The Star News January 15 2015

STAR NEWS
THE
January 15,, 2015

Volume 142 + Number 3
Medford, Wisconsin
SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875
$1
Project Lifesaver tourney
www.centralwinews.com
Page 10
Planning
ahead
Raider wrestlers win

at Cadott Tourney
Sports
Gilman School Board sets up new

long-term capital improvement fund
by Reporter Mark Berglund
Volunteers gain a
global perspective
Ask Ed
Showing support
Nicolet staffing
opens new office
Page 12
Commentary
UW-Extension is a
valuable resource
Opinion
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 15 for:
Roland Bergmann
Eugene Zakrzewicz
Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com
photo by Matt Frey
Medford boys basketball head coach Ron Lien joined other coaches, school staff
and fans in wearing orange Buck Strong T-shirts during Fridays varsity basketball
doubleheader against Wausau East. The shirts were sold to support Blake Bucki of
Medford in his fight against colon cancer.
It started with $100.

The Gilman School Board approved a resolution
at Mondays meeting which establishes a long-term
capital improvement trust fund for the district. The
account, known as fund 46 in school finance lingo, is a
five-year trust account used to pay for future improvements. Districts which use fund 46 must also create a
10-year capital improvement plan to use the resources
once they have matured.
When a school district puts money into its fund 46
account, the transfer comes from the general account,
known as fund 10. In Gilmans case, the first transfer
was $100. Gilman district administrator Georgia Kraus
said future decisions on how much money it will transfer to the fund will likely come at June board meetings,
when it is clear if there are any unspent funds in the
See GILMAN on page 16
Committee sharpens budget cutting knives

by News Editor Brian Wilson
Members of the county finance and personnel committees promised cuts and last week
began the cutting process.
Last month committee members generated
a list of areas they felt should be looked at first
in regard to making cuts. The top six on the
list UW-Extension, law enforcement, highway, Westboro library, grazing specialist and
airport were discussed at the Jan. 8 joint finance and personnel meeting.
In what was essentially a replay of the budget hearings completed in September, staff
from the departments defended their programs
and worked to educate the committee about the
need to keep their departments whole, while
members emphasized the need to make cuts or
find new revenue to balance the budget.
At the end of the more than two hour meeting, the identified departments were still in
limbo in regard to if they had

survived or if there would
be more cuts coming.
Committee
member
Dave Krug, who chairs
the oversight committee
for UW-Extension, noted
it was first up on the chopping block when the axes
were sharpest.
Krug said extension
has already made its
cuts to help
the
county budget and they should be hesitant to

cut it further.
The county pays for 40 percent of the agents
time as well as the entirety of the support personnel in the office. When one of the support positions became vacant last year, the county
did not fill it in a cost-saving move. Krug
noted between that staff cut and the
salary savings from retirement of
Arlene Albrecht and his replacement working at a lower rate, the
department has cut $62,000 in
county tax levy impact. Krug said
this was a cut of about 24 percent
from last years budget, a point
committee chairman Chuck
Zenner also raised. $62,000 is
still a ways from $500,000 but it
is a good start, he said.
County accountant Larry Brandl looks over the paperwork

showing the amount the county board wants to cut.
See COUNTY on page 6
When you live healthy, you live happy.

Aspirus can help you live a more joyful life.
Medford ........ 715.748.2121
Gilman .......... 715.447.8293
Rib Lake ........ 715.427.5701
Prentice ........ 715.428.2521
Phillips ......... 715.339.4035
1-145241
NEIGHBORHOOD
THE STAR NEWS
Page 2
THE STAR NEWS
The only newspaper published in

Taylor County, Wisconsin.
Published by
Central Wisconsin Publications, Inc.
P.O. Box 180, 116 S. Wisconsin Ave.
Medford, WI 54451
Phone: 715-748-2626
Fax: 715-748-2699
www.centralwinews.com/starnews
E-mail: starnews@centralwinews.com
Member National Newspaper Association and
Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Periodical
postage paid at Medford, WI 54451 and
HKKP[PVUHSLU[Y`VMJL<:7:
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Star
News, P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451.
Newsstand rate: single copies $1.00
:\IZJYPW[PVUYH[L! WLY`LHYPU;H`SVY
County; $41 per year elsewhere in
Wisconsin; $50 per year out of state.
Subscribers are requested to provide
immediate notice of change of address. A
deduction of one month from the subscription
will be made when a change of address is
WYV]PKLK[OYV\NO[OLWVZ[VMJLI`MVYT
The label on this newspaper shows the
expiration date of your subscription. Please
WH`KH`ZPUHK]HUJL[VHZZ\YLJVU[PU\V\Z
delivery of your newspaper.
Carol OLeary........................Publisher/Editor
Kris OLeary ....................... General Manager
Brian Wilson .............................. News Editor
Matt Frey ....................................Sports Editor
Donald Watson .......... Reporter/Photographer
Mark Berglund ........... Reporter/Photographer
Bryan Wegter ............. Reporter/Photographer
Sue Hady ......................................... Reporter
Kelly Schmidt ....... Sales Manager/Promotions
Tresa Blackburn....................Sales Consultant
Todd Lundy ..........................Sales Consultant
Jerri Wojner ................................. News Clerk

*SHZZPLKZ9LJLW[PVUPZ[
Proofreader
Sarah Biermann .............. Ad Design Manager
Patricia Durham ............................ Ad Design
Mandi Troiber................................ Ad Design
Shawna Wiese ..................... Ad Design Intern
Ann Kuehling ..............................Bookkeeper
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Medford honored for student writing achievement

Technology gives students tools to
accomplish more. Writers at Medford
Area Middle School are proving the
point as the school was recognized by
Vantage Learning for high performance
in improvement in the 2013-14 school
year. Vantage Learning is the creator of
the writing tool MY Access!, which the
school uses in language arts classes.
Vantage Learning said Medford students performed 19.5 percent better than
the national average for student writing
improvement in the 2013-14 school year.
Medford students get their first exposure to the program in seventh grade.
Most of the writing happens in the second semester as they expand into larger
writing projects. MY Access! provides
tools on a variety of writing skills. The
programming for MY Access! is complex
enough it can be used when writing literary themes as it can recognize how well
a student has developed their point. MY
Access! is not a grading tool, but it does
provide a score for students to gauge how
well they are meeting the assignment.
Kulp listening session Jan. 26 in Abbotsford

State Representative Bob Kulp (RStratford) will hold an in-district listening session on Monday, Jan. 26 from 4-5
p.m. at Abbotsford City Hall, 203 N. First
St.
Im always excited to meet my friends
and neighbors and see what concerns
they have. Ive heard from a few people
that they would like to attend a listening
session, as we tackle the budget, Kulp

said.
The in-district listening hours are free
and open to the public. If you would like
more information about the discussion
or are unable to attend listening hours,
you can contact Kulps office toll-free at
888-534-0069 or via email at Rep.Kulp@
legis.state.wi.us.
Funding Your Education free

nancial aid night offered Jan. 28
The scores allow teachers to set a baseline, and give students a chance to work
on different phases of the project until
they feel their work is ready for grading.
It really helps them to write more,
language arts teacher Rachel Dolezalek
said. Its another tool students have
to push themselves to be better and improve. It helps them make better word
choices and expand their ideas.
Dolezalek said MY Access! can help
a student from pre-writing idea generation to post-writing feedback. The program allows teachers to see reports on
the strengths and weakness, and growth
in the students writing. Dolezalek and
Lynn Coyer are two of the teachers most
familiar with MY Access! at the middle
school.
The program helped students organize, develop and write their essays. The
immediate, personalized feedback students received helped them to improve
their writing and achieve better scores.
MY Access! has also been instrumental
in helping these students prepare for
high-stakes exams that require writing
at an advanced level.
Area students are

grads at UW-Stout
Financial aid is an essential piece for

students, families and working adults
when preparing for college. To help prospective students through this important
process, the University of WisconsinMarshfield/Wood County is offering the
annual Funding Your Education night
on campus Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.
Funding Your Education is the source
for tips about FAFSA and other key steps
in the financial aid process. During this
free informational event, the staff will

guide students and families through filling out the FAFSA, explaining different
types of aid like grants, loans and work
study, and give tips about applying for
scholarships.
Funding Your Education is a great
resource for any student or family considering college. Register for this event
at marshfield.uwc.edu and click apply/
pay/register, or call 715-389-6530.
Students from the area who received

bachelor of science degrees in December
from the University of Wisconsin-Stout
in Menomonie include Jennifer Liegl of
Gilman and Jayd Bacha of Lublin, packaging; Bethany Burt of Medford, human
development and family studies; Christian Ludwig of Medford, information
technology management; Austin Robida
of Medford, business administration;
and Dalton Stahnke of Medford, construction.
Community Calendar
p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,

W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings.
Taylor County Autism Support
Group 6 p.m. Medford Public School
District office building, 124 W. State St.
Taylor County Day Care Provider
Support Group Meeting 7 p.m. The
Sports Page, 1174 W. Broadway Ave.,
Medford. Information: Kelly Emmerich
715-748-6192.
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:

Arlene 715-427-3613.
Brain Injury Support Group Meeting 6:30 p.m. Town of Hill Town Hall.
Information: 715-767-5467.
American Legion Auxiliary 274
Meeting 6:30 p.m. Legion Clubhouse,
727 McComb Ave., Rib Lake.
ATTENTION MAIL SUBSCRIBERS
+0+@6<95,>:7(7,9
ARRIVE LATE?
0MZVSSV\[[OPZJV\WVUHUKNP]LP[[V`V\Y
postmaster to let him know that the problem
exists.*
This Edition of The Star News=VS5V
KH[LK;O\YZKH`1HU\HY`^HZ
THPSLKH[[OL7VZ[6MJLH[4LKMVYK>0
54451 for Taylor County residents and mailed
H[[OL7VZ[6MJLH[(IIV[ZMVYK>0
for anywhere else on Thursday, January 15,
@V\Y5HTLHUK(KKYLZZ!
[HWL`V\YTHPSSHILSOLYL
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Date Received _____________________________________
Signed ____________________________________________
*POSTMASTER This information is provided to our mail

subscriber as a convenience for reporting newspapers which are
being delivered late. The Star News is published weekly by Central
Wisconsin Publications at Medford, WI 54451. Subscription rates
HYL WLY`LHYPU;H`SVY*V\U[`!WLY`LHYLSZL^OLYLPU
Wisconsin; $50 per year out of Wisconsin. Send address changes to:
The Star News, P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451.
2013
Thursday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 30F
Lo 6F
The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5

p.m. on Tuesdays.
Gamblers Anonymous Meetings
Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and
locations.
Saturday, Jan. 17
Taylor County Historical Society
Potluck Membership Meeting 11
a.m. at museum, Hwy 13 and 64, Medford.
Everyone is welcome.
Sunday, Jan. 18
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, Jan. 19
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weighin 6 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
High and Low Impact Step Aerobics Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Medford Rotary Club Meeting
Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe
& Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford.
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
Thursday, Jan. 22
Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting
Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Information: 715-748-3237.
Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Friday, Jan. 23
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
7-Day Forecast for Medford, Wisconsin
Last weeks weather recorded at the Medford Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Weather forecast information from the National Weather Service in La Crosse
The weather is taken from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. the following day. For example 8 a.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Friday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 19F
Lo 15F
Saturday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 34F
Lo 16F
Sunday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 26F
Lo 14F
Monday
Cloudy
Hi 19F
Lo 12F
Tuesday
Snow
flurries
likely
Hi 26F
Lo 15F
Wednesday
Cloudy
with snow
flurries
Hi 29F
Lo 8F
1/6/2015
Hi -6F
Lo -20F
Precip. 0
Clear
1/7/2015
Hi 4F
Lo -15F
Precip. Tr.
Clear
1/8/2015
Hi -7F
Lo -16F
Precip. 0
Overcast
1/9/2015
Hi -3F
Lo -9F
Precip. .18
Clear
1/10/2015
Hi -1F
Lo -15F
Precip. 0
Clear
1/11/2015
Hi 12F
Lo -12F
Precip. 0
Overcast
1/12/2015
Hi 16F
Lo -18F
Precip. .1
Clear
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, January 15,

2, 2014
2015
Page 3
City acts to clear up tax bill mistake

The owners of Way & Way Plumbing in Medford got a shock when they
opened their personal property tax bill
last month and saw the amount due was
$25,568, which was a big jump from the
$344 the company paid the year before.
In a Dec. 9 letter to city treasurer Kevin
Doberstein, Craig Way, president of Way
& Way Plumbing, asked the city to review
the bill. The assessed value the bill was
based on was about 76 times the amount
of last years assessment.
In a Dec. 16 email to Doberstein, city
assessor Cindy Chase of Elk River Appraisals admitted to making a mistake in
entering information on a state form.
I entered the wrong amount under
supplies when entering their form,
Chase wrote. The error passed through
multiple steps including a review in her
office, at the county real property office,
review by city clerk Ginny Brost, and by
the state department of revenue. No excuses, my fault, I should have been more
careful when entering the form, Chase
stated.
On Monday night, the Medford city
council continued the process of cleaning up the mess caused by the mistake
by taking action to rescind and reissue
the tax bill. Personal property tax is an
extra tax charged to businesses based on
the percentage of the value of items like
furniture or equipment used in the business. They are assessed similar to real estate taxes. In the case with Way & Ways
tax bill, they were assessed for $1,017,200
in personal property when the assessment should have been $12,300 and the
personal property tax itself should have
been $309.18.
Fortunately for the property owners,
the state has a process to fix such palpable errors that doesnt involve them
having to pay more than they should.
However, the city of Medford and the
overlying taxing districts dont have it so
easy. Because each property owners bill
is a share of the total tax levy, that money
needs to come from somewhere.
It has to be paid, well pay it and try
to get our money back, said mayor Mike
Wellner. The city will pay the amount as
part of the tax settlement with the county,
school district, technical college district
and state. The city will then submit a
request for charge back of rescinded or
refunded taxes under Wisconsin statute
74.33 to the Department of Revenue (DOR)
Pinkert honored
Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com
Mayor Mike Wellner (left) presented Ed Pinkert (right) with a certificate of appreciation for his years of service as the working foreman of Medford Electric Utility. Pinkert
recently retired. The recognition took place at the Jan. 12 council meeting.
for $25,259 the difference between the
amount billed and the correct amount
due. The DOR will review the request by
Nov. 15 and either approve it or deny it at
that time. The overlying taxing districts
will have until February 2016 to pay the
city back their portions of the bill.
The city will pay the money from its
reserve funds and reimburse the reserves
next year when, and if, they get reimbursed.
It happens; there are ways to fix it,
stated Al Romportl of the DOR in an email
to the city outlining the options for fixing
the error.
Labor charges
Hiring the city crew to do work for private individuals or other governments
will get much more expensive under a
proposal approved by the city council
Monday.
During the committee of the whole portion of Mondays city council meeting, aldermen recommended setting the billable
rate for public works labor at $50 per hour
for 2015. The current rate is $38 per hour.
According to city coordinator John
Fales, in the past the city looked at the
average total burden cost of the public
works employees when setting the rate
each year. He said the problem with this,
is that it did not take into account any of
the administrations time when prepar-
ing and billing out a job order.

The charge-out rate will be used when
the city crew does work on private property or when they get called to assist other
governments. One example in the city is
with abandoned properties which the city
mows and maintains while charging the
property owners.
Fales said when the public works crew
does work for other city departments
such as the pool, they would continue to
charge those accounts at the lower rate.
The recommendation will be on the
agenda for next weeks city council meeting for final approval.
In other business, aldermen:
Recommended approving the

purchase of new transformers for the
south substation at a cost of $450,000.
According to electric utility manager
Spence Titera, there has been a lot of
growth on the south substation and the
existing transformers are approaching
capacity. The city is looking to purchase
a refurbished transformer to upgrade the
service there. The existing transformer
will be moved to the central substation
located on Whelen Ave. near the Perkins
St. intersection. The move will help with
the ongoing voltage upgrade project. He
Subscription
P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451
^^^JLU[YHS^PUL^ZJVT
In Taylor County ..................... $39/year .............. $26/6 months

Elsewhere in Wisconsin .......... $41/year .............. $28/6 months
Out of Wisconsin ..................... $50/year .............. $32/6 months
Name___________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________________
Phone # ______________ Email Address ____________________________________
We accept Discover, MasterCard or VISA
Circle One
NEW
RENEWAL
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO AVAILABLE

NEW: Online & Print Bundle (must be purchased online at www.centralwinews.com)
In Taylor County ..... $49/year
TF-500231
photo by Brian Wilson
Elsewhere in Wisconsin..........$51/year Out of Wisconsin ..............$60/year

Online Only...................... $39/year
2-145652
noted there was already interest in another utility purchasing the lower voltage
transformers. Fales noted the project had
been part of the 2015 budget as a use of
cash from the electric utility.
Recommended moving ahead on

repairs or possible replacement of the
steel roof at the city hall building. The
building has developed several leaks over
the years and, given the increasing frequency of those leaks, Fales said the city
is looking into an overlay or other options
such as replacing the metal roof. The first
step in the process is a $2,000 study by
Ayres Associates, the citys engineering
firm, to determine if the roof is strong
enough to support the additional load of
an overlay. Fales said the cost of the overlay would vary depending on what was
used, but estimated the project would be
about $100,000.
Accepted the resignation of officer Rich Burghaus effective April 14. He

has been with the city for 27 years. Aldermen also took the first step in filling
the vacancy by approving the hiring of
a replacement officer. According to chief
Ken Coyer, state and national standards
indicate for a service population the size
of Medfords the department needs nine
officers. Burghaus retirement would reduce that number to eight. Aldermen approved filling the position. Now it will be
up to the citys police and fire commission
to interview and select a new officer.
Approved a $55,800 contract with

Ayres Associates for the engineering
and design work for utility and road upgrades needed for development on Bauer
Dr. The state purchased a portion of the
Miller property located to the east of the
fairgrounds. The parcel will be used for
a new Department of Natural Resources
ranger station. The project is part of the
Tax Incremental District 13 project plans.
Bub questioned how the city benefitted
from doing improvements to assist in developing the state-owned parcel when the
state does not pay property taxes. Fales
said costs of the project will be assessed
to the adjoining property owners under
city policy. The state, county and other
tax exempt property owners pay special
assessments the same as any other property owners would. In addition, Fales
noted there may be an impact depending
on what is done with the existing ranger
station on Wheelock Ave.
OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Page
Page 4A
Thursday,
January22,
15, 2011
2015
Thursday,
September
Star News
Editorials
Winning matters to everyone, not just those on the field

The Green Bay Packers won Sundays
NFC divisional playoff game against the
Dallas Cowboys by a score of 26-21.
Water cooler and coffee break conversations all week long have included
details of the game and play-by-play armchair analysis of what the players, coaches and officials did right or wrong. The
Packers green and gold is flying high in
Wisconsin and fans are looking forward
to this weekends NFC Championship
game against the Seattle Seahawks.
To an outsider, the collective excitement of Packers fever infecting everyone
from small children to senior citizens
may seem a little odd. Does the fact that
Aaron Rodgers can throw a football with
pinpoint accuracy down a football field
while avoiding being crushed by an advancing lineman have a direct impact on
anyones life?
For those outside of the Packers organization, chances are probably not. The
impact it does have is harder to measure
and even harder to define.
It matters that the Packers got a big
win. Just like it matters to NASCAR fans
if their favorite racer took the checkered flag that week or how many games
the Brewers need to win each August to
make it to the playoffs.
It matters because winning matters
and being part of something bigger matters. While other franchises may make
false claims to be Americas team,
Packers fans know better. The Packers are famously owned by thousands
of fans, all of whom cheer on the team

through thick and thin.
A Packers win makes Wisconsins
long, cold winter that much more bearable. Football games give people an ex-
cuse to gather with friends and gives

them something to look forward to each
week. Even when people dont feel like
they have much to cheer about in their
own lives, a gridiron win helps lift their
spirits.
Getting joy out of other people being
recognized is not unique to football or
any sport.
When the local hospital wins an award
or is recognized as being one of the nations best, people here stand a little taller because it is their hospital and their
community.
Likewise, when someone like Issac
Blunt, a 2009 Medford Area Senior High
School graduate and Marine who was
grievously wounded in Afghanistan in
2011, shows the courage and determination to fight back from his wounds and
climb Mt. Kosciuszco, the highest mountain in Australia, all of those who hear
of it are inspired to try harder in their
own lives.
Taking pride in the achievements of
others gives people hope that they can
overcome the day-to-day burdens they
face in their own lives.
Winning matters. It matters to those
on the field as well as those watching
from the sidelines and at home.
UW-Extension is a valuable resource

The decision to place UW-Extension
first on the agenda at last weeks budget
cutting meeting of the county finance
and personnel committees was no accident.
There are a handful of supervisors on
the county board who make no pretenses
about their desire to do away with UWExtension or at the very least drive those
currently working in Taylor Countys
UW-Extension office to seek jobs elsewhere. Other supervisors simply see it
as a nonessential, non-mandated service
ripe to be cut.
Both of these viewpoints miss the
mark when it comes to the value UWExtension brings to the county for a comparatively minimal outlay.
At its heart, UW-Extension is a partnership between the University of Wisconsin and the local communities. The
agents working at UW-Extension are
employed by the state. The county contracts for those services by picking up 40
percent of the salaries and benefits of the
agents. The county also provides office
space and administrative staff support
for the department. Last year, the county
cut that administrative support staff in
half when personnel committee members decided to not fill a vacancy created
when an employee left to take a new job.
On Tuesday, members of the personnel committee suggested cutting the de-
Star News
partment even further by taking away

half the time of the existing support
staff position to provide administrative
support in the land conservation department. It is unclear why supervisor Lester
Lewis has an axe to grind against the
UW-Extension office, but making comments about wanting to cut even more
out of the office sends a chilling message
to those who are trying to do their best
to serve the taxpayers of the state and
county.
One of the challenges for the UW-Extension office is trying to explain what
they do. In a time when academics are
being portrayed as time wasters, this
academic agency provides access to university level research. The UW-Extension
office provides unbiased information on
a variety of areas ranging from agricultural practices to community development, family living and nutrition education. The UW-Extension is also the office
of the 4-H Youth Development Agent.
Eliminating the UW-Extension in Taylor
County eliminates 4-H in Taylor County.
Without 4-H, the county fair would lose
the bulk of its entrants, likely bringing
that event to a close.
Under Gov. Walkers state economic
development agency, the community
natural resources and economic development agent, a position currently held
by Michelle Grimm, is the states feet on
Quote of the Week:
I want to cut extension further than that. Your use of the word cant is incorrect. It
can be done..
Supervisor Lester Lewis calling for additional cuts to the countys UW-Extension office.
the ground and is an important front-line

worker in promoting economic development and bringing state resources to support local development efforts.
Cutting the UW-Extension office entirely or cutting their ability to actually get anything accomplished without
adequate support staff is an exercise in
short-term thinking. Instead of the short
term, county leaders need to look to the
long term and ways in which they can

help grow the local economy, or encourage people to make healthy, responsible
choices.
The UW-Extension office in Taylor
County has the potential to be an engine
of economic and cultural growth in the
county. The county board should nurture
that growth, not try to smother it.
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary 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 reflect subjects of current interest. All letters must be signed
and contain the address and telephone number of the writer for verification 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.
OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday,
15, 2015
Thursday,January
September
22, 2011
Vox Pop
Page 3
5
Page
Writer shows support for slain cartoonists at French magazine
Je suis Charlie. What does that mean? It means I am

Charlie (Hebdo) and show support for the satirical Paris magazine Charlie Hebdo where 12 people were assassinated by terrorists on Jan. 7.
The editor and staff were holding their editorial meeting in their Paris offices when two brothers,
dressed in black carrying Kalishnokov rifles, stormed
the offices killing the editor and most of the staff including four famous satirical cartoonists. Two of the
people killed were Muslim. Others were injured and
still others who hid were unharmed and stood like inshock statues in the aftermath.
Why is this important here in the great north woods?
It is important because the cartoonists produced cartoons cartoons, mind you that made fun of all religions, politicians and others in this crazy world. Yes,
many cartoons were over the top offensive, and obnoxious, but the principle of freedom of expression is a
value we in the U.S. hold very close as many countries
do - in a free society.
We can vigorously agree or disagree with images
or ideas but to kill those who produce ideas or images
in the hope it will silence those who write, or produce
satire, rips the very fabric of free expression.
In fact, this odious act has produced the opposite effect: cartoonists, journalists, writers, editors and others have become more determined to not be afraid and
keep the cartoons and stories that poke fun at institutions, politicians and religions front and center to their
work.
Je suis Charlie. I stand with freedom of expression
and the right to agree or disagree with what I see or
read. I hope you stand with this faraway satirical magazine as well. Because in showing support in our own
way, we stand up for freedom of expression, and tell the
terrorists we are not afraid.
Sue Roupp, Rib Lake
Vox Pop
Writer asks why the county is picking on Westboros library?
In the Dec. 18 issue of this paper, it was very disappointing to see the mention of cutting funds for the
Westboro library. Why was there no mention of cutting
other libraries in the county?
We have a wonderful library here and are proud of
it.
We pay our high taxes here in Westboro too.

In fact I think you should give us more money. Medford librarys budget is way too high. Give us some of
that money.
Will stop now, as I have to go to the library.
Myrtha Justice, Westboro
Vox Pop
Says column about sunrise hit home with him
Brian Wilson is a friend of mine. I read his Wouldnt

it be nice... column every week. It gives us something
to talk about on Saturday mornings at the Pine Line.
This Dec. 25 column particularly struck a chord with
me. A long time ago, when I walked in a younger mans
shoes, I was on call every other weekend in an industry,
refrigerated distribution, that never slept. I worked a
lot of 24 hour days in the heat and the cold, the light
and the dark.
I remember driving back 40 miles to the shop at the
end of brutally long, hot Saturday in August in southern Iowa at dawn Sunday morning. It was still 80 degrees or thereabout.
I was off call at 6 a.m. Dawn broke at about 4:30 and
I had not had another call.....yet... only an hour and a
half to go and I would be good. Dawn. Dawn is an awakening. It is a threshold. It is also a closing of a dark
chapter. There is something to celebrate in the golden
glow in the east as seen from the other side.
Tom Rasmussen, Medford.
School corner
Medford is on the right track

At a recent college orientation I attended, parents
and students were handed a list of skills needed for
any career. The list included 10 main skill areas Dr. Bill
Coplin, professor and director of the public affairs program at Syracuse University, believes employers want
students to develop during post-high school education.
1. Establish a work ethic. Take responsibility for
yourself and your actions.
2. Develop physical skill. Stay well and healthy.
3. Communicate verbally one-on-one and when presenting to groups.
4. Communicate in writing write well, edit, proof,
use word-processing tools and send information.
5. Work directly with people. Be able to build relationships, work in teams and teach others.
6. Influence people. Manage efficiently, sell successfully, politic wisely and lead effectively.
7. Gather information. Be able to search the web, conduct interviews, use surveys, keep and use records.
8. Use quantitative tools. Understand how to use
numbers, graphs, tables and spreadsheets.
9. Ask and answer the right questions. Be able to discern whether information is credible or valid, pay attention to detail and apply knowledge.
10. Solve problems. Identify problems and develop
and implement solutions.
Medford Area Public School District has a curriculum that promotes developing many of these skill areas
throughout all grade levels.
Aligned by design
In 2013, our district adopted Aligned by Design into
the core classes (English, math, science and social studies) of grades 9-11. The curriculum focuses on skill
learning and application. It teaches analysis and critical
thinking skills by teaching students to think for themselves first. History class no longer focuses so much on
memorization of dates and names. Instead, coursework
places emphasis on analysis of graphs and other historical data and learning through project work.
Aligned by Design holds students accountable for
previous learning by providing opportunities through
skills check quizzes to demonstrate that knowledge
learned is retained.
In my school days, tests required memorization and
good recall. Todays assessments focus on application
using story problems and evidence-based writing and
analysis, which teaches students how to solve problems
and ask and answer the right questions.
Technology
The district is in year one of implementing an intensive effort to integrate technology into learning by
providing Chrome books to every student in each classroom starting with the middle school. Students need to
be able to use technology appropriately and effectively.
Their future employment, no matter the field, will use
technology for problem solving, innovation and communication. Students who can demonstrate their ability to appropriately and effectively use technology will
have a leg-up in the job market.
Working in teams
Project work activities are incorporated throughout
the grade levels. Local employers have worked collaboratively with the district and students on project-based
programs. Online group tools are helping students
share ideas and shape them collaboratively with their
project team.
The Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support
(PBIS) program in the Medford and Stetsonville elementary schools is reinforcing our family values to treat one
another with respect, acceptance and understanding.
The students are learning interpersonal skills that employees will expect them to have.
Our students need to be adaptable and nimble for
our fast-paced changing world. We also need our young
people to become engaged citizens in their communities who vote, volunteer and get involved. Providing
students with the opportunity to develop the skill areas
they will need for their post-high school plans is what
our district is trying to do every day. Responsibility for
continuing to meet this challenge lies with our district
residents, teachers, parents and students.
Barb Knight, school board member, Medford
Area School District
Brian Wilson
A block of wood
A Cub Scout Pinewood Derby car starts out as an idea
in the imagination of a small boy.
Its next step is as a sketch on a piece of graph paper.
Some sketches are elaborately drawn and true to scale.
Others are more basic, such as the old reliable flying door
wedge design.
The next step in the process is to transfer the design to
the block of pine wood. This is where having access to the
high school wood shop can be a major plus. Cutting the
rough car shape out of the wooden block is just another
step followed by sanding, painting and weighing the car.
I took time on Tuesday night to help my son Alex with
his Pinewood derby car. Unlike some dads who get a little
too involved with designing and working on the car, I figure my primary purpose in being there is to encourage
Alex to do his best and make sure he doesnt hurt himself
with power tools. Come to think of it, one of my primary
goals is to keep from getting hurt around power tools too,
When I was in high school, I worked in the local grocery story and occasionally had to help out cleaning the
meat cutting room. Once you have seen a bandsaw cut
though a side of frozen beef like it was butter, you gain
new respect for them.
As a third grader Alex is a Bear Cub this year. The
Pinewood Derby is still one of the high points to his
scouting year. As we were working at the high school
shop Tuesday night with other Cub Scouts, Alex went
over and was talking with his friend Eli, a Tiger Cub
the youngest level of Cub Scouts.
I was giving Eli some help because it is his first year,
Alex told me when he came back. I hope he does well and
wins a trophy.
If I was Elis father I would be cautious in accepting
any race strategy or suggestions from Alex considering
his previous two years car designs had the annoying
tendency to stall out mid-race. Considering the track is
a giant metal slope, this stalling out occurred in seeming
defiance of the laws of gravity.
This year, rather than relying totally on dumb luck
to succeed, we did some homework. Which is to say we
watched a cool video with the other boys in the Bear Den
about what makes a good design. Unfortunately, just as
with NASCAR, the things that work the best to make the
car go faster are not allowed in the rule book and could
result in a car being disqualified. That said, it was good to
watch the video because if nothing else we learned why
some cars would do wheelies when they hit a bump in the
track. In case you are wondering, it has to do with where
the weight is placed on the car.
As Alex and I were spray painting the car into something vaguely green and gold, I looked over at the more
talented father-son duos who were busy carving intricate
details using chisels and carvings knives. Part of me
wished I had that sort of skill with woodworking tools so
we could have a cool car.
But then I was reminded I was just along for the ride
and Alex was behind the wheel and together we would do
our best.
Cub Scout Pack 533 will hold the Pinewood Derby races starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday at Medford Area Elementary School. The public is welcome to attend and check
out the cars and vote on the best of show award.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
Do you feel
NAKED
without
THE
STAR NEWS?
DONT MISS
ANOTHER WEEK...
SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
Stop By or Give Us a Call
715-748-2626 116 S. Wisconsin Ave. Medford
NEWS
Oral surgeon to open satellite office in Medford
THE STAR NEWS
Page 6
A

Those undergoing oral surgery will
soon have a new option in the Medford
area.
Dr. David Krigbaum, an oral surgeon
based in Wausau, will be having office
hours twice a month in Medford.
Krigbaum will be working out of Dr.
Lon Melbingers office on Casement
Court in Medford. In addition to his main
office in Wausau and the new satellite office in Medford, Krigbaum also has an office in Rhinelander.
Oral surgeons are the orthopedic surgeons of the jaws, Krigbaum explained.
In addition to removing wisdom teeth
and extracting non-restorable teeth, he
does implant dentistry and reconstructions following accidents, injury or illness.
Oral surgeons have six years of schooling after dental school. We have a lot of
surgical training, he said.
Krigbaum graduated from the University of Michigans School of Dentistry in
Dr. David Krigbaum

1987. He attended a hospital residency
program in Philadelphias Albert Einstein Medical Center for two years. The
second year he was the chief resident,
administering first year residents, and
teaching at Temples School of Den-
Thursday,
Thursday,January
January15,
2, 2015
2014
tistrys oral surgery department. From

Philadelphia, Dr. Krigbaum went to the
University of lllinois Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program in Chicago for four
years. There, he had a wide range of exposure to maxillofacial deformities, trauma
and pathology. Krigbaum worked with
Cook County Hospital in Illinois while in
school and as a result gained a great deal
of experience in dealing with trauma situations.
For Krigbaum, the idea of opening an
office in Medford seemed like a natural fit.
He has worked with many Medford dentists in the area in his 20 years of service
in central Wisconsin. He said the idea of
utilizing space at Melbingers office came
from a visit with the dentist last fall. I
have known Lonnie for years, he said.
He said Melbinger is looking at slowing
down and had told him he would have
space in his office to use.
While placing of implants will take
place at his Wausau office, Krigbaum
said his other services will all be available in Medford.
He noted that placing of implants requires specialized equipment such as
a cone beam CT scan, which is not cost

effective to have in the satellite offices.
Krigbaum compared choosing to have
dental implants versus other forms of
dental reconstruction, such as root canals, as making an investment in a high
quality automobile.
You may pay a little more up front,
but the expensive car could be the last
one you ever drive, he said. He noted
an implant is a lifelong restoration and
has a 98 percent success rate compared
to root canals which, he said, are only a
temporary remedy.
It is pretty amazing what we can do
nowadays, he said. He explained in the
past a patient would be stuck with having
dentures, with implants and bridges they
can restore the patients quality of life.
Krigbaums presence in Medford gives
area residents additional options for oral
surgery needs. All appointments will be
made through Krigbaums main office
which can be reached at 800-356-4679.
Krigbaum lives in Wausau with his
wife, Monika, and daughters, Jacqueline
and Danielle.
County begins to look at specific service cuts, new revenues

Continued from page 1
Committee member Dave Bizer said
the county is looking to cut $515,000 from
the budget. He noted cutting extension entirely would get the county about halfway
to that goal.
Overall, the $500,000 would be about a
5 percent cut in spending. County airport
manager Fred Ebert suggested the better
option would be to give it back to the department heads to find places within each
of their budgets to cut 5 percent. Is there
a better way to do this? Krug asked. He
said the county hired consultants to review its healthcare options and to review
its job classifications. He noted extension
had offered to do a study, at no cost to the
county, to go through and rank areas on
importance to allow the committee to
make informed decisions before cutting.
Krug said the study would have been
done by UW-Extension itself with people
from outside the county doing it.
Law enforcement
The sheriffs office was the next up for
review with supervisors specifically looking at ways to cut vehicles and staff.
In regard to vehicles, chief deputy
Larry Woebbeking said regardless of the
number of vehicles the department owns,
deputies would still drive about 500,000
miles a year. He said less vehicles in the
fleet would mean those miles would be
concentrated on a handful of vehicles.
This would mean more maintenance expense for the county as the vehicles wear
out faster. The department currently has
12 vehicles and on average replaces about
two to three cars per year. Woebbeking
noted that replacement number hasnt
changed in the past 25 years he has been
with the county. I am all for saving money, this will not save you any money, he
said.
Committee members asked about the
countys SWAT team and if there would
be cost savings to sharing with another
county rather than Taylor County having
its own. Sheriff Bruce Daniels explained
the personnel on the team are just mobilized as needed for events and all have
other duties within the department. The
team members also all pay for and provide their own equipment.
Committee members asked about cutting the number of patrol officers per
shift. Daniels said the math doesnt work
out to do that and still cover the shifts
needed. The county authorized hiring two
additional deputies a year ago. Through

changes the department was able to make,
he ended up filling only one of those positions which still put him at below the
number of deputies the county had seven
years ago, Daniels said. He said cutting
the number of officers would be unsafe.
On the plus side, Daniels updated the
committee on the deal with Marathon
County to house some of their inmates.
He projects this would bring in about
$150,000 in additional revenue to the county. There would be no additional jail staff
needed to cover the additional inmates.
Committee member Lester Lewis said
he felt there was the ability to bring a
$100,000 swing in the sheriffs budget either through reduction in cost or new
revenues.
Is there a better way

to do this?
Supervisor Dave Krug
Highway department
Before the committee began picking
their way through the highway committee, Scott Mildbrand, who chairs the highway committee called for the department
to make a 5 percent cut but shift it back
to the department head to identify where
the trimming should take place.
Highway commissioner Jess Sackman noted with fuel prices dropping, the
county could see big savings if prices stay
low. At their current rate for diesel fuel,
the county could see a $100,000 savings.
He said low oil prices would also impact
the cost of asphalt and materials as everything has a fuel escalator clause.
This led committee member Dennis
Fuchs to once again question the amount
of patrol done with the dump trucks. According to Ebert, the trucks get about
seven miles to the gallon on patrol compared to about three miles to the gallon
when plowing. Fuchs said he felt they
would be better off back in the shop than
out just driving around in the big trucks.
Sackmann disagreed and suggested using
pickup trucks for patrol would result in
those trucks needing to be replaced more
frequently.
Westboro library
The Westboro library is a victim of
geography when it comes to the countys
funding formula. The county funds local
libraries based on a formula reimbursing
the cost of non-resident circulation. Westboro is located in the geographically largest town in the county and on the northern edge of the county. With no bordering
towns without a library to draw from,
its nonresident circulation numbers are
very low. In the past few years, the county

has maintained the funding for the library because of the recognition that if
it was pulled, the library would have to
close. Hansen noted closing the Westboro
library would likely just shift the circulation expense to other libraries and end up
costing the county more as town of Westboro residents would have to go to other
libraries.
Hansen suggested the county libraries
could forgo any increase next year and
keep their budget request to zero increase
as a way to limit expense.
Grazing specialist
Ashly Steinke, the current county conservationist, said it did not make sense to
have the grazing specialist on the list of
proposed cuts for the 2016 budget because
the state and federal grant money to support the position goes away at the end of
2015 anyway. He noted this years budget
is the only time since the county started
with a grazing specialist in 2006 that the
position had any budget impact. The
county spent $15,000 on a grazing specialist this year.
He said the grazing specialist has
worked with 85 county farmers. Managed
grazing, he said, works well in Taylor
County and helps smaller farms remain
viable.
Airport
Ebert noted the county has worked
steadily to reduce costs and increase revenues at the airport. He explained that his
position, which is shared with the highway department, is one such example that
saved the county tremendously.
Supervisors questioned money that
was being returned to the county from the
expansion projects in the past. Ebert noted part of that did come back to the county and the county board decided to put it
toward highway rather than the general
fund. He also noted the reserve also allows the county to act quickly to take advantage of opportunities. Airport projects
are funded at 95 percent federal and state
portion and 5 percent local portion. The
federal and state portion come from fees
charged to those who buy tickets and fly
on commercial and private planes.
Ebert said currently they are trying to
work to get a taxiway project to open up
additional land for hangar construction.
He said Sierra Pacific Company, which
owns Hurd, wants to build a new hangar
to house one of their large jets but currently there is not a spot for it. Ebert said
the move would increase revenue for the
airport in the long term with fuel sales
and hangar lease.
Ebert said if the county wanted to
make cuts they should go to the departments and ask for the departments to propose cuts to meet a goal rather than the
committee trying to find them.
After more than two hours, committee
members said they needed to meet another time to review more items from their
list of potential cuts.
Ask
Ed
For Entertainment & Dining Advice
The Star News
Gaining a global perspective

page 8
January 15, 2015 Page 7
This Weekend
Thursday, January 15
Live local music by Wise Guys Unplugged from 6
to 9 p.m. at the Filling Station.
Friday, January 16
Singles Pool Tournament starting at 7:30 p.m. at
Gad Bar.
Saturday, January 17
Perkinstown Snowshoe Race starting at 11 a.m. at
Perkinstown Winter Sports Area.
Singles Pool Tournament starting at noon at
Mohrs Bar.
45th Annual Underhand Dartball Tournament
starting at noon at Zondlos.
Curtiss Snowmobile Drag Races starting at 12:30
p.m.
Doubles Cribbage starting at 1 p.m. at JuJus
Place.
Sunday, January 18
Prentice Bushbenders Snowmobile Club
Breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon at Chequamegon
Sportsmen Club.
Soup Luncheon and Sale from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at St. Louis Church in Dorchester.
Upcoming events
Luck of the Draw Dart Tourney on Saturday,
Jan. 24 starting at 4 p.m. at Mohrs Bar.
Live local music by Wise Guys Unplugged on
Thursday, Jan. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Filling Station.
Rib Lake Fireworks Committee Bean Bag
Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 7 starting at 3 p.m. at
Zondlos.
Mixed Couples Bean Bag Tournament on
Saturday, Feb. 7 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Zondlos.
Taylor County Fun Day sponsored by Spirit Lake
Northwoods Riders on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Moosies expansion
Stan Carbaugh (l. to r.), Eric Dahlvig, Amy Raverty, Katrina Komanec, Marsha Nice (in vehicle), Todd Perrin,
Laurie Peterson, Susie Nicks, Moosies owner Gary Jensen, Jean Pawlowicz, and Shelly Mertens celebrate the
ribbon-cutting for Moosies Ice Cream Parlors new drive-thru and expanded menu. Moosies now offers a wide
variety of hot beverages, including coffee, and different kinds of pastries and baked items, in addition to its normal
complement of ice cream, sodas, and other sweet treats.
Conversations With Corrie

set for Jan. 23 in Curtiss
37th ANNUAL
Spons
ored by
Conservations With Corrie, a

dramatization of Corrie ten Boom, will
be presented on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m.
CCOUPON
CO
OUP
PO
ON
ICE CREAM PARLOR
Receive a FREE
Mini Strudel
2-145666
CO
CO
OU
UP
PO
ON
COUPON
Ruger 308 American Rifle w/Weaver Scope

$200 Meat Package - Smith Brothers
$100 Gas Card - Chamber Gift Card
$75 Gift Certificate - High View Inn
$75 Gift Certificate - Turtle Club
$75 Spa Package - Utopia Day Spa
$25 Gift Certificate - Fuzzys General Store & Bait Shop
at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 1101

Meridian St. in Curtiss.
Corrie ten Boom and her courageous
family helped hundreds
of Jewish people during
COUPON
COUPO
COUP
C
CO
OU
O
UPO
PON
the Nazi occupation of
Holland during World War
II. The story of their work
in Gods Underground
is told in this captivating
program.
Dressed in costume and
with a Dutch accent, professional storyteller Pati
Kachel authentically portrays ten Boom, recalling
the hiding place years.
Listeners will be deeply
touched by the wisdom and
with anyy beverage
g ppurchase & this coupon
p
insight of this unforgettable communicator of Gods
Enter to WIN=EACH VISIT
love, hope and forgiveness.
GRANITE PEAK SKI LIFT PASS & MORE
For more information,
Drawing Feb. 2, 2015
contact the parish office at
Hours: M-F 5:30am to 6pm
Expires
i
715-785-7975.
Sat. 7am to 6pm
1-31-15
DOOR PRIZES & FISHING PRIZES

2-145523
CO
CO
OU
UPO
PON
COUPON
n
Esadore Lake Associatio
Medford, WI 54451
Sunday, January 25, 2015 - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
at LAKE ESADORE
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
5th:
6th:
7th:
photo by Bryan Wegter
COUPON
COUPO
COUPON
CO
PON
Ask
As
sk
Ed
For Entertain
Entertainment & Dining Advice
The Star News

Thursday, January 15, 2015 Pages 8-9
Gaining a global perspective
portunity for a home stay. This company

Sometimes you need to step away
also set up local tours to temples and
from your normal routine to put your
dance performances, we even spent a
life and habits into perspective.
day swimming in a beautiful waterfall,
For UW-La Crosse students, and 2011
which was a way to be introduced to the
Medford High School graduates Sasha
cultures and the norms.
Jascor and Sydnie Kraus, that change
I did a medical mission trip with an
in perspective came during a two week
organization called VIDA to Costa Rica
volunteer trip to Sri Lanka last August.
and Nicaragua in January 2014 that I
On Aug. 2-16, the two women volunabsolutely loved,
teered through an
organization called
sso I wanted to
International
ttry some other
volunteering,
Volunteer HQ
v
Jascor said. I
(www.volunteerhq.
J
want to be a
org). The global orw
pediatrician and
ganization works
p
Sydnie wanted
with local volunS
teer groups around
tto do something
with children
the world to conw
nect volunteers
sso the option
to where they are
tto volunteer in
orphanages was
needed, while also
o
very appealing
opening options for
v
and it was only
expanding cultural
a
available in Sri
awareness.
a
Lanka.
This larger
L
The project
organization
of working in an
partners with the
o
orphanage was
countrys local
o
what appealed the
volunteer organiw
most to Kraus. I
zations to schedule
m
wanted to work
and place you in an
w
with underpriviappropriate volunw
leged youth and
teer setting based
le
on your goals
tto experience a
different cul our partner
d
organization was
An elephant is decorated for the Esala tture, she said. I
the Green Lion,
Perahera festival. It is Sri Lankas largest fes- wanted to volunKraus said.
tival and lasts for 10 days with parades every teer abroad and
make a difference
You can do
evening.
in someone elses
just about anylife who wasnt
thing from marine
able to have the same opportunities that
conservations to temple
we do here in the United States. As a
restorations to medicollege student on a budget, the program
cal care, she said.
also offered the ability to travel withYou are bound
out a huge cost. I have always wanted
to find someto study abroad but that takes a great
thing you
amount of time and money, she said.
would
This program was affordable and I
like.
could make it happen.
Some
Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation
placelocated in the Indian Ocean southeast
ments
of mainland India. It has a culture that
also give
stretches back more than 3,000 years and
the op-
dirt. They drive on the left side of the

has been a crossroad for traders from all
road and there are basically no road
over the world for much of that time.
laws other than to drive on that side. So
Like much of the world where colonithey pass whenever they want and go
zation occurred, there have been politiwhatever speed that traffic permits. The
cal upheavals throughout the late 20th
city is very busy and there are street
century. The country had a 26-year-long
vendors everywhere.
civil war which finally ended in 2009.
Kandy is an ancient capital of the
While in Sri Lanka, the two women
country and is a religious center. Jascor
lived and worked in the city of Kandy.
said there are many temples and reKandy is the second largest city in the
ligious statues. The primary mode of
country and is located in the central portransportation is bus or tuk-tuk which is
tion of the island.
basically a covered three-wheeler.
Most of the people use local buses
Law enforceas transportation and
ment didnt do much
live in older homes, as
m
besides direct trafmany live in poverty
b
by our standards,
fic. There are a lot
of stray dogs just
Kraus said. We lived
o
wandering around.
in a volunteer house
w
You have to pay to use
that held about 40
Y
bathrooms and cant
people or so. We would
b
make our own breakflush toilet paper
down the toilet,
fasts and head to our
d
Jascor said.
volunteer placements
J
For both women, it
by walking to the local
bus stop and taking
iis the little differences
between their lives
two different buses to
b
get to the orphanage.
in Wisconsin and the
lives of people in Sri
Lunch and dinner
li
Lanka which stand
were provided for the
L
out most.
volunteers, which
o
When being in
was usually rice and
Sri Lanka and just
curry.
The local market
A monk reflects at temple in Kandy, seeing how differwas diverse. We
Sri Lanka. Buddhism is a popular reli- ent their lives are, I
immediately noticed
could buy anything
gion in Sri Lanka.
the little things I had
from fruit and spices
always overlooked
to hand-carved
at home such as a large selection of food,
figures and clothing. Bartering was a
hot water, plumbing, washing machines,
norm. It was a great way to interact
and so much more. The
with local residents and I had fun doing
way I lived in Sri
that. You barter for literally everything
Lanka wasnt
there. If not, they always offer a spebad, it was
cial discount for you, she said.
just
Sri Lanka is a very interesting place, Jascor said.
Where we stayed, in the
city of Kandy, it is
very mountainous and green.
The roads
are very
worn
or
Sydnie Kraus (left) and Sasha

Jascor take in the view from the
base of the giant Buddha statue.
(Background) The view of the Srii
Lanka countryside near Kandy.
which many women wore.

different than the lifestyle I had always
She also noted the reliance on herbal
relied on so heavily, Kraus said,
remedies and using spices for therapeuWe washed everything by hand, had
tic results.
similar meals every day, and had cold
Even though the countrys official
showers which wasnt bad since it
language is Sinhala, schools teach some
was hot and humid every day as just a
English and a lot of signs are written in
beginning. she said. Back home, I can
English.
cook whatever I please and just throw
The better English a person spoke
my dirty clothes in a washing machine.
usually meant the better off they were
I know it sounds spoiled lets face it,
because they could afford private lesa great deal of Americans are, and it
sons, Jascor said.
wasnt hard work by any means, but it
Any trip to another country opens the
was time consuming and I think a lot of
door to new experiences and makes the
the United States is always on a go go
traveler rethink their old assumptions.
time clock. Not many people actually
This trip put life in perspective for
take their time anymore or arent in a
me. I think we all take most things in
rush. In Sri Lanka it didnt seem like
our lives for granted
everyone was so dependent on time.
on a daily basis,
o
For Jascor the
Kraus said. When
K
food stands out in
I was at the orphanher memories of
age, I didnt expect to
a
what was different.
ffeel attached in the
They put curry
way that I became
w
in all of their food
tto the children. We
which is primarily
volunteered in a
v
rice and potatoes.
government-run
g
There isnt much
baby orphanage.
b
that was similar,
The children only
T
she said.
went up to about
w
She also noted the
age three. Every day
a
people who live there
when we arrived,
w
did not seem overly
tthe toddlers over one
fond of foreigners,
year old would come
y
but at the same time
rrunning up to us and
they were extremely
tthrow their arms up
interested in where
tto be held. Half of
the women were
tthem would just fall
from and what they
asleep
in our arms
a
The view from the base of a 200-foot- and refuse to be put
were doing in Sri
tall statue of Buddha.
Lanka.
down.
They were very
Its heartbreakdedicated to their
ing because I dont
craft of choice and were hard workers,
think they have as much interaction
Jascor said of her impression of those
with adults as a growing child really
she met. Women wore pants and had
needs, she said. It has nothing to do
their shoulders and chest covered at
with neglect by the workers by any
all times. The traditional dress
means, but just a lack of time and reis an outfit called a sari
sources to give each child the one-on-one
time that we are used to giving them
in such early
stages of development.
with a pre-professional exercise sport
I mean, when did you ever think
science major and a minor in psycholoabout your family not being able to hug
gy. She will be attending graduate school
you, or even not having a family at all?
in UW- La Crosses Doctorate of Physical
These children dont have a family,
Therapy program following graduation
besides the workers and other children
this spring.
that come and go. The children make
Her goal is to become a physical therthe best out of everything, even though
apist and work with veterans returning
theyre still very young, they knew to
from war that are recent amputees.
take advantage of the attention and oneDuring college she has worked at an
on-one interaction we were able to give
Alzheimers and Dementia Memory Care
them. The children could be so sweet
Center. This spring will mark three
and then trouble makers at times, but
years and I have loved every minute of
overall they all had strikingly differthem. The residents are near and dear to
ent personalities and each one shined
my heart and I couldnt imagine a more
in their own way, she
rewarding job during
said.
my schooling, she said.
m
Based on her experiI think this job has
ences, Kraus said she
ttaught me how to be
would definitely like to
patient and understandp
do another trip. I dont
iing, which I think are
think we should ever
iimportant qualities to
stop learning, regardpossess when working
p
less what it is about, and
iin the healthcare field.
international experiI also hope to find the
ences are irreplaceable
ttime to keep traveling.
ways to ultimately learn
I think we all need to
about others. After all,
experience a different
e
you may not think what
culture and way of life
c
happens halfway around
tto truly appreciate what
the world will ever affect
we have in our own
w
you, but in some little
llives, she said.
way it will, she said.
Jascor has a biology
This trip impacted
major with a biomedical
m
me extremely, Jascor
concentration and chemc
said. I fell in love with
istry and microbiology
Sri Lanka is a tropical nation minors and has plans
the children that we
with a lush landscape and many to become a pediatricared for. It was rewaterfalls such as the Hunas cian. I am hoping to
ally hard to accept that
these adorable children Falls.
go to the University of
were all alone and their
Wisconsin-Madison
chances of getting adopted were slim to
and take part in their rural medicine
none. It did reassure me that children
program as I would like to practice in
are the age group that I want to work
Marshfield, she said. She will be doing
with in the future and that the way we
another medical mission trip through
have it in Wisconsin is so much better
VIDA to Guatemala in January and
than people realize.
graduating from UW-La Crosse in May.
Brian Wilson
About the travelers
Kraus is a senior
at UW-La Crosse
Project Lifesaver bowling
Ask
Ed
For Entertainment
ntertainment & Dining Advice
Adv
The Star News

Thursday, January 15, 2015 Page 10
Raffle prizes
Trying for it
photo by Matt Frey
Maddison Kuhn, a 2014 Medford graduate, was selected at random to shoot the $10,000 Half Court Shot,
sponsored by Forward Financial Bank, during halftime
of Fridays girls basketball game against Wausau East.
Had she made it, Kuhn would have won $5,000 for herself and $5,000 to be donated to Medfords athletic program. Kuhns shot came up just a couple of feet short.
Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com
photos by Bryan Wegter
In addition to a variety of silent auction items, a 50/50 raffle raised money for the Project Lifesaver organization.
Money raised at the event helps the program operate and upgrade equipment. Project Lifesaver provides radio tracking bracelets to autistic children and those who have medical conditions which make them prone to wandering.
If someone goes missing, law enforcement can locate them. The faster someone is found, the better the chance of
a positive outcome. Event organizer Rob Keefe said the fundraiser was successful, projecting it raised more than
$7,000. This helps the program continue at no cost to taxpayers or families.
Square dance club

to hold open house
The Marshfield HoeDowners Square Dance Club
will hold an open house for anyone wishing to learn to
square dance on Jan. 21 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Lincoln
Municipal Building, 10905 Falcon Rd. in Marshfield.
Free instructions will be given on Jan. 21 and 28 from
7:30-9:30 p.m. No partners are required and families are
welcome to attend.
Rolling
Trent Grunewald is looking for a good result as he
releases his ball.
Making it rain
Zach Smola sends his ball down the lane.
Women and Balance program Jan. 23

Pati Kachel will present Give Me A Break and
Just A Closer Walk at the Women and Balance on
Saturday, Jan. 24 at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 1101
Meridian St. in Curtiss. There will be snacks, a light
51-144629
lunch and giveaways.

There is a cost for the program, payable the day of
the event. For more information or to pre-register, call
715-785-7975 with your name and the number attending.
NEWS
Rib Lake board trims spending on energy savings
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, January 15,

2, 2014
2015
by Reporter Sue Hady

The Rib Lake Board of Education continued the process of determining which projects should be included in
the large-scale plan for energy upgrades under Wisconsin Act 32. Unless a petition with the required number
of signatures needed to force a referendum vote is filed
by Jan. 17, the board will move ahead with the upgrades.
Under Wisconsin Act 32, a school district is able to increase its revenue limits in order to pay for measures
that will result in a reduction of energy costs.
Public schools have struggled to maintain their facilities since 1993 when the state imposed revenue limits on
school districts. In order to address this growing problem, the legislature enacted measures such as 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 that allows for the payment of debt service
on bonds or notes issued to finance projects resulting in
increased energy efficiency.
At the meeting on Jan. 8, the board continued to whittle away at the list of projects that originally had been
designated as high priorities. A team of three engineering consultants from H&H Energy Services, Inc. met with
the board to go over the preliminary report and findings
of the inspections that had been conducted. I think we
need to pare down this list a lot more, said board member Dennis Fuchs. I did a lot of thinking over the past
month. Fuchs questioned the need to upgrade the lighting, replace the biomass boiler in the middle school, and
replace the hot water heaters.
A proposed budget summary was presented by H&H
Energy Services, Inc. with total costs amounting to
$3,944,635, excluding project management costs. By the
end of the discussion, the board had eliminated a number of items on the list with a reduction in the proposed
budget of just over half a million dollars. This was accomplished, in large measure, by eliminating the plan
to upgrade indoor and outdoor lighting by switching
from indoor linear fluorescent lighting and HID outdoor
lights, to more energy efficient and longer lasting LED
fixtures. The wattage, using LED lighting, would have
been reduced by 25-50 percent, but the board decided the
return on investment was not enough to warrant the upfront costs at this time.
District administrator Lori Manion said if a petition to
hold a referendum vote is not presented by the deadline,
the board would be able to move ahead at the February
meeting with a resolution to obtain financing. This process started several months ago with discussions about
the unusually high costs for electricity in the elementary
Page
Page11
5
school. School administrators attempted to ascertain

why the electric bills had increased so dramatically.
Its your chiller, said Josh Kaurich of H&H Energy
Services, Inc. Its the same thing in every school, every
time. No management of the chiller. You have a very poor
control system here that is not maintained from a controller perspective, and the chiller runs wild. Kaurich
said the chiller ramps up too quickly, drawing too much
power all at once. When this happens in a given month or
series of months, The utility charges you a penalty for
the next 11 months. Thats called a ratchet. Kaurich said
this can be readily addressed with proper controls so the
air conditioning doesnt ramp up too quickly.
Manion expressed frustration over the fact the power
company had not assisted the school in identifying the
problem. She said the utility went round and round
with administrators concerning the bill. Board president Jerry Blomberg asked, Wouldnt power companies
know that that is what has spiked it?
Theyre in the business to sell power, said board
member Steve Martin.
Martin expressed concerns regarding the costs associated with upgrading the lighting. The indoor lighting
alone is $568,000. Thats an enormous amount of money.
It does pay for itself, replied Kaurich, but he acknowledged the return on investment for the indoor LED
lighting would take about 20 years. For the outdoor lighting, he said, the return on investment would be quicker.
A considerable amount of time was spent discussing
whether or not the biomass boiler in the middle school
needs to be replaced. T.J. Morice, one of the consultants
with Kaurich, said he inspected the boiler and had concerns. The perception Im hearing is that its okay the
way it is. That combustor is leaking. You go in there. Has
anybody been in there to watch it under certain conditions? Its emitting exhaust in that boiler room. Okay?
You can run it like that. You can continue to do that.
Thats a choice. The other thing you need to be aware of
is that boiler room currently is not safe, up to code.
Board member George Zondlo said, You say that its
not safe right now. We have someone that services it and
says its good for nine, 10 years in his opinion.
Until you operate it and see it in its full functionality,
you cant make that hundred percent determination,
was the response from Morice, noting the boiler had been
inspected in the summer when it wasnt running. Its
always more expensive to fix something that fails, on the
fly, when it has to keep going than if you pre-plan it.
The proposed replacement would be a 5 million BTU
biomass combustion wood-fired boiler that would save
about $24,000 per year compared to the cost for natural

gas. The new system would be modulating, allowing it
to be used during the entire heating season, unlike the
current boiler, and would have a higher efficiency rating
and reduced maintenance compared to the current unit.
The cost for the proposed new system is $484,800.
Jerry Blomberg said, I think we need to keep the
boiler in because if that goes, that wipes out our whole
fund balance if we have to replace it. Fuchs advocated
for taking it to the voters in a referendum, when the time
comes to have to replace the boiler.
Chris Beedle of H&H Energy Services said they could
apply for a grant through the Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Competitive Incentive Program that might
be able to offset a large portion of the cost for a new biomass boiler. He said during the last round of grant applications, $150,000 had been awarded for the purchase of a
similar unit. He said there would not be any guarantees,
but they could try to obtain grant funding.
The board voted on the various projects listed in the
plan, and decided to retain most of the items on the list, including upgrades to the HVAC and IT on the generators,
replacement of water heaters and plumbing upgrades,
electrical repairs, roof replacements, building envelope
improvements, windows and exterior insulation repairs
or replacements, and sealants. The board eliminated the
upgrades to the interior and exterior lighting, except
the gym lighting in the elementary school which was
retained. The board also chose, by a five-to-two margin,
to eliminate the purchase of a new biomass boiler. Jerry
Blomberg and Scott Everson voted to keep the biomass
boiler on the list of approved projects.
Kaurich made a final attempt to get the board to reconsider its decision regarding the boiler. One last plug and
I promise Ill shut the hell up about this, said Kaurich.
What if we did apply for that grant and you guys got a
hundred thousand dollars?
That would change my mind, said Dennis Fuchs.
The board then reconsidered its earlier decision and
included the purchase of the new biomass system on its
list of approvals, in the event grant funding is obtained
to substantially help to offset the costs. By the end of the
discussion, the budget had been pared back to a total of
$3,440,000, which included project management and engineering costs. Final numbers for financing and a resolution will be considered at the next board meeting in
February.
Under other business, Manion informed the board the
majority of members of the Rib Lake Education Association (RLEA) had voted to retain their union. Thirty-three
out of 40 eligible teachers voted to re-certify the union,
she said. Manion also reported that Tim Lauer will be inducted into the Rib Lake Hall of Fame on Jan. 16.
Elementary school principal Jon Dallmann reported
there will be a change in procedures for dropping off
children at the elementary school. He said the buses will
drop kids off at the K-2 entrance, while parents should
drop their children off at the main entrance. So just a
little procedural change, but I think it capitalizes on safety, said Dallmann. He also reported to the board that the
first revenues for attendant care provided to special education students had been received. He said revenue for
October amounted to $1,621.24. This is a program for obtaining medicaid reimbursement that Dallmann implemented last fall.
The board approved hiring Mark Krommenacker as
the new co-head football coach.
CALL NOW 1-800-838-6315

Van Der Veeken Accounting
photo by Mark Berglund
Ambassadors from the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce joined Mirjam Van Der Veeken in cutting the ribbon officially opening Van Der Veeken Accounting. The new business is located in the former Associated Bank
building in Stetsonville.
8JOUFS
4FSWJDF
5VOF6Q
IF YOU USED THE BLOOD

THINNER XARELTO
Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727
2-145599
6DOH
2)),QVWDOODWLRQ
0RQWKV1R,QWHUHVW
*LIW&DUGZLWK(VWLPDWH
3FQBJSPG
t4OPXNPCJMFT
t4OPXCMPXFST
t"57T
t$IBJOTBXT
t"OE.PSF
MOBILE SITE SERVICE
2XU0HWDO
D
5RRI/DVWV
2-145530
and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging,

required hospitalization or a loved one died while
taking Xarelto between 2011 and the present
time, you may be entitled to compensation.
WINTER METAL ROOFING
/LIHWLPH
www.1866GETAPRO.com
2-145598
NEWS/PUBLIC NOTICES
THE STAR NEWS
Page 12
Public notices
AMENDED SUMMONS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
CLARK COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-198
Loretta Langiewicz, Trustee
of the Alexander and Loretta
Langiewicz Family Trust
6505 Willow Road
Withee, WI 54498,
Plaintiff,
v.
Michael Langiewicz
W14022 Countyline Road
Lublin, WI 54447,
and
Royce Wallenhorst
N4553 Tieman Avenue
Thorp, WI 54771,
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
To MICHAEL LANGIEWICZ,
named above as a defendant:
You are hereby notified that
the plaintiff(s) named above
has/have filed a lawsuit or other
legal action against you.
Within forty (40) days after
January 8, 2015, you must respond with a written demand for
a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered
to the court, whose address is
Clark County Courthouse, 517
Court Street, Room 405, Neillsville, Wisconsin 54456, and to
Attorney Matthew J. Cornetta,
Ruder Ware, L.L.S.C., Plaintiffs
attorney whose address is 402
Graham Avenue, P.O. Box 187,
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702.
You may have an attorney help
or represent you.
If you do not demand a copy
of the complaint within forty (40)
days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award
of money or other legal action
requested in the complaint, and
you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may
be incorrect in the complaint. A
judgment may be enforced as
provided by the law. A judgment
awarding money may become a
lien against any real estate you
own now or in the future, and
may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.
Dated this 17th day of December, 2014.
Ruder Ware
Attorneys for Plaintiff
By: /s/ Matthew J. Cornetta
Matthew J. Cornetta
State Bar No. 1038351
Ruder Ware
402 Graham Avenue
P.O. Box 187
Eau Claire, WI 54702-0187
Telephone: 715-834-3425
Fax: 715-834-9240
(1st ins. January 8,
3rd ins. January 22)
1-145441
WNAXLP
NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE

STATE OF WISCONSIN
BRANCH 1
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-20
Peoples State Bank,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Dennis Osterbrink and
Unknown Heirs, Devisees,
Legatees, Grantees, Representatives, and/or Assigns of Robert
E. Andrus, Deceased,
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE,
that by virtue of a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale entered
on the 15th day of July, 2014 in
the amount of $33,669.43, the
Newspapers have
a strong reach
among all
education levels.
undersigned Sheriff will sell the

described premises at public
auction as follows:
DATE & TIME: January 27,
2015, at 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Ground floor lobby
at the Taylor County Courthouse
located at 224 South Second
Street, Medford, WI
DESCRIPTION: Lot Eleven
(11), Block A, McCombs Racing Park Addition to the Village
of Rib Lake, Taylor County, Wisconsin.
PIN: 176-00045-0000
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 744
McComb Street, Rib Lake, WI
TERMS OF SALE: Cash;
10% down at time of Sheriffs
Sale by cash, money order, cashiers check or certified check
made payable to the Taylor
County Clerk of Court. Personal
checks cannot and will not
be accepted. The balance of
the successful bid must be paid
to the Clerk of Courts office in
cash, cashiers check, money
order, or certified funds, no later than ten (10) days after the
courts confirmation of the sale
or else the 10% down payment
is forfeited to the plaintiff. Property is sold as is and subject to
all delinquent and accrued real
estate taxes, assessments, penalties and interest. Purchaser to
pay all transfer and recording
fees and cost of title evidence.
DATED at Medford, Wisconsin, this 29th day of December,
2014.
Bruce A. Daniels, Sheriff
Taylor County, WI
DRAFTED BY:
Attorney Robyn J. De Vos
State Bar No. 1057278
Crooks, Low & Connell, S.C.
531 Washington Street
P. O. Box 1184
Wausau, WI 54402-1184
(715) 842-2291
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.
Section 1692), we are required
to state that we are attempting
to collect a debt on our clients
behalf and any information we
obtain will be used for that purpose.
(1st ins. January 1,
3rd ins. January 15)
WNAXLP
53-145300
Safety
Convenience
Availability
-Plus-
Good Earnings
on all
Savings, Certificate
of Deposit and
IRA Accounts.
Insured up to $250,000
By FDIC
Time Federal
Savings Bank
675 E. Broadway
Medford
Phone: (715) 748-2231
The 81st Annual Meeting of the members of
Time Federal Savings
Bank will be held the third
Wednesday of January,
2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the
office of the bank at Medford, Wisconsin. The purpose of the meeting is to
elect two directors and to
transact such other business as may come before
the meeting.
Ambassadors from the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce joined customer sales representative Jacqueline
Hernandez, manager Sally Denzine, and regional sales representative Kim Mahoney of Nicolet Staffing as they cut
the ribbon opening their new city of Medford locaton. The staffing agency recently moved to the corner of Hwy 13
and Perkins Street.
WNAXLP
NOTICE
CAUCUS MEETING
Notice of Town Caucus

Town of Jump River
TOWN OF ROOSEVELT
Notice is herby given to the electors of the Town of

Jump River, in the County of Taylor, State of Wisconsin, that a town caucus for the said town will be held at
the Jump River Community Center in the said town on
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. to nominate
candidates for the following offices:
Town Board Chairman
Two Town Board Supervisors
Town Board Clerk
Town Board Treasurer
whose terms will expire in April of 2015. The town
board offices are for a 2-year term, to be voted on at the
town election to be held on the first Tuesday in April, 2015.
Denise Webster, Clerk
(1st ins. January 8, 2nd ins. January 15)
WNAXLP
1-145463
Unclaimed Funds Notice

Unclaimed funds held with the Taylor County Clerk of
Circuit Court as described in Chapter 59.66(2) of the Wisconsin State Statutes. The following is a record of such
funds.
Name & Address
Date Check Issued
Bari L. Glick
09-11-2012
8754 N. Wisner St.
Niles, IL 60714
Mladenko Delipara
09-26-2012
10310 W. Pallotine Dr.
Greenfield, WI 53228
Aden C. Hochstetler
04-11-2013
25499 Highland Ave
Tomah, WI 54660
Estate of Justin L. Eichelt
10-01-2013
W14380 Diamond Dr.
Lublin, WI 54447
Mug Shots Bar
11-08-2013
540 Lemke Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
Ampride-Wood Co. Farm
10-02-2012
6303 County Hwy N
Arpin, WI 54410
Tanners
12-11-2009
108 E. CTH A
Stetsonville, WI 54480
Rebecca Lynn Wagner
Receipt dated
6-15-2009
Amount
$150.00
$99.00
$8.10
$239.25
$19.73
$20.00
Non-Discrimination Statement
Jump River Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer. If you wish to file a Civil Rights
program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found
online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.
html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to
request the form. You may also write a letter containing
all of the information requested in the form. Send your
completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.
intake@usda.gov.
2-145507
WNAXLP
Request for Proposals

Food Service Management Company
The Medford Area Public School District is seeking Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the purpose of entering
into a contract for the operation of their food service program. The RFP will be released on January 29, 2015 with
a pre-bid conference at 10:00 a.m. on February 12, 2015.
Public opening of the bids will occur on March 13, 2015,
with the contract awarded on April 16, 2015.
RFPs can be obtained by contacting:
Medford Area Public School District
Attn: Jeff Albers
124 West State Street
Medford, WI 54451
(1st ins. Jan. 15, 2nd ins. Jan. 22)
WNAXLP
$53.63
$25.00
(1st ins. Jan. 15, 3rd ins. Jan. 29)

2-145594
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

That a caucus meeting for the nomination of Town Board
2IFLDOVWREHHOHFWHGLQWKH6SULQJ(OHFWLRQZLOOEHKHOGRQ
7XHVGD\-DQXDU\DW30DWWKH7RZQ+DOO
Roxanne Kahan,
Town Clerk
2-145467
2-145611
That in each case, a check was issued and mailed to

the party for their respective amount and the checks were
never cashed or returned to the Taylor County Clerk of
Courts office. The amounts have been on deposit for
over one year and are considered unclaimed funds.
If no legal claim is made for the money or security within 6 months from the time of the completed publication,
then the treasurer will take possession or control of all
money or security and will deposit it in the countys general revenue fund.
Dated this 8th day of January, 2015 in Medford, Wisconsin
Submitted by:
Sarah Holtz, Taylor County Treasurer
(1st ins. Jan. 8, 2nd ins. Jan. 15)

1-145301
Nicolet Staffing
WNAXLP
GOV. SCOTT WALKER AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN

G
want you to be aware of the following public notices
published the week of APRIL 9, 2014:
Public Hearings: DOA, Division of Housing, Jan. 7; State Trunk Highway System, Jan. 12.
Meetings: WHEFA, Jan. 9; UW-Whitewater Chancellor, Jan. 12; Wisconsin Investment
Board, Jan. 12.
General: 9LX\LZ[MVY8\HSPJH[PVUZ>/,+(1HU"*V\UJPSMVY+LHM1HU">,+*
Awards Administration, Agenda, Jan. 12; WEDC, Policy Committee, Agenda, Jan. 12.
Public Comment, DHS, Provider Self-Assessment tool, Jan."(TLUKPUN9\SLZ1HU
Air Pollution Permit Application Review: Kuhn North America, Jan. 10; Gulfstream
Aerospace, Jan. 10; Dominion Energy Kewaunee Inc, Jan. 10; Advanced Disposal
Services, Jan. 12.
Search public notices from all state communities online at:
WisconsinPublicNotices.org is a public service made possible

by the members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
ACCIDENTS/COURT
THE STAR NEWS
Page 13
Accident reports
Two-vehicle accidents
Joseph A. Klicka and Michael E. Mischinick were involved in an accident on

Jan. 6 at 11:19 a.m. in the parking lot at
McDonalds in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Mischinick vehicle was turning off Hwy 13 into
the McDonalds parking when it collided
with the Klicka vehicle which was waiting to make a turn onto Hwy 13. The Klicka vehicle sustained moderate damage to
the rear passenger side. The Mischinick
vehicle was undamaged.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Jan.
8 at 1:21 p.m. on Hwy 73 in the town of
Jump River. According to the accident
report, two vehicles were northbound on
Hwy 73 when the first vehicle slowed due
to meeting a southbound highway maintenance truck plowing snow. The second
vehicle was unable to slow down in time
and struck the rear of the first vehicle.
The second vehicle sustained minor
damage to the front bumper. The first vehicle was undamaged.
David E. Glenzer and John G. Hauser
were involved in an accident on Jan. 9 at
12:53 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 13
Taylor County Law Enforcement

and Anns Way in the city of Medford.
According to the accident report, the
Glenzer vehicle was southbound on Hwy
13 entering the roundabout behind a
Christensen semi-tractor truck, and the
Hauser vehicle was entering the roundabout from Anns Way. Both drivers
said they could hear the semi blowing its
horn to alert other motorists the driver
couldnt stop to yield the right-of-way entering into the roundabout. The Hauser
vehicle took evasive driving measures
to prevent a collision with the semi. As
a result, it struck the Glenzer vehicle,
causing minor damage to the driver side
door.
10 at 8:51 a.m. on Hwy 102 in the town
of Westboro. According to the accident
report, both vehicles were westbound
on Hwy 102. The second vehicle was attempting to pass the first one when it began to skid out of control and struck the
first vehicle. The first vehicle came to a
stop in the north ditch. The second vehicle came to a stop on the roadway. The
first vehicle sustained minor damage to
the front and front and rear driver side.
The second vehicle sustained moderate
damage to the front and front and middle
passenger side.
One-vehicle accidents
Thomas A. Gaffron and Sharon A.

Jorgensen were involved in an accident
on Jan. 5 at 2:36 p.m. at the intersection
of Hwy 13 and Anns Way in the city of
Medford. According to the accident report, both vehicles were southbound on
Hwy 13 passing through the roundabout
at the intersection with Anns Way. The
Jorgensen vehicle was in the left lane,
intending to continue through the roundabout. The Gaffron vehicle was in the
right lane and suddenly made a left turn
to continue around the roundabout, colliding with the Jorgensen vehicle. The
Gaffron vehicle sustained a scuff on the
left corner of the rear bumper. The Jorgensen vehicle sustained a scuff on the
right corner of the front bumper.
Hit-and-run accident
A vehicle owned by Scott K. Wildberg

and an unknown vehicle were involved
by mouse?
www.centralwinews.com/starnews
Eugene G. Gebert, Lauren A. Sutor and Christopher A. Mahner were involved in

an accident on Jan. 10 at 10:28 a.m. at the intersection of Cedar St. and Washington
Ave. in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Gebert vehicle was
southbound on Washington Ave. and failed to yield to the right-of-way to oncoming
traffic on Cedar St. before entering the intersection. The Sutor vehicle was eastbound
on Cedar and struck the Gebert vehicle. The Sutor vehicle then struck the Mahner
vehicle which was northbound on Washington and stopped for the stop sign at the
intersection. Gebert said he did not see the oncoming Sutor vehicle because of parked
vehicles and the construction of his own vehicle. Gebert was transported to Aspirus
Medford Hospital for medical treatment. The Gebert vehicle sustained very severe
damage to the front, front passenger and driver sides, and undercarriage and was
towed from the scene. The Sutor vehicle sustained severe damage to the front, front
passenger and driver sides, and undercarriage. The Mahner vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front, middle and rear driver side.
in an accident on Jan. 5 at noon in the
parking lot at Medford High School in
the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Wildberg vehicle was
legally parked in the parking lot when
it was struck by an unknown vehicle,
which left the scene without reporting
the accident. The Wildberg vehicle sus-
Court proceedings
IMMACU KLEEN
FOR YOUR AUTOS OPTIMAL APPEARANCE
If Its DIRTY...
Call 4030!
715-748-4030
West of Phil & Eleanors on Gravel Rd. (Black Topped Rd.)

)TCXGN/GFHQTF9+r2J
Deer-related accident
The following deer-related accident

was reported: Jan. 12 at 4:21 a.m. on Hwy
64 in the town of Aurora.
Pleas entered
A charge of knowingly violating a domestic abuse order-temporary restraining order against Bruce J. Lewandowski, 54, Stetsonville, was dismissed on a
prosecutors motion in exchange for the
defendant pleading to a charge of disorderly conduct-domestic abuse in another
Taylor County case. The victim in the
case had no objection to the agreement.
TF-502040
tained minor damage to the front and

front passenger side.
Taylor County Circuit Court
Charge dismissed
INTERIOR STEAM CLEANING
DELIVERED
WASH N WAX
Two-vehicle accident
Jonathan R. Gates was involved in an

accident on Jan. 6 at 3:38 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 13 and Anns Way in the
city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Gates vehicle was southbound on Hwy 13 and passing through
the roundabout when its brakes failed
and the vehicle went into a snow bank
and struck a street light pole, knocking
it over. The vehicle sustained moderate
damage to the front end and was towed
from the scene. Citations were issued to
the driver.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Jan. 9
at 5:45 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Little
Black. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was southbound on Hwy 13 when
the driver lost control on an ice-covered
bridge and the vehicle slid sideways into
the west ditch and down a steep embankment, overturning and coming to a stop
against several trees. There was severe
damage to the entire vehicle and it was
towed from the scene.
9 at 11:30 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of
Medford. According to the accident report, a vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64
when the driver swerved to miss a deer.
The vehicle spun out of control and entered the ditch, striking a tree. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the
rear and rear passenger side.
Multi-vehicle accident
Rocio C. Ramirez, 32, Westboro, pled

no contest to operating without a valid
license-second offense within three years
and was ordered to pay a fine and costs
of $579.
Miguel A. Lopezlopez a.k.a. Miguel A.
Lopez-Lopez a.k.a. Miguel A. Lopez Lopez, 22, Medford, pled guilty to operating
See COURT on page 14
BANKRUPTCY
DEBT PROBLEMS? NEED
FRESH START?
NO CHARGE FOR INITIAL CONSULTATION

SATURDAY & EVENING APPOINTMENTS UPON REQUEST
Easy Pre-Filing Payment Plan
LEIN LAW OFFICES

We Are A Debt Relief Agency
15692 U.S. HIGHWAY 63 NORTH

HAYWARD, WI 54843
cslein@cheqnet.net
800-944-3949
www.leinlawoffices.com
TF-500100
Page 14
COURT NEWS/LOGS
THE STAR NEWS
Dispatch log
Medford Police Department
Jan. 5 Disorderly conduct at 521
Lemke Ave. at 9:30 a.m.; traffic complaint
at 635 S. Gibson St. at 10:26 a.m.; lockout
at 225 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 2:13 p.m.; suspicious activity at 225 S. Wisconsin Ave.
at 2:36 p.m.; accident at Anns Way roundabout at 2:58 p.m.; ambulance request at
W6174 Sugarbush Ln. in town of Medford
at 3:38 p.m.; agency assist at courthouse
at 4:17 p.m.; commercial alarm at 302 S.
Eighth St. at 6:29 p.m.; welfare check at
107 S. Washington Ave. at 10:02 p.m.
Jan. 6 Ambulance request at 1333 S.
Eighth St. in town of Little Black at 4:20
p.m.; lockout at 177 S. Eighth St. at 4:56
a.m.; fraud at 825 E. Allman St. at 10:44
a.m.; accident at 160 Medford Plaza at
11:19 a.m.; non-sufficient funds at courthouse at 1:41 p.m.; fraud at 825 E. Allman
St. at 1:57 p.m.; accident at 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 2:20 p.m.; theft at 160 Medford
Plaza at 3:08 p.m.; accident at N. Eighth
St. and Anns Way at 3:38 p.m.; citizen assist at 546 S. Second St. at 7:24 p.m.; ambulance request at 547 E. Urquhart St. at
9:33 p.m.; agency assist at Riverside Terrace at 9:45 p.m.
Jan. 7 Lockout at 940 S. Whelen
Ave. at 6:38 a.m.; citizen assist at 204 E.
Broadway Ave. at 9:16 a.m.; citizen assist
at Shamrock Plaza at 11:52 a.m.; lockout
at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 12:40 p.m.; child
abuse at 2:02 p.m.; request for officer at
135 S. Gibson St. at 5:51 p.m.; accident at
135 S. Gibson St. at 11:39 p.m
Jan. 8 Commercial alarm at 190
Medford Plaza at 4:59 a.m.; agency assist
at courthouse at 5:30 a.m.; extra patrol at
546 Billings Ave. at 7:58 a.m.; traffic control at W. Broadway Ave. and S. Wiscon-
Taylor County Law Enforcement

sin at 8:22 a.m.; lockout at 719 Brucker
St. at 11:54 a.m.; accident at N. Eighth
St. and Anns Way at 12:53 and 1:12 p.m.;
ambulance request at 1010 N. Eighth St.
at 1:20 p.m.; citizen assist at 661 S. Park
Ave. at 2:25 p.m.; fraud at 1269 N. Eighth
St. at 6:55 p.m.; commercial alarm at 190
Medford Plaza at 11:51 p.m.
Jan. 9 Citizen assist at Mink Capital Terrace at 6:38 a.m.; parking problem
at S. Gibson St. and W. Broadway Ave. at
7:57 a.m.; traffic arrest at 177 S. Eighth St.
at 9:56 a.m.; extra patrol at 550 W. Conrad
St. 3:15 p.m.; accident at Black Birch Dr.
and Hwy 13 in town of Little Black at 5:50
p.m.; fraud at 346 S. Main St. at 7:06 p.m.;
lockout at 110 S. Eighth St. at 9:22 p.m.
Jan. 10 Accident at W. Cedar St.
and Washington St. at 10:28 a.m.; citizen
assist at Riverside Terrace at 2:11 p.m.;
commercial alarm at 541 S. Eighth St. at
3:50 p.m.
Jan.11 Welfare check at 506 E. Allman St. at 9:26 a.m.; citizen assist at 1269
N. Eighth St. at 2:37 p.m.
Rib Lake Police Department

Jan. 6 Citizen assist at 655 Pearl St.
at 8:37 a.m.
Jan. 7 Sexual assault at 11:21 a.m.
Taylor County
Sheriffs Department
Jan. 5 Accident at N4771 Winter
Sports Rd. in town of Grover at 8:21 a.m.;
information at courthouse at 11:58 a.m.;
extra patrol on rail trail at 1:19 p.m.;
citizen assist at N603 Hwy 13 in town of
Little Black at 3:32 p.m.; probation viola-
Court proceedings
without a valid license-third or greater
offense within three years and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $579. He
also pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle without insurance and was fined
$200.50
Patricia M. Stypula, 51, Almena, pled
guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay costs of $443.
Probation ordered
Chad A. Sommer, 33, Ogema, pled no

contest to operating while under the influence-third offense. His sentence was
withheld and he was placed on probation
for two years on the condition he serve 45
days in jail; pay a fine and costs of $1,735
and supervision fees as ordered by the
Department of Corrections (DOC); and
attend the victim impact panel on Jan.
8 or April 2. Sommers drivers license
was revoked for 24 months, an ignition
interlock device is to be installed on his
vehicle for one year, and he is to undergo
an alcohol assessment. Sommer also pled
no contest to operating while revoked
and was ordered to pay costs of $243. A
charge of ignition interlock device tampering/failure to install was dismissed
but read in.
Andrea J. Valle, 25, Wausau, pled no
contest to possession of THC. Her sentence was withheld and she was placed
on probation for one year on the condition she pay costs of $443 and supervision
fees as ordered by the DOC; undergo an
alcohol and drug assessment and comply
with any treatment recommendations;
undergo counseling as deemed appro-
tion at courthouse at 4:14 p.m.; request

for officer at courthouse at 4:17 p.m.;
sexual assault; commercial alarm at 302
S. Eighth St. at 6:29 p.m.; citizen assist
at 321 N. Eighth St. at 7:07 p.m.; request
for officer at courthouse at 7:11 p.m.; accident at CTH A and Clark Dr. in town
of Maplehurst at 9:39 p.m.; harassment at
1000 Kennedy St. in village of Rib Lake at
10:01 p.m.
Jan. 6 Ambulance request at W3288
Hwy 64 in town of Browning at 6:01 a.m.;
injured animal at W3305 Center Ave. in
town of Browning at 7:08 a.m.; warrant
arrest at courthouse at 9:47 a.m.; extra
patrol at N8837 Bridge Dr. in town of
McKinley at 2:31 p.m.; traffic control at
CTH A and Castle Dr. in town of Little
Black at 2:43 p.m.; request for officer at
N2022 Sunset Dr. in town of Little Black
at 4:35 p.m.; lockout at N3149 CTH Q in
town of Medford at 5:34 p.m.; warrant arrest at courthouse at 6:41 p.m.; domestic
at W6566 County Line Rd. in town of Little Black at 6:58 p.m.; citizen assist at 546
S. Second St. in the city of Medford at 7:24
p.m.; citizen assist at W3069 Pine Ave. in
town of Deer Creek at 10:05 p.m.
Jan. 7 Animal complaint at Hwy
64 and CTH C in town of Goodrich at
7:14 a.m.; child abuse in town of Holway
at 10:26 a.m.; abandoned vehicle at Elm
Ave. and Oak Dr. in town of Holway at
11:10 a.m.; citizen assist at Hwy 13 and
Gravel Rd. in town of Little Black at 12:55
p.m.; citizen assist at W6439 CTH A in
town of Little Black at 1:08 p.m.; theft at
W13718 Town Dr. in town of Roosevelt
at 7:02 p.m.; request for officer at courthouse at 8:02 p.m.
Jan. 8 Property damage at courthouse at 12:09 a.m.; accident at Town
Taylor County Circuit Court
priate by the probationary agent; and

obtain/maintain full-time employment.
Charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance were dismissed but read in.
Tiffany J. Alvarado a.k.a. Tiffany Jo
Alvarado, 29, Medford, pled no contest
to possession of THC and possession of
drug paraphernalia. Her sentence was
withheld and she was placed on probation for two years on the condition she
pay costs of $686 and supervision fees
as ordered by the DOC. Alvarado also
pled no contest to conspiracy to commitmanufacture/delivery of amphetamine
(greater than 10 to 50 grams). Her sentence was withheld and she was placed
on probation for eight years on the condition she serve eight months in jail, to
run consecutive to time she is serving
in a Marathon County case; pay costs of
$518 and supervision fees as ordered by
the DOC; testify truthfully if subpoenaed
in other Taylor County cases; undergo an
alcohol and drug assessment and follow
through with any treatment; undergo
counseling as deemed appropriate by
the probationary agent; and obtain her
GED/HSED at the probationary agents
discretion. Four counts of purchasing
pseudoephedrine for another with the
intent to facilitate another persons manufacture of meth; maintaining a drug
trafficking place; knowingly possessing
methamphetamine waste; knowingly
soliciting the direct use of another person to purchase pseudoephedrine; possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, compound, convert, produce or
store methamphetamine; and possession
of methamphetamine precursors were
dismissed but read in.
Juvenile
A 16-year-old Medford male entered

into a deferred prosecution agreement
for one year for a charge of underage
drinking-possesion. As terms of the
agreement, the defendant must not engage in any conduct which will result in
being charged with alcohol or tobacco
citations by the city of Medford police department or the state of Wisconsin during the period of the agreement.
Divorces
A divorce was granted Jan. 5 to Billy

J. Bechlem, 28, Medford, and Jodi L.
Bechlem, 40, Medford. They were married Sept. 7, 2013 in Wisconsin.
A divorce was granted Jan. 5 to Ryn E.
Vlach, 38, Rib Lake, and Tabya M. Vlach,
29, Medford. They were married Sept. 10,
2011 in Wisconsin.
A divorce was granted Jan. 5 to Keith
S. Anderson, 51, Medford, and Karen L.
Anderson, 46, Medford. They were married Aug. 26, 2000 in Wisconsin. Joint
custody of one minor child was granted.
A divorce was granted Jan. 5 to Todd
R. Heier, 51, Medford, and Sherry L. Heier, 47, Medford. They were married Sept.
22, 1990 in Wisconsin.
A divorce was granted Jan. 5 to Timothy B. Noland, 30, Rib Lake, and Cassi R.
Noland, 28, Rib Lake. They were married
May 5, 2012 in Wisconsin. Joint custody
of one minor child was granted.
A divorce was granted Jan. 5 to David
A. Christofoli, 51, Dorchester, and Kathleen R. Christofoli, 65, Medford. They
were married July 1, 1995.
Dr. and 7th Ave. in town of Roosevelt at

1:26 a.m.; commercial alarm at 190 Medford Plaza at 4:59 a.m.; agency assist at
courthouse at 5:30 a.m.; citizen assist at
W5399 CTH O in town of Little Black at
8:56 a.m.; miscellaneous at W5409 CTH A
in town of Little Black at 12:56 p.m.; accident on Hwy 73 in town of McKinley
at 1:26 p.m.; drugs at 1:45 p.m.; deliver
message at N6889 Timber Dr. in town of
Greenwood at 1:48 p.m.; traffic hazard at
W7063 Hwy 64 in town of Medford at 3:08
p.m.; accident at Hwy 102 in village of Rib
Lake at 3:12 p.m.; domestic at W8219 Center Ave. in town of Hammel at 3:40 p.m.;
harassment at 952 N. Front St. in village
of Rib Lake at 4:48 p.m.; welfare check at
731 S. Front St. in village of Rib Lake at
7:45 p.m.
Jan. 9 Accident at Apple Ave. and
Ruby Dr. in town of Deer Creek at 7:16
a.m.; lockout at W4785 Unrau Ave. in
town of Browning at 9:40 a.m.; citizen
assist at Hwy 64 and Ninth St. in city of
Medford at 10:07 a.m.; accident at Black
Birch Dr. in town of Little Black at 10:28
a.m.; ambulance request at W13356 South
St. in village of Lublin at 11:36 a.m.; accident at Black Birch Dr. in town of Little
Black at 1:23 p.m.; extra patrol on Hwy 64
at 2:42 p.m.; animal complaint at W14642
Elm Dr. in town of Roosevelt at 3:41 p.m.;
traffic complaint at N1660 Gibson Dr. in
town of Little Black at 4:50 p.m.; accident
at Black Birch Dr. in town of Little Black
at 5:50 p.m.; traffic hazard at Hwy 13 and
CTH M in town of Chelsea at 7:28 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and Spring Dr. in town
of Goodrich at 9:42 p.m.
Jan. 10 Accident at Hwy 64 and
Castle Rd. in town of Medford at 12:48
a.m.; accident at Hwy 13 in town of Westboro at 8:51 a.m.; identity theft at N3184
Hall Dr. in town of Browning at 9:15 a.m.;
suicidal subject; transport to Luther Hospital at 4:05 p.m.; request for officer at
N3989 River Dr. in town of Medford at 8:43
p.m.; suspicious activity at W7518 CTH A
in town of Little Black at 10:17 p.m.
Jan. 11 Deer tag request at Sawyer
Ave. and Stans Rd. in town of Hammel at
7:35 a.m.; domestic at 952 Front St. in village of Rib Lake at 8 a.m.; welfare check
at 506 E. Allman St. at 9:26 a.m.; trespassing at W9761 Perkinstown Ave. in town
of Hammel at 10:53 a.m.; forgery at N3796
Shattuck St. in town of Medford at 11:47
a.m.; suspicious activity at N137 Swallow
Dr. in town of Little Black at 8:03 p.m.;
traffic arrest at W. Broadway Ave. and S.
Whelen at 10:16 p.m.
Jan. 12 Ambulance request at
W16158 County Line Rd. in town of Taft
at 3:21 a.m.; deer tag request on Eddy Ln.
in town of Aurora at 4:21 a.m.
Disposition reports
Deferred agreement
Shaun D.C. Roder, 30, Westboro, entered into a deferred prosecution or
sentence agreement at court trial for a
charge of disorderly conduct.
Forfeitures
Mara M. Dubois, 16, Medford, pled no

contest to speeding 20-24 mph over the
limit and was fined $225.70.
Nathaniel O. Ekwueme, 16, Medford,
pled no contest to an amended charge
of speeding 16-19 mph over the limit and
was fined $200.50. The original charge
had been speeding 20-24 mph over the
limit.
Charles W. Marmaduke, 30, Rib Lake,
pled no contest to operating a motor vehicle without insurance and was fined
$200.50. He also pled no contest to operating a motor vehicle without an adequate
muffler and was fined $175.30.
Lonnie R. Noland, 17, Medford, pled no
contest to operating while suspended and
was fined $200.50.
NEWS/OBITUARIES
THE STAR NEWS
Page 15
Commercial drivers get help

with paperwork through
new online driver license guide
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offers a new online service
designed for the unique needs of commercial drivers. The drivers license
guide now enables drivers, even fleet
owners, to check their eligibility and
status and ensure they have the proper
endorsements. The step-by-step process
also creates a personalized checklist of
the documents needed to obtain a new
card at a DMV customer service center.
The self-serve drivers license guide
is at the DMV website, www.wisconsindmv.gov. Customers can use the mobile-friendly site 24/7 to conveniently get
information specific to their Wisconsin
drivers license record. They can also
browse anonymously to explore and
learn about obtaining a drivers license.
Both regular drivers and commercial users can access their information here.
This is the first of its kind online application.
Paperwork for commercial drivers can get extensive. All their drivingrelated information is now accessible
to them anytime from anywhere, says
Alison Lebwohl, DMV driver qualification chief. Commercial drivers can
check their Federal Medical (Fed Med)
requirements and upload their new Fed
Med card, check their Tier of Operation,
view endorsements. They can even take
a practice Commercial Driver License
(CDL) test and download the CDL Manual
in an e-book format. Its now all online.
Lebwohl said the DMV expects the
most popular features will be the customized checklist of documents that will be
necessary to bring to a DMV customer
service center for a new card. The drivers license guide can also pre-populate
the application forms.
Drivers with regular drivers licenses
can also use this app, added Lebwohl.
Cellcom scholarships now available

Cellcom will award sixteen $750 scholarships to graduating high school seniors
across its service area this year.
Recipients will be selected on the basis
of academic record, potential to succeed,
leadership and participation in school
and community activities, honors, work
experience and an essay on community
impact. Financial need is not considered.
Applicants must reside within a coun-
T&Ks Sunshine Diner
Ambassadors from the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce joined Jenny Wicke
and her daughters, Tyra and Kiarra, of T&Ks Sunshine Diner as they cut the ribbon
marking the grand opening of the new Medford restaurant.
ty in Wisconsin or Michigan where Cellcom operates and be planning to enroll

in a full-time undergraduate course of
study at an accredited two- or four-year
college, university or technical school.
Applications are due March 18 and
only online applications will be accepted.
Interested students can visit www.cellcom.com/events for more information
and to apply.
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Roland Bergmann
1922-2015
Trucking, and spent most of his life cutting timber for Tomahawk Paper, then
Owens-Illinois.
He was a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church. He enjoyed the outdoors,
traveling, hunting, being at the cabin
and 4-wheeling.
Survivors include three children,
Gary Michael (Anita) of Madison, Steve
(Deidre) of Patterson, N.Y., and Judy
(Rick) Cherington of Missoula, Mont.,
and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wives,
he was preceded in death by three brothers Robert, Norman and Herbert, and
two sisters, Elizabeth Hallberg and Margaret Henkel.
North Central Counseling Center
Ambassadors from the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce joined Debra Koltis
of North Central Counseling Center as she cut the ribbon for her city of Medford business. She recently took over the counseling service.
In Memoriam
Join with us and the families of these loved ones as we remember who died 1 year ago:
Since 1891, four generations of continuous family service to the Medford and Stetsonville communities and the surrounding area.
Eugene
Zakrzewicz
Eugene F. Zakrzewicz, 87, Thorp, died

on Sunday, Jan. 11 at Wisconsin Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls. Funeral
services will be held on Saturday, Jan.
17 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Catholic
Church in Lublin. Burial will follow in
the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the church
on Friday, Jan. 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. and on
Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of
service.
Thorp Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
2-145521
Roland
William Bergmann, 92, Medford, died on
Sunday, Jan.
11 at Deerview
Meadows Assisted Living
in
Medford.
A
memorial
service will be
held on Saturday, Jan. 24 at
11 a.m. at St.
Andrew Lutheran Church in Goodrich.
A graveside service for his cremated remains will take place in the spring at St.
Andrews Lutheran Church Cemetery in
Goodrich.
Visitation will be held at the church
on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time
of service, and after the service.
Wisconsin Cremation Society assisted
the family with arrangements.
Roland Bergmann was born on the
family farm on June 20, 1922 to the late
Elsie and Henry Bergmann. He was a
1940 graduate of Medford High School.
He enlisted in the United States Navy
and served aboard the USS North Carolina BB-55 during World War II as a motor
machinists mate second class and was
honorably discharged on Oct. 3, 1945.
On Sept. 14, 1944, he married Virginia Janko, and they later divorced. He
later married Norma Jean Drow, who
preceded him in death in June 2014. He
farmed, owned and operated Bergmann
Jean B. Steen
Bernice C. McCumber
Shirley M. Rogers
Lorain M. Dassow
Caroline J. Ludwig
Elwood G. Hoffman
Patricia A. Curran
Margaret E. Nelson
Gladys E. Boelk
Lillian Thums
Agnes L. Wudi
January 1, 2014
January 4, 2014
January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014
January 9, 2014
January 11, 2014
January 20, 2014
January 22, 2014
January 24, 2014
January 24, 2014
Hemer Funeral Service
0HGIRUGDQG5LE/DNHZZZKHPHUIXQHUDOVHUYLFHFRP
NEWS
What one committee gives, another takes away
THE STAR NEWS
Page 16
A
The Taylor County Personnel Committee cut one position and added back another Tuesday afternoon as it
dealt with staffing levels and positions in three different
departments.
The personnel decision came after a morning meeting of county board members from the land conservation, forestry and zoning committees.
The first move changes the land conservation department. Ashly Steinke formally resigned the land
conservationist position last week. The land conservation committee voted to replace him and keep three
positions in the department. The personnel committee
overrode that decision and voted to promote current
employees Ben Stanfley and Emily Bachinski. Stanfley
would become the new conservationist with the move.
In the same vote, the committee restored an administrative support position to the zoning department. The support position duties are split between zoning and forestry, which share the same offices at the courthouse.
Land conservation is located in the science building on
Donald St.
In a separate vote, the personnel committee added a
half-time position to the land conservation department
to bring its numbers to 2-1/2 positions overall.
The morning meeting included supervisors Dave
Krug and Ray Soper from land conservation, Chuck
Zenner from forestry, and Dennis Fuchs from zoning.
Krug and Zenner attended the afternoon meeting as
members of the personnel committee along with Lester
Lewis, Tim Hansen and Dave Bizer. Soper also attended the afternoon meeting. Zoning administrator Kyle
Noonan and Jake Walcisak of forestry were present at
both meetings. Bachinski attended the afternoon session. Human resources director Marie Koerner attended both meetings and developed the financial comparison between the options. Option one will cost the county
$538,670 this year and option two is $473,318. Option one
cost $541,950 in 2014.
The Tuesday morning meeting whittled the options
from three to two. Option one was leaving the departments as they were staffed prior to the opening in zoning. Option two cut the land conservation department
to two positions. Krug told the personnel committee the
first option was consistent with the wishes of the land
conservation committee. He urged the committee to
consider not only the financial side of making a cut, but
the environmental implications of it. The grant funding the department brings in makes the projects possible to protect our soil and waters, Krug said.
The land conservation department receives much of
the funding for its programs from grants. Steinke was
successful in leading the department to expanded programming through those grants. Bachinski brought
along a list of programs from the last year, which leveraged $75,243 in Taylor County tax levy to bring in
$374,243 in funds from state and federal sources. The
point is the money does not just fall off the trees, Soper
said. Im not saying it cant run on two people it can
but at what level? Is it a stagnant or slowly declining
department versus a vibrant one?
The Gift Shop

Greeting Cards * Lotion & Soap
Candles * Baskets * Framed Art
Baby Gifts * Fire Pokers
Wood Furniture & Gifts
Boot Cuffs * Mittens * Scarves
Baked Goods * Rabbit Fur
Jewelry * Aprons * Rugs
Valentines Day Cards & Gifts
Next door to the Black River Art Gallery

on Main Street downtown Medford
Open Monday thru Friday 10:30-5:30
Saturday 10:30-2:30
2-145645
715.965.7048
Soper and Lewis clashed on the issue of economic effect of agriculture

and the department in the county.
m not saying it cant
Soper said 56 percent of the countys
economic activity was agriculture related. Lewis asked how many farms run on two people it
the department worked with in the can but at what level?
past year. Whether it was one or 100,
it brought us cleaner air and a lot less Is it a stagnant or slowly
silt into the streams, Soper said.
Mildbrand said neither option ad- declining department
dresses the structural deficit before
the county board. Bizer said the com- versus a vibrant one?
mittee needed to remember the cuts
Supervisor Ray Soper
would reduce department budgets, but
may have little effect on the county tax
levy.
During the morning meeting, Zenner introduced the
idea of University of Wisconsin-Extension agent Mi- 2016, Lewis said. I would agree we are looking at the
chelle Grimm picking up the departments grant writ- wrong place, Mildbrand said.
ing duties. His idea gained steam in the afternoon. I
After the Lewis motion passed on a roll call, Mildthink its something she can learn, Zenner said. Lewis brand moved for adding the half-time position to land
agreed, saying former economic development agent Ar- conservation. His motion passed on a roll call.
len Albrecht was called upon to write grants for other
Lewis suggested the county split the extension dedepartments. It only makes sense she start helping partment assistant position with land conservation.
with other departments.
Extension had two full-time support positions before
Lewis made a motion to go with option two. His mo- a staff member left in late summer. That position has
tion called for the three department heads to figure out not been filled. Krug said he could not support further
how the time resource of the administrative assistant cuts to extension. I want to cut extension further than
would be split.
that, Lewis said. Your use of the word cant is incorThats almost impossible, Hansen said. I cant see rect. It can be done.
that working. Its too thin. Were talking about saving
some money, but we still have to get the jobs done.
Noonan, who worked in the land conservation department before becoming zoning administrator, said the
split duties between zoning and forestry works because
of the proximity. Im still wondering how the department heads will figure it out. Are we going to arm
wrestle or what? Noonan said. Forestry and zoning
was an easy split because she worked for whichever
department the phone call came in for. Now, were talk- yearly budget. Similar decisions are made every year,
ing about a third department which is not even in the with the board deciding if the money will be rolled over
same building. It might be hard to keep someone in a as fund balance or spent ahead before the next budget
position where they are pulled between three bosses. year.
In addition to having a designated fund for anticipatWalcisak also felt a three-way split would be inefficient
because of two locations. Land conservation is located ed facility costs, the trust fund has advantages over nonin its building because it works more closely with the designated savings plans. The separate account is an
other agricultural services offered there. Forestry and interest-bearing one, so it makes the rate of return from
zoning work closely with the county surveyor and GIS district depositories. In the world of school finances, the
state definitions for the fund mean it provides funding
staff in the courthouse building.
The former administrative assistant retired on Dec. advantages at the local level. The strings attached to
12. Walcisak said losing the position has meant he has fund 46 are having to wait five years to access it and havlost a day and a half of field work by being in the office ing the money tied to capital improvements exclusively.
The budget option is a new one in Wisconsin. Gilman
with new issues. He said over the course of a year, the
lost time would amount to the time it takes him to pre- joins Cornell, Pewaukee, Fall Creek, Franklin, West
pare a mid-sized timber sale. He said losing a sale of that Bend, Mukwanago and Benton school districts in adoptsize would cost the county $50,000 to $60,000 a year in ing the fund.
Kraus said the Gilman school building was built in
timber sale revenue.
Lewis withdrew his motion and made another for the four main phases, going back to 1960 and 1974 for the oldoriginal option two. Mildbrand said he could not sup- est sections and 2001 and 2002 for the latest additions and
port having less than 2-1/2 positions in land conserva- major work. She said the 10-year capital plan should be
tion. He said the plan did not address the 2016 deficit. I driven by input from the districts head of maintenance.
think we are looking in the wrong department to solve Board member Sheri Johnson said fund 46 planning
could eliminate surprises in the districts future. The
capital plan must be filed by June 30.
Your local Oxygen provider. Serving northern & north central
In other board business:
Wisconsin, northern Minnesota and Michigans upper peninsula.
The board was scheduled to meet Jan. 14 to beOffering a complete line of medical equipment
gin the project of developing a new policy manual for
the district.
and supplies for purchase or rent.
The board reviewed options for the 2015-16

CESA contract. There was debate on the value of having a full-time speech pathologist on staff or continuing
to contract for the service from CESA four days a week.
The spring ballot order was drawn. Voters will

pick between five newcomers for three open seats. The
candidates will be listed as Ellen Grunseth, Adam Johnson, Gina Timm, Sue Breneman and Darrell Thompson.
Gilman looks ahead
through the Ole Country
HOME
MEDICAL
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Located in the Evergreen Plaza across from Mertens Garage
TF-500305
6RXWKWK6WUHHW0HGIRUG

www.homeoxygen.com
Cowboy Church
Medford, WI
GROCERY
DISTRIBUTION
Distribution will be held at
2-145506
by Reporter Mark Berglund
Thursday,
Thursday,January
January15,
2, 2014
2015
Medford Armory
on Jensen Drive
New Volu
are welcnteers
ome
Saturday, Jan 24, 2015
Distribution from 10am-12pm

Abundance of groceries for $20.00 cash donation
&WFSZPOFXFMDPNFt/PJODPNFSFRVJSFNFOUT
Please bring your own containers for groceries
Phone 715-678-2381 or 715-748-2944 or

e-mail kburisek@jesusanswers.com for more information.
STAR NEWS
THE
Redmen
rebound from
one-point loss
to Loggers
JanuaryW
15,
2015
Medford,
isconsin
Inside this section:
Living 10-11
Classifieds 12-15
Page 2
SECOND SECTION
Four Raider wrestlers win

titles at Cadott Invite
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
The Medford wrestlers equaled Cadott
with a tournament-best four weight class
championships and added a second-place
finish and two thirds at Saturdays eightteam Cadott Invitational.
With no wrestlers in four weight
classes, the Raiders wound up in fifth
place in the final team standings with 218
points and trailed Chippewa Falls (281),
Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (276.5), Cadott
(241.5) and Glenwood City.
We had a pretty good day, head coach
Tran Brooks said. We wrestled a lot better than we did against Rhinelander (two
days earlier). I dont know why we were
flat against Rhinelander, but the guys really picked it up at Cadott.
Josh Brooks (120 pounds), Preston
Carlson (138 pounds), Tucker Peterson
(160 pounds) and Jacob Stamos (170
pounds) went undefeated while Kolten
Hanson (152 pounds) also made the finals.
It was also a good day for the CornellGilman-Lake Holcombe wrestling coop. The Wolfpack placed sixth with
169 points, beating Bruce (139.5) and
Whitehall (85). They were led by finalists

Peyton Bowe (113 pounds), Eric Nedland
(120 pounds) and Spencer Gibson (138
pounds). Gilman representatives Takoda
Lee (285 pounds) and Zach Person (120
pounds) were third and fifth.
Carlson beat Gibson in an exciting
138-pound championship match 10-8.
Carlson rallied late in each of his last two
matches. Against Gibson, he was down
8-4 in the second period but drew closer
by periods end with a reversal. He started in the third period in the down position and got a reversal and got two back
points to win it.
In his final pool match, Carlson (15-6)
trailed Bruces Walker Golubiff 2-0 in the
third but flipped him with a granby move
and got a reversal and a near fall for a 5-2
win. Earlier in pool competition, Carlson
got pins over Zachary Meyer of MelroseMindoro/G-E-T (1:47), Cody Bonte of
Glenwood City (3:29) and Adam Shakal of
Cadott (1:01).
Preston had a very good tournament, Brooks said.
Peterson (19-3) clinched his title with
See GOOD SHOWINGS on page 8
Wrestling well
Buy this photo on-line at www.centralwinews.com
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford sophomore Preston Carlson and Rhinelanders Jon Fox wrestle to a stalemate during the second period of their 138-pound match at Raider Hall. Fox prevailed
3-2 in this match, but Carlson rebounded by going undefeated Saturday at Cadott.
Gilman cant maintain early success

in loss; Pirates handle Granton
That kind of night
Photo by Matt Frey
The basket already seemed to have a lid on it when the Gilman girls basketball
team shot in the second half on Tuesday, but Columbus Catholics Kendra Baierl
made things even tougher on this shot by Morgan Birkenholz, cleanly rejecting it.
Birkenholz had a solid night with seven points, but Gilman made four of 27 secondhalf shots in a 45-29 loss.
In the midst of a five-game stretch

where it feels it can get on a roll, the
Gilman girls basketball team let an opportunity slip through its hands on
Tuesday in a 45-29 loss at Columbus
Catholic.
The Pirates played well on both sides
of the court in building a 9-0 lead in the
first seven minutes. But the Lady Dons
got offensive putbacks from Hannah
Stratman and Kendra Baierl in the last 50
seconds of the quarter to spark a 22-5 run
that put Columbus ahead for good.
We got flustered in the second quarter, Gilman head coach Chris Skabroud
said. We got up 9-0 and I thought this
was going to be the night were going to
click on all cylinders.
Instead, the Dons used that short
stretch of strong offensive rebounding
to jump-start their offense. They put on
a 2-2-1 full-court press that forced a handful of turnovers and led to a couple of momentum-changing buckets. And, Gilman
lost its early shooting touch and had 11
first-half turnovers while falling behind
22-14.
Defensively, Gilman came out in a box
and one trying to slow down Columbus
Catholics three-point potential. Morgan
Birkenholz got the man-to-man assignment against sharpshooters Jessica Trad
or Abby Baierl, depending on the situation. Each wound up with just two three-
pointers. Skabroud said he considered

using a triangle and two. But he felt the
Pirates would rebound better out of the
box and one, which they did, other than
that stretch in the first half.
Morgan did a great job hustling defensively and boxing out, Skabroud
said. Overall I think the box and one did
a decent job.
Baierls three-pointers both came in
the game-changing 22-5 run. She added
two scores off turnovers and scored all 10
of her points in the first half. Trad scored
a game-high 11, all in the second half.
Makaylen Skabroud scored all of her
team-high 10 points for Gilman in the
first half. The senior scored on an offensive putback and got a three-point play
off a Kayla Schoene assist during the 9-0
run to start the game. She scored all five
of Gilmans second-quarter points. Her
jumper at the 3:10 mark finally stopped
the bleeding after Columbus had gone on
an 18-1 run.
Their press got us a little bit when we
were shook, coach Skabroud said. We
had opportunities early even when we
were up 9-0. We had two on ones and situations where we didnt finish.
It was like we were shell shocked or
just dazed for that little bit.
Gilman could never seriously dent
Columbus Catholics lead in the second
half. The Pirates twice pulled within
See PIRATES on page 7
SN
PORTS
EWS
THE ST
TAR
HE N
STAR
EWS NEWS
Page 22
Thursday,
Thursday,
September
January 15,
22, 2015
2011
Cardeys late three powers Redmen to win at Abbotsford

by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Four days after falling to Phillips in
a one-point game, the Rib Lake Redmen
boys basketball team found themselves
Ready to fire
in another nail-biting finish against the

Abbotsford Falcons.
Despite an incredible shooting night
from the Falcons, who hit 10 three-pointers, the Redmen put together a furious
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Rib Lakes Joe Frombach prepares to shoot after weaving through several Abbotsford
defenders in the first quarter of the Redmens 59-55 win on Tuesday.
Lady Redmen lose by 16 at Abbotsford

A breakout game for freshman Katie
Cardey was overshadowed in the Rib
Lake girls basketball teams 46-30 loss on
the road against the Abbotsford Falcons.
Cardey scored 16 and added nine rebounds in the best game of her young
career, but it wasnt enough as the Lady
Redmen were outscored in every quarter
and took the loss last Friday.
Abbotsford held an 11-8 lead after the
first quarter and only gained momentum
from there. After outscoring the Redmen
20-12 in the second quarter the Falcons
took an 11-point lead into halftime.
The Redmen hung around, but they
were never able to put a dent into the
Falcons lead. Abbotsford took the third
quarter 16-11 as they stacked more points
onto their lead. Tough defense from the
Falcons yielded 16 steals in the game as
they suffocated Rib Lakes offense.
We dug ourselves a hole in the third
quarter. We never gave up though and
played them tough for four quarters,
Rib Lake head coach Mike Wudi said.
The Redmen battled to a 10-7 score in
the fourth quarter to finish off the game.
Shelly Kneifl led Abbotsford by stuffing the stat sheet with 13 points, six
rebounds, five assists, and five steals.
Alyssa Waller had 11 points, four rebounds, two steals, and one assist. The
Falcons finished 18 of 44 (40.9 percent)

from the field and nine of 21 (42.8 percent)
from the free throw line.
Cardey led the Redmen with 16 points
on five of 11 (45.4 percent) shooting. She
was also a perfect six of six at the free
throw line. Mariah Thums was four of
four from the charity stripe and scored
six points along with two rebounds, two
assists, and two steals. Ciara Scheithauer,
dealing with early foul issues, scored
one point along with six rebounds. The
Redmen were nine of 37 (24.3 percent)
shooting, but were a strong 11 of 15 (73.3
percent) from the free throw line.
Some of our younger players are
starting to step up. We fought back and
were able to close the gap a few times.
Ciara got into foul trouble early and had
to sit most of the third, which hurt us.
I was really happy with Katies breakthrough game, Wudi said.
The Lady Redmen (3-8) face a tough
task as they return to action tonight,
Thursday, when they travel to Athens
to face the Bluejays. Athens (9-3) is currently first in the Marawood North with
a perfect 6-0 conference record.
On Monday Rib Lake will return home
for a non-conference matchup against
Lake Holcombe. The Chieftans are 0-9 on
the season. Prentice visits Rib Lake for a
Marawood North game on Tuesday. Both
home games have 7:30 tip-offs.
closing run to take the win, 59-55. The

Redmen finally took the lead with 50 seconds left on a three by Jordan Cardey,
and that shot combined with several free
throws in the closing minute proved to
be the deciding points in the closely contested Marawood North battle.
We came out pretty flat tonight. Our
loss on Thursday against Phillips really
deflated the guys. They were expecting to
come out of that with the conference lead
and it just didnt happen, Rib Lake head
coach Jason Wild said.
The Redmen took control early on and
had a 5-0 lead before Abbotsford struck
back. The Falcons nailed two straight
threes to take the lead. The rest of the
quarter was a back and forth struggle
that saw Abbotsford emerge with an 1817 lead. The return of Jordan Blomberg
to the lineup was a big boost to Rib
Lakes rebounding efforts. Along with
Joe Scheithauer, the two big men controlled the paint and gave the Redmen
second-chance opportunities with offensive rebounds that bolstered the offense
throughout the game. Blomberg had
missed the teams last game with an illness.
JB did a great job on the inside, it was
a big boost to get him back in the lineup,
Wild said.
Joe Frombach hit a layup to get the
Redmen rolling in the second quarter.
After trading hoops with the Falcons,
Blomberg hit a pair of free throws to tie
the game at 25 with 2:55 to go until halftime. Cardey drained a three to put Rib
Lake out in front and both teams would
get another bucket to send the Redmen
into halftime with a 30-27 lead.
Abbotsford swished a three coming out
of the break, and that was only the beginning of the Falcons long-range assault.
Abbotsford would make three more in
the third quarter, including two straight
by Dillon Novak to close out the period.
The hot-shooting gave the Falcons a 43-42
lead heading into the fourth.
We just didnt have the energy on defense that we need. When we have pressure and are energetic we have success.
We let them get back in it, Wild said.
Jared Hovde started the fourth with
a two as the Redmen rattled off four
straight to start the final frame and retook the lead. Abbotsford answered with
five of their own and held a two-point
lead with 4:24 to go. Rib Lake tied the
game at 48 on their next possession, but
the Falcons drained a three to pull back
in front. Both teams traded twos before
the Redmen unleashed the decisive offensive burst. Following a steal by Joe
Scheithauer, Cardey hit a straight-away
three to give Rib Lake the lead with 50
seconds to play. Cardey then added a free
throw on the next possession, and the
rest of the squad went three of five in the
final seconds to ice the win.
Cardeys shot was so big, it was well
taken too. It was a great win for us, even
if we werent at our best, Wild said.
The Redmen (6-3) continue their trek
through the Marawood North when they
travel to Athens tomorrow, Friday, to
take on the 2-6 Bluejays. On Monday,
Rib Lake will face a non-conference test
when they travel to Spencer. Both games
have a 7:30 p.m. tip.
Weve got some important games
coming up. Weve got to keep taking care
of business, Wild said.
One-point loss to Phillips

Several missed free throws in the final
minutes and a cold second quarter were
big contributors to a one-point loss to the
visiting Phillips Loggers last Thursday.
Despite holding a 19-9 lead after one
quarter, the Rib Lake Redmen boys basketball team was unable to hold on and
fell, 51-50, in an early season battle for
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Phillips
5
1
8
2
Rib Lake
3
1
6
3
Edgar
3
1
6
3
Chequamegon
3
2
5
5
Prentice
1
4
4
6
Athens
1
4
2
5
Abbotsford
1
4
1
9
Jan. 8: Phillips 51, Rib Lake 50; Prentice 58,
Athens 55.
Jan. 9: Edgar 60, Abbotsford 33.
Jan. 10: Chequamegon 69, Hurley 33.
Jan. 12: Tomahawk 67, Prentice 60.
Jan. 13: Rib Lake 59, Abbotsford 55; Chequamegon 53, Phillips 50; Edgar 45, Athens 31;
Prentice 46, Loyal 42.
Jan. 16: Rib Lake at Athens, Chequamegon at
Abbotsford, Edgar at Prentice, Elcho at Phillips.
Jan. 19: Rib Lake at Spencer, Stratford at
Chequamegon, Bruce at Phillips.
Jan. 20: Marathon at Edgar, Newman Catholic
at Athens, Three Lakes at Prentice.
Jan. 22: Prentice at Rib Lake, Abbotsford at
Phillips.
first place in the Marawood North.

Fans from both sides packed into the
Rib Lake High School gymnasium and
added to a fevered atmosphere that featured multiple lead changes and big shots
in the final two quarters between the top
two teams in the conference heading into
the game.
The absence of forward Blomberg (illness) also played a role in the narrow
loss.
Not having JB in the lineup was a
hit. With him and Joe (Scheithauer) in
we have a lot of height. Him being out
definitely leveled the playing field, Wild
said.
The Redmen held a 6-5 lead through
the first three minutes of the game before
they began to turn it on. Phillips struggled to break Rib Lakes full-court defense and were pressured into mistakes
early on. With 2:52 left in the first quarter, Dalton Strebig drained a three-pointer to give Rib Lake a four-point lead. On
the ensuing inbound, he grabbed a steal
and dished to a wide-open Scheithauer
underneath the basket for an easy layup.
The five-point swing put the Redmens
offense in gear. Frombach hit a three on
the next offensive possession and Cardey
completed a three-point play to finish off
the quarter and give Rib Lake a 10-point
lead.
Frombach got to the free throw line
twice in the opening minute of the second quarter and converted three of
four attempts. Stagnant for most of the
game, Phillips offense then came to life.
In a span of four minutes, the Loggers
swished four threes and took the lead
with just over two minutes to play until
halftime.
After an up-tempo first quarter, the
Redmen couldnt maintain their high-energy defense and Phillips took advantage.
Frombach scored a bucket in the final
minute, but the Loggers took a 27-25 lead
into the locker room. Phillips overturned
their 10-point deficit by outscoring the
Redmen 18-6 in the second quarter.
The Loggers started the third quarter
on a 4-0 run before Rib Lake answered
with eight of the next 10 points to tie the
game at 33 with four minutes remaining
in the third. Phillips completed a threepoint play and added another two-pointer to extend their lead to five points. The
Redmen responded with six of the next
eight points. Strebig made the last basket
of the quarter with 27.4 seconds to go.
Clinging to a two-point lead heading
into the final quarter, Phillips attempted
to slow down the game and succeeded in
taking a minute off the clock before the
Redmen forced a steal and Scheithauer
put home a layup to tie the game at 42.
See RIB LAKE on page 9
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 3
Pirates falter late at Bruce,

excel late against Greenwood
Loose ball
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Gilmans James Copenhaver swipes the ball from Greenwoods Sam Revier and
tries to start a fast break for the Pirates during the second quarter of the teams 46-44
win on Friday.
Rib Lake Sports

BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday, January 16
at Athens, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Monday, January 19
at Spencer, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Prentice (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Monday, January 19
Lake Holcombe (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20
Prentice (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Friday, January 23
at Edgar, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Gilman Sports
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
Friday, January 16
Greenwood (H), V-7:30
p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Monday, January 19
at Thorp, V-7:30 p.m., JV5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20
at Bruce, V-7:15 p.m., JV5:45 p.m.
at Loyal, V-7:30 p.m., JV5:45 p.m.
BOYS
BASKETBALL
Friday, January 16
at Flambeau, V-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20
at Neillsville, V-7:30 p.m.,
JV-5:45 p.m.
Friday, January 23
Columbus Catholic (H),
V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
at Ladysmith Invitational,
9:30 a.m.
It was a tale of two halves for the

Gilman Pirates boys basketball team on
Tuesday.
Despite running out to a nine-point
lead at halftime, the Pirates couldnt
hold on and fell to a 53-48 loss against the
Bruce Red Raiders in a non-conference
duel. A combined seven free throws were
attempted in the game, with the lone
make coming on Gilmans only attempt.
Ethan Aldinger scored six of his teamhigh 14 and Emmit Sherfield and James
Copenhaver scored four apiece as the
Pirates jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the
first quarter.
Gilman continued to build their lead
by outscoring the Raiders 10-8 in the second quarter. Aldinger drained a three
while being fouled and made the free
throw to complete the four-point play.
Sherfield hit a three and the Pirates took
a nine-point lead into the break.
After a slow start, Bruce came alive in
the second half. A seven-point quarter by
Brennan Checkalski kicked the Raiders
offense into gear. Austin Hagstrom added five more as Bruce nearly erased the
Pirates entire lead by outscoring them
18-11 in the third quarter.
Conner Kopras continued Bruces momentum by scoring 11 points in the final
quarter, nine of which came on threepointers. Aldinger hit a three in the final
minutes, but it was not enough as the
Raiders outscored Gilman 18-11 again in
the fourth.
Medford Sports
BOYS HOCKEY
Friday, January 16
at Merrill, 6 p.m.
vs. Sparta or LAnse, Mich.
at Merrill, 11 a.m. or 1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20
Mosinee (H), 7 p.m.
Waupaca (H), 7 p.m.
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
Friday, January 16
at Antigo, V-7:15 p.m., JV &
JV2-5:45 p.m.
Monday, January 19
at Colby, V-7:30, JV & JV25:45 p.m.
Friday, January 23
Tomahawk (H), V-7:15 p.m.,
JV-5:45 p.m.
Friday, January 16
Black River Falls (H), 7 p.m.
Monday, January 19
at Lakeland, 7 p.m.
Friday, January 23
at Stevens Point-WisconsinRapids (at Points KB Willett
Arena), 6 p.m.
WRESTLING
BOYS
BASKETBALL
at Shawano, 5:30 p.m.
at Ashland Invitational,
10:30 a.m.
at Mosinee, 7 p.m.
BOYS
SWIMMING
The Gilman Pirates boys basketball

team made big shots when it mattered,
and got a little help from the visiting
Greenwood Indians in taking the 46-44
win last Friday.
The Indians finished a horrendous five
of 25 (20 percent) from the free throw line.
Those 20 empty attempts, combined with
one of the finest performances by Pirates
guard James Copenhaver this season,
spelled the end for Greenwood in the
Eastern Cloverbelt matchup.
Its great to get a game like this.
James really stepped up. He carried us in
those final minutes, Gilman head coach
Brian Pernsteiner said.
Copenhaver did most of his damage in
the first quarter, netting eight points to
give the Pirates a 15-11 lead after one pe-
See GILMAN BOYS on page 7
CORNER STORE - GILMAN

715-447-5746
PO Box 149, Medford

715-748-4000
909 Casement Court,

Medford
715-748-6778
Gilman Feed Co.

!!$&!! #'

On beautiful Lake Esadore

715-748-784
715-748-78471)#"&*+'.&-')
Complete Sales & Service

(($-')
%"$',+!'')'&.0
715-748-6800
CURLING
Tuesday, January 27
at Marshfield, V & JV, 3 p.m.

715-785-5300
'-&*,)& &0
GYMNASTICS
Tuesday, January 27
at Chequamegon, 5:45 p.m.
These Businesses are proud to support their local High School Sports
35-141537
Copenhaver scores 20 in win
400 N. Railroad Ave., Gilman

715-447-8243
GIRLS HOCKEY
Friday, January 16
Antigo (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV &
JV2-5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20
Mosinee (H), V-7:15 p.m., JV
& JV2-5:45 p.m.
Friday, January 23
at Tomahawk, V-7:15, JV &
JV2-5:45 p.m.
Kopras
17
points
led
Bruce.
Checkalski scored 11 and Jared Weisser
added six. The Red Raiders attempted six
free throws and missed all of them. Bruce
made six threes in the game, including
five in the second half.
Copenhaver joined Aldinger in scoring 14 points to lead the team in scoring.
Sherfield netted nine and Colton Schmitt
added six points.
The Pirates (3-7) travel to Flambeau
to face the Falcons tomorrow, Friday.
Theyll then travel to Neillsville next
Tuesday. Both games have a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.
.0')
715-748-5445
.0"$%&
715-668-5211
...'$0&"#*'%
Page 4
EWS
SNPORTS
STAR
NEWS
THETSHE
TAR
NEWS
Thursday,
Thursday,
September
January 15,
22, 2015
2011
Strong effort by girls hockey

beat tough Northland Pines
The scoreboard said 6-1 following
Mondays Medford girls hockey game
with Northland Pines, but there werent
any complaints from Medfords side
about what transpired.
I think its the best game weve
played yet, and we know that Northland
Pines is one of our toughest opponents,
head coach Sarah Markham said. They
went out and they started strong and continued playing strong. They played their
positions, which we sometimes struggle
with.
In contrast to a season-opening 9-0
loss to the Eagles on Dec. 1 when they
were outshot 35-6, the Raiders were able
to control the puck in the offensive zone
at times and, more importantly, they
didnt let the Eagles dominate offensively. Total shots wound up being in favor
of Pines 26-18.
We had a little pep talk about what
we could do defensively, Markham said.
We know theyre such a strong team.
We played a little bit more of a conservative defense. I think that really helped.
It helped them keep their positions. We
were focusing on positioning and covering. Our defense did an awesome job.
Weve been struggling with dumping and
getting the puck out. They did a great job
of that today.
Pines had just a 10-8 advantage in
shots in the first period. The only shot
for either team that found the net was a
backhander by Eagle Amanda Sergent
just 2:43 in. Sallie Spencer had the assist. Medford was unsuccessful on its
lone power play of the day in the period.
Raider Marissa McPeak put three good
shots on goal in the final minute, including a breakaway that got denied by Pines
goalie Jena Paez as time expired.
Carlye Baker almost beat Paez to a
loose puck in front of the net a minute
into the second period. Paez made a glove
save on a good chance for McPeak nearly five minutes in. Joelle Zenner nearly
stuffed the puck past Paez on another
good chance at the 11-minute mark.
We talked about taking more shots
because a lot of times they like to bring
it in and just right up to the goal before
they shoot. Today they were taking shots
from a little further away and getting
some good targets that were right on.
Getting rebounds is the next step.
Lexi Nelson beat Raider goalie Emily
Lybert 3:18 into the period with an assist
from Allison Sauvola. Imposing defenseman Emily Saltenberger took a pass
from Kali Boldebuck, found some open
ice to attack the net and scored at 12:21
to make it 3-0.
Gabby Herfindahl beat Lybert through
the five-hole to open up a 4-0 lead 6:26 into
the third period. The teams then skated
uninterrupted for about eight minutes,
a span that finally ended when Zenners
shot was saved by Paez with 2:23 left in
the game. Off the ensuing face-off, Pines
made a two-on-one push. Raider Sienna
Demulling got the puck off the stick
of Allyson Sima, but it went right to
Herfindahl, who punched it in.
Zenner answered with a blast from
Paezs left side that found the net with
1:32 left for a short-handed goal. The
power play wasnt a total loss for Pines.
Hailey Ruth got a wide-open rebound
goal with 1:05 left in the game to close the
scoring.
Lybert had 20 saves while playing all
51 minutes. Paez had 17.
Sometimes the girls are a little hesitant when we first start playing a team
because they dont know what to expect,
Markham said. Today, I said youve

played them before. You know what to
expect. They went out and had their top
game. Even though it was 6-1, the score
doesnt reflect how we played.
Medford lost at Lakeland 4-1 in game
one of a girls-boys doubleheader. This
was considered a non-conference game.
Details of the game were not available at
press time.
The Raiders will head right back
to Minocqua on Monday to face the
Thunderbirds in a Great Northern
Conference matchup at 7 p.m. Also on
the upcoming schedule are a non-conference game against the Black River Falls
Co-op on Friday at the Simek Recreation
Center and a trip to Stevens Point on Jan.
23 for Medfords first meeting of the season with the Point-Rapids Red Panthers.
That game starts at 6 p.m. at KB Willett
Arena.
Tough start in loss

Nell Eichten notched a hat trick in the
first period, leading the Marshfield Coop to a 5-1 win over visiting Medford on
Friday night.
The Raiders got their goal from junior
Amanda Bauer, closing the gap to 3-1 early in the third period. But Marshfields
Lexi Dupee answered just 1:05 later to
stop Medfords momentum.
We started flat in the first period,
Markham said. The girls were unsure
what to expect from Marshfield and
played timidly. However, they picked it
up in the second and third periods.
The Raiders mustered just four shots
on goal through two periods, but held
Marshfield scoreless in the second to stay
somewhat close.
Eichten did all of her damage in the
middle of the opening period, scoring 6:03
in with an assist from Morgan Larson
and scoring unassisted goals at 7:48 and
11:10.
Bauers goal 2:43 into the third was assisted by Zenner and Mikayla Kelz.
Dupee was assisted by Kaylee Geiger
and Eichten. Larsons goal at 8:45 closed
the scoring.
Makayla Hanson stopped 36 shots for
Medford, including 12 of 15 in the opening period, all 11 in the second period and
13 of 15 in the third. Alexis Straughan
only had to make 10 saves.
Neither team was successful on two
power plays.
The game was the centerpiece of a
Pink the Rink, a breast cancer fundraising event.
The girls had a lot of fun with that,
Markham said. A great event despite
our loss.
Tournament recap
The Raiders won their first two games
of the season at the Hodagland Holiday
Tournament in Rhinelander. Medford
went 2-1 at the four-day tournament,
playing its games Dec. 27-29.
In the penalty-filled opener, Medford
got goals from Sarah Strobach and Elise
Southworth to break a 3-3 tie and beat
the Beaver Dam Co-op 5-3. Strobachs goahead goal, her first goal of the season,
came at the 10:30 mark of the second period. Southworths power play goal iced
it 14:40 into the third.
McPeak had a pair of goals, the second
of which gave Medford a 3-2 lead at the
5:07 mark of the second period. Sienna
Demulling scored 13:47 into the first period, tying the game at 2-2.
Hanson had 26 saves for the Raiders
who were outshot 29-22. Medford gave up
See GIRLS HOCKEY on page 7
Get it out of here
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Marissa McPeak picks up the puck and carries it out of the defensive
zone during the first period of Mondays 6-1 loss to Northland Pines at the Simek
Recreation Center. Eagle Katy Gwyn tries to cut off McPeak.
Curlers experience some ups and

downs in annual trip to Tietge Bonspiel
Medfords varsity curling squads
each went 2-2 while participating in the
Tietge Bonspiel in Wausau Friday and
Saturday.
Portage won the boys championship
and Pardeeville took the girls title in
the nations largest and longest-running
high school curling tournament.
Medfords varsity teams both lost
in the third event semifinals. The boys
opened with a 13-0 win over the Waupaca
Comets before suffering their first loss
of the 2014-15 season, 7-4 at the hands
of eventual runner-up Wausau East.
After defeating Wausau West II 8-3, the
Raiders fell in the third-event semifinal
to Stevens Point 7-5.
The girls got off to a quick start, winning their first two games. Medford edged
Wausau East II 9-8 and got by Wausau
West 7-4.
The teams luck ran out after that.
Kettle Moraine beat them 11-3 and D.C.
Everest won 7-3 in the third-event semifinal.
Kettle Moraine eventually made it to
the championship, where it lost 7-4 to
Pardeeville. Portage was an 8-2 winner

over Wausau East in the boys championship game.
In JV girls play, Medford finished
1-3. The Raiders lost a close 7-6 game to
Poynettes varsity and then lost 10-1 to
Portage II. After beating Wausau West II
9-5, the Raiders lost another close one, 6-5
to D.C. Everest II.
The JV boys were swept, losing 13-3
to Pardeeville, 9-2 to Kettle Moraine. and
10-4 to Wausau West III.
The boys tournament had 22 teams
and the girls bracket featured 20 squads.
The two-day bonspiel was held at the
eight-sheet Wausau Curling Center.
The Raiders hosted Wausau Wests
new curlers on Tuesday for a JV meet
at the Medford Curling Club. Medford
has just three new curlers remaining,
so he mixed up the lineups to make sure
the Warriors got the games they needed. Medford had two winning teams by
scores of 7-2 and 10-3, a team that played
to a 5-5 tie and a team that lost 10-3.
Medford is off until Jan. 27 when it
travels to Marshfield.
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE

GIRLS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Waupaca
6-0-0
13-1-0
Rhine.-Antigo-3L
6-2-0
10-3-0
Northland Pines
5-2-0
10-5-0
Tomahawk
4-3-0
5-5-1
Marshfield
3-5-0
4-8-0
Point-Rapids
2-4-0
3-8-2
Lakeland
1-4-0
2-4-0
Medford
0-7-0
2-9-0
Jan. 8: Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes 4,
Northland Pines 1
Jan. 9: Marshfield 5, Medford 1; Tomahawk 4,
Point-Rapids 3.
Jan. 10: Green Bay Area 3, Northland Pines 1;
Stoughton Co-op 3, Marshfield 0.
Jan. 12: Northland Pines 6, Medford 1;
Waupaca 3, Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes 2;
Point-Rapids 1, Marshfield 0.
Jan. 13: Lakeland 4, Medford 1 (nc); Central
Wisconsin 5, Tomahawk 1.
Jan. 15: Hayward-Spooner Co-op at Tomahawk.
Jan. 16: Black River Falls at Medford,
Central Wisconsin at Northland Pines, Hartland
Arrowhead Co-op at Waupaca, Beaver Dam at
Lakeland.

BOYS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Antigo
7-0-0
13-2-1
Mosinee
6-0-1
7-3-2
Northland Pines
5-2-0
5-9-1
Waupaca
2-2-1
4-6-1
Tomahawk
3-5-0
3-9-0
Rhinelander
2-5-0
6-6-1
Lakeland
1-6-0
1-12-0
Medford
1-7-0
1-12-0
Jan. 8: Wausau East 8, Medford 3; Northland
Pines 7, Lakeland 0; Tomahawk 5, Rhinelander
4 (OT).
Jan. 9: Merrill 4, Medford 3 (OT); Mosinee 1,
Waupaca 1 (OT); Antigo 3, Fond du Lac Springs 2.
Jan. 10: Stevens Point 4, Mosinee 1; Appleton
United 4, Waupaca 0: Fond du Lac Springs 5,
Northland Pines 4.
Jan. 13: Lakeland 6, Medford 0; Mosinee 14,
Tomahawk 0; Wausau West 5,Northland Pines 0;
Rhinelander 3, Shawano 1.
Jan. 15: Chequamegon-Phillips at Medford,
Mosinee at Lakeland, Antigo at Rhinelander,
Tomahawk at Northland Pines, Waupaca at
Green Bay United.
Jan. 16: Medford at Merrill.
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 5
T-Birds get their revenge; Medford falls to Merrill in OT thriller

The Medford hockey team got
Lakeland once, but the Thunderbirds
made sure thats the only time theyd fall
to the Raiders this year, scoring three
early goals and coasting to a 6-0 win on
Tuesday.
Blake Berray led Lakelands charge
by recording a hat trick, Spencer Sutton
scored a goal and had two assists and
Dylan Chart had a playmaker with three
assists for the home team.
The Raiders (1-7, 1-12) and T-Birds (16, 1-12) now have one win apiece thanks
to their Great Northern Conference split.
Medford beat the T-Birds 5-3 on Dec. 4.
Berray got the only goal Lakeland
would need 6:42 into the contest. Sutton
assisted on Beau Ertls goal at 10:17 and
he had the assist on Berrays second goal,
which made it 3-0 12:32 into the opening
period.
Lakeland put 15 shots on goal in the
first period and added 20 more in the second, but all of the second-period shots
were stopped by Raider goalie Carter
Jamieson.
But an early penalty on Medford in the
third period gave Lakeland a power play.
The T-Birds quickly took advantage, getting John Derns goal 56 seconds into the
period. Chart and Max Wohlleber had
the assists. Chart and Dern assisted on
Berrays third goal at 9:57. Suttons power play goal at 14:46 closed the scoring.
Chart got his third assist of the period.
Jamieson wound up with 48 saves in 54
shots faced. Jay Sosnoski got the shutout
for Lakeland with 19 saves. The Raiders
put six shots on goal in each of the first
two periods and had seven shots in the
third. Medford had three power-play
chances but couldnt convert. Lakeland
was two for three.
Medford starts a three-day stretch
of games tonight, Thursday, by hosting Chequamegon-Phillips in nonconference play at 7 p.m. at the Simek
Recreation Center. The Seals won the
seasons first meeting 5-0 on Dec. 23.
The Raiders will play in the twoday Merrill tournament Friday and
Saturday. Theyll face the host Blue Jays
in the tourney opener Friday at 6 p.m.
The second game features Sparta and
LAnse, Mich. The consolation game faces off at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The championship game follows at about 1 p.m.
Medford hosts a pair of tough GNC
rivals next week. Mosinee is here on
Tuesday and Waupaca follows on Jan. 22.
Good game, but OT loss

Building momentum as regulation
progressed, the Raiders wiped out a twogoal deficit and sent Fridays non-conference game with Merrill into overtime.
But the visiting Blue Jays got a goal from
Austin Burgener with 1:40 left in the
eight-minute extra session to win it 4-3.
Burgener pushed a rebound under
Jamieson to end an overtime that featured chances for both squads. Merrill
started overtime with 1:31 remaining on
a power play, but a slashing penalty 45
seconds in wiped that out.
At the 2:45 mark, Raider defenseman
Ryan Perrin sent a pass toward the net
that just missed Jack Schafers stick. Just
under a minute later, Jamieson made a
pad save to stop a breakaway chance for
Burgener. At 5:25, Merrill missed a centering pass, but Michael Baumann was
there to back it up and rifled a shot that
Jamieson gloved.
Seconds later, the puck went the other
way with Schafer and Klayton Kree going on a two-on-one break. Kree took
Schafers drop pass and fired a shot that
sailed just high.
Thirty seconds after that, Burgener

won it, assisted by Dylan Heller and
Brian Root.
There was a point in the third period where we were outplaying them,
Medford head coach Chad Demulling
said. Overtime was pretty even. They
just had a little burst at the end. We almost carried it through. I have no complaints. We did a good job for carrying
two lines.
Schafer had Medfords first two goals.
His first came 6:44 into the second period and cut Merrills lead to 2-1. Jacob
Kadlecek had the assist. Just 1:05 later,
Heller put the Jays back up by two, assisted by Ben Brown. But Schafer made
it 3-2 at the 13:28 mark, pulling the puck
out of the left corner, finding open space
in front of the net and firing a shot that
beat Merrill goalie Bryce Broeking.
Spenser Scholl got the equalizer on a
Medford power play 3:44 into the third
period.
Klayton was gassed so I put Spenser
out in his spot, Demulling said. Its
good to have interchangeable guys.
Spensers actually been playing pretty
well. We killed all of our penalties again
today and we got a power play goal. That
was good.
Merrill opened the scoring 6:29 into
the first period when Baumann hit Kyle
Kleinschmidt with a pretty centering
pass. Baumann got another assist at 8:52,
putting a shot on net right off a face-off
in the Medford zone. The puck trickled to
Jamiesons right and Bryce Swiechowski
was there to tap it in.
Jamieson had 47 saves, including five
in the overtime period.
Broeking had 24 saves, including 10 in
the third period and one in overtime.
We cleaned up some of our mistakes,
which was good to see, Demulling said.
Our conditioning was nice to see. Our
work in the defensive zone was pretty
good.
Overall I was very pleased. Hopefully
it carries into next week.
East pulls away late

A pretty two-on-one rush put Medford
in a 3-3 tie with Wausau East early in the
second period of Thursdays non-conference game at the Simek Center, but the
Lumberjacks did all of the scoring from
there and pulled away for an 8-3 win.
The Lumberjacks scored four thirdperiod goals, including one while shorthanded on a five-minute major penalty
at the 7:42 mark. It was still close at that
time with East leading 5-3. Jack Nuckles
was able to skate in and stuff the puck
past Jamiesons right side for the unassisted goal.
The key thing was not doing anything
with a five-minute major, Demulling
said. That just blows the wind out of
your sails.
The first half of the game went back
and forth with neither team holding more
than a one-goal lead until East scored on
a power play 5:22 into the third period.
For the second straight game, Medford
gave up a quick goal in the games first
minute. This one came 36 seconds in
from Easts Gabe McGinnity, assisted by
Sam Romanski.
The Raiders responded in a big way,
scoring twice in a 12-second span. Mike
Knight got the first one at 1:21, and Kree
scored off a Kadlecek assist at 1:33 to give
Medford a 2-1 lead.
We executed some of the things we
talked about, Demulling said. Getting
the puck deep in the zone, we did that.
Mike Knight did a great job sliding down
in the slot. He put the puck in, went after
it and was able to score that one. The second one came from down low.
East took the lead back by scoring

twice in seven seconds. Nuckles scored
with a Nick Dovornay assist at 13:19, followed by an unassisted Landon Dehnel
goal.
Medford converted a power-play
goal 1:56 into the second period to tie it.
Schafer got the goal, assisted by Kree and
Kadlecek.
That was a two on one and a nice developed play, Demulling said. They
just had one defender. Klayton did a
great job flipping the puck over and Jack
buried it on the blocker side corner.
The Lumberjacks peppered Jamieson
with 31 shots in the period, but only one
Off the boards
got through. It came from Dovornay at

12:06, assisted by Nuckles and Dehnel.
Dovornay scored the power-play goal
at 5:22 to start Easts third-period scoring
spree, beating Jamieson low to the stick
side with an assist from Nuckles. After
Nuckles got the short-hander, Dehnel
scored off a deflection at 10:44 from a shot
from the blue line by Jonathan Euting.
McGinnity also had an assist. Dehnel
capped his hat trick by intercepting a
puck in his defensive zone and going
coast-to-coast at 13:28.
Jamieson finished with 62 saves.
Sharrod Harper had 18 for East, who improved to 6-6-1 with the win.
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Jack Schafer and Merrills Michael Baumann watch as the puck they
battled for along the boards gets knocked out to Raider Spenser Scholl who tries to
keep it in the offensive zone during Fridays overtime period. The Raiders rallied from
a pair of two-goal deficits to tie the game at 3-3, but Merrill won it in overtime.
Lions Bonspiel champions
Submitted photo
The Medford Lions curling team of (l. to r.) skip Beaner Lemke, third Jim Sorge,
second Kent Nernberger and lead Dave Lemke won the 2015 Wisconsin Lions State
Curling Bonspiel. The tournament was hosted Jan. 9-11 by the Pardeeville Lions Club
at the Portage Curling Club.
THE STAR NEWS
SPORTS
Page 6
Backstroke
Photo by Matt Frey
Josh Mueller, a senior in his first season in swimming, pushes toward a fourth-place
finish in Thursdays 100-yard backstroke. Medford lost 97-60 to Antigo in the last
home meet of the 2014-15 season.
Bounced pass
Photo by Matt Frey
Nikola Babics attempt at pressuring Wausau East guard Jaden Rutkowski is foiled
when Rutkowski bounces his pass under the Medford defender during the second half
of Fridays non-conference game won by East 42-31.
Wausau Easts size, defense too

much for Raiders to overcome
For the time being, the Medford
Raiders are going to be smaller and less
experienced than most any boys basketball opponent they face.
The Raiders put forth a fifth straight
solid effort on Friday night, but Wausau
East used its advantages in size and
poise and executed a solid defensive plan
to beat them 42-31 in game one of a boysgirls varsity doubleheader at Raider
Hall.
JP Lacy, a 6-5 junior, was the major
headache for the Raiders. He scored a
game-high 18 points which included 10of-12 shooting from the free throw line.
Dylan Hamlin, a 6-11 senior, was a factor
as well with six points.
The Lumberjacks variety of zone defenses were designed to take Medford
standout Taylor Dunlap out of the game
and they did just that. Dunlap was held
to just two free throws with 6:58 left in
the game. Dunlap had three assists, two
steals, two rebounds and a blocked shot.
With Dunlap under wraps, Medford
had to depend on its young guards for
offense. Ty Wrage hit a trio of secondhalf three-pointers to score nine points.
Sophomore Osy Ekwueme had to become
the offensive creator. He penetrated his
way to nine points. Freshman Cameron
Wenzel continued to improve, scoring
eight points. Nikola Babic also knocked
down a three-ball.
Medford was five of 18 from threepoint range and just four of eight on twopoint shots.
Babics three-pointer rolled around
the rim and through as the third-quarter
buzzer sounded to pull the Raiders within 27-20. The Raiders had trailed by 12 on
three occasions in the quarter.
Lacy and Hamlin, though, threw a

roadblock into Medfords attempted
comeback 20 seconds into the fourth.
Lacy scored inside and was fouled. He
missed the free throw, but East crashed
the boards and, on the Lumberjacks
third attempt, Hamlin scored to push the
lead back to 11.
After Dunlaps free throws, Hamlin
scored again off an offensive rebound
and was fouled, though he missed the
free throw. Wrage sank a trey to get the
Raiders within 33-25, but Easts Charlie
Keefe buried a three as well. Wrage
canned another one to make it 36-28 with
4:20 to go, but the Raiders went on a scoring drought of more than three minutes,
not scoring again until Wenzel made
three free throws with 49 seconds left.
The Raiders had a brief lead early. Wenzel sank a three-pointer and
Ekwueme drove the lane and converted
an old-fashioned three-point play to put
Medford in front 6-3 with 4:51 left in the
first quarter. But Wausau East, who improved to 4-7, shut Medford down for the
rest of the half, outscoring the Raiders
15-2 to take an 18-8 halftime lead.
East held a 21-14 rebounding advantage. The Lumberjacks made 10 of 19
two-point shots and four of 13 from long
range. The Raiders were eight of eight
from the free throw line, while East was
10 of 13. Turnovers were even with East
having 13 and Medford 12.
Ekwueme and Babic had three rebounds apiece. Lacy led East with six.
Medford hosts Antigo, another usually strong defensive squad, on Friday in
a return to Great Northern Conference
action. Tip time is 7:15 p.m. at Raider
Hall. Medford hosts Mosinee on Tuesday
to make up a Dec. 16 postponement. That
game also tips at 7:15 p.m.
Way, Roe earn wins in

swim teams home finale
A spirited effort by the Medford swimmers on Thursday in their last home
meet of the season and the last home
meet of their careers for nine seniors
produced some strong relay times and
good individual results in events like the
100-yard breaststroke and 50-yard freestyle.
Unfortunately, the efforts werent
enough to get a win as the Antigo Red
Robins, led by star swimmer, Colin Koss,
were too much for the Raiders and won
handily 97-60.
Riding some momentum off a win
at Rhinelander two days earlier, but
also maybe feeling the lack of practice
time during the week, Medfords times
werent quite what they were against the
Hodags in many cases. The relays, however, were the exception.
In the meets first race, the 200-yard
medley relay, Lane Ruch, Michael Roe,
Chas Lehman and Jacob Way came up
just short, finishing in a solid time of
2:06.19. Way made up some ground in
his 50-yard sprint, but Antigos team was
0.05 seconds faster. The Raiders were
4.27 seconds faster than they were in
Rhinelander.
Way got his revenge in the 50-yard
freestyle, winning in 25.81 seconds. He
beat Red Robin Austin Arlen by 0.16 seconds.
That was a good race, head coach
Nikki Farmer said of Ways win. And
that first relay that was so close. That
was awesome.
Mark Jablonsky added a fourth-place
time of 27.04 seconds in the 50-yard race.
Medfords B team in the medley relay disqualified, opening the door for Brendan
Griesbach, Brett Hedlund, Preston
Gingras and Matt Reuter to take the
third-place points at 2:52.37.
Way, Jacob Jablonsky, Roe and Mark
Jablonsky cut 2.4 seconds off their time
in the 200-yard freestyle relay to finish in
1:48.14, 4.42 seconds behind Antigos top
team. Lehman, Andrew Reuter, Gingras
and Hedlund were fourth in 2:07.37 and
Josh Mueller, Keagan Rabe, Matt Reuter
and Michael Franz were fifth in 2:33.94.
Ruch, Jacob Jablonsky, Way and Mark
Jablonsky swam the 400-yard freestyle

relay in 4:09.77, a season-best time for
Medford. That was good for third place.
Hedlund, Gingras, Matt Reuter and Roe
were fourth in 5:20.14.
Roe and Andrew Reuter took the top
two spots in the 100-yard breaststroke
and Hedlund added the fifth-place point.
Roes time was a season-best 1:21.08, 1.77
seconds ahead of Reuter. Hedlund came
in at 1:31.71.
They did really well in breaststroke,
Farmer said. Michaels been really good
this year. He pushes as hard as he can.
He said, coach I really want to do good
in breaststroke. So put me last in the
(400-yard) relay because Im going to be
so tired. Hes like Im always going to
push it in breaststroke. Thats his focus.
Thats awesome for him.
Brett is just coming on, she added.
All of a sudden its like hes saying, I really have to give it. Its my senior year. I
have to give it my all.
Ruch had a pair of second-place finishes in distance races. He swam the 200yard freestyle in 2:24.32 to trail Antigos
Bram Roff by 12.34 seconds. Lehman was
third in 2:43.3. Ruchs time in the 500yard freestyle was 6:34.71. Roff won that
in 6:00.24. Lehman added a second-place
time of 1:26.31 in the 100-yard butterfly.
Koss finished in an impressive 57.94 seconds.
Andrew Reuter took third in the 200yard individual medley at 2:55.51. Koss
won that in 2:17.03. Jacob Jablonsky took
third in the 100-yard freestyle in a time
of 1:04.79, followed by Rabe in 1:10.69
and Matt Reuter in 1:13.36. Antigos Alex
Gray won in 56.54 seconds. Griesbach
was third in the 100-yard backstroke at
1:51.21 and Mueller was fourth in 1:59.84.
Meidl was the winner in 1:10.66.
Mueller won the JV 50-yard freestyle
in 33.38 seconds, followed by Griesbach
(36.56) and Franz (59.71).
Now 1-6 in GNC duals, Medford starts
a three-meet road stretch at Lakeland to
close the dual-meet season. Farmer said
quickening the turns will be a project for
the Raiders in practice.
Well be good, she said. Im looking
forward to the rest of the season and conference should be phenomenal.
THE STAR NEWS
SPORTS
Pirates control the Bulldogs 44-21
Page 7
Bowling

nine in the third quarter. It was 31-21 early in the fourth
when the Dons went on an 8-0 run to put it away. Gilman
made just four of 27 field-goal attempts in the second
half. The Pirates also missed 12 of 21 free throws during
the game.
Birkenholz finished with seven points, Desire
Budzinski scored six, Kendall Skabroud made five of
seven free throws to score her points. Schoene had one
point. Schoene had nine rebounds, Kendall Skabroud
had seven and Makaylen Skabroud grabbed six.
The loss dropped Gilman to 1-7 in the Eastern
Cloverbelt Conference and 2-8 overall. The Pirates
start the second round of league play Friday by hosting Greenwood. Theyll go to Thorp on Monday and to
Bruce on Tuesday for non-conference games before going to league-leading Loyal on Jan. 22.
We were looking for a streak of 5-0 here. Now we had
a setback here. We have to come back out Friday and
get one with Greenwood. Monday and Tuesday we have
Thorp and Bruce. We have to take advantage.
Were playing better, but we missed some opportunities tonight.
Good win at Granton

Gilman earned its first Eastern Cloverbelt Conference
win of the season Friday with a dominant 44-21 victory
at Granton.
The plan was to jump on the winless Bulldogs early,
and thats just what Gilman did while taking a 13-4 firstquarter lead. It was 23-10 at halftime. A 12-7 advantage
in the third quarter gave the Pirates a commanding 3517 lead.
Weve had some closer games with them than weve
wanted in the last three years, Skabroud said. We said
going in, lets get out to a fast start. Thats what we did.
We jumped out to an early lead and kept adding to it.
Thats the main thing we wanted to do. We didnt want
to let them back in it.
Gilman pressured the Bulldogs in 22 turnovers. The
Pirates had 15 steals, led by six from Birkenholz.
The steals were a big thing for us, Skabroud said.
Morgan had six. She played a really good game with
six-of-11 shooting (for 12 points) and six rebounds.
The balance in both scoring and rebounding was
good to se. The Pirates got eight points apiece from
Kendall and Makaylen Skabroud. Budzinski added six.
Taylor Hendricks and Camryn Skabroud each scored
three points. Kasee Burton added a fourth-quarter bucket. Schoene had six rebounds, Budzinski and Makaylen
Skabroud had five each and Katie Monson had four.
Birkenholz scored six of her points in the first quarter, while Kendall Skabroud added five, including a
three-pointer. Skabroud knocked down another trey in
the second quarter. Two hoops each from Birkenholz,
Makaylen Skabroud and Budzinski allowed Gilman to
widen its lead in the third quarter.
Skabroud was able to work in the JV players in the
fourth quarter, which was an added bonus since the JV
game for that night was canceled.
That was good to see, Skabroud said. Kasee
Burton got an offensive rebound for a basket. Camryn
made a three-pointer out of the zone offense. Cooper
Sherfield was able to pick up some rebounds for us. It
was a good chance for the JV players to get some action
and see what they could do.
Scoring was sparse for Granton. Jessica Richmond,
Dani Anding and Alanna Dix scored four points apiece
to lead the Bulldogs.
Gilman boys rally past Greenwood 46-44

riod. Colton Schmitt hit a pair of free throws and added
a bucket in addition to strong rebounding on both ends.
Schmitt scored the first points of the second quarter
and the Pirates continued patient offensive play along
with air-tight defending to outscore the Indians 11-9 in
the quarter. Gilman took a six-point lead, and a heap of
confidence, into the halftime break.
Greenwood turned up the pressure coming out of the
locker room. As the Pirates have seen in many games
this year, the Indians switched to a full-court press
to disrupt the rhythm of Gilmans half-court offense.
Despite several hectic possessions and turnovers, the
Pirates were able to do some damage against the highpressure attack.
Thats been the prescription for beating us this
year. We havent been able to handle the press so far,
but the guys did a much better job of matching their
press and it resulted in some easy baskets for us,
Pernsteiner said.
Greenwood was still able to trim the deficit to one
point by going on a 7-point run to close the quarter.
The Pirates were unable to match the intensity of
the Indians in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter. Greenwood rattled off six straight points to turn
Gilmans one-point lead into a five-point deficit. Down
one, the Pirates saved their best for last. Copenhaver
sank a two, followed by a three-pointer on consecutive
possessions to knot the game at 39 with 3:23 remaining.
Greenwood would regain the lead on a layup a minute later, but the Pirates came right back. Following a
missed Indian shot, Schmitt won the battle for the loose
ball and dribbled up court. After crossing the mid-court
stripe he fired a bullet to a wide-open Chanse Rosemeyer,
who buried the three to bring the purple-and-gold faithful to their feet with 1:15 to play. The Indians retaliated
coming out of a timeout. Greenwoods Dane Toburen hit
one of two free throws to tie the game at 42 with 55.3 seconds remaining. The Indians would get another two to
push themselves back into the lead. On the next Pirates
possession Copenhaver drew a foul and made one of two
at the line. Down one with under 30 seconds to play, the
Pirates needed a quick defensive stop. They got exactly
what they needed when Zach Sonnentag drew a charge
with 25.6 seconds to go. Following a timeout, the Pirates
inbounded from their own baseline and Copenhaver
fought through several Indians defenders before finding an uncovered Sonnentag under the basket. He put
home the layup with eight seconds left on the clock.
The Indians raced up court and fired a shot, but it was
off the mark and Copenhaver was fouled as he brought
down the rebound with 0.1 seconds left. After getting

high-fives from his teammates, a beaming Copenhaver
sank one of two free throws to add some icing to the win.
For a bit we thought we might let the game slip
away. James steadied the other guys and told them to
relax, Perstiner said.
Toburen led Greenwood with 14 points. Logan
Johnson scored 12 in the losing effort. The Indians made
one three in the game.
Copenhaver led the Pirates with 20 points. Sonnentag
scored 10, while Schmitt added seven. Rosemeyer
scored five and Ethan Aldinger chipped in four. Gilman
was seven of 14 (50 percent) from the free throw line and
made a trio of threes in the win.
I told the guys, remember this feeling. You dont get
a lot of wins like this so we have to hold on to this moment. This was a big momentum game for us and will
help with our string of games coming up, Pernsteiner
said.
Girls hockey
two power-play goals in the first period and held on despite being whistled for four more penalties in the third.
The next day brought a 5-3 loss to the Hartland
Arrowhead Co-op. Zenner gave Medford a 1-0 lead with
a power-play goal 4:34 into the game, but the Warhawks
took a 4-1 lead into the third. Bauer scored 4:31 in to cut
the lead to two, but the Warhawks scored again just 11
seconds later. Bauer scored with assists from Zenner
and Baker at 14:24. Medford outshot Arrowhead 24-17.
Hanson had 12 saves.
The Raiders finished the tournament by burying
the Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes Northern Edge
JV 11-0. The Raiders scored four goals in the first period and five in the second to build an insurmountable
lead. Bauer and McPeak each had hat tricks with three
goals. Zenner and Baker had two each and Kelz added a
third-period goal. Strobach and Bauer had two assists
each. McPeak, Zenner, Taylor Adleman and Demulling
all had one. Lybert had to make just one save. Gracie
Lenzner had 22 saves for the Edge.
Medford brought home two trophies from the tournaments skills competition. Zenner won the hardest
shot competition and Demulling was the fastest skater
through the obstacle course.
The Sports Page

Classy Ladies League
Margie Guziak
215
Ann McNamar
555
Ann McNamar
198
Margie Guziak
540
Midge Wisniewski 190
Mary Lou Anderson
518
Kim Ziehlke
190
Hanna Rohland
518
Note: The Fidelity Bank team of Margie Guziak, Bettie Hartwig and
Jackie Rhyner won the National Division. The J&B Custom Carpentry
team of Linda Gollhardt, Jessica Haenel, Audralee Haenel, Hanna
Rohland and Cindy Rohland won the American Division.
Blue Monday League
Carol Willman
201
Carol Willman
505
Lisa Bub
188
Anna Goessl
503
Shirley Lemke
188
Shirley Lemke
487
Jan. 5: Big Birds Lodge 5, Holy Rollers 2; Happy Joes 7, Strikes R
Us 0; Bakers 7, Heiers Wreaths 0.
Three-Man Major League
Ed Rowe
289
Ed Rowe
726
Rocky Mantik
289
Rocky Mantik
719
Chad Lingen
268
Casey Nernberger
713
Kurt Werner
265
Jan. 6: Sports Page I 25, Klinner Insurance II 5; Rockys Cozy Ktichen
25, Klinner Insurance I 5; BBs Aquatic II 25, KZ Electric 5; Cindys
Bar & Grill 24, Country Gardens 6; 8th Street Saloon 19.5, Team
Stihl 10.5; Krug Bus 28, Sports Page II 2; BBs Aquatic I 18, Nite
Electric 12.
Monday Mens City League
Travis Kellenbach 289
Clint Carbaugh
704
Joe Malovrh
278
Joe Malovrh
697
Ron Ziemba
267
Jeff Ahlers
673
Jan. 5: Klingbeil Lumber 27, T&C Water 13; Taylor Credit Union
26, WTC 14; JR Construction 37.5, Mayer Accounting 1.5; Sports
Page 27, Crossroads 12; Fidelity Bank 30, Edgar lanes 10; Northwest
Mutual 34, blind 6.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Rick Acker
257
Al Riemer
703
Justin Smith
248
Rick Acker
696
Al Riemer
246
Justin Smith
683
Results: High View II 27, Liske Marine 13; Riemer Builders 30,
Fuzzys Bar 10; High View I 35, Medford Co-op 5.
Thursday Businessmens League
Women
Lori Zenner
290
Lori Zenner
736
Ann McNamar
223
Ann McNamar
592
Men
Art Wild
290
Art Wild
717
Dve Kallenbach
256
Rocky Mantik
697
Jan. 8: Sports Page 38, blind 2; VFW 27, Rockys Cozy Kitchen 13;
Melvin Companies 27, Rural Ins. 13; Werner Sales & Service 33, Jensen & Son Asphalt 7; Als Auto Dock 24, Medford Motors 16; PBRs
Lounge Around 30, Shell Shack 10; Turtle Club 20, Haenels 20.
Ball and Chain Nine-Pin Tap League
Men
Ed Brandt
300
Casey Nernberger
841
Casey Nernberger 300
Ed Brandt
768
Corey Laher
266
Corey Laher
763
Women
Bobbie Smith
261
Julie Smith
655
Julie Smith
236
Bobbie Smith
645
Mary Schwarz
228
Lori Brandt
596
Dec. 27: Thunder Buddies 24, Out Laws 8; Pin Busters 21, Alley Cats
11; Mamas & Papas 28, Jr. Snowpushers 4; Whatchamacallit 27, Ray
& The girls 5; B-Sers 28.
Tappers Bar (Dorchester)
Tuesday Seniors League
Men
Don Clarkson
152
Don Clarkson
432
Don Scheibe
148
Don Scheibe
415
Jerry Huber
147
Jerry Huber
371
Corlas Meier
371
Women
Chris Hinde
178
Chris Hinde
475
Ardis Meier
174
Ardis Meier
472
Mona Pope
170
Mona Pope
442
Jan. 13: Amigos 4, Slo Poks 4, Alley Cats 1, Maybees 0, Sl. Starters 0.
Pool
Wednesday Night League
Thirsty Choppers, 50 wins; PBRs Lounge Around, 43; Cindys Bar I,
38; Gad Bar, 36; Kountry Korners II, 35; Steppin Up to Bottoms Up
I, 35; Cindys Bar II, 32; Mainstreet II, 29; Mainstreet I, 29; Kountry
Korners I, 28; Deer Trail, 28; Thirsty Moose, 28; Steppin Up to Bottoms Up II, 26.
Jan. 7: Steppin Up I 6, Mainstreet I 3; Kountry Korners II 6, Steppin
Up II 3; Thirsty Choppers 7, Kountry Korners I 2; Cindys I 6, Thirsty
Moose 3; Cindys II 7, Deer Trail 2; PBRs Lounge Around 5, Gad 4.
Page 8
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Rhinelander pins Raider wrestlers

with a 57-18 loss in home opener
The Medford wrestlers dropped to 0-2
in the Great Northern Conference on
Thursday when Rhinelander outmuscled them in an easy 57-18 win during
Medfords home opener.
The Hodags will host Tomahawk tonight, Thursday, for what is in all likelihood going to determine the GNCs dualmeet champion.
Rhinelander led 57-3 before the
Raiders got to three of their horses in the
lineup. All three won to end the meet on
a positive note for the home team.
Medfords Kolten Hanson bumped
up to 160 pounds and locked horns with
sophomore Alec Bess in an even battle.
Bess rode Hanson for nearly the entire
second period before Hanson finally escaped with 11 seconds left to go up 1-0.
Bess escaped Hanson 18 seconds into the
third to tie it. Hanson nearly got a takedown after grabbing hold of Bess leg
with 30 seconds left, but he did get a takedown with 15 seconds left. Bess right leg
gave out on the move and Hanson won by
injury default.
Tucker Peterson moved up to 170 to
take on Rhinelanders solid freshman
prospect, Alec Kurtz. Kurtzs strength
made it difficult at times, but Peterson
registered a first-period takedown and a
second-period reversal to win 4-0. Jacob
Stamos closed the meet with a quick
27-second pin over Zach Olds at 182
pounds.
The big three in the upper weights
wrestled well, head coach Tran Brooks
said. I wanted Kolten to wrestle Bess
because thats who hed probably see at
conference.
Before those three, Josh Brooks was
Medfords only winner. He finally put
things together in the third period of
his 120-pound bout, getting a reversal
and three-point near fall to beat Alex
Modrow 7-2.
Josh is just missing pin combinations right now, his coach and dad said.
Hes making himself work more than he
really should.
Four forfeits gave the Hodags 24 free
points. The Hodags registered five pins
and a decision in the rest of the matches.
The decision was a 3-2 win for Jon Fox
over Raider Preston Carlson in a good
138-pound match. Fox got the matchs initial takedown, but Carlson reversed him
in the first period. Three stalemates were
called in a scoreless second period. Fox
escaped Carlson early in the third.
I thought Preston wrestled well,
Brooks said. Just a couple of moves
here and there. That kids pretty decent.
He has to get over the hump against those
guys. I think hes getting there. Fox will
have a chance to win conference at 132.
Hodag Brett Labraska opened the
meet by pinning Raider Jake Merrill in
5:14 in the 195-pound match. Labraska
led 3-2 going into the third period. Raider
Kenny Krug and Logan Enerson were
scoreless when Enerson got Krug to
his back and pinned him at 2:49 in the
220-pound match. Tyler Olson dominated Brad Nelles in the 106-pound match,
building a 13-1 lead before pinning him at
2:46. Medford forfeited to Rueben Guzik
at 113 pounds.
Travel Boykin took a forfeit at 126
pounds. Jacob DeMeyer pinned Brayden
Fultz in 3:15 at 132 pounds. Tanner
Peterson couldnt quite escape the first
period, getting pinned at 1:59 by Derrick
Dumpprope in the 145-pound bout. The
Raiders forfeited to Alex Reas at 152
pounds.
Medford hosts Lakeland tonight,
Thursday, in the second and final home
meet of the winter. The first match is set
for 7 p.m. The Raiders go to the Ashland
Invitational Saturday. That tournament
is slated to start at 10:30 a.m. Then its off
to Mosinee for a GNC dual on Jan. 22.
Thursday,
Thursday,
September
January 15,
22, 2015
2011
Good showings at Cadott

a 6-0 win over Kyle Zerbian of Chippewa

Falls (20-5) in the finals. Zerbian beat
Peterson 9-6 earlier in the season at
Stratford.
Tucker controlled him, Brooks said.
He took him down and just basically
rode him out.
Peterson got to the finals with pins
over Rion Windsor of Melrose-Mindoro/
G-E-T (1:02), Micah Raatz of CornellGilman-Lake Holcombe (3:51), Bryan
Helminski of Cadott (51 seconds) and
Hunter Shulick of Melrose-Mindoro/GE-T (4:43).
Josh Brooks (17-5) clinched his title
with a satisfying 7-2 decision over Les
Lakey of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T. Lakey
beat Brooks 9-8 at last years regional
meet in the match that determined second place and a sectional berth. This
time, Brooks got the first takedown and
then he got the last one in the third period and added two back points to seal it.
Brooks got to the final with pins over
Lakeys teammate Damion Pederson
(3:07), Chase Bergeron of Chippewa Falls
(5:40), Bennett Bowe of Cadott (2:44) and
Justin Rodriguez of Whitehall (1:29).
Stamos (20-2) dominated the six-man
170-pound, round-robin bracket. The only
pin that took more than a minute was his
fourth-round win over runner-up Issac
Solberg of Chippewa Falls. That took 2:41.
The others were over Austin Nichols of
Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (20 seconds),
Austin Wannamacher of Glenwood City
(54 seconds), Ethan Haider of Cadott (20
seconds) and Dylan Gappa of MelroseMindoro/G-E-T (33 seconds).
Hanson (19-3) dominated his pool with
pins over Jake Stair of Melrose-Mindoro/
G-E-T (1:42) and Dusty Boehm of CornellGilman-Lake Holcombe (1:44) and a 15-5
major decision over Dominick Grimm
of Cadott. In the finals, Jake OMeara of
Glenwood City (25-5) got takedowns in
each of the first two periods and held on
for a 5-3 win.
Tanner Peterson had his best outing
of the season at 145 pounds, finishing
4-1 and a pin in 1:26 over Jacob Runge
of Chippewa Falls in the third-place
match. He escaped from Runges grasp,
took him down and pinned him. He also
pinned Spencer Peterson of Glenwood
City (1:44), Nichols Peterson of MelroseMindoro/G-E-T (31 seconds) and Tucker
Haag of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (32 seconds). Ben Adams of Bruce, who is 29-1,
gave him his loss, a pin in 3:14.
Jake Merrill took third at 195 pounds,
beating Justin Renaud of Chippewa Falls
14-2 in his final bout. Two takedowns and
a near fall made it 7-1 in the first period. A
five-point move in the second made it 121. Merrill pinned Sam Jansen of MelroseMindoro/G-E-T in 5:31 and Nick Nerby of
Whitehall in 57 seconds in pool competition and lost 4-1 to Dakotah Daffinson of
Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T.
Brad Nelles (106 pounds), Brayden

Fultz (132 pounds) and Parker Henrichs
(160 pounds) each won a match by pin
while finishing eighth. Kenny Krug went
0-5 in the six-man 220-pound bracket.
Wolfpack results
Nedland improved to 20-3, while
Gibson bumped his record to 15-3 in their
runner-up performances for CornellGilman-Lake Holcombe in Saturdays
tournament.
Nedland clinched his spot in the finals with a solid 7-3 win over Casey
Hedrington of Chippewa Falls in his
final pool bout. Cadotts Austin Najbrt
(22-3) dominated the final in a 14-2 major decision. Nedland had a bye and
pins over Jeremy Anderson of MelroseMindoro/G-E-T (1:02) and Trevor Larson
of Glenwood City (58 seconds) in his pool.
Gibson got to his final match with
Carlson with two pins and two one-point
wins. He edged Wyatt Code of Cadott 7-6
and Riely Weyandt of Chippewa Falls 8-7
and stuck Carson Lensing of MelroseMindoro/G-E-T in 3:16 and Austin
Johnson of Whitehall in 27 seconds.
Bowe (13-9) went 2-2 in a five-man,
113-pound bracket. He started with a
pin in 5:24 over Glenwood Citys Brad
Kessler and a 14-10 win over Caitlyn Kaz
of Chippewa Falls. He lost his next two
matches by injury default.
Lee (16-7) wrapped up his third-place
finish with a pin in 4:20 over Whitehalls
Alex Greenwold in his final bout. Earlier,
he notched pins over Tony Melstrom of
Glenwood City (2:35) and Luke Moua
of Chippewa Falls (1:01) before losing a
tough 10-9 decision to Patrick Higley of
Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T. Higley went on
to lose by pin in the finals to Bruce star
Donny Ralston.
Person (4-2) continued his attempt to
come back from a football knee injury.
He finished strong with a pin in 46 seconds over Spencer Keeble of Bruce and
a 7-0 win over Bennett Bowe in the fifthplace bout.
Boehm (12-6) took third for the
Wolfpack at 152 pounds with two pins
and a win by injury default over Jared
Woodhull of Chippewa Falls in the thirdplace bout. Jake Hillebrand was fourth
at 132 pounds with three pins in pool
competition. He fell in 1:07 to Nathan
Dornquast of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T
in the third-place match. After getting
pinned by Tucker Peterson in his first
match, Raatz went on to place sixth at
160 pounds, getting a 11-2 major decision over Windsor and a pin in 3:56 over
Helminski.
Paul Nedland was seventh at 106
pounds, getting a pin over Dan Taylor of
Glenwood City in 5:31 in his pool and pinning Nelles in 1:37 in the seventh-place
bout.
Wolfpack collects easy dual win
Third at Cadott
Photo by Kayla Peche, Courier Sentinel
Gilman sophomore Takoda Lee (l.) tries to control the head of Glenwood Citys
Tony Melstrom during their heavyweight match at Cadott on Saturday. Lee pinned
Melstrom in 2:35 and took third in his weight class. The Cornell-Gilman-Lake
Holcombe Wolfpack took sixth as a team.
The Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe

Wolfpack rode three pins and six forfeits
to an easy 54-3 win over Northwood-Solon
Springs on Thursday in an East Lakeland
Conference dual meet at Cornell.
There were just four contested matches in the short meet. With the win, the
Wolfpack improved to 3-1 in the conference to stay on the heels of league leaders
Cameron (2-0) and Flambeau (2-0).
The best match of the night actually
was the one the Wolfpack lost, according
to head coach Greg Sonnentag.
In the heavyweight bout, CornellGilman-Lake Holcombes Takoda Lee (125) squared off with 10-1 Ethan Luedtke,
who won the match 14-9.
The match went back and forth and

was tied 9-9 until the last 30 seconds of
the match where Luedtke caught Lee on
his back, Sonnentag said.
Jake Hillebrand opened the meet
by pinning Dakota Semanko in the
132-pound
match. Spencer Gibson
pinned Brody Waggoner at 145 pounds.
Dusty Boehm stuck Lorne Draiving in
the 152-pound bout.
Winners by forfeit were Micah Raatz
at 160 pounds, Matt Kostka at 182 pounds,
Paul Nedland at 106 pounds, Peyton Bowe
at 113 pounds, Zach Person at 120 pounds
and Eric Nedland at 126 pounds.
Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe is at
the Ladysmith Invitational on Saturday.
THE STAR NEWS
OUTDOORS
Page 9
January hearings to collect feedback on final Deer Trustee Report rules

Nine public hearings throughout Wisconsin will
provide an additional opportunity for public comment
before the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
requests adoption of the Deer Trustee Report permanent rule package in February.
In October of 2011, James C. Kroll, professor emeri-
Miller Dam Lake Association ice

fishing contest set for Jan. 31

Hovde hit a free throw to put Rib Lake back in front,
but Phillips scored a layup to regain the lead.
Strebig came back with his biggest shot of the night,
a deep three-pointer that staked the Redmen to a twopoint lead with five minutes to play. Phillips hit a three
and scored five of the next seven to take a one-point lead
with 4:15 to go in the fourth. Cardey hit a pair of free
throws to inch Rib Lake back in front, but the Redmen
would not get another point for the remainder of the
game.
With 1:45 remaining, Phillips Ryan Giannoni made
a free throw to tie the game at 50. After a Rib Lake turnover, Kyle Kornosh was fouled on his shooting attempt
and was sent to the line for the Loggers with 1:22 to go.
After missing his first attempt, he buried the second to
put Phillps up one.
The chances were there for the Redmen, within the
final 38 seconds they missed three free throws and committed one traveling violation. After a Loggers free
throw miss with 7.3 seconds left, Rib Lake brought the
ball into the offensive zone before calling a timeout
with 4.4 seconds remaining. Coming out of the huddle,
Frombach took the inbound and raced up the left side of
the court, only to see his three-point attempt clang off
the rim as the final buzzer sounded.
Cade Rose led Phillips by scoring 18 points, including two threes. Jacob Anderson and Giannoni both added 10 points in the win.
The Redmen got production from across the lineup.
Frombach led the way with 14 points, five steals, three
rebounds, and one assist. Strebig had 12 points, two
steals, two rebounds, and one assist. Scheithauer finished with nine points, nine rebounds, and three steals.
Cardey had eight points with one rebound and Hovde
scored seven points with three rebounds. Rib Lake was
18 of 35 (51.4 percent) from the field and 11 of 19 (57.8
percent) from the free throw line.
The guys were right in it. If a few bounces go our
way wed be looking at a win. Thats how its been for us
in each of our losses so far, Wild said.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
Dodgeville at the DNR Service Center, Conference
Room, 1500 N. Johns St.
Thursday, Jan. 22
Eau Claire at the Chippewa Valley Technical Col-
Monday, Jan. 26
Waukesha at the DNR Service Center, Room 151
(West entrance), 141 NW Barstow St.
Spooner at the DNR Service Center, Community
Room, 810 West Maple St.
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Rhinelander at James Williams Middle School auditorium, 915 Acacia Ln.
Following public hearings, the Natural Resources
Board may adopt the permanent rule package. If approved, it will advance to the state legislature for final
review.
Those unable to attend a public hearing are encouraged to provide feedback regarding the proposed rule
package through an input form available on the department website beginning Jan. 20.
For more information regarding hearing locations
and the Deer Trustee Report, visit dnr.wi.gov and
search keywords hearings and deer trustee report
respectively.
KWD
An Outdoormans
Journal
www.komarekwelldrilling.com
KOMAREK
Mark Walters sponsored by
Mississippi River gator hunt

Hello friends,
Here is the scoop. Last September I am hunting
ducks on the Mississippi River near Ferryville with my
13-year-old daughter Selina and 21- and 23-year-old stepsons Joey and Travis Dushek. We find an area I am sure
would be a good spot to ice fish. The only problem is that
it is three miles by whatever means of travel you choose
to reach it.
This past week the four of us and Fire, our very pregnant golden retriever (due on the 11th), go on one heck
of an adventure on the Mississippi River.
My nine-foot enclosed trailer is loaded with my
Polaris four-wheeler and a lot of gear. The bed of my
truck is so full of gear we can hardly close the end gate.
On top of my topper are four Otter sleds.
Friday, Jan. 2
High 36, Low 29
Once again this week, there is way more story than
I have space to write it. First, our gang stops at Ace
Hardware in La Crosse where we purchase $60 worth of
shiners (this is a gator hunt).
Second, we head south on Hwy 35 and a dark cloud
hits us like a wet blanket. Much of the river and backwaters are open. It is 2 p.m. and we do not have the
daylight hours to lose many daylight hours. We make
it to Ferryville and there is open water at the landing.
Without hesitation, we head north and the boys are
bummed, there is no doubt I have to pull a rabbit out of
the hat to save this adventure.
I have a brainstorm. I spoke with two fishermen in
Ace Hardware who told me that they had done very well
fishing and catching 27-35 inch northern pike on a backwater of the Mississippi right in La Crosse. Joey looks
on my receipt and there is the magic number. I call Ace,
get directions and an excellent report.
Here is where things get a little crazy. Our plan is to
sleep in my Eskimo Fat Shack and my trailer. No one
on the ice is on a four-wheeler and there is a question as
to whether or not we can legally run a four-wheeler to
our new honey hole. The other question is, what is the
quality of the ice? Trav goes on a quick recon mission.
The rest of us unload seven tons of gear.
Trav comes back with good news and I take the first
load out via four-wheeler and Otter sled. Lots of what
the heck looks. Next we hook up the trailer and really
get some looks, but we have an hour of daylight and we
are on the ice.
No fish today. We have a fine home-cooked meal of
136 W. Broadway
WELL DRILLING
N1690 State Hwy 13
Ogema, WI 54459
Medford, WI 54451
715.748.4213
www.hedlundagency.com
INSURANCE
FOR A LIFETIME!
TF-500286
Rib Lake boys
Tuesday, Jan. 20
La Crosse at the DNR Service Center, Room B19,
3550 Mormon Coulee Rd.
Fitchburg at the DNR Service Center, Gathering
Waters Conference Room, 3911 Fish Hatchery Rd.
lege Business Education Center, Room 103A, 620 West

Clairemont Ave.
Green Bay at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Lecture Hall Room SC132, 2740 W. Mason St.
Schofield at DC Everest Middle School, Auditorium,
9302 Schofield Ave.
TF-500162
The Miller Dam Lake Association is proud to

showcase the rich values of western Taylor County
by presenting a family fun-filled day with an ice
fishing contest on one of the greatest fishing lakes
in the area, the Chequamegon Waters (Miller Dam)
Flowage.
The Miller Dam Ice Fishing Contest will be a full
day of family winter fun. The contest will be held on
Saturday, Jan. 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It includes a
bonfire with smores, free sleigh rides, music, refreshments, great food, raffles, a heated shelter, door prizes and walk around raffles.
For the adult fishermen and women, there are
prizes for the first-place and second-place winners in
the five categories of fish, plus the winner of each of
the five categories will go into a drawing for $500.
Kids 12 and under will also receive prizes for the
first-place and second-place winners in the five categories of fish. The kids winner of each of the five categories also will go into a drawing for $500.
The area in and around the Chequamegon Waters
has so much to offer families in the winter, including
snowshoeing and snow tubing at the Winter Sports
Area, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, hunting
and ice fishing. Winter is fun in Taylor County.
The Miller Dam Lake Association is a charitable,
educational, recreational non-profit 501c organization. It is a qualified lake association certified by the
DNR. Its primary purpose is to support the protection
and improvement of the Miller Dam Lakes area for
the benefit of the public.
tus of Forest Wildlife Management, Stephen F. Austin

State University and officially known as Wisconsins
white-tailed deer trustee, entered into a contract with
the state of Wisconsin to conduct an independent, objective and scientifically-based review of Wisconsins deer
management practices. The White-tailed Deer Trustees
report was released to the public in July of 2012.
Hunters experienced some of the more prominent
rules stemming from the report in 2014, including
County Deer Advisory Councils, the Deer Management
Assistance Program and new seasons and management
units in 2014. However, these regulations and programs
were set up under an emergency rule. Now a follow-up
permanent rule package is necessary for the 2015 hunting seasons and beyond.
Public hearing dates and locations are as follows.
Each hearing each will run from 6 to 8 p.m.
Fax: 715.767.5436
cte49203@centurytel.net
715.767.5469
spaghetti and, as always, lots of laughter.
Saturday, Jan. 3
High 37, Low 28
A truly incredible day would best describe today.
Early in the morning my buddy Gary Howe, out of
Prairie du Chien, joins us for the day. All told, we have
15 tip-ups out on top of 20 to 30 feet of water with the
shiners six feet below the ice. The flags are flying and
lots of gators are hitting the ice by our gang and many
other people. Almost all of our fish are between 27-35
inches.
There is just enough snow on the ice that it is as slippery as it could possibly be. Gary Howe is going for a
gaff because Joey is fighting a big fish. Garys feet go
out from underneath him and he takes quite possibly
the worst fall I have ever seen on the ice and lands on
the back of his head. At first, my buddy isnt moving or
talking. Then he quivers and tells me its bad. Long
story short, 20 minutes later he ices a 34-inch gator and
by the end of the day we have kept 12 gators that average
31 inches.
Selina cooked scrambled eggs with ham. Travis
cooked brats. Joey cooked venison. When the boys were
growing up, they quickly learned that they needed to
help with the chores and they always have. At 10:30 that
night, Selina and I each had a flag and put two more in
the live well.
Later in the evening, the cold spell that gripped the
northern hemisphere hit our camp and it was nasty
with a capital N. Though the fish were still hungry the
next morning, it was a lesson in pure focus just to break
camp, get everything off the ice and pack the truck and
trailer.
This trip was another lesson of why doing stuff with
your kids in the outdoors keeps your kids hanging out
with you long after they graduate from high school.
In closing, local information, the ears to listen and
the ability to not create lock jaw in whom you are trying
to get that info from saved this trip.
We had a blast!
Sunset
LIVING
The Star News
Thursday, January 15, 2015 Page 10
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Alana Lee
Cheryl Czappa and Brent Studinger of Medford announce the birth of a daughter, Alana Lee, born on Jan.
2 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. She weighed
three pounds, 11 ounces and was 16 inches long. Her siblings are Blaine, age 13, Blake, age 12, and Chad, age 6.
Payton David
Jesse and Danielle Rieck of Dorchester announce the
birth of a son, Payton David, born on Dec. 24 at Ministry
St. Josephs Hospital in Marshfield. He weighed eight
pounds, five ounces and was 21 inches long. His sisters
are Malayna, age 10, and Daelyn, age 6. His grandpar-
ents are David and Mary Erl of Dorchester, Danny and

Jane Schaefer of Milan and Dennis and Shari Rieck of
Medford. His great-grandparents are Adeline Decker of
Dorchester, Arnold and Virgina Schaefer of Colby and
Jerry Fischer of Rock Dam.
Jase Samuel
Connie and Jeremy Szemraj of Lublin announce
the birth of a son, Jase Samuel, born on Dec. 22 at St.
Josephs Hospital in Chippewa Falls. He weighed 10
pounds, eight ounces and was 22 inches long. His siblings are Alexys, age 10, Olivya, age 4, and Sofya, age 2.
His grandparents are Brad and Leslie Cornell of Jump
River and Joe and Judy Szemraj of Lublin.
Dear Nutrition Nuts
With Kate Bromann, County Market Nutritionist

& Kim Mueller, Natural Foods Manager
Dear Nutrition Nuts,
Dear Nutrition Nuts,
There are so many different

lves.
bottles of olive oil on the shelves.
How do I know which one
to choose?
What is a healthier alternative to sugar?
Beth from Medford

Dear Beth,
The myriad of choices when buying olive oil
can be confusing. By choosing an extra virgin
ROLYHRLO\RXZLOOEHJHWWLQJWKHRLOWKDWVPDGH
with the highest quality, least processed olives.
Extra virgin olive oil also has higher amounts of
nutrients and therefore offers the greatest health
EHQHWV2OLYHRLOLVDPRQRXQVDWXUDWHGIDWDQG
is widely used in the healthful Mediterranean
diet. It has been shown to help lower cholesterol
OHYHOVDQGPD\DOVREHQHWLQVXOLQOHYHOVDQG
blood sugar control.
2OLYHRLOVODEHOHGZLWKRXWWKHWHUPVH[WUD
YLUJLQRUYLUJLQXQGHUJRDFKHPLFDOSURFHVV
RIUHQLQJ2OLYHVRIDOHVVHUTXDOLW\DUHXVHG
DQGWKHFKHPLFDOO\WUHDWHGRLOKLGHVWKHRII
tastes that would result from oxidation or other
FRQWDPLQDWLRQRILQIHULRUROLYHV,WVEHVWWR
use extra virgin or virgin olive oils for cooking,
dipping, sauces and salad dressings.
-Kate
:HDUHDVNLQJ\RXWRVHQG\RXUTXHVWLRQVWR
nutritionist@medfordcoop.com with the subject
Dear Nutrition Nuts or call 715-748-8561
and leave a message for Kate with your Dear
Nutrition Nuts question. Feel free to ask Kim
and Kate questions when you see them at
County Market as well.
Lisa from Medford

Dear Lisa,
The answer to healthy sugar alternatives is
a long one. There are many sweet options
in the Natural aisle at County Market and it
FDQEHRYHUZKHOPLQJDWUVWJODQFH:HKDYH
sweeteners with fancy names like Xylitol,
Erythritol, Dextrose, Fructose, Turbinado,
Sucanat and Stevia, as well as the usual
standbys like organic brown sugar, powdered
sugar, pure cane sugar and palm sugar.
Then there are traditional sweeteners such
as raw honey, maple syrup, molasses and
EDUOH\PDOW:KDW\RXZLOO127QGLVDUWLFLDO
sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup
or aspartame.
:KHQLWFRPHVWREDNLQJP\SHUVRQDOIDYRULWHV
are honey and maple syrup. Aside from their
\
\J
DZHVRPHDYRU\RXDFWXDOO\JDLQVRPH
nutrition like enzymes, minerals, vitamins,
d zinc.
i
JJustt remember,
b when
h it
magnesium and
g ,
gar,
comes to sugar,
less is more.
Medfords
Proud to be Community Owned
Strehlow-Eckert
Samantha Strehlow and Ryan Eckert were united in
marriage on Sept. 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Athens with Rev. Jeff Lambrecht officiating. The bride is
the daughter of Lawrence and Dawn Strehlow of Hurley.
The groom is the son of Anthony and Cheryl Eckert of
Medford.
The bride, escorted by her father, wore a strapless
Casablanca floral-beaded dress with buttons all the way
down the back of the dress. Her bouquet was made of red
roses and greenery wrapped in red ribbon.
Karie Glander of Oostburg, the couples friend, was
maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Stephanie Beyrer of
Colfax, Courtney Hartwig of Athens, Vivian Chen of
River Falls, Dani Mattson of Hurley and Amber Becker
of Hartford.
Tryston Beyrer of Colfax, the grooms friend, was
best man. Groomsmen were Ben Tegen of Kennan, Eric
Hartwig and Pat Steinke, both of Athens, Matt Feldmeirer of Huston, Minn., and Derek Johnson of Dorchester.
Ushers were Nathan Eckert of Medford, Eric Voight
of Pittsville, Travis Zakrzewski of Bancroft and Gary
Rieth.
A reception, dinner and dance for 250 guests was held
at Country Aire in Stratford. The couple took a honeymoon trip to Door County and Washington Island. They
reside in Medford.
The bride has a Bachelor of Science in field biology
from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She teaches middle school science at St. Josephs in Stratford. The
groom has a Bachelor of Science in crop and soil science
from UW-River Falls. He is a salesman for Cropping Central of Edgar.
The goal in my opinion is to stay as true to

natural as you can get. All sugars aside from
Stevia will spike your blood sugar and fuel
your desire for more. The average adult
consumes well over 100 pounds of sugar
SHU\HDU,I\RXQG\RXUVHOIORRNLQJIRUDQ
alternative to sweeten your coffee or for light
recipes, stevia is a great alternative. It comes
LQDOLTXLGIRUPWKDWKDVDYRURSWLRQVWKDW
are just right for your favorite cup of joe, or in
a powder form which can be substituted for
regular sugar, but watch out! Stevia can be
100-300 times sweeter than regular sugar; a
little dab will do ya!
-Kim
2-145639
photo by Chris Kepner, Athens
Ryan and Samantha Eckert
OPEN 24 HOURS!
0HGIRUG3OD]D
Angela Woods and Tony Hall
Woods-Hall
Angela Woods of Appleton and Tony Hall of Neenah

announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Steven Woods and Faye Grosek-Woods of Neenah. He is the
son of Bill and Sandy Hall of Medford.
The bride-to-be is a graduate of Neenah High School.
She graduated from Bethel University with a degree in
elementary education and middle school mathematics.
She is a preschool teacher at KinderCare Learning Center in Appleton.
The groom-elect is a graduate of Medford Area Senior
High. He graduated from the University of Minnesota
with a degree in aerospace engineering and mechanics.
He is a structural and mechanical design engineer for
Gulfstream Aerospace.
The couple plans a March 20 wedding at Appleton Alliance Church.
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 11
Top news stories for 2014

Compiled by Reporter Donald Watson
Continued from last week
Hospital name change

Memorial Health Center changed the
name of the hospital to Aspirus Medford
Hospital on May 1. The Aspirus name
will also be used throughout all the clinics and branches of the local healthcare
organization, further cementing the relationship between the local healthcare
provider and its regional partner. There
was no change in ownership or management. Memorial Health Center is coowned by Aspirus based in Wausau, and
by the Memorial Member Association in
Medford.
The press release announcing the
name change stated: Memorial Health
Center has been in a close partnership
with Aspirus, one of the nations most
respected healthcare organizations, for
over 13 years. Together, the two organizations have ensured the best healthcare,
medical experts, and advanced technologies are always available to the people of
our area. The name change is meant to
make the relationship between Memorial Health Center and Aspirus clearer and
easier to understand.
Memorial Health Center has gone
through multiple name changes since
opening its doors in 1962. The changes
reflect its changing scope of services and
THE
TIME
MACHINE
From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
January 13, 2015
The Rib Lake Community Development Foundation will move ahead with
plans to apply for an Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) innovation grant to study the possibilities
of marketing sediment from Rib Lake,
as a sellable product. The road was
smoothed Tuesday evening when the
Inland Lakes Association board agreed
to submit a letter in support of the project. Since that board is virtually the
same as membership of the Rib Lake
Village Board, the Village Board also
agreed later that same evening to send
a letter of support for the project. The
Rib Lake Fish & Game organization
has reportedly also promised a letter of
support.
Inland Lakes Chairman Wayne
Tlusty explained that he and UWExtension Community Development
Agent Arlen Albrecht are writing the
grant, with their project fitting three of
the four grant criteria perfectly.
25 YEARS AGO
relationship to other entities. Health center representatives said the name change
to Aspirus was simply one more step in
the natural evolution of the organization.
Schneider guilty
A Westboro man who shot Taylor
County Deputy Chad Kowalczyk last September entered a no contest plea to an attempted homicide charge.
The plea came as part of a comprehensive plea agreement with Taylor County
District Attorney Kristi Tlusty involving
multiple felony cases filed against Alexander Schneider, 28, of Westboro, in the
past year.
Schneider faced more than 94 years
in prison for charges of attempted first
degree intentional homicide, possession
of a firearm contrary to injunction, possession of a shortbarreled shotgun, bail
jumping and violating a domestic abuse
injunction in connection to the Sept. 8,
2013 shooting incident.
At a plea hearing held on June 9,
Schneider entered a no contest plea to
the attempted homicide charge, possession of a short-barreled shotgun charge,
and felony bail jumping charges. Taylor
County Circuit Court Judge Ann KnoxBauer found him guilty of the three
charges. The remaining charges were
dismissed but read in for sentencing purposes .
On Oct. 31, Knox-Bauer sentenced
In the Medford School District, the

1989 tax rate was $14.94 per $1,000 equalized value. This ranked the district 323
among the 370 school districts with a
K-12 education program. The statewide
average rate was $16.58.
The WTA said the 1988-89 statewide
average cost was $4,273 per member.
This compares with $3,653 per pupil for
the Medford School District, where state
aids paid 59.7 percent of the costs.
In the Rib lake School District, the
1989 tax rate was $17.73 per $1,000 equalized value, which ranked the district 139
in the state. The average cost per pupil
was $3,891 for Rib Lake, where state aids
paid 66 percent of those costs.
In the Gilman School District, the
1988 tax rate was $17.50 per $1,000 equalized value, ranking the district 150 in
the state. The average cost per pupil was
$4,252 in the Gilman district, where state
aids paid 64 percent of those costs.
Schneider to 40 years of initial confinement and 20 years of extended supervision for a charge of attempted murder
against Kowalczyk.
In addition to the sentence for the attempted homicide charge from the Sept.
8 incident, Schneider was sentenced to
two years incarceration and one year
extended supervision for possession of
a short-barreled shotgun and two years
incarceration and one year extended supervision for felony bail jumping.
As part of the sentencing, he was also
ordered to serve two years incarceration
and one year extended supervision for
a recklessly endangering safety charge;
two years incarceration and one year
extended supervision for a bail jumping
charge; and nine months for a misdemeanor battery charge.
He also was sentenced to nine months
incarceration for each of the following offenses: battery; sex with a child; and an
additional battery conviction. All of the
sentences are concurrent, meaning they
will be served at the same time as his
other charges.
Woman killed by train

A Gilman woman died after being hit
by a train on July 25.
According to Taylor County Sheriff
Bruce Daniels, at approximately 11:50
p.m. the Taylor County Dispatch Center
received a report from the Canadian Na-
the Herman Niemuth farm home in section 21, town of Deer Creek.
The house was a story and a half
frame structure of three parts18 by 28
feet, 16 by 20 feet and 8 by 20 feet located tow miles east and one half mile south
of Stetsonville.
The fire started about 6:30 and was
discovered shortly after seven oclock by
the Niemuths son Marvin who noticed
the smoke on his way to the basement
for some kindling. The fire was noticed
about the same time by the men who
were returning to the house after milking.
Mrs. Niemuth said the fire may have
been caused by a spark from the furnace
igniting some chips.
tional Railroad that one of their trains

had been involved in a pedestrian versus train incident near the intersection
of West Riverside Drive and Railroad
Street in the Village of Gilman.
Upon arrival of emergency medical
services from the Gilman Ambulance
and EMT service and Taylor County
sheriffs deputies, a female victim was
located. Initial assessment indicated the
individual was deceased as a result of
this incident. The Taylor County Medical Examiners office was notified and
responded to the scene.
The victim was identified as 33-yearold Heather Johnson, who had resided in
Gilman for several months.
Concludes next week
Students from area

named to deans list
Local students named to the deans list

for the fall semester at the University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse with a grade point
average of at least 3.5 include Tiara Latz
of Gilman; Zachary Barnetzke, Jessica
Debruyne, Chelsea Hamelund, Sydnie
Kraus, Maddison Kuhn, Lynzee Pinkert
and Luke Sauerman of Medford; Courtney Geisler and Samantha Geisler of Rib
Lake; and Karen Kilby of Westboro.
100 YEARS AGO

January 13, 1915
Beggars were about the city again

last week, one lady had quite a time getting rid of one who made himself pretty
much at home.
Country people who wish to see war
pictures next Wednesday can attend
the matinee at 4:30 and get home in
time to do chores.
Carl Pietsch and wife have not heard
a word from their relatives in Germany, since the war and have written for
word in regards to their safety.
Remember When Jan. 2005
50 YEARS AGO
January 14, 1965
The Medford Rebels Rod and Custom

club, a group of youths of the area, will
sponsor its third annual ice drag racing
event Sunday afternoon on Sacketts lake
northwest of Medford. The young men,
whose club sponsors responsible, courteous driving, stage the races for entertainment and in an effort to illustrate to the
public safe racing of an ice drag strip.
An added feature this year will be a
snowmobile race in which snow scooters will compete on a special course
around the lake. The Rebels invite dealers and other owners of snowmobiles to
take part in the special race.
January 17, 1990

Wisconsins 439 school districts
spent $3.8 billion on public education
in 1988-89, according to a report by the
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WTA),
Madison.
75 YEARS AGO
January 11, 1940
Fire which started in the basement

Saturday morning completely destroyed
Stephanie and Philip White of Spencer lead a group through the woods during
the inaugural Rib Lake Snowshoe adventure held Jan. 8. The event, hosted by the
Rib Lake Running Club, highlighted the Rib Lake Championship Loop of the Rib
Lake area ski trail system and the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 12
Students receive academic honors

Students named to the presidents list for the fall
semester at Chippewa Valley Technical College with
a grade point average of 3.5 or higher included David
Carmel, Linda Lauersdorf, Derek Malinowski, Syvana Nichols and Megan Sromek of Gilman; and Marah
Beard, Jackson Jalowitz, Katie Jentzsch and Hannah
Schneveis of Medford.
Retired educators meeting
Local students named to the deans list for the fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison include
Benjamin Bolstad, Shantel Hartzell and Lucas Lato of
Gilman; and Paige Bernklau, Taylor Kuhn and Connor
Temme of Medford.
The Tri-County Retired Educators Association will

meet on Monday, Jan. 19 at the Hayloft in Withee.
Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with a business meeting to follow.
The Tri-County Retired Educators Association includes retired teachers/staff and their spouses from
the Cadott, Chippewa Falls, Gilman, Greenwood, Loyal,
Neillsville, Owen-Withee, Stanley and Thorp areas.
Susan Young of Medford and Arielle Lammar of Stetsonville were named to the deans list for the fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Superior by earning
a grade point average of a least 3.5.
CLASSIFIEDS
HELP WANTED
JELD-WEN
EXPERIENCED CNC MACHINIST
WINDOWS & DOORS
Experience with Mazaks is a plus.

1st shift, full-time
ALSO
PRODUCTION
WORKERS WANTED
Present openings will start at $10.97 per hour, receive

three monthly performance increases, and then attain a
grade level. Our minimum grade level is $13.54 per hour.
Second shift premium .60 cents. Our full-time benefit
program includes:
0574#0%'2#%-#)'

.':+$.'52'0&+0)#%%17065
HNE
#+&8#%#6+10#0&*1.+&#;5
#0;16*'45T
22.;+02'4510#66*'(41061((+%'X10&#;6*417)*
4+&#;X
8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
JELD-WEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Reliability for Real Life
Welder/Fabricator
Immediate opening for an experienced fabrication welder
in Medford, WI. Primary responsibilities for this position
would be fabrication and welding of stainless steel heat
exchangers and related components, and sheet metal
fabrication.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
MIG/TIG Stainless Steel Welding
Proficient welding and fabrication skills to join metal
parts according to print, sketch, or verbal instructions
Ability and skill to setup and operate machine tools to
cut and shape light gauge material safely and proficiently
Fit-up and polishing experience
ASME experience and certification, a plus
Must have the ability to read and work off blueprints
Ability to communicate and work well with others in a
spirit of cooperation and teamwork
Weld Test required
As a leading supplier of stainless shell and tube heat exchangers and equipment to many industries, Enerquip is a
stable, growing company with excellent benefits and friendly
local people.
If you feel that you have what it takes in this fast-paced
team atmosphere, send your resume to:
$3000 SIGN ON BONUS, $65K$75K Annually! Dedicated Customer Freight, Excellent Benefits and We Get You Home
Every Week! Call Today 888409-6033, Apply Online www.
DriveJacobson.com
(CNOW)
2-145664
MarquipWardUnited, is currently looking for motivated people

to become part of our people centric company located in Phillips,
Wisconsin.
t.FDIBOJDBMBOE$POUSPMT%FTJHOFS Perform duties required
for the creation of new products and the design and development
of automatic machinery. A technical degree in machine design or
drafting or equivalent work experience in the design of automatic
process machinery.
t&MFDUSJDBM *OTUBMM "TTFNCMFS BOE .FDIBOJDBM *OTUBMM
"TTFNCMFSPerform duties required to electrically or mechanically
build and install equipment. Duties involve building and installing
equipment, the ability and willingness to travel to customer sites
as required, and the ability and willingness to work long hours for
extended periods to successfully install equipment.
Send resumes to: Rebecca.Ludwig@MarquipWardUnited.com
MarquipWardUnited Attn: Culture and People Development 1300 No.
Airport Rd., Phillips, WI 54555 Equal Opportunity EmployerM/F/D/V
NORTH STAR COOPERATIVE,

Cavalier ND is seeking a qualified General Manager. This is a
successful bulk & retail energy, C
Stores, and agronomy cooperative with sales of $35 million with
multiple retail locations. Financial and personal management
experience is required. Email:
Larry.fuller@chsinc.com or fax
(888-653-5527)
resume
to:
Larry Fuller, 5213 Shoal Drive,
Bismarck ND 58503, (CNOW)
WEEKLY
HOME
TIME:
CHOOSE the TOTAL PACKAGE: Regional Runs Available,
TOP PAY, BENEFITS; Mthly
BONUSES & more! CDL-A,
6 mos. Exp. Reqd. EEOE/
AAP
866-322-4039
www.
drive4marten.com
(CNOW)
DISH NETWORK - SAVE!
Starting $19.99/month (for 12
months.) Premium Channel Offers Available. FREE Equipment,
Installation & Activation. CALL,
COMPARE LOCAL DEALS!
1-800-575-3209
(CNOW)
ATTENTION
TRUCK
RECRUITERS: RECRUIT an applicant in over 179 Wisconsin
newspapers! Only $300/week.
Call this paper or 800-227-7636
www.cnaads.com
(CNOW)
LEGAL SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER
Full time Legal Secretary/Bookkeeper in general practice
ODZUPWRVWDUWLPPHGLDWHO\4XDOLHGDSSOLFDQWPXVW
EHDEOHWRZRUNZHOOXQGHUSUHVVXUHDQGPDQDJHPXOWLSOH
WDVNV ZLWK IUHTXHQW LQWHUUXSWLRQV 3ULRU H[SHULHQFH LQ D
ODZRIFHLVSUHIHUUHGEXWQRWUHTXLUHG
7KH SRVLWLRQ UHTXLUHV SULRU FRPSXWHUZRUG SURFHVVLQJ
H[SHULHQFH DQG SURFLHQW W\SLQJ VNLOOV$SSOLFDQW PXVW
SRVVHVV VWURQJ JUDPPDU VNLOOV 3ULRU WUDQVFULSWLRQ
H[SHULHQFH SUHIHUUHG 7KH SRVLWLRQ LQFOXGHV DQVZHULQJ
SKRQHV JUHHWLQJ FOLHQWV WUDQVFULELQJ GLFWDWLRQ DQG
GUDIWLQJOHJDOGRFXPHQWVDQGFRUUHVSRQGHQFHDVZHOODV
RWKHUWUDGLWLRQDORIFHGXWLHV7KHSRVLWLRQDOVRLQFOXGHV
JHQHUDO EDQNLQJ DFFRXQWV SD\DEOH DQG UHFHLYDEOH DQG
SUHSDULQJPRQWKO\VWDWHPHQWV
3OHDVHVHQGRUHPDLOUHVXPHWR
2-145490
2-145621
Experience with sawing steel is a plus.

Competitive Wages - Benets Offered
Drop off or mail resume & application to
TAKCO MFG.
810 S. AIRPORT RD., PHILLIPS, WI 54555
CONTRACT SALESPERSON:
Selling aerial Photography of
farms on commission basis.
$4225.00 first month guarantee.
$1,500-$3,000
weekly
proven earnings. Travel required. More info msphotosd.
com or 877/882-3566 (CNOW)
CDL-A
TRUCK
DRIVERS
Get Knighted today and Be
Rewarded with TOP PAY,
Personalized Home Time Options and Consistent, round
trip miles. Call: 855-876-6079
Knight Refrigerated (CNOW)
SAW OPERATOR
JELD-WEN Windows and Doors, Hawkins Window

Division, is a wood window and patio door manufacturer in
Hawkins Wisconsin. We are accepting applications for
full-time production positions.
(High School Diploma or Equivalence Required)
(Must be at least 18 years of age)
WISCONSIN HUNTING LAND

WANTED! Earn thousands on
your land by leasing the hunting rights. Free evaluation &
info packet. Liability coverage included. The experts
at Base Camp Leasing have
been bringing landowners &
hunters together since 1999.
Email: info@basecampleasing.
com Call: 866-309-1507 BaseCampLeasing.com
(CNOW)
1-145445
-HQVHQ6FRWW*UXQHZDOG 6KLIHU6&
:'LYLVLRQ6W
32%R[
0HGIRUG:,

DWWRUQH\V#MHQVHQVFRWWODZFRP
WADAL Plastics, Inc. is seeking candidates

for the position of Mold Cleaner on 1st
shift. Individuals must be self-starters with
the ability to work with little supervision.
Experience preferred with knowledge of
injection molding and mold components
but willing to train the right candidate.
Good mechanical aptitude and a desire for
advancement is a plus.
Competitive compensation based on
experience. Benefits include shift premiums,
health insurance, company paid life insurance,
401(k), paid vacations, and holidays.
Apply in person or send your confidential
resume (no phone calls please) to:
2-145471
WADAL Plastics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
2-145570
Enerquip, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
2-145472
Heat Exchangers
Attn: Human Resources

611 North Road
Medford, WI 54451
WADAL Plastics, Inc.

Attn: Human Resources
949 S. Gibson St.
Medford, WI 54451
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
LOOKING FOR very responsible

bartender every other weekend
and other days available. Send
inquiries to Blind Ad #289, P.O.
Box 180, Medford, WI 54451.
MEYER
MANUFACTURING
Corporation is accepting applications for CNC machinists,
break press operators, painters,
production welders and general
labor. Competitive wage, excellent fringe benefits, normal work
week is four 10 hour days - Monday through Thursday. Apply in
person at Meyer Mfg. Corp.,
Hwy. A West, Dorchester, WI.
HELP WANTED
WANTED: PERSON to help
with home care. Needs to
be dependable, organized
and live close to city of
Medford.
Call
afternoons
or evenings, 715-785-7221.
WAREHOUSE WORKER: J.H.
Larson Company, Abbotsford,
is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to assist with
warehouse duties that would
include stocking shelves, picking orders, and unloading
freight. Must be able to consistently lift 50 lbs. Full-time with
benefits. Phone 715-223-3651.
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
2-145583
6LHUUD3DFLF,QG0HUULOO+:'LVORRNLQJIRUD3URGXFWLRQ
6XSHUYLVRU$SSOLFDQWPXVWKDYHDWOHDVW\UVRIVXSHUYLVRU\
H[S\UVH[SZRUNLQJLQDQLQGXVWU\PIJHQYLURQPHQW
SUHIHUHQFHWRZLQGRZPIJH[SVWURQJSUREOHPVROYLQJVNLOOVDQG
FRPPXQLFDWLRQVNLOOV3URFLHQWZLWK06:RUG ([FHO([FEHQHW
SNJ)D[UHVXPHWR$771&KHU0XUSK\DW1R
SKRQHFDOOVSOHDVH'HDGOLQH:HDUHDGUXJIUHHZRUN
SODFH$YHULDEOH66LVUHTG
A Division of
(2(LQFOGLVDELOLW\ YHWHUDQV
EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER

We have an opening for Full-Time Teachers
(4 days on, 1 day off), Qualified candidates will have
proven work history and previous experience in
early childhood. Seeking individuals with an
Associate or Bachelor Degree and/or willing to
pursue further education in Early Childhood.
CARE PARTNERS ASSISTED LIVING in Medford has

full & part time positions available for all shifts for our
facility. We are looking for positive, hardworking individuals who are committed to provide quality care for
our residents. In-house training provided. Background
check required per DHS83. EOE.
Please apply at:
955 E. Allman Street

Medford, WI 54451
1-145427
2-145491
Call
The
Star
News
CAREGIVERS & CNAs
Care Partners
Assisted Living
Send letter of interest and

resume with references to:
Kelly Jensen
664 W Cedar Street,
Medford, WI 54451
Or email: kjjensen@tds.net
See our website for further information:

www.carepartners-countryterrace.com
CITY OF MEDFORD
SUMMER HELP WANTED
The City of Medford is accepting applications for
Pool Supervisor for the 2015 summer pool season.
to
place
your
help
wanted
advertisements!
HELP WANTED
Page 13
NOW HIRING PRODUCTION WORKERS

Frontline Bldg. Products, Inc., Medford, WI, a leading manufacturer of
products associated with the window and door industry, is looking for
detail orientated team players as general production workers. Normal
hours for this position are 6 am-2:30 pm. The successful candidate will
have basic math and measurement skills. Prior window production
experience in a custom window plant is strongly preferred. Starting pay
up to $14.00 per hour along with an excellent benefit package.
Please visit
www.BayCompanies.com/careers
to apply today!
Competitive compensation
and benefit package offered.
EEO Employer with a
Drug-Free Environment
2-145633
Ace Ethanol LLC in Stanley, WI offers a very safe and fast-paced work environment,
competent and committed co-workers, competitive base pay, excellent employee
EHQHWVTXDUWHUO\ERQXVHVDQGDQQXDOSURWVKDULQJDOOLQDQLQGXVWU\OHDGLQJDQG
VWDWHRIWKHDUWIDFLOLW\:HDUHFXUUHQWO\VHHNLQJKLJKO\PRWLYDWHGLQGLYLGXDOVIRUWKH
IROORZLQJRSHQLQJ
Maintenance TechnicianUHVSRQVLEOHIRUPDLQWDLQLQJHTXLSPHQWIRUDOOSURGXFWLRQ
SURFHVVHVSHUIRUPHG3RVLWLRQUHTXLUHVDWOHDVWDKLJKVFKRROHGXFDWLRQRUHTXLYDOHQW
DELOLW\WRUHDGDQGFOHDUO\VSHDN(QJOLVKIROORZZULWWHQDQGYHUEDOLQVWUXFWLRQVZULWH
OHJLEO\IRUORJVDQGGRFXPHQWDWLRQSHUIRUPEDVLFPDWKRSHUDWLRQVXVHPHDVXUHPHQW
GHYLFHVUHDGJDXJHVGLVWLQJXLVKFRORU,QGXVWULDOPDQXIDFWXULQJSODQWH[SHULHQFHLV
SUHIHUUHG0DