the outfield from the previous nights
storms.
Rib Lake won the opener 8-7 in the
bottom of the fifth when Jesus Ontiveros
singled to left with the bases loaded to
drive in the tying run. The winning run
then scored when an errant throw rolled
under the infield fence and out of play.
Bryan Solis Arenivas singled, Dalton
Strebig walked and Joe Scheithauer singled to set the stage for the winning hit.
Marathon turned a double play to
stave off Rib Lakes fifth-inning rally in
game two and win 5-3.
The split left Rib Lake with a 9-4 record heading into the home stretch of its
summer schedule.
The first game was kind of sloppy, but
we got the win, head coach Dick Iverson
said. The second game we had just one
error but it was costly. Overall we played
OK. Theyre a good team.
Game one featured a lot of early offense. Arenivas retired the first two Marathon hitters, but the guests then used
a couple of errors and timely hits to put
three runs on the board in the top of the
first. Rib Lake responded with four in its
half. Austin Zondlo and Arenivas singled. Strebig singled in a run. Scheithauer hit a two-run double and a misplayed
ball hit by Ontiveros allowed the fourth
run to score.
Two hits and an error allowed Marathon to tie it in the top of the second.
Zondlo put Rib Lake back on top in the
bottom half, doubling in Sean Schreiner,
who had walked.
A three-spot in the top of the fourth
put the guests up 7-5. Three errors, a hit
batter and two hits did the job. Schreiner walked in the bottom half and scored
when Zondlo got a hit and Marathon
threw the ball away.
Arenivas went four innings and allowed seven runs, though just two of
them were earned. He allowed four hits,
struck out two and walked two. Ontiveros got the win with a scoreless fifth.
Zondlo was three for three with a
double and two RBIs. Arenivas was two
for two, Scheithauer was two for three,
Strebig and Ontiveros had one hit each
and Schreiner walked and scored twice.
Marathon turned a couple of walks
and three hits into three runs in the top
of the third inning in game two. Rib Lake
had a chance to get out of the fourth unscathed after two walks and a hit, but an
error kept the inning alive and allowed
Marathon to score what turned out to be
the decisive two runs.
All of Rib Lakes scoring came in the
bottom of the fourth. Zondlo walked and
Strebig followed by lining an inside-thepark home run over the centerfielder,
who had mistakenly charged the drive
that sailed over his head into the deepest part of the park. Jerod Arkola singled
and scored on a double down the rightfield line by Ontiveros. Those were Rib
Lakes only hits of the game.
In the fifth, Schreiner and Austin
Ewan walked to put the tying runs on
with no one out. But a strikeout and a
sharp double-play ball hit by Arenivas
ended it.
Zondlo pitched the first three innings,
striking out five and walking three. He
allowed three hits and three earned runs.
Strebig took the last two innings, walking four and allowing two hits and two
unearned runs.
Rib Lake is at Edgar tonight, Thursday, for a single game at 5:15 p.m. The
team is scheduled to host five-inning
doubleheaders with Park Falls on Monday and Rock Falls on July 23. Those may
be moved up from their 6 p.m. start times
depending on the light pole situation at
Tannery Creek Parkway.
Sweep at Ladysmith
Noah Weinke threw a five-inning nohittter in game two to cap an outstanding
night of pitching performances by Rib
Lake in a doubleheader sweep at Ladysmith on July 8.
Weinkes no-no came in a 7-0 win. He
struck out nine and walked four.
His breaking stuff was very good,
Iverson said. His knuckleball and curveball were really moving. He was changing speeds and hitting his spots. He did a
great job.
All of Rib Lakes scoring in the nightcap came in the first two innings, including a five-run first.
Ewan led off the game with a double.
Zondlo walked. Both runners moved up
on a sacrifice bunt by Arenivas. Ewan
scored on a wild pitch and Zondlo scored
on Strebigs groundout. Weinke started
things up again with a two-out single. He
scored on Scheithauers double. Tristian
Weinzatl singled in Scheithauer and Garrett Richardson doubled in Weinzatl.
Strebig added a two-run double in the
second, scoring Zondlo and Arenivas.
Rib Lake had seven hits, one each
from Ewan, Zondlo, Strebig, Weinke,
Scheithauer, Weinzatl and Richardson.
In game one, Arenivas kept Ladysmith
in check until Rib Lake finally got its offense going in the last inning of a 4-1 win.
He struck out nine and walked only one.
Ladysmith had just two hits.
Down 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Rib
Lake got leadoff walks from Arkola and
Richardson to start the game-winning
rally. The runners moved up on Schreiners fielders choice. Ewan put the visitors ahead with a two-run triple. Zondlos
single knocked in Ewan. Zondlo stole second and scored on an Arenivas single.
Zondlo was two for three, while Ewan,
Arenivas, Scheithauer and Richardson
had a hit apiece. Rib Lake had its chances
in the first four innings, but couldnt get
the key hit. But the team got those hits in
the fifth.
We pitched really well, Iverson said.
Our defense didnt have to do a whole
lot, but we did make some nice plays. We
were a lot sharper in the doubleheader
than we were the night before. We didnt
have any errors.
Early lead lost

Rib Lake scored the first two runs of
a seven-inning game on July 7, but host
Rock Falls did all of the scoring after that
and secured a 6-2 win.
The game turned in the bottom of the
third and fifth innings. The Gunners
scored two unearned runs on four errors
and a hit in the third to tie the game. They
scored three without a hit in the fifth, using three walks, two hit batters and two
ground balls to score the runs.
They tacked on one more in the sixth
to close the scoring.
Rib Lake scored right away in the first.
Ewan singled, stole second, went to third
on a ground ball and scored on a ground
out by Zondlo. In the third, Arkola singled and wound up scoring on an error.
Scheithauer was two for three at the
plate, while Ewan, Zondlo and Arkola
had one each.
Zondlo started on the mound. He
struck out two, walked four and allowed
two unearned runs in three innings.
Ontiveros allowed three runs, three
walks, two hit batters and two hits in 1.2
innings. Weinzatl got the last four outs,
allowing a hit and a run.
We pitched OK, just a couple of bad
innings, Iverson said. We had some errors. We couldve easily won that game.
We left seven men on base. We looked
rusty. We hadnt played in a week.
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Thursday,
Thursday,
September
July 16,
22, 2015
2011
Medford tennis camp
Sports Shorts
Along with Medford boys head tennis coach

Jake Bucki, Altoona tennis coach Greg Emerson
(pictured above) took eight kids at the middle
school level and 10 high schoolers through
many drills and activities to improve their tennis
game during a three-day tennis camp at Medford Area Senior High July 7-9. Left photo: Cade
Shipman charges in while slamming the ball
downward. Right: Shantel Faude and the rest of
the high school attendees closed the camp last
Thursday by smashing some water balloons to
cool off. It was a welcome end to many hours of
tennis practice over several hot and humid days.
T-Ball League (age 6-8) games scheduled for Monday, July 20 are Stetsonville 2 at Athens, Whittlesey 1
at Rib Lake 5, Holway 1 at Rib Lake 2, Ogema at Stetsonville 1, Rib Lake 4 at Holway 2 and Rib Lake 1 at Rib
Lake 3. Whittlesey 2 has a bye.
Photos by Bryan Wegter
Little League Baseball (age 11-12) games scheduled

for Tuesday, July 21 are Abbotsford at Colby 2, Whittlesey 1 at Whittlesey 2, Colby 1 at Phillips, Medford at
Prentice, Rib Lake at Athens and Stetsonville 2 at Stetsonville 1.
Girls Softball (age 10-12) games scheduled for Tuesday, July 21 are Whittlesey at Abbotsford, Medford at
Prentice, Colby at Stetsonville and Phillips 1 at Philliups 2. Rib Lake has a bye.
Little League Baseball (age 9-10) games scheduled
for Wednesday, July 22 are Colby 2 at Phillips 2, Holway
at Medford 2, Phillips 1 at Colby 1, Rib Lake 1 at Whittlesey, Medford 3 at Athens, Abbotsford at Rib Lake 2 and
Medford 1 at Prentice.
Girls Softball (age 13-16) games scheduled for Thursday, July 23 are Colby at Stetsonville 2, Stetsonville 1 at
Owen, Phillips at Rib Lake and Ogema at Medford.
Horseshoes
Medford Tuesday Night League
Point 08 61, Kountry Korner 51, Genglers 50, Last Straw 47, Tappers
10, Roosters 0.
July 7: Point 08 9, Tappers 0; Kountry Korner 7, Genglers 2; Last
Straw 9, Rooster Bar 0.
Spirit Lake League
Zondlos III, 28-7; Raabs I, 30-10, Korner Bar, 26-9; Pattis Crossroads,
26-9; Zondlos I, 19-16; Crossroads, 21-19; Lauries Coach I, 17-18;
Raabs II, 15-25; Drinkslingers, 9-31; Lauries Coach II, 7-28; Foxys
Cattail, 5-30.
July 7: Raabs I 4, Crossroads 1; Zondlos III, bye; Drinkslingers 3,
Lauries II 2; Pattis 4, Raabs II 1; Zondlos I 5, Foxys 0; Lauries I 4,
Korner Bar 1.
3-0 at the Dells
Submitted photo
Members of the Medford Raiders volleyball team played Friday in the Cyndy Collins Big Block Classic at
JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells, winning all three matches. Medford swept McFarland, Montello and
Royall to win its pool. Team members include (front) Brynn Dahlby, Maggie Baker, (middle) head coach Dave
Vaara, Lauren Carstensen, Jenna Klemm, Sydney Elsner, Tori Lammar, Emily Quante, coach Traci Grinker, (back)
Vanessa Laher, Sophia Pernsteiner, Morgan Dutzle, Kaitlin Walsh, Hailee Clausnitzer and Lainey Brunner.
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Hemer more at ease heading into second training camp

