December 30, 2015 The Record-Review

Stratford’s Chief Schillinger will retire on January 31A new chapter starts

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Countyplan mixesold andnew themes

See MIXED PLAN/ page 4

KurtGibbs

In many respects, Marathon County’s draft comprehensive plan for 2016 sounds a lot like the county’s plan approved ten years ago, but, in other aspects, the plan breaks new

ground.The county

still supports curbing urban sprawl with ap-propriate zon-ing, protecting farmland and “rural char-acter” with state Farmland Preservation payments and, to be created, a

revolving loan fund to encour-age new farmer entries.

The plan encourages, as before, affordable housing, protecting natural resources, including prime soils, multi-modal transportation infra-structure and economic devel-opment.

Nothing new here.There are, however, two

areas where the action plan within the comprehensive plan calls for some changes. One area is mental health. A second area is agricultural run-off.

Marathon County Board chairman Kurt Gibbs, town of Cassel, who chaired the comprehensive planning task force, said the draft document calls for signifi cant changes in how the mentally ill, includ-ing people with drug and alco-hol abuse issues, are cared for.

“The biggest challenge ad-

Retiring village of Stratford police chief Korey Schillinger was always mindful of the ad-vice his father, Leroy, gave him which was for Korey to treat people the way he’d want to be treated.

Korey, 56, is ready to begin a new chapter in his life, which he said remains to be seen what that will exactly entail, after closing the chapter on his 34 years in law enforcement that includes the past 29 years as the village of Stratford’s po-lice chief. His last day on duty will be Jan. 31, 2016.

Korey, a village of Stratford native, served as a patrol of-fi cer for the city of Neillsville Police Department for four and a half years, before tak-ing over the village of Strat-ford police chief job on Jan. 5, 1987, from his father, Leroy, who became Marathon County Sheriff.

“Seeing what my dad did for the people in the village of Stratford and seeing how well respected he was inspired me to see if I could emulate him in the job,” Korey said.

Korey said he heeded his father’s advice by trying to always be fair to people, be-cause people make mistakes. He would often give people he knew a second chance as long as they didn’t make the same mistake twice.

He said sometimes the job was more diffi cult considering he grew up in Stratford.

“It can be tough dealing with friends and family, but I al-ways needed to use discretion and good judgment while still doing my job as police chief; I always thought I was fair,” he said.

The idea of a person becom-ing the police chief in the

See SCHILLINGER RETIREMENT/ page 5

village he or she grew up in could be a detriment to that person wanting the job, but it wasn’t for Korey, who said he embraced the opportunity to serve the people he loves in Stratford.

“There are good and honest, hard-working people who live in Stratford, and that was the reason I wanted to work as the police chief so I could be a part of the community,” he said. “I especially took pride in work-ing with the children in the Stratford schools and seeing

them do well for themselves as they get older and gradu-ate from high school. Some children fi nd themselves on the fence of getting into seri-ous trouble, and I took pride in infl uencing them a little bit so they could head in the right direction.”

Korey is undecided exactly what the next chapter in his life will be but he does love to go fi shing and hunting, and attend Stratford High School sporting events such as foot-ball games and wrestling

matches.“I just love being around

people, and I think the Strat-ford schools are very good schools,” he said. “There are a lot of good things happening in Stratford like the expan-sion of the Stratford Busi-ness/Industrial Park. I do hate to walk away from my job because I know things will be even better here in the future, but it was just time for me to end this chapter of my life and begin a new one.”

Korey said he always told

Stratford Police Chief Korey Schillinger

PLANNING

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Marathon County has released its draft comprehensive plan.This is a well researched document, full of facts and charts, and it sets the stage for addressing two major

issues facing our communities over the coming years. The fi rst is doing a better job serving the needs of the mentally ill, especially those who wind up in jail. Second, the draft underscores the coun-ty’s necessary role in reducing phosphorus run-off from cropland and meeting a federal water quality standard for the Wisconsin River to be announced in 2017.

Yet, there is one area where the comprehensive plan falls fl at. It is silent on the issue of exorbitantly high health insurance costs here in Marathon County. It shouldn’t be.

Citizen Action of Wisconsin reported last week that health insur-ance payers in the Wausau, Marshfi eld and Stevens Point markets are paying among the state’s highest insurance rates, especially in the large employer and individual health insurance categories. Our health insurance rates, right here in Marathon County, are 27 percent higher than those in Madison.

This difference equals thousands of dollars in a family budget. Here, in Marathon County, a man and wife, both non-smokers at age 55, can buy the cheapest silver-level health insurance plan with a $13,700 annual deductible for $1,184 a month. The same couple can buy a similar cheapest silver plan in Dane County for merely $789 a month. The difference amounts to a staggering $4,740 a year.

The county comprehensive plan talks quite a bit about health care, but makes no mention that insurances rates here are scream-ingly high.

Instead, the comprehensive plan encourages more medical in-vestment.

“Marathon County should support activities that strengthen Central Wisconsin and the Wausau metro area’s position as a re-gional health care center,” reads the draft plan.

There is some logic to this position, but not the deep refl ection which is necessary to good planning.

Health care is a big employer in Marathon County and one health care provider, Aspirus Wausau Hospital, is in the same league as Greenheck Fan for being one of the county’s biggest employers. Both businesses employ over one thousand people. One can argue that the county wins when the local medical industry, supported by government, creates more jobs.

But there’s a fallacy in this logic. Central Wisconsin medical bills are paid by some people out of the area, true, but mostly by indus-try and individuals who are located here. High health insurance bills are a tax on everything people and industry wants to do. This creates a drag on the local economy, making us less competitive.

We know investments made by government in medical infra-structure don’t always work out as planned. Consider as Exhibit One the village of Weston Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) District to support St. Clare’s Hospital. It took a bail-out bill authored by Rep. John Spiros (R-Marshfi eld) and Sen. Jerry Petrowski (R-Mar-athon) signed by Gov. Scott Walker in November to keep the TIF out of offi cial “distress.” The bill lengthens the TIF’s useful life by another decade.

It took a “yes” vote by a Marathon County representative on a Joint Review Board to approve the Weston TIF and, in turn, build St. Clare’s Hospital. Knowing what we know now--about the local cost of health insurance, the laggard performance of the Weston TIF--did Marathon County follow the right policy in approving the TIF? Maybe yes, but maybe no.

A careful reading of the county’s comprehensive plan outlines a major struggle in the future. By 2025, the county will face a ma-jor labor shortage. The health care industry and manufacturing, both local economic powerhouses, will compete for a dwindling la-bor pool. Marathon County may want to create more health care jobs, but, in doing so, does it disadvantage manufacturing that also wants to fi ll jobs? What is the best approach here?

The county draft plan fails to answer this critical question. In-stead, it announces the goal that all employers will “have a strong labor force.”

The county comprehensive plan task force needs to deal with this critical issue of high health insurance costs before it ends its work.

December 30, 2015 THE RECORD-REVIEW

Health insurance is an issueOpinion/Editorial

A HANDS CARTOON

New Year’s resolutionsfor state legislature

As the old year ends and the new one begins, many of us make New Year’s resolutions. Refl ecting on the state of Wisconsin as we enter 2016, it seemed to me government leaders could also stand to adopt New Year’s resolutions of their own, to address our growing challenges and return to our traditional values.

Return to Open Govern-ment: Many of the recent proposals of the Governor and Republican leaders in the legislature have been designed, not to help aver-age citizens, but to protect themselves from public scrutiny.

From attempting to se-verely weaken our state’s open records laws, to ex-empting themselves from John Doe investigations, to hiding the identities of their campaign donors, to abolishing the highly-re-spected, non-partisan Gov-ernment Accountability Board, Republicans have drawn a veil of secrecy over state government. It’s time we return to Wisconsin’s historic commitment to clean, open government, and stop placing elected offi cials above the law.

Restore our Schools and Univer-sities: Over the past six years, our public schools, technical colleges and universities withstood historic cuts in state funding. The resulting damage is beginning to show. Local school dis-tricts are cutting education programs and scrambling to keep their doors open. University faculty are leaving to fi nd more competitive salaries and secure positions elsewhere. Compa-nies are thinking twice about locating in Wisconsin because they know that defunding public education will make skilled employees even harder to fi nd.

Fix Our Roads: You don’t have to do much driving around the state to know many of our roads are falling apart. One of the greatest failures of Republican leaders in 2015 was their inability to fi nd a solution that would

allow us to repair our state, county and town roads and keep projects on schedule. We can’t continue to ignore our transportation infrastructure, and we can’t simply rely on the state credit card to fund it.

Address Our Workforce Crisis: As the Baby Boom gen-eration retires, our skilled workforce is tightening. Many industries are already having diffi culty fi nding skilled employees, and the Department of Workforce Development predicts that within 20 years, our work-force will actually begin to shrink. This will make it diffi cult for businesses to expand or locate here, and will lead to a downward eco-nomic spiral that will affect all of us. A number of bipar-tisan proposals have been introduced, including two bills I authored that would use student loan debt relief to keep and attract skilled workers to the state, espe-cially to rural areas. It’s time for the legislature to act.

Get Serious about Job Creation: Wisconsin con-

tinues to lose out on the national economic recovery. We’ve fallen to 37th nationwide in new job creation, and we are dead last in new busi-ness startups. Governor Walker and Republican legislative leaders must fi nally take economic development seriously, and move to restore both ef-fectiveness and public confi dence to our state job creation efforts.

I could add to the list: addressing the student loan debt crisis, getting back our federal tax dollars to expand BadgerCare, managing our ground-water resources, and more. There is much work that needs doing. At the same time, Republican leaders indi-cate that they intend to adjourn the legislative session months early. I hope that, before they go home for the year, legislative leaders will resolve to make progress on these vital issues that affect the lives of everyone who calls Wisconsin home.

BE OUR GUEST

BY STATE SEN.JULIE LASSA

(D-STEVENS POINT)

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The past year has been full of memo-rable sports achievements made by The Record-Review’s teams, and I can’t wait to witness more history being made in 2016. Here is a countdown of the top 10 local sports stories of 2015, beginning with number 10. Enjoy.

10. The Marathon varsity boys bas-ketball team fi nishes the Marawood South Conference season undefeated

to win the champi-onship.

9. The Mara-thon varsity foot-ball team goes undefeated in con-ference play to win the Marawood Con-ference title out-right for the fi rst time since 1983.

8. The Athens varsity girls bas-ketball team holds off Abbotsford and Edgar to win the Marawood North Conference cham-pionship, marking the fi rst time the Bluejays have won a conference title outright since the 1990s.

7. The Marathon varsity baseball team qualifi es for the Division 3 state championships with a 10-1 sectional title game win against Coleman in Marathon.

6. The Marathon varsity girls bas-ketball team qualifi es for the Division 4 state championship for the fi rst time since 1998, with a 48-32 sectional title game win against Algoma in Antigo. The Red Raiders ended up losing to Fall Creek, 56-51, in a state semifi nal game at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

5. The Stratford girls and boys var-sity cross country teams qualify for the state championships, marking the fi rst time both teams have advanced to state in the same year since 1984.

4. Edgar senior Alex Lemanski goes undefeated for the second time in his high school wrestling career while winning the Division 3 170-pound state championship.

3. Athens senior Aaron Wickman breaks the Division 3 state record in the 200-meter dash during preliminar-ies of the state track and fi eld champi-onships in La Crosse.

2. Four Stratford wrestlers win state championships in Madison, becoming the fi rst team to have four individual state champions since the 1993 and 1994 Athens teams. The following Strat-ford underclassmen won state titles: Freshman A.J. Schoenfuss (46-2) at 106 pounds, freshman Jeremy Schoen-herr (42-4) at 113, sophomore Mason Kaufmann (49-0) at 126 and sophomore Kamren Bornbach at 182.

Now, fi nally, to the top local sports story of 2015. This distinction goes to the Marathon varsity boys track team, which beat out Marawood Conference foe Wausau Newman Catholic by one point to win the Division 3 state cham-pionship in La Crosse. Junior Xavier Lechleitner competed in three individ-ual events and was a member of Mara-thon’s 4x400-meter relay team that took fi fth place at state. Lechleitner won the 800-meter run, was fi fth in the 400-me-ter dash and placed 13th in the high jump.

Could there be anything more precious than Christmas seen through the eyes of a child?

Likely not. But it was pretty interesting this past week to see Christmas through the eyes of a dog.

I would not have guessed that the holi-day, simultaneously religious and secular, would mean much to our canine friends.

My daughter’s dog, Lischka, a Carolina dog by breed, is full of surprises, however.

I fi rst got the idea Lischka was in the holi-day spirit when our family gathered in the living room and, clutching lyrics sheets, we all sang some Christmas (jazz) songs. The sing-a-long among the humans went well. We followed up these tunes with an ener-getic medley of Beatles songs. Lischka then began dog-singing with us. The dog was not Pavarotti, but I was impressed Lischka’s level of holiday cheer. She was defi nitely into Christmas.

That was just starters. I was wowed the next day when we opened presents. Lisch-ka patiently observed our family tear into festively wrapped packages in order of se-niority. At some point, the dog got its turn to open its present. My daughter, Maisie, used a few hand signals and the dog, glee-fully, nosed open a cardboard box, and, still with the nose, sent wrapping paper fl ying into the air. The dog dug through the lay-ers of wrapping paper until she found the rope chew toy that lay at the bottom of the box. The dog knew immediately to grab the chew toy and, with grand satisfaction, pa-

raded about our house with the toy fi rmly locked within its jaws. Maybe there is noth-ing happier than an eight-year-old with a brand new shiny bike parked by the Christ-mas tree by Santa Claus. Lischka with a new chew toy, however, was a darn happy dog measured by any standard yardstick.

That joy extended into a ritual fam-ily walk around the neighborhood. I fed my tribe a pile of homemade chicken rib, apple and cranberry sausages for our big, fancy Christmas Eve supper. After the big meal, it is customary for some of us to go for a little trudge to aid digestion. The dog was eight-fold more excited than any of us were to circle the neighborhood. First, the dog loves snow. Lischka was happy with even the mere dusting we had for Christ-mas. Second, the dog reveled in not just the sights, but the smells of my neighbor-hood. I tend to think of my neighborhood as populated by people and a few gray squirrels. Lischka reminded me all kinds of animals--including fox, deer, birds and chipmunks--live in our neighborhood. It’s a big old ecology. You really don’t know your own neighborhood until a dog shows you around.Overall, I think Lischka had a pretty nice Christmas.

The dog now is now back in Chicago. I sort of miss the pooch.

The best I can do, therefore, is wish Lisch-ka, just as I wish all creatures everywhere, a Happy New Year. May it wag your tail.

VIEW FROMTHE CHEAPSEATS

BY CASEY

KRAUTKRAMERREPORTER

THE RECORD-REVIEW

What a year itwas for sports

dressed in the comprehensive plan is in the area of mental health,” he said. “The issue is providing a continuity of care for people with substance abuse and mental health problems.”

Gibbs said the plan directs the coun-ty to fi nd alternatives to jailing people with mental illness. Mentally ill people who do wind up in jail need appropri-ate services, Gibbs said.

The comprehensive plan anticipates completion of a federal Total Maxi-mum Daily Load study on the Wiscon-sin River Basin in 2017 and supports reductions of agricultural run-off to meet a 0.75 micrograms per liter stan-dard within the Wisconsin River.

The draft calls for farmer councils to come up with strategies to meet this pollution target, as well as further en-forcement of county agricultural dis-charge regulations.

Meeting this goal will likely be tough.

The comprehensive plan notes overall county erosion rates have increased. It reports that an annual Marathon County Soil Transect Survey has seen farmland erosion rates increase from 2000 to 2014 from 2.0 to 2.2 tons per acre. In the Fenwood Creek subwatershed, erosion rates have spiked from 1.9 to 3.0 tons per acre.

The comprehensive plan is not quite the mostly land use oriented compre-hensive plan the county wrote in 2010.

The draft plan has a wider scope. Its overarching theme is around the goal that Marathon County should be the healthiest, safest and most prosperous county in Wisconsin.

The comprehensive plan newly di-vides the county into six areas. These are Antigo Flats, Eastern Lakes, Heart of America (western Marathon Coun-ty), Lumberjack (eastern Marathon County), Wisconsin Central (Wausau

metro) and Wisconsin River Infl uence (Big Eau Pleine Reservoir).

Looking at this area, Heart of Amer-ica, the comprehensive plan reports that it is a 668 square mile region with a population of 28,155. This equates to 42.1 persons per square mile. This re-gion of the county has the youngest median age, 38.4 years old. The Heart of America has 16 houses per square mile with the county’s largest house-hold size, 2.72 people.

Members of the county compre-hensive plan task force besides Gibbs include supervisors Charles Soukup, Arnold Schlei, John Robinson, Sandi Cihlar, John Durham, Craig McEwen, Ken Day and Matt Hildebrandt.

The text of the county comprehen-sive plan draft is at the Marathon County website. Citizens are invited to comment on the plan.


Christmas Eve blazeCleveland shed fi lled with possessions destroyed

BURNED OUT VEHICLE-Pictured is the charred remains of the interior of one of four vehicles that were destroyed in a town of Cleveland shed fi re on Dec. 24. Luke Call and Brooke Borchardt rented the shed from landowner Ryan Landwehr.

A 2:28 a.m. shed fi re on Dec. 24 at the Brooke Borchardt and Luke Call residence, CTH P, town of Cleveland, destroyed an estimated $200,000 worth of possessions, including Christmas presents for the couple’s three chil-dren.

“I woke up to the sound of fi re trucks,” said Call the morning after the blaze. “I looked out the window and saw the shed in fl ames.”

The fi re destroyed three canoes, two fi shing boats, a pontoon boat, a Bobcat 733, a gator tractor, four vehicles, a Po-laris snowmobile, a collection of trac-tor pieces, tool boxes and a tablesaw.

“It was our whole life,” Call said.“There is so much stuff gone,” added

Borchardt.No one one was injured in the fi re.

The blaze was so intense, however, that it melted the vinyl siding on the east side of the family home.

“I am so thankful the wind was blow-ing the way it was and not the other way,” Call said.

Borchardt said an electrical mal-function is believed to be the cause of the fi re, but she added that fi remen are not certain about the cause.

She said the fi re was totally unantici-pated. “We’ve lived here for 10 years,” she said. “We never thought this would happen.”

Stratford Fire Chief Bill Griesbach said a dozen Stratford fi remen and 13 mutual aid fi refi ghters from the Edgar

and McMillan Fire Departments re-sponded to the scene. They found the 32,000 square foot machine shed en-gulfed in fl ames.

He said the property is owned by Ryan Landwehr.

Firemen used 38,000 gallons of water to douse the fi re. A backhoe was used to take apart the metal structure.

Griesbach said the wind was “in our favor.” If the wind was blowing from

the east instead of the west the house on the property would likely have caught fi re.

“Then we would have had two build-ings burning,” he said.

Firemen were on scene until around 8 a.m.

Forty-four people have donated $1,475 to the Bargender/Call family over four days on a gofundme.com website.

A constant headline in the news over the past several years has been that lo-cal manufacturers struggle to fi nd pro-duction workers, specifi cally welders, as the economy has recovered.

A recently released draft compre-hensive plan for Marathon County in-dicates this labor shortage will only worsen over time.

The draft plan, authored by a nine-member county board task force, notes that while the county’s total popula-tion will grow from the current 136,510 to 146,595 by the year 2025, available job openings will outstrip the available la-bor force.

“The region will have more open-ings than available workers due to job growth, retirements and a lack of young workers,” reads the report.

The local economy will likely see continued diversifi cation from a strong manufacturing base to both health care and tourism.

A job forecast targeting 2024 in the draft report states manufacturing, which now employs nearly one out of four Marathon County workers, will need to share the available labor pool with people who work at hospitals, nursing homes and clinics, as well as restaurants, which serves the local and tourist populations.

The draft plan says while manufac-turing/production jobs will increase by 370 to 10,130 by 2024, the food prep-aration sector will add another 896 workers and health care another 1,364 employees in the same time period.

Despite a labor shortage, the draft plan notes that pays levels in the coun-ty can be a problem. Only 68 percent

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of available jobs today pay a “living wage” to Marathon County workers. This wage ranges from $9.98 for a sin-gle adult to $18.98 for a house with two working adults and three children. The state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The county’s annual income is $38,619.

The draft plan says the county needs to develop its workforce, even by im-porting workers, in order to provide ample labor for all county employers. The plan calls for all workers to be paid a living wage.

“Marathon County is a county where

every person can fi nd a family support-ing job and every business will have a strong work force,” the draft plan reads.

The plan says the county should work with its local two colleges, UW-Mara-thon County and Northcentral Techni-cal College, to provide trained workers and to work with the Marathon County Economic Development Corporation to encourage business start-ups, through a local incubator but also through a new revolving loan fund.

The plan, however, specifi cally sin-

gles out the health care sector for en-couragement. Reads the action plan within the comprehensive plan draft: “Marathon County should support ac-tivities that strengthen Central Wis-consin and the Wausau metro area’s position as a regional health care cen-ter.”

Currently, Aspirus Wausau Hospital is one of the two largest employers in Marathon County. Greenheck Fan Co. is the county’s other largest employer. Both have over 1,000 employees, says the draft plan.

Labor shortage to intensify, says planPLANNING

There will be at least one trustee po-sition open on each of the Athens, Ed-gar and Stratford village boards dur-ing this April’s election.

Athens trustee John Schaetzl, Edgar trustee Craig Van Der Leest and vil-lage of Stratford trustee Cara Drexler have declared their non-candidacy for this spring’s election.

Candidacy papers are available at the Athens and Stratford village offi c-es or on the Government Accountabil-ity Board’s website. The deadline for people wishing to fi le papers is Tues-day, Jan. 5.

The Edgar village caucus is Jan. 11.

The village of Stratford board of trustees has revoked the interim police chief job from police offi cer Eric Colby, and Korey Schillinger will now stay on as police chief until the end of Janu-ary to give the board of trustees more time to fi nd a replacement.

The village board made its decision during a special meeting Tuesday morning to discuss possible disciplin-ary action of a public safety employee. The village board had approved Colby as the interim police chief at its regu-lar December board meeting, to re-place Schillinger, whose last day was supposed to be Dec. 31.

Stratford planfor interimchief altered

Seats are open


the police offi cers in his department to call him at home if they ever need-ed assistance with anything while on duty. He said working in law enforce-ment could be challenging, which is why he loved his career so much.

“No two days are ever the same,” Ko-rey said. “Part of the challenge is you need to be good at thinking on your feet.”

Korey is proud of how he’s helped people kick-start their law enforce-ment careers.

“The thing I am most proud of dur-ing all these years working as police chief is all the people I hired out of police school that had no work expe-rience that I trained,” he said. “I am so proud of the dozens of people who came in the door and worked as police

offi cers and later left the department to further their careers somewhere else.”

Korey has witnessed a few major changes to the police profession over the past 34 years. Some of those chang-es include stricter Operating While Intoxicated laws, mandatory arrest in domestic abuse calls, recording inter-views with suspects and that 17-year-olds are now considered adults in the

court system, which is something he never thought was right. He also be-lieves that today it’s no longer social-ly acceptable for adults to get drunk, which has trickled down to the youth.

“I am going to miss my involvement in the community. There is no doubt about it,” Korey said.

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TOP TENHere are the leading stories of 2015 in the pages of The Record-Review

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A WAR REMEMBERED-The Traveling Vietnam Wall came to Edgar Public Schools in late September as a Walk In Their Shoes history event organized by fi fth grade teacher Colin Hanson. A steady stream of people, including many veterans, visited the 250-foot Vietnam Wall replica. Student assemblies, performances and nightly vigils were held while the Vietnam Traveling Wall stood on the high school practice football fi eld.

STRATFORD FIRM IS SOLD-Stratford natives Ajay and Bill Hilgemann an-nounced in early September their intent to sell their company, A & B Process Sys-tems, which employs 440 people, to JBT Corporation for $102 million.

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HALL OF FAMER-Retired Stratford High School band director Elmer Hayes, 89, Stratford, was inducted Oct. 26 into the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame with a cer-emony held in the Chandelier Ballroom, Hartford.

SUICIDE STRUGGLE-Town of Rib Falls residents An-gela and Steven Wesener on June 29 blamed Edgar Public Schools for permitting bullying that they say led to the May 28 suicide of their 16-year-old son, Jona-than. After a series of emotionally diffi cult school board meetings, the Edgar Board of Education approved a revised anti-bullying policy.

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THE PEACE SUMMIT-Wisconsin Institute for Public Poli-cy attempted a peace summit June 6 at the county court-house between the village of Marathon City and its adja-cent townships. The municipalities were confl icted over the the village’s use of extra-territorial zoning and other issues.

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TRACK CHAMPIONS-The Mar-athon High School boys track team on June 6 won the WIAA Div. III state championship by one point over Wausau Newman High School at UW-LaCrosse.

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HOT SINGLE-Earlier this year, town of Cleveland band leader Jerry Schmitt received “heavy ro-tation” radio airplay of an autobio-graphical song he wrote, “I Don’t Hurt As Much As I Used To.” The single went to the number one po-sition on the True Country Roots Music report chart for the week of Feb. 25.

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BOUNTIFUL HARVEST-Marathon County farmers enjoyed a textbook grow-ing season in 2015 and harvested a good corn crop, excellent oat crop and soybeans that were near perfection. Soy-bean yields averaged between 47 and 55 bushels. Farmers took advantage of a long, warm fall to both harvest crops and spread manure.

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DONKEY PROTEST FIZZLES-Jessica Kilty, Wausau, caused a stir on March 16 after she threat-ened to organize a public protest of a Dairyland Donkeyball game sponsored by the Marathon and Edgar FFA clubs at the Edgar High School gymnasium. Police arranged a protest area, but the protest was a no-show.

THINK KINDNESS-Stratford and Edgar Public School students gath-ered 7,127 pairs of shoes in December to benefi t students at the Tumaini Orphanage in Mombassa, Kenya. Above, shoes were used to spell out “kindness” across the fl oor of the Edgar High School gymnasium.

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Pay it forwardThe Athens Class of 1975

is encouraging Athens High School students to pursue a career after high school.

The class will provide over $1,000 of fi nancial assistance for educational courses in-cluding, but not limited to, music, computers, engineer-ing or agriculture.

Partial reimbursement of 20 percent, but not greater than $200, will be provided upon verifi cation of comple-tion of an approved course.

The class of 1975 challenges all other classes to “pay it for-ward.”

Book ClubThe Marathon County Pub-

lic Library Athens Branch will present a Book Club: “The Sto-ried Life of A.J. Fikry” by Ga-brielle Zevin from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at 221 Caro-line Street.

Continuing educationYoga 4 Everybody will be

held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tues-days from March 1 until May 3 in the Trinity Lutheran Gym.

There is a fee. People inter-ested in attending the class should sign up at www.my-signup.com/winterspring2016-athn-grnvly-haldr-rozell-spen-cr-strat.

Story TimeFamily Story Time is held at

10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Athens Branch Library.

It consists of stories and ac-tivities for children newborn

to fi ve years old and their fami-lies.

Schwan’s CaresTrinity PTL Schwan’s

Cares Fundraiser continues. Order at www.schwanscares.com or call 1-888-schwans and enter Trinity’s campaign number, 19117, and place an order.

Any purchases placed over the next period of time, Trin-ity will receive fi ve percent of sales. The fundraiser goes un-til March 2016.

This fundraising effort helps offset funds for activi-ties and other items that PTL helps pay for. If you have any questions, call Vicki Halopka at 715-607-0716, or email her at

[email protected]. She can also assist you in placing an order.

Senior CitizensThe Senior Citizens card

group didn’t meet last week due to Christmas but will meet again at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31.

Christmas displayChristmas is in “full bloom”

at the Trinity Lutheran Church parsonage in Athens, as Pastor Mark Schwalenberg has coor-dinated a light and music dis-play which lasts approximately 20 minutes.

People can park their vehi-cles in front of the parsonage and turn their radio to 106.9 FM to enjoy the lights and mu-sic.

Athens

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Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1988

Jacobs remains in jailChris Jacobs III wasn’t

home for the holidays. And he will stay in Marathon County Jail until he stands trial, if district attorney Rand Krueger has his way.

Krueger will offer evidence at a pre-trial detention hear-ing Jan. 3 to persuade Judge Vincent Howard the 21-year-old Jacobs III, who is accused of being a party to the quin-tuple Kunz family homicide, should not be released.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Athens Public SchoolMonday, Jan. 4: French toast

sticks, cheese omelet, hash-browns, strawberries

Tuesday, Jan. 5: Chicken nug-gets, fl avored rice, green beansWednesday, Jan. 6: BBQ pork on a bun, cross cut fries, pine-

apple chunksThursday, Jan. 7: Chili with crackers, PB & J, Bosco stick.

Friday, Jan. 8: Pizza, steamed broccoli, pears

Lunches served with milk, fruit and salad bar.

St. Anthony’s SchoolMonday, Jan. 4: Mini corn dogs, tator tots, green beans

Tuesday, Jan. 5: Hamburger on a bun, cheese slices, French

fries, baked beansWednesday, Jan. 6: Grilled

chicken patty on a bun, tator tots, green beans

Thursday, Jan. 7: Scalloped potatoes with diced ham, corn,

homemade breadFriday, Jan. 8: Breaded chick-en nuggets, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables

Lunches served with milk, fruit, vegetables and salad.

Athens Chapter of SkillsThe Athens Chapter of SkillsUSA participated at the District 2 Marshfi eld SkillsUSA competition Dec. 1. Students involved in the competition are pictured, from left to right, Darion Ellenbecker, Deven Schreiner, Jared Belisle, Breanna Paul, Alec Literski, Trevor Felzkowski, Mike Gore and advisor Kevin Koehler. Partici-pants Austin Mengel and Joel Murray are not pictured. Winners in the woodworking competition were Paul in fi rst place, Belisle in second and Gore in third. Ellenbecker and Schreiner placed third in the Teamwork competition. The Athens Chapter competed with four other schools from the district.

Hall of Fame ceremonyThe Athens wrestling alumni/parent’s night and Hall of Fame ceremony will be Thursday, Jan. 14. There will be an alumni and parents social from 5-6 p.m. in the Athens High School com-mons area. The Hall of Fame presentation will be at 6 p.m. The late Pat Switlick, the first Athens wrestling state cham-pion in 1977, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ath-ens then wrestles at 7 p.m. against Auburndale.

UDDER PLUNGEThe Udder Snowshoe race will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Erbach Park in Athens. The polar plunge will begin at 12:30 p.m.

ATHENS COMMUNITY CALENDAR

January 2016

2015 Udder Plunge

Medical equipmentThe American Legion Saw-

yer-Drumm Post in Edgar has medical equipment available for public use. The equipment includes crutches, canes, por-table toilets, shower chairs, wheelchairs and several styles of walkers. The equipment may be used by Edgar area res-idents without charge or time restriction. Donations of med-ical equipment are welcome.

For more information, con-tact Billy or Sylvia Fergot at 7125-352-2221.

Births A daughter, Vivianne Carol,

was born Dec. 14, 2015, to Jef-frey and Jessica Hargraves, Edgar, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

The infant weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and mea-sured 18 1/2 inches at brth.

The grandparents are Patri-cia Woodrow, Hannah, N.D., and Gerald and Carol Har-graves, Marathon.

Concerts plannedThe Edgar Fine Arts Associ-

ation has announced a sched-ule of concerts in 2016.

Brad Emanuel, the winner of the 2013 Hodag Festival best performer award, will play country music in a family-friendly concert 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at the Edgar Public School auditorium. You can get advanced tickets at Berg Company.

John Greiner’s Little Big Band will play at the Edgar High School jazz band spaghet-ti dinner at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13. The music begins at 6:30 p.m.

Country music band The

Blend will perform Saturday, April 2, 6 p.m.

Thursday concerts in Oak Street Park, Edgar, will run from July 28 through Aug. 18. Performers will be announced.

Public libraryThe Marathon County Pub-

lic Library will hold a second annual Love in Six words con-test. The contest involves en-capsulating what love means to you in only six words. Entries will be accepted be-tween Jan. 13, 2016, and Feb. 10, 2016. The winners will be announced on Valentine’s

Day. The top fi ve entries will be shared in library displays and social media, Drop off pa-per entries at any Marathon County public library loca-tion or email entries to [email protected]. The limit is three entries per person. Vulgar or excessively graphic entries will not be considered. Call 715-261-7230 for more infor-mation.

The Edgar Public Library Book Club will meet to dis-cuss “A Week in the Winter” by Maeve Binchy on Thurs-day, Jan. 14, 2016, at 12:30 p.m.

The Edgar Branch Public

Library will hold a Family Fun Night “Gingerbread and More!” on Monday, Jan. 18, 6-7 p.m.

Children and their fami-lies are invited to learn about the history of gingerbread – from medieval festivals to the “gingerbread husbands” maidens would eat to improve their chances of marrying a knight.

BingoThe Edgar Jaycees have

planned bingo games at the Edgar Public School cafeteria on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at 6

p.m.

Dads and donutsEdgar Elementary School

invites fathers and grandfa-thers to read to grades 4KB-5 students in a “Dads and Do-nuts” event on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. 4KA students can be read to on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.

National History DayThe eighth grade at Edgar

Middle School will participate in a National History Day com-petition scheduled for Tues-day, Jan. 5, 2016.

EATSEdgar Area Trail Support-

ers held the drawing for its winter raffl e on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Edgar High School gymnasium during the Edgar/Phillips girls’ basketball game. One hundred and fi fty tickets were soldwith $1,000 going to EATS and $2,000 given out as prizes.

The winners included Jor-dyn Kralcik, $1000; Joe Krause, $500; Kevin Bardarson, $150; Nathan Normington, $100; Charlene Socha, $75; Darin Seubert, $50; Bill Kaiser, $50; Randy Denfeld, $25; Sheri So-cha, $25, and Rich Nowak, $25.

Proceeds from the raffl e will help pay for repairs on the ski trail-grooming snowmobile which is currently inoperable with electrical problems.

Citizen surveyThe Edgar Planning Com-

mission is conducting a citi-zen survey to gather informa-tion for a 2016 comprehensive plan.

The survey was mailed to residents with their property tax bills.

If you did not get a survey form, you can pick one up at the Edgar Village Hall. An online version of the survey is also available at the village website.

Surveys are to be completed by Friday, Jan. 15.

Edgar

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Drabek chosen for musicalJason Drabek recently au-

ditioned for a role in the UW-Marathon County campus musical production of “Oli-ver.”

He was chosen to perform as a member of the chorus. The play will be presented in March 1989. He is the 11-year-old son of Allen and Diane Drabek of Edgar.

Christmas cantataThe Hope Lutheran Church congregation, town of Frankfort, was treated to a Christmas Cantata on Dec. 24. Pictured are the choir and other performing congregation members, including song leader DeEtta Peterson and Bonnie Blake, accompanist.

VILLAGE CAUCUSThe Village of Edgar will hold its annual caucus at 7 p.m. Mon-day, Jan. 11, at the village hall. Three village seats will be up for election. Seats up for elec-tion are currently being held by Paul Schilling, Cathy Schueller and Craig Van Der Leest. Van Der Leest has indicated that he will not seek re-election.

BOOK CLUBThe Edgar Public Library Branch Book Club will meet

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. to discuss a book by Maeve Binchy, “A Week In Winter.”

QUILTINGQuilting at St. Stephens ELCA, Edgar, is scheduled for two Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 7 and 21.

EDGAR COMMUNITY CALENDAR

January 2016

Brad Emanuel

FINE ARTSCountry music entertainer Brad Emanuel will perform at the Edgar Public School auditorium Sunday, Jan. 10. His performance is spon-sored by the Edgar Fine Arts Association.

SportsBLUEJAYS WILDCATS RED RAIDERS TIGERS

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Tiger girls capture tourney titleStratford’s

varsity girls b a s k e t b a l l team won the Lakeland tour nament T u e s d a y

night with a dramatic 64-63 overtime win against host Lakeland Union.

The Tigers outscored the Thunderbirds, 8-7, in the ex-tra period to win the champi-onship game in Minocqua and improve to 8-2 this season.

Junior guard Sammy Gries-bach led Stratford with 18 points and fi ve assists, while

senior Savannah Schillinger added 17 points and sopho-more Kaylee Hollatz chipped in 10.

Griesbach, Schillinger and senior point guard Macie Frueh were named to the all-Lakeland Tournament team, and Griesbach was awarded the tournament’s Most Valu-able Player.

Stratford advanced to Tues-day’s title game by defeating Crandon, 66-57, in overtime during Monday’s tournament semifi nal game.

Schillinger paced the Tigers with 21 points against the

Cardinals, while Frueh added 16 and Griesbach chipped in 12.

Tigers coach Tammie Christopherson said her team now has four overtime wins this season.

“We outworked and outlast-ed both teams,” she said. “We play in a tough conference so we know what it is like to have games decided at the end. Both nights we had very balanced scoring, and both nights we had three players scoring double-digit points and contributions from sev-eral other players. It’s not al-

ways pretty but we fi nd a way to win.”

Tiger boys nip FalconsStratford’s varsity boys bas-

ketball team picked up a big road win against Abbotsford Tuesday, 50-44.

Ethan Nagel led the Tigers with 15 points, while Derrick Schmidt grabbed 17 rebounds.

Edgar boys beat ColbyThe Wildcat varsity boys

basketball team easily beat the Hornets, 65-33, Tuesday.

Josh Buris had 12 points.

ON THE PROWL-Stratford’s Cole Hoffman looks to make a pass during Tuesday’s win against Abbotsford. STAFF PHOTO/CHRISTIAN PARKER

Brothers Nathan and Jared Belisle grew up playing football together in their backyard, and the two close sib-lings will be reunited again by playing together on the same Division II col-lege football team next fall.

The brothers are town of Ham-burg residents James and Tammy Belisle’s only chil-dren, who are one year apart in age.

The elder Nathan accepted a partial scholarship last February to play of-fensive line for Min-nesota State Uni-versity Moorhead, and he redshirted for the Dragons this season after graduating from Athens High School last spring.

His younger brother Jared, current-ly a senior at AHS, was also offered a partial scholarship by Minnesota State University Moorhead offensive line coach Kevin Murphy. He has given the Dragons a verbal commitment, which he plans to keep, in order to join his brother on the team next fall. Jared will sign his offi cial letter of intent in February.

The brothers recalled their fond memories of playing football with their father, James, in the backyard of the village of Athens house they grew up in, before the family sold the house and moved to Hamburg.

“It was a two people against one person game,” Nathan recalled. “My dad was the all-time quarterback and we would draw up the plays for us to run. I would play wide receiver and my

brother would be the defensive back, and then we would switch positions.”

The brothers were big children growing up, but little did they know one day they’d both be offensive line-men on a college football team. Nathan now stands six feet, fi ve inches tall and weighs 284 pounds, while Jared is simi-lar in size at six feet, four inches tall and weighs 275 pounds.

“We were always the biggest kids in our class,” Jared remembered.

Both brothers nearly quit their fi rst

day of youth football in Athens, when they didn’t care for having to run a lap around the high school baseball fi eld at the end of practice.

They luckily stuck with playing foot-ball, and one year the brothers were on the same middle school football team. They would go on to play three years together on the AHS varsity football team before Nathan graduated high school.

Nathan earned fi rst team all-Clover-wood Conference honors on the offen-

sive line his junior year, and then on the offensive and defensive lines his senior season. He was also a WSAW NewsChannel 7 All-Star on the offen-sive line during his junior and senior seasons.

After Nathan graduated, Jared stepped into his starting spot at offen-sive tackle and nose tackle for Athens this past season. He earned fi rst team all-conference on the offensive and defensive lines this year, and was a WSAW NewsChannel 7 All-Star on the offensive line. He was nominated for the WIAA scholar athlete award and earned Wisconsin Football Coaches Association individual academic all-state honors.

Jared also received offers from Divi-sion III colleges in Wisconsin to throw the discus and shotput in track, but he decided to play college football with his brother instead. His decision to play at Minnesota State University Moorhead will allow James and Tammy to drive six hours to see both their sons play college football. Moorhead is on the western Minnesota border, within a short drive from Fargo, N.D.

The Dragons, members of the North-ern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, achieved their fi rst winning season this past year with a 6-5 record under head coach Steve Laqua.

Nathan said the Minnesota State University Moorhead football program is on the upswing, and he is expecting the team to have even more success in the future. He is just happy the Drag-ons also recruited his younger brother to play football.

“Minnesota State University Moor-head’s football program is looking for the best people with the best charac-ter to build a team around,” Nathan said. “The coaches fi gure if they can get men with good character, then that will lead to bigger things and even a possibly winning a national champi-onship.”

Siblings share football bondBelisle brothers will reunite on the college fi eld

TOGETHER AGAIN-Athens senior offensive tackle Jared Belisle (61) gave a verbal committment to play football at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where his older brother, Nathan, was a redshirt freshman on the team this season. Jared will sign his offi cial letter of intent in February. PHOTO BY DAWN MROCZENSKI

NathanBelisle

SPORTS CALENDARSaturday, January 2

Marathon - Wrestling at Manawa tournament, 9:30 a.m.

Monday, January 4Athens - Boys basketball at Port

Edwards, 7:30 p.m.Edgar - Boys basketball at Strat-

ford, 7:15 p.m. Stratford - Boys basketball vs.

Edgar, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, January 5Athens - Girls basketball vs. Pren-

tice, 7:30 p.m.; wrestling at Phillips, 7 p.m.

Edgar - Girls basketball at Ab-botsford, 7:15 p.m.; wrestling at Stratford, 7 p.m.

Marathon - Girls basketball vs. Auburndale, 7:15 p.m.

Stratford - Girls basketball at Pittsville, 7:15 p.m.; wrestling vs. Ed-gar, 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 7Athens - Wrestling vs. Stratford, 7

p.m.Edgar - Girls basketball at Ab-

botsford, 7:15 p.m.; boys basketball at Abbotsford, 7:15 p.m.; wrestling at Auburndale, 7 p.m.

Marathon - Boys basketball vs. Auburndale, 7:15 p.m.; wrestling at Pittsville, 7 p.m.

Stratford - Wrestling at Athens, 7 p.m.


THE SPORTING SCENE

FULL SPEEDAHEAD

STRONG SUPPORTING CAST-Marathon sophomore Alysha Stieber is one of the many Red Raiders who have contributed quality minutes off Coach Jeff Schneider’s bench this season.

Red Raiders remain ranked No. 2 in Division 4 this seasonMarathon varsity girls basketball

players realize each opponent is gun-ning to beat them in every game, based on the Red Raiders’ recent suc-cess.

The Red Raiders are unbeaten at 4-0 and in sole possession of fi rst place in the Marawood South Confer-ence, and they were 7-1 overall head-ing into this week’s home holiday tournament. Marathon has been ranked No. 2 in Divi-sion 3 all season, and the team’s only loss is to un-beaten Marshfi eld, who is ranked No. 9 in Division 1.

Marathon has continued its success from last season when the team was a state qualifi er in Division 4. That amount of success has re-sulted in the team’s oppo-nents treating Marathon like its biggest game of the season.

Senior guard Natasha Hanke, who leads the team in scoring by averag-ing just over 11 points per game, has defi nitely noticed that teams are out to beat her Red Raiders team.

“Obviously with getting to state last year we want to make it there again and hopefully do a little bit better than last year,” she said. “We know with every team we play that we have a big target on our back. In practice we just need to keep work-ing on the fundamentals and keep getting better, and we need to try not to worry about the teams that are out to get us and just play our game.”

Senior guard Morgan Rachu is second on the team in scoring by av-eraging 11 points per game, and she currently leads the Marawood South with nine rebounds each game. Se-nior forward Olivia Meurette aver-ages 9.5 points and just over four re-bounds per game.

Marathon coach Jeff Schneider doesn’t believe the notion that every opponent his team plays is gunning to beat them is a bad thing.

“I think you just kind of embrace it as a pretty cool thing for us to be the target for everyone to beat, to raise your level and know you are go-ing to get everybody’s best and hope-fully that makes us better,” he said. “In the end that should make us bet-ter as a team because we are getting everybody’s best effort throughout the season.”

Senior point guard Julia Anderson leads Marathon with two assists per game this season. She assessed how her team’s season is go-ing so far.

“I think it is going pretty well,” she said. “We are working hard in practice and talking with each other well. We have been seeing im-provement in a lot of areas, like our free throw shooting has gotten better, and we have been taking more out-

side shots and they have been falling in for us.”

Marathon’s best win this season was a 59-44 victory Dec. 1 at Wiscon-sin Rapids Assumption. The Royals, 6-2 overall, have been ranked No. 2 in Division 5 all season.

“That was an awesome win; we shot so well from the outside,” An-derson said. “We just started the fi rst half on fi re shooting the ball and from then on I think we just had a spark, and, in the second half, we were just able to hold onto that lead.”

Hanke echoed Anderson’s thoughts.

“That was a big win for us,” Hanke said. “To win that game we really had to rebound the ball well, which is the key for us this season because we are normally going to be the shorter team in games. So we always try to play big and rebound well.”

Meurette and senior forward Amanda Kind are the team’s tall-est players at fi ve feet 10 inches tall, while Hanke is fi ve foot nine. Senior guard Jayci Blume is the team’s oth-

er staring guard alongside Anderson.Many teams only have fi ve or six

good players but Schneider has the luxury of consistently using his bench throughout games. Other play-ers who have seen time on the court this season are senior guards Ash-ley Denfeld and Alison Stieber, and sophomore guards Alysha Stieber, Brooke Balz and Rhianna Sweno.

“We are fl irting with the idea that we want to play 10 kids, and we really want to wear teams down,” he said. “We think that could be an advantage to us because we have a lot of kids who are good basketball players.”

Marathon will play two tough Marawood South games once students return to school following the holi-day break. The Red Raiders host Auburndale, 6-1 over-all, Tuesday, Jan. 5; and then travel to Stratford, who was 6-2 over-all before this week, Friday, Jan. 8.

Schneider believes these two up-coming Marawood South opponents will give his team a good challenge.

“It looks like all the teams in our conference play hard and they all play some pretty good basketball,” he said. “The top four teams all have

some good players who can score, so we really have to defend their shoot-ers and post players, and then we need to put points on the scoreboard to give ourselves some separation. So it’s a grind and a process, but we have some awesome kids.

“We have a great group of seniors and good underclassmen, and they are a tight group who are very sup-

portive of each other, and that’s what makes it great no matter what the score is.”

If Marathon continues to win then the Red Raiders will remain ranked high all season, but don’t tell that to the players.

“We try not to look at the rankings because it can be anybody’s game at any time so we just have to work our hardest every game,” An-derson said.

Hanke agreed that she and her teammates aren’t following the state rankings.

“The state rankings don’t matter to us because we don’t want to get big heads,’ Hanke said. “We just want to play our game and focus on what we need to do to be successful.”

NatashaHanke

JuliaAnderson

BOWLING SCORES

Marathon City Sports Center

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIESDECEMBER 16, 2015

High game: Sis Hack, 227; high series: Vicky Witberler, 540.TEAM STANDINGSMarathon Cheese 35 25Myszka Oil Co. 34.5 25.5Brickner Motors 32.5 27.5Marathon City SP 31 29Village Inn 29 31People’s State Bank 27 33Red Woof Pet Resort 27 33Bowling Chicks 24 36

SATURDAY NIGHT COUPLESDECEMBER 26, 2015

Men’s high game: Dan Cherek, 249; men’s high series: Tony Seliger, 697; women’s high game: Julie Volhard, 214; wom-en’s high series: Carla Seliger, 548.TEAM STANDINGS4 Muskateers 12 4The Four ST’s 9 7Town & Country 8 8Biscuits & Gravy 7 9L & L 7 9Cougar Camp 5 11 Jan’s 11th Frame

MONDAY NIGHT LADIESDECEMBER 21, 2015

High game and series: Sarah Werner, 186, 524.TEAM STANDINGSWeiler Electric 30.5 17.5KBV 27.5 20.5Ladies With Balls 26 22Pro-Plow 19 29Just Us 17 31

TUESDAY TWO-HOUSEDECEMBER 22, 2015

High game and series: Jeff Blenker, 246, 651.TEAM STANDINGSMemory Lanes 2 39 21Memory Lanes 1 38 22Rothenberger Custom 34 26S.D. Ellenbecker 31 29Nubby’s Service 30.5 29.511th Frame 30 30Switlick & Sons 28 32M & M Bakery 24 36Agri-Service Center 23 37Schreiner Trucking 22.5 37.5

THURSDAY 3-MAN DECEMBER 24, 2015

High game and series: Kevin Murkowski, 269, 660.TEAM STANDINGSSD Ellenbecker 40 20Here 4 Beer 33.5 26.5D’s Liquor Box 32.5 27.5Peter Trucking 28.5 31.5Bunkelman’s Sugarbush 28 32Fischer Transportation 28 32WWE 27 33Jan’s 11th Frame 22.5 37.5

