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Opinion
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Pearl Olson
Alphonse Weix
Joshua Terrones is the first one to admit he has made poor choices in the past, but
he says through his faith he has come around. He is now a minister with New Life
Apostolic Church and is seeking permission to do outreach in a city-owned parking
lot. The city council was hesitant to approve his request without talking with the citys
attorney.
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Eight years ago, Joshua Terrones was lost. He had
conceived a child out of wedlock and lost contact with
the mother. He admits to poor decisions and losing his
way. Then one day about two years ago, people came to
his door with paperwork saying his son was a ward of the
state of Arizona because the childs mother was declared
unfit.
Terrones said he appealed to Jesus Christ and through
religious intervention was able to bring his life around
and become a father for his son. He is now a minister
with New Life Apostolic Church and wants to do what
he can to help bring the good word to others in the community.
Terrones came to Tuesday nights city council committee of the whole meeting to share his story and ask
permission to hand out hot chocolate and perform out-
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Medford Area Middle schoolers Abbie Vervaecke (l. to r.), Kaitlyn Netzer and Kamry Albrecht take a cross country skiing lap around the Medford campus trails as part of
Dave Vaaras physical education class on Feb. 24.
Community Calendar
Gamblers Anonymous Meetings
Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and
locations.
Sunday, March 8
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, March 9
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weigh-in
5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
Chelsea Conservation Club Meeting 7 p.m. at clubhouse, N6357 Hwy 13,
Medford.
American Legion Auxiliary 519
Meeting 1 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 224
N. Powell, Stetsonville.
Medford VFW Meeting 7 p.m.
VFW Clubhouse, 240 S. Eighth St. (Hwy
13), Medford.
Tuesday, March 10
Thursday, March 12
Wednesday, March 11
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Womens Empowerment Group
Meeting 6-7 p.m. Information: Stepping Stones 715-748-3795.
Medford Lions Club Meeting Dinner 6:30 p.m. B.S. Bar & Grill, W4782 Hwy
64, Medford. Information: 715-785-7573.
Friday, March 13
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
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with a PAC and causing injury, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and operating a motor vehicle
with a PAC.
Winchel was on trial for the Nov. 29, 2013 accident
which killed Fernando Salinas and injured Juan Salinas on County Line Road in the town of Pershing. The
trial began Wednesday with jury selection and then testimony.
Judge Ann Knox-Bauer ordered a pre-sentence investigation and sentencing should take place in approximately 90 days. The charges carry maximum penalties
of more than 30 years imprisonment and $100,000 in
fines.
The hurdle Taylor County District Attorney Kristi
Tlusty faced in the trial was proving the death and injuries occurred because Winchel was impaired while
driving and would not have happened otherwise.
The crash occurred at 4:58 p.m. during the deer hunting season. According to the criminal complaint, witnesses reported Winchels vehicle traveling at a high
speed as it approached a group of hunters.
Tlusty brought testimony from the Wisconsin State
Patrol officer who led the accident scene reconstruction and Taylor County Sheriffs Department deputies
Nick Synol and Craig Amundson. Juan Salinas testified
about the accident as well as personnel from the state
crime lab.
Space to expand
The floorplan for the new real estate office includes plenty of office space for the
new firm, as well as the option to easily put an addition to the rear as the firm expands in the future.
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is asking the parents of children who are not already attending the
Medford School District Preschool Program and who will be five years
of age on or before September 1, 2015, to come to either the Medford
Area Elementary or Stetsonville Elementary Schools to register your child
for Kindergarten. The offices are open from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If
you are unable to make it during the normal school day, please contact
either building to set up a separate time.
For registration, we are asking that you bring your childs birth certificate
and immunization record. You will be given a registration packet to
complete and turn in prior to leaving. This process should take 15
minutes.
Parents are encouraged to register their child(ren) by June 1. If you have
any questions or need more information, please contact
either Jerri at SES (715-678-2600) or
Pam at MAES (715-748-2316).
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Jean Flood of Taylor County Drug Opposition Partners, a group committed to reducing underage drinking and substance abuse in the county, invited the city council
to attend a presentation by John Underwood for policy makers.
held a regional tournament in Medford.
The event drew hundreds of participants
and filled a number of local motel rooms.
This year the nonprofit group wants
to expand to two tournaments and is hoping to draw more than 200 gymnasts and
their families to the weekend-long event.
In order to make it happen, organizers requested a $2,000 grant from the citys hotel/motel room tax fund. This is the first
time the group has asked for money from
the city. Sue Emmerich of the Medford
Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) reported motel owners supported giving the
group the money.
While saying he thought it was a good
event, Bub noted it was a $2,000 request
and it was only March. He raised the
concern the city could run out of money
in the fund before the end of the year. He
suggested giving the group $1,000 instead
of the full amount requested.
Parent supported giving the group the
full amount, saying it met the citys requirements with being a new event and
bringing people to motel rooms here.
Alderman Pat DeChatelets agreed with
Bub about the concern with spending too
much of the budget amount early in the
year. She suggested the group could come
back before their second gymnastics tournament later this year to request additional money.
Emmerich said she did not think the
city wanted groups coming in multiple
times in a year asking for funding. MACC
pre-screens and administers the room
tax program for the city and there has
not been a time, to her knowledge, they
have run out of money before the end of
the year. A motion to reduce the amount
to $1,000 failed on a 5-2 vote with Bub and
DeChatelets voting yes and Alderman
Dave Brandner absent. Aldermen voted
6-1 in favor of giving the $2,000 grant with
DeChatelets opposed.
In other business, aldermen:
p.m. at Medford Area Senior High. Underwood will focus on how proper nutrition,
sleep, training and avoidance of alcohol
and drugs will have a positive impact on
adolescents.
Recommended
delaying
the
planned revaluation of commercial properties in the city until after the state budget is decided. The proposed state budget
includes a proposal to consolidate assessment at the county or regional level and
require assessments to be at 100 percent of
fair market value each year. This would
dramatically change how the municipal
assessment process works. The cost of the
county assessments would be based on the
amount spent by municipalities in 2015.
NEWS
The Star News brings home statewide awards
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Hall of Fame
Rib Lake native Bonnie Fechtner was
inducted into the Wisconsin Newspaper
Association Hall of Fame. She retired last
year after 47 years with the association.
Best use of local photography Mandi Troiber, Kelly Schmidt, Todd Lundy
and Tresa Blackburn, were recognized
for Medford Curling State congratulatory ad. Judges wrote, I like the use of
action photos rather than a team lineup.
This gives the reader a small feel for the
competition and a better poster approach
for the advertisers.
Best advertising idea series, second place Mandi Troiber and Kelly
Schmidt were recognized for the Taylored Family Care Clinic ads. Judges
stated, Eye-catching color. Like how
each ad highlighted different services
that they offer.
Best use of art service Mandi Troiber and Tresa Blackburn were recognized for the Klingbeil Lumber ad.
Harrison MacDonald (best businessbuilding classified idea), third place
Shawna Wiese was recognized for the
Two papers ad. Judges stated, Original idea and adaptable to multiple markets and mediums.
On the news side, staff members won
the following awards:
Editorials, second place Brian Wilson was recognized for editorials Stop
voter suppression efforts, Student
code is flawed and needs to go back to
the drawing board, and Beware of false
populism. Judges commented, Strong
positions, but a bit preachy.
Special projects, second place The
staff of The Star News sponsored a com-
Its True!
Award winners
The Star News staff won several awards in the annual Wisconsin Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. Patricia Durham (l. to r.), Sarah Biermann and
Mandi Troiber accepted the advertising design awards during the WNAs annual convention held last weekend.
munity-wide food drive challenge raising awareness of hunger issues in Taylor
County and donations to area food pantries.
Special pages, second place Brian
Wilson and Mark Berglund were recognized for the monthly Your Money section. Judges especially praised a piece
done by Berglund involving an interview
with a young farmer.
Editorial pages, third place Brian
Wilson was recognized for editorial page
design. Judges stated it was a strong candidate in the category.
Front page, honorable mention
Brian Wilson was recognized for the
front page design with the judges stating
Commendable effort.
Also at the convention, Rib Lake native Bonnie Fechtner was inducted into
the Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Hall of Fame. She worked for 47 years
in the WNA office serving as the associations membership director. She
retired in August 2014. I leave with
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mixed emotions as I truly enjoyed working with some of the finest and most talented people in the industry over these
past 47 years, Fechtner said. This job
has taught me so many things that have
made me a better and stronger person
both professionally and personally.
The annual convention also saw a
change in leadership for the state association with outgoing board president,
Star News publisher Carol OLeary passing the gavel to incoming president Chris
Hardie, executive editor and weekly
newspaper publisher of the River Valley
Newspaper Group in La Crosse.
OLeary will begin her tenure as the
president of the WNA Services Board, a
wholly owned subsidiary of the WNA.
Star News general manager Kris
OLeary was reelected as president of
the WNA Foundation. The foundations
primary goals include public education
on First Amendment issues, and support
of high school and collegiate journalism
education.
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dropped.
What this means for G-Tac is that the
cost to mitigate hundreds of acres of wetlands would not pay off given current iron
ore prices.
G-Tac officials and Wisconsin Manufacturing and Commerce paint the Environmental Protection Agency as the bad
guys, blaming the office closure on the
federal enforcement of wetland rules.
Our extensive environmental investigation and analysis of the site has revealed wetland issues that make major
continued investment unfeasible at this
time from both a cost perspective and
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protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for economic reforms in
the wake of the countrys economic crisis
and Putins mad, aggressive and deadly
policy of war against Ukraine.
Nemtsovs death is just one more nail
in the coffin for the dream of a democratic and open Russia. That dream flowered
briefly following the tearing down of the
Berlin Wall in 1989. After decades of nuclear brinksmanship, the Cold War was
over and it was time to bring Russia into
the global community of nations.
Those hopes have faded in recent years
as Putin came into power following Yeltins surprise resignation in 1999 and proceeded to suppress all opposition. It seems
that old habits die hard, and Putin, a former KGB officer, has more in common
with his old Soviet taskmasters then he
does with a free and democratic society,
Officially Nemtsovs murderer is unknown and Putins pet Russian national
media has cast far afield with conspiracies including jilted lovers to even suggesting his own party killed him making
him a martyr to rally support against Putins regime. Criminal investigators, regardless of the country, are taught to ask
first who benefits from any crime. Putins
name looms large on that list.
Whatever the reason for his murder,
Nemtsovs death brings to a close the
dream of a democratic Russia where people are free to dissent. With the ongoing
Russian military action in the Ukraine,
America and her allies must be ready
once again to deal with the global threat
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
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OPINION
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How people deal with loss tells a lot about who they
are inside.
Thomas Zita would have turned 10 on Monday, March
9.
Thomas was born in Ontario, Canada to Kristen and
Sandy Zita on March 9, 2005. Thomas lived for 20 hours
before he died. In his brief span on this earth touched
many people.
Many people die each year and virtually every family
has been touched by the loss of a child through stillbirth,
miscarriage or congenital conditions which give them
a short life. Modern medicine has made great strides to
prevent these tragedies, but they will always be there at
some level.
Most of the time parents grieve in silence, wondering
if there was something they could have done to change
the outcome. Here in Medford there is an annual service
held to remember those fleeting sparks. Even decades
later the loss is a real one.
My wife got to know Kristin more than a decade ago
through an online discussion group for people who were
trying to have children. She then transitioned with her
to a group for those moms as their children grew up. The
dozens of women are spread over multiple continents
but are a close-knit group coming to each others aid and
support in times of need. As a side note, I would strongly
caution any guy against even glancing down the list of
open discussion topics for such a group if their spouse
stepped away from the computer for a moment - lets just
say there are some things guys dont talk to other guys
about.
When Thomas died, the family and members of her
online community of friends rallied with the question of
What can people do to help?
Human nature would have been to push away those
offers, or to give some noncommittal response. In their
loss, Kristen and Sandy instead looked for a way to help
others. They encouraged people to do a random act of
kindness on March 9 in memory of their little boy asking
only that people share what they do with them on their
facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BeKindForThomas.
Our hope is that every small, simple act of kindness
will send ripples into eternity that will be felt forever,
simply because Thomas was once here, Kristin said of
the reason for the annual event.
From a few dozen the first years to more than 1,600
people participating last year, the event has grown. This
year in honor of what would have been Thomas 10th
birthday, they have a goal of 10,000 people doing random
acts of kindness on March 9.
Thats where the adorable crocheted owl pictured
with this column comes in. This years theme is Owl Be
Kind, and across Canada, the U.S. and in Europe, flocks
of owls like this are being made and released with the
encouragement for those to find them to pass along kindness on March 9 and every day. About 30 of them have
been released just in the Medford area. If you are lucky
enough to spot one, be sure to pay attention to the message and pass along the kindness to a stranger.
Kindness is something that costs us nothing to give
yet has a value greater than all wealth we could measure.
Whether you do it in memory of a little boy who would
have been 10 this year or for your own reasons, make a
point to be kind on March 9 and every day.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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Landon Nichols took advantage of a beautiful Saturday afternoon to get outdoors on his ATV during the
Taylormade ATV Fun Day, held near Gilman at the Carpenter residence. In addition to trail riding, those attending could participate in ATV broom-ball, sledding, ATV
racing, and could register to win door prizes. Weve
been doing this for about 10 years now. Were open
to anyone with an ATV or anyone who just wants to
get outside and get away from computer screens, host
Mark Carpenter said.
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Career fair
CVTC agriscience technician student Rachel Filas of Medford talks with Nick
Knaapen, a reproduction team leader with ABS Global, a leading genetics company,
at the CVTC Spring Career Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
looking for an internship, a current parttime job, and an after-graduation fulltime job, Felce said.
One of the tables Felce visited was
Prestige Auto in Eau Claire.
Were looking for a service writer,
sales associates, and accounting interns
to learn how to do billing, said sales
Its been a great experience. Im looking for an entry level position as a software developer and Im surprised at how
many employers we have here looking
for software people, Papierniak said.
Last year there were only three or four.
Now there are eight or nine.
Paperniak visited with Adam Anderson, a team leader at IDEXX Laboratories
in Eau Claire. Were definitely looking
for technology people, Anderson said.
Were looking for software, hardware
and digital imaging specialists.
Lisa Hedrington of American Income
Life (AIL) was anxious to talk to as many
students as she could.
Anyone whos in business management Im taking right now, said Hedrington, the director of talent acquisition for
the Eau Claire office. We do all the training. Were looking for entrepreneurs who
are hard workers.
Hedrington knows the spring career
fair is a good place to find talent. It was
just a year ago she met Vince Meyer, who
graduated in business management last
May. After three months with AIL, he was
promoted, and recently promoted again.
Now hes opening a new office in
Green Bay that doesnt exist now. Our
plan is to have him run the state of Wisconsin for us by 2025, Hedrington said.
Not all of the career fair stories are
quite that dramatic, but CVTC students
with approaching graduation dates have
reason to be optimistic.
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Jar painting
Hairstyle class
Angie Apfelbeck demonstrates hair styles on Debbi Wieland during a class held Saturday. The annual Womens
Weekend event drew 217 participants to the Medford area for a weekend of education, pampering and fun. The
event is sponsored by the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce.
Wine walk
Cosmetics
Learning
Sara Simek-Mitchell talked about the value of essential oils during her class.
Online dating scams: Con artists steal identities of real soldiers on social networking sites like
Facebook and pose as service members, posting their
photos on popular dating sites. Once they gain the trust
of someone their engaging with online, scammers then
ask for everything from laptop computers to money for
airfare so they can fly back to the U.S.
Protest scams: Some scammers are contacting the families of service members by phone or email
and making false claims that their son or daughter is
injured or wounded overseas. Often they ask for a wire
transfer or money order to cover medical bills.
Online classifieds car scam: Scammers are taking to online classifieds, offering too-good-to-be-true
discounts on cars for military personnel. In some cases,
the con artists claim they are service members about
to be deployed and need to sell a vehicle fast. Similarly,
others offer a special discount for serving their country,
but require a wire transfer deposit.
Safeguard your identity. Actively deployed military personnel can place an active duty alert on their
credit reports to help minimize the risk of identity theft.
Report scams. File a complaint with your Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.
For those who havent served, but are interested in
supporting a veteran or military charity, its important
to verify the legitimacy of an organization. Research a
charity through BBB Wise Giving Alliance, at Give.org.
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The Strike-a-Bond Bowling Tournament paired Special Olympics athletes with area bowlers to promote fellowship and support the Special Oympics program. Organizers report the event was a success with many area bowlers
and businesses participating.
said CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. Our priority is to make sure consumers understand the new
requirement to enroll in health coverage and to provide
those who were not aware or did not understand the requirement with an opportunity to enroll in affordable
coverage this year.
Most taxpayers, about three quarters, will only need
to check a box when they file their taxes to indicate they
had health coverage in 2014 through their employer,
Medicare, Medicaid, veterans care or other qualified
health coverage that qualifies as minimum essential
coverage. The remaining taxpayers - about one-quarter - will take different steps. It is expected that 10 to
20 percent of taxpayers who were uninsured for all or
part of 2014 will qualify for an exemption from the requirement to have coverage. A much smaller fraction
of taxpayers, an estimated 2 to 4 percent, will pay a fee
because they made a choice to not obtain coverage and
are not eligible for an exemption.
Americans who do not qualify for an exemption and
went without health coverage in 2014 will have to pay a
fee $95 per adult or 1 percent of their income, whichever is greater when they file their taxes this year. The
fee increases to $325 per adult or 2 percent of income for
2015. Individuals taking advantage of this special enrollment period will still owe a fee for the months they were
uninsured and did not receive an exemption in 2014 and
2015. This special enrollment period is designed to allow
such individuals the opportunity to get covered for the
remainder of the year and avoid additional fees for 2015.
The administration is committed to providing the
information and tools tax filers need to understand the
new requirements. Part of this outreach effort involves
coordinating efforts with nonprofit organizations and
tax preparers who provide resources to consumers and
offer on-the-ground support. If consumers have questions about their taxes, need to download forms, or
want to learn more about the fee for not having insurance, they can find information and resources at www.
HealthCare.gov/Taxes or www.IRS.gov. Consumers
can also call the Marketplace call center at 800-318-2596.
Consumers who need assistance filing their taxes can
visit IRS.gov/VITA or IRS.gov/freefile.
Consumers seeking to take advantage of the special enrollment period can find out if they are eligible
by visiting https://www.healthcare.gov/get-coverage.
Consumers can find local help at: Localhelp.healthcare.
gov or call the FFM call center at 800-318-2596. TTY users should call 855-889-4325. Assistance is available in
150 languages. The call is free.
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Getting started
Thrivent agent David Hraby presents a $5,000 ceremonial check to Mike Lindau,
ministry manager at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, for the new Medford
Mobile Food Pantry which will operate at the church once a month.
and has been working on deadlines since
to move the project forward. The grant
fit the need perfectly, Lindau said.
The Medford Mobile Food Pantry distribution schedule for 2015 is March 19,
April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug.
20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17.
Lindau estimated the congregations
cost at $300 a month to host the mobile
pantry.
Lindau learned about the grant program through the Taylor County food
resource group. Organized by University
of Wisconsin-Extension agent Brenda
Herrell, the group brings local food pantry resources together with county re-
sources Extension, United Way, the Wellness Coalition of Taylor County, and the
dairy promotion committee and regional
resources like Feed My People and Feeding America. The group meets monthly
to develop better approaches to hunger
and poverty issues in the county.
Its a networking group, Herrell
said. Our two main focuses are reaching
the needy and working together and they
have done just that. Everyone has shared
in listening and working together.
Lindau said each member of the group
fits a different area of need in the county,
whether it is financial or geographical.
He said Herrell makes the connections
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Taylor County Human Services Northern Income Maintenance Consortium
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Taylor County WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) Program
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Star News publisher Carol OLeary (right) passes the gavel to incoming Wisconsin
Newspaper Association President Chris Hardie, executive editor and weekly newspaper publisher of the River Valley Newspaper Group in La Crosse, during last weekendss annual WNA convention. OLeary had been president for the past year.
Cody Hobl
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation sponsors the FFA Farm Forum
in cooperation with the Wisconsin Association of FFA. This years FFA Farm
Forum marks the 43rd year the Farm Bureau family of affiliates has sponsored the
event for Wisconsin youth.
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Gravel Bids
Town of Ogema
The Town of Ogema is seeking sealed bids for 5,000
cubic yards of gravel. The 5/8 inch crushed gravel is to
be delivered anywhere in the town, after June 1, 2015,
and must be before September 1, 2015. Contractor must
stock pile gravel for mixing. Contractor is responsible for
royalties. A certificate of insurance must accompany the
bid. The Town Board of Ogema reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Sealed bids are to be marked
Gravel Bids and submitted to:
Jolene Berger, Town Clerk
N2493 State Hwy 13
Ogema, WI 54459
Bids must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday,
March 16, 2015.
Bids will be opened at the regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 16, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Ogema Library - Community Room.
Direct any questions to Chairman/Road Boss, Lars
Holm, at 715-657-0986.
Jolene Berger, Town Clerk
(First ins. Feb. 26, Last ins. March 10)
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School District of Rib Lake
April 7, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be
held in the School District of Rib Lake on Tuesday, April
7, 2015 the following question will be submitted to a vote
of the people:
Shall the School District of Rib Lake, Taylor and Price
Counties, Wisconsin borrow the sum of not to exceed
$4,000,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of
energy efficiency related improvements at District buildings and sites, including but not limited to HVAC, water
heating, plumbing, electrical, and lighting improvements;
building envelope and exterior improvements; roof repairs
and replacement; biomass generator and boiler upgrades
and/or replacement; and acquiring related furnishings,
fixtures and equipment by issuing its general obligation
promissory note (or notes) under Section 67.12(12) of the
Wisconsin Statutes?
A copy of the entire text of the resolution directing submission of the question set forth above to the electorate
and information concerning District boundaries can be obtained at the School District offices located at 1236 Kennedy Street, Rib Lake, WI 54470.
Persons with questions regarding the referendum eleotion should contact Lori A. Manion, District Administrator.
DONE in the School District of Rib Lake on March 5,
2015.
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Chairperson, Marathon County Board of Supervisors
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Voting By Absentee Ballot
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to
vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day,
who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or
she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before
the election. The elector must also be registered in order
to receive an absentee ballot.
You must make a request for an absentee ballot in
writing.
Contact your municipal Clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary election or the general election or both elections.
You may also submit a written request in the form of a
letter. Your written request must list your voting address
within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an
absentee ballot by mail or in person.
Making application to receive an
absentee ballot by mail
The deadline for making application to receive an
absentee ballot by mail is 5:00 p.m. on April 2, 2015.
Note: Special absentee voting application provisions
apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home
or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving
as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the
municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and
submitting an absentee ballot.
Voting an absentee ballot in person
You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in
the Clerks office or other specified location during the
days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot
in person.
Virginia Brost, Clerk
City of Medford
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI 54451
715-748-4321
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the
Clerks office is March 23, 2015.
The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the
Clerks office is 5:00 p.m. on April 3, 2015.
No in-person absentee voting may occur on a weekend or legal holiday.
The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned
on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or
counting location before the polls close on April 7, 2015.
Any ballots received after the polls close will be counted
by the board of canvassers if postmarked by Election Day
and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Friday following the election.
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Accident reports
Two-vehicle accidents
One-vehicle accidents
Two-vehicle accident
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb. 28 at 1:27 a.m. on CTH A in the town
of Deer Creek. According to the accident report, a vehicle towing a trailer was legally parked on the side of CTH
A as two people were loading a snowmobile onto the trailer when it was sideswiped by an eastbound vehicle. Following the accident, the second vehicle entered the north ditch and rolled over. The two people loading the snowmobile were able to jump into the ditch prior to the collision and were uninjured. The driver of the second vehicle
was medically transported for treatment. The first vehicle sustained severe damage to the rear and entire driver side.
The second vehicle sustained severe damage to the front, entire passenger side and top. Both vehicles were towed
from the scene.
snow. The vehicle sustained very minor damage to the
front passenger side.
Hit-and-run accident
A vehicle owned by Robert M. Lamberty and an unknown vehicle were involved in a hit-and-run accident
on Feb. 22 at 10:38 a.m. in the parking lot at the VFW hall
on Hwy 13 in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Lamberty vehicle was legally-parked
at the VFW hall when it was struck by an unknown ve-
Court proceedings
Pleas entered
Public notices
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Default judgment
Lacey L. Lato, 26, Withee, failed to appear in court
and was found guilty by default of failure to stop/improper stop at a stop sign. She was fined $175.30.
Forfeitures
BANKRUPTCY
This referendum is a result of 2015 Enrolled Joint Resolution 2, a copy of which can be viewed or downloaded
from the Government Accountability Boards website at
http://gab.wi.gov. A copy also can be obtained from the
office 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 February, 2015.
/s/ Bruce P. Strama
County Clerk
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Tasha M. Wicks, 34, Westboro, successfully completed a two-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and
a charge of felony child enticement was dismissed on
a prosecutors motion. Charges of exposing genitals or
pubic area, causing a child 13-18 to view sexual activity and possession of child pornography were dismissed
but read in.
Christopher A. Wicks, 39, Westboro, successfully
completed a two-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and a charge of felony child enticement was dismissed on a prosecutors motion. Charges of exposing
genitals or pubic area, causing a child 13-18 to view sexual activity and possession of child pornography were
dismissed but read in.
Probation revoked
Probation ordered
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Traffic court
Charges dismissed
Pleas entered
Disposition reports
Plea entered
Forfeitures
The following made initial appearances and entered pleas of not guilty: Daniel
Bueno-Quintero, 32, Medford, operating
while revoked; Gerardo R. C. Marcos, 20,
Medford, underage drinking-possession;
Miguel D. C. Sanchez, 20, Medford, underage drinking-possession, resisting or
obstructing an officer, and disorderly
conduct; Sierra M. B. Deloach, 22, Medford, displaying unauthorized vehicle
registration plate, failure to obey a traffic
officers signal or order, operating while
suspended, operating while under the
influence-first offense, operating after
revocation/suspension of registration,
and operating with a prohibited alcohol
concentration (PAC) equal to or greater
than 0.08 percent but less than 0.15 percent; Matthew P. Denzin, 33, Medford,
operating while revoked, and non-registration of vehicle; Ann M. Fannin, 39,
Dorchester, non-registration of vehicle;
Pamela L. Hernandez, 33, Marathon, operating while revoked; Juan F. MaresCervantes, 26, Westboro, operating without a valid license-second offense within
three years; Bernold A. Nelson, 70, Medford, automobile following too closely;
Jose G. Nevarez, 25, Westboro, operating
without a valid license-second offense
within three years; Jeffrey L. Shatwell,
44, Medford, operating with a PAC-fourth
offense, and operating while under the
influence-fourth offense; Taylor M. Swiantek, 21, Rib Lake, disorderly conductdomestic abuse; Shawna L. Viellieux, 21,
Stetsonville, operating while suspended.
Deferred prosecution
Morgan R. Murphy, 17, Medford, entered into a deferred prosecution or sentence agreement for a charge of driving
too fast for conditions.
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Main St. at 3 p.m.; harassment at 337 National Ave. at 4:33 p.m.; lockout at 805 W.
Allman St. at 5:02 p.m.; request for officer
at 139 N. Eighth St. at 5:08 p.m.; lockout at
8:54 N. Eighth St. at 5:48 p.m.; lockout at
955 E. Allman St. at 10:15 p.m.; accident at
1000 Progressive Ave. at 10:34 p.m.; extra
patrol at 650 Jensen Dr. at 11:05 p.m.
Feb. 25 Property damage on Centennial Parkway at 8:03 a.m.; theft at 160
Medford Plaza at 11:04 a.m.; truancy at
624 E. College St. at 11:18 a.m.; truancy
at 1065 W. Broadway Ave. at 11:32 a.m.;
identity theft at 119 N. Washington Ave.
at 1:53 p.m.; extra patrol at 721 S. Eighth
St. at 4:06 p.m.; domestic at 253 E. Allman
St. at 7:04 p.m.
Feb. 26 Commercial alarm at 825
E. Allman St. at 7:17 a.m.; suicidal subject; lockout at 160 Medford Plaza at 11:16
a.m.; lockout at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 11:20
a.m.; threats at 135 S. Gibson St. at 12:31
p.m.; citizen dispute at 547 E. Urquhart
St. at 2:57 p.m.; citizen dispute at 248 S.
Third St. at 4:36 p.m.
Feb. 27 Lockout at 177 S. Eighth St.
at 5:37 a.m.; lockout at 340 S. Eighth St.
at 6:46 a.m.; suicidal subject; fraud in city
of Medford at 3:33 p.m.; traffic complaint
at Hwy 13 and Shortcut Ln. in town of
Chelsea at 8:50 p.m.; suspicious activity
on Centennial Pkwy. at 10:47 p.m.
Feb. 28 Accident at CTH A and
Robin Dr. in town of Deer Creek at 1:27
a.m.; fire alarm at Riverside Terrace at
Taylor County
Sheriffs Department
Feb. 23 Trespassing at N8782 Bus.
Hwy 13 in town of Westboro at 10:13 a.m.;
accident at S. Gibson St. at 6:17 p.m.; information at W5205 Dassow Ave. in town
of Medford at 8:31 p.m.
Feb. 24 Theft at 1302 Hwy 102 in village of Rib Lake at 9:40 a.m.; child abuse
in village of Stetsonville at 1:49 p.m.;
identity theft at W16781 Polley Ln. in
town of Aurora at 2 p.m.; accident at Hwy
64 and CTH E in town of Medford at 3:04
p.m.; accident at CTH E and Brook Dr.
in town of Hammel at 3:27 p.m.; accident
Feb. 28 Domestic at N9589 Johnson Ave., in Sheldon, at 1:16 a.m.; accidents at CTH A and Robin Dr. in town of
Deer Creek at 1:27 and 2:58 a.m.; fraud at
W13720 Berry Dr. in town of Jump River
at 9:14 a.m.; animal complaint at W2832
Hwy 64 in town of Browning at 10:18 a.m.;
trespassing at N2393 Larson Dr. in town
of Holway at 11:43 a.m.; theft at 115 S.
Hwy 13 in village of Stetsonville at 1:05
p.m.; harassment at W6676 Stetson Ave.
in town of Little Black at 1:33 p.m.; property damage at N3050 Bauer Dr. at 2 p.m.;
lockout at N2637 Castle Rd. in town of
Medford at 2:06 p.m.; OWI at Hwy 13 and
Apple Ave. in town of Little Black at 2:09
p.m.; information at W996 Mira Ave. in
town of Goodrich at 7:34 p.m.; property
damage at W5628 Stetson Ave. in town of
Little Black at 8:27 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at
W4036 CTH M in town of Greenwood at
9:50 p.m.; transport from Rusk County in
town of McKinley at 10:11 p.m.; transport
on Hwy 13 and County Line Rd. in town
of Deer Creek at 11:21 p.m.; underage
drinking at Hamm Dr. and County Line
Rd. in town of Holway at 11:25 p.m.
March 1 Accident at CTH C and
Trout Ave. in town of Greenwood at 12:08
a.m.; domestic at W5256 Perkins St. in
town of Medford at 12:26 a.m.; warrant arrest at courthouse at 2:11 a.m.; citizen assist at 506 E. Allman St. at 2:17 a.m.; traffic hazard at CTH O and CTH E in town of
Medford at 3:52 a.m.; citizen assist at 115
S. Fourth Ave. in village of Gilman at 4:09
a.m.; transport from Aspirus Hospital at
1:55 p.m.; suspicious activity at Burma
Dr. and 10th Ave. in town of Roosevelt
at 3:34 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 5:36 p.m.; information at Hwy 64 and CTH F in town
of Roosevelt at 5:53 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at
W4858 Allman Ave. in town of Medford at
7:44 p.m.; burglary at 8:01 p.m.
Plaque of appreciation
Taylor County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim Metz presented a plaque of appreciation at last weeks board meeting to Maggie Gebauer for her years of service to
the county. Gebauer retired last year as clerk of courts.
value of honey into your life. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to explore new gadgets from vendors, as well
as learn about cooking with honey, the
nutrition value of honey and bee culture.
The keynote speaker will be Michael
Bush, one of the leading proponents of
treatment free beekeeping.
There is a fee for the event. To register visit www.ntc.edu/ce/conferences or
call 715-675-3331 and press 1.
Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday as we spring forward and set clocks
ahead one hour. Daylight Saving Time
is also a great time to check the things
that keep us safe and ready for emergencies. ReadyWisconsin urges you to check
these items:
Smoke detectors. Nearly 2,700 people die and more than 15,000 are injured
each year because of fires in their homes.
Now is the time to check and replace batteries if needed and make sure the devices around your house are working properly. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety
Commission estimates approximately 16
million homes in the country have smoke
alarms that do not work. In most cases,
batteries are dead or missing. This is a
great time to put fresh batteries in your
smoke detector. You should also replace
the entire smoke alarm unit every eight
to 10 years.
Carbon monoxide detectors. Just
last month, 30 people were checked and
treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
when the gas filled a Park Falls movie
theater. In December, several people became ill in a Wisconsin Dells ice arena
OBITUARIES
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United States Air Force Reserves at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee where he was a loadmaster on
C-119 cargo planes.
On Nov. 12, 1955 at St. Johns Church in Cudahy, he
married Carol M. Hayes, who survives. He worked at
Ladish Corporation in Cudahy in the inventory control department, then transferred to Houston where
he was a purchasing agent. In 1972, they moved to the
Medford area where he worked at Weather Shield as
the purchasing director until his retirement in 1995.
He also served on the Medford City Planning Commission Board.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Colby VFW and NRA. He enjoyed hunting, shing,
bowling and golng and had two holes-in-one at Merrill Golf Club, and was a Winchester rie historian
and had a collection of them.
In addition to his wife, survivors include four
sons, Steven (Debra) Steinke of Medford, Darrell
(Connie) Steinke of North Fond du Lac, John Steinke
of Eagle River and David (Peggy) Steinke of Rothschild; and six grandchildren, Jared, Rebecca, Megan,
Mitchell, Michael and Angela Steinke.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to his
family to be designated at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
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Dale R. Steinke, 82,
Medford, died on Tuesday,
Feb. 24 at his home, while
surrounded by his family
and under hospice care.
Funeral services will be
held on Saturday, March
7 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Whittlesey, with Rev. Randal
Jeppesen ofciating, and
full military honors performed by Medford Area
Military Honors Team.
Interment will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Whittlesey. Active urn
bearer is Denis Heise. Honorary urn bearers are Tom
OBrien, Pat OBrien and Harold Stange.
Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday
from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake
assisted the family with arrangements.
Dale Steinke was born on Sept. 8, 1932 in Colby to
the late Arthur R. and Marion (Dunow) Steinke. He
was a graduate of Colby High School. He served in
the United States Army from 1950 to 1953 in the 187th
Rakasan Airborne where his rank was sergeant,
and saw active duty in Korea. He also served in the
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Delores Bradow
Delores E. Bradow, 86, Medford, died on Wednesday, March 4 at Aspirus Care and Rehab in Medford.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 6 at 1
p.m. at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford, with Rev.
James Krueger officiating. Inurnment of her cremated
remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery
at a later date.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday
from 11 a.m. until the time of service.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
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The family of Art Crass Jr
would like to express a sincere
thank you to all our family
and friends during this difcult
time. We would like to say thank you to
all of those that sent food, owers and
prayers our way. A special thank you
goes to Rev. Kris Bjerke-Ulliman for the
wonderful funeral service she performed.
Also a big thank you to everyone at
Hemer Funeral Home for guiding us
through this hard time.
Thanks again
Marge, Linda(Mike), Allen(Cindy),
Karen(Mike), Dan(Stacey), Dave and
families.
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Thing 1, Thing 2
Thing 1 and Thing 2, along with the Cat in the Hat, stopped at the Frances L. Simek
Memorial Library in Medford during the Read Across America event Tuesday evening.
Reader
Paul Dixon was one of several people who read books to the large number of children and parents who gathered at the library during Read Across America Tuesday
evening.
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Medfords Kolten Hanson tries to figure out a way to escape the control of Two
Rivers senior Chandler Donati during the third period of their 145-pound quarterfinal
match on Friday afternoon at the WIAA individual state wrestling tournament. In a
physical, high-scoring match, Donati got key points at the end of the first and second
periods and won 15-10. Donati wound up winning the weight class championship.
Hanson lost to the eventual champion and third-place finisher in his two matches.
Medford junior Tucker Peterson locks up Malik Smiths arm while riding out the
Wisconsin Lutheran senior through the second period of their 152-pound preliminary
match Thursday night at the Kohl Center. After keeping the match scoreless through
two periods, Peterson won it 3-0 with a reversal and a stalling point in the third.
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Medford senior Margaret Hamann gets
some height on her jump during her routine on the balance beam at Thursdays
sectional meet. Hamann scored a 7.925
on the beam to finish sixth and missed a
state berth by 0.1 points as Antigos Kim
Swan advanced.
Uneven reach
Medfords Alexa Phillips reaches out for the high bar during her routine on the uneven bars during Thursdays sectional meet. Phillips finished 12th on the bars and was
seventh in the all-around competition.
Ashland swept the top three spots in
the individual all-around. Rust emerged
as the meet champion with her score
of 34.275. Kiera Simanovsky was second with 33.725. Courtney Weber came
in third at 32.450. Phillips was the only
all-around participant for Medford. She
scored 31.075 to finish seventh.
The girls were so happy after the
meet, Brooks said. Its been an amazing season and theyre great kids to work
with. It was the best way we couldve
conquered the last meet, everyone put in
work. Some girls have already set goals
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Medford Womens League
Cindys, 83 games won, 126 games played; Hacienda, 74, 117; Mainstreet II, 67, 117; Steppin Up,
70, 135; Thirsty Moose, 60-117; VFW, 60, 117;
Bogeys, 42, 117; Main Street I, 42, 117; Gad, 42,
117.
Feb. 26: Bogeys 5, Cindys 4; VFW 5, Steppin
Up 2; Thirsty Moose 6, Mainstreet I 3; Gad 5,
Mainstreet II 4.
Wednesday Night League
Final Standings
PBRs Lounge Around, 86; Thirsty Choppers, 85;
Cindys Bar I, 76; Gad Bar, 69; Cindys Bar II,
68; Kountry Korners II, 65; Kountry Korners I, 60;
Steppin Up to Bottoms Up I, 59; Mainstreet II, 57;
Mainstreet I, 55; Thirsty Moose, 49; Steppin Up to
Bottoms Up II, 48; Deer Trail, 43.
Feb. 25: PBRs Lounge Around 7, Deer Trail 2;
Thirsty Choppers 6, Cindys I 3; Cindys II 5,
Thirsty Moose 4; Kountry Korner I 7, Steppin Up II
2; Kountry Korner II 5, Steppin Up I 4; Mainstreet
II 6, Mainstreet I 3; Gad, bye.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday, March 6
WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #3 Prentice at #2 Rib
Lake, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
WIAA Div. 5 regional final, Prentice/Rib Lake winner
vs. #5 Thorp/#1 Owen-Withee winner. Higher seed
hosts. Time TBD.
Thursday, March 12
WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinal at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 14
WIAA Div. 5 sectional final at Spooner, 7 p.m.
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An assist
With his path to the basket blocked by Prentices Dalton Rohde, Gilmans
Chanse Rosemeyer passes to teammate Colton Schmitt (not pictured), who scores a
fourth-quarter basket during Tuesdays WIAA Division 5 regional opener. The host
Buccaneers won 74-52.
Crossover loss
With their head coach down with a flu
bug, the Gilman Pirates boys basketball
team didnt play with much fire and was
blown out by the Thorp Cardinals, 65-25,
in the eighth place Cloverbelt Crossover
age class.
Michayla Heil, 23, of Medford made a
strong push in the Senior Womens 10K
race. She was 12th overall out of 79 racers
and won the 20-24 age class with her time
of 55:23. Brandy Erholtz of Evergreen,
Colo. was the winner in 47:45.7. Heil
missed a top-10 spot by 2:17.5. Heil held a
sizable 3:28.8 margin over Ashley Evans
of Paul Smiths, N.Y. in the age class.
Rachel Wellman of Medford took 27th
overall at 1:01:11.4, good for seventh in
the 30-34 age class. Summer Marthaler of
Medford was 70th overall at 1:29:40 and
was 10th in the 35-39 age class.
Winston Sapinski was 14th out of
15 racers in the Junior Mens 5K race.
His time was 29:39.4. He won a thirdplace award in the 1-14 age group. Tim
Buerger of Ironwood, Mich. won the race
in 21:39.4, edging Tyler Dezago of Paul
Smiths in a photo finish.
Pete Haenel of Medford entered the
5K Powder Keg Citizens Run/Walk and
earned a 16th-place finish out of 37 entrants in a time of 32:37.9. He was fourth
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SPORTS
Muscle men
Its strength on strength as Medfords Kolten Hanson tries to get out from underneath Nate Trepanier of Oconto Falls during their Friday afternoon consolation match.
Trepanier won 3-0 and wound up taking third in the 145-pound weight class.
Valley sophomore Elijah Alt (41-12)
by a score of 8-2. Trepanier (39-7) beat
Polhamus 4-2 in the third-place match.
The Great Northern Conference
wound up with two Division 2 finalists.
Tomahawk junior Dane Borchardt (49-1)
won the 220-pound championship by edgEAST LAKELAND CONFERENCE
WRESTLING FINAL STANDINGS
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Feb. 26-28 WIAA Div. 3 state: 126 Kal Gerber, Cam., 2-1, 2nd. 132 Ben Adams, Bruce, 4-0,
1st. 182 Kyle Heinsohn, Cam., 3-1, 3rd; Rowdy
Kochevar, Flam., 3-2, 5th. 285 Donny Ralston,
Bruce, 2-1, 2nd.
Holding on
Medfords Tucker Peterson uses all of his strength to maintain control over
Ellsworths Anders Lantz during their 152-pound consolation match on Friday. Lantz
won the match 3-1, avenging a sectional loss to Peterson.
March 6 semifinals
Reedsburg Co-op/ Cedarburg winner vs. Superior/Janesville Parker-Craig winner, 5 p.m.; Eau
Claire Memorial/Madison Memorial vs. Wausau
Wes/Appleton United winner, approx. 7:15 p.m.
March 6 semifinals
Onalaska Co-op (16-6-3) vs. University School
(25-2), 11 a.m.; Hayward Co-op (22-4) vs. Central
Wisconsin Storm (19-6-1), approx. 1:15 p.m.
March 7 championship
Semifinal winners meet at approx. 2:15 p.m.
March 7 championship
Semifinal winners meet at 12:10 p.m.
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Reee-jected
Medford center Elliot Marshall uses his left hand to swat away a fourth-quarter shot
by Mosinees Jordan Budnik during Tuesdays 63-53 WIAA Division 2 regional loss.
The Rib Lake Lady Redmen girls basketball team had a short stay in the WIAA
Division 5 tournament as they were ousted by the Thorp Cardinals on Tuesday,
Feb. 24. The six-seed Redmen played well
enough to win on defense, but couldnt
get it done on the other end and fell to the
three-seed Cardinals, 45-25. Thorp used
aggressive defense and outmuscled Rib
Lake on the glass. The Redmen recorded
only 13 rebounds in the game.
Weve struggled all season with
teams that play a physical type of game.
We were well prepared for them though,
they didnt surprise us with anything,
Rib Lake head coach Mike Wudi said.
Taylor Stroinski scored eight of her
game-high 15 in the opening quarter
to propel Thorp into the lead. Monica
Williams made a three for the Cardinals
as they scored 14 in the first quarter.
Ciara Scheithauer and Regan Dobbs
both completed three-point plays as the
Redmen scored six in the opening eight
minutes.
Rib Lake cut into Thorps lead in the
second quarter. Katie Cardey got a pair
of baskets and Jasmine Fitzl made a two.
Scheithauer hit one of two free throws as
the Redmen outscored the Cardinals 7-6
in the second.
Thorp was finally able to break the
game open in the third quarter. Stroinski
made three two-pointers and added a free
throw while Julie Benzschawel scored
five points to give the Cardinals 16 points
in the quarter. Scheithauer scored six for
the Redmen, but thats all they would get
as Thorp stepped up their defensive pressure.
Thorps aggressive half-court defense didnt let us get into any kind of
real offensive rhythm. They made a run
and opened the game up, Wudi said.
Scheithauer scored four more in the
fourth and Megan Beard chipped in a
Medford
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Robins turned up the heat on defense.
Noskowiak hit another two free throws
to give Antigo the first double-digit lead
of the game.
Taylor Dunlap scored his first points
of the game with 1:24 left on a right-handed layup. After Resch made a free throw,
Strebig knocked down another three to
make it a seven-point game with 51 seconds remaining. Lund made one of two
free throws, but Strebig kept the game interesting by sinking his third three of the
quarter. Arndt made a pair of free throws
and the Raiders were unable to muster an
answer. Dunlap gathered a rebound on a
missed three and got the put-back bucket
with five seconds left, but the game was
well in hand for the home side.
Antigo got 18 points out of Lund. The
center did most of his damage at the charity stripe, where he made eight of 11 attempts. Arndt made four threes in the
game en route to scoring 16 points. Resch
scored six points for the Robins while
Noskowiak added five. Antigo got to the
line 19 times and made 13 (68.4 percent)
of those attempts.
Wrage made six threes as he scored
19 points to lead Medford. Strebig got all
nine of his points in the fourth quarter,
while Ekwueme scored eight points and
dished five assists. The Raiders were
three of five at the free throw line and 15
of 37 (40.5 percent) from the field. Elliot
Marshall pulled down seven rebounds to
lead Medford.
Ty and Garrett both had great games.
But, they got more production inside
than we did. We expected that a bit, we
knew it would be a tough game for us to
rebound in, Brown said.
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Thursday,
Thursday,
September
March22,
5, 2015
2011
Crossover loss
The North side of the Marawood
wasnt generating a lot of success during the Crossover challenge, and the Rib
Lake Redmen were no different as they
fell to Wisconsin Rapids Assumption
61-50 in the four-seed match-up last
Thursday. Big scores in the second and
fourth quarter were the difference as the
Royals earned the 11-point win.
Neither offense got much going in the
first quarter. Cardey and Strebig both
made threes for Rib Lake as they jumped
out to an 8-6 lead after eight minutes.
Assumption seemed to find its next
gear on offense in the second quarter.
Chase Lamp made a three and added six
other points as the Royals outscored the
Offensive explosion
Rib Lakes Joe Frombach salutes the hoop as he puts in a layup during the first
quarter of the Redmens 73-29 win over Cornell. Chiefs guard Colton Hetke tries unsuccessfully to defend his basket. Frombach scored a game-high 22 points in the win.
Gilman boys
Continued from page 5
Submitted photo
The Medford Storms 14-1 volleyball team captured first place in the gold bracket
at Sundays Marathon MVP tournament. Team members include (front l. to r.) Ally
Tabor, Megan Graff, McKenzie Waldhart, Sarah Thums, (back) coach Dave Vaara,
Lizzy Noland, Bailey Klabunde, Desirae Weissmiller, Mariah Leader and Kaylee Bowe.
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This Weekend
Friday, March 6
Singles Pool Tournament starting at 7:30 p.m. at
Gad Bar.
Saturday, March 7
Interwald Wanderers Snowmobile Club 41st
Annual Pie Shoot Fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. at
Rib River Bar.
2nd Annual Co-ed Snowshoe Softball
Tournament starting at 8 a.m., Pancake Breakfast
from 8 a.m. to noon, and Partners Bean Bag
Tournament starting at 7 p.m. at Centennial
Community Center.
Snowmobile Races starting at 12:30 p.m. and DJ
KRN at Gad Bar.
Cribbage Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at A&E
Tavern.
Doubles Cribbage starting at 1 p.m. at Bogeys.
Texas Hold Em starting at 1 p.m. and live music
by Feedback from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hacienda.
A&H Snowmobile Raffle at The Last Straw.
Customer Appreciation Party with Comedian
Jay Harris starting at 8 p.m. at Boozers.
Live music by Rebel One starting at 9 p.m. at The
Roost Bar.
Sunday, March 8
Chequamegon Sportsmen Club Breakfast from 7
to 11 a.m.
Spaghetti Dinner from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at VFW
Clubhouse in Medford.
Polka Dance Party with music by Richie
Yurkovich and Polkarioty from 1 to 5 p.m. at
Centennial Community Center.
Monday, March 9
Parent and community presentation of Life of an
Athlete with speaker John Underwood from 7 to 8:30
p.m. at the Red/White Theatre at Medford High School.
Saturday, March 14
8th Annual Lee Drolshagen Memorial Pool
Tournament starting at 10 a.m. at DCs Breaktime,
Fuzzys, Tappers and Point-0-Eight Bar.
Cribbage Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at
Hacienda.
Saturday, March 21
Aspirus Medford Hospitals 3rd Annual
Womens Health Retreat from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Northcentral Technical College.
Chess champs
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The 24th Annual Medford Area Elementary School Chess Tournament recently concluded. This years contest
consisted of 67 third and fourth graders. The champions for this year are front row, Kaden Waldhart (l. to r.) grade
3, third place; Alex Rehbein grade 3, fourth place; Daniel Langreck, grade 3, fifth place; Brett Lundy grade 4, third
place; and Alex Dittrich grade 4, fourth place. Back row, advisor Matthew Hawley; Cameron Bull, grade 3, second
place; Tad Wrage grade 3, champion; Saskatoon Damm grade 4, champion; Martha Miller grade 4, second place;
and advisor Scott Woller.
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Bowling
The Sports Page
Three-Man Major League
Todd Metz
289
Rocky Mantik
278
Casey Nernberger 269
Kurt Werner
760
Chad Lingen
748
Rocky Mantic
748
Mike Platt
738
Feb. 24: Team Stihl 22, Sports Page I 8; Cindys Bar & Grill 22, Sports
Page II 8; Country Gardens 22, 8th Street Saloon 8; Rockys Cozy
Kitchen 27, Klinner Insurance II 3; KZ Electric 21, Klinner Insurance
I 9; BBs Aquatic I 25.5, BBs Aquatic II 4.5; Nite Electric 19.5, Krug
Bus 10.5.
Businessmens League
Women
Lori Zenner
258
Lori Zenner
665
Tracy Platt
222
Ann McNamar
584
Men
Dennis Czeshinski 280
Todd Metz
799
Kurt Werner
279
Kurt Werner
761
Feb. 19: Shell Shack 32, Melvin Companies 8; Rural Insurance 32,
Jensen & Son Asphalt 8; Werner Sales & Service 33, VFW 7; Medford
Motors 36, blind 4; Sports Page 28, PBRs Lounge Around 12; Als
Auto Dock 31, Haenels 9; Turtle Club 27, Rockys Cozy Kitchen 13.
Women
Lori Zenner
246
Ann McNamar
662
Ann McNamar
227
Lori Zenner
634
Men
Rocky Mantik
300
Rocky Mantik
751
Gene Noland
268
Dave Kallenbach
748
Feb. 26: PBRs Lounge Around 28.5, VFW 11.5; Werner Sales &
Service 27, Medford Motors 13; Sports Page 32, Haenels 8; Als Auto
Dock 35, Jensen & Son Asphalt 5; Turtle Club 30, Melvin Companies
10; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 34.5; Rural Insurance 29, Shell Shack 11.
Blue Monday League
Carol Willman
234
Lisa Bub
582
Lisa Bub
219
Carol Willman
575
Lorna Spreen
195
Shirley Lemke
528
Feb. 23: Happy Joes 5, Big Birds Lodge 2; Strike R Us 4, Heiers
Wreaths 3; Bakers 5, Holy Rollers 2.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Jay Jochimsen
247
Rick Acker
668
Rick Acker
246
Jay Jochimsen
658
Jim Sova
236
Jim Sova
639
Feb. 24: Fuzzys Bar 33, High View II 7; Liske Marine 28, High View
I 12; Riemer Builders 21, Medford Co-op 19.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Lisa Bub
196
Lisa Bub
543
Betsy Widmer
195
Betsy Widmer
542
Donna Werner
192
Donna Werner
500
Feb. 25: Medford Motors 5, Mach Lock Locksmith 2; Sports Page 5,
Happy Joes 2; Werner Sales & Service 5, Lounge Around 2.
Classy Ladies League
Ann McNamar
219
Ann McNamar
588
Teresa Helberg
196
Teresa Hewlberg
557
Jessica Haenel
188
Margie Guziak
518
Results: Klinner Insurance 4, Tease Tanning Plus 3; A&M Apartments
5, Als Auto Dock 2; Paulines Hair Fashion 4, Fidelity Bank 3; J&B
Custom Carpentry 5, VFW 2; The Flower Shoppe 4, Moosies Ice
Cream 3; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 7.
Kylee Burton
1st MS girls
Submitted photos
Medfords award winners from the Feb. 28 NASP and 3D shoots at Stratford include (front
l. to r.) Alexis Fleegel, Myah Smith, John Bunkelman, Blake Schilling, (back) Abbi Potocnik,
Sam Blair, Jonathon Vesnefsky and Jackson Tlusty.
Gabe Gunderson
4th MS boys
Citory Oberle
4th HS girls
Bowie Oberle
5th ES boys
Kaitlyn Webster
5th MS girls
Grant McFadden
3rd MS boys
Hunter Oberle
3rd MS girls
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I recently headed over to Denmark, which is located in Brown County, where I hung out at the Maribel
Sportsmens Club, which is located in Manitowoc
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The Maribel Sportsmens Club started a KAMO
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was I impressed by the Maribel Sportsmens Club, the
Cottontail Classic and the new KAMO chapter.
George Robinson and his wife Lynn are very active
in the MSC. George just finished a term as president and
Lynn has been secretary for something like 25 years.
establishes deer hunting season dates for gun, archery, muzzleloader, and youth hunting.
establishes a new system of deer management units
aligned along county boundaries.
revises population goals so they are expressed as
management objectives to increase, maintain or decrease deer population density in a management unit.
creates County Deer Advisory Councils. These
councils will act in an advisory role to the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources regarding population
and antlerless deer permit levels and may recommend a
number of deer hunting season frameworks for implementation by the department;
establishes the Deer Management Assistance Program to assist with specialized management of deer in
localized areas and for specific purposes.
updates administrative code related to deer hunting
with crossbows so it is consistent with 2013 ACT 61.
For more information regarding the final rule package and what it means for your hunt, visit dnr.wi.gov
and search keyword deer.
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The Natural Resources Board approved deer population objectives in each county for a three-year period
on Feb. 25.
These objectives are the result of collaboration between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
and newly formed County Deer Advisory Councils
(CDACs), and will be reviewed on a recurring threeyear basis. Recommendations were approved as submitted by each council, with no changes suggested by
the department or Natural Resources Board.
Taylor Countys three-year objective is to increase
its deer population.
Building public trust and honoring the work of
these councils is a key component of this first round
of work with CDACs, said Tom Hauge, DNR Bureau
of Wildlife Management director. We will continue to
work with each council to address local issues within
their recommendations.
Each council, present in all 72 counties, is chaired
by a member of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress,
and features representation from agriculture, forestry,
transportation and other stakeholder groups. In all, 214
council meetings have been held, and over 8,000 people
have provided valuable feedback.
The 2012 Deer Trustee Report recommended the department seek input from groups or representatives for
certain deer-related interests in an advisory role to help
create quotas. These councils met three times in 2014
to gather public feedback and make a recommendation
to increase, stabilize or decrease the number of whitetailed deer in their respective county.
Beginning in March 2015, County Deer Advisory
Councils will reconvene to develop antlerless quota
recommendations that will help move the deer herd to-
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Births
Jessica and Bryan Dorner announce the birth of a son, Archer Allen Richard,
born on Feb. 19 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. He weighed nine pounds,
one ounce and was 21 inches long. He joins a sister, Calla. His grandparents are
Kathy and Al Cypher of Stetsonville and Marlene and Richard Dorner of Green
Bay.
Niemi-Strassburger
Tara Niemi and Todd Strassburger of Medford announce their wedding engagement. She is the daughter
of Allan and Janice Niemi of Westboro. He is the son of
Monty and Sally Strassburger of Whittlesey.
The bride-to-be graduated from Rib Lake High
School. She received a bachelors degree in elementary and special education from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a masters degree in general
education from Saint Marys University of Minnesota.
She is a special education teacher in the Phillips School
District.
The groom-elect graduated from Medford Area Senior High. He received a welding certificate from Northcentral Technical College. He works at Meyer Manufacturing in Dorchester.
The couple plans a June 20 wedding in Las Vegas,
Nev.
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10 YEARS AGO
March 3, 2005
25 YEARS AGO
March 7, 1990
Those helping Josephine Sapetta celebrate her 100th birthday include Josephine (seated) and her sister, Laurie
Parnewicz, (middle) Shanna (Hedrington) Mann, McKenzie Parnewicz, Connie Hedrington, (back) Kerry Parnewicz,
Canice Parnewicz, Kenneth Parnewicz andd Kane Parnewicz.
50 YEARS AGO
March 4, 1965
president of the creamery, declare the addition would cost approximately $35,000,
a sum that would cover both building
and equipment. The structure, he said,
would be built on the east side of the
dryer, would be 28 by 80 feet in size, and
would have a capacity of 100,000 pounds
of milk per day.
75 YEARS AGO
A re ravaged the Gladwyn and Flora Asleson home on Central Ave. in the City
of Medford on Feb. 28, causing major damage. The owners were home at the time
of the re, but escaped without injury. According to Medford Fire Chief John Fales,
reghters were called out about 11:45 p.m., with the majority of them leaving the
scene by 3:30 a.m. Other reghters remained on the scene until 6:30 a.m.
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Taylor County nutrition menus for March
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The Taylor County Nutrition Program for the elderly has announced the March 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.
Gilman
Meals are served Monday through Thursday [Friday,
Meals on Wheels (MOWS) delivered Thursday] at the
Senior Citizens Center. Reservations can be made one
day in advance at the center or by phoning the site at
(715) 447-8234.
Week of March 9 Monday, tater tot casserole
with vegetables, applesauce, cookie; Tuesday, pork barley bake, green beans, fruit cocktail, cake; Wednesday,
hickory smoked cheeseburger on a bun, baked beans,
marinated vegetables, banana, bar; Thursday, turkey
chowder with vegetables, cheese and crackers, pineapple, ice cream; Friday, MOWS, fish sandwich with
cheese, coleslaw, peaches, cookie.
Week of March 16 Monday, sloppy joe on a
bun, potato salad, carrots, fruit cocktail, bar; Tuesday,
corned beef and cabbage, sourdough bread, pears, cookie; Wednesday, supreme sausage dish with vegetables,
oranges, cake; Thursday, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches, bar; Friday, MOWS, tomato
soup, grilled cheese sandwich, pineapple, cookie.
Week of March 23 Monday, meatloaf, mashed
potatoes, broccoli/cauliflower, fruit cocktail, cookie;
Tuesday, turkey stuffing casserole, peas and carrots,
pineapple, cake; Wednesday, chili, cornbread, cheese
slices, apple, bar; Thursday, kielbasa and cheese casserole, carrots, peaches, cake; Friday, MOWS, cream of
broccoli soup, cold sandwich, banana, cookie.
Week of March 30 Monday, spaghetti with meat
sauce, garlic bread, tossed salad, peaches, cookie; Tuesday, ham, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, Jell-O
with fruit, bar.
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STATE2015
MEDFORD
WRESTLING
Medford wrestlers Tucker Peterson and Kolten Hanson competed in the WIAA
Division 2 individual state tournament this past weekend at the Kohl Center in
Madison. It was the rst state appearance for both wrestlers.
Peterson, a junior, went 1-2 in the 152-pound weight class to nish the
season with a 41-6 record. He beat Malik Smith of Wisconsin Lutheran
3-0 in his preliminary match before losing to eventual champion
Dewey Krueger of Oconto Falls 10-0 and to eventual fth-place
nisher Anders Lantz of Ellsworth 3-1 in overtime.
Peterson was the sectional runner-up at Amery, the regional
champion at Melrose-Mindoro,
and the Great Northern Conferences
160-pound champion this season.
Medford nished fth overall in the Great Northern Conference this season and
nished third in the regional meet. Sophomores Josh Brooks (113 pounds) and
Preston Carlson (138 pounds) also
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Expanded service
Medford Motors is celebrating the recently remodeled and expanded dealership and garage in downtown Medford. For nearly 100 years, Medford Motors and four generations of the Lemke family have served people in the Medford area with their automotive needs.
On the go
David Beaner Lemke is the third generation of his family to run Medford Motors.
The longtime Ford dealership has maintained a high level of service for nearly 100
years.
cars they would put together in a day. It
was kind of a game for the technicians to
see how many they could put together in
a day, he said.
The ads for the cars were also different in those days. The Jan. 17, 1917 issue of the The Taylor County Star-News
warned prospective buyers they should
place their orders for new Fords immediately. The advertisement stated: It will
be absolutely impossible to get a Ford
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Years of innovation
During those early years, just to drive
a vehicle took a fair bit of mechanical
know-how.
He explained the Model T had three
pedals. The right pedal was the brake,
the center pedal was reverse, and the left
pedal was forward. The gas was on the
column, as was a lever to advance the
spark. He explained, to get it going you
would push the pedal down as the operator would advance the spark and once
you got it going, you would use the emergency brake to put it into high gear. You
would push it forward to put it in high
gear and pull back for braking, he said.
In the first Model T, the gas tank was
under the drivers seat, Lemke said, noting the 1925 Model T he owns and Medford Motors uses in parades, has the gas
tank under the drivers seat. That Model
Quick Lane
Quick Lane advisor Tom Gengler is able to answer questions for customers as well
as schedule vehicles for oil and tire changes and other routine maintenance checks,
Customer service
Title clerk RaNaye Loeffler has worked in the customer service department for
many years.
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From the tinkering done by the technicians to the end users, cars in those days
were often adapted for a variety of uses.
He said it was common to see people get a
coupe and cut out the trunk to put a box
in there or take the seats out of a fourdoor in order to have cargo space. Lemke
noted most people could only afford one
vehicle and it was faster to take the seats
out to bring a calf to town then it would
be to hook up the horses to a wagon.
When a family got a car, it was a
prized possession, he said.
Changes
The first garage was located on Second
St. and it stayed there until the property
was sold to Universal Engineering, then
moved to another downtown location.
For a while, the dealership was on N.
Main St. near the Tlusty Beverage plant.
Krieger, a native of the Ogema/Wesboro area, bought the dealership in 1933
and ran it until 1944. Al Tlyka, Bill
Smith and my dad formed Medford Motors and bought out Krieger, he said.
The company was incorporated three
years later when the decision was made
to build a new building. Lemke said the
bank wanted a more formal relationship
for the ownership before lending them
the money for the new building.
The war years were lean ones for local dealers. With the factories in Detroit
geared up for war production, there were
no vehicles being made for domestic use.
It wasnt until 1946 that they started making cars for the public again. You had to
wait in line to get a car, Lemke said.
He remembers when his brother,
Frank, got home from the Army, he had
a 1941. We drove it all during the war,
he said. After the war, the car was sold to
people who came all the way from South
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for the milk trucks, Lemke said. They
were open until noon on Sunday and all
day on Saturday until around 1957 when
they started closing on Sundays.
As any small business owner knows,
there is no such thing as regular hours.
This is especially true for dealerships
which rely on service. On Fridays we
were open until 9 p.m., Lemke said.
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Fourth generation
Ryan Lemke is a sales consultant and part owner of Medford Motors. He said his favorite part of work is helping
people connect with the vehicle that will work best for them.
and secretary of the corporation. Mechanics were
working in the shop where a Parkin Ice Cream Co.
truck was being repaired. A full tank of gas in the
truck exploded, spilling some gas on the floor. A
mechanic was working on another vehicle nearby
with an acetylene torch, sparks from which apparently setting off the fire. The gas tank of the truck
exploded before the fire department arrived on the
scene, the blast spreading flames throughout the
workshops floor, walls and ceiling. Flames belched
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Rustic touch
While many of the more public features in Medford Motors expansion were according to Fords designs, they
were able to get some of the local rustic flavor in this wood paneled conference room.
needs. They deal with them every day, he said.
His background in the shop area also benefits the
consumers because he is able to spot shortcuts taken by
other shops. Because I worked with it when a car
comes in I can see body damage that was fixed that the
guy who owns it may not know it was there, he said.
It is all the little things you see after you have done it.
He said some vehicles come in with damage done by
the carriers, which he is able to spot easier, and also
when inspecting for trade-ins he is able to do a better
review of a vehicle.
In 1998 Beaner Lemke bought out Werners interest
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While growing up around Medford Motors, eventually taking over the dealership was something that was
always at the back of his mind. My mom had told me
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Expansion project
By 2013 Medford Motors was at a
crossroads. They had been chronically
short on space for a long time, but had
always made things work. Beaner Lemke
went to Ford and asked them for input,
and they came back with what Ford
wished to see in the building. These included such items as a staffed welcome
desk on the showroom floor, the exterior
metal on the building and the large Ford
archway at the entrance.
It wasnt something they forced us to
do, it was just that if you did not do IT you
would not be looked favorably on and it
Service is key
From the beginning, Medford Motors
has focused on providing high quality
service to the area. Beyond pride in doing a good job and professionalism, going
Service desk
Service manager Todd Rouiller talks with master certified technician Tim Griebel
about a service call.
Showroom
Medford Motors changes out their showroom displays on a regular basis, from this
new Mustang to the classic Model T that was assembled by Herman Lemke in 1925.
above and beyond on service is a matter
of economic survival.
Service is the livelihood. Service
paid the overhead of the organization,
Dave Lemke said. We always had people
that were proud of their work -- that is a
big thing.
Our service brings us sales and sales
brings us service, Beaner Lemke said.
When you come in to get your vehicle
serviced, it is done like it is our vehicle,
Beaner said of their underlying business
philosophy.
It is not how much money can I make
on you today, it is how much money can I
save you today to get the job done so you
can drive your vehicle, he said.
Beaner gives the example of someone
coming in because their brakes are bad.
Other service places may replace everything with the brakes and charge the
customer for the work. Medford Motors
philosophy is to do the work that is necessary to try to keep the customers bill
to a minimum
We replace your pads because the
pads are worn out. The rotors are still
good and the calipers are still working
the slides and the pins are all good yet,
but then six months later that caliper
sticks. Now you have to buy a caliper,
he explained. In their way it would have
been all warranty, but you would have
bought the caliper before, you would
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Last year, a crew from Indigo Signworks of Fargo, N.D. installed the distinctive
metallic archway at the entrance to the dealership.
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The future is an exciting one for the
automotive industry. The vehicle that
drives itself is very close the only thing
holding it back is liability, Beaner said.
Even now, some vehicles can monitor the distance between themselves and
the vehicle in front of them to maintain a
steady distance while on cruise control.
He said they have vehicles that sense
lights coming at them and dim their
headlights, and others that sense rain
and turn on the wipers.
Beaner noted it can be a little disconcerting when you are driving one of
these vehicles without knowing the features. Recently, he was driving one of
the trucks equipped with the option designed to help drivers stay in their lane
of traffic. Sensors watch the road and see
the traffic stripes and provide resistance
on the steering wheel if the driver begins
to cross the lane without putting on the
turn signal. Beaner said he didnt realize
it was on the truck he was driving and
just noticed the steering wheel started
to shake. He was worried he had driven
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Checking it out
Service technician Aaron Malchow uses a flashlight to check out the brake system on a truck in the service bay.
The service bay was the largest part of the expansion project and has a hoist in each bay, allowing more efficiency
in repair and service work.
As far as Medford Motors and the four generations of
Lemkes who have worked to build a reputation of quality service, the future looks to be a bright one. The addition of the new Fast Lane service and the expansion
has resulted in an increase in business. Meanwhile,
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