Performing in front of 65,000 people
on a weekly basis? No problem. Speaking
in front of 65 people when asked? Ethan
Happy to help
Hemer says it hasnt always been as easy

as he makes it look.
With his second training camp with
the National Football Leagues Pittsburgh Steelers looming, Hemer, the for-
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Ethan Hemer autographs a plaque for a young football fan at Fridays
FCA banquet in Colby. Hemer and his Pittsburgh Steeler teammates begin training
camp next weekend in Latrobe, Penn.
Whooping it up in
Western
Taylor County
mer Medford Raider standout and Wisconsin Badger, took time on Friday to tell
his story of perseverance, adversity and
faith at the Colby Lions Shelter.
Hemer was the guest speaker at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) banquet, held in partnership with Thrivent
Financial.
I love doing this stuff, Hemer said.
I love being able to speak and share how
I got to where I am because its not something I couldve done by myself. I had a
lot of help along the way. I love for people
to hear about it and Im hoping they can
take something away from it.
Hemers path from walk-on to the NFL
is well-known in the Medford area. But
he shared some personal stories from the
rockier times he had in his five seasons
with the Badgers and talked about his
new mindset thats made him comfortable and confident as he takes a second
shot at being on Pittsburghs 53-man
opening-day roster.
At UW, Hemer said the toughest times
were when he and fellow walk-on Jared
Abbrederis did not get the scholarships
they expected to get before their redshirt
sophomore seasons of 2011 due to the arrival of star quarterback Russell Wilson
and the coaching change between his
fourth and fifth seasons that forced him
to change positions.
Hemer said early on at Madison, the
scholarship was the carrot that motivated him. He and Abbrederis eventually
got scholarships in 2012.
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couldnt see the positive having to wait
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The arrival of head coach Gary Andersen and the change from a 4-3 defense to a
3-4 defense in his final season of 2013 was
a different obstacle. Hemer went from being a 320-pound gap-stuffing tackle to a
290-pound edge setting end and it was a
more difficult transition than he expected. It was during that time where Hemer
grabbed onto the phrase, control the
controllables.
I go through my first six games of my
senior year and I dont have any tackles,
any assists, he said. I dont have any
recognition. I never hear my name called.
It was awful. You think this change is going to be good and its just not.
But I was growing stronger in my
faith, he added. I was seeing, heres
a setback, now how do I deal with this?
How do I grow from this? What I came to
realize afterward is that I was a leader,
but not how I envisioned. Instead of being All-Big Ten and captain of the team, I
was a leader in my Bible studies. Id lead
the team in prayers before wed go out on
the field. Id lead the team in areas where
guys go through bad situations and
theyd come and talk to me because they
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All-Star rosters look much different when considering money

The Major League Baseball All-Star
Game took place on Tuesday. The event
brings together the brightest stars in the
game for both the American and National leagues, with players that typically
command massive salaries.
Players who are the best should make
the biggest salaries, but what is really
more valuable to their team a .300 hitter whos making $10 million, or a .290
hitter making $500,000? I dove deeper
into the numbers and emerged with my
selections for this years MLB All-Star
Game, emphasizing players who give
teams more bang for their bucks and are,
by the numbers at least, more valuable.
Ive done several local stories in my
recent columns, so it was a welcome
change of pace to comb through data and
do some research.
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is
probably the best way to truly measure
a players value in todays game. It is the
most all-inclusive sabermetric available
and thus weighed heavily into my selection process. WAR at its heart represents
how valuable a player is over a replacement level player at that same position.
The other component I considered was
a players 2015 salary. Simply divide a
players salary by their WAR, and you
end up with a number that represents
how much their team paid for each one
point of WAR.
Stats like this show how bloated baseball salaries have become. Take the example of Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers
ace is making $32 million in 2015, but because hes only provided his team with a
2.4 WAR, he is immensely less valuable
than Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who is
making $556,875 while generating a 3.2
Behind
the Numbers
Bryan Wegter
WAR.
For the full selections, see the rosters
below. Ill go into a little more depth
about the differences and similarities between my picks, based off player value,
and the popular votes of the fans.
Heres a quick comparison to illustrate the merit of my roster as opposed to
the fans popular roster.
Player A: .286 average, 16 HR, 46 RBI,
.333 OBP, 1.6 WAR
Player B: .255 average, 26 HR, 56 RBI,
.323 OBP, 2.5 WAR
Looking strictly at the numbers, its
relatively a toss up. Player A is less powerful, but gets on base at a higher rate
than Player B, though WAR gives B a
clear lead. For those trying to guess at
home, Player A is Mitch Moreland, while
Player B is Albert Pujols. Now heres the
kicker. Moreland is making $2.95 million
this season, while Pujols is raking in a
cool $24 million. Knowing those numbers
now, who would you rather have on your
team?
Comparisons like this abound across
my All-Star selections. Heres another.
Player A: 9-6, 2.14 ERA, 112 Ks, 0.92
WHIP, 3.23 WAR
Player B: 8-2, 1.39 ERA, 106 Ks, 0.84
WHIP, 5.46 WAR
Try to lessen the impact record makes
on your judgement, wins and losses are
almost entirely out of the hands of starting pitchers. Player B is without a doubt
American League All-Stars

Efficiency Starting Lineup
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
Stephen Vogt, OAK

Mitch Moreland, TEX
Brian Dozier, MIN
Manny Machado, BAL
Xander Bogaerts, BOS
Mookie Betts, BOS
Lorenzo Cain, KC
George Springer, HOU
SP Dallas Keuchel, HOU

SP Sonny Gray, OAK
SP Kyle Gibson, MIN
SP Jake Odorizzi, TB
RP Dellin Betances, NYY
RP Cody Allen, CLE
RP Shawn Tolleson, TEX
RP Brad Boxberger, TB
Total Salary: $14,497,600
Actual Starting Lineup

C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
Salvador Perez, KC
Albert Pujols, LAA
Jose Altuve, HOU
Josh Donaldson, TOR
Alcides Escobar, KC
Mike Trout, LAA
Lorenzo Cain, KC
Adam Jones, BAL
SP Dallas Keuchel, HOU

SP Chris Sale, CWS
SP Felix Hernandez, SEA
SP David Price, DET
RP Dellin Betances, NYY
RP Zach Britton, BAL
RP Wade Davis, KC
RP Brad Boxberger, TB
National League All-Stars

Efficiency Starting Lineup
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
Derrek Norris, SD
Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
Joe Panik, SF
Nolan Arenado, COL
Brandon Crawford, SF
AJ Pollock, ARI
Bryce Harper, WAS
Joc Pederson, LAD
SP Jacob deGrom, NYM

SP Carlos Martinez, STL
SP Gerrit Cole, PIT
SP Michael Wacha, STL
RP Jeurys Familia, NYM
RP Kevin Siegrist, STL
RP AJ Ramos, MIA
RP Trevor Rosenthal, STL
Actual Starting Lineup

C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
Buster Posey, SF
Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
DJ LeMahieu, COL
Todd Frazier, CIN
Jhonny Peralta, STL
Andrew McCutchen, PIT
Bryce Harper, WAS
Joc Pederson, LAD
SP Zack Greinke, LAD