Memory Lanes WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES

DECEMBER 16, 2015 High game and series: Jane Schaefer, 223, 582.TEAM STANDINGSIGA 41.5 18.5Burger Construction 32 28 Haines Trucking 25.5 34.5Memory Lanes 21 39

Edgar LanesMONDAY NIGHT LADIES

DECEMBER 21, 2015High game and series: Jody

Davis, 210, 524. TEAM STANDINGSEdgar Lanes 35 25Boehm Insurance 34 26Werner Insurance 31 29Pro-Plow 31 29The Foxy Four 30 30Advantage Community 19 41MONDAY NIGHT 3-PERSON

PRIDEDECEMBER 21, 2015

Men’s high game and series: Jim Moore, 269, 725. Women’s high game and series: Linda Rininger, 202, 559.TEAM STANDINGSEdgar Lanes 194 106Edgar Lanes II 172.5 127.5BS’s Bar & Grill 162 138Chad’s Auto Repair 161 139Pro-Plow 143.5 156.5Werner Insurance 129.5 170.5Edgar Lanes PS 119 181Edgar Lanes III 118.5 181.5

WEDNESDAY WILDCAT LEAGUE

DECEMBER 24, 2015High game and series: Jim

Moore, 279, 717.TEAM STANDINGSBrandon’s Farm Serv. 300 180Amity Screening 265.5 214.5Boehm Insurance 247.5 232.5Edgar Lanes 242 238Round of Mulligan 236 244Edgar Lanes PS 228.5 251.5Edgar Lanes II 216.5 263.5Edgar Lanes III 184 296

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LATE LEAGUE

DECEMBER 24, 2015High game: Brandon Schilling,

259; high series: Greg Epping, 719.TEAM STANDINGSBrandon’s Farm 216.5 167.5Werner Insurance 3 209 175Boehm Insurance 2 192 192Boehm Insurance 187.5 196.5Werner Insurance 1 179.5 204.5Edgar IGA 167.5 216.5

FRIDAY NIGHT ADULT/YOUTH LEAGUE

DECEMBER 18, 2015High men’s game: Mark

VanRixel, 193; high men’s se-ries: Keith Niemann, 521; high women’s game and series: Julie Stowe, 192, 525. High boys game and series: Kolton Niemann, 278, 589; high girls game: Sabrina Somers, 142; high girls series: Reanna Stowe, 378.TEAM STANDINGSM05 11 5A Team With No Name 11 5Stahel’s 10 6Pin Whisperers 9 7Goof Balls 8 8MT 7 9The Points 7 9JR 6 10Ray & Ruf 6 10Ghost Busters 5 11

YOUTH BOWLINGDECEMBER 19, 2015

High boys game and series: Kolton Niemann, 213, 569; high girls game and series: Kyra An-derson, 56, 161.TEAM STANDINGSWildcats Bowlers 18.5 9.5TCK 14.5 13.5Pinky’s 12.5 15.5The Trihards 10.5 17.5

Edwin Memorial Lanes

YOUTH LEAGUEDECEMBER 16, 2015

Boys high game and series: Eli Drexler, 231, 605. Girls high game and series: Taylor Purgett, 275, 676.TEAM STANDINGSThe High Rollers 30 22The X-Factors 29 23The Tigers 27 25The King Pins 22 30The Spare Shooters 20 32The Super Strikers 20 32

JUNIOR LEAGUEDECEMBER 16, 2015

Boys high game: Aden Stras-ser, 94; boys high series: Thom-as Bangart, 242; girls high game and series: Riley Mueller, 99, 275.TEAM STANDINGSThe High Rollers 31 21The Spare Shooters 21 31

BUDWEISER NATIONALDECEMBER 21, 2015

Men’s high game: Butch Schoenfuss, 275; high series: Travis Wenzel, 701.TEAM STANDINGSBangart Racing 285.5 164.5Central Culvert 279 171Beinings Garage 257 193Jive Turkeys 232 218Teska Trucking 218.5 231.5Strobel Harvesting 217.5 232.5Chips Restaurant 172 278Cross-Eyed Crick. 138.5 311.5

SPORTS

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF 1ST ANNUALMEMBERSHIP MEETING FOR

PROVISION PARTNERS COOPERATIVEP.O. BOX 988, MARSHFIELD, WI 54449

When: Thursday, January 14, 2016Where: Knights of Columbus Hall 400 W. Upham St., Marshfi eld, WisconsinAgenda: Lunch - 11:00 a.m. Business Meeting - 12:00 p.m.

This is your annual meeting for the: • Presentation of the audit report of the business year 2015 • To transact any business that may properly come before the board.

As in the past, your support and attendance of this meeting is greatly appreciated.

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Russell and Debra Hilmerhausen, Marathon, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Wendy, to Matthew Schumacher, the son of Daniel and Deb Schumacher of Mara-thon.

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Her fi ance is a 2010 graduate of Mar-athon High School and a 2012 graduate of Northcentral Technical College. He works in maintenance at Marathon Cheese Corporation.

An April 16, 2016, wedding is planned in the town of Stettin.

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Marion and Whitey Wehrman, Colby, are pleased to announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Chelsea, to Kevin Hurley, the son of Mike and Re-nee Hurley, Lindstrom, Minn.

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Her fi ancé is a graduate of Chisago Lakes High School. He is a sergeant and assistant team leader at the 339th PSYOP Co. of the U.S Army and a con-struction electrician at Local IBEW #110.

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This is going to be one of those stories that has way more to tell than I have space for. The Joe is a deer hunt and camp run by Kids And Mentors Outdoors (KAMO) each year and is held at the Mackenzie Environmental Education Center near Poynette. I am the president of KAMO but of the many dozens of volunteers on this project, I am but a grain of sand on a beach.

Friday, December 11High 46, Low 33 Here is how this project works. Five

of KAMO’s chapters send either mentors, kids or volunteers for other work or all of the above. There are 22 pairs of kids and mentors, of which 19 are on Learn to Hunts, and three have purchased tags in past years, therefore, can only shoot a doe.

We hunt both the state game and pheasant farm at Poynette and several private properties (thank you once again to all private property owners and donors). At fi rst, the kids who come from all over Wisconsin do not know each other. By noon of day two they are a pack. When they are not hunting, they are playing outside or eating the incredible food cooked and served by Jeff and Patti Rouse and Marlene Shaw.

Marlene is Patti’s ma. I have known Marlene most of my life. This fall Marlene made a stocking hat for each kid in the hunt. This experience is all about giving of one’s time and knowledge, as everyone is well aware that takes part in The Joe we are very good at it. I am hunting with 15-year-old Duncan

Day who is from New Lisbon. He hunted deer other years, but has never harvested a deer. In other words, Duncan cannot shoot a buck.

We are hunting on a beautiful piece of property owned by Eugene Vangen that is located in Columbia County near Otsego. Eugene raises beef and has known many of my family members over the years, so we have lots to talk about. This afternoon Duncan and I did not see a deer but had high hopes for the morning hunt. Jerry Absher of the Lake Wisconsin Chapter of KAMO (Poynette area) was mentoring James Amacher. James made a clean shot on a young doe and thus we had our fi rst deer on the pole.

Tonight the kids go through a couple of classes on safety and biology given by Columbia County conservation warden, Ryan Volenberg, and Columbia County wildlife biologist, Sarah Kehrli.

Saturday, December 12High 44, Low 35 Usually the kids are having snowball fi ghts at

camp. This year there is periods of rain, it is just cool enough for a deer to be hanging and very few hunters are getting cold on the hunt.

Today, Tom St. Claire was mentoring Connor Larson, who is a buddy of Duncan’s, and all three of these guys are from the Meadow Valley Chapter of KAMO (New Lisbon/Necedah). Like James, Connor made an excellent shot and we had our second deer which was another doe. Duncan and I relocated on the Vangen farm to a large winter wheat fi eld and had two doe come out of the woods no more then 8-yards from our blind on the last minute of legal hunting. A tree in the way saved one of their lives.

Tonight was a really cool night in camp. Every year on Saturday night it seems like the kids have too much free time. Greg Wagner of the Baraboo River Chapter hosted an evening of bingo (just for the kids) with the winners of each game getting an excellent prize, such as a fi shing rod or a knife set. The fi nal game of the night Haaken Rosholt of Wisconsin Dells won a .243, which was donated by some very generous people from the Poynette area.

The following morning, Duncan and I were in our blind and two doe came out and Duncan made an excellent shot at 104 yards. Duncan learned how to do the new online registration as well as dress his fi rst deer and that, my friends, is why we started KAMO. I challenge anyone reading this to help start a new chapter, join an existing chapter or get a kid you know into KAMO. Check us out at www.kamokids.org.

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BirthA son, Evander Louis, was

born Dec. 19, 2015, to Nick and Hannah Arneson, Mara-thon, at Aspirus Wausau Hos-pital. The infant weighed six pounds, 14.6 ounces and mea-sured 18.5 inches at birth.

The grandparents are Randy and Lanette Arneson, Mara-thon, and Patrick and Barbara Lemanski, Marathon.

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of service to the department and the community of Mara-thon. Marathon fi re chief Mike Tylinski presented him with his plaque.

St. John’s/ZionSt. John’s Lutheran Church

and Zion Lutheran Church have announced their upcom-ing schedule.

There will be worship at Zion on Sunday, Jan. 3, at 10 a.m. Catechism class on Wednesday, Jan. 6, will be at St. John’s at 4:30 p.m. The an-nual joint council meeting will be at Zion on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.

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A Christmas giftMarathon Area Elemen-

tary School principal Larry Perrodin received a $1,100 do-nation from Sue Warner and Deb Gertschen on behalf of the Marathon craft sale.

The craft sale took place Nov. 19. The $1,100 check is the largest donation in the nine years the craft sale orga-nizers have been donating to the school. The donation will go toward purchasing books.

Marathon Public Schools

Monday, Jan. 4: Cheese sticks with dipping sauce, steamed

peasTuesday, Jan. 5: Grilled chick-

en on a bun, steamed carrotsWednesday, Jan. 6: Burger on a bun with toppings, baked

potato fries, baked beansThursday, Jan. 7: Chicken

nuggets, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn

Friday, Jan. 8: MHS: Baked potato bar, ham/cheese/broccoliMAES: Hot dog on a bun, broc-

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Lunches served with fruit, salad bar and milk.

SCHOOL LUNCH

St. Matthew’sSt. Matthew’s Church, Mar-

athon, has announced upcom-ing events.

On Sunday, Jan. 3, there will be worship with holy commu-nion at 9:30 a.m.

A catechism class will be held Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, Jan. 7, a Bible instruction class will be held

at 6:30 p.m.

Free throw contestThe Knights of Columbus

will host a free throw basket-ball contest Sunday, Jan. 10, 1 p.m. in the St. Mary’s School gymnasium. The contest is open to all boys and girls ages 9 to 14. Winners will advance to a regional contest to be held at Wausau Newman High School

on Sunday, Jan. 31.

Public libraryThe Marathon Book Club

will meet Monday, Jan. 1, 2016, 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. to discuss “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman.

Children of all ages and their families are invited to a LEGO Club meeting at the Marathon Branch Library

Holiday service projectsThe Marathon High School Future Business Leaders of America and Student Council worked together this year to support the 11th annual “Helping Hands” fundraiser. The goal of “Helping Hands” is to show support to families in the Marathon community and surrounding areas. This year’s funds will go to the Marathon/Edgar Circle of Joy and Gifts from Heaven. Items such as clothing, food and household supplies were donated to the Women’s Community, the Neighbors Place and the Salvation Army. This year, Marathon High School students and staff raised $1,190, St. Mary’s School raised $702, and thirty-seven Marathon businesses donated another record high of $2,765. The grand total raised is $4,657. With these donations, the Circle of Joy and Gifts from Heaven will be able to provide more people with food, clothing and other necessities over this holiday season. Pictured, left to right, front row: Cameron Sonnentag and Courtney Ford; back row: Mike and Cheryl Brickner (representing Gifts from Heaven), Ryan Gassner, Justin Natzke, Spencer Krautkramer, Hunter Gage, Kathleen Hack and Darlene Hurtis (representing the Marathon/Edgar Circle of Joy).

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FREE THROW CONTESTThe Knights of Columbus will host a basketball free throw contest Sunday, Jan. 10, 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic School gymnasium.

NEW RECYCLING BINSVillage of Marathon residents will fi rst use recycling and gar-bage bins from Harters Fox Valley Disposal on Monday, Jan. 4.

WINTER CARNIVALMarathon High School will hold

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St. Anthony’s Spirituality Center

RETREATA New Year’s Eve

Retreat will be held at St. Anthony’s Spiritual-

ity Center, Marathon, from Thursday, Dec. 31, to 2 p.m. Friday,

Jan. 1, 2016. Father Al Burkhardt of St. Anne’s

Parish, Wausau, will dis-cuss a “spiritual bucket

list” for 2016.

its winter carnival dance on Satur-day, Jan.23.

POPS CONCERTThe Marathon High School band will present an annual pops con-cert in the school auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 1 p.m. MAM-BA will sponsor a spaghetti dinner in the high school cafeteria prior to the concert at 11 a.m.

BLOOD DRIVEMarathon High School will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

RetreatA New Year’s Eve Retreat

will be held at St. Anthony’s Spirituality Center, Marathon, from Thursday, Dec. 31, to 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Father Al Burkhardt of St. Anne’s Parish, Wausau, will discuss a “spiritual bucket list” for 2016.

Swim lessonsThe Marathon Area Swim

Association (MASA) will hold eight-week swim lessons from Jan. 4 to Feb. 27, 2016.

Members can register by phone or online. Nonmembers can stop by the swim center at 401 4th Street to register and pay the fee or pay on-line by accessing the link at masaswim.org/lessons.html.

Preschool classes for chil-dren six months to fi ve years and progressive classes for children over six years old are available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Adult lessons are also avail-able as six-week sessions.


Student of the MonthSenior Sam Wenzel was

named the Stratford Student of the Month for December.

L e a d e r s are people who take charge at a specifi c time in a s p e c i f i c event. This m o n t h ’ s student of the month is normal-ly a quiet person and keeps to themselves.

But when the football team needed someone to lead them, Wenzel was ready to lead. He took control of the offense and motivated his teammates to victories.

When describing Wenzel, the words respect, kind, mod-est and guts pop out. One teacher said, “He is the type of young man I hope my son will emulate.”

Wenzel also plays baseball and wrestles. He has earned conference honors in band, along with academic all-state honors in football and wres-tling.

He is a member of FCA, Na-tional Honor Society, Varsity Club, forensics and band. He maintains a 4.0 grade point average.

Wenzel was nominated by teacher Joe Schwabe.

Listening sessionStratford School District

will have another school building referendum listen-ing session from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the high school band room.

The school board will then discuss a building referen-dum item and cost at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, in the com-munity room inside Stratford Elementary School.

The board will vote on a building and cost resolution for the April 5 election dur-ing a special board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, in the

community room.

MAREAThe December Marshfi eld

Area Retired Educator’s As-sociation meeting was called to order by president Kath-leen Hasenohrl, followed by acceptance of the November minutes and treasurer’s re-port.

Ruby Pinter read corre-spondence received from St. Vincent’s Food Pantry, IRS ac-cepted organization form and AFS request for donations.

Carol Ballerstein presented a $100 check for the Educa-

tion grant received from the WREA Foundation. A third round of grants can be ap-plied for after Sept. 2016, and Ballerstein and Ritzinger will explore ideas and report to the membership.

Pinter reported Christmas cards were sent to members no longer able to attend meet-ings.

Volunteer hours were re-corded and Dorothy Dietsche received the gift drawing for the group’s community ac-tion project. Jackie Behringer made health pamphlets avail-able to members. Barb Viegut

received recognition for per-fect meeting attendance.

December food pantry do-nations went to the Stratford Food Pantry and Ballerstein delivered the donated items.

The January meeting speaker will be pharmacist Norb Salamonski, speaking on the risks and benefi ts of over the counter drugs.

The meeting was adjourned followed by members ex-changing Christmas items, singing Christmas carols and sharing a favorite Christmas memory.

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Chi Lamboda initiationDavid Drexler, a junior

at Stout State University at Menomonie, has been initi-ated into the Chi Lamboda fraternity.

David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Drexler, route three.

Chi Lambda is a local social fraternity whose principles are to create a strong bond of brotherhood among the mem-bers.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Stratford Public School

Monday, Jan. 4: Rotini with meat sauce, corn, apple slicesTuesday, Jan. 5: Mini corn-

dogs, carrots, mixed fruitWednesday, Jan. 6: Taco Day,

refried beans, pineappleThursday, Jan. 7: Popcorn

chicken, yellow beans, strawber-ries

Friday, Jan. 8: Mac and cheese, breadstick, broccoli,

grapes

Lunches served with milk.

St. Joseph’s SchoolMonday, Jan. 4: Chicken over

rice, broccoli, applesauceTuesday, Jan. 5: Chicken nug-gets, potato wedges, peaches

Wednesday, Jan. 6: Ham and scalloped potatoes, corn, pears

Thursday, Jan. 7: Chicken alfredo, green beans, mixed fruit

Friday, Jan. 8: Chili with red kidney beans, apples

Lunches served with milk and salad bar.

Marriage panelThe sophmore confi rmation class of St. Joseph and St. Andrew Catholic churches attended a marriage panel as part of their preparation for confi rmation. Serving on the panel were Mike and Diane McMeeken, John and Betty Southworth, and Wally and Bea Marohl. Carol Ballerstein served as the panel moderator. The three couples represented 150 years of marriage. They told students the ingredients to a successful, happy and long marriage include communication, compromise, seeking forgiveness and having similar fi nancial goals and mutual respect. Challenges of parenthood and in-law relationships were also dis-cussed. Ruth Gawlikowski is the CCD director.

STEAK FEEDThe Stratford VFW wil have a steak feed from 4:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5 at the Stratford VFW clubhouse. People can call 715-687-3114 for takeouts.

DADDY DAUGHTER DANCEThere will be a Daddy Daughter Snowfl ake Dance at the Country Aire Ballroom Friday, Jan. 23.

PANCAKE BREAKFASTThe Stratford VFW will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sun-day, Jan. 24, in support of the Never Forgot-ten Honor Flight, at the VFW clubhouse.

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January 2016

STRATFORD’S FINESTThe Stratford Area Chamber of Commerce will have its Strat-ford’s Finest presentation dur-ing its annual banquet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Buck-A-Neer Supper Club in Rozellville. The event is by invitation only.

2014 Stratford’s Finest

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MEYER MANUFACTURING Cor-poration is accepting applica-tions for laser and press brake area leader, prior leadership experience or machine opera-tion and technology experience desired, pay based on qualifi ca-tions. Also accepting applica-tions for a qualifi ed laser opera-tor, press brake operator, CNC machinist and welders - start at up to $16.75/hr. and general la-bor and assemblers - $14/hr. All positions include excellent ben-efi ts - paid vacation, 6% match 401K, (4) 10 hr./day work week, tuition reimbursement, health insurance and profi t sharing. Ap-ply online at meyermfg.com or in person at Meyer Mfg. Corp, 574 West Center Ave., Dorchester, WI.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS For waitress and cook. Apply in per-son, Abby Cafe, Abbotsford.

HELP WANTED. Part/full time farm help. Milking, cleaning, some calf work and feeding. Owen. Call 715-613-3510.

TRUCK DRIVER Wanted for grain hopper division, home week-ends. Saturday morning me-chanic. Looking for drivers, also home daily route. 715-571-9623.

DINETTE SET, 2 extension leaves and 4 chairs, $50. 715-255-9053.

FOR SALE. Feeder pigs, 25-35 lbs. Holstein feeder steers, 550-700 lbs., fed whole corn and pellets mix and some hay. 715-581-6403.

FOR SALE

AKC GERMAN Shorthaired Pointer puppies, 10 weeks old, males, $400, good with children, all shots and vet checked. 715-654-5089.

ENGLISH SETTER Puppies, 2 males and 1 female, all vaccina-tions to date, great grouse dogs. Dan, 715-257-1461.

FOX TERRIER Cross puppies free to good home. 715-654-5435.

GERMAN SHEPHERD Puppy, black female, 9 weeks, parents on site, ears already standing, shots, dewormed, Marathon area, $300. 715-680-0318.

GET YOUR online subscription to the Tribune-Phonograph, The Record-Review or The TRG (Tribune Record Gleaner) and you won’t have to wait for it to come in the mail. They are available Wednesday afternoon. Go to www.centralwinews.com today to subscribe.

We are looking for a Cheese Packaging Plant Manager

Responsibilities for this position will include ensuring food safety, work load balance, scheduling, training, basic troubleshooting and performance feedback while following and holding company employees accountable to company policies and standard operating procedures.

Th e ideal candidate will need to possess the following skills:

• Must be a self starter.• Strong written and verbal communication skills.• Ability to troubleshoot, problem solve, and correct problems.• Excellent people skills.• Knowledge of food safety.• Packaging experience.• Demonstrated leadership experience.To apply, please send your resume to

[email protected] or apply in person at North Hendren Co-op Dairy, Willard, Wis. 715-267-6617.

51-176910

52-177105

Maintenance Mechanics: Class C or Above

Applications will be taken until Jan. 5, 2016Apply in person between the hours of 7:30

a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at 306 Park St., Spencer, WI.Or e-mail résumé to: [email protected]

TECHNICAL TRAINING OR PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE MECHANIC EXPERIENCE

REQUIREDHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED REQUIREDIdeal candidates will have knowledge and hands-on experience in the following areas: Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Plumbing, Refrigeration, and General Repair.

The ideal candidate must be able to pursue job assignments completely, thoroughly, with safe, effi cient 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 O’Lakes offers medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term disability benefi ts, and shift differential. Successful candidates will need to complete a mandated drug screen, pre-employment physical assessment and background check.

Land O’Lakes, Inc.306 Park St., Spencer, WI 54479

Land O’Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affi rmative Action Employer. We enforce a policy of maintaining a drug-free

workplace, including pre-employment substance abuse testing.

EOE M/F/D/V

growingtogetherLand O’Lakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:

NOW HIRING

Witmer Furniture is looking for people in our saw and assembly departments. First shift,

competitive wages, Mon.-Fri., 6 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Will train the right individuals.

51-176849

Apply in person at 200 S. 11th St., Abbotsford, WI 54405

mer Furniture is looking for people in

51-176911

Wausau Window and Wall Systems, an indus-try leader in engineered window and curtain-wall systems, is seeking to add production as-sociates in both facilities! We have openings on 2nd shift in Wausau and openings on 2nd and 3rd shift in Stratford!Wausau Window and Wall Systems offers a

great starting wage of $14.75/hour plus a $0.40/hour shift differential. We also offer a competi-tive benefi t package including medical, dental, prescription and vision coverage, vacation, per-sonal time, 10 paid holidays/year, 401(k) and stock purchase plans, life and disability plans, incentive plan and tuition reimbursement.To apply, visit us at www.wausauwindow.com

and click on the Careers link. Wausau Window and Wall Systems is a division of Apogee En-terprises, Inc. and we are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer – Women/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES

Construction Lead Opportunities

Medford, WI$2,000 Sign on Bonus

Lester Buildings, a leader in post-frame (pole barn construction has an exciting full-time carpentry opportunity, and a Construction Lead opening based out of the Medford, WI area. We are a safety conscious, quality-minded, team oriented company. Construction Lead Candidates: responsibilities include planning, organizing and supervising the construction of all buildings while supervising a 3-4 member crew and ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed. Qualifi ed candidates must have a minimum of 5 years carpentry, 2 years post frame and experience in a working supervisory role. Must have valid driver’s license and meet driving criteria guidelines. Pay is competitive and based on experience. Full-time employees will also receive a full benefi ts package, incentive/bonus plans, computer and company truck. Come join our team and help build someone’s dream!

Apply online at www.lesterbuildings.com (Construction Lead Medford posting)

EEO Employer Female/Minority/Veteran/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

52-177085

Country TerraceCountry Terraceof Wisconsin

Caregivers Come Join Our TeamCaregivers Come Join Our TeamCOUNTRY TERRACE OF WISCONSIN

in Stratford has full & part-time positions available. Previous experience is not needed. We will provide all the training and certifi cates that are required. We offer a number of benefi ts. A fun homelike environment with competitive wages. Background check required per DHS83. EOE

Please apply at:

808 N. 3rd Ave., Stratford, WI 54484See our website for further information: www.carepartners-countryterrace.com 52-177095

We are currently accepting applications for experienced shop & fi eld installation personnel. Preferred candidates need to have experience in stainless steel welding, fabricating and pipe fi tting.We offer:• Competitive Wages • Subsistence Pay• Vacation • Full Wage Travel Time• Overtime • Doubletime on Sundays• Personal Days • Health Insurance• 7 Paid Holidays • Paid Hotels• 401K (Company Contribution)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Process Systems Engineering Installation & Custom Fabrication Specialist for the Food,

Dairy and Pharmaceutical Industry.1932 E. 26th, P.O. Box 296,

Marshfi eld, WI 54449Or call for an appointment (715) 387-6598

or (800) 236-8773.

Apply at: CUSTOMFABRICATING& REPAIR, INC.46-175622


OBITUARIES

Joan DiedrichJoan L. Diedrich, 74, of Athens died

Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at her home.She was born April 10, 1941, in Med-

ford, daughter of the late LeRoy and Kathryn (Westrich) Deml.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Athens

Assembly of God Church in Athens. The Rev. Michael Shepherd will preside.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. Thurs-day until the time of services at the church. Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home in Athens is assisting the family with arrangements.

Five years have passed sincethat sad day,

When the one we loved so muchwas called away,

Precious memories will livein our hearts forever.

Lovingly Remembered byYour wife, Josephine,

children, grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren

52-176640

Remembering Irvin Yessa Sr.

Orville WetterauOrville J. Wetterau, age 89, of Tomahawk passed

away on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at Golden LivingCenter – Golden Age in Tomahawk.

He was born March 15, 1926, in Fenwood to the late Arthur and Alta (Crothers) Wetterau. He was a 1944 graduate of Edgar High School. Orville served in the United States Army during World War II. He then attended barber college in Green Bay, graduating in 1947. He was married to Marian Eberhardy on Nov. 27, 1948, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edgar. She survives.

Orville worked as a barber for 62 years in Wausau, Stratford, Rhinelander, Minocqua and Sun City, Ariz. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tomahawk. Orville was a Cub Scout leader in Stratford. He was a member of the Stratford Water and Light Commission, VFW Post 6352, the American Legion, the Lions Club, Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society.

Survivors include his wife, Marian Wetterau of Tomahawk; one son, Paul (Roxanne) Wetterau of Spencer; fi ve daughters, Ruth (Joe) Eckardt of Phoenix, Ariz., Joan Wetterau of Tomahawk, Mary (Doug) Zirbel of Mosinee, Jane Wetterau of Schofi eld and Sara (Dean) Blanchard of Rib Mountain; four sisters-in-law, Bernice Wetterau of Merrill, Teddy Theiler of Perrysburg, Ohio, Dolores Eberhardy of Sun City, Ariz., and Charlotte Eberhardy of Weston; two brothers-in-law, Herb Schwictenberg of West Bend and Arnold Eberhardy of Wausau; eight grandchildren, Jason Eckardt, Jared Eckardt, A.J. Wetterau, Shannon Waltemate, Theresa Zirbel Oneel, John Zirbel, Nicole Blanchard and Karissa Blanchard; and fi ve great-grandchildren, Jacob, Madelyn, Tristan, Emma and Harrison.

Orville was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; and two brothers.

A memorial Mass for Orville Wetterau was held Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tomahawk. Rev. Louis Reddy Maramreddy presided. Interment will take place in the spring at St. Joseph’s Parish Cemetery in Eau Pleine. The family received friends for visitation at the church on Wednesday, Dec. 23, from 11 a.m. until the time of Mass at 1 p.m. Generations Funeral Home & Crematory of Tomahawk is assisting the family with arrangements. View Orville’s obituary and leave online condolences at generationsfuneral.com.

Paid obituary 52-177112

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Dr. Noelle O. Marks D.D.S.Dr. Jeremy M. Hoffman D.D.S.

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New Patients Welcome!52-174244

SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA Q. Is there anything my dentist can do to help with my snoring problem? A. Your dentist may indeed be able to help you with your snoring. But remem-

ber, snoring is not an abnormal activity. As you fall asleep, soft tissue at the back of the throat, muscles in the airway and your tongue all relax. When that happens, the tongue falls back into the airway, narrowing it. As air is drawn through the narrowed opening, the tissue vibrates and creates the noise we call snoring. Con-ditions like obesity, aging and hypertension can exacerbate a snoring problem.

But a snoring problem can be more than an irritant to your bed partner. You could have a condition called obstructive sleep apnea. A person with this condi-tion actually stops breathing for a period of seconds and resumes breathing with a loud snort or gasp. This condition creates restless nights and people who suffer from it often feel tired during the day.

Your dentist may be able to custom fi t you with a relatively inexpensive device that you place in your mouth at night. The device has been proven effective in helping eliminate excessive snoring and in easing early stage obstructive sleep apnea. The appliance fi ts over the teeth and moves the jaw forward just slightly to keep the airway open during sleep. Talk with your dentist about possible ap-proaches if you or your partner has a snoring problem.

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AlwaysRemember

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