The city of Medford will pay up to $1.5 mil-lion for road and utility improvements as part of a developers agreement with a Medford-based mink food processing fi rm.

After more than 40 minutes in closed ses-sion at a special city council meeting Monday evening, aldermen came back into open ses-sion and unanimously approved the 10-page developers agreement with Matador America LLC. Aldermen Greg Knight and Pat DeChat-elets were absent. The special meeting was needed to allow the company to proceed with plans to break ground this week on an approxi-

mately 127,000 square foot building located in the city industrial park south of CTH O.

Jorn Mogensen signed the agreement on Sept. 26 as manager for the company. State records indicate Matador America was or-ganized on February 18 of this year. State fi nancial records also list Mogensen as the primary agent for A&M Dittrich Mink Ranch,

American Feeds, Norpol USA, and Van Ansem USA. All the companies are related to the mink industry.

Under terms of the developer’s agreement, the city will sell the 10-acre parcel to Matador America at a cost of $1,500 an acre. This pur-chase price will be refunded to Matador as a business incentive when the project is com-

pleted.Matador America will be

responsible for the cost of maps, surveys, title work, transfer documents and on-site storm water remedia-tion.

The city will provide utility services, including water, sanitary sewer and electric service, to the prop-erty at no cost to Matador

North Breeze Dairy developers have halted their current attempts for a high capacity well in the town of Little Black by withdrawing the application from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Taylor County Land Conservationist Ashly Steinke said he received news of the move earlier this week. The request to DNR offi cials to withdraw the application said North Breeze Dairy planned to review its options for developing the large dairy farm in southeastern Taylor County. The DNR response said withdrawing the application means developers would have to submit a new application and pay the $500 application fee again to proceed. North Breeze Dairy was originally planning a spring 2015 construction schedule at the farm site.

Brian Gerrits, chief executive offi cer and chief fi nan-cial offi cer of Breeze Dairy Group said in a statement on Wednesday, “We have withdrawn our high-capacity well permit application as a result of an ongoing dis-crepancy between WDNR and our professional engi-

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The deadline for having items pub-lished in the Community Calendar is 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Gamblers Anonymous Meetings — Call (715) 297-5317 for dates, times and locations.

Sunday, Oct. 5Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12

Step Study Meeting — 7 p.m. Com-munity United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.

Monday, Oct. 6Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

1013 of Rib Lake Meeting — Weigh-in 6 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Se-nior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front Street. Information: Mary (715) 427-3593 or Sandra (715) 427-3408.

High and Low Impact Step Aero-bics — Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7 p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School, W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie (715) 678-2656 or Laura (715) 678-2517 evenings.

Medford VFW Meeting — 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting —

Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Infor-mation: (715) 748-3237.

Medford Association of Rocket Sci-ence (MARS) Club Meeting — 6-9 p.m. First Floor Conference Room, Taylor County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St., Medford. Everyone welcome. Informa-tion: (715) 748-9669.

Alcoholics Anonymous Closed Meeting — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Med-ford.

Stepping Stones Women’s Support Group Meeting — 4-6 p.m. Information: (715) 748-3795.

Taylor County Genealogical Soci-ety Meeting — 7 p.m. Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400 N. Main St., Med-ford. Topic: A member of the library staff will talk about what the library has to of-fer and how to use the library services. Visitors welcome.

Friday, Oct. 10Narcotics Anonymous Open Meet-

ing — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. In-formation: (715) 965-1568.

VFW Clubhouse, 240 S. Eighth St. (Hwy 13), Medford.

Tuesday, Oct. 7Medford 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. Com-munity United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: (715) 427-3613.

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic Meeting — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Med-ford.

Overeaters Anonymous Meeting — 7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford. Information: (715) 512-0048.

Wednesday, Oct. 8Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting —

7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information: Arlene (715) 427-3613.

Medford Lions Club Meeting — Din-ner 6:30 p.m. B.S. Bar & Grill, W4782 Hwy 64, Medford. Information: (715) 785-7573.

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Baldwin sets offi ce hoursUnited States Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s

regional representative will be in Ab-botsford on Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 10-11 a.m. at the city hall, 203 N. First St., and in Medford from 1-2 p.m. at the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400 N. Main St. Constituents will have a chance to meet with staff to request assistance with a federal agency or discuss other federal issues. No appointment is necessary.

Occupational therapist joinstherapy and fi tness center

Registered occupational therapist Ja-mie Borchardt recently joined the Aspi-rus Therapy & Fitness-Medford staff.

“I enjoy helping my patients reach their highest potential and resume their desired activities of daily living,” Bor-chardt said. “I look forward to working with the dedicated team of healthcare professionals at Aspirus Medford Hos-pital and making a positive difference in the Medford area.”

Borchardt’s special interests include geriatrics, orthopaedic rehabilitation, hand therapy, pain management, incon-tinence, and wheelchair mobility. She is experienced in working with individuals with bone and joint issues, as well as peo-ple living with Parkinson’s disease, Al-zheimer’s disease and other dementias, and chronic pain.

Borchardt earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee. She comes to Aspirus Medford from a nurs-ing facility in Wausau where she provid-ed rehabilitative occupational therapy care for the past three years.

A native of Hamburg, she enjoys kaya-king, horseback riding, golfi ng, playing tennis, curling, and traveling.

New bedside monitorPam Lugo uses the GE Healthcare Dash 4000 to monitor a patient’s vital signs at

Aspirus Medford Hospital’s Cancer & Infusion Center. The Dash 4000, purchsed by Aspirus Medford Foundation, is a comprehensive portable bedside monitoring system that can check the vital signs of Cancer & Infusion Center patients with advanced ac-curacy.

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Time Federal Savings Bank will cele-brate its 80th anniversary this week with a visit from a direct link to the earliest days of the fi nancial institution. Ursula Scharrschmidt, the daughter of founder L.D. Russell, and the widow of longtime president Bill Scharrschmidt, stopped by the Medford branch on Monday morning and plans to return Friday for the last day of the celebration.

Ursula was a teenager when her fa-ther began Medford Federal Savings and Loan. He was cashier of the First Na-tional Bank of Medford for a number of years until it closed in 1932, at the height of the national banking crisis and Great Depression. Despite the hard times, he was approached to lead the new venture. He convinced the required 25 investors to believe in the savings and loan, and it was offi cially started on October 22, 1934 with 30 subscribers and $25,000 in assets. The business was fi rst operated at the courthouse before moving to the Russell home. Its assets grew to $300,000 by 1940.

“The bank closed in 1932 and he was part of that. The Federal Loan Bank had confi dence in him and I think it restored his confi dence,” Ursula said. “Dad did not have a high school education. He quit as a sophomore to work for the rail-road. He was quite young when he went to work in California and the National Bank called him back in 1914.”

He was an only child who married a school teacher when he was 38 years old. His independent life would then be fi lled with four daughters. “He raised all four of us to be independent. We all ended up as accountants, even though we started with four different backgrounds,” Ursula said.

Ursula said as a 17-year-old high school graduate, she couldn’t wait to leave the small town of Medford in 1936. She went to business college and found jobs in Milwaukee, California, and Ash-land. “I was a teenager. I had more im-portant things to do,” Ursula said of her role in the founding of the venerable in-stitution.

Her father, Lyman Davis, a name rare-ly used by the fi nancial pioneer who pre-ferred L.D., was the only employee when his wife, and Ursula’s mother, was killed in a 1940 automobile-train accident. Ur-sula had a 12-year-old sister at home, and she returned to help raise her, manage the Russell home, and become the next employee. The business was conducted out of their home and her adding ma-chine was a piece of furniture where she stood to operate it while fi guring interest with just a pencil and her brain.

Ursula’s memories came Monday dur-

ing an interview in the new headquarters building in Medford. “I think Dad would be really proud of what it has become,” she said. “He thought Bill would be bet-ter than him at the business.”

Bill Scharrschmidt died on April 28 this year at the age of 92. He remained in-volved in the health of the organization he led for so many years. Ursula’s father also worked until he was 91.

She married Bill Scharrschmidt in 1946 after his outstanding service in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was attending the Uni-versity of Wisconsin for civil engineer-ing and a weekend marriage was not working, so she left her job and moved to Madison. Her sister, Nancy Doriot, be-came the third employee of the fi nancial institution.

Ursula said a lifetime of solid fi nancial planning, including putting savings fi rst, was always a value Bill cherished. “Bill lived his own life that way,” she said. “We started on the G.I. Bill and even then we put $10 every month into savings. He taught me the value of savings, but oh, I wanted to buck him and spend it.”

The stay

in Madison would be short lived as L.D. contacted Bill in November 1947 for a meeting. They drove home and her father offered Bill a job with the organization which would eventually lead to running it. By December 1, they decided Medford would be a good place to raise a family and Bill began learning the business. Ur-sula taught him all she knew about the savings and loan, including how to take shorthand so he could make notes while learning from her father.

“He knew Bill’s family and knew it was a good family. I think he wanted to keep it in the family,” Ursula said. “On the way from the parsonage to the church on our wedding day, my dad said he was glad I chose the one I did. He was sold from the start. He wasn’t sold on some of the men I dated.”

Ursula said Bill would sometimes ask her opinion on decisions and some-times prefer to make them himself. Her extensive background in the business afforded her respect. Debra Kapfhamer, the current vice president for admin-istration, remembers the respect, and

committed to skills she fi rst learned from Bill and Ursula. “When you went into his offi ce to talk about an idea, he never said it wouldn’t work,” she said. The Scharrschmidt’s daughter, Jini Mortensen, said he had the same touch at home. “As a kid, he was very patient with me when I didn’t understand some-thing,” she said. “They let me choose my path. I couldn’t tell you a good day from a bad day. He was such an even man.”

Respect went a long way for both men in the business. “Your handshake was your contract. That’s all you needed,” Ursula said of the era.

The business was growing and so was the Scharrschmidt family. Three more employees were added while the busi-ness was still located in the Russell home. The men eventually planned a new offi ce, including building a wooden model, and Bob Brehl (now Houtari Construction) built the Wisconsin Avenue offi ce that was ready for a May 1963 grand opening.

Ursula said if the two men ever had major disagreements on the business, they kept their complaints to themselves. “When Dad decided to turn it over, he backed off and became an employee. I don’t think he ever bucked Bill on a de-cision,” she said. “He gave Bill the front offi ce and he took the back offi ce.”

Ursula went back to work part time that year and remained until 1984. She fi lled a number of roles, including now fi guring interest with an electric calcu-lator. The business grew into other com-munities, with Phillips being the fi rst branch. “Opening the Phillips branch was a good, hard swallow, but we had so much business there. Once we did it, it was easier to open the other branches,” Ursula said.

“It’s known as a solid, conservative, secure bank,” Kapfhamer said. “We’ve had the offi ce in Phillips for 40 years and some of the fi rst customers still have those accounts.”

Expansion was always calculated as well as the interest and she remembers long nights for the staff in developing the client base in Phillips, Wausau, Owen and Marshfi eld, as well as maintaining a growing venture here. The last night of each month was always a long one as calculations and bookwork needed to be completed.

The anniversary celebration began October 1 and continues through Friday with refreshments, giveaways and draw-ings for prizes.

Time Federal marks 80 years of serviceby Reporter Mark Berglund

Medford institutionTime Federal Savings Bank has a long history in Taylor County. During its 80 years

of serving northern Wisconsin, the bank has had only three presidents, giving it a reputation for stability in the home lending market.

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America. The city will construct a new roadway in the industrial park along the east portion of the property at no cost to Matador America.

The city agreed to pay for a phase-one environmental assessment to determine the property is clear of environ-mental contamination, and agreed to clean the property if contamination was found.

Matador America agreed to install a grease intercep-tor and to provide an access point at the discharge for purposes of wastewater analysis sampling, including a 120 volt power supply for a composite sampler.

The city’s cost for utilities and road upgrades are es-timated to be about $1.5 million. This price includes en-gineering costs. Matador America and the city agreed to equally cost share the public capital improvements up to $1 million.

Anything more than that would be the city’s respon-sibility.

Upon occupancy of the property, Matador America shall be reimbursed their actual expenditures as a busi-ness incentive. The fi nancial obligation of Matador America is capped at a total of $500,000.

Matador America has a few deadlines in the agree-ment. The fi rst is to have the building substantially com-pleted by Dec. 31, 2016. A second deadline hits at 2017.

Matador America agreed for property tax purposes the building will have a fair market value of $6 million,

regardless of whether the land and actual improvements support that value. If Matador America backs off the project and does not have it built by Dec. 31, 2017, the property, including all improvements, will revert to the city unless Matador America makes a one-time payment to the city in the amount of $500,000 by Dec. 31, 2018.

Future property taxes on the facility will be deter-mined by the normal assessment process.

Matador America also agreed it would not sell or transfer the property to any tax exempt entity prior to Dec. 31, 2032. This corresponds with the closing date for Tax Incremental District 12.

The parcel where the plant will be located is in TID 12, and the road will be funded through taxes paid on im-provements in the district.

Mayor Mike Wellner noted the new building will open the door for additional development on the currently-vacant industrial park land. He explained the road and utilities are an investment not just for this project, but for additional growth in the area in the future.

City coordinator John Fales said the city already has existing mink food processors located within its bound-aries, and other than water fl ow issues on the north side of the city, has not had any nuisance issues with them.

Wellner said the city had not talked with the company about the number of jobs that will be created from the project, but he said he expected there would be jobs gen-erated with the new plant.

Continued from page 1

City agrees to spend $1.5 million on roads, utilities as part of deal

Site planMatador America entered an agreement with the city

of Medford to build a $6 million facility to process mink food. The plant will be located south of CTH O on a new road entering city-owned industrial park land.

Brian Gerrits, chief executive offi -cer and chief fi nancial offi cer of Breeze Dairy Group said in a statement on Wednesday, “We have withdrawn our high capacity well permit application as a result of an ongoing discrepancy between WDNR and our professional engineers over the potential impact to lo-cal wells around the North Breeze Dairy site. At this point in time we are review-ing all of our options to move forward.”

“We have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to become a part of the amazing, agricultural community. Over the past several years we have been in-troduced to many people in the area who are very supportive of our project which will bring much needed jobs and revenue to area communities,” the statement con-cluded.

Eric Eversberger, water use section chief at DNR, said it would be several months before any permit could be pro-cessed for North Breeze Dairy. Evers-

berger said if an application is submit-ted for the same location and with the same factors effecting the process, there would be issues with a permit being is-sued. “We raised a number of issues re-garding the potential impact on village of Stetsonville wells and nearby private wells,” Eversberger said. We brought up the problems to Mr. Gerrits and gave them a chance to alleviate the concerns. We had serious doubts if we could issue a permit for this site. Mr. Gerrits elected to withdraw the application. They will have the same issues at this same site if they reapply for the permit.”

Steinke said he spoke with Gerrits on Monday. Steinke said options for the dairy development included looking at other water conservation options which could make the plan viable, or selling the property to another party to develop a smaller dairy.

Breeze Dairy has been looking at the town of Little Black site for several years. The latest plan called for starting with 2,700 cows, with an expectation to

increase to 4,000 if the water resources were available. Development of the dairy hinged on the ability to build a high-capacity well, while not harming the output of neighboring wells. The under-lying bedrock of the area does not read-ily produce conditions needed for those elements.

“I really think science won out,” Stein-ke said. “I think the lesson is we have to utilize science to protect our environ-ment. If our kids and grandkids can’t swim in our lakes and use water from our wells, will Taylor County be a better place to live? By no means is this county against agriculture or dairy farming, but we just want to help by being the best stewards of the environment we can be.”

Gerrits’ statement said North Breeze Dairy has agreed to be responsible for neighboring wells in the unlikely event they are impacted. He said the fi ve wells included in the application have a total pumping capacity of 225 gallons per min-ute. Gerrits said the fi rst permit applica-tion requested a pumping capacity of 140

gallons per minute.The last permit application only asked

for a pumping capacity of 75 gallons per minute, (1/3 the total capacity).

Gerrits’ statement said a high-capaci-ty well permit is required when a well, or series of wells, exceeds pumping capaci-ties of 70 gallons per minute. It is only fi ve gallons per minute less than what is asked for.

He said two pump tests were conduct-ed (at a rate of 140 gallons per minute, signifi cantly higher than the last permit application rate of 75 gallons) by North Breeze engineers, with oversight and involvement by the WDNR. He said data collected by the tests indicate no impacts to neighboring wells or the village of Stetsonville wells, according to a profes-sional hydrogeologist. He said the data was reviewed by a second professional hydrogeologist who agrees with the pro-fessional opinion of the North Breeze hy-drogeologist.

Continued from page 1

Dairy group pulls permit application for high-capacity wells

Offi cers installedThe Medford Kiwanis Club began its new year with the installation of new offi cers during the group’s annual

meeting Tuesday night. Pictured are (l. to r.) Mary Bix, secretary; Dave Goessl, treasurer, Brian Wilson, past presi-dent; Catherine Leifi eld, president elect; Kiwanis District Lt. Governor Roger Krogstad and president Randy Juedes. Not pictured is vice president Jon Knoll.

Passing the gavelOutgoing Kiwanis president Brian Wilson passes the

gavel to new president Randy Juedes during the groups’ annual meeting held at the school forest Tuesday night. In addition to the installation of new offi cers, the club recognized outstanding effort by club members. Stan Carbaugh was recognized as Kiwanian of the Year. Mary Bix, Dave Goessl, Herb Archibald and Brian Wilson were all recognized with distinguished service plaques.

photos by Kim Wilson

Thursday, January 2, 2014 Page 5NEWSTHE STAR NEWS

Bomb scareA bomb scare at Medford Area Senior High

interrupted classes Wednesday afternoon as stu-dents, staff and visitors were removed from the building and sheltered at the Simek Center and Medford Area Elementary School.

The Medford Police Department would not release vehicles from the senior high parking lot, so those students who drove to school either had to be picked up or they rode the school bus home.

Earlier this year, the conclusion of a high school football game was postponed when an active shooter threat in the community led moving the crowd, teams and others attending the game into the gymnasium and locker rooms. There was no threat of violence directed at the school during the incident.

The high school was the scene of a scare in early 2013 when a threat, written on a bathroom wall, for the next school day was discovered near the end of the school day. During that incident, the building was searched during the evening and classes where held under tight security the next day, with many students choosing not to attend.

“If you build it they will come.”The famous “Field of Dreams” quote

applied to the Medford city pool project, with attendance setting new records and drawing users from throughout the re-gion.

With a late start to the pool season, due to waiting for the construction to be com-pleted in June, the city pool drew a total of 10,620 patrons this summer, an aver-age of 156 people every day. Total revenue collected was $23,426.05. In the past, pool revenue was about $17,000 a year. The fees collected from pool users only covers a portion of the total cost of operating and maintaining the facility.

For alderman Mike Bub, who, as chair-man of the pool committee, has been a driving force behind the pool project, the usage numbers show the project was worth the ef-fort.

Bub and other members of the committee re-viewed the year end report and looked at projects for the coming year at a committee meeting held Mon-day afternoon.

Streets/water superintendent Pat Chariton noted chemical costs for the pool were also higher this year. “We were told by Newman Pools to ex-pect that the fi rst year,” Chariton said. He noted as the new plaster in the pool cured this summer, it absorbed some of the pool chemicals. With the curing process complete, next summer’s chemical usage should be lower.

Committee member Tom Gebert also noted with more people using the pool, more chemicals will be needed to keep the water clean. Bub said it makes sense the pool would use more chemicals because it is about 30 percent larger than it was before, and the water is fi ltered more fre-quently due to changes to bring the pool into compliance with state rules.

Bub described this season as a learn-ing one for the pool. He noted there were some situations that arose over the course of the summer they did not antici-pate, primarily due to lifeguards being unwilling to assert authority, especially with older youth in the pool.

There were incidents of kids throw-ing basketballs and pool rubber ducks at other children. “You can’t have a 17-year-old telling other 17-year-olds what to do,” Bub said.

Mayor Mike Wellner agreed, noting years ago when he and Larry Conner ran the summer recreation program, they would even run into problems with col-lege kids being unwilling to discipline other youth. Wellner suggested having an adult serve in a pool supervisor position to oversee the lifeguards and ensure pool rules are being followed. If nothing else, he said it would give back-up to a decision made by a lifeguard.

Chariton noted in the past there had al-ways been an adult in charge of the pool, but in recent years the city has gotten away from it because they haven’t gotten the applicants. Wellner noted he has been approached by a few individuals who are

interested in the position and who said they were willing to work on a stipend.

Committee members agreed to recom-mend creation of the position for next summer, with a job description and pay to be determined at a future meeting. The cost of the position for the fi rst year would come from leftover money from the pool renovation project.

In other business, committee mem-bers:

Recommended the $32,000 re-maining from project funds and dona-tions be retained in a nonlapsing reserve fund for future pool needs. City coordina-tor John Fales objected to the move, say-ing he felt it should go back to the capital projects account. According to Fales, the donations made to the pool project should have offset the amount the city was spending. Committee members and Well-

ner disagreed, not-ing people donated to the pool project thinking it would be in addition to what the city was plan-ning to spend. The recommendation will go to the full city council next month for fi nal ac-tion.

R e c -ommended using pool project reserve funds to purchase about 25 additional stackable chairs for the pool area. Chari-

ton was instructed to get prices from local retailers for the chairs. It was also noted patrons are welcome to bring their own chairs to the pool area.

Recommended creating two designated sunscreen spraying stations. These areas located on either side of the pool will have a rubber mat for people to stand on while applying spray-on sun-screen to their children. The popular spray-on sunscreen stains the concrete deck areas. “You can still see the little footprints on the concrete,” Chariton said. The rubber mats will help protect the concrete.

Discussed opening the door to licensing a third-party vendor to sell con-cessions at the park through the summer. The committee will advertise for propos-als for those who are interested in provid-ing the service. Bub said he felt whoever the vendor is should also be allowed to sell during special events in the park, such as the 4th of July or the car show. Both events currently run their own con-cessions, which are used as fundraisers, and concern was raised about being seen as competing against civic organizations.

Agreed to work with the Med-ford Area Senior High School Key Club to design a mural for the north side of the changing building. The students will work with an area artist to design a mural to be painted next spring. Design options will be presented to the city council who will select the fi nal design. Committee members also approved having Chariton look into different options for repainting or applying a coating to changing rooms to clean them up.

Tabled action on getting a sound system installed at the pool and city park area until they can get a vendor in to pres-ent them with options about how it could be done and what the cost would be.

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Page A Thursday, September 22, 2011OPINIONTHE STAR NEWS

Taylor County, like many other levels of government, is facing a budget crisis.

The county’s budget committee has had to make some tough choices about where cuts can or should be made. Bring-ing the budget in line is a matter of set-ting priorities and fi guring out how to get done what needs to be done, with the re-sources available.

Unfortunately, one of the areas identi-fi ed by a majority of members of the bud-get committee as being nonessential is the county’s support of the libraries.

Taylor County levies a special property tax on municipalities that do not support their own library, with this money go-ing to support the fi ve county libraries in Westboro, Rib Lake, Medford, Stetson-ville and Gilman. The communities that already pay to support those libraries at the municipal level are exempted from the tax. The idea is that the libraries are re-sources for everyone and everyone should share in the cost of maintaining them.

The county has traditionally used a cost-per-circulation model for non-res-ident borrowers to determine each li-brary’s portion of resources. For example, if someone from the town of Browning goes to the Frances L. Simek Library and checks out a book, that counts as a non-

resident circulation. If someone from the city of Medford checks out a book, that number is not counted toward the amount used for determining county funding.

The challenge facing libraries, with the exception of Gilman, is circulation num-bers have declined. With the expansion of e-books and online resources, people are not checking out as many books as they have in the past.

This trend will likely continue as tech-nology use spreads.

Libraries are much more than places to check out books. They are information and cultural hubs in the communities. Banks of public access computer termi-nals provide resources for job seekers and students. The meeting rooms and activity spaces provide platforms for public gath-erings, political forums and community learning events.

The value of a library goes far beyond how many books are checked out in any given year. A new measurement is needed to determine how library resources are allocated that refl ects the overall usage, rather than just how many items were cir-culated.

At the same time, libraries need to work more closely together to share re-sources and expenses. This is especially

true for Westboro and Rib Lake. Westboro is facing the sharpest cuts under the coun-ty library budget because of its small size, and Rib Lake is not doing much better. The two communities should look at the possibility of a joint library with shared staff between the two facilities. Operat-ing both Rib Lake and Westboro locations under a joint agreement could allow both locations to remain open to serve their residents for years to come.

As budgets continue to get stretched thinner, libraries need to work to ensure voters and decision makers in their com-munities are aware of what an important resource they are. There needs to be a new funding formula less reliant on the tradi-tional circulation model and one that fo-cuses on the library’s abilities to serve the needs of the community.

What comes after asphalt?For Taylor County, there is a very real possibility it

will return to gravel roads on the highways. Highway Commissioner Jess Sackmann gave that warning to members of the budget committee at their September 18 meeting.

His warning was not an idle threat or an exaggera-tion. Instead, it was based on simple math. Taking the money available to repave the roads and dividing it by the cost per mile for roads, gives the number of road miles that can be replaced each year. The simple math results in about fi ve miles of paving each year. For a city or town, this would be a sizable amount of work, however, for the 250 mile county highway network, this requires a road to be able to go 50 years before being repaved.

Last winter’s harsh weather and snow and ice condi-tions that stretched into April left many roads damaged throughout the state. Last winter was especially hard on county and town roads. It is impossible to imagine what condition a road would be in after 50 winters.

Most town boards have shelved any plans to pave ad-ditional miles. Board members are closely following the county and would likely follow the county’s lead and re-turn the paved roads that do exist back to gravel if faced

with that option. The money just isn’t there to maintain them.

Road maintenance is an essential service at the coun-ty and town level. It is the primary function of local gov-ernment and is vital for ensuring not only commerce and industry, but also public safety.

While virtually everyone recognizes the value of a well-maintained road system, the million dollar ques-tion is, how do we pay for it.

Road construction costs have spiraled upward in recent years. This has been driven in part by the cost of asphalt, which in turn is driven by the market price of oil. It is hard to plan for future needs when material costs have doubled in price in the past few years.