SP Gerrit Cole, PIT
SP Jacob deGrom, NYM
SP Madison Bumgarner, SF
SP Clayton Kershaw, LAD
RP Aroldis Chapman, CIN
RP Francisco Rodriguez, MIL
RP Mark Melancon, PIT
having a tremendous season, he holds

significant leads in ERA and WHIP,
while only being down a mere six strikeouts to Player A.
Once again, the salary numbers make
this comparison a no-brainer. Player A is
the aforementioned deGrom, while Player B is Dodgers ace Zack Greinke, pulling
in $25 million this year. WAR also gives
Greinke the advantage, but at his salary,
I would gladly take deGrom on my team.
One last comparison to show just how
negligible the difference can be between
superstars and their lesser-paid counter-
parts.
Player A: .299 average, 11 HR, 42 RBI,
.350 OBP, 19 SB, 3.8 WAR
Player B: .295 average, 12 HR, 56 RBI,
.392 OBP, 5 SB, 3.3 WAR
Player A mans the outfield for a bad
team out west, while Player B is a superstar for a contender in the Midwest. They
both have similar averages, though Player B gets on base at a much higher rate.
Their power numbers are similar. Player
B has a big lead in RBIs, but thats a prod-
See EFFICIENCY on page 16
Hemer gears up for camp

ing. I loved being a positive presence in
the locker room. I always take that with
me because no one ever remembers the
stats. What matters is how you treat people. Thats what people will remember
you by.
The uncertainty of how and if hed get
a shot at the NFL wasnt easy on Hemer
as he did not receive any senior all-star
game invitations or an invitation to the
scouting combine. A strong showing at
UWs Pro Day in March of 2014 piqued
some interest and he landed a free agent
deal with the Steelers right after the draft
ended that May.
Hemer didnt survive the final cut last
August, but he was signed to Pittsburghs
practice squad on Oct. 15, cut again on
Nov. 5 and then re-signed to the practice
squad nine days later for the rest of the
season. The Steelers signed Hemer to
a reserve/futures contract on Jan. 5 to
hold onto him through the off-season.
The Steelers first training camp practice at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe,
Penn., is Sunday, July 26.
Im talking with my coaches at the
end of the year and its all good stuff,
Hemer said. We think youve improved
a lot. Were going to give you a shot in
camp and well see what happens. So
thats all I could ask for is another opportunity to play. Thats what I want to do.
Im over the whole carrot thing. I dont
need another carrot. Every day I get to
play is a blessing because this game is so
short and it can be over just like that.
Hemer spent virtually all of his off-season in Pittsburgh, improving his change
of direction and core strength, the two
things his coaches stressed during his
exit interviews to end the 2014 season, as
well as doing a lot of cardio work.
They showed some faith in me, he
said. You see theyre saying they want
to give this guy another opportunity
to see how he can do in camp. Another
thing going for me is Im much more involved in special teams this time around.
Hoping to fight for some reps in there.
Its the kind of thing where the more you
can do, the better off you are. Im not sure
what avenue I have to take to make the
team, but Im going to try them all this
year. Whatever it takes.
Hemer played in all four of Pittsburghs pre-season games a year ago,
notching two solo tackles, two assists and
one big highlight, a sack in game three at
Philadelphia.
That was cool, he said. Third preseason game is typically the one where
they play the starters a lot more but I was
able to get in at the end there. Coaches
always say make your reps count. I had
an opportunity and I took advantage of
it. The offensive line was sliding one direction and the blitz worked out where I
ended up being the guy that came free. I
actually ran to the inside shoulder of the
quarterback because the other defensive
line partner I was supposed to be with
didnt do his job and contain him, so I ran

out and (the quarterback) had stepped in.
I grabbed him and just flung him down. I
dont want to say I lucked into a sack but
I fell into a sack. Ill take it any way I can
get it.
On the eve of camp, Hemer is among
eight defensive ends on the Steelers
roster, including recent high draft picks
Cameron Hayward and Stephen Tuitt, a
sixth-round pick this year out of Central
Michigan, L.T. Walton, and six-year veteran Clifton Geathers, who the Steelers
picked up late last season and re-signed
in April.
The Steelers are adjusting to a new defensive coordinator. Keith Butler takes
over for Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau after
spending the last 12 years as the teams
linebackers coach. Though there are new
wrinkles, Hemer said the overall scheme
hasnt changed, which is good for him because he knows the playbook now, unlike
his rookie season. Assistant head coach
John Mitchell remains the teams defensive line coach under ninth-year head
coach Mike Tomlin.
Its kinda human nature. Its something everyone does, Hemer said of looking at his competition for a roster spot.
Its something you have to fight not to
do. You just have to remember that if you
control the controllables, everythings
going to work itself out the way its supposed to. Since Ive adopted that mindset
my stress level has gone way down. Its
made the whole process so much more
enjoyable that you can just go out and
play.
The Steelers open the NFLs pre-season by playing the Minnesota Vikings
in the nationally-televised Hall of Fame
Game in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 9, giving
Hemer an extra game to show the coaches what he can do. The Steelers are at
Jacksonville on Aug. 14, host the Green
Bay Packers on Sunday, Aug. 23 (7 p.m.
Central time), travel to Buffalo on Aug. 29
and host Carolina on Sept. 3.
Pittsburgh the NFLs regular season by facing the defending Super Bowl
champion New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., on Thursday, Sept. 10.
FCA northcentral Wisconsin area representative Jeff Terras, who organized
Fridays event with Thrivent Financial
associate Bryce Kelley, said FCA currently has 60 active school huddles in his
15-county area, which stretches from the
Thorp/Stanley area in the west to Wautoma in the south and the border with
Michigan in the north.
Our missions are very similar in
terms of the Christian aspect of generosity and giving back and getting people
involved and thats how the discussion of
Ethan came up, Kelley said. I had the
pleasure of reaching out to Ethan and he
jumped at the opportunity to come back
to central Wisconsin and speak to not
only people he knew but people here in
this community.
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Friday, July 17
Jerry Teclaw at The Turtle Club from 8 to 11 p.m.
Silence Entertainment (DJ) at Hacienda from 9
p.m. to 1 a.m.
July 17-19
Colby Cheese Days.
Saturday, July 18
Cowboy Day at The Ole Country Cowboy Church
starting at 9 a.m. Meals served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
5 to 6 p.m. Gary Froiland at 1:30 p.m.
IRA 410 Outlaw Sprints at Eagle Valley Speedway.
Grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., racing at 6 p.m.
Dont Hug Me, Were Married dinner theatre
at High Point Village. Dinner served at 6 p.m. Theatre
starts at 7 p.m.
Eckarts Barn Party/1995 Class Reunion at BS
Bar. Minor Distraction from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Summer Fun Day and DJ KRN at A&E Tavern.
Sunday, July 19
Music Festival Service and BBQ Chicken Dinner
at Zion Lutheran Church. Service at 9:30 a.m. Dinner at
12:30 p.m.
Otter Lake Benefit 34th Annual Charcoal
Chicken Dinner at Otter Lake Day Use Park from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m.
.28 Special at Historic St. Anns Church at 2 p.m.
Dont Hug Me, Were Married dinner theatre
at High Point Village. Dinner served at 4 p.m. Theatre
starts at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 21
Chryllyn Dums/Everyday Heroes at Rib Lake
Public Library at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 23
Trivia Contest at Marilyns Fire Station from 7 to
9 p.m.
July 23-26
Taylor County Fair.
Dallas having a Wicked time

For senior music business major Samuel Dallas, this
summer has been one giant learning experience after
another, producing Wicked results that continue to
fuel Dallass long term goals.
After spending the spring semester working as an
assistant to the creative team at a Broadway workshop,
Dallas received a recommendation for a summer internship split between two production companies, Stone
Productions and 321 Theatrical Management. The combined full-time positions have given Dallas the opportunity to work on a variety of shows including Wicked,
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Next
to Normal, among others.
Working in the Broadway general managers office at
321 and the Broadway producing office at Stone, Dallas
spends his days assisting with running the show behind
the scenes including financial wraps, managing the
front of the house, working with investor distributions
and payroll.
With sights set on ultimately producing and managing his own shows some day, Dallas said the choice
to spend the summer in New York City was an easy
one. Working under mentors who have developed long
and sustainable careers on Broadway, Dallas knows hes
learning from the best. These people have done it all
and know the ins and out of the industry and I believe
you can only be as good as your teacher, Dallas said.
Learning from these amazing leaders gets me excited
to come into work every day.
Although all the shows managed and produced by 321
and Stone have provided invaluable learning opportunities this summer. Dallas looks to Wicked as the one
hes most grateful for. The show is an amazing learning
tool because of its strength and long-running history in
the industry. Hands-on experience with shows in the
office allow me to learn by doing.
Dallas credits much of his success to his network, community and the opportunities that have
come from his time at Belmont. Without the experiences he has been offered within the industry, Dallas
Friday, July 24
Cows, Plows and Wine at Munson Bridge Winery
from 6 to 10 p.m. Music by Exit Stage Left.
July 24-26
Lublins 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Saturday, July 25
Hobbyland Flyers Radio Control Show from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Three miles East of Dorchester on County
A.
3rd Annual Concertina Holliday at BS Bar from
12 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 29
Mr. Concertina at Golden Living Center at 4 p.m.
Friday, July 31
Gilman Summer Activities Noahs Ark Trip. Bus
leaves at 7 a.m.
Little Black/Stetsonville/Deer Creek Centennial
Hall Community Days 5k run/walk at 6 p.m. Dream
Productions DJ from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Saturday, August 1
Little Black/Stetsonville/Deer Creek Centennial
Hall Community Days 3-on-3 basketball tournament starting at 9 a.m., Spicy Tie Acoutstic Trio from
3 to 5:30 p.m., and RPM from 7 to 11 p.m.
Sam Dallas
said he wouldnt have had the credibility needed to land
his ideal summer job. Belmont has allowed me to get
unique hands-on experience with the industry. Im not a
number, Im a person, Dallas said. I have been able to
use the opportunities throughout campus and Nashville
to build my resume and make it strong enough to come
to New York City and dive into the Broadway administration community. Mark Berglund
Wild Wild Westboro set for July 25

The Westboro community will come together on July
25 for the annual Wild Wild Westboro celebration.
The old-west themed event features plenty of fun all
day long.
Events start with a Westboro Pride Pancake
Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall. The 3-D
archery Shoot starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m.
At 11 a.m. the kids games and prizes start with games
until 7 p.m. The car show runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
with trophies and prizes awarded.
Turkey shoot starts at noon and a bean bag tournament starts at 2 p.m. with registration at The Korner
Bar.
Other events during the day include the Westboro
Volunteer Fire Department swap meet with rummage
sales and an ATV pull, a gun drawing and a pig drawing.
In the evening there will be an Outlaw Dash 5K race
and a Lil Shooter one mile run with registration at the
pavilion at 5 p.m. with the race at 6 p.m.
There will also be a burn out contest with registra-
tion at 4 p.m. and the contest at 6 p.m. Participants are

invited to bring anything they would like to burn some
rubber with and get loud and smokey. The burn out contest will be located at the corner of Hwy 13 and CTH D.
The day will end with live music at The Korner Bar
and Grill starting at 6 p.m.
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You cant beat an ice cream treat
photos by Mark Berglund
Makayla Allen and Naomi Braski enjoy ice cream treats at Whittlesey Lions Park during the celebration of Hope
Hospice and Palliative Cares 30th anniversary. Summer fun was the first order of the day during the event.
In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held inside the church.
Richard Harold &

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Athens C-Store
Bella Zenn Salon
Ben Kauer
Betsy Westrich
Black River Art Gallery
Broadway Theater
BS Logging
Calebs Candles
Cindys Bar & Grill
Countryside
Daves Showcase Furniture
Dorothy Obbenhoffer
Drink Slingers
Encore Hair Studio
Family Video
Foxys Cattail
Frenchtown Greenhouse
Frosted Mug
Furniture by Jake, John Marshall
Gad Bar
Great Northern Cabinetry
Hacienda
Hallmark
Hank Deml
Hannahs Hen House
Happy Joes
Home Medical Products

Hwy RV
K&B
Karen Olson
Kathy & Bill Brunner
Kelly Weiler
Klingbeil Lumber
Liske Marine
Lounge Around
Main St. Guns & Knives
Mann Made Pizza & Ice Cream
Marathon Cheese
Marlene Jochimsen
MC Plumbing
Medford Caf
Medford Chamber of
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Medford Healthmart
Medford Inn
Medford Motors
Mel Radtke
Meyer Lumber
Meyer Manufacturing
Mohrs Bar
Munson Bridge Winery
Northern Outlet
Outboards
P&D Little Bohemia

Pampered Chef, Wendy Blank
Patty Jos Crossroads Tavern
Perrins Surface Solutions
Point O Eight
P-Town
Reections
SD Ellenbecker
Shane & Jenn Viergutz
Shay Creek
Sister Shirley
Stella & Dot, Vi Marie Nelson
Stramas
Subway
Taylor County Snowmobile Club
Taylor Electric
The Roost Bar
Time Federal Savings Bank
Tom & Sharon Jochimsen
Tupperware, Jennifer Hoeff
Turning Heads Salon
Uncle Toms
Westside Garden Nursery
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Rick Berger tosses the bean bag toward the board as Tony Netzer and Barb Berger
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at Whittlesey Lions Park.
Flipping for summer

Joel Telford flips a bean bag toward the board while competing in the Hope Hospice
and Palliative Care bean bag tournament at Whittlesey Lions Park on Saturday. The
tournament was one of the events marking the 30th anniversary of Hope Hospice.
Not your Standard restoration

The focus of the Wisconsin FFA convention is usually on the future, but Medford chapter member Noah
Jalowitz helped remind visitors of what rural America
used to look like as he displayed the restoration work
he did on a Standard Oil gasoline pump. The convention included an area for displaying student efforts at
restorations. Most were antique tractors, but the pump
was a popular attraction. I got a lot of compliments on
it down in Madison. I few guys told me to roll it over to
the tractors and fill them up, he said.
Jalowitz, who will serve as the chapter parliamentarian this fall, attended the 2014 convention and saw the
restorations on display. His cousin told him he could
do similar high-end work and the idea became reality
a month later at the Iola car show and swap meet. He
picked up a rusty gasoline pump at the show and has
devoted his talents to bringing it back in the past year.
The red, white and blue splendor has returned to the
pump. The chrome is shiny and a new light globe sits on
top. One thing Jalowitz didnt touch was the price per
gallon frozen on the dials from the last time it worked
at a station. Customers were buying gas for less than 50
cents a gallon, an indication of the pumps age. I kind
of wish it was still that price, he said.
The pump has found a home in the family garage. Its
the place where he did much of the restoration work.
He said there are probably some remnants of the sandblasting work to remove the old paint on the family
driveway. It was in rough shape, with dents all over
the place, he said. I did a lot of wirebrushing to get
everything inside back to normal. I just figured it out
today. It was around 150 hours of work for the time I
kept track of.
He packed it carefully for the trip to Madison as it
rode in the back of a pickup to the convention. There
were about a dozen tractors and an antique motorcycle
in the statewide restoration collection.
For now, the pump will remain the first piece in his
restoration collection. However, if the right price comes
along for the pump, it could end up elsewhere. If someone offered me the right price, I might sell. Everything
is for sale for the right price, he said.
Jalowitz kept the Standard Oil look the pump originally had. Its a look which reminds him of his grandfathers gasoline station in Cameron. His research suggests the pump style became popular in the 1950s. He
said the inner parts of the machine were called a computer, but they didnt work in the same way as todays
digitalized pumps.
Jalowitz has a classic pickup which draws some of
his attention, but he plans to look for another project at
this years Iola swap meet.
within agriculture you can be a part of. I like everything

about FFA.
Younger chapter members were also involved in
the state convention. Kendyl Stahlbusch and Charity
Pester competed in the agriscience fair and took third
place with the rodent race project. They were judged on
a poster display, abstract and three-judge interview.
Taylor Adleman won a $125 scholarship from
Growmark for writing an essay on agriculture careers.
She was one of four state finalists.
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Medford honored at convention

In addition to Jalowitzs gas pump, the Medford Area
Senior High FFA chapter brought home plenty of other
hardware from the state convention in Madison. The
group included 14 students and three adult chaperones.
The chapters biggest honor came with the section
seven award for largest membership growth from one
school year to the next. Medford grew from 35 members
in 2013-14 to 80 last year. The chapter received a pride
award for increasing membership by more than 10
members. Medfords FFA officer team competed in the
state officer challenge and took second place.
Jalowitz is entering his third year as a chapter officer. He said the appeal of being a member goes beyond
agriculture classes or those students who live on farms.
Its good to see the chapter grow. We had 35 eighth
grade members this year as well, Jalowitz said. My
dad has 85 acres near Rib Lake, so the closest I come
directly to agriculture is forestry. Ive always liked animals, farms and tractors and there are so many jobs
Restoration
Noah Jalowitz shows off the Standard Oil pump he restored as a project with the Medford FFA. He spent more
than 150 hours on the project.
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W7944 Perkinstown Ave. Medford, WI
Critter Cruiz
64 west to E, north to Perkinstown Ave., Left on Perkinstown 2 miles
file photo
Motorcycles line Main St. during the 2014 Critter Cruiz. This years event will be held on July 25.
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Post 5729 240 S. 8th St.,
Medford, WI
No gifts please! Your presence is all I request
MUSIC FESTIVAL SERVICE

& BBQ CHICKEN DINNER
Music by WELS Musicians, Garth Neustadter Trio & Sojourner
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Adults: $8.00
Kids 6-12 $4.00 5 & Under: Free

Take-outs available
Menu: BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, Fruit Salad, Beans,

Chips, Desserts, Ice Cream, Refreshments
For a $5.00 donation, you might take home a
homemade queen- sized quilt, tree skirt or table runner
28-151381
Church Service: 9:30am

Dinner Following the Service until 12:30pm
Door Prizes &

Cake Walk
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

203 E. County Road A, Stetsonville, WI
Entertainment will continue at the Centennial Hall following the dinner

Sponsored by: Zions Special Event Committee & Church Council
Otter Lake Benefit 34th Annual
Charcoal Chicken Dinner
The Free Spirit Motorcycle Club will once again host

the annual Critter Cruiz on Saturday, July 25.
The event is now in its 6th year and has raised thousands of dollars to help support the Taylor County
Humane Society.
Deb Brahmer, of Bogeys Bar in downtown Medford,
is part of the Critter Cruiz Committee who volunteer
much of their time collecting donations from area businesses, promoting the event through social media and
in person, selling raffle tickets, making phone calls and
contacts. The Critter Cruiz Committee starts planning
in April and is always trying to build off of the past and
bring something more to the event.
Brahmer is, once again, impressed by generosity of
the area business community in supporting this cause.
It would not be possible without the generosity of the
business community and those donating their time and
efforts to make it happen, she said. She recalled the
first year of Critter Cruiz in 2010 when they had 36 riders who raised $867. The following years the number of
riders and the amount raised has grown. To date, the
Critter Cruiz has raised more than $11,000.
The cost is $10 per rider which includes: registra-
tion, door prize ticket, poker card and meal. The event
includes a poker run with stops at area taverns. Prizes
can also be won during the ride through sponsor a
pet participation and lunch will be served along the
way. The post-ride party will be where poker hands are
turned in and prizes awarded for highest hands. This
years prizes include, (but certainly are not limited to):
four Casino packages, Milwaukee Zoo, Mall of America,
$250 meat package and much, much more. There will
also be winners drawn from raffle tickets, the famous
punch board and door prize winners.
In past years, riders from Medford, Abbotsford,
Owen, Gilman, Stetsonville, Dorchester and Merrill
participated, along with riders from Tomahawk, De
Pere, Milwaukee, and as far away as Minnesota.
While the Critter Cruiz is sponsored by a motorcycle
club, it is open to any street legal vehicle. Registration
is from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. at the Free Spirit Motorcycle
Club clubhouse at Hwy 102 and 13. The ride leaves at
noon sharp. More information and the Critter Cruiz
course can be found on their Facebook under Critter
Cruiz.
Foreign visitors to take part in Lublin Days

In addition to the usual games, parades and fun, this
years celebration of Lublin Days includes foreign dignitaries taking part in the communitys centennial celebration set to run July 24-26.
The event focuses on the heritage, history and culture of the region with officials from Poland, Lithuania,
Belarus, and the Ukraine invited to attend.
According to Eastern European Cultural Society
President Chris Kulinski, the guest list of dignitaries
attending the event includes: Andrzej Pruszkowski,
former president of the city of Lublin, Poland (population 360,000) and current vice-chairman of the Lublin
Regional Parliament and an active member of the
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the
Council of Europe, as well as a member of the Executive
Committee of ECR (European Conservative Ceform
Party). He is also a member of the Polish National
Council of the Peace and Justice Party which won the
recent presidential election in Poland.
Happy
Father Prof. Roman O. Jusiak of the John Paul II

Catholic University of Lublin, Poland.
Ryszard Gajewski, president of the Social thought
Institute in Lublin, Poland and representative of the
prestigious Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
Piotr Semeniuk of the municipality of Lublin, Poland
and former chief of staff to the president and foreign relations office.
Zbigniew Baginski of the prestigious Marie Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland.
Ryszard Nowak, president of the National Council
of Polish Wholesale Market Association and the Lublin
Wholesale Market (JSC) and the Agricultural wholesale
markets in Poland and Europe.
Along with their trip to the area, these visitors will
be stopping in Madison to learn about the Dane County
Farmers Market and other issues. Brian Wilson
5th Annual
th Anniversary
40
Mom & Dad!
(Rex and Barb Ruesch)
Sunday, July 19th Served from 11am - 5pm
Sunday, July 26th
at Otter Lake Day Use Park (north of Stanley)
at Black River
Golf Course
1/2 Chicken $9.00 1/4 Chicken $7.00
Music, Refreshments & Prizes!!! ALL AFTERNOON
3 person scramble
Raffles Throughout The Day
4\ZPJI`!@V\UN6SK;PTLYZOver $700 In Cash Prizes!!

Drawing at 5:00 p.m. - Need not be present
All proceeds go for improvements on Otter Lake.
Otter Lake Booster Club
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www.otterlakeboosters.com
Jack Goodman
Memorial Golf
Tournament
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July 19th from 1-5pm
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90th Birthday Critter Cruiz coming to Taylor County July 25
Love,
Brenda, Sara, Marcia & Lena
To register call:
715-748-5520
28-151221
The Goodman Family
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OUTDOORS
Photos by Chad Liske
Escaped captive deer on the

loose in Eau Claire County

and Woebbeking all collected hits.
Klemm got the start on the mound and pitched four
solid innings to earn the win. He struck out three and
gave up two hits and two walks. Delzer pitched the top
of the fifth and struck out two while yielding one hit.
Tomahawk doubleheader
Last Friday, Medford traveled to Tomahawk for a
doubleheader. Post 147 fell in game one, 6-5, but got its
revenge with a 12-7 victory in game two.
Softball
35 and over softball
July 8: Pot Belly 19, Gad 7; Thirsty Moose 12, Cindys 4; Craigs
Auto 9, Fuzzys 5; Ds Liquor Box Saloon 19, Comstock 4.
The weather and the fish cooperated for 78 registered young anglers who took part in the Spirit Lakes
Improvement Associations Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, July 11.
About 120 prizes were awarded to the kids who were
in attendance, including prizes to those anglers in two
different age categories who caught the biggest fish.
The associations volunteers provided them with a free
lunch.
Among anglers 8 years of age and younger, one of
the top fish was a 10.125-inch crappie caught by Jorie
Miller. Mason Grove and Kayden Auner tied for second
place with crappies measuring 9.875 inches.
Auner and Addison Augustine tied for first place
with nice 9-inch bluegills. Kella Gebert caught the top
perch at 9.125 inches. Morgan Liske was second with a
9-inch perch. Isaiah Giese caught the winning sunfish,
which was 6.875 inches. Alayna Brown caught one that
was 6.25 inches.
In the 9-15 age group, four youngsters caught 9.5-inch
crappies to tie for first place. Ryan Eskuri, Julia Franke, Chloe Rennack and Parker Weik caught those fish.
Weik added a first-place perch that was 8.625 inches
long. Paul English was second with an 8.5-inch perch.
Vanessa Birch won the bluegill category, catching a
7.75-inch fish. Matthew Annis caught one that was 7.625
inches. No sunfish were registered in this age group.
KWD
An Outdoormans
Journal
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KOMAREK
Mark Walters sponsored by
LaVerne Gorman, a
good man
Hello friends,
The first six years of my life were spent in Schofield
and the earliest photo I can remember of myself is a
Christmas picture with me sitting on a tractor I could
actually pedal.
As long as I have been alive, I have always loved
farming and, indirectly, that is what this weeks column
is about.
In 1969, my dad, the late Robert Walters, moved my
sister Lynn, brothers Mike and Tom and myself to
Poynette. My mom and my brother Bobby would reside
in Florida and it was a very difficult time for all of us as
divorce back then almost had a stigma like racism.
Enter Bruce Gorman, who was a fellow third grader
at Poynette Elementary School and soon to become a
very good friend. Bruces parents, LaVerne and Vivian
Gorman, were dairy farmers who I would soon find out
were possibly the most self-sufficient and kind-hearted
people I would ever meet.
As crazy as this may sound, I still remember the first
time I stayed overnight at the Gorman farm and told LaVerne I wanted to be a farmer when I grew up.
That handshake and revelation started a relationship that would make LaVerne Gorman one of the most
important mentors of my life. Within one year, I was
fortunate enough to become a part of the Gorman family and when Larry Gorman (Bruces older brother) left
for military service during the Vietnam era I was given
the honor of using his room for sleeping.
Though I used Larrys room, anyone who knows a
Gorman is aware their entire life is spent outside, in
the barn or at the kitchen table eating or visiting with
the humongous amount of friends LaVerne and Vivian
drew into their lives.
Each morning LaVerne gave Butch and I his gentle
wake-up call and we were off to the barn to milk cows,
which back in the day was done by pail (attached to the
cow). I was actually in the Gorman barn when it came
over the radio that Elvis died.
LaVerne never held back the horses when it came
to training me to become a farmer. By the time I was
10, I was driving tractor to move the stone boat, which
is harmless, as you are just going forward to the next
batch of stones in a field. By 12, I was grinding feed and
driving a hay baler.
LaVerne Gorman was an incredibly kind and fair
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Perch were among the hot catches of a fun-filled day

for familes at Saturdays Spirit Lake Improvement Associations Kids Fishing Day.
Beautiful day, good fishing for

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is

requesting the help of residents of Fairchild and Augusta and the surrounding areas to be on the lookout for
two escaped ear-tagged captive white-tailed deer from a
local captive deer facility.
On June 24 the Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection announced a captive whitetailed deer from a breeding farm in Eau Claire County
has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
In early May, the farm owner reported that multiple
captive bucks escaped the facility when a tree fell on
the fence causing a breach. Most of the escaped bucks
were recovered with two still remaining out on the
landscape.
We need landowners and the public to be on the
lookout for any deer that appear to have an ear tag,
said DNR wildlife biologist Bill Hogseth. These captive
escapes are a potential health risk to the local wild deer
herd and should be removed from the landscape.
Landowners are asked to check trail camera images
for any ear-tagged deer. The DNR would like to be notified if you record any images of ear-tagged deer or if
you observe any. While yellow plastic ear tags are most
common and likely to be on these two bucks, please report any deer tagged with any size, shape or color of ear
tag.
If it is after hours, or a biologist isnt available, contact the departments hotline at 800-847-9367. The information will be forwarded to the local conservation
warden.
The CWD-positive deer was a 7-year-old doe, which
died on the farm. It was one of 167 deer reported to be
on the 12-acre farm, according to the farms March 2015
registration.
The CWD finding will result in a deer baiting and
feeding ban in Clark, Eau Claire and Jackson counties
that will take effect on Aug. 1. State law requires the
ban in counties within a 10-mile radius where a CWDpositive deer is found.
Anyone interested in learning more about CWD in
Wisconsin can search the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for
keyword CWD.
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man. I remember the first time he told me to get off the

hay wagon where Butch and I were stacking bails as he
drove the tractor. In about a two-minute lesson (remember I was already grinding feed), I was shown how the
power take off worked and how fast to drive.
Butch and LaVerne stacked hay. From that day on,
it was even-steven as far as who drove and who was on
the hay wagon.
LaVerne loved to take Bruce and me ice fishing. Because there were cows to milk, our fishing took place
between milkings (9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.).
Vivian would send us off after the best breakfast on
Earth. Each of us had an awesome lunch packed and a
thermos of coffee or cocoa. No matter what the weather,
if we had planned on ice fishing, we went.
Our favorite spot to fish was the springs on Buffalo
Lake near Montello. In the winter, everything from
northern pike to crappies, bass and bluegills head to the
springs for oxygen.
Bruce and I would lay on the ice. It was our version of
going to Sea World as we watched the fish that were one
to four feet below us.
The Gorman farm was loaded with pheasants and
rabbits back then. Bruce and I became about as good
as you could possibly be at small game hunting for two
very young boys.
At night, after the chores were done and another incredible meal was served by Vivian Gorman (LaVerne
and Vivian were married 68 years), Bruce, LaVerne and
I would head down to the basement where there was just
enough room for a pool table. We would play cutthroat,
which is basically a game of pool where each player has
five balls and you try to knock your enemy out of the
game.
Other than the noon and evening news and Hee Haw,
I do not remember the TV as being a part of our life.
Each day, after lunch, we all laid on the living room
floor and slept for 20 minutes.
Last week there were hundreds of people who went to
this great mans wake and funeral.
We all are given opportunities to help kids in one
way or another. LaVerne and Vivian Gorman took me
into their home and did just that.
This was a very difficult column for me to write!
Sunset
STUDENTS/CLASSIFIEDS
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Medford High School second semester honor roll
High Honor:
Freshman Selena Birkholz, Courtney Block, Kade Denzine, Chett Grunwald, Brooke Helmert, Hailey Johnson, Trease
Kroening, Tyler Ligman, Susan Meyers, Brecca Miller, Victor
Rinaldi, Dain Strick, Alejandro Vazquez, Tia Weber, Cameron
Wenzel and Shelby Winchell
Sophomore Taylor Adleman, Jordan Allen, Joshua
Brooks, Jay Czerniak, Jordan Egle, Nathaniel Ekwueme, Jasmine Enriquez, Charlie Faude, Mikayla Kelz, Jenna Klemm,
Emily Lybert, Carter Ray, Matthew Reuter, Kara Rudolph,
Spenser Scholl, Isabella Sigmund and Jared Wiese.
Junior Amanda Bauer, Jori Brandner, Sydney Elsner,
Samantha Hebert, Cassandra Meyer, Courtney Sterzinger and
Angela Tischendorf.
Senior Hunter Anderson, Dillon Brost, Josie Brost, McKenzie Dahl, Cole Denzine, Katie Doucette, Nicholas Drott, Austin Fettes, Brandon Gentry, Brooke Grube, Karyssa Gulish,
Brent Hartwig, Brett Hedlund, Arianne Heier, Haley Hidalgo,
Delaney Laffan, MaKayla Ludwig, Jed Miller, Joshua Mueller, Maria Neubauer, Samuel Peterson, Keagan Rabe, Mara
Schumacher, Jennifer Stolp, Jacob Way and Alex Zirngible.
Honor:
Freshman Tiffany Acker, Yolanda Aguilera, Autumn
Armstrong, Karlee Batchelder, Hunter Brandner, Aurora
Dehne, Larissa Engel, Brittany Fisher, Mackenzie Fries, Bren-
Bizer receives scholarship

Derrick Bizer, son of Dave
and Dawn Bizer of Medford, is
the recipient of a $750 Bill Walters Scholarship from FarmFirst
Dairy Cooperative.
The scholarship will go toward
Bizers education as he pursues a
degree in mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech University
in Houghton, Mich. or St. Thomas
University in St. Paul, Minn.
Derrick Bizer
Bromann on deans list
Benjamin Bromann of Rib Lake was named to the

deans list for the spring semester at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. by earning a
grade point average of at least 3.5.
dan Griesbach, Makayla Hartl, Joy John Henderson, Katlyne

Henrichs, Colton Hill, Ashlea Jochimsen, Kirsten Kloth, Trevor Kraemer, Jamey Kree, Rachel Lundy, Veronica Mahner,
Brianna Martin, Elizabeth Merrill, Stephanie Meyers, Tyler
Moretz, Morgan Mudgett, Jonah Mueller, Dixie Peterson, Cage
Purdy, Hallie Schumacher, Joseph Serrano, Allison Shatwell,
Brooke Smith, Derek Tallman, Trey Ulrich, Logan Wildberg,
Elizabeth Wilson, Joelle Zenner and Evan Zick.
Sophomore Rylee Anderson, Bailey Brandner, Jordan
Brost, Megan Eckert, Kaitlin Gradberg, Chase Handel, Bailey
Hudak, Ann-Mari Joles, Jake Kreklau, Vaness Laher, Victoria
Lammar, John Laub, Walker Leonhardt, Katherine McMurry,
Jacob Merrill, Chandler Mueller, Kyler Nelson, Rochelle Nichols, Paige Ogle, Sophia Pernsteiner, Samantha Potocnik, Katie
Rehbein, Marcus Reimann, Phillip Rinaldi, Jack Schafer, Emily Shipman, Ryan Sorensen, Montana Sova, Garrett Strebig,
Jacob Sullivan, Joshua Thiede, Alexander Underwood, Jonathan Wiegel and Trenton Woebbeking.
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Westboro received highest academic honors for the
spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay by earning a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0.
Bruce Daniels, Isaac Klemm and Heather Lindahl,
all of Medford, and Jacob Borman of Rib Lake, received
high academic honors with a GPA of 3.75 to 3.99.
Emily Schield and Brittany Wells, both of Medford,
received academic honors with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.74.
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CHRISTMAS IN July garage
sale. Draw for free gifts and
discounts. Holiday decorations,
furniture, collectibles. Many
new and used items. 1300 Steven Street, Stratford. Thursday,
July 23, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, July 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GARAGE SALE Thurs., July
16 8-5, Fri., July 17 8-?.
Guns, treestands, tools, lawnmower, weedeater, bedroom
set, dresser, shelf, basketball
hoop, kids & adult clothing,
bikes, household items, misc.
307 W. Broadway St., Colby.
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715-748-2855.
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Thurs., July 23
Noon-5pm
Fri., July 24
8am-5pm
Sat., July 25
8am-Noon
Teacher supplies, books,

crib, stroller, kids clothes,
toys, womens clothing,
misc. household items.
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Medford
SPECIAL EDUCATION
ASSISTANTS
Full-time, school days only, starting the 2015-16 school year
The Medford Area Public School District currently has
openings requiring the ability to deal with students with
physical and/or learning disabilities in grades K-12.
Successful applicant must have good communication and
organizational skills; ability to work with students, families,
and staff in a respectful and condential manner; ability to
problem-solve; ability to apply district standards, processes,
procedures; ability to assist with daily hygiene and feeding
needs; day-to-day decision-making; exibility; excellent
attendance record and work with minimal supervision.
Applicant Requirement: Applicant must be a high school
graduate. Previous work experience preferred.
Apply by: Friday, July 24, 2015
Receives academic honors
Junior Shauna Birkholz, Kayla Brooks, Cody Brost, Jenice Clausnitzer, Rebecca Cruz, Dakota Dahl, Jason Engel, Dalton Everhard, Shantel Faude, Tonja Firnstahl, Heidi Fliehs,
Cody Hobl, Noah Jalowitz, Shaniah Krueger, Lakyn Kummer,
Kendal Laher, Jacob Mahner, Marissa McPeak, Brett Paul,
Hunter Pogue, Brayan Rivas, Tahlia Sigmund, Dylan Slachetka, Rebecca Smolka, Koltin Ulrich, Samantha Underwood, Olivia Way and Jessica Young.
Senior Bradley Acker, Ruben Alvarado, Lloyd Bernatz,
Samantha Bowe, Tessa Brandner, Trevor Dake, Donald Doughty, Cal Drost, Nathan Erikson, Terry Firnstahl, Kayla Hartl,
Madeline Higgins, Dalton Hildebrandt, Scott Johnson, Trent
Klemm, Chas Lehman, Jordan Ligman, Sarah Lundy, Serenity
Lynch, Bryce Mahoney, Justin Markow, Ryan Newberry, Yu
Jou Pai, Magen Paul, Carlie Rau, Benjamin Rudolph, Katelyn
Ruppel, Lindsey Sherfield, Jade Stumpner, Kaitlin Vesnefsky,
Cordell Walworth, Dori Weber and Dereck Wiese.
CLASSIFIEDS
Apply to: Medford Area Public School District

Human Resources
124 W. State Street
Medford, WI 54451
More Information: Visit our website at www.medford.k12.
wi.us - click on employment opportunities.
ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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Academic Distinction:
Freshman Sammy Blank, Connor Boehm, Lainey Brunner, Jaden Carstensen, Malia Ching, Hannah Dassow, Trenton
Geiger, Samuel Hallgren, Kolten Hanson, Shawna Konieczny,
Kierra Krause, Benjamin Lindgren, Brady Loertscher, Payton
Nelson, Amanda OToole, Ryan Perrin, Kayla Rausch, Noah
Sackmann, Lucas Schuld, Abby Schultz, Alec Shear, Zachary
Stange, Alec Veal, Jonathan Vesnefsky, Tara Weber, Colton
Werner and Tage Wrage.
Sophomore Nikola Babic, Catherine Branstetter, Madelyn Brost, Lauren Carstensen, Richard Colwell, Amber Czerniak, Brynn Dahlby, Grayson Dahlby, Preston Gingras, Rebecca
Held, Fawna Jaecks-Romag, Cayden Nuernberger, Cassandra
Poehler, Julia Smith, Joseph Tomandl, Kenneth Wesle and
Emily Zirngible.
Junior Hannah Brandner, Macy Bunkelman, Molly
Carstensen, Caleb Dietzman, Wyatt Dohrwardt, Sydney Emmerich, Jacob Geiger, Chantal Kloth, Klayton Kree, Esther
Lusenge, Benjamin Meier, Megan Pearson, Chelsea Rausch,
Alicia Rowland, Brandon Rudolph, Douglas Schumacher, Elise
Southworth, Ashley Tabbert, Kaitlin Walsh, Brent Winter and
Ty Wrage.
Senior Roman Alvarado, Megan Backhaus, Abigail
Bergman, Derrick Bizer, Mitchel Block, Megan Clark, Ciera
Danen, Keesha Faude, Bailey Feddick, Ryley Freiberg, Joseph Frey, Makenzie Gingras, Nathan Gradberg, Margaret
Hamann, Tessa Helmert, Brett Hutchinson, Jacob Jablonsky,
Mark Jablonsky, Joshuah Kakes, Marissa Laher, Alyssa Loertscher, Elizabeth Marshall, Tessa Plautz, Samantha Poehler,
Allison Potocnik, Andrew Reuter, Carly Rhyner, John Shear,
Zach Smola, Lauren Sutor, Kelsey Vanden Heuvel and Heidi
Wildberg.
Making Sense of Investing

Edward Jones is a nancial services rm focused
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Interested applicants can apply in person at
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Stay abreast of state and national trends and issues in technology,
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Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central
Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
2nd & 3rd shift

Production Positions
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.
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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.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL AUG. 31, 2015

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

Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
Maintenance Mechanics:
Class C or Above
Applications will be taken until Aug. 31, 2015
Apply in person between the hours of 7:30
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at 306 Park St., Spencer, WI.
Or e-mail rsum to: cwcasey@landolakes.com
TECHNICAL TRAINING OR PREVIOUS

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
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Ideal candidates will have knowledge and hands-on experience
in the following areas: Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulics,
Pneumatics, Plumbing, Refrigeration, and General Repair.
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completely, thoroughly, with safe, efficient plant operations.
Must be able to pass forklift training test and safely operate. Must
have knowledge of OSHA safety procedures normally acquired
during on-the-job training. Must furnish own hand tools.
Mandatory that applicant be available for work assignment to any
of three (3) shifts within a 24-hour production operation. Final
shift assignment will be determined upon hire. Must be available
for voluntary and scheduled overtime as well as extended hours
and weekend work as assigned.
Land OLakes offers medical, dental and vision insurance,
short-term disability benefits, and shift differential. Successful
candidates will need to complete a mandated drug screen, preemployment physical assessment and background check.
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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Land OLakes, Inc.

306 Park St., Spencer, WI 54479
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FOR SALE: Miller Pro 18

chopper box with tandem
gear. Meyer 18 chopper box
with tandem gear. $4,000
each, OBO. 715-223-8803.
ROLLING ACRES Produce is

opening their self-serve stand,
now open throughout the season. Fresh picked vegetables at
an everyday low price. Radishes,
zucchini, cucumbers, pickling
pickles, garlic, dill. Coming soon:
green beans, tomatoes, onions, beets, kohlrabi, cabbage,
broccoli, cauliflower, peppers,
potatoes. Also taking orders.
Were here to serve you. Open
6 days/week. No Sunday sales
please. Joseph Miller, N10178
County Hwy. O, Greenwood.
FOR SALE: New Holland 1475

haybine, 14 ft., very good condition, always shedded. $6,500
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Small space perfect for trying out retail. Fully equipped
kitchenette. Prime location on
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REAL ESTATE
1995 CADILLAC DeVille, 4 door,

V8, 4.9 liter, 174,000 miles, no
rust, Oregon car, 20-25 MPG.
$2,000 OBO 715-668-5673
6.2 ACRE lot tested for holding tanks or mound to be sold

with home package, $19,000.
See Wausau Homes Medford
for home plans. Contact Jason at 715-829-4180 to view.
MOBILE HOMES
FOR SALE By owner. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1250 sq. ft.,

full basement, LP gas, wood
stove, barn with lean-to, garden
shed, 1.7 acres. Turn-key property. Willard. Call 715-223-5682.
THREE BEDROOM mobile

homes available for rent at $625/
month or for sale at $22,900 in
Medford. Contact Pleasant Valley Properties at 715-879-5179.
Ask us about our rent special.
LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wooded country lot, 3 miles northwest

of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
715-748-2258
Medford Ofce Hwy. 13 South
www.DixonGreinerRealty.com
Luke Dixon, Jon Knoll,
Jesse Lukewich, George Zondlo
PRICE REDUCTION
518 N. Shattuck St.,
Medford
AUCTION
SALE
on
Move in ready 3 bed, 1 bath ranch

home. Custom cherry cabinetry, family
room, large private backyard, detached
garage and storage shed.
FIVE PROPERTIES
$109,900
PROPERTY 1: 10:00 A.M.

Approx. 2.86 acres of commercially zoned land
south of Hazelhurst on corner of Hwy 51 & Cty
D. Sloping hill toward highway offers a beautiful visual display of any business. Surveyed and ready
to go.
PRICE REDUCTION
N5145 State Hwy. 13,
Medford
PROPERTIES 2, 3 and 4: 11:30 A.M.
Updated 2 bed, 1 bath country home.

Updates within the past 5 years
include a new roof, seamless gutters,
LP furnace, 200 amp electrical
service, vinyl siding and windows.
Property 2: 2285 County L (old Hwy 51) north of

Tomahawk. Tomahawk Log Homes office site. Tax
Parcel NO418, being approx. 6.1 acres. This would
make an excellent business site, gorgeous bed &
breakfast complex, beautiful living site w/storage, or 3-4 rental units
w/additional cold & heated storage warehousing, as property now has
3 separate furnaces & cooling zones. Large main building has a log
exterior with a huge family room with cathedral ceiling and massive
stone fireplace; kitchen area w/cabinets; 6 to 8 rooms currently used
as offices that would make bedrooms; large conference room; 3 bathrooms; large log porch area; completely finished basement presently
used as offices w/walk-out entrance. Log home display area - approx.
1506 sq. ft.; Balance of west side extension - approx. 3306 sq. ft.; Attached storage area - approx. 1000 sq. ft. w/workshop area & heat;
Utility building - 3/4 cold storage, balance heated, approx. 4000 sq. ft.
$89,900
W7123 Perkinstown Ave.,

Medford
Updated and very well kept 3 bed,
1.5 bath country home on 4.18 acres.
Low maintenance exterior. 30x40
garage. Barn with heated workshop and
lots of storage.
$185,000
N1941 Eagle Ln.,
Medford
Well kept 3+ bed, 1.75 bath

country home on +/-3.55
acres. Fireplace, large deck,
lower level family room.
Attached 2 car garage.
Property 3: Approx. 5.37 acres of land on Cty L lying contiguous

to & south of Property 2. Tax Parcel NO418-5. All wooded, exc. hunting. Zoned commercial, could be converted to residential.
Property 4: Approx. 8.97 acres of
land with water frontage on Lake
Nokomis, frontage on Co. Rd L,
and frontage on Deer Trail Rd. This
would make an excellent business
or residential site with access to
Lake Nokomis and wooded surroundings. Already divided into lots
if buyers prefer, or to be sold as a whole.
$179,500
236 Leila St.,
Medford
PROPERTY 5: 3:00 P.M.

78 acres of land w/approx.
3/4 mile of frontage on the
Jump River. Located 18 miles
north of Medford on Hwy 13 to
Cty I, then west on I 10 miles.
Watch for signs. Good deeded
easement roadway. There are
a couple of acres cleared that would be very suitable for a building site.
Miles of roads throughout the property. Excellent deer hunting. The
Jump River has a lot of high bank frontage and is famous for smallmouth bass, walleye, musky, & catfish. Swimming & tubing no problem.
OPEN HOUSE ON PROPERTY 5: There will be an OPEN HOUSE onsite on Saturday, July 18th, from 11 AM-1PM with a sales associate &
owner present with ATV availble.
REAL ESTATE TERMS: No Minimum Starting Bid. Seller shall have seven (7)
days to accept or reject bids on the real estate. Buyers will be expected to put down
ten percent (10%) of the high bid on the day of sale with the balance due at closing
in thirty (30) days. Offers will be written as cash offers not subject to financing, and
the transactions will be closed by a title company to guarantee clear title.
SALE CONDUCTED BY:
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Tim Nolan & Gerald Sonny Nolan, Reg. WI Auctioneers, Lic. #165 & #142
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715-267-6800.
SATURDAY, JULY 25
CLASSIFIED AD FORM
FOR RENT: Office space - Medford, Approx. 1,000 sq. ft. reception area, 2 offices, meeting
room. Newly remodeled, prime
Main St. location. Call evenings
for appointment. 715-748-3380.
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One bedroom apartments for
those 62+. Rod Becker Villa, 645
Maple Court, Rib Lake. Owner
paid heat, water, sewer and
trash removal, community room,
laundry facilities, additional storage, indoor mail delivery and
off-street parking. Tenant pays
30% of adjusted income. Pet
friendly property For an application, contact Impact Seven Inc.,
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Rangers power past Westboro; Trojans fall to 4-4 in league

Westboros quest to gain its first berth
in the Wisconsin Baseball Association
playoffs since the team was re-born in
2012 took a hit on Sunday when the offense couldnt get hits in an 11-3 home
loss to the Merrill Rangers.
The Trojans were held to seven hits
by Merrill pitching in the loss and were
only able to put together multi-hit innings twice.
The Rangers nickled and dimed their
way to five runs in the first five innings
and then broke it open with a three-run
sixth and a three-run home run by Alex
Cordova in the ninth.
Merrill jumped into a fourth-place tie
with Wausau in the Dairyland League
standings at 6-3 heading into a key game
at Marshfield (7-2) that was scheduled

for Wednesday night. Westboro sits at
4-4 with four difficult games remaining
against Whittlesey (7-1), Interwald (5-3),
Marshfield and Everest (4-4). The Trojans
need to at least two, and possibly three, of
those games to earn a post-season berth.
The Whittlesey game is a makeup of
a May 17 rainout and will be played this
Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Whittlesey. The
Interwald game will be played Sunday
afternoon in Rib Lake. At press time, the
start time was 1:30 p.m., but the game
could be moved up to accommodate the
Whittlesey/Rib Lake game that could not
be played on Friday night.
Westboro pulled even at 2-2 in the bottom of the second inning. BJ Wiegel led
off with a walk and scored all the way
from first on Dustin Freemans double to
the gap in deep left-center. Left-handed

hitting Marcus Klemm then lofted a looper down the leftfield line that just eluded
the sliding outfielder for a single to score
Freeman.
Pitcher Chase Nelson kept the Trojans
right there, however, by getting a pop-up,
a comebacker and a strikeout.
Jacob Goebel took the loss for Westboro, but some misplays behind him
didnt help the right-handers cause.
Cordova doubled and scored on Nelsons sacrifice fly in the first to put Merrill head. A single by Brad Konitz was
misplayed into three bases, allowing a
run to score in the second before the Trojans tied it.
Two walks led to Nelsons RBI single
in the third and another run scored on a
misplayed fly ball hit by Garrett Pagel.
The throw to first on a potential inningending double play in the top of the fifth
that got away allowed Merrill to tack on
its fifth run of the day.
Merrill knocked Goebel out with three
runs in the sixth, making it 8-2.
Goebel went 5.2 innings, striking out

four, walking seven, hitting one and allowing eight hits and five earned runs.
Left-hander Ryan Schumacher got
the last out of the sixth and kept Merrill
scoreless until the ninth when Cordova
lined his clinching blast just to the left
of the high portion of the fence in leftcenter.
Westboro had closed within 8-3 in the
eighth when Skyler Anderson singled to
deep short, stole second and went to third
when the throw bounced into centerfield
and scored on Derek Niemis groundout.
Anderson had two hits for the home
team as did Klemm. Freeman and Kyle
Nicks each doubled. Wiegel added a single. Schumacher struck out four, walked
two and allowed three hits and three
runs in his 3.1 innings.
Nelson went five innings to get the
win, striking out four, walking one and
allowing three hits and two earned runs.
Cordova was three for five and was a triple away from the cycle.
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uct of him having much better hitters

around him. Finally, Player A has nearly four times the stolen bases of Player
B. Interestingly, WAR also agrees that
Player A is the more valuable outfielder
(defensive ability matters to WAR). Of
course, you all knew that Player A is Diamondbacks outfielder AJ Pollock, making $519 thousand this season and Player
B is Andrew McCutchen, the Pirates superstar bringing in $10.2 million.
Looking at just my selections, its apparent the St. Louis Cardinals are doing
something right. They had four pitchers,
two starters and two relievers, make my
All-Efficiency lineup. The NL West was
also heavily represented in my lineup,
Bryce Harper was the only position player not to come from a team out west.
A lot of this comes down to the fact
that young star players, typically playing on their entry contracts, are much
cheaper than veteran players who have
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