The traditional model has been to raise taxes in or-der to cover the increasing expense. Without expensive borrowing or a referendum, that option is off the table for most local governments. This leaves governments with trying to do more with less resources.

More research needs to be done at the university level for durable alternatives to asphalt. There needs to be road pavement options that are not subject to steep price increases. Asphalt has been the road material of choice for decades, it is time to look at ways to either extend its lifespan or replace it as the go-to road surface.

At the same time, local government needs to have the power to react to changing conditions and the ability to maintain road infrastructure. Unless there are dras-tic changes, referendums for road projects are likely to appear in the coming years. Voters should be ready to support those efforts to maintain the investment in the road system.

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Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol O’Leary, General Manager Kris O’Leary and News Editor Brian Wilson.

Write a Vox Pop: Vox Pops, from the Latin Vox Populi or Voice of the People, are the opinions of our readers and refl ect subjects of current interest. All letters must be signed and contain the address and telephone number of the writer for verifi cation of authorship and should be the work of the writer. Letters will be edited. No election-related letters will be run the week before the election. E-mail: starnews@centralwinews.com.

I think the lesson is we have to utilize science to protect our environment. If our kids and grandkids can’t swim in our lakes and use water from our wells, will Taylor County be a better place to live? By no means is this county against agriculture or dairy farming, but we just want to help by being the best stewards of the environ-ment we can be.

— Taylor County Land Conservationist Ashly Steinke about the decision by North Breeze Dairy to withdraw its high-capacity well permit for a

proposed farm in Little Black.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011 Page 3OPINIONTHE STAR NEWS

Robert Weissman, of the non-profi t consumer advocacy group Public Citi-zen, posted “Is There a Billionaire Can-cellation Effect?” (www.huffi ngtonpost.com/robert-weissman/is-there-a-billion-aire-ca_b_5797422.html) on the effects of Supreme Court rulings Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (FEC) and McCutcheon v. FEC on campaign spending.

Campaign spending exploded since Citizens United (2010), which permits corporations and the super-rich to spend unlimited sums to infl uence elections so long as their contributions go to out-side groups, not directly to candidates. Reported outside spending tripled from 2008 to 2012. Pro-Republican outside spending was over twice pro-Democratic spending in 2012, and is running ahead again this election cycle.

Dark money—undisclosed money channeled through trade associations and social welfare organizations—sky-rocketed since 2010. From almost 100 percent disclosure of outside spending in 2006, we’re now below 50 percent. Un-disclosed money — much of it channeled through Koch Brother-affi liated organi-zations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS—over-whelmingly favors Republicans. In 2012,

the margin was 7-1 ($265 million versus $35 million).

The April 2014 McCutcheon decision held unconstitutional the previous limit on how much an individual can contrib-ute in total to candidates, parties and political committees. Since April 2014, of the 58 people contributing $100,000 or more to joint fundraising committees, 51 directed all of those donations to Repub-licans.

Those arguing Republican and Demo-crat billionaires cancel each other out in campaign spending are mistaken. It is true all candidates must spend a lot of time raising money, which means they spend time with the small fraction of the population that can write big checks. Elected offi cials in both parties owe alle-giance to deep-pocketed donors and giant outside spenders. The resultant systemic problem is giant corporations and the su-per-rich have more easy and direct infl u-ence on elected offi cials. One only need look to the $700,000 dark money GTAC (Gogebic Taconite) contribution to pro-Republican Club for Growth to see how pay-to-play politics works in Wisconsin. (“Walker’s Wisconsin Is Drowning in Corruption,” 8-27-2014, by Joel McNally, expressmilwaukee.com/article-perma-link-23869.html)

Support candidates who vow to fi ght the effects of big money on our politi-cal system by advocating for campaign fi nance reform and overturning Citizens United ruling effects through passage of a Constitutional amendment. Kelly

Westlund, 7th Congressional District Democratic challenger to Sean Duffy, has made such a vow. Vote for Kelly Westlund on November 4.

— Jeanne Larson, Phillips

Thursday, October 2, 2014 Page 7OPINIONTHE STAR NEWS

The City of Medford Planning Commission will get one more kick at the cat Monday night when Mitch Mertens will appear before the body to request a condi-tional use permit for a wider than normal driveway.

Rather than continuing to punish someone for want-ing to follow the rules while building a home in the city, Medford leaders need to approve the permit and let the project proceed.

The ongoing saga of the oversized driveway apron started a few months ago when Mertens came to the city asking for a building permit for his new home. City plan-ner Bob Christensen denied the request for a driveway wider than the standard 24-foot width based on the zon-ing code limits.

Mertens then appealed Christensen’s decision to the zoning board of appeals. Despite many people on the board thinking it was much ado about nothing, the board could not agree on whether there were enough reasons to grant a variance, noting perhaps the zoning rule itself needed to be changed.

Mertens then took his cause to the planning com-mission and city council, asking those bodies to make a change in the zoning codes. After a public hearing and a couple meetings and a lengthy discussion on if any of the driveway rules still made sense, the commission members voted to recommend opening the door for wider than standard driveways for situations such as Mertens’.

In August, the Medford City Council agreed to add some fl exibility for duplexes and multi-family dwellings to accommodate wider than standard driveway aprons.

Throughout the process, Mertens’ request for a wider driveway has been discussed and discussed some more. At this point, the soup is getting pretty thin, and by all rights Monday’s planning commission meeting should take only long enough to call for a motion and the vote.

The silly thing about this whole process is that Mertens

has been essentially punished for doing the correct thing. There are a number of newer driveways in the city wider than the default 24-feet, but the difference is those prop-erty owners didn’t ask permission. Considering it would be ludicrous – not to mention political suicide – for the city to force people to tear up noncomplying driveways, it is likewise ludicrous to punish those who bother to ask permission fi rst.

It is these bureaucratic quagmires that make many people hesitant to want to build in the city rather than the town. At the very least, city residents can rest assured even prominent business owners get caught in the slow-moving gears of government as much as any other city resident.

Considering the amount of time Mertens has spent at city hall the last few months, perhaps he should consider running for city council next spring. Incumbent alder-man Arlene Parent has already announced she will not be seeking reelection. Mertens’ new residence is in her district and it will be an open seat. Nomination papers can be circulated after hunting season.

Brian Wilson

It is time for city to tear down hurdles

Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.

Says Star News, Medford police need to do their homeworkVox Pop

I was stunned to read the re-marks by Ken Coyer in last week’s edition of The Star News. Mr. Coyer may be a brilliant chief of police, but when it comes to the law, he is utterly clueless. Yes, there have been many challenges to restric-tions on sex offender residency. Al-most all challenges have failed. The only time a court has found that re-strictions on where sex offenders can live are an unconstitutional restraint is where the restrictions were not for public safety, but were intended to be punitive. Isn’t there a city attorney who should be con-

sulted on these matters?I was not surprised to fi nd that

Mayor Wellner wants to run to Madison for help, but it is a short-sighted position that is almost as uninformed as Ken Coyer’s. If Madison is allowed to set policy for rural areas, it is the smaller communities like Westboro, Chel-sea, and Rib Lake that will suf-fer. Populated areas with many schools, parks, and churches will naturally be protected, but small and unincorporated communities will become the dumping grounds of choice. In short, this is a county

issue. Surely, there is someone on the county board with enough fore-sight and critical thinking ability to tackle this issue.

Perhaps, the city of Medford or The Star News should invest in a subscription to Westlaw Next or Lexis Nexus. The facts matter, and one would think the mayor, the chief of police, and the local pa-per would want to check the facts before making statements that are at best misleading, and at worst pa-tently false.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week unveiled highly anticipated new programs to help farmers better manage risk, ushering in one of the most signifi cant reforms to U.S. farm pro-grams in decades.

Vilsack also announced new tools are now available to help provide farmers with the information they need to choose the new safety net program that is right for their business.

“The 2014 Farm Bill represented some of the largest farm policy reforms in decades. One of the Farm Bill’s most signifi cant reforms is fi nally taking effect,” said Vilsack. “Farming is one of the riskiest businesses in the world. These new programs help ensure risk can be effectively managed so families don’t lose farms that have been passed down through generations because of events beyond their control. But unlike the old direct payment program, which paid farmers in good years and bad, these new initiatives are based on market forces and include county – and individual – coverage options. These reforms provide a much more rational approach to helping farmers manage risk.”

The new programs, Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill, legislation that ended direct payments. Both programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to se-lect which program works best for their business.

To help farmers choose between ARC and PLC, USDA helped create online tools that allow farmers to enter information about their operation and see projections about what each program will mean for them under pos-sible future scenarios. The new tools are now available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc. USDA provided $3 million to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri and the Agricul-tural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M (co-leads for the National Association of Agricultural and Food Policy), along with the University of Illinois (lead for the National Coalition for Producer Education) to develop the new programs.

“We’re committed to giving farmers as much infor-mation as we can so they can make an informed deci-sion between these programs,” said Vilsack. “These resources will help farm owners and producers boil the information down, understand what their options are, and ultimately make the best decision on which choice is right for them. We are very grateful to our partners for their phenomenal work in developing these new tools within a very short time frame.”

Starting Monday, Sept. 29, farm owners may begin visiting their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offi ces if they want to update their yield history and/or real-locate base acres, the fi rst step before choosing which new program best serves their risk management needs. Letters sent this summer enabled farm owners and pro-ducers to analyze their crop planting history in order to decide whether to keep their base acres or reallocate

them according to recent plantings.

The next step in USDA’s safety net implementation is scheduled for this win-ter when all producers on a farm begin making their election, which will re-main in effect for 2014-2018 crop years between the op-tions offered by ARC and PLC.

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St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford will formally welcome its new spiritual leader on Sun-day, as Rev. Brian Mundt is installed as the congrega-tion’s senior pastor during the 10:15 a.m. worship ser-vice.

Mundt comes to the community from a role as inten-tional interim pastor in four different Twin Cities con-gregations. His time in Minnesota has included studies which led to a doctorate degree. Prior to those stops, he served a Rice Lake congregation.

“I have my vision, but as a congregation we need to ask where God is calling us and what God is up to in the community,” Mundt said. “It’s a shared discernment, we need to do it as a community and that’s the fun part.”

Mundt’s doctoral work looked at the question of how to get people immersed in scripture. He said a focus on discipleship will be in his call to this community.

St. Paul’s was most recently served by interim pastor

Kelly Taylor-Schaus and visitation pastor Nancy Amacher. Its last ministerial call was fi lled by Rev. Pete Warmanen, who led the congregation for almost a decade.

Mundt served in a variety of ca-pacities in the United States Air Force before pursuing a second career in the ministry. He said he’s felt a call toward the min-istry since his grade school days, and like many oth-ers, he pursued it after serving his country.

Mundt is married and has a grown son. The couple has a pair of border collies, Chance and Thunder. He enjoys watching mov-ies, hiking and walks, reading and continuing education. He has done rifl e and trap shooting and said curling in-trigues him.

St. Paul’s Lutheran welcomes new pastor Brian Mundt

by Reporter Mark Berglund

New pastor will be installed at 10:15 a.m. worship service Oct. 5

Pastor Brian Mundt delivers the sermon during his fi rst Sun-day at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford.

The Never Forgotten Honor Flight organization based in Wausau, and the many organizations, busi-nesses and individuals who fund it, will fl y two World War II veterans, 93 Korean War veterans and one Vietnam War veteran to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials that honor their service on Monday, Oct.6. Fifty-fi ve guardians will accompany the vets on the trip to assist them on their whirlwind one-day round trip that departs Central Wisconsin Airport at 7 a.m. and is scheduled to return at approximately 10 p.m. The public is invited to the Central Wisconsin Airport to welcome the veterans home Monday night, and Honor Flight offi -cials recommend arriving by 8:30 p.m. Free parking for those welcoming the veterans home will be provided.

Local veterans going on the Oct. 6 trip include:Henry Brushaber of Medford, a Korean War veteran

who served in the Army from July 1953 to May 1955. He was a Corporal working in fi eld wire.

Alton Cain of Medford, a Korean War veteran who served in the Navy from February 1951 to February 1955. He was a 3rd Class Gunner Mate.

Neal Olkives of Medford, a Korean War veteran who served in the Army infantry from January 12, 1954 to May 18, 1958. He was a SP4 who also was stationed in Germany and Fort Riley, Kan.

George Buksa of Rib Lake, a Korean War veteran who served in the Navy from 1949-1955. He was a sea-man who served on the carrier USS Coral Sea, seeing duty in the Mediterranean Sea.

Richard Gordon of Rib Lake, a Korean War veteran who served in the Army from November 1951 to Novem-ber 1953. He was a Corporal who set up smoke cover to retrieve the wounded and other GIs.

Charles Strebel of Rib Lake, a Korean War veteran who served in the Marines from October 1948 to March 1956. He was a S/Sgt. participating in the Inchon land-ing in January 1951. He worked as a radio operator for fi eld artillery.

Melvin Hultman of Ogema, a Korean War veteran, who served in the Army from October 1951 to October 1953. He was stationed in Germany.

Norbert Daniels of Athens, a Korean War veteran who served in the Army infantry from December 2, 1952 to December 1, 1954. He served as a Tech. Sgt.

William Benzschawel of Owen, a Korean War vet-eran, who served in the Air Force from May 3, 1950 to Sept. 3 1953. He was an A/C. He was stationed in the U.S. and Korea and worked as a record keeper.

After Monday’s trip, the Never Forgotten Honor Flight will have taken 1,666 veterans to Washington, D.C. since the fi rst fl ight on April 27, 2010. Two more trips are scheduled for April and May 2015. Any veter-ans from World War II, the Korean War and the Viet-nam War are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Recent honor fl ight participants from this area in-clude: Lewis Berlyn of Westboro, Chester Brahmer of Rib Lake, Delbert Wells of Medford and Patrick Schae-fer of Lublin.

Veterans receive a free round-trip fl ight, and guard-ians pay $500 for the opportunity to accompany one or two veterans on the trip. Veterans and guardians inter-ested in taking a future Honor Flight must complete an application at: www.neverforgottenhonorfl ight.org or contact the organization at 715-573-8519. Veterans are selected based upon the order in which their applica-tions are received and the confl ict they served in. Pref-erence is given to World War II veterans, then Korea veterans and then Vietnam veterans. Veterans who are terminally ill, regardless of when they served, are also given preference. Guardians should be 18-69 years old and able to lend physical assistance to the veterans. Completed applications for veterans and guardians also can be mailed to Never Forgotten Honor Flight, P.O. Box 5056 Wausau, WI 54402-5056.

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GILMAN HOMECOMINGTHE STAR NEWS

Gilman wears royal purple for homecoming

Getting the crownJesse Ogle is crowned as the 2014 Gilman High School Homecoming King at the pep

rally held on Friday afternoon at the school. Other members of the court included Queen Shaelan Schmitt and court attendants Derek Thorgerson, Brooke Webster, James Copen-haver, Hailey Zach, Logan Anderson, MaKaylen Skabroud, Cole Johnson, and Desiree Budzinski.

Facing a homecoming challengeBobby Quinnell didn’t let his glasses get in the way of helping his class with a home-

coming game challenge which involved getting gummy worms out of a pie pan of whipped cream.

Leader of the bandDrum major Breanna Fryza keeps the beat for the Gilman High

School marching band as it performed in the annual homecoming parade in the village on Friday afternoon.

photos by Mark Berglund

The answer revealedGilman High School traditionally crowns its homecoming king and

queen on Friday afternoon and those honored in the student voting are not revealed until the end of the pep assembly. Opening an envelope with a picture of a crown told Shaelan Schmitt she was the choice of her schoolmates.

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First placeJulie Prihoda took fi rst place in the photo contest held as part of the Taylor County Courthouse rededication event on Sept. 6. Entrants were invited to submit their best

pictures from the day.

Second placeLinda Daniels took second place with this picture from the back of the courtroom

during the trial reenactment.

Third placeLinda Daniels

took third place with this picture of the fl ag ceremony during the start of the rededication event.

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In his annual State of Education address, State Su-perintendent Tony Evers called for fi nding common ground to move education forward for Wisconsin stu-dents.

“We’re doing more in this single year than in any of my previous 37 years in public education,” he said. “Let’s work together to fi nd common ground that unites us and stand strong on behalf of our kids.”

His speech included a long list of initiatives educa-tors have been working on for several years, a spotlight on his Achievement Gap Task Force and its work to ad-vance strategies to close achievement gaps, and a push to fi x the state’s school funding inequalities by reintro-ducing Fair Funding for Our Future.

Following through on initiatives Evers stressed the importance of the daily steps go-

ing on in the state’s public schools to transform teach-ing and learning. He noted educators are working on higher, rigorous new academic standards; better as-sessments; a new educator evaluation system; new in-vestments in career readiness; and continued improve-ments in the state’s accountability system.

“This year, thanks to higher academic standards, embraced by Wisconsin educators, our students are learning more in mathematics, English language arts, and reading.”

“Thanks to partnerships between K-12 and higher education, more high school students are earning col-lege credits. And this year, our new incentive program gives more students the chance to earn industry certi-fi cations.”

“…[T]he Education Commission of the States rated Wisconsin’s school report cards as among the nation’s best.”

Promoting excellence for all Evers shared his pride in Wisconsin’s nation leading

ACT scores and Advanced Placement results. However, he cautioned the state has much more to do to reach the Agenda 2017 goals to have every child graduate college and be career ready.

“It’s unacceptable that Wisconsin is worst in the na-tion when it comes to the well-being of African Ameri-can children. It’s unacceptable when Hispanic and American Indian students drop out of school at a rate of one in four, and African American students at a rate of one in three. It’s unacceptable that wide gaps still per-sist for students with disabilities, English learners, and students in poverty.” Big year for Wisconsin public schools

“Today, our task force released its fi nal report and we launched a website — resources developed by Wis-consin educators, for Wisconsin educators.”

“This group did not disappoint — they zeroed in on the real issues and proposed real solutions to classroom life with diverse groups of kids. They clearly under-stood that poverty matters. However, and this is very important, the task force concluded that if we don’t ad-dress the issue of race head on, we will have failed. I agree.

“Many of their recommendations revolve around the importance of relationships: between educator and student, and among adults, as well as honoring cultures that are not our own. These are changes of heart and mind and will be the most diffi cult to navigate. But, if we follow our moral compasses, we can change.

“The task force also reinforced the importance of meaningful family engagement. Families must be more than informed — they must be involved and invested in their child’s learning on a daily basis from the class-room, school, and district level. We can all do better at this.

“What mattered was the common ground they found in their daily work to help all children reach their full potential. Their focus was right where it belongs — on the kids, on the classroom, on achievement. Heading into the next legislative session, this is a lesson we can all take to heart. There certainly will be proposals that will divide and distract us. But, we can accomplish so much more when we tackle the harder work of fi nding common ground.”

Funding our schools Evers commended the work of the Speaker’s Task

Force on Rural Schools, comprised of rural legisla-tors from both parties. He noted the group heard loud and clear what educators have long known: the state’s school funding system is broken. He said the toll of cuts, freezes, caps, and a failure to reform the school funding system is an increasing divide among rural, suburban, and urban school districts. And, he suggested the school funding system is threatening Wisconsin students’ fun-damental right to an equal opportunity for a sound ba-sic education.

“In its 2000 Vincent v. Voight decision, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court found our school fi nance system consti-tutionally sound, so long as it met certain conditions. … Yet, school funding decisions since have gone the other way.”

He cited data that showed state aid hasn’t kept pace with infl ation; frozen special education aid only covers about a quarter of district special education costs; state funding for English learners is lower now than it was in 2005, covering only 8.5 percent of eligible costs for a growing population; increases in student poverty, with 43 percent eligible for free and reduced-price school meals; and more districts experiencing declining enroll-ment, leaving rural districts poorer, with fewer kids.

“We can no longer ignore these realities, and what they mean for our students. … This November, I will again propose Fair Funding for Our Future — a com-prehensive school funding reform package. I’ll propose increases in general aid and revenue limits and more support for special needs students, English learners, students in poverty, and rural schools.”

“I call on our governor and Legislature to fi nally tackle this issue and adopt these long overdue reforms. … Let’s fi ght for and fi nally achieve meaningful school fi nance reform that provides all students from all parts of the state the equal opportunities they deserve.”

Evers sees big year for Wisconsin public schools

United Way campaign beginsGeorge Kalmon, left, was an active bidder Friday night at the United

Way of Taylor County’s kick-off event at The Veranda. The evening in-cluded live and silent auctions that started the annual fundraising cam-paign which benefi ts 20 agencies which serve the community. In the photo at bottom left, United Way board member Lon Rundquist shows off a basket of Wisconsin Badgers items during the live auction. Funds raised at the event start the push toward the $100,000 campaign goal.In the photo below, auctioneer Randy Stockwell draws bidders in during the auction.

photos by Mark Berglund

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Hit the sack

Feed line feedbackAshley Schmeiser (l.) and Medford FFA member Joelle Zenner answer questions

from Adam Kowalski, Aidan Ball, Mackenzie Madison, Esmeralda Vazquez and Au-brey Rickaby about the Schmeiser family farm located near Grassy Knoll Lake in the town of Molitor. Third graders visited the farm on Friday after a classroom introduction from FFA members to the annual Food for America program. The farm visit included students from Medford, Stetsonville, Holy Rosary Catholic and Immanuel Lutheran schools.

Photos by Mark Berglund

Rabbit reachMedford FFA member Marcy Bunkelman introduced third graders to a variety of

animals on the Schmeiser farm, including rabbits, turkeys, chickens, swine, and dairy goats.

Medford Area Elementary School third graders Austin Klinger and Donavyn Scheinoha take a break to try the gunny sack races at the Schmeiser farm on Friday. An ice cream station provided another break during the lessons.

UdderstandingStetsonville Elementary School third graders Latrell Lee (l. to r.), Mackenzie Madi-

son, Lidainian Price, Adam Kowalski and Aidan Ball point to the udder as Medford FFA member Joey Tomandl describes the milking process during the annual Food for America program at the Schmeiser farm on Friday.

Tired outStetsonville third graders Erica Wesle and Miranda Anderson pose by some of the

equipment on the Schmeiser Farm.

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Medford Area Public School District

Board of Education Meeting

September 18, 2014

Budget Adjustments

2013-2014

General Fund 10

Revenues - Fund 10 Budget Adjustment Amended

Transfer From Fund Balance 294,876 (190,354) 104,522 200 Rev From Local Sources 6,558,460 25,742 6,584,202300 Interdist Paymnts 655,000 213,358 868,358500 Rev Intermediate Source 3,000 95,674 98,674600 Rev From State Sources 12,698,690 (29,147) 12,669,543700 Rev From Federal Sources 627,210 4,162 631,372800 Other Financing Sources 4,000 (4,000) -900 Other Revenue 134,170 (45,373) 88,797 Total Adjustment 000 Total Revenue 20,975,406 70,062 21,045,468

Fund Balance

Expenditures - Fund 10 Budget Adjustment Amended

110 000 Undifferentiated Curr 4,309,817 (138,934) 4,170,883120 000 Regular Curriculum 4,428,686 93,850 4,522,536130 000 Vocational Curr 846,596 16,088 862,684140 000 Physical Curriculum 635,904 (30,543) 605,361150 000 Special Curriculum 0 - 0160 000 Co-Curricular Activities 351,050 (23,089) 327,961170 000 Special Needs 93,133 233 93,366210 000 Pupil Services 690,916 (58,177) 632,739220 000 Instruction Staff Serv 1,377,464 44,986 1,422,450230 000 Central Administration 293,061 13,717 306,778240 000 Building Administration 1,054,156 73,389 1,127,545250 000 Business Administration 3,604,401 39,446 3,643,847 (Includes, Business Administration, Operations, Maintenance, Transportation, Utilities)260 000 Central Services 170,080 (509) 169,571270 000 Insurance And Judgements 170,406 (21,954) 148,452280 000 Debt Service 4,000 (1,180) 2,820290 000 Other Support Services 3,788 - 3,788410 000 Interfund Operating Trans 2,670,348 156,984 2,827,332430 000 General Tuition Payments 138,500 38,855 177,355 490 000 Non-Program Transactions 1,500 (1,500) 0 Total Adjustment 000 000 Total Expenditures 20,843,806 201,662 21,045,468

Total

Special Education Fund 27

Revenues - Fund 27 Budget Adjustment Amended

000 000 Total Revenue 3,660,799 23,416 3,684,215

Expenditures - Fund 27 Budget Adjustment Amended

100 000 Instruction 2,873,934 18,396 2,892,330200 000 Support Services 786,865 (27,702) 759,163400 000 Non-Program Transactions 0 32,722 32,722 Total Adjustment 000 000 Total Expenditures 3,660,799 23,416 3,684,215

Food Service Fund 50

Revenues - Fund 50 Budget Adjustment Amended

000 000 Total Revenue 1,056,362 22,440 1,078,802

Expenditures - Fund 50 Budget Adjustment Amended

100 000 Instruction 0 0 0200 000 Support Services 1,055,893 65,716 1,121,609400 000 Non-Program Transactions 0 0 0 Total Adjustment 65,716 000 000 Total Expenditures 1,055,893 1,121,609

Community Service Fund 80

Revenues - Fund 80 Budget Adjustment Amended 000 000 Total Revenue 145,000 (20,670) 124,330

Expenditures - Fund 80 Budget Adjustment Amended 100 000 Instruction 62,200 (13,069) 49,131200 000 Support Services 82,800 6,810 89,610300 000 Community Services 0 0 0 Total Adjustment (6,259) 000 000 Total Expenditures 145,000 138,741

Package/Coop Fund 99

Revenues - Fund 99 Budget Adjustment Amended

000 000 Total Revenue 1,157,629 (133,983) 1,023,646

Expenditures - Fund 99 Budget Adjustment Amended 100 000 Instruction 481,289 (92,651) 388,638200 000 Support Services 676,340 (41,332) 635,008400 000 Non-Program Transaction 0 0 0 Total Adjustment (133,983) 000 000 Total Expenditures 1,157,629 1,023,646 40-142816 WNAXLP

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Medford Area Public School District

Board of Education Meeting Minutes

September 18, 2014

Members Present: Brandon Brunner, Paul Dixon, Dave Fleegel, Kelley Isola, Barb Knight, Jeff Peterson, Mark Reuter and Mark Temme.

Consent Agenda:Approved:

• Agenda • Secretary’s Report • Meeting Minutes of August 21,2014 • Treasurer’s Report • Graduation Date (May 22, 2015) • RVA Representative and Alternate Representa-

tive • Medical Advisor for the 2014-15 School Year • Line of Credit

Information/Discussion:• MASH structural changes update and transformer/

busbar repair • Curriculum Connection - “The Next Generation:

Chromebooks” • Testing results • Start of School Enrollment, Staffi ng and Principal

Reports • Alternative benefi t plan for staff • Policies for 1st Reading, including: GBI Staff Gifts

and Solicitations; GCD Staff Hiring; JECBA Ad-mission of Foreign Exchange Students; JECBB Transfer/Home-Based Students; JECBE Par-ticipation of Non-Public School Students in Dis-trict Courses; JECC Assignment of Students to Schools; and KI Distribution & Posting of Infor-mation and Soliciting of Students; and policy KJA Booster Clubs for editorial changes; and Liqui-dated Damages

Action:Approved/Failed:

• Motion to create an RFQ and sent out to con-tractors, bringing the proposals to the October board meeting

• Motion to approve the 2013-14 Budget Adjust-ments

• Motion to approve the addition of a FFA Advisor • Approval of Personnel Report • Approval to have unassigned general fund eq-

uity in an amount not to exceed 20% of the subsequent budgeted expenditures to be used for cash fl ow purposes. The remainder will be assigned for payment of technology replace-ment and maintenance of recreational facili-ties. Further, the Board assigns 100% of the equity in the food Service Fund to be used for equipment upgrade, replacement and excess expenses over revenues. Also, the Board as-signed the equity in the community Education Fund to be used for CLC programming and other community based programs.

• Approval of policies for 2nd Reading, including: IICC School Volunteers; JB Equal Educational Opportunity; JBA Student Harassment/Bul-lying; JE Attendance/Truancy; JEB Entrance Age; JEC School Admissions; and KLD Public Complaints About School Personnel

• Approval of district emails for all board mem-bers

• Approval to pay substitute teachers at the higher rate of $100 per day, if they worked 160 hours in the previous year.

Adjournment:The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

A complete copy of the board meeting minutes are available in the District Offi ce or online at www.medford.k12.wi.us.

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Notice of School Board Referendum Election

(Sec. 121.91, Wis. Stats.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at a referendum election to be held in the Gilman School District on Tues-day, November 4, 2014, the following question will be on the ballot:

Shall the Gilman School District be allowed to exceed the revenue limit specifi ed in § 121.91, Wis. Stats., by up to $325,000.00 in the 2014-2015 school year, $380,000.00 in the 2015-2016 school year, $435,000.00 in the 2016-2017 school year, and $490,000.00 in the 2017-2018 school year on a nonrecurring basis for the purpose of maintaining current levels of educational programming, expenditures and operations?

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that an elector desiring a copy of the School Board resolution directing submis-sion of the question to the electors may be picked up in person at the Gilman School District Offi ce located at 325 North Fifth Avenue, Gilman, Wisconsin, during normal business hours.

Dated this 18th day of August, 2014./s/ Valorie L. Kulesa

Valorie L. Kulesa, Clerk

Gilman School District

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Notice of Referendum Election

November 4, 2014

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, cities, wards, and elec-tion districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, No-vember 4, 2014, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law:

QUESTION 1: “Creation of a Transportation Fund.

Shall section 9 (2) of article IV and section 11 of article VIII of the constitution be created to require that revenues generated by use of the state transportation system be deposited into a transportation fund administered by a department of transportation for the exclusive purpose of funding Wisconsin’s transportation systems and to pro-hibit any transfers or lapses from this fund?”

This referendum is a result of 2013 Enrolled Joint Res-olution 1, a copy of which can be viewed or downloaded from the Government Accountability Board’s website at http://gab.wi.gov. A copy also can be obtained from the offi ce of the county clerk, or the Legislative Documents Room at 1 East Main Street, Madison, Wisconsin .

DONE in the County of Taylor, this 10th day of Sep-tember , 2014.

/s/ Bruce P. Strama40-142448 WNAXLP

Notice of Public Hearing

The City of Medford Plan Commission will hold a Pub-lic Hearing to gather public input on Monday, October 6, 2014 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The hearing will be in the Council Conference Room at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street and will be as follows:

PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a request from Mitch and Shelly Mertens for a Conditional Use Permit under Section 4.2.3.a.2. of the City of Medford Zoning Code to construct a 38 foot wide driveway apron at their duplex located at 341 and 343 N. Seventh Ave.

Virginia Brost

City Clerk

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Taylor County

Board of Supervisors

Friday, August 1, 2014

9:03 a.m.

The following minutes are only a draft and have not yet been approved by the Tay-lor County Board. Therefore, they remain subject to revi-sion pending fi nal approval at the next meeting of the Taylor County Board of Supervisors.

The Taylor County Board of Supervisors was called to or-der at 9:03 a.m. on Friday, Au-gust 1, 2014, by Chairman Jim Metz in the Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse, 224 South Second Street, Medford, WI 54451.

The Prayer of Divine Guid-ance was given by Pastor Jo-seph Dietrich, St. Andrew’s Lu-theran Church, Goodrich and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Town of Greenwood, WI. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Supervisor Sue Breneman. Roll call was taken with sixteen (16) members present and one (1) absent (Lee). A quorum being present, the board was declared in session.

It was moved by Makovsky, seconded by Breneman, to ap-prove the amended agenda with thirteen (13) agenda items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried.

It was moved by Ewan, sec-onded by Lemke, to approve the minutes of the April 15, 2014, Session as published. A unani-mous vote cast, the motion car-ried.

Bruce Strama, County Clerk, read correspondence from the City of Medford in appreciation for the county’s donation to the Medford City Pool.

Docket No. 2014-4-26:

A RESOLUTION EXPRESS-ING APPRECIATION TO LEE CLENDENNING FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO TAYLOR COUNTY.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: HIGHWAY COMMITTEE

It was moved by Fuchs, seconded by Thums, to adopt

the resolution as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolu-

tion No. 6.

Chairman Jim Metz present-ed a plaque to Lee Clendenning for his years of service to Taylor County. Mr. Clendenning ex-pressed his thanks and appre-ciation to Taylor County.

Chairman Metz recessed the County Board from 9:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m.

Cindy Polzin, Senior Director of Legislative and Local Affairs, Offi ce of the Governor, State of Wisconsin was present to hold a discussion regarding Legisla-tive Session and the 2015-2017 State Biennial Budget. She an-swered questions and took com-ments to the Governor’s offi ce from several department heads, county board supervisors, and members of the business com-munity.

Chairman Metz reconvened the County Board at 10:10 a.m.

Docket No. 2014-4-27:

A RESOLUTION COMMEM-ORATING THE 100TH ANNI-VERSARY OF WISCONSIN 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: UW EXTENSION COM-MITTEE

It was moved by Krug, sec-onded by Soper, to adopt the resolution as submitted. Super-visor Krug, Chair of the Exten-sion Committee, discussed the 4-H logo and requested a show of the members of the assembly who were or currently are 4-H members. After they stood up, he asked them to recite the mot-to. A unanimous vote cast on the resolution, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 7.

Docket No. 2014-4-28:

A RESOLUTION DEFIN-ING THE RELATIONSHIP BE-TWEEN TAYLOR COUNTY AND THE BLACK RIVER AMA-TEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND PARKS COMMITTEE

It was moved by Lewis, sec-onded by Albrecht, to adopt the resolution as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolu-

tion No. 8.

Docket No. 2014-4-29:

A RESOLUTION AUTHO-RIZING MACHINERY EXPEN-DITURES EXCEEDING THE 2014 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: HIGHWAY COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

It was moved by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to adopt the resolution as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolu-

tion No. 9.

Docket No. 2014-4-30:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 29, FLOODPLAIN ZONING, TAYLOR COUNTY CODE.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: ZONING COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ, CHAIR

It was moved by Fuchs, seconded by Lewis, to adopt the ordinance as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Ordi-

nance No. 612.

Docket No. 2014-4-31:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 63, ANIMAL MA-NURE AND NUTRIENT MAN-AGEMENT, TAYLOR COUNTY CODE.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: LAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ, CHAIR

It was moved by Krug, sec-onded by Soper, to adopt the ordinance as submitted. Ashly Steinke, County Conservation-

ist, and Ben Stanfl ey, Land Conservation Engineer, were present to answer questions regarding the ordinance. It was moved by Bizer, seconded by Mildbrand, to amend Section 63.09(31)(b) by deleting 20% and inserting 5% to read “An increase in the volumetric ca-pacity or area of a structure or facility by greater than 5%.” A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was then moved by Mildbrand, seconded by Thums, to amend Section 63.28 by de-leting $1,000.00 and inserting $500.00. A roll call vote was cast, eight (8) voting aye (Mild-brand, Lemke, Zenner, Bizer, Thums, Lewis, Brooks, Metz), eight (8) voting no (Makovsky, Hansen, Ewan, Albrecht, Fuchs, Breneman, Soper, Krug), one (1) absent (Lee), the motion failed. A voice vote cast on the ordinance as amended, fourteen (14) voting aye, two (2) voting no (Thums, Mildbrand), one (1) ab-sent (Lee), the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Ordinance No.

613.

Docket No. 2014-4-32:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 9.18(1), SHERIFF’S FEES, SHERIFF, TAYLOR COUNTY CODE.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT-TED: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ, CHAIR

It was moved by Lewis, sec-onded by Breneman, to adopt the ordinance as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Ordi-

nance No. 614.

The County Board discussed the offer from the Town of Rib Lake for property on South Harper Lake. Bruce Strama, County Clerk, stated that the

Town of Rib Lake Supervisor, Ben Kauer, had presented the offer at the June 17, 2014, Build-ings, Grounds, and Parks Com-mittee meeting at which time Maintenance Director, Jeff Lud-wig stated that the department does not have adequate staff to maintain additional parks. The Buildings, Grounds, and Parks Committee informed Kauer that the committee would not be in-terested in the offer, but that Corporation Counsel, Ken Sch-meige opined that the fi nal deci-sion should be that of the Coun-ty Board and that the offer would be acted on at the next County Board meeting. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Makovsky, to not accept the property that

was offered to Taylor County by the Town of Rib Lake. A roll call vote cast, fi fteen (15) voting aye, one (1) voting no (Lemke), and one (1) absent (Lee), the motion carried.

It was moved by Albrecht, seconded by Breneman, to ad-journ subject to the call of the Chair. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:52 a.m.

Bruce P. Strama

Taylor County Clerk

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GENERAL NOTICES: WHEDA, MLC, Sept. 17; Natural Resources Board, Deer, Sept. 19; Bid, Actuarial Audit of the Wisconsin Retirement System; Sept. 18; UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Search, Sept. 22; UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Search, Sept. 24, Madison; Board of Regents, Sept. 29; WI Supreme Court, Financial Audit, RFP: SC15100, Oct 28,

perator’s license;

Page 16 Thursday, October 2, 2014

Special Meeting Notice

Historic St. Ann’s Inc. will hold a Special Meeting of its members on Sun., Oct. 19th at 1:30pm. Purpose of meet-ing is to vote on by-law change. By-law change is to article V, paragraph D. Change from he shall deposit all funds in the name of the association in such bank or banks as may be directed by the Board of Directors. To the Treasurer shall deposit all funds in the name of the association in such banks or investment services as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

Respectfully Submitted

Michael O. Roiger

President Historic St. Anns39-142750

Notice

Village of Rib Lake Water Customers

Please be advised that the Village of Rib Lake will be fl ushing fi re hydrants for one day beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, October 6, 2014 for approxi-mately 8 hours. This may cause discolored water temporarily in certain areas. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but it is a necessary exercise.

Rib Lake Water Utility

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NOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE

STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURTTAYLOR COUNTYCase No. 12-CV-53

CP-SRMOF II 2012-A Trust, U.S. Bank Trust National Asso-ciation, not in its individual ca-pacity but solely as Trustee

Plaintiff,vs.

Tad J. HefnerDefendant.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore-closure entered on July 18, 2012 in the amount of $68,936.58 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:

TIME: October 28, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful

bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certifi ed funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accept-ed). The balance of the suc-cessful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certifi ed funds no later than ten days after the court’s confi rmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is for-feited to the plaintiff. The prop-erty is sold ‘as is’ and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: In the lobby of the Taylor County Courthouse, Med-ford, Wisconsin

DESCRIPTION: That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW-SW) of Section Twenty-Seven (27), Township Thirty-Three (33) North, Range Four (4) West, de-scribed as follows: Commenc-ing at the Northwest corner of the NW-SW, thence South 03°-45’ East 620 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 86°-15’ East 386.50 feet; thence South 03°-40’ West 227.50 feet; thence South 88°-47’ West 357.50 feet; thence North 03° -45’ West 210

feet to the point of beginning. Town of McKinley, Taylor Coun-ty, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: N7740 Monson Dr., Sheldon, WI 54766-9086

DATED: August 22, 2014Gray & Associates, L.L.P.Attorneys for Plaintiff16345 West Glendale DriveNew Berlin, WI 53151-2841(414) 224-8404Please go to www.gray-law.

com to obtain the bid for this sale

Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bank-ruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

(1st ins. September 18,3rd ins. October 2)

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURTTAYLOR COUNTYCase No. 14IN14

In the Matter of the Estate of Gale R. Skistad.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

1. An application for informal administration was fi led.

2. The decedent, with date of birth of July 16, 1948 and date of death of February 11, 2014 was domiciled in Dakota County, State of Minnesota, with a mail-ing address of 6576 Craig Ave., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for fi ling a claim against the decedent’s es-tate is January 5, 2015.

5. A claim may be fi led at the Taylor County Courthouse, 224 South Second Street, Medford, Wisconsin.

/s/ Toni MatthiasToni Matthias, Probate Reg-

istrar715-748-1435Date: September 15, 2014Attorney Mary E. HoelState Bar No. 1001917

PO Box 306Cornell, WI 54732(715) 239-6440

(1st ins. September 25,3rd ins. October 9)

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Two-vehicle accidentsTerra J. Peche and Matthew J. Mueller were involved

in an accident on September 22 at 12:10 p.m. at the inter-section of Hwy 64 and North Fourth Street in the city of Medford. According to the accident report. Peche was stopped at the intersection of Hwy 64 and North Fourth Street waiting to make a left turn onto Broadway. A truck was making a right turn from Hwy 64 onto North Fourth Street and Peche did not see the Mueller vehi-cle behind the truck. Peche stated she thought it was clear to make the turn and pulled out into the path of the Mueller vehicle. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on September 23 at 1:10 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Chelsea. According to the accident report, a pickup truck towing a farm trailer was southbound on Hwy 13 and stopped in traffi c waiting to make a left turn into a private driveway when the trailer was struck in the rear by a second vehicle. The pickup truck and trailer sustained severe damage in the accident. The second vehicle sustained very severe damage and was towed from the scene. The driver of the second vehicle was transported for medical treatment.

Shirley A. Kellenhofer and a vehicle owned by Broadway Rental Cars of Green Bay were involved in an accident on September 23 at 1:23 p.m. in the parking lot at Aspirus Medford Hospital in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, Kellenhofer was back-ing up into a parking space when her vehicle struck the legally-parked Broadway Rental vehicle.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on September 26 at 8:11 a.m. at the inter-section of Hwy 102 and CTH D in the village of Rib Lake. According to the accident report, a vehicle was west-bound on Hwy 102 and was making a right turn onto CTH D. A second vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 102 and failed to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn onto CTH D, striking the fi rst vehicle. The fi rst vehicle

Two-vehicle accidentThe Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded

to an accident on September 25 at 3:50 p.m. at the in-tersection of Hwy 13 and CTH A in the village of Stet-sonville. According to the accident report, two vehicles were northbound on Hwy 13 and stopped in traffi c, waiting for a non-contact vehicle to make a left turn onto CTH A. The driver of the second vehicle mistak-enly thought the fi rst vehicle was going to proceed. The second vehicle moved forward and struck the rear of the fi rst vehicle, causing minor damage to both vehicles.

sustained minor damage to the front and front passen-ger and driver sides. The second vehicle sustained mod-erate damage to the rear and rear passenger side.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on September 27 at 10 a.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Chelsea. According to the accident report, a vehicle northbound on Hwy 13 failed to yield the right-of-way while making a left turn into a private driveway at N4995 Hwy 13 and was struck by a southbound ve-hicle. Both vehicles sustained severe damage to their fronts and were towed from the scene. The driver of the southbound vehicle was transported for medical treat-ment.

One-vehicle accidentsJill L. Lekies was involved in an accident on Septem-

ber 24 at 3:24 p.m. in a parking lot on Eighth Street in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Lekies vehicle was parked next to a handicap parking space. Lekies said she partially backed up and proceed-ed forward with the intent of making a left turn. Lekies said she turned too sharply and her vehicle struck the concrete base of the handicap parking sign.

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on September 29 at 3:36 a.m. on CTH Q in the town of Medford. According to the accident report, a vehicle was southbound on CTH Q when it was struck in the driver’s side door by a deer, causing the side air-bag to deploy.

Deer-related accidentsThe following deer-related accidents were reported:

September 18 at 7:26 a.m. on Martin Drive in the town of Goodrich; September 25 at 5:01 a.m. on Hwy 64 in the city of Medford; September 26 at 5:15 a.m. on CTH G in the town of Ford and at 5:50 a.m. on Sunset Drive in the town of Little Black; September 27 at midnight on CTH F in the town of Roosevelt.

Accident reports Taylor County Law Enforcement

Charges dismissedTwo counts of operating while revoked against Toni

S. Padilla Riffe were dismissed on prosecutor’s motions due to the fact the defendant has been extradited to the State of Alabama and is unlikely to be returning to Wis-consin.

Pleas enteredDana M. Newberry, 30, Medford, pled guilty to pos-

session of an illegally obtained prescription. She was sentenced to serve fi ve days in jail and ordered to pay costs of $443.

Pamela L. Becker, 48, Rib Lake, pled no contest to dis-orderly conduct and was ordered to pay costs of $443.

David D. Renly, 49, Elkin, N.C., pled guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay a fi ne and costs of $330.50. The original charge had been disorderly conduct-domestic abuse.

Floyd J. Vincil, 65, Granton, pled guilty to retail theft-intentionally take (less than or equal to $400). He was ordered to pay costs and restitution of $492.50; and write a letter of apology, submitted to and approved by the Taylor County victim/witness coordinator, to the victim.

Robin M. Poncek, 29, Beloit, pled guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay costs of $443.

Deferred judgmentsLoretta J. Krasovec, n.k.a. Loretta J. Pomboy, 25,

Lodi, successfully completed a one-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and a charge of possession of THC was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion.

Ric J. Murray, 26, Lodi, successfully completed a one-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and a charge of possession of THC was dismissed on a pros-ecutor’s motion.

Court proceedings

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Charges dismissedThe following charges were dismissed

on prosecutor’s motions: Andrew J. Hauser, 26, Cornell, operating while re-voked; Lee D. Messmann, 38, Medford, operating while suspended-causing great bodily harm.

Trials slatedThe following appeared and entered

pleas of not guilty: Paula P. Hayden, 46, Rib Lake, worthless checks; Karen L. Neumueller, 53, Thorp, harassment; Au-drey L. Roth, 48, Glen Flora, operating a vehicle without stopping lights; Mckenzi A. Snyder, 24, Medford, operating with-out a valid license-fi rst offense.

Forfeitures$478.30: Martin J. Wendlandt, 53, Wind

Lake, possessing/loaning/borrowing an-other person’s license.

$438.10: Cody S. Bratland, 21, Lublin, hunting upland game birds during closed season.

$389.50: Christopher J. Dietz, 20, Ste-vens Point, theft of movable property.

$303.30: Cody S. Bratland, 21, Lublin, possessing or transporting an untagged turkey; Kyle T. Bratland, 19, Lublin, pos-sessing or transporting an untagged tur-key.

$263.50: Ginger M. Berry, 69, Curtiss, non-registration of other vehicle; Cody S. Bratland, 21, Lublin, non-registration of other vehicle; Anthony A. Davis, 18, Ab-botsford, underage drinking-possession (fi rst offense); Christopher J. Dietz, 20, Stevens Point, underage drinking-pos-session (fi rst offense); Stephen T. Lehm-an, 21, Stevens Point, disorderly conduct; Lonnie R. Noland, 17, Medford, non-reg-istration of other vehicle.

$263.10: Kyle T. Bratland, 19, Lublin, hunting upland game birds during closed season.

$200.50: Cody S. Bratland, 21, Lublin, operating a motor vehicle without insur-ance; Argjent Dauti, 19, Medford, operat-ing while suspended-fourth or greater offense and operating a motorcycle with-out a valid license ($200.50 each); Andrew J. Hauser, 26, Cornell, operating while suspended; Paul E. Hetke, 47, Ladysmith, operating a motor vehicle without insur-ance; Dalton J. Hoststetler, 20, Medford, operating a motor vehicle without insur-ance and operating a motorcycle without a valid license ($200.50 each); Jessie D. Knoll, 25, Medford, speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Gerald L. Larscheidt, 62, Greenfi eld, speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Luis G. Lopez-Cruz, 21, Medford, operating without a valid license-fi rst of-fense and operating a motor vehicle with-out insurance ($200.50 each); Charles W. Marmaduke Jr., 30, Rib Lake, operating a motor vehicle without insurance; De-sirae K. Nelson, 31, Ogema, operating a motor vehicle without insurance; Aman-da J. Newby, 25, Medford, operating a mo-tor vehicle without insurance; Thomas R. Pagel, 27, Wonewoc, operating while suspended-second offense and operat-ing a motor vehicle without insurance ($200.50 each); Jessie J. Swenson, 36, Rib Lake, operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle without valid reg-istration; Andrea J. Valle, 25, Wausau, operating a motor vehicle without insur-ance; Jenny L. Wicke, 31, Medford, op-erating while suspended-second offense; Eugene J. Zakrzewicz, 60, Sheldon, oper-ating without a valid license-fi rst offense.

$175.30: Chadrick L. Bach, 35, Stetson-ville, speeding 11-15 mph over the limit; Paul E. Hetke, 47, Ladysmith, non-regis-tration of vehicle; Vern E. Johnson, 68, Curtiss, failure to stop/improper stop at

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Charge dismissedA charge of operating without a valid

license-fi rst offense against James W. Unser, 56, Merrill, was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion.

Trial slatedHannah J. Rudolph, 16, Medford, pled

not guilty at a pre-trial conference to fail-ure to stop/improper stop at a stop sign, a license restriction violation, and reck-less driving-endangering safety.

Deferred prosecutionMichael G. Weiler, 24, Medford, pled

not guilty to disorderly conduct. He later entered into a deferred prosecution or sentence agreement.

ForfeituresWesley S. Calhoun, 54, Rib Lake, pled

no contest to making nuisance phone calls and was fi ned $263.50.

Bonnie J. Cullen, 65, Pittsville, pled no contest to an amended charge of speed-ometer violations and was fi ned $175.30. The original charge had been speeding 11-15 mph over the limit.

Sara S. Etten, 38, Medford, pled no contest to an amended charge of speeding 11-15 mph over the limit and was fi ned $175.30.

Zachery G. Firnstahl, 19, Stetsonville, pled no contest to operating without a valid license-fi rst offense and was fi ned $200.50.

Ronald T. Gonnering, 47, Abbotsford,

pled no contest to failure to operate wa-ter skis carefully and was fi ned $114.50.

Tyler S. Johnson, 31, Medford pled no contest to an amended charge of operat-ing a motor vehicle without proof of in-surance and was fi ned $10. The original charge had been operating a motor ve-hicle without insurance.

Anton C. Kauer, 28, Rib Lake, pled guilty to operating while under the infl u-ence-fi rst offense [prohibited alcohol con-centration (PAC) equal to or greater than 0.15 percent]. He was fi ned $1,011, his driver’s license was revoked for seven months, an ignition interlock device is to be installed on his vehicle, and he is to undergo an alcohol assessment. A charge of operating with a PAC equal to or great-er than 0.15 percent was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion.

Toni S. Padilla Riffe, 40, Medford, pled no contest to operating a motor vehicle without insurance and was fi ned $200.50. She also pled no contest to failure to stop/improper stop at a stop sign and was fi ned $175.30.

Jacqueline A. Schmudlach, 28, Rib Lake, pled guilty to operating while un-der the infl uence-fi rst offense (PAC equal to or greater than 0.15 percent). She was fi ned $1,041, her driver’s license was re-voked for eight months, an ignition in-terlock device is to be installed on her vehicle, and she is to undergo an alcohol assessment. A charge of operating with a PAC equal to or greater than 0.15 percent was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion.

The Taylor County Highway Depart-ment pled no contest to violating Class A highway weight limits and was fi ned $832.62.

Disposition reports Taylor County Circuit Court

Probation orderedMichael A. Carlsen, 44, Sheldon, pled

guilty to driving under the infl uence-third offense and was sentenced to serve 220 days in jail and pay a fi ne and costs of $4,016. His sentence was imposed and stayed and he was placed on probation for two years. As conditions of his pro-bation, Carlsen must serve 45 days in jail; pay a fi ne and costs of $1,735 and su-pervision fees as ordered by the Depart-ment of Corrections (DOC); undergo an alcohol and drug asssessment and follow through with recommended treatment and a driver safety plan; attend an OWI victim impact panel; and participate and successfully complete the OWI treat-ment court and pay the $25 participa-tion fee to the district attorney’s offi ce. Carlsen’s driver’s license was revoked for 24 months and an ignition interlock

device is to be installed on his vehicle. A charge of operating with a prohibited al-cohol concentration (PAC)-third offense was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion.

Mariah K. Ditusa, 22, Medford, pled no contest to disorderly conduct. Her sen-tence was withheld and she was placed on probation for one year on the condi-tions she pay costs of $443 and supervi-sion fees as ordered by the DOC; undergo a psychological examination and follow through with recommended treatment; attend anger management counseling, as well as other counseling as deemed ap-propriate by the probationary agent; and write a letter of apology, pre-approved by the probationary agent, to the victim. A charge of intimidating a victim to dis-suade them from reporting the incident was dismissed but read in.

Court proceedings Taylor County Circuit Court

a stop sign; Charles W. Marmaduke Jr., 30, Rib Lake, non-registration of vehicle; Lee D. Messmann, 38, Medford, failure to obey a sign or signal; Carlene J. Schein-pfl ug, 63, Appleton, failure to yield the right-of-way from a stop sign; Emily C. Schield, 22, Medford, failure to stop/im-proper stop at a stop sign; Michael W. Slaughter, 54, Gilman, non-registration of vehicle; Joshua R. Smith, 32, Medford,

non-registration of vehicle; Andrea J. Valle, 25, Wausau, deviation from desig-nated lane.

$169: Richard E. Ebert, 68, Medford, animal at large.

$162.70: Loretta L. Rhyner, 25, Boze-man, Mont., unclean/defective lights or refl ectors.

$10 proof of insurance violation: Di-anna R. Nichols, 49, Gilman.

Traffic court Taylor County Circuit Court

ACA training seminar Nov. 12 Northcentral Technical College

(NTC) will offer a continuing education seminar titled “The Affordable Care Act: What’s Next?” on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

This training session, which fea-tures a topic highly relevant to those in the health and insurance industries, is available at all NTC campus locations in Antigo, Medford, Phillips, Spencer, Wit-tenberg and Wausau. Participants who complete the course will be eligible for four continuing education units (CEUs).

The purpose of this four-hour course is to outline provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will take effect in coming years, with emphasis on group insurance and self-funded health plans. Taxes, fees, anticipated premiums and required coverage that impact group plans and individual plans will also be covered.

For more information or to register, call NTC at 715-803-1230 or email ce@ntc.edu.

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Dale Kraegenbrink1963-2014

Dale B. Kraegenbrink, 50, town of Bern, died on Thursday, Sept. 25 at his home. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Pastor Bruce Jahnke offi-ciating. Interment was at Athens Cemetery in Ath-ens. Active pallbearers were John, Tim, Dan, Don and Steve Kraegenbrink, Gordon Dassow, Brian Gallistel and Hal Kloth.

Honorary pallbearers were Kath Tietz, Pam Welbes and Deb Langston.

Dale Kraegenbrink was born on September 26, 1963 in Marshfield to the late Merlin P. and Ruth E. (Hackbarth) Kraegenbrink. He attended Medford area schools. He worked in Maryland and West Vir-ginia laying fiber optic cable.

On July 6, 1996 in Ogema, he married Nancy N. Larson, who survives. He worked at Hurd Millwork for over 22 years, then was a stay at home dad.

He enjoyed camping, boating, music and playing numerous instruments, which he also taught his sons.

In addition to his wife, survivors include three sons, Austin, Alex and Braeden Kraegenbrink, all at home; and nine siblings, John (Barbara) Krae-genbrink of Silver Bay, Minn., Kath (Steve) Tietz of Wausau, Pam (George) Welbes of Athens, Deb (Carl) Langston of Harpers Ferry, W. V., Tim (Kathy) Krae-genbrink of Stetsonville, Dan (Brenda) Kraegen-brink, Tom (Patti) Kraegenbrink and Steve (Teri) Kraegenbrink, all of Medford, and Don (Connie) Kraegenbrink of Ogema.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to his family to be designated at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at www.hemer-funeralservice.com.

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Former Abbotsford resi-dent Lawrence R. Jacobi, 97, Medford, died on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Aspirus Care and Rehab of Medford. Per his request, no services will be held.

Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assist-ed the family with arrange-ments.

Lawrence Jacobi was born on October 1, 1916 at the fam-ily homestead in Abbotsford

to the late Edwin and Clara (Leonhard) Jacobi. He at-tended Abbotsford Elementary School and graduated from Abbotsford High School. He served in the United States Army from 1940 to 1943.

On September 30, 1961 at Holy Rosary Catholic

Church, he married Elaine M. Gruny, who survives. He was a cheesemaker for 30 years at Marathon Cheese in Abbotsford, then worked for Packaging Corporation of America for 20 years until his retirement. During retire-ment he helped his wife run Duffy’s Bar in Colby, then became a manager for Welcome Inn Motel in Medford.

He was a former member of Abbotsford VFW. He en-joyed tinkering in the garage, doing chin ups, baseball and boxing.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two daugh-ters, Diane Jacobi of Medford and Sheila (Bob) Frazier of Dallas, Texas; a brother Vernon Jacobi of Summer-town; a sister, Audrey Pupp of Ashland; and two grand-children.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by twin sons, John and Joseph in infancy, three broth-ers, Alvin, Harvey and Bob Jacobi, and a sister, Olive Thess.

Lawrence Jacobi1916-2014

Rebecca Teigen1958-2014

Rebecca “Becky” Lynn Teigen, 56, Glenwood City, died from cancer on Tues-day, Sept. 30 at her home, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Glen-wood City, with Pastor Di-ane House officiating, and funeral services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Medford, with

Pastor Randy Jeppesen officiating. Interment of her cremains will be at Mount Olive Cemetery in West-boro.

Visitation will be held on Friday at Holy Cross from 3 p.m. until the time of service, and on Satur-day at Trinity Lutheran from 11 a.m. until the time of service.

The former Rebecca Reimann was born on April 16, 1958 to Neil and Delores (Fenno) Reimann. She attended Whittlesey and Pleasant Heights grade schools, graduated from Medford High School in 1976 and attended Concordia University-St. Paul, Minn.,

where she studied art and played fast pitch softball.In 1990 in St. Paul, Minn., she married Dennis

Connolly, who preceded her in death in 2010. She drove St. Paul city bus, worked at The Tile Shop, Cady Cheese and Andersen Windows. In 1997, she moved to Glenwood City. In 2011, she married Scott Teigen, who survives, and they moved to the family farm in Glenwood City.

She enjoyed the farm, horses, wildlife, the North-woods, cooking and making wreaths.

In addition to her husband, survivors include her parents, Neil and Delores Reimann of Westboro; three children, Jennifer (friend Anthony Olson) Con-nolly of Rochester, Minn., James Connolly of St. Cloud, Minn., and Ann Connolly of New York City, N.Y.; two step-children, Travis and Brian (Laura) Tei-gen, both of Glenwood City; five siblings, Bob (Janet) Reimann and Ray (Marla) Reimann, both of Merrill, Rhonda (Bob) McClure of Lincoln, Mont., Rod (Wen-dy) Reimann of Lake Elmo, Minn., and Robin (Phil) Carlson of Milan; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents and her mother-in-law, Doris Teigen.

Memorials may be given to Living Water Interna-tional or Glenwood City Library.

Online condolences may be made at www.hemer-funeralservice.com.

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The familiar green John Deere equipment along Hwy 13 south of Medford will soon be going away.

Riesterer & Schnell recently announced plans to close its Taylor County location and merge with the dealership in Stratford.

“Our organization recently worked with the Central Wisconsin Co-op (CWC) group to sign a letter of intent to purchase the John Deere dealership in Stratford,” stated general manager Waldo Riesterer in a letter an-nouncing the change. The deal is expected to be com-pleted by November 1.

“After much consideration, the CWC Board has come to the decision to separate the cooperative from the John Deere dealership. In talking with them, they believe this will allow them to refocus their efforts on the cooperative side of the business. In their decision-making process, they wanted to partner with a compa-ny that values their customers and employees as much as they do. Both parties agreed that Riesterer & Schnell shares those same values,” Riesterer stated.

According to Riesterer, John Deere’s long-term strat-egy for their Wisconsin territory has been to have one dealership located west of Wausau on the Hwy 29 corri-dor. This will result in the Medford and Stratford loca-tions being merged into the existing Stratford location.

“By bringing these two teams of people together, we believe we will be able to better serve our custom-ers and offer them the convenience and resources of a multi-store dealership,” he said.

“Our intention is to work with the existing staff from Medford and Stratford to maintain the level of experi-ence you’ve grown to expect from John Deere in that area,” he said. “When you call or walk into the store, you will notice that many of the same people that have served your needs for years will still be there.”

According to Riesterer, they will be establishing a dedicated parts and service route in Taylor County to help customers with on-site parts needs.

Riesterer & Schnellto close Medford storeby News Editor Brian Wilson

Firewood cutting permitsavailable for national forest

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest has forest products removal permits available for the gathering of fi rewood for local use.

This time-honored tradition provides an opportunity for local residents to cut fi rewood for the winter and also reduces the fl ammable material in the National Forest.

“The early September storms have created an am-ple supply of fi rewood in some of the harder hit areas including the Great Divide and Medford-Park Falls districts,” said Paul Strong, forest supervisor for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. “Other parts of the forest also have fi rewood cutting opportunities along roads open for motor vehicle use.”

Firewood cutting permits are available for purchase at all Forest Service district offi ce locations for $20 ($5 per cord, four cord minimum). More information can be found at http://go.usa.gov/pdzz.

To help facilitate additional storm damage clean-up efforts and reduce the fl ammable materials on the for-est, there is an addendum to the forest product removal permits allowing permit holders to use ATVs to collect fi rewood along portions of the Flambeau Trail. This op-portunity only applies to specifi c locations which will be outlined when fi rewood cutters receive their permit, the addendum and associated map. Firewood cutters are required to have their permit and addendum with them while cutting. The fi rewood addendum permits will expire October 31. If current permit holders are interested in the addendum there will be no additional charge, however they do need to come into the Park Falls Forest Service offi ce to receive the addendum.

It is anticipated additional fi rewood cutting through an addendum will be available on the Great Divide Dis-trict. More information will be posted to the website when available.

For more information regarding fi rewood cutting in the national forest and the addendum, contact the Park Falls District at 715-762-2461.

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Alfred Bartoszewski1927-2014

Alfred “Al” M. Bar-toszewski, 87, town of Ogema, died on Thursday, Sept. 25 at Golden Living-Center in Rib Lake, where he had resided the past five years. Funeral ser-vices were held on Tues-day, Sept. 30 at Ogema Baptist Church, with Rev. Rodney Price officiating. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Ogema, with graveside military rites performed by the Prentice

VFW Club and Spirit American Legion Military Hon-ors Team. Pallbearers were Brian Kilty, Tim Floyd, Terry Younger, Darrin and Dave Polzin, Robert Peter-son and Chad Anderson.

Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.

Alfred Bartoszewski was born on July 2, 1927 in Lublin to the late Casmir and Julie (Kruel) Barto-szewski. He attended Roosevelt Grammer School in Lublin.

On June 20, 1953 at Hannibal Presbyterian Church, he married Geneva “Gen” L. Mundell, who pre-ceded him in death on November 1, 2013. He served in the United States Army during World War II and achieved the rank of sergeant. He owned and oper-ated a dairy farm in the town of Ogema for 45 years. In addition to farming, he owned and operated Al’s Country Garage in the town of Ogema for 32 years and drove school bus for the Prentice School District for 34 years.

He was a member of Ogema Baptist Church and lifetime member of Prentice VFW Club. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and being outdoors.

Survivors include three children, Beverly (Terry) Younger and Roger Bartoszewski, both of Ogema, and Barbara (Brian) Kilty of Unity; three grandchil-dren, Kerry Brahmer and Samantha and Darrin Pol-zin; and five great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preced-ed in death by five brothers and six sisters.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to his family to be designated at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at www.hemer-funeralservice.com.

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Ervin Schueller1926-2014

Ervin R. Schueller, 87, Ladysmith, died on Fri-day, Sept. 26 at Rusk County Memorial Hospital in Ladysmith. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Ladysmith, with Father Chris Kemp and Deacon Doug Sorenson officiating. Burial will be at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Jump River.

Visitation will be held at Nash-Jackan Funeral Home in Ladysmith on Thursday, Oct. 2 starting at 4 p.m., with a scripture service at 7 p.m. fol-lowed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, and at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Ervin Schueller was born on October 13, 1926 in the town of McKinley to the late William Nicho-las and Isabella Rose (Franzen) Schueller.

On May 1, 1954 in Gilman, he married Anna Marie Prasnicky, who survives. They farmed in the Sheldon area, then retired from farming and moved to Ladysmith 10 years ago.

He was a member of Ladysmith Knights of Co-lumbus.

In addition to his wife, survivors include six children, Gerald (Ellen) of Ladysmith, Ken (Char) and Steve (Carrie), both of Sheldon, James (Cathy) of Mesa, Ariz., Dorothy (John) Chechuck of Bur-gettstown, Pa., and Vincent (Helen) of Bloomer; a sister, Sr. Teresa Schueller, OSM of Woodruff; a sister-in-law, Carol Schueller of Waukesha; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Scottie, a brother, Norman, and a sister, Dolores.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name can be made to Our Lady of Sorrows.

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In MemoriamJoin with us and the families of these loved ones as we remember who died 1 year ago:Since 1981, four generations of continuous family service to the Medford, Rib Lake communities and the surrounding area.

Eleanore M. Duerr September 28, 2013Barbara Jean “Barb” Wille October 1, 2013Robyn L. Saulmon October 1, 2013Merle E. Dake October 3, 2013John L. Kelley October 3, 2013Marjorie L. Mleczek October 4, 2013 Gregory “Greg” G. Hanke October 7, 2013Doris J. Meyer October 8, 2013Celia D. Lemke October 10, 2013

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Joseph Frank Wojcik, 76, Ogema, died on Monday, Sept. 29. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. at Heindl Funeral Home in Prentice.

Joseph Wojcik was born on January 29, 1938 in Ogema to the late John and Marles (Kreklau) Wojcik. He attend-ed Sunnyside Grade School and graduated from Prentice High School.

On January 24, 1956, he married Sharon Knight, who preceded him in death. They ran the Macky Spur Bar and also dairy farmed.

He was a member of the National Guard. He enjoyed old cars, bowling and working at his retirement busi-ness selling used truck parts.

Survivors include six children, Joe (Julie), John, Eric and Virginia Annala, all of Ogema, Scott (Donna) of Prentice and Annie Wojcik of Medford; four sisters, Linda (Darrell) of Ogema, Kathy of Medford, and Helen and Bernice of Wausau; one brother, John of Pennsylva-nia; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by one great-grandson.

Joseph Wojcik1938-2014

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James Klinner1934-2014

James “Jim” A. Klin-ner, 79, Medford, died on Thursday, Sept. 25 at As-pirus Nursing and Rehab Center in Medford, sur-rounded by his family and under hospice care. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Evan-gelical Lutheran Church in Medford with full mili-tary honors performed by the Medford Area Military Honors Team, and Rev.

James Krueger officiating. Inurnment of his cre-mated remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II in Medford.

Visitation will be held at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m., and at the church on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.

James Klinner was born on October 1, 1934 in Med-ford to the late E. R. and Flora B. (Walther) Klinner. He attended Stetsonville and Medford area schools, graduated from Medford Area High School in 1952, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting, and received his CPA certification in 1961.

On April 19, 1958 in Sheboygan, he married Shir-ley M. Kremer, who survives. He served in the United

States Air Force from 1957 to 1960. He then worked for R. W. Klinner & Associates, CPAs from 1960 to 1972 in Medford, Marshfield and Merrill. He then joined Weather Shield in 1972, serving as chief financial of-ficer and director until his retirement in May 2000.

He was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lu-theran Church; AICPA and WICPA Associations; Medford Library Foundation where he served on the board of directors and as treasurer; Tee Hi Golf Course Board of Directors; and Black River Golf Club. He was a former member of Memorial Health Center Board of Directors, Memorial Health Center Member Association Board, Medford Lions Club where he served as past president, and Medford Curl-ing Club. He enjoyed golfing, the Packers, traveling the United States and other countries, hunting and fishing.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Mark (Barb) Klinner of Wausau and Steve Klinner of Greenville, S.C.; and four grandchildren, Emily (Dan-iel) Espinosa of Rogers, Ariz., and Zach, Melese and Birikinesh of Wausau.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three siblings, Margaret (Ernie) Anderson, Ruth (Ed) Ross and Robert Klinner.

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Autumn delightEarly morning mist rises from a fi eld of cattails at Perkinstown Winter Sports Area. The county-owned property

borders the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, which is ablaze with fall colors. There are reports of peak or near peak colors around the region, but there is still plenty of fall foliage for those wanting to take a drive down the county’s many forest roads.

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Double-teamedMedford midfi elder Nate Schield (10) intercepts a pass from Northland Pines’ Colton Raymond with additional

pressure coming from Ben Nelson (2) during the fi rst half of the Raiders’ 1-1 draw with the Eagles on Tuesday. The Raiders would come back to score in the 81st minute to secure the tie.

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The Gilman Pirates had upset on their mind but couldn’t fi nish the job and fell 18-0 against the Owen-Withee Blackhawks on homecoming night Friday.

The Blackhawks entered the game 5-0 in the Cloverwood and with the top-ranked offense and de-fense in the conference, the Pirates knew they would face a stern challenge.

The fi rst half was a battle between the defenses. The Blackhawks received the opening kickoff and drove the length of the fi eld to score the only points of the half when the Cloverwood’s leading rusher Bryce Neimi dove in from the one.

The Pirates defense responded to the early touch-down. They didn’t give up any points for the rest of the half and Owen-Withee only mustered fi ve fi rst downs in the half. While the defense was stifl ing the Blackhawks offense, the Pirates’ attack couldn’t fi nd ways to close out drives. Following the early Blackhawks touch-down, Gilman drove the length of the fi eld before fail-ing to convert on fourth down inside Owen-Withee’s 10-

Blackhawks turn back Gilman’s upset bidyard line. The offense stalled again on fourth down on its next drive, this time from the Blackhawks’ 21-yard line. The defense forced an Owen-Withee fumble and the Pirates powered their way to the three before being stuffed once again.

“We need to do a better job of fi nishing drives. That really killed us tonight,” Pirates coach Robin Rosemeyer said after the game.

The defensive battle continued in the early stages of the third quarter. The Pirates received the kickoff and again went three and out. The Blackhawks answered with a three and out of their own. Gilman still couldn’t muster anything on offense and punted the ball back to Owen-Withee. The Blackhawks surprisingly went to the passing game to break the deadlock, and quarter-back Preston Shelton found Kolton Kaduce on a huge pass to put the offense inside the Pirates’ 10-yard line.

“They do what good teams do. We were doing a good job shutting down their running game and they altered their game plan,” Rosemeyer said.

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It will show up in the standings as a draw, but it defi -nitely felt like a win. The Medford Raiders soccer team scored in the 81st minute to secure a 1-1 draw with the visiting Northland Pines Eagles on Tuesday.

The game started on a sour note for the home side. Pines’ forward Stephen Chamberlain grabbed his sev-enth goal of the season when he scored in the fi fth min-ute off a perfectly-struck free kick from 25 yards out to put the Eagles in front 1-0.

After that early concession, the Raiders’ defense tightened up. Both teams had several big chances go to waste in the fi rst half, but Medford had the most close calls. In the 21st minute, the Raiders caught the Eagles defenders out of position, but keeper Gabe Hartwig charged off his line to deny Medford the equalizing goal on the three-on-one chance. Just before the end of the half, the Raiders narrowly missed a tie game when Osy Ekwueme’s shot from 12 yards out was miraculously saved by a fi ngertip dive from Hartwig.

After absorbing pressure in the fi rst half, the Eagles were no longer content to sit on their one-goal lead and began to push forward.

“They sat back and took the pressure, we had to keep attacking and knew that eventually we would succeed,” Raiders coach Dan Felix said after the game.

Both teams were quick on the counterattacks after gaining possession and there were opportunities for both sides, but great plays by Medford keeper Jacob Geiger and Hartwig kept both teams from notching another goal for the fi rst 35 minutes of the second half. Finally, in the 81st minute, on yet another counterat-tack, the Raiders broke through. Medford pushed men forward in a furious attempt to tie the game, and AJ Felix was able to break away from his defender inside the Eagles’ penalty area, where he played a crisp pass to Ekwueme who tapped the ball past the keeper to reward the Raiders for their continuous pressure. The goal was Ekwueme’s sixth of the year. The game turned free-fl owing as both teams made bids for the win, but it was to no avail, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

It was only a tie, but you could tell from the players’ faces it meant much more than the one point they had secured. They had fought back and for the most part, controlled the game against a traditional GNC power.

Coach Felix was impressed with the fi ght of his team and saw this as a big confi dence boost for his squad.

“I made a few substitutions after the early goal, and those guys really played well. Preston Carlson, Carter Ray, and Jared Armbrust all had great games,” he said.

The Raiders take their GNC record of 4-4-1 into Rhinelander tonight, Thursday, to take on the Hodags, who also drew their game on Tuesday with Lakeland. Those two teams lead the GNC with 7-1-1 records.

“Rhinelander is strong, it will be a tough environ-ment but we have the ability to get a result,” Felix said.

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Lots of competitive matches in Medford volleyball invite

It seemed fi tting a volleyball tourna-ment that featured little separation be-tween the squads came down to an extra game.

Oshkosh Lourdes won the tiebreaking game of Saturday’s Medford Invitational, beating Ashland 15-12 after both squads had gone 4-1 in the six-team, round-rob-in tournament. Lourdes swept Ashland earlier in the day, but Medford’s 2-1 win over Lourdes in round four forced the tiebreaking game.

The host Raiders went the full three sets in three of their fi ve matches, dem-onstrating how closely contested the tournament was. They fi nished 2-3 to tie Bloomer for fourth place. Stanley-Boyd beat Medford and Bloomer to climb into third place at 3-2.

The Gilman Pirates put up some good battles, particularly in second games of matches, but they fell short each time and fi nished 0-5.

For Medford, game-three losses to Stanley-Boyd and Ashland spelled the difference between 4-1 and a chance to play for the title and its ultimate 2-3 fi n-ish.

Head coach Dave Vaara said a three-game loss to Stanley-Boyd in the second round was one he felt the Raiders let get away. The Orioles, who currently lead the Western Cloverbelt Conference, were without standout athlete Jamie Reit. After losing game one 25-22, Medford grabbed momentum by taking several six-point leads in game two, the last of which was 19-13 on a tip kill by Sophia Pernsteiner. Victoria Lammar pounded back-to-back kills to push the lead to 22-17, but the Orioles stormed back, scor-ing six straight points to grab the lead. Medford responded with three straight points to win the game 25-23 with Jen Stolp and Pernsteiner getting the last two winners.

Unfortunately, the Raiders weren’t able to carry the momentum into game three. Stanley-Boyd jumped out to a 5-1 lead. Medford pulled within 7-6, then the Orioles went on another run to close out the match 15-8.

Lammar and Lainey Brunner had fi ve attack kills each in the loss, while Stolp had four. McKenzie Dahl had three at-tack kills and two tips. Lammar had 10 assists and two aces.

The win over Lourdes was the high-light for the Raiders. The Knights fea-tured a young but tall squad that had won three-set matches over Bloomer and Stanley-Boyd. Medford’s young front line stood tall in this one with Pernsteiner and Lammar getting fi ve kills each, Vanessa Laher adding four and Jenna Klemm dishing out 12 assists.

The Raiders led game one up until the Knights tied it at 19-19. Lammar got a kill, but Lourdes ripped off three straight points, capped by a big kill from Kelli Calkins. Brunner stopped the run with a kill, and Pernsteiner got a block to tie it up. Kaitlin Walsh’s kill tied it again at 23-23 and the Raiders got the last two points including a clinching ace from Klemm to win 25-23.

Lourdes dominated game two 25-17. The Raiders jumped ahead 3-0 in game three and never let the lead go. It was 10-9 when Medford fi nished with a 5-1 surge. Laher had two big kills and a block, while Maddy Higgins served a key ace to ice it.

Vaara said Laher’s play was encour-aging. The sophomore got an extensive look on the outside during the tourna-ment and responded with 17 attack kills and a block kill in 10 games played.

Medford played Ashland in the fi fth and fi nal round. A Medford win would’ve made Lourdes the undisputed champi-ons. But Ashland answered a game one loss and won the match in three sets to force the tiebreaker.

The Raiders were 21 of 22 in serving in game one and got two aces from Maggie Baker and another from Higgins in a 25-19 win. Ashland, though, grabbed mo-mentum quickly in game two and kept it throughout, rolling to a 25-17 win. The Oredockers got key points late to take game three 15-12.

Laher had fi ve more kills in this match. Stolp, Lammar, Brunner and Pernsteiner had three apiece. Lammar added a tip and Pernsteiner had a block. Lammar had 10 assists and Klemm added eight.

Medford opened the tournament with a convincing 2-0 win over Gilman. Game one was a 25-7 blowout, but the Pirates gained some footing in the second set and made a game of it, pulling within 18-17 and 19-18. A block kill by Taylor Hendricks made it 19-18. Brunner and Stolp came back with kills for Medford. Lammar added an ace to make it 24-19 and Dahl surprised Gilman’s defense with a tip to clinch it at 25-19.

Brunner had six kills to lead Medford in the win. Dahl had four kills and four assists. Lammar had seven assists and Klemm added four.

The low point of the day for the Raiders was a 2-0 loss to Bloomer in round three. They never led in the fi rst set and fell 25-21. Medford rallied from a 12-3 defi cit in the second set and took leads of 18-16 and 20-17. But the Blackhawks rallied and won 25-22. Brunner went on a big serving run during Medford’s comeback and had four aces.

Lammar was the attack kill leader for the day with 18. Brunner had 17, Pernsteiner had 16 and Stolp and Dahl each had 15. Klemm had 36 assists, Lammar had 35 and Dahl had 14. Brunner had fi ve aces, while Baker, Klemm and Lammar had four each. Higgins had 19 digs, Baker had 17 and Lammar had 15.

Competition good for PiratesSlow starts hurt Gilman throughout

the tournament. The trend started in the Pirates’ opening loss to Medford and con-tinued in round two against Bloomer. The Blackhawks took a 17-5 lead in game one en route to a 25-15 win. Gilman responded in game two and took a 12-7 lead follow-ing a Kayla Chause push, a Hendricks kill and a key save by Shannon Draeger. Bloomer went on an 11-5 surge to take an 18-17 lead. It went back and forth from there with the Blackhawks prevailing 28-26.

Set one against Ashland was tied 14-14 when the Oredockers went on an 11-3 run to win 25-17. The Pirates had a chance in game two, pulling ahead 22-20 on a Brooke Webster kill. Draeger’s tap tied it at 23-23, but a bad set and a Molly Richardson block kill iced it for the Dockers.

Stanley-Boyd crushed Gilman 25-10 in set one, but Gilman started well in game two, taking a 10-8 lead on a Hendricks kill. But the momentum died after that and the Orioles won 25-15. Lourdes swept Gilman 25-16, 25-17 in round fi ve. The Pirates were within 18-16 in the second set before a couple of big kills by Vanessa Buyarski sparked the Knights.

Webster’s 12 kills led Gilman for the day, while Emily Johnson added 10 and Makaylen Skabroud had six. Skabroud served three aces. Draeger had sev-en blocks, including a kill. Morgan Birkenholz led Gilman with 12 digs.

Eyes on the ballGilman’s Kayla Chause has an idea of where she’s going to set the volleyball, while

Medford’s Vanessa Laher (14) and Maggie Baker (11) are ready to react during the fi rst match of Saturday’s Medford Invitational at Medford Area Middle School. Medford won this match 2-0 and fi nished 2-3 for the day. Gilman wound up 0-5.

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The Rib Lake volleyball team contin-ued to make itself at home in other team’s gyms Tuesday, sweeping Chequamegon 3-0 to record its fourth straight road win.

This one counted as a Marawood North win, Rib Lake’s fi rst of the fall. At 1-2 in league play, the Lady Redmen are tied with Prentice for fi fth place with three conference matches to go. Chequamegon fell to 0-5 in the North with Tuesday’s loss.

“We came out ready to play,” Rib Lake head coach Barb Anderson said. “We were passing well and communicating.”

The sweep didn’t come easily. The

Lady Redmen cruised in game one, win-ning 25-12. Rib Lake led game two 19-13, but the Screaming Eagles closed the gap before the Lady Redmen closed it out at 25-22. The third game was even closer. Chequamegon led early 7-3. Rib Lake forced ties at 14-14 and 21-21 before nudg-ing ahead to win 25-23.

“We had to keep pushing one point at a time,” Anderson said.

Offensive leaders for Rib Lake includ-ed Katie Cardey, who had 12 kills and two ace serves. She added 10 digs on the de-fensive side. Rachel Wilhelm added eight kills and Regan Dobbs had seven kills and two blocks.

“Rachel moved the ball around and re-ally found the holes,” Anderson said.

Zoe Reissner had a good night with four kills and 11 digs. Setter Rachel Hoyt added four kills to her 28 assists.

Mariah Thums served as a second set-ter and fi nished with four assists, an ace and 11 digs. Ciara Scheithauer had three kills and four digs. Grace Weinke had a team-high 17 digs.

“Grace really ran through the ball,” Anderson said.

Now 6-14 overall, Rib Lake will next host a solid squad from Phillips on Tuesday. Then it’s on to Prentice October 9. Both conference matches start at 7 p.m.

Cardey shines in winCardey had 24 kills and nine digs and

Hoyt was outstanding as well, leading Rib Lake to a four-game non-conference win at Northland Lutheran on Thursday.

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MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISIONVOLLEYBALL STANDINGS

Conf. W LAthens 4 0Abbotsford 4 1Phillips 2 2Edgar 2 2Prentice 1 2Rib Lake 1 2Chequamegon 0 5Sept. 25: Rib Lake 3, North. Lutheran 1; Marathon 3, Athens 1.Sept. 27: Edgar 5-0 at Whitehall Invitational; Ab-botsford 5-2 at Abbotsford Invitational;Chequamegon at Phillips Invitational.Sept. 29: Prentice 3, Ladysmith 0.Sept. 30: Rib Lake 3, Chequamegon 0; Athens 3, Abbotsford 0; Phillips 3, Prentice 0.Oct. 2: Stratford at Abbotsford.Oct. 6: Gilman at Abbotsford, Mellen at Chequa-megon.Oct. 7: Phillips at Rib Lake, Athens at Pren-tice, Chequamegon at Edgar.Oct. 9: Rib Lake at Prentice, Auburndale at Athens, Pittsville at Abbotsford, Edgar at Stratford.

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CROSS COUNTRYMonday, October 6at Medford Invitational (Black River Golf Course), 4:30 p.m.Thursday, October 9Rib Lake meet (H), 4:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALLTuesday, October 7vs Phillips, V-7 p.m., JV-5:30 p.m.Thursday, October 9at Prentice, V-7 p.m., JV-5:30 p.m.

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VOLLEYBALLSaturday, October 4Gilman Invitational, V, 9 a.m. Gilman plays Bruce in round one, Phillips in round two, Cornell in round four and Owen-Withee in round fi ve.

Monday, October 6at Abbotsford, V-7 p.m., JV-5:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 7at Loyal-Granton (L), V-7:15 p.m., JV & C-team, 5:45 p.m.Thursday, October 9Columbus Catholic (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.Neillsville (H), C-team, 5:45 p.m.

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FOOTBALLFriday, October 3at Berlin, V, 7 p.m.Monday, October 6at Bloomer, JV, 6 p.m.Thursday, October 9at Antigo, JV2, 5:30 p.m.Friday, October 10Antigo (H), V, 7 p.m.

VOLLEYBALLSaturday, October 4Medford JV Invitational (with Edgar, Lakeland, Marathon, Merrill and Phillips), 9 a.m.Tuesday, October 7vs Northland Pines (H), V-7 p.m., JV & JV2-5:30 p.m.Thursday, October 9vs Spencer (H), V-7 p.m., JV & JV2-5:30 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRYSaturday, October 4at Merrill, 9 a.m.Monday, October 6Medford Invitational (Black River Golf Course), 4 p.m. Teams include Marathon, Prentice-Rib Lake, Stanley-Boyd and Thorp.Thursday, October 9at Weyauwega-Fremont, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS TENNISMonday, October 6WIAA Div. 2 Lakeland subsectional, 9 a.m. Teams include Lakeland, Ashland, Assumption, Columbus Catholic, Hurley, Newman Catholic, Pacelli and Phil-lips. Semifi nalists in fl ight one and fi nalists in all other fl ights advance to the sec-tional meet.Wednesday, October 8WIAA Div. 2 Durand sec-tional, 9 a.m. Qualifi ers from Lakeland and Osceola subsectionals will compete. Flight one semifi nalists, fl ight two champions and the top scoring team all advance to state competition.

BOYS SOCCERTuesday, October 7Newman Catholic (H), V, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS SWIMMINGThursday, October 9at Ladysmith-Bruce-Flam-beau, 5:30 p.m.

Rudolph and Kakes rule again; girls an impressive 2nd at Edgar

Three top-fi ve fi nishes put the Medford boys in second place and three top-eight fi nishes also put the girls in second place during Tuesday’s Edgar Cross Country Invitational held at the 9 Mile Recreation Area just outside of Wausau.

Raider junior Jarod Rudolph made it a perfect six for six in the boys race, winning by another convincing margin.

This time, the runner-up was his team-mate Josh Kakes.

The girls had an impressive day, gain-ing their highest team fi nish of the fall, led by Mackenzie Carey, who took second out of 61 varsity girls in a time of 21:29.9. Kara Rudolph was fourth in 21:54.8 and Hannah Brandner had a solid outing as well, taking eighth in 22:13.9.

The only runner to beat Carey was Eileen Endress of Eau Claire Regis, who fi nished in 20:50.1 Pittsville’s Jenna Hughes was 12.2 seconds behind Carey and 12.7 seconds ahead of Rudolph to claim third place. Rudolph got the fourth spot by fi nishing 2.5 seconds ahead of Mosinee’s Sam Kaczor.

Freshman Cassandra Mravik fi nished 16th for Medford in 22:46.1, missing the top 15 by 8.2 seconds. Taylor Adleman was the fi fth scorer, fi nishing 33rd in 23:52.7. Freshman Myranda Baker was 40th in 24:21.1 and junior Cassandra Meyer was 41st in 24:26 for the Raiders.

“The majority of the girls team set new personal record times,” head coach Kevin Wellman said. “Kara and Taylor both had great kicks to the fi nish, pass-ing four or fi ve runners in the last 100 yards. Cassandra Mravik and Myranda Baker both set great times and really lowered their personal times. The girls team is really doing great, having placed in the top three in the last three meets.”

Medford fell 13 points behind Eau Claire Regis in the team standings, 46-59. The Ramblers had four runners in the top 12 places and all fi ve scor-ers in the top 17 to secure the victory. Medford’s Great Northern Conference rival Mosinee fi nished third, eight points

behind the Raiders. Edgar was fourth with 108 points, followed by Pittsville (128), Westfi eld (131), Columbus Catholic (159) and Colby-Abbotsford (182). Loyal-Greenwood-Granton, Neillsville and Owen-Withee were incomplete.

Westfi eld was the only boys team bet-ter than Medford, outscoring the Raiders 49-65, but no one was better than the duo of Rudolph and Kakes. Rudolph’s winning time was 16:35.3, while Kakes comfortably settled into second place at 17:28.9, 17.6 seconds ahead of Mosinee’s Erik Jass.

Freshman Sam Hallgren set a person-al-best time and cracked the top fi ve at 18:09.3. He was 6.4 seconds behind fourth-place runner Ben Behling of Columbus Catholic. Junior Mike Knight returned to good health and to the varsity lineup Tuesday. He was 20th out of 63 varsity runners with a time of 19:11.2. Trey Ulrich was the fi fth scorer, taking 39th in 19:56.1. Michael Cypher was 58th in 21:56.1.

The Raiders were without senior Elliot Marshall and sophomore Joe Tomandl, who were attending a state FFA event.

“Many of the runners set new person-al-record times,” Wellman said of the boys. “Sam Hallgren, Mike Knight and Trey Ulrich all ran extremely well and lowered their best times of the season. Jarod kept his streak alive, winning all six races this season. Josh Kakes also ran his best race of the season.”

Medford held a nine-point advantage over Columbus Catholic. Mosinee was a distant fourth with 115 points, followed by Edgar (141), Neillsville (154), Loyal-Greenwood-Granton (157), Pittsville

(162), Eau Claire Regis (209) and Owen-Withee (incomplete).

Margaret Hamann led Medford in the girls JV race, taking third out of 20 run-ners in 25:22.1. Charlie Faude was ninth in 27:32.5, Makayla Hanson was 18th in 33:17.8 and Carlye Baker was 20th in 40:26.7. Hamann was 29.4 seconds behind winner Cheyenne Gunseor of Mosinee. Faude cut three minutes off her previous best 5,000-meter time.

The JV boys were fourth out of fi ve teams that were able to fi eld full scoring squads, beating Mosinee by fi ve points. Carter Sapinski led that crew with an 11th-place time of 20:55.1, just ahead of teammate Jon Wiegel, who fi nished in 20:55.9. Victor Rinaldi was 21st in the 48-man fi eld with a time of 21:58.8. Colton Werner was 32nd in 22:58.7 and Brett Hedlund was 42nd in 25:32.4.

Home meet in next stretchA stretch of three meets in eight days

includes Medford’s fi rst home meet in several seasons. On Monday, the Raiders will host a fi ve-team meet at the Black River Golf Course, starting at 4 p.m. There also will be a middle school race.

Prentice-Rib Lake, Stanley-Boyd, Thorp and Marathon are scheduled to compete in the high school race.

The Raiders also are at the Merrill Invitational Saturday, a meet they did well at a year ago. The fi rst race is at 9 a.m. at the Merrill Area Recreation Center (MARC). Their last pre-confer-ence tune-up will come October 9 when they go to the Don Chase Relays hosted by Weyauwega-Fremont.

Anderson said. “Rachel Hoyt did a great job of getting her the ball when she was on. Rachel ended the night with 45 as-sists and nine digs.”

The teams split the fi rst two games with Rib Lake taking set one 25-17 and the Wildcats taking a close second set 26-24. From there, Rib Lake took over, win-ning 25-17 and 25-21.

“It was a good win for us,” Anderson said. “We really needed to gain our com-posure after losing the second set. I was happy with how the girls regrouped.”

Dobbs and Rachel Wilhelm each had six kills. Scheithauer had a good night with 11 kills. Megan Beard added three kills.

Grace led the team with 14 digs, while Thums added 13. Reissner, fi ghting off a minor injury, had seven digs and Sam Staab and Tiffany Peterson each had one.

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Gets mentionMedford’s Chelsea Rausch powers a

serve over the net during Saturday’s GNC meet. Rausch earned honorable mention at number-two singles with a third-place fi nish.

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The Medford Raiders traveled to Antigo Saturday to fi nish off the reg-ular season in the Great Northern Conference’s girls tennis meet.

As a team Medford totaled 20 points, good enough for third place at the sea-son-ending GNC tournament and almost enough to pass Lakeland for third place overall in the fi nal standings.

Early-round success was common for the Raiders, but they were unable to break through into the late stages of all brackets save one, as conference power-houses Rhinelander and Antigo domi-nated the meet.

The Raiders made their deepest run at number-three doubles. The pair of Keysha Firnstahl and Jori Brandner ad-vanced all the way to the fi nals, where they lost to the eventual champions from Rhinelander, Bri DeNamur and Kianna Meyer, 6-2 and 6-2. To get to the fi nals they defeated the Antigo pair of Tara Grall and Nikole Houdek in three

Tennis team has strong fi nish at GNC meetof Antigo, who would go on to take fi rst, by a score of 6-0, 6-0. Lakeland’s Esther Yeung topped Emmerich 6-2, 6-3 in the third-place match.

Overall, the Hodags took home the conference title, scoring 38 points in the meet to fi nish with a season total of 170. Antigo was right behind the Hodags with 30 points. The Red Robins fi nished with 132 total points. Medford followed with 20. Lakeland scored 14, while Phillips (2), and Columbus Catholic (0) rounded out the meet scores. Medford fi nished the season with 88 team points, two behind Lakeland.

Post season play for Medford starts on Monday with the WIAA Division 2 Lakeland subsectional. Play starts at 9 a.m. with fl ight one semifi nalists and the fi nalists in all other fl ights advancing to the sectional tournament in Durand Wednesday. The sectional meet also starts at 9 a.m.

Sweep at PhillipsMedford completed its rain-altered

dual meet schedule in the GNC with a 7-0 sweep at Phillips last Wednesday. It was Medford’s second sweep of the Loggers this fall.

The closest match came at number-one doubles, where Danen and Rhyner held off Langfoss and Holan 6-4,7-5. Medford won the other fi ve contested matches handily.

In doubles, Friedel and Anderson bur-ied Savanna Soul and DeLasky 6-0, 6-0. Firnstahl and Brandner did the same to Marisa Griesel and Katie Willers by a 6-0, 6-0 score.

In singles, Faude played well in the top fl ight, crushing Ariana Blair 6-1, 6-0. Rausch was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Gabrielle VonSeggern. Marshall swept Surman 6-1, 6-0. The Loggers forfeited the number-four match to Emmerich.

Medford fi nished 4-6 in GNC dual meets and 4-10 overall in duals.

GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCEGIRLS TENNIS FINAL STANDINGS

Duals Dual Meet Total W-L Pts. Pts. Pts.Rhinelander 10-0 132 38 170Antigo 8-2 102 30 132Lakeland 6-4 76 14 90Medford 4-6 68 20 88Colum. Cath. 2-8 32 0 32Phillips 0-10 10 2 12Sept. 24: Medford 7, Phillips 0. Sept. 25: Wausau West 4, Antigo 3.Sept. 27 GNC Meet: 1. Rhinelander, 38; 2. Antigo, 30; 3. Medford, 20; 4. Lakeland, 14; 5. Phillips, 2; 6. Columbus Catholic, 0.Sept. 29: Antigo at Merrill.Oct. 2: W.R. Assumption at Columbus Catholic.Oct. 6: Medford, Columbus Catholic and Phillips at WIAA Div. 2 Lakeland subsec-tional; Rhinelander at WIAA Div. 1 Wausau East subsectional; Antigo at WIAA Div. 1 Bay Port subsectional.Oct. 8: Medford, Lakeland, Columbus Catho-lic and Phillips at WIAA Div. 2 Durand sectional; Antigo at WIAA Div. 1 Manitowoc sectional.Oct. 9: Rhinelander at WIAA Div. 1 D.C. Everest sectional.

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2014 All-Great Northern Conference girls tennis teams First Team Second Team Hon. Mention#1 singles Eileen Eimond, Sr., Rhinelander Maggie Sasse, Sr., Lakeland M. Matuszewski, Sr., Antigo#2 singles Ivy Packard, So., Rhinelander Ashley Brown, Sr., Antigo Chelsea Rausch, Jr., Med.#3 singles Allison Kondzela, So., Antigo Kristina Jacobson, So., Rhine. Beth Marshall, Sr., Medford#4 singles Emily Wald, So., Antigo Belinda Weddle, Fr., Rhinelander Esther Yeung, Jr., Lakeland#1 doubles Tessa Bloch, Sr., Rhinelander Alexa Samolinski, Sr., Antigo Ciera Danen, Sr., Medford Eva O’Melia, Jr., Rhinelander Sammi Smits, Sr., Antigo Carly Rhyner, Sr., Medford#2 doubles Maddie Barnes, Jr., Rhinelander Abi Warren, Jr., Antigo Marissia Friedel, Sr., Med. Erin Tenderholt, Sr., Rhinelander Mandy Petts, Jr., Antigo Rylee Anderson, So., Med.#3 doubles Brianna DeNamur, Jr., Rhinelander Keysha Firnstahl, Sr., Medford Tara Grall, Sr., Antigo Kianna Meyers, So., Rhinelander Jori Brandner, Jr., Medford Nikole Houdek, Jr., Antigo

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by Sports reporter Bryan Wegter sets. The scores were 6-1, 1-6, 13-11. The second-pllace fi nish put Firnstahl and Brandner of the All-GNC second team.

Medford’s top two doubles teams made the honorable mention list with third-place fi nishes.

Ciera Danen and Carly Rhyner com-peted in the number-one slot. They de-feated Marion Schneider and Stephanie Johnson from Columbus 6-0 and 6-0 be-fore losing to Alexa Samolinski and Sami Smits of Antigo. The Red Robins won in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 10-7. Rhyner and Danen beat Lyndsey Holan and Claire Langfoss of Phillips in the third-place match 6-2, 6-0. Tessa Bloch and Eva O’Melia of Rhinelander won the number-one dou-bles bracket.

At number-two doubles, Rylee Anderson and Marissia Friedel beat Kayelynn DeLasky and Maria Surman of Phillips by scores of 6-1 and 6-0. They were aken down by the Antigo pair of Abi Warren and Mandy Petts in the semifi -nals, 6-1 and 6-2. The Raiders fi nished with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Lakeland’s Maya Peterson and Laura Rodriguez in the third-place match.

Medford earned two more honorable mention spots in singles.

Senior Beth Marshall, competing at number-three singles, defeated Lauren Derfus of Columbus 6-3, 6-2, only to go down at the hands of Kristina Jacobson of Rhinelander, 6-1 and 6-2. Marshall beat Lakeland’s Ali Bognar for third. Antigo’s Allison Kondzela won the fl ight.

At number-two singles, Chelsea Rausch defeated Maria Garcia of Columbus 6-4 and 7-5 before falling to Ivy Packard of Rhinelander, who took fi rst in the bracket, in the second round. Packard won 6-1, 6-4. Rausch beat Lakeland’s Ellie Ottoson to earn third place.

Competing at number-one singles, Shantel Faude swept her fi rst-round op-ponent, Beth Fredricks of Columbus Catholic, 6-1 and 6-0. Faude then fell against eventual bracket winner Eileen Emond of Rhinelander, 6-2 and 6-3, in the semifi nals. Antigo’s Maddi Matuzewski

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Gilman Volleyball InvitationalSaturday, Oct. 4, 9 a.m.

Round High School gym Elementary gym Bye1 Gilman vs. Bruce Owen-Withee vs. Cornell Phillips2 Gilman vs. Phillips Bruce vs. Owen-Withee Cornell3 Owen-Withee vs. Phillips Bruce vs. Cornell Gilman4 Gilman vs. Cornell Bruce vs. Phillips Owen-Withee5 Owen-Withee vs. Gilman Phillips vs. Cornell Bruce

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Upset bid runs out of steam in fourth

Once again, Gilman’s defense rose to the challenge, forcing and recovering a fumble to halt Owen-Withee’s attack. The offense couldn’t keep up the momentum. On second down Pirates quarterback Chance Rosemeyer threw the fi rst of his three interceptions to give the ball back to the opposition. The defense held fi rm yet again, aided by two holding penalties to force another punt. After Owen-Withee’s second interception, the Pirates’ defense began to wear down. Dormant for three quarters, Niemi, the conference-leading rusher, broke through. His second touchdown of the game came on a 69-yard sprint off left end. The conversion failed but the damage had been done, and the Blackhawks led 12-0 with nine minutes to play.

Niemi grabbed his touchdown hat-trick on a run from 6 yards out to put the game on ice at 18-0.

After an impressive opening three quarters, the Pirates’ defense was unable to contain the ground pow-er of the Blackhawks. Owen-Withee fi nished the game with 302 yards of offense, with 221 coming via the run, behind Niemi’s 146 yards. The big rushing game made Niemi the conference’s fi rst 1,000-yard rusher this sea-son. He now sits at 1,041 yards. Austin Milliren added 69 yards on 15 carries as well.

One of the big surprises of the game was the effective-ness of Shelton. He fi nished the game with 81 yards on a perfect four for four passing. Kaduce led the Blackhawks

CLOVERWOOD CONFERENCEFOOTBALL STANDINGS

Conf. Overall W L W LAthens 6 0 6 0Owen-Withee 6 0 6 0Abbotsford 5 1 5 1Newman Catholic 3 3 3 3Loyal 3 3 3 3Greenwood-Gran. 3 3 3 3McDonell Central 2 4 2 4Gilman 1 5 1 5W.R. Assumption 1 5 1 5Thorp 0 6 0 6Sept. 26: Owen-Withee 18, Gilman 0; Ab-botsford 28, Newman Catholic 21 (2 OTs); Athens 56, McDonell Central 14; Greenwood-Granton 38, Thorp 8; Loyal 41, W.R. Assumption 14.Oct. 2: Owen-Withee at Newman Catholic.Oct. 3: Gilman at Loyal, Athens at Greenwood-Granton, Abbotsford at Thorp.Oct. 4: W.R. Assumption at McDonell Central.

Diving attemptGilman’s Zach Sonnentag (12) reaches out in an attempt to make a catch while Brandon Cwikla (57) races to

break it up during the third quarter of the Pirates’ 18-0 loss at home against Owen-Withee. The pass from Chanse Rosemeyer would fall incomplete, but Sonnentag did fi nish the game with fi ve catches for 50 yards.

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The Gilman Pirates went into Tuesday’s volleyball match thinking their time had come to knock off their neighbors from Owen-Withee. Instead, the Blackhawks continued their recent mastery of the Pirates, eking out close wins in games three and four to earn a 3-1 Eastern Cloverbelt Conference victory.

With the win, Owen-Withee climbed out of the con-ference cellar, while Gilman fell to 0-5, still seeking to break a two-year conference losing streak. Since a fi ve-game win at Columbus Catholic on September 27, 2012, Gilman has dropped 15 straight ECC matches.

Momentum was the key, as it usually is in volleyball, according to Gilman head coach Janice Komanec.

“We couldn’t gain the momentum to take control,” Komanec said. “In game two, we gained control right away and held on to it. In games one, three and four, we let them take control and then followed. This has been a struggle of ours throughout the season –– fi nding the tenacity to start strong, get the lead and keep that lead. We tend to fi nd ourselves always just behind our competition regardless of who it is.”

The Blackhawks took the fi rst set 25-19, but Gilman answered with a solid 25-15 win in the second set. Owen-Withee improved to 1-3 in the ECC by taking the next two games 25-23 and 25-21.

Emily Johnson had an out-standing night for Gilman with 15 kills. Brooke Webster added 10, Taylor Hendricks had seven, Makaylen Skabroud added three and Morgan Birkenholz had two. Kayla Chause set up the hitters with 30 assists.

Johnson added six blocks. Hendricks had three and Shannon Draeger had three, plus a kill.

Skabroud had four aces, while Webster and Johnson had three apiece. Birkenholz and Johnson each had nine digs.

“This was a tough loss for us,” Komanec said. “This weekend we have our home tournament. This will be a good chance for us to earn some wins and gain some momentum going in to a very busy next week.”

Gilman will get another shot at Owen-Withee Saturday in the fi ve-team Gilman Invitational, which starts at 9 a.m. Bruce, Phillips and Cornell also will at-tend.

From there, Gilman heads to Abbotsford for a tough non-conference match Monday that starts at 7 p.m. Conference matches follow at Loyal-Granton Tuesday and at home against Columbus Catholic on October 9. Those matches start at 7:15 p.m.

Rockets just too goodEastern Cloverbelt co-leader Spencer did what a

championship contender is supposed to do Thursday, sweeping host Gilman 25-12, 25-16 and 25-10. The Rockets are currently 5-0 in league play, tied with Greenwood atop the ECC standings. Those two teams square off in Spencer this coming Tuesday.

“Overall we did some good things against Spencer,” Komanec said. “They are ranked fi fth in the state for Division 3 and their program has been strong for some years now, so we knew they would be a very tough team. The girls came out ready to play hard. Our communica-tion was strong. We were able to get some big digs and put some kills away. Overall, we can be proud of the way we played them.”

Webster was the kill leader with fi ve. Johnson had four and Skabroud added three.

Owen-Withee tips Gilman in last two sets; Spencer sweeps

in receiving, catching two balls for 61 yards. Niemi add-ed one catch for four yards and John Schmelzer had one catch for 16 yards.

Jesse Ogle led the Pirates on offense, totaling 92 yards on 18 carries. James Copenhaver added 45 yards on his 18 carries.

Rosemeyer fi nished seven of 19 passing, for 52 yards. Copenhaver also attempted two passes, but both were incomplete. In total, the Pirates gained 191 yards of offense. The inability to fi nish drives in the end zone ultimately doomed the Pirates in their upset bid.

Coach Rosemeyer was quick to highlight the big performances on the defensive side of the ball.

“The defense has progressed greatly as the season’s gone on,” he said.

Derek Thorgerson led the way with 13 tackles. Cole Johnson added 12 of his own and Logan Anderson added eight for the de-fense.

The loss drops the Pirates to 1-5 on the season and eliminates them from eligibility for the playoffs. The Blackhawks remain a perfect 6-0. This Friday the Pirates continue their Cloverwood schedule when they

travel to Loyal (3-3) to take on the Greyhounds.

“Being eliminated was pretty hard, especially on the seniors. But we’re go-ing to fi nish the season strong,” coach Rosemeyer said.

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Game statistics O-W Gil. Rushes-yards 45-221 39-139Passing yards 81 52Passes-comp.-int. 4-4-0 21-7-3Total yards 302 191Fumbles lost 2 0Total turnovers 2 3Penalties 1-5 0-0Owen-Withee 0 8 0 6 - 14Gilman 0 0 0 0 - 0O-W: Niemi 3-yard run (run failed)O-W: Niemi 69-yard run (run failed)O-W: Niemi 7-yard run (run failed)

Individual leadersRushing –– O-W: Niemi 23-146, Milliren 15-69. GIL.: Ogle 18-92, Copenhaver 18-45, Passing –– O-W: Shelton 4-4-81. GIL.: Rosemeyer 7-19-52, Copenhaver 0-2-0. Receiving –– O-W: Kaduce 2-61, Schmelzer 1-16. GIL.: Sonnentag 5-50, Schmitt 1-3, Copenhaver 1-(-1).

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Swarming DThe Medford defense, led by Caleb Dietzman (24), Lloyd Bernatz (23) and Jacob

Jablonsky (29), swarms quarterback Brandon Reinthaler on a second-quarter keep play.

by Sports Editor Matt Frey

Raiders rout Rhinelander for second straight GNC win

For the fi rst time this season, the Medford Raiders went into a football game as the clear favorite on Friday and they played like one, dominating the Rhinelander Hodags 42-20 at Mike Webster Stadium.

While bottling up Rhinelander’s pass-oriented attack in the fi rst three quarters, the offense ran on all cylin-ders for the fi rst time this season, rack-ing up 338 rushing yards and getting fi ve touchdowns combined from Dalton Hildebrandt and Conrad Bolz.

Medford built a 42-0 lead before the Hodags scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns against the Raiders’ re-serves.

“We played very well on the offensive line,” head coach Ted Wilson said. “We were getting to second level, which is something we’ve kinda been missing. We had 338 yards rushing, two players went over 100 yards rushing and got some big plays. The kids just played very well.”

Medford’s second straight win bumped the team’s record to 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the Great Northern Conference. Rhinelander fell to 0-3 in the GNC. The Hodags are 2-4 overall after winning the completion of a suspended game at Wittenberg-Birnamwood Monday.

Bolz broke two big touchdown runs in the third quarter and fi nished with 176 yards in just 17 carries. Hildebrandt did most of his damage early, racking up 111 yards in 15 attempts.

The Raiders’ work on defense was a major highlight. The Hodags use their best athletes in the passing game, look-ing for the home run quite often. Wilson said the Raiders did a great job of pre-venting the deep balls from being com-plete and keeping the short passes from becoming big plays.

“In the run game, they didn’t gain much of anything,” Wilson said. “With the passing game, they like to go over the top on you. But in the fi rst three quar-ters, that was really non-existent. When they completed passes, we made the tack-le right away and prevented them from getting any huge gains.”

Two bad long snaps in the fi rst half

by the Hodags hurt their rushing total, but even without those they did next to nothing. Medford held them to minus-17 rushing yards. Rhinelander gained 264 yards through the air. The Hodags’ three fourth-quarter scoring drives accounted for 161 of their 247 total yards.

The defense got the game’s fi rst big stop when the fi rst of those bad snaps cost Rhinelander on fourth and eight from Medford’s 10. The 26-yard loss gave Medford the ball at its 36. Seven plays later, a 64-yard scoring drive was com-pleted when Hildebrandt busted through about three tackles and scored from 22 yards out to make it 6-0 with 6:24 left in the opening quarter.

The Raiders forced a three and out and went right back to work, going 80 yards in 16 plays to put their second touchdown on the board. Hildebrandt had an 18-yard carry on the drive and caught a pass from Ben Meier for a key 16-yard completion on third and 10 from Rhinelander’s 27 on the drive. On third and one from the two, Bolz plowed into the end zone for his second varsity touchdown of the season. Meier’s two-point pass to Mikel Delzer made it 14-0 with 10:49 left in the second quarter.

The second bad snap resulted in a 24-yard loss and quickly ended Rhinelander’s next drive. Taking over at Rhinelander’s 41, Medford needed just seven plays to score again with Hildebrandt’s 16-yard run and a 9-yard

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GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCEFOOTBALL STANDINGS

Conf. Overall W L W LMerrill 4 0 5 1Mosinee 3 0 5 0Medford 2 2 2 4 Antigo 2 2 2 4Lakeland 1 2 2 4Rhinelander 0 3 2 4Ashland 0 3 1 5Sept. 26: Medford 42, Rhinelander 20; Antigo 14, Lakeland 6; Mosinee at Auburndale, canceled.Sept. 27: Merrill 62, Ashland 0.Sept. 29: Rhinelander 14, Wittenberg-Birnam-wood 7 (resumption of suspended game on Aug. 29).Oct. 3: Medford at Berlin, Merrill at Mosinee, Rhinelander at Antigo, Lakeland at Ashland.

completion to Delzer on third and six be-ing the key plays. Hildebrandt’s 8-yard run put the points on the board. Bolz’s two-point conversion run made it 22-0 at the 6:53 mark.

The Raiders stuffed a fake punt for a yard loss and took over at their own 39 and needed just three plays to make it 28-0. Bolz broke loose for 26. After a loss, fullback Josh Thiede found room to run and scored from 14 yards out with 4:23 still left in the half.

“We ran 19 plays in the fi rst quarter,” Wilson said. “We were getting after it, gaining yards on every play, which was nice. Dalton broke about three tackles on his 22-yard touchdown run. He had an 18-yard run that helped that drive. Conrad had a big 26-yard run in the second quar-ter to set up a touchdown. It was good. We were getting 4 or 5 yards a carry ear-ly, then we started getting more 14-yard, 10-yard and 20-yard runs.”

Medford’s defense ended the half with a stop on downs after Rhinelander had pushed into Raiders’ territory and an in-terception by Meier in the fi nal seconds.

The offensive line sprung Bolz loose

for a 65-yard scoring jaunt just over a minute into the third quarter. Jed Miller scored on the two-point run for a 36-0 lead. Miller forced a fumble that was recov-ered by Caleb Dietzman at Rhinelander’s 36. Two plays later, Bolz was off to the races again, this time from 35 yards out to make it 42-0 with 7:15 left in the third quarter.

Reinthaler scored two rushing touch-downs from 2 yards out and completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Bryce White as time expired to account for Rhinelander’s scoring. White, Rhinelander’s most feared receiver was limited to three catches for 86 yards. Mason Shallow caught six balls for 97 yards. Reinthaler was 16 of 33 for 264 yards and the inter-ception by Meier. Meier, conversely, was an effi cient two for three for 23 yards and two third-down conversions.

With two straight wins and some momentum, the Raiders head to Berlin Friday for a non-conference game against the 3-3 Indians who appear to have made solid strides since fi nishing 3-6 a year ago. Berlin’s head coach is Joe Stellmacher, a standout safety for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2003-06.

“They’ve been in every game they’ve played,” Wilson said. “They’ve won the games they’re supposed to win and they’ll win a few more. They have a real good shot at making the playoffs.”

The Indians run the traditional Wing-T offense, using a fair share of pow-er runs, sweeps and traps, Wilson said. Running backs Mitchell Kramer and Nick Reinsbach both average over 100 yards per game. Dakota Ross completes 45 percent of his passes and averages just over 100 yards per game as well.

Berlin rallied from a 21-7 halftime defi cit to pull within 21-20 at Waupaca Friday before the Comets scored late to hold on 27-20. They also lost close games to Eastern Valley Conference co-leaders Appleton Xavier (40-32) and Freedom (28-20) earlier in the season. Berlin led Xavier 32-8 before giving up 32 points in the last 13 minutes. Xavier had 541 to-tal yards in that game. Other than that, Berlin has been solid defensively.

Friday’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Berlin High School.

Game statistics Med. Rhine.First downs 12 14Rushes-yards 46-338 18-(-17)Passing yards 23 264Passes-comp.-int. 3-2-0 33-16-1Total yards 361 247Fumbles lost 0 1Total turnovers 0 2Penalties 6-50 1-15Medford 6 22 14 0 - 42Rhinelander 0 0 0 20 - 20MED.: Hildebrandt 22-yard run (run failed)MED.: Bolz 2-yard run (Delzer pass from Meier)MED.: Hildebrandt 5-yard run (Bolz run)MED.: Thiede 14-yard run (pass failed)MED.: Bolz 65-yard run (Miller run)MED.: Bolz 34-yard run (kick failed)RHINE.: Reinthaler 2-yard run (Millot kick)RHINE.: Reinthaler 2-yard run (Millot kick)RHINE.: White 20-yard pass from Reinthaler (no attempt, game over)

Individual leadersRushing –– MED.: Bolz 17-176, Hildebrandt 15-111, Thiede 2-18. RHINE.: Reinthaler 10-28, Oettinger 2-4. Passing –– MED.: Meier 2-3-23. RHINE.: Reinthaler 16-33-264. Receiving –– MED.: Hildebrandt 1-15, Delzer 1-8. RHINE.: Shallow 6-97, White 3-86, Tracy 3-54.

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Cut back laneRib Lake-Prentice’s Hunter Swan tries to cut toward the middle of the fi eld before

Marathon’s Devin Mathwich can catch him from behind during a 4-yard run in the second quarter of Friday’s 43-6 loss at Rib Lake High School.

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Marathon uses big plays in fi rst half to run away from Hawks

Marathon running back Ethan Seubert avoided tackler after tackler in the fi rst half ,and two early turnovers were quite costly for the Rib Lake-Prentice Hawks, who dropped a 43-6 deci-sion to the visiting Red Raiders Friday in Rib Lake.

Seubert racked up 213 yards in 20 carries and scored three times for the Red Raiders, who improved to 3-1 in the Marawood Conference and 3-2 overall.

The Hawks fell to 0-4 in league play and 1-5 overall and were offi cially elimi-nated from post-season consideration.

“We were playing fairly well in the fi rst quarter,” co-head coach Kevin Weiss said after the loss. “I think we had a good plan offensively and defensively. Those two turnovers hurt us a little bit there in the fi rst quarter and changed momentum a little bit near the end of the quarter.”

Despite being without starting backs Carter Hopkins and Austin Zondlo, the Hawks gained some offensive traction in the early going. The turnovers, a fum-ble and an interception, led to 12 quick points for the Red Raiders, who didn’t need much offensive help and built a 37-6 halftime lead.

Hunter Swan had the big play of the fi rst half, taking a pitch from quarter-back Taylor Brayton and racing 46 yards down the right sideline to Marathon’s two. Two plays later, Swan scored from the three behind the left side of his offen-sive line, pulling the Hawks within 12-6 with 4:59 left in the opening quarter. The touchdown capped a six-play, 63-yard scoring drive.

“We ran the same play twice in a row,” co-head coach Jeremy Brayton said of the big option play that set up the touchdown. “Taylor felt like he should have pulled it on the fi rst one and he gave it, which may have opened it up for the second one. He’s the one that said, ‘run it again.’ I said ‘all right, go ahead.’ They ran it and he read it nicely. He forced the guy to take him and made the pitch to Hunter. Hunter cut inside one guy and made a guy miss.”

Swan, however, had to leave the game at halftime due to injury, depleting the Hawks of another key weapon in the arsenal. The offense had no chance, par-ticularly after Brandon Karlen’s 87-yard punt return with 12 seconds left in the fi rst half broke the game wide open.

It turned into one of those nights where Rib Lake-Prentice’s coaches were fi lling holes as best as they could when bumps and bruises piled up.

“I think we’re pretty banged up,” Weiss said.

Marathon had a 387-137 advantage in total yardage with 271 of its yards com-ing in the running game. Seubert set the tone by zigzagging through at least four missed tackles for 39 yards on the game’s opening snap. On just the third offen-sive play, Marathon quarterback Kellen Vetter fi red a 13-yard touchdown pass over the middle to Preston Wirkus to put the visitors up 6-0.

A fumbled snap gave the Red Raiders just 35 yards to go on their next posses-sion. Five plays later, Andre Carriveau scored from the six to make it 12-0.

The Hawks answered with their touchdown and then stopped Marathon’s next drive on downs at the 18. But on sec-ond down, Seubert jumped a slant pass and intercepted it, returning it to the 13. He scored on the next play, which was the last play of the fi rst quarter, to make it 18-6.

The Hawks got one fi rst down before punting. Four plays later, Seubert start-ed right, cut back to the left and was gone for a 59-yard scoring jaunt. He scored from 10 yards out with 2:08 left, starting up the middle and then bouncing it to the left corner. Karlen’s punt return was the killer as he went to his left and got a wall of blocking that allowed him to acceler-ate up the sideline.

The poor tackling of the fi rst half was one of the major post-game topics for the coaches.

“There’s got to be a learning experi-ence for the kids,” Weiss said. “They need to watch the fi lm. They’re there, ready to make the tackles. Why didn’t they make the tackles? What were they doing technique-wise wrong?

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Game statistics Mara. RL-PFirst downs 11 5Rushes-yards 38-271 30-113Passing yards 116 24Passes-comp.-int. 14-10-0 8-1-1Total yards 387 137Fumbles lost 0 1Total turnovers 0 2Penalties 8-80 3-20Marathon 18 19 6 0 - 43Rib Lake-Prentice 6 0 0 0 - 6MARA.: Wirkus 13-yard pass from Vetter (pass failed)MARA.: Carriveau 6-yard run (pass failed)RL-P: Swan 3-yard run (kick failed)MARA.: Seubert 13-yard run (run failed)MARA.: Seubert 59-yard run (pass failed)MARA.: Seubert 10-yard run (run failed)MARA.: Karlen 87-yard punt return (Mohr kick)MARA.: Carriveau 1-yard run (kick failed)

Individual leadersRushing –– MARA.: Seubert 20-213, Carriveau 14-54. RL-P: Swan 11-95, Rohde 9-24, Rue 4-5. Passing –– MARA.: Vetter 10-14-116. RL-P: Brayton 1-6-24, Ewan 0-2-0. Receiving –– MARA.: Williamson 2-28, Wirkus 3-28, Seubert 2-21, Karlen 2-21. RL-P: Blomberg 1-24.

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Conf. Overall W L W LEdgar 5 0 6 0Auburndale 3 1 4 1Marathon 3 1 3 2Chequamegon 3 2 4 2Stratford 2 2 3 3Tomahawk 1 4 2 4Pittsville 1 4 2 4Rib Lake -Prent. 0 4 1 5Sept. 26: Marathon 43, Rib Lake-Prentice 6; Chequamegon 19, Stratford 6; Edgar 47, Toma-hawk 0; Pittsville 46, Altoona 36; Mosinee at Auburndale, canceled.Oct. 3: Rib Lake-Prentice at Stratford, Edgar at Marathon, Auburndale at Pittsville, Cadott at Tomahawk.Oct. 4: Chequamegon vs. Milwaukee Pulaski at Stevens Point.

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Were they overrunning the play? They have to see it happen and get it in their minds now. I don’t think it’s as much physical as it is mental.”

Defensively, the Hawks stiffened in the second half and made a handful of plays behind the line of scrimmage. Marathon’s only scoring drive of the half covered just 33 yards after the Hawks had to punt while being pinned deep in their own territory. That was a positive the team could take from the loss.

“The guys we put in there, they held their own,” Weiss said.

Swan fi nished with 95 rushing yards in 11 attempts. Drew Rohde ran for 24 yards in nine carries for the Hawks, who

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fi nished with 113 rushing yards. Jordan Blomberg caught the only completed pass for 24 yards late in the fi rst half.

Brayton was one for six in the pass-ing game. Austin Ewan attempted two passes.

Vetter was 10 of 14 for 116 yards for Marathon, spreading the wealth amongst six receivers.

Rib Lake-Prentice next travels to Stratford Friday. The Tigers are lick-ing their wounds after losing 19-6 at Chequamegon Friday. It was their fi rst loss to the Screaming Eagles since they joined the Marawood Conference in 2008.

Friday’s kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Tiger Stadium.

On her way to 3rdMaria Neubauer, one of Medford’s “Great Eight” seniors, gets a breath of air while

competing in the 200-yard freestyle during Thursday’s meet with Colby-Abbotsford. Neubauer took third in 2:39.97.

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Medford’s girls swim team showed no letdown from its big win over Lakeland the previous week while overpowering Colby-Abbotsford 101-62 Thursday at the MASH pool.

The Raiders had the top fi nisher in each of the 11 varsity races and, in fi ve cases, had the top three fi nishers. With the meet well in hand, the Raiders con-ceded most of the points in the last three races to the visiting Hornets.

It’s the point of the season where the practice yards increase, which can make for somewhat slower times in the meet. Head coach Anne Burghaus said the Raiders where right where they need to be in this meet.

“They picked up right where they left off from the Lakeland meet,” she said. “We’ve been working them hard, and you could tell tonight. They’re doing great. We’ll just keep pushing forward. We have Antigo next week, then the big ones at the end.”

The tone was set with top-three sweeps in the fi rst three events.

Mara Schumacher, Samantha Bowe, Abbie Bergman and Alyssa Loertscher easily won the 200-yard medley relay in 2:03.68, while Makenzie Gingras, Samantha Poehler, Allison Lynch and Daryian Doberstein took second in 2:17.53. Though Colby-Abbotsford got the third-place points, Medford’s team of Makenna Drost, Jordan Brost, Markki Farmer and Hallie Schumacher was ac-tually 3.18 seconds faster in 2:18.59.

Paige Olson (2:13), Bailey Brandner (2:24.56) and Maria Neubauer (2:39.97) swept the top three spots in the 200-yard freestyle. Then, Mara Schumacher (2:38.7), Farmer (2:44.53) and Josie Brost (2:48.45) grabbed the top three spots in the 200-yard individual medley to quick-ly make it 36-8.

From there, Medford got individ-ual wins from Bergman, Bowe, Mara Schumacher and Olson. Josie Brost, Bowe, Mara Schumacher and Bergman added an easy win in the 200-yard free-style relay at 1:52.6, 5.87 seconds ahead of Medford’s team of Hallie Schumacher, Farmer, Poehler and Brandner.

Olson, Doberstein, Loertscher and Brost had the top time in the 400-yard free-style at 4:13.02, while Hallie Schumacher, Lynch, Brandner and Brianna Martin

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GIRLS SWIM STANDINGS Duals W LMedford 4 0Tomahawk 4 0Lakeland 2 1Lady.-Br.-Flam. 3 1Rhinelander 1 3Wittenberg-Birn. 1 3Antigo 0 3Colby-Abbotsford 0 4Sept. 25: Medford 101, Colby-Abbotsford 62; Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau 102, Rhinelander 68; Tomahawk 114, Antigo 44.Sept. 27: Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau 2nd at Eau Claire North Invitational.Oct. 2: Antigo at Medford, Rhinelander at Lakeland, Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau at Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Colby-Abbotsford at Tomahawk.Oct. 4: Tomahawk at Pulaski Invitational.Oct. 9: Medford at Ladysmith-Bruce-Flam-beau, Tomahawk at Lakeland, Rhinelander at Colby-Abbotsford, Antigo at Wittenberg-Birn.

were next at 4:31.06. Neubauer, Drost, Tage Wrage and Jordan Brost were cred-ited with the second-place points with their time of 5:06.48.

Mara Schumacher led a Medford sweep of the top three spots in the 100-yard freestyle with her time of 1:00.53. Farmer (1:02.74) and Hallie Schumacher (1:06.07) were next in line. Olson led Medford’s sweep in the 500-yard freestyle. She fi n-ished in a solid time of 6:07.47. Loertscher got a rare chance to swim this race and fi nished second in 6:23.65. Neubauer was third in 7:11.92, 2.19 seconds ahead of Colby-Abbotsford’s Tiffany Derrico.

Bowe had the top time in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:17.24, followed by team-mates Poehler (1:24.56) and Jordan Brost (1:27.18). Bowe added a win in the 100-yard butterfl y with a time of 1:12.87. She was 4.63 seconds ahead of Weber. Brandner took third for Medford at 1:21.84.

Bergman’s win came in the 50-yard freestyle with her time of 26.99 seconds. Doberstein was second in 28.95 seconds and Poehler was fourth in 29.49 seconds. Bergman also had the top time in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:08.08. Lynch was next at 1:13.65 and Gingras came in at 1:18.96. Colby-Abbotsford’s Lauren Kallstrom got credit for the win at 1:17.06.

Wrage, Martin, Gingras and Jordan Brost added a fourth-place time of 2:09.44 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Rhinelander had some heavier hit-ters, but Medford’s attacks were more consistent, resulting in a 3-1 win for the home team Tuesday at Raider Hall.

The win was Medford’s third of the fall over their Great Northern Conference rivals, two of which have come in GNC competition. This one bumped the Raiders’ league record to 3-4, while Rhinelander fell to 1-6 to start the second half of GNC play.

The Raiders got six or more attack kills from four different sources, missed just three of 92 serves in the match and served up 12 aces to pick up a relatively solid win, save for a shaky second game, which the Hodags won 25-20.

Seniors Jen Stolp and McKenzie Dahl had strong outings, notching seven and six kills, respectively. Dahl had just two errors in 21 attack attempts. Stolp was Medford’s go-to hitter early, catch-ing fi re in the middle of the fi rst set. The Hodags had just pulled within 13-11 when Medford got a sideout. Stolp con-nected on four attacks during Victoria Lammar’s seven-point serving run to push Medford’s lead to 21-11. Maddy

Higgins’ save found an open spot in Rhinelander’s defense for a 22-13 lead, Brynn Dahlby served her second ace of game one, Dahl punished a cross-court kill that just stayed inside the sideline and Vanessa Laher got the clinching kill to end a 25-13 fi rst set.

Laher tipped things in Medford’s favor in the pivotal third game, recording fi ve of her team-high 10 kills with no errors in the set. After giving up the fi rst two points, the Raiders rolled, using a couple more kills from Stolp and one from Dahl to vault into the lead. Senior Carlie Rau, returning from injury, saw her fi rst sig-nifi cant action in the set and seemed to be a steadying infl uence as well, getting a tap at the net early and a block midway through. Rau’s block kill sparked a fi ve-point serving run by Dahlby that includ-ed two kills from Laher, one from Dahl and a quick push from Lammar that sur-prised the fl at-footed Hodags. Medford led 21-11 and went on to win by another 25-13 count.

Rhinelander’s top hitter, senior Riley Aschenbrenner, got a couple of big kills to pull the Hodags within 10-9 early in

Block wallCarlie Rau (7) gets her hands on an attack attempt by Rhinelander’s Hope

Wissbroeker during game four of Medford’s 3-1 win over the Hodags Tuesday at Raider Hall. McKenzie Dahl (5) helps with the block attempt.

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This WeekendFriday, October 3

Music Done Fun with Brad Emanuel starting at 9 p.m. at The Turtle Club.

Northwoods Riders Snowmobile Club Annual Fish Fry from 4 p.m. to ? at Zondlo’s.

Saturday, October 4First Bridal Fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Munson

Bridge Winery.Cribbage Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at A&E

Tavern.Doubles Cribbage starting at 1 p.m. at Bogey’s.Texas Hold ‘Em starting at 1 p.m. at Hacienda.Medford Choir Boosters present Dairyland Donkey

Basketball starting at 7 p.m. at Medford Senior High Raider Hall.

Sunday, October 5Live music by Jackson Taylor from 3 to 6 p.m. at

Hacienda.

Multi day events12th Annual Customer Appreciation Weekend

October 3, 4 and 5 at Mondeaux Dam.

Wednesday, October 8Swiss Steak Dinner and Bake Sale from 4:30 to 6

p.m. at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Withee.

Upcoming eventsBean Bag Tournament starting at 7:30 p.m. on

Friday, Oct. 10 at Zondlo’sSingles Cribbage Tournament starting at 1 p.m.

and music by Silence Entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Hacienda.

Bean Bag Tournament starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 at Zondlo’s.

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Seventh graders lead soup bowl projectMedford Area Middle School seventh grader Dane Higgins turns a soup bowl on the potter’s wheel Monday

afternoon. The bowl, and others made by his homeroom classmates and school and community volunteers, will be sold on October 21 from 3:15 until 7 p.m. during the Feed My People chili and soup dinner held dur-ing the school’s fi ne arts night. The project is a traditional event for homeroom students of art teacher Jill Fortin. Volunteers who would like to paint and glaze ceramic bowls for the project can stop by the school on October 14 from 3:15 until 6 p.m.

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Day in the Outdoors is sponsored by the Northern Pines Girl Scout Service Area, which includes Medford and Rib Lake. The event was open to everyone.

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CatapultMorgan Liske of Medford attempts to

fl ing a marshmallow using a spoon, tape, and box catapult.

Strong paperJaylean Hopkins and Sanoe Chaplinski roll sheets

of paper on the deck of the chalet at the Perkinstown Winter Sports Area Saturday. They were working on a project to see if paper could be made strong enough to hold a weight.

GliderChloe Kostick of Rib Lake works on her glider design

at a paper airplane making station. Participants learned through trial and error about what sort of design modifi -cations allow the gliders to do loops or fl y straight.

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Bird raceTrinity Wesle of Stetsonville and Kayleigh Husser of Medford use

paint stirrer “beaks” to simulate how a bird eats by picking things up with its beak.

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Medford, shows off a model rocket signed by an astronaut. He also launched several rockets at the event, ex-plaining the math and science used in rocketry.

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Ogema Christmas Tree FestivalOgema held its annual Christmas Tree Festival on September 27 in downtown Ogema. Activities throughout

the day included a Christmas tree contest, tree toss contest, children’s games, library book sale and guilt raffl e, arts and craft fair, ATV pull, and softball and horseshoe tournaments. The “Run to the Peak” race to Timm’s Hill took place just before the start of the parade at 11 a.m. Food and refreshments were available, including a barbe-cue chicken dinner at noon and a lasagna dinner in the evening.

The day ended with a performance of “Play It Again” at the town hall, followed by a dance at the fi re hall.

‘Run to the Peak’Prior to the parade, runners set off from downtown Ogema in the “Run to the

Peak” race to the top of Timm’s Hill.

Santa ClausSanta Claus ditched his sleigh and reindeer for an ATV as he tossed candy to the

children along the parade route.

Arts and craft showPeople check out the arts and crafts booths at Ogema Elementary School follow-

ing the parade.

Ogema Gas fl oatJoe Scheithauer “gasses up” an ATV and Ronald “Hermie” Wiitala tosses candy

from a deer stand to the crowd on a fl oat entry from Ogema Hills Gas & Go.

Rib Lake BakeryIlene Becker dressed as a cupcake in a parade entry for the Rib Lake Bakery.

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Zion Lutheran Church in Stetsonville will celebrate their annual Mission Festival beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5

Guest speaker for the event will be Rev. Nathaniel Timmermann, who served as a graduate mission associ-ate for two years as a missionary in Yinchuan, China. During his time there he pastored foreign teachers who spread the gospel in Yinchuan. He mentored the servants of local Chinese groups, and developed a local training institute. After his years in China he was called back to serve at Salem Lutheran Church and School in Stillwater, Minn. He con-tinues to mentor and develop the small group in Yinchuan, as well as WELS

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Rachel, have three children Clara, Lillian who was born in China, and Marie. Rachel offers insight into interna-tional living. They live in Stillwater and worship at Salem Lutheran Church and School.

Following the Mission Festival, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., there will be a catered dinner in the church fellowship hall serving buttered chicken breasts, BBQ ribs and trimmings. There will be homemade pies for dessert. There is a fee for the meal with a discount for chil-dren ages 6 to 12. Children 5 and under are free. The public is invited to attend.

Flute concert planned for Oct. 5Dr. Jacob Roseman, a fl utist

and a faculty member at Wausau Conservatory of Music, along with his wife Dr. Molly Roseman, a pianist and a faculty member of UW-Stevens Point, will be performing this coming Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. in the Caroline S. Mark Concert Hall — Wausau Conservatory of Music.

“We chose The World Flute theme because of the variety of great pieces

for fl ute and piano from around the world. It is an “ethnic” classical music concert that we are performing,” said Roseman.

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Take advantage of the fall colorsThe Wisconsin Department of Transportation is celebrat-ing the 40th anniversary of its Rustic Roads Program with a photo contest

Amateur photographers throughout Wisconsin are invited to grab their cam-eras and head out to some of the state’s most scenic back roads and start snap-ping away. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is celebrat-ing the 40th anniversary of the Rustic Roads Program, one of the state’s most successful and longest-lasting state/lo-cal partnership programs, with a photo contest. Photos must be taken between June 16 and December 31 and submis-sions will be accepted through January 15, 2015. The Rustic Roads Board will select winning photos in six categories and will be looking for photos that best highlight the natural qualities, fea-tures and vistas commonly found on

Wisconsin’s offi cially-designated Rustic Roads.

“Since the fi rst Rustic Road was designated in Taylor County in 1975, the Rustic Roads Program has helped iden-tify and preserve some of Wisconsin’s most scenic country roadways, while enhancing the state and local tourism economies,” noted WisDOT Scenic Byways and Rustic Roads Coordinator Jane Carrola. “The photo contest will help capture the spirit of this extremely successful and popular partnership.”

Currently, there are 115 Rustic Roads spanning some 665 miles through 59 counties. To qualify as a Rustic Road, a route must have outstanding natural features such as rugged terrain, native vegetation, abundant wildlife, open ar-eas or agricultural vistas. Rustic roads range from under two miles long to 37 miles in length and have speed limits of no more than 45 miles per hour.

Complete contest information, rules and submission guidelines can be found at the WisDOT website: www.dot.wis-consin.gov/travel/scenic/contest.htm.

Science in actionMedford Area Middle School eighth grade students Lizzie Noland (left) and Lilly Brost tested their solar cooker

designs last week. Students were given the challenge of designing and building a solar cooker. The designs com-peted against each other to see which one was fastest in cooking a chocolate chip cookie. Students had to use trial and error to come up with their plans.

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Rudolph pushes past Koski at Colby to stay unbeaten

The Medford Raiders cross country team traveled to Colby last Thursday. For the boys, Jared Rudolph continued his amazing season by claiming fi rst overall with his time of 16:40.88. The team fi nished third overall behind Rudolph’s strong performance.

Raiders’ coach Kevin Wellman re-counted his star runner’s victory.

“Jarod knew going in he would have great competition from Kevin Koski (Chequamegon) and he didn’t disappoint. They both ran shoulder to shoulder the whole race until Jarod pulled away in the fi nal 100 meters to win by six seconds,” he said.

Finishing right behind the two top runners was Medford’s Josh Kakes in third, with his time of 17:36.53. Elliot Marshall fi nished in 20th with a time of 19:03.87. Joe Tomandl (20:28.04) came in 51st, Trey Ulrich (20:46.29) placed 58th, and Carter Sapinski (22:43.36) fi nished 84th to round out the squad.

“We’ve been dealing with some in-juries to Sam Hallgren (hip) and Mike Knight (shin splints). Even with those losses we managed third overall,” Wellman said.

Chequamegon took the top team spot with 47 points, followed by Colby-Abbotsford (50), Medford (133), Wittenberg-Birnamwood (137), Stratford (144), Phillips (186), Prentice-Rib Lake (206), Athens (238), Loyal (254), Edgar (268), Pittsville in tenth (290), Augusta (293), Spencer (320), Marathon (337), Auburndale (349) and Thorp (401).

Chequamegon rode top-10 perfor-mances by Koski (second, 16:46.89),

by Sports reporter Bryan Wegter Cameron Pearson (fourth, 17:42.85) and Sam Belanger (eighth, 18:13.83) to take the team win.

The girls team placed sixth overall. Makenzie Carey paced the Raiders in seventh place, with a time of 22:00.54. Kara Rudolph fi nished 15th with a time of 22:32. Hannah Brandner came in 37th with a time of 24:12.87. Cassandra Mravik (24:50.29) fi nished 43rd, Taylor Adleman (25:38.13) placed 52nd, and Margaret Hamann (27:07.63) placed 61st.

“Kara and Taylor both fi nished with great kicks, passing several girls on the fi nal stretch,” Wellman said. “Taylor’s been battling a cold so it was a good fi n-ish for her.”

The Phillips Loggers took home the win by a 19-point margin over second place Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 45-66. The top two were followed by Chequamegon (89), Stratford (127), Prentice-Rib Lake (133), Medford (154), Colby-Abbotsford (215), Pittsville (226), Spencer (233), Auburndale (241), Loyal (250), Athens (278) and Augusta (333).

Phillips was led by fi rst-place fi nisher Ellie Lochner, with a time of 21:20.99. Carolyn Neerdaels (sixth), Kristin Belan (ninth), and Annika Neerdaels (tenth) also recorded top-10 fi nishes.

In the boys JV race, Medford’s Michael Cypher was 13th out of 50 runners in 21:37.19, Jon Wiegel was 16th in 21:50.01, Colton Werner was 36th in 24:03.29 and Brett Hedlund was 46th at 27:02.91.

Myranda Baker was seventh out of 49 JV girls in 25:40.2, while Cassandra Meyer was ninth in 25:49.3. Jessica Pai was 28th at 29:19.87, Charlie Faude was 38th at 32:37.22 and Makayla Hanson was 44th at 34:37.72.

The search for consistency contin-ued Thursday for the Prentice-Rib Lake Hawks boys cross country team dur-ing its seventh-place fi nish at the Colby Invitational last Thursday.

“Consistency is what we’re looking for. It’s been elusive so far, “ Hawks co-head coach Lee Clendenning said.

The Hawks did have a solid pack con-sisting of its top four runners. They all fi nished within 12 seconds of each other.

Leading the way on the boys side was Troy Komarek, who fi nished 32nd with his time of 19:49.50. Hunter Gedde came in three seconds later in 35th po-sition. Nick Eisner was six seconds be-hind Gedde in 38th place. Donald Dums fi nished in 41st with a time of 20:01.75. Damon Lueck (20:59.24) came in 60th, Adam Dums (21:42.62) fi nished 73rd, and Josh Probst (21:57.38) took 77th.

“We’re in a spot right now where we’re fl opping spots,” Clendenning said. “Guys could be anywhere from fi rst to fi fth. That’s a good problem to have because it means fi ve guys have the potential to be right up there.”

The Hawks fi nished with a team to-tal of 206 points. Chequamegon placed fi rst with a score of 47. Medford’s Jarod Rudolph (16:40.28), Chequamegon’s Kevin Koski (16:46.89) and Medford’s Josh Kakes were the top three runners (17:36.53).

Hawks fi nish in middle of the pack at Colby Invitationalby Sports reporter Bryan Wegter and Sports Editor Matt Frey

Aidan Anderson was the boys’ lone JV entrant. He took 31st out of 50 runners in 23:07.12.

“Adam Dums took a nice little step for the boys,” Clendenning said. “He cut his time by about 30 seconds. Nick Eisner has been coming on. He decided he want-ed to go out with Josh Langteau of Athens (sixth in 17:54.24) and see how well he could stick with him. It was good to see him challenge himself like that.”

The Lady Hawks had another solid meet, taking fi fth as a team.

Cassy Kurth led the Hawks, fi nish-ing in 20th place with a time of 22:56.46. Kimberly Cummings wasn’t far behind in 23rd place (23:23.64). Sierra Lake took 24th at 23:24.13. Sheridan Kalander placed 31st with a time of 23:51.38. Erin Probst (24:04.82) came in 35th, while Hailey Wudi (24:54.60) took 44th and Rachel Filipiak (25:24.46) claimed 48th.

“We have a few health problems with the girls right now, but it’s nothing they can’t overcome,” Clendenning added about the girls team.

The Hawks had a team score of 133. Phillips won the girls’ team title.

Katie Strobach placed 18th out of 49 JV girls with a time of 27:40.76.

“Kimberly Cummings is really com-ing along nicely. We’re really happy with how she is doing,” Clendenning said. “Katie Strobach has been taking time off consistently in each meet. She’s im-proved her time in every race.”

The Hawks are at Athens tonight, Thursday, for a 4:30 race start.

The Gilman Pirates tested themselves against runners from the big schools Tuesday at the Chippewa Falls cross country invitational.

In the meet, which featured several Division 1 programs in each of the var-sity races, Bryce Sromek led the Gilman boys with a 27th-place fi nish out of 45 runners. He posted a solid time of 19:42.3 at Lake Wissota Golf Course, beating his time from a year ago by more than a minute. Ryan Tkachuk came in 40th at 21:46.5, more than two minutes ahead of last year’s pace. Tony Guentner was 44th at 22:37.5, beating Baldwin-Woodville’s John Stiller by 19.7 seconds.

These were the fastest times of the season for all three Pirates.

Kendall Skabroud was the fi nal fi n-isher in the girls race, taking 33rd place in 26:26.8, also her quickest time of the season, a split-second ahead of her pace a week earlier at Cadott.

Hanna Guckenberg of Eau Claire North was the girls champion in 20:11.4. Baldwin-Woodville’s Bailey Meyer was almost a minute behind at 21:10.1. Elli Daniels of Chippewa Falls was exactly 10 seconds behind Meyer. Chippewa Falls easily won the team title with 22 points, followed by Marshfi eld (55), Baldwin-Woodville (57), Rice Lake (110) and the incomplete teams from Gilman and Eau Claire North.

Eau Claire Memorial’s Patrick Treacy won the boys race in 16:38, fi nishing ahead of three Chi-Hi Cardinals –– Parker Lehmann (17:22.7), Erik Sworski (18:05.7) and Breaden Michael (18:11.3). Chippewa Falls completed the team sweep with 43 points, outscoring Menomonie (64), Rice Lake (82), Eau Claire Memorial (83) and Marshfi eld (86). Gilman and Baldwin-Woodville were incomplete.

Gilman will compete at the fi ve-team Rib Lake Invitational October 9.

Pirates set season-best times at Chi-Hi

The best of the bunchChequamegon’s Kevin Koski and Medford’s Jarod Rudolph pull away from the pack

early in Thursday’s boys race at Colby. Rudolph pulled away in the last 100 meters to remain perfect for the season.

Photo by Jenny Kocian, Tribune-Phonograph

Trio of HawksKimberly Cummings (l. to r.), Sierra Lake and Sheridan Kalander of Prentice-Rib

Lake stick together early in Thursday’s girls race at Colby. The Hawks were fi fth in the team standings.

Photo by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner

Page 14 Thursday, October 2, 2014

OUTDOORSTHE STAR NEWS

Youth deer hunt provides opportunity to introduce young hunters to the outdoors

We did paddle to a nearby creek, set up our decoys and Selina made an excellent shot on a mallard (her only shot at a duck). Fire made a rusty but completed blind retrieve.

I knew by 9 a.m. if Selina was going to get some shooting, we were going to have to hunt somewhere else. I made some calls and was told about a marsh by Marshfi eld that can be a duck factory. So we pulled the decoys, loaded everything up and headed to “duck para-dise.”

Bad luck came our way when after one hour of wad-ing through ankle to waist deep water; it became com-pletely overgrown with brush and totally canoe inacces-sible.

So now it is 2 p.m. and I have to come up with a plan for the afternoon hunt. I made some calls, looked at my map and made a 50-mile drive over to a marsh in Monroe County that requires a long but beautiful canoe trip down a creek.

As Selina and I entered duck paradise, we watched dozens, if not hundreds, of wood ducks. We set out our decoys and had two hours to hunt (remember, only Selina is shooting). Selina only fi red four shells and connected twice on a pair of woodies. I believe Fire will have an excellent fall. If you are interested, I will be hav-ing her bred this late fall when she comes into heat. On that same matter, I am looking for a good stud.

Tonight, we had no idea where we were going to pull our rig and sleep as we were going to return for the morning hunt. Well after dark, I backed our house on wheels down a forested trail. We lit the Coleman lantern and were almost immediately hit by a hard and very wet storm.

The next morning, all the ducks we watched the day before were gone. Selina did not get a bird today.

The three of us went home and were completely ex-hausted and watched the Packers get smacked by the Lions.

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en retriever Fire is four and the three of us are off for a three-day adventure for Wisconsin’s youth duck hunt.

Friday, Sept. 19High 73, Low 44

Life is good. The three of us are riding in a nice truck, I am pulling an enclosed trailer that is loaded with gear and our 17-foot canoe is on top of the truck. Yesterday, I purchased a 12-gauge shotgun for Selina, which will re-place my dad’s old Remington 1100. It was a great gun for her, but it’s worn out and only shoots 2.75-inch shells.

Our destination is Sportsman’s Lake, which is locat-ed near Owen in Clark County. It is a beautiful piece of water where I have had very good luck duck hunting in past years.

Late today, we went scouting by canoe and stayed on the water until dark. We did not really see any ducks until dark, but we had high hopes there would be plenty of action in the morning.

Tonight, we were both tired. Dinner consisted of a jar of homemade salsa and granola bars while watching a sky that was literally fi lled with lightning bolts from storms that were just to the north.

Saturday, Sept. 20High 72, Low 53

Selina can wake up in any outdoor situation, dress properly for the conditions and enjoy her day. This morning the two of us, along with Fire, were paddling our canoe long before daylight and had decoys set up with plenty of time to relax before legal shooting.

On a bit of a side note, Wisconsin had an early teal season, which was held the fi rst week of September. This teal season was a fi rst and many duck hunters have been wondering how it might affect the traditional late September opener.

Here is what Selina and I witnessed: the unmistak-able and pleasant sound of waterfowl fl ying overhead, long before night became day. When legal shooting be-gan Selina did not come close to getting a shot.

Youth hunters and those interested in mentoring young hunters are reminded to mark their calendars for this year’s youth deer hunt. This special hunt takes place October 11-12 and state wildlife offi cials say it pro-vides a valuable learning experience and great oppor-tunity to introduce young hunters to one of the many outdoor opportunities Wisconsin has to offer.

The youth hunt allows boys and girls ages 10-15 to hunt with a gun or other legal weapon prior to the regu-lar fi rearm seasons. The youth hunt is open to all resi-dent and non-resident youth hunters with a gun deer license and appropriate tags.

“Deer hunting in Wisconsin is an exciting time of year, and the youth hunt is a perfect way to get young folks interested in the outdoors with an adult close by,” said Keith Warnke, hunting and shooting sports coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. “Experienced hunters provide important guidance, advice and instruction to help build a frame-work for constant safety improvement.”

It is important to note that buck and antlerless deer permit tags included with a junior gun deer license are valid statewide for youth hunters.

All youth hunters must be accompanied by a mentor 18 years of age or older. Youth ages 12-15 with a hunter education certifi cate may hunt within visual and voice range of a mentor. When accompanying one or two youth ages 12-15 that have successfully completed hunt-er education, a mentor is not required to possess a hunt-er education certifi cate or a current hunting license.

Hunters ages 10 and 11, as well as those ages 12-15 that have not completed hunter education, may gain hunting experience under the Hunting Mentorship Program. This program requires youth to hunt within arm’s reach of a qualifi ed mentor who has completed hunter education and holds a current hunting license.

Only one weapon may be possessed jointly between youth and mentor. Mentors may not hunt using a fi re-arm during the youth deer hunt weekend and must pos-sess a valid Wisconsin hunting license for the current hunting season.

License type does not matter, unless the mentor will be hunting other game.

Hunters of all ages are reminded to follow the four rules of fi rearm safety:

� Treat every gun as if it were loaded. � Always point the muzzle in a safe direction. � Be sure of your target and beyond. � Keep your fi nger out of the trigger guard until you

are ready to shoot.First-time hunters and those who have not purchased

a license in at least 10 years are eligible for a discounted fi rst-time buyer license. Visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “license” for more information.

As in previous years, those new to hunting can cel-ebrate their fi rst harvest with the offi cial fi rst deer cer-tifi cate. Simply follow the instructions on the page to upload a photo of your fi rst deer and describe your ex-perience. For more information, and to create your own fi rst deer certifi cate, search keywords “fi rst deer.”

To learn more about youth hunting and general deer season regulations, search keywords “youth hunt” and “deer” respectively.

All deer hunters are encouraged to check out the fre-quently asked questions page (http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wildlifehabitat/dtrfaq.html) for more information re-garding several rule changes for 2014. The FAQ feature provides brief responses to a wide variety of deer hunt-ing questions, ranging from deer management unit boundaries to antlerless permits.

The Sports PageClassy Ladies LeagueTeresa Helberg 179 Mary Lou Anderson 506Mary Lou Anderson 177 Teresa Helberg 491Nancy Acker 177 Nancy Acker 484Results: Tease Tanning Plus 7; Klinner Insurance 7, VFW 0; Fidelity Bank 7, Moosie’s 0; Pauline’s Hair Fashion 7, The Flower Shoppe 0; Rocky’s Cozy Kitchen 7, Al’s Auto Dock 0; J&B Custom Carpentry 5, A&M Apartments 2.

Wednesday Mid-Weekers LeagueSharon Nuernberger 189 Sharon Nuernberger 529Shirley Lemke 186 Shirley Lemke 481Donna Werner 177 Marlene Bremer 466Sept. 24: Mach Lock 4, Happy Joe’s 3; Lounge Around 5, Medford Motors 2; Sports Page 5, Werner Sales & Service 2.

Blue Monday LeagueJudy Lang 190 Judy Lang 525Carol Willman 176 Lisa Bub 487Donna Werner 175 Carol Willman 446Sept. 22: Heier Wreaths 5, Big Bird’s Lodge 2; Happy Joe’s 7, Holy Rollers 0; Strikes ‘R Us 5, Bakers 2.

Tuesday Night Mixed LeagueRick Acker 258 Roger Smith 640Roger Smith 246 Rick Acker 638Al Riemer 233 Al Riemer 627Sept. 23: High View II 30, High View I 10; Liske Marine 29, Riemer Builders 11; Medford Co-op 25, Fuzzy’s Bar 15.

Three-Man Major LeagueTom Habeck 277 Casey Nernberger 682Ed Rowe 269 Tom Habeck 672Casey Nernberger 268 Bill Wagner 668Sept. 23: 8th Street 21, Sports Page 9; BB’s Aquatic I 22, Nite Electric 8; BB’s Aquatic II 18, Rocky’s Cozy Kitchen 12; KZ Electric 26, Klin-ner Insurance II 4; Krug Bus 22, Klinner Insurance I 8; Cindy’s Bar & Grill 18, Team Stihl 12.

Monday Men’s City LeagueJerry Roberts 246 Jess Haenel 663Travis Kallenbach 245 Clint Carbaugh 647Keith Kozey 236 Terry Kallenbach 630Sept. 29: Edgar Lanes 35, T&C Water 5; Klingbeil Lumber 32, Mayer Accounting 8; JR Construction 33, Fidelity Bank 7; Sports Page 27, Taylor Credit Union 13; Crossroads 26, Northwestern Mutual 14; WTC 30, blind 10.

Ball and Chain Nine-Pine Tap LeagueMenEd Brandt 249 Ed Brandt 657Butch Brandt 214 Justin Smith 584Justin Smith 213 Steve Eisch 580WomenDallas Schield 196 Dallas Schield 501Lori Eisch 185 Lori Eisch 479Mary Schwarz 170 Mary Schwarz 470Sept. 20: Alley Cats 17, Mamas & Papas 15; Outlaws 27, Jr. Snow-pushers 5; The B-Sers 26, Ray & The Girls 6; Pinbusters 29.

Tappers Bar (Dorchester)Tuesday Seniors LeagueMenCorlas Meier 180 Don Clarkson 445Don Clarkson 173 Corlas Meier 444Bill Krug 140 Don Scheibe 404WomenMona Pope 155 Ardis Meier 425Ardis Meier 152 Dorothy Scheibe 423Dorothy Scheibe 147 Mona Pope 405Sept. 30: Maybees 4, Amigos 3; Slo Poks 2, Slow Starters 2, Alley Cats 1.

BowlingMedford was a 32-4 winner in the JV events. Martin

won a pair of events, taking the 50-yard freestyle in 29.57 seconds ahead of Drost (30.99) and Wrage (35.4). Martin’s winning 100-yard freestyle time was 1:06.78, ahead of Gingras (1:09.85) and Wrage (1:19.68). Drost won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:24.15.

The meet against Antigo tonight, Thursday, starts at 5:30 p.m. It’s the fi nal home meet of the fall for the Raiders and the fi nal home meet ever for the eight-swimmer senior class that includes Bergman, Bowe, Josie Brost, Gingras, Loertscher, Neubauer, Poehler and Mara Schumacher.

The Raiders will be at Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau on October 9.

Continued from page 8

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The Star News Thursday, October 2, 2014 Page 15

Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings

Births

Emily Ann Haugestuen and Jacob Matthew Doro were united in marriage on July 5 at Haugestuen Ranches in Barron, with Rev. Tylan Dalrymple offi ci-ating. The bride was given in marriage by her parents and is the daughter of Kirk and Julie Haugestuen of Barron and the groom is the son of Adam and Jill Doro of Holcombe.

Hannah Haugestuen of Barron, the bride’s sister, was maid of honor. The bride’s sister-in-law, Leanne Halling of North Brunswick, N.J., was the bridesmaid.

James Doro of Gilman, the groom’s brother, was the best man. The groomsman was Jeremy Doro of Augus-ta, the groom’s brother.

Mark Pieplow provided the music for the ceremo-ny. The fl ower girl was Brin Dalrymple of Chetek, the bride’s friend. The ring bearer was Connor Doro of Gil-man, the couple’s godson. Ushers were Karl Halling and Austin Haugestuen, the bride’s brothers.

A reception was held at Haugestuen Ranches. The bride graduated from the University of Wis-

consin-Eau Claire and works at Mayo Clinic Health Systems. The groom graduated from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and works at Chieftan Sand in New Auburn.

The couple honeymooned in Montana.

Haugestuen-DoroJacob and Emily Doro

Eating Well with Diabetes With Kate Bromann, County Market Nutritionist

Starting this November, County Market will be providing an educational program for people with diabetes that will focus on improving blood sugar control by keeping track of carbohydrate intake and making better food choices.

Eating Well with Diabetes is a two session class led by Kate Bromann, County Market’s Nutritionist. Kate has over 20 years of experience working with diabetes in a hospital and nursing home setting. The cost for this program is $25 for both sessions and will meet from 5:30-7:30pm. Dates are: November 6 & 13, January 3 & 10, and February 26 & March 5.

Class participants will learn how to achieve better blood sugar control by being aware of how much and what type of carbohydrate foods they’re eating and how these foods affect blood sugar levels. Carbohydrate counting, or “carb counting” is a meal planning technique for managing blood sugar levels. Our focus will be on creating a meal plan using the carb counting method to help prevent the highs and lows in blood sugar that can happen when carb intake is inconsistent or sugar intake is excessive.

There are three types of carbohydrates found in foods: Starches are found in grain-based foods like breads, rice, pastas & cereals, starchy vegetables like corn, peas, potatoes and beans. Sugars can be naturally occurring sugars like those in milk or fruit, and added sugars like white sugar, brown

sugar, molasses, honey, maple syrup and high fructose corn syrup. Fiber is the indigestible part of plant foods found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts & legumes. Starches and sugars have the greatest effect on blood sugar levels. Fiber is not absorbed or converted into glucose and can be helpful in achieving better blood sugar control and managing hunger. How much and what type of carbohydrates are eaten is a very important factor in managing diabetes. An individualized meal plan can help serve as a “road map” for your carb food intake and will be a main focus of this program.

Cooking demonstrations and a supermarket tour will also be a part of this program. Participants will learn how to make healthy substitutions in baked goods, how to incorporate more high fiber carbs into meals and how to avoid “empty calories” – high sugar, low nutrient foods that can throw blood sugar control off. Learn to choose instead the healthiest carbs with the highest nutrient content. During the supermarket tour, we’ll scan the store shelves and read the Nutrition Facts labels, zeroing in on the most important information for making healthier choices. There are LOTS of healthy choices and a wide variety of carb foods that can be included in a meal plan for controlling diabetes.

To sign up for this program, call Kate Bromann at 715-748-8561 and leave a voicemail, or send an email to: nutritionist@medfordcoop.com.

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Parker RolandKendra and David Eisner of Rib Lake announce the

birth of a son, Parker Roland, born on September 7 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. He weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. His grandpar-ents are Laurie and Scott Ochodnicky of Westboro, Ted and Cheryl Eisner of Rib Lake, and the late ER Gumz. His great-grandparents are Lena Gumz of Westboro, Da-vid and Donna Ellis of Prentice, and Dorothy Olson of Rib Lake.

Harper LouiseAmie Kron and Stephen Klinger of Medford an-

nounce the birth of a daughter, Harper Louise, born on September 10 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. She weighed nine pounds, fi ve ounces and was 21 inch-es long. She joins brothers, Dylan, age 18, Kirk, age 12, Ryne age 10, and Austin, age 8. Her grandparents are Patty Klinger and Tom Schimon, and Steve Klinger and Lyn Krause, all of Medford, Patty Kron and Brian Rob-ertson of Bruce, and Gary and Barb Kron of Holcombe. Her great-grandmothers are Rita Motte of Medford and Louise Kron of Conrath.

Lydia SueMaria and Luke Hachfeld of Wausau announce the

birth of a daughter, Lydia Sue, born on September 23 at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Weston. She weighed eight pounds, two ounces and was 19 inches long. Her grand-parents are Bill and Sandy Hall of Medford. Her great-grandparents are Eldon and Mildred Hall of Medford.

The Northwest Regional Housing Program is now ac-cepting applications from homeowners needing to make major repairs to windows, exterior doors, shingles, sid-ing, insulation, furnaces, wiring, plumbing, water and sewer laterals, failing septic systems or wells; and other major home improvements.

Funds are available to assist qualifying applicants make necessary repairs to owner and renter-occupied housing units and to provide down payment assistance

to qualifying families purchasing a home.Owner-occupied housing repairs and down-payment

assistance funds are available through a zero percent interest, deferred payment loan, while renter-occupied housing repair funds are in the form of a zero percent interest loan with a monthly payment plan for up to 10 years.

To determine if you may qualify and to get an appli-cation contact Kim Gifford at 715-635-2197.

Regional home repair funding available

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THE TIME MACHINE

From past fi les of The Star News

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Remember When — Sept. 2004

Rescue workers save car crash victims and a driver begins a fi eld sobriety test as part of a simulated car crash aimed at teaching Medford High School students about the dangers of drinking and driving. The simulation was part of the high school’s Teen Awareness Day, which teaches students about making choices and the conse-quences that might follow.

The device, approximately the size of an automobile headlamp, sends sound waves, produced by a liquid space gap, through water for several miles. The sig-nal can be received through the hull of a ship by listening devices.

Bacteria and tiny water life seem to be unaffected by the waves transmitted, but small fi sh are crushed and killed if they swim into the path of the beam immedi-ately in front of the device.

Fortunately for the fi sh, there are no plans to make the new device commer-cially. Although tests were made in Bos-ton harbor two years ago, not enough use has been made of the apparatus to show

October 1, 1964Taylor county’s recommended equal-

ized valuation for 1964 has been set at $55,068,635, a fi gure which is up from last year’s total by $1,770,735. The equalized value was set last year at $53,287,900. The percentage of increase last year over the previous year of 1962 was about equal to this year’s rise.

Of the total valuation $41,710,500 is real estate value which increased by $1,429,100 this year. Personal property, set at $13,358,135, increased this year by $351,635.

September 28, 1939A submarine signal device, on which

he recently received a patent, also is a “death ray” for fi sh, Dr. C. Guy Suits of the General Electric research laboratory at Schenectady, N. Y., son of Mrs. O. M. Suits of Medford, has revealed.

October 4, 1989Following a counteroffer by the City

to his counteroffer, negotiations be-tween the City of Medford and Herman Eggert for a parcel of land at the corner of Broadway Ave. and Whelen St. was

September 30, 2004Taylor County will likely continue

funding for local police departments in Rib lake and Gilman from the county budget.

Each year, Taylor County Sheriff’s Department grants both Rib Lake and Gilman $6,500 each in return for those villages maintaining a police depart-ment with the ability to respond to county calls that are dispatched. This benefi ts the Sheriff’s Department with faster response times. Often the sher-iff’s deputies on patrol at the time of a call may be on the other side of the county and the Rib Lake or Gilman of-fi cer could respond much faster.

The aid payments from the county to the villages are nothing new and have been going on for many years. However, this year they came under attack from Supervisor Paul Hoffmann who represents District 6 including the Town of Chelsea. Hoffmann is also the former police chief for the Village of Rib Lake.

October 2, 1914The 500 club surprised Mrs. L. Lat-

ton in honor of her tenth wedding an-niversary. The friends took plenty of refreshments with them and on de-parting presented the hostess with an aluminum baker and articles of tin to commemorate her tin wedding anni-versary.

still in limbo Tuesday morning.The City wants the Eggert property,

plus property owned by the Medford Co-op and several acres recently purchased from Wisconsin Central Railroad, to of-fer the Postal Department as a site for Medford’s new post offi ce.

Several weeks ago the City made an offer on an option to buy the Eggert and Co-op properties at its assessed valua-tion of $75,000 and $41,000, respectively.

In a counteroffer, Eggert asked $100,000 for his parcel of land, while the Co-op asked $50,000 for their property.

In closed session last week, the Com-mon Council voted to present a “fi nal offer” of $87,500 to Eggert, and $41,110 to the Co-op.

According to Medford Mayor Dolores “Dee” Meyer, the Co-op has accepted the City’s latest offer, but no word has yet been received from Eggert.

what advantages it may have over ex-isting means of signaling.

Donation to American Legion AuxiliaryHeidi Eisner, Thirty-One consultant, presented a check to American Legion Aux-

iliary Unit 274, Rib Lake for profi ts from a fundraising event during Ice Age Days. Proceeds will be used to send care packages to service men and women. Families can notify the auxiliary of their loved ones’ addresses by calling Cheryl at 715-427-5825.

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The Taylor County Nutrition Pro-gram for the elderly has announced the October menus for the various sites. Persons 60 years and older and spouse, regardless of age, are invited to participate in the noon meal. All meals are served with bread, butter or margarine, coffee, tea or milk.

GilmanMeals are served Monday through

Thursday [Friday, Meals on Wheels (MOWS) delivered Thursday] at the Se-nior Citizens Center. Reservations can be made one day in advance at the center or by phoning the site at (715) 447-8234.

Week of October 6 — Monday, Salisbury steak, baked potato, carrots, peaches, cookie; Tuesday, pork chops, stuffi ng, mixed vegetables, applesauce, bar; Wednesday, macaroni hot dish with hamburger and tomatoes, lettuce salad, cake; Thursday, seasoned ribs, O’Brien potatoes, creamed cucumbers, fruit cocktail, brownie; Friday, MOWS, kiel-basa and sauerkraut, hashbrowns, green beans, oranges, cookie.

Week of October 13 — Monday, chili with hamburger and noodles, corn-bread, cheese slices, pineapple, cookie; Tuesday, chicken fettuccini alfredo, garlic bread, seasoned carrots, banana, pudding; Wednesday, beef stir fry over brown rice, broccoli, apple, cake; Thurs-day, ham casserole with vegetables, din-ner rolls, oranges, bar; Friday, MOWS, tomato soup, egg salad sandwich, fruit cocktail, cookie.

Week of October 20 — Monday, meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, applesauce, cookie; Tues-day, chicken cordon bleu, rice, peas, pineapple, cake; Wednesday, beef tips with gravy, noodles, mixed vegetables, fruit cocktail, bar; Thursday, porcupine meatballs, noodles, steamed cabbage, pears, ice cream; Friday, MOWS, zucchi-ni soup, cold sandwich, banana, cookie.

Week of October 27 — Monday, Swiss steak, garlic mashed potatoes, broccoli and caulifl ower, apple, cookie; Tuesday, turkey with gravy, stuffi ng, corn, cranberries, cake; Wednesday, Sloppy Joe supper, dinner roll, carrots, fruit cocktail, pudding; Thursday, ham,

scalloped potatoes, green beans, pine-apple, cookie; Friday, MOWS, stew, cole-slaw, pears, bar.

Goodrich and MedfordGoodrich — Meals are served every

Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Royal Gaits Arena and Stables, N3649 Spring Drive, Athens. Prior reservations are appreci-ated by phoning Marge Kropp at (715) 748-3209.

Medford — Meals are served Mon-day, Wednesday and Thursday at the Senior Citizens Center. For reservations, call (715) 748-2157 between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or make your reservations at the site one day in advance. Persons liv-ing within a two-mile radius of the City of Medford may arrange for transporta-tion by calling (715) 748-2157.

MenuWeek of October 6 — Monday, taco

dish with meat and vegetables. creamed cucumbers, pears, blonde brownies; Wednesday, Swiss steak, mashed pota-toes, green beans, mandarin oranges, cake; Thursday, shrimp salad with vege-tables, fresh rolls, fresh fruit, strawberry shortcake.

Week of October 13 — Monday, chicken dumpling soup, egg salad sand-wich, fresh fruit, bars; Wednesday, chicken cordon bleu, rice, Japanese veg-etables, peaches, cookie; Thursday, lasa-gna rollups, garlic bread, tossed salad, tropical fruit, pudding.

Week of October 20 — Monday, ham, scalloped potatoes, beets, applesauce, cookie; Wednesday, cream of broccoli soup, cheese sandwich, fruit cocktail, peanut butter bar; Thursday, chop suey with rice and vegetables, pineapple tid-bits, cake.

Week of October 27 — Monday, tur-key tetrazzini, country trio vegetables, pineapple, turnover; Wednesday, kielba-sa, potato pancakes, green bean almon-dine, applesauce, cinnamon roll; Thurs-day, roast pork, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, mandarin oranges, bar.

Jump RiverMeals are served Tuesdays and Thurs-

days at noon at the Jump River Commu-nity Center. Reservations are necessary

and must be made one day in advance by 4 p.m. For reservations or cancellations, call Rose Madlon at (715) 668-5280 or Di-ane Meyer at (715) 452-7899.

Week of October 7 — Tuesday, broc-coli and wild rice soup, ham and cheese stromboli, relish tray, fresh fruit, cookie; Thursday, baked pork chop, cheese pota-toes, peas and carrots, applesauce, cake.

Week of October 14 — Tuesday, Swedish meatballs, noodles, beets, pears, ice cream; Thursday, baked fi sh, cheese and macaroni, coleslaw, Jell-O, fruit juice, cookie.

Week of October 21 — Tuesday, la-sagna, tossed salad, fruit salad, cake; Thursday, baked chicken, baked potato, mixed vegetables, peaches, bar.

Week of October 28 — Tuesday, hamburger chop suey, rice, Oriental vegetables, pineapple, cookie; Thursday, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit cocktail, cake.

Rib Lake and WestboroRib Lake — Meals are served Mon-

days, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. [Friday, Meals on Wheels (MOWS) delivered Thursday]. For reservations and/or transportation to the site, call Ar-lene Judnic at (715) 427-5747 or the Senior Citizens Center at (715) 427-5756. Reser-vations must be made at least one day in advance.

Westboro — Meals are served Tues-days and Thursdays, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at the Westboro VFW. For reserva-tions and/or transportation to the site, call the Westboro VFW at (715) 905-1235 or Pat Wright at (715) 905-0611.

MenuWeek of October 6 — Monday, beef

hotdog on a bun, cheese and macaroni, broccoli, banana, Jell-O; Tuesday, pulled pork, baked potato, green beans, fruit cocktail, bar; Thursday, chicken and Broccoli alfredo, garlic bread stick, fresh fruit, cookie; Friday, MOWS, broccoli cheese soup, chicken salad sandwich, fruit cocktail, pudding.

Week of October 13 — Monday, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, peaches, cake; Tues-day, boiled dinner of ring bologna, cab-bage, carrots and potatoes, orange, pud-ding; Thursday, tater tot hot dish with mixed vegetables, applesauce, bar; Fri-day, MOWS, chili, cheese slices, corn-bread, pears, cake.

Week of October 20 — Monday, bar-becue pork with cabbage and onion, tater

tots, carrots, apple, cake; Tuesday, tuna casserole, garlic bread stick, peas, peach-es, cookie; Thursday, beef tips, noodles, green beans, pineapple, bar; Friday, MOWS, beef barley soup with vegetables, cottage cheese with fruit. Jell-O.

Week of October 27 — Monday, chef salad with lettuce, turkey, boiled egg, green pepper, onion, tomato and cu-cumber, pears, cookie; Tuesday, baked chicken, parsley and garlic potatoes, caulifl ower and broccoli, tropical fruit, ice cream; Thursday, ham slices, garlic buttered noodles, carrots, applesauce, bar; Friday, MOWS, bean and ham soup with vegetables, grilled cheese, pineap-ple, cookie.

StetsonvilleMeals are served Tuesdays and Thurs-

days at noon [Wednesday and Friday, Meals on Wheels] at the Centennial Com-munity Center. Prior reservations are appreciated by phoning Jean Czerniak at (715) 748-6988 or the site at (715) 678-2000.

Week of October 7 — Tuesday, tur-key, stuffi ng, squash, cranberry salad, cake; Wednesday, MOWS, cheese tor-tellini with spaghetti sauce, spinach, fresh fruit, cookie; Thursday, beef roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches, ice cream; Friday, MOWS, smoked sau-sage, baked beans, carrots, fruit cup, cake.

Week of October 14 — Tuesday, ham, scalloped potatoes, beets, pineapple, cookies; Wednesday, MOWS, hamburger on a bun, potato wedges, vegetable sticks, tomato slices, cake; Thursday, tater tot casserole with mixed vegetables, pears with cottage cheese, bar; Friday, MOWS, senior health fair free dinner.

Week of October 21 — Tuesday, chop suey, rice, Oriental vegetables, apricots, pudding; Wednesday, MOWS, pork roast, mashed potatoes, corn, pears, bar; Thursday, chicken dumpling soup, assorted sandwiches, three-bean salad, fresh fruit, cookie; Friday, MOWS, ribs and sauerkraut, boiled potatoes, pine-apple, cake.

Week of October 28 — Tuesday, Reuben chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, peaches, bar; Wednesday, MOWS, beef and gravy, mashed potatoes, asparagus, plums, cookie; Thursday, ham boiled dinner with carrots, potatoes and cab-bage, melon, cake; Friday, MOWS, beans and wieners, carrots, mandarin oranges, pudding.

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DRIVER/SERVICE PERSONRetail propane company has seasonal (potentially year round) opening for dependable, personable applicant with strong mechanical aptitude. Position offers a variety of job duties. Some heavy lifting required. Must possess or obtain a Class B-CDL, have a good driving record and pass D.O.T. physical and drug screen. Skills test will be given. Competitive wage. Send resumes to: tholden@lakesgasco.com

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YOU CAN BE PART OF THE INNOVATION...Seasonal Employment Opportunities

Late October/Early November 2014 to Mid April 2015

If you are interested in working in a fast paced environment and you enjoy being

a part of a productive team, then employment with Norpol USA, LLC Pelting

Centre (Medford, WI) could be the “JOB” just for you!

We are currently seeking applicants who have excellent time management and

organizational skills and eager to learn new skill sets. Other applicant workplace

assets, but not essential include: previous experience working in a pelting plant or

other production facility, knowledge in quality control, equipment maintenance

and technical expertise.

For more information and/or to complete an Application for Employment Form,

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Actualmente estamos buscando candidatos que tengan la gestión del tiempo excelente y habilidades de organización y con ganas de aprender nuevas habilidades. Otros solicitantes activos del trabajo, pero no son esenciales: la experiencia previa de trabajo en una planta de desuello u otro centro de producción, conocimientos en control de calidad, mantenimiento de equipos y conocimientos técnicos.

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P.O. Box 127Westboro, WI 54490

The Town of Westboro is in need of a full time and part-time Machine Operator/Maintenance Worker. Please contact Rebecca Zuleger clerk at 715-427-3566 for additional employment information.

at the Westboro Town Hall or postmark your resume/job

below. All applicants will be considered at the monthly board meeting on October 17, 2014.

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BARTENDER WANTED in Med-ford, will train. 715-748-2486.

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RESPONSIBLE, COMPAS-SIONATE, committed, organized and fl exible person to help with elderly couple. Please call after 3 p.m til 10 p.m., 715-748-5019.

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715-748-2258Medford Office Hwy. 13 South

www.DixonGreinerRealty.comLuke Dixon, Jon Knoll,

Jesse Lukewich, George Zondlo

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508 E. Conrad Dr., Medford

Immaculate 4+ bed, 2.5 bath city home. Large kitchen open to dining room. Private patio area overlooking backyard.

Attached and detached garages.

$145,500

322 National Ave., Medford

Spacious 3+ bed, 2 bath single family home or duplex. Large lot located close to the city park. 2+ car detached garage.

$69,900

223 N. Fourth Street, Medford

Affordable 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath home with an attached garage on a large corner lot.

$59,900

+/-105 Acres, Cty. Rd. I, Ogema

+/- 105 Acres bordering the Little Mondeaux Creek. Trail system through property. Mixed hard and soft woods. Borders an additional 879 acres of

paper land. $159,900

158 S. Main St., MedfordInvestment Opportunity. 2 spacious

commercial storefronts with 4 occupied apartments above. Located on Main

potential.

$72,900

418 E. Perkins St., MedfordWell maintained and move in ready 2 bed, 1 full bath home on Tee Hi Golf Course. Updated kitchen, large living

room. Sunroom overlooking golf course. Private backyard patio. New forced air gas

furnace.

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+/-80 Acres, Cty. Rd. O, Ogema

Premier hunting land. +/-80 acres with a good trail system and excellent wildlife habitat. Current owners have had great success deer, bear, grouse and turkey

hunting.

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Averill Creek running through the property. The land is all

wooded with food plots, good roads throughout, four (4)

permanent deer stands w/bunks, and four (4) box stands.

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bedroom cabin, bath house, 2-car garage, two (2) storage

sheds, generator system, solar system, and well. Property

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HOME FOR SALETotally renovated space, 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2,650 sq. ft., 2 story home in city of Medford.Home has new windows, doors, roof, siding with 1/2” Celu-tex insulation exterior.Interior has new electric, insulation, drywall, doors, trim, plumbing, kitchen cabinets, bathroom fixtures, & flooring.

Why Rent when you can own!This “Like New” house: asking ONLY $115,900.

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135 N. 3rd St., Medford

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6.2 ACRE lot tested for hold-ing tanks or mound to be sold with home package, $19,000. See Wausau Homes Medford for home plans. Contact Ja-son at 715-829-4180 to view.

LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wood-ed country lot, 3 miles northwest of Medford on blacktop road. Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.

REAL ESTATE

THREE BEDROOM mobile homes available for rent at $625/month or for sale at $22,900 in Medford. Contact Pleasant Val-ley Properties at 715-879-5179. Ask us about our rent special.

MOBILE HOMES

MEDFORD ONE bedroom apartment, $360 includes sewer, water, garbage, stor-age unit, onsite laundry, ga-rage available. 715-965-4440.

VILLAGE OF Rib Lake large 2 bedroom apartment, washer and dryer hookups, outside deck and storage shed, base-ment, nice view of lake, lawn care and snow removal in-cluded, available Oct. 11. 715-427-3136 or 715-905-0327.

NEWER MEDFORD apartment homes, 765 S. Gibson Ave. 1 bedroom apartments include appliances, spacious rooms, walk-in closet, in-unit laundry, secure entrance, garage, deck/patio and utilities (heat, sewer & water). 1 bedroom $560-580/month. Call now, 715-340-2331, www.scswiderski.com.

THREE BEDROOM, 1-1/2 bath home, updated kitchen, hardwood fl oors in living room, dining room and offi ce, 2 car garage, $1,000/month, 336 S. 2nd St., Medford, avail-able now. Call 715-748-2258.

THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath home 1/2 mile south of Medford on Hwy 13. $650/month plus heat and electric, 1 car garage included, no pets, nonsmoking, 1 year lease and security deposit required. Jason, 715-829-4180.

TWO BEDROOM apart-ment in city of Medford, in-cludes garage, AC, water, sewer and all appliances, non-smoking, no pets, available Oct. 1. Call 715-965--0569.

MEDFORD TWO bedroom lower apartment, $460 includes sewer, water, garbage, stor-age unit, onsite laundry, ga-rage available. 715-965-4440.

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CLEAN-UP America Recycling. Will pick up your unwanted items, kitchen appliances, wash-ers, dryers, refrigerators, freez-ers, batteries, TVs, computer monitors, all sorts of metals. Cleaning up properties, es-tates, etc. State licensed, DNR certifi ed. Please call 715-223-6976, 715-613-7016.

K&C FIREWOOD Process-ing will come to you. I take the sweat out of making fi re-wood. Will cut loggers cords into fi rewood. 715-748-4430.

SERVICES

WANTED: GUNS, ammo & related items, old or new, any quantity. Private collector. 715-229-2009, 262-853-3853.

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V&H Inc. is currently looking for a dependable and knowledgeable full-time

Truck Service Technician at our Prentice location.

As a service technician you will perform maintenance and general repairs on all makes and models of trucks, buses and all types of diesel engines. You will be ex-pected to complete all necessary repairs while complying with all safety guidelines. Ideal candidate needs 3-5 years of Heavy Duty truck experience with engine and chassis certifi cations. V&H Trucks offers a competitive wage and benefi t package.

All interested applicants must stop in and fi ll out an application between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 406 Air Park Drive, Prentice.

V&H Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer 40-160685

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minutes against the Antigo Red Robins as the Medford Raiders boys soccer team claimed a 4-0 victory last Thursday.

Forward Ben Nelson opened the scor-ing for Medford in the fi rst minute of the game, taking advantage of poor defend-ing by the Robins back line.

Felix tallied his 10th goal of the GNC season in the second minute of the game, putting home a volley from inside the 6-yard box. He struck again one minute later after dribbling around several de-fenders to make it 3-0 for the Raiders af-ter three minutes.

Wanting to get valuable minutes for the younger players, coach Felix put most of the starters on the bench with the game already well in hand. The youngsters played well, controlling most of the possession against the Robins and didn’t concede a goal.

After getting a good chance to rest, Felix bagged his hat trick in the 73rd minute after linking on the end of a loft-ed pass over the top of the defense. The three goals put him at 12 for the year in the GNC, good enough for second in the conference.

Coach Felix was happy with his team’s

GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCEBOYS SOCCER STANDINGS

Conf. Overall W-L-T W-L-TRhinelander 7-1-1 9-5-2Lakeland 7-1-1 9-7-3Northland Pines 5-3-1 6-6-2Medford 4-4-1 6-6-2Mosinee 2-7-0 3-14-0Antigo 0-9-0 0-16-0Sept. 25: Medford 4, Antigo 0; Rhinelander 3, Northland Pines 1; Lakeland 7, Mosinee 1.Sept. 26: Marquette, Mich. 1, Lakeland 0.Sept. 27: Three Lakes 6, Antigo 2; Gresham-Bowler over Antigo.Sept. 29: Ashland 1, Lakeland 0.Sept. 30: Northland Pines 1, Medford 1; Rhinelander 0, Lakeland 0; Mosinee 5, Antigo 2.Oct. 2: Medford at Rhinelander, Northland Pines at Mosinee, Antigo at Lakeland.Oct. 6: Phillips at Antigo.Oct. 7: Newman Catholic at Medford, Lakeland at Wausau East, McDonell-Regis at Mosinee.Oct. 9: Newman Catholic at Lakeland, Antigo at Amherst Co-op.

performance. “We needed this chance to work on

our passing, it was also a good chance for the young guys to get some playing time,” he said.

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Soccer team boots Antigo

GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCEVOLLEYBALL STANDINGS

Conf. W LTomahawk 7 0Mosinee 5 2Northland Pines 5 2Antigo 3 3Medford 3 4Rhinelander 1 6Lakeland 0 7Sept. 25: Merrill 3, Rhinelander 0.Sept. 27: Medford 2, Gilman 0; Stanley-Boyd 2, Medford 1; Bloomer 2, Medford 1; Med-ford 2, Oshkosh Lourdes 1; Ashland 2, Med-ford 1; Lakeland 2nd at Phillips Invitational.Sept. 30: Medford 3, Rhinelander 1; Toma-hawk 3, Mosinee 1; Northland Pines 3, Lakeland 0; Marshfi eld 3, Antigo 1.Oct. 2: Medford at Lakeland, Tomahawk at Rhinelander, Antigo at Mosinee, Northland Pines at Phillips.Oct. 4: Tomahawk hosts Hatchet Invitational.Oct. 6: Wausau East at Rhinelander.Oct. 7: Northland Pines at Medford, Rhine-lander at Antigo, Lakeland at Tomahawk, Wausau West at Mosinee.Oct. 9: Spencer at Medford, Tomahawk at Newman Catholic, Mosinee at Marathon.

game four, but Sophia Pernsteiner got a shot to roll off the tape and fall, sparking a mini three-point run that ended with a Maggie Baker ace and a 13-9 lead. After Rhinelander got within 17-15, Laher and Dahl got kills and Rau served an ace to make it 20-15. The Hodags pulled with-in 21-19 with a block and a push from Aschenbrenner, but Dahl’s off-speed shot was unable to be returned, the Hodags hit into two more errors and Lammar ended things at 25-19 with a resounding block against Aschenbrenner.

Pernsteiner had eight kills for the Raiders in the win, Lammar had two and Jenna Klemm had one. Lammar added four tip kills, while Rau had two. Lammar led the team with 11 assists, while Klemm added six. Baker had 11 digs, while Dahlby and Higgins had six.

Dahlby was a perfect 28 for 28 in serv-ing with a team-high four aces. Klemm was 13 for 13 with an ace. Lammar was 18 for 20 with two aces. Baker was eight for eight with two aces.

Now 11-18 overall, the Raiders head to last-place Lakeland tonight, Thursday, before hosting much-improved Northland Pines Tuesday for Parents’

Volleyball team beats HodagsContinued from page 8

Night. Medford hosts a very good Spencer squad October 9 in non-conference play. All three upcoming varsity matches start at 7 p.m.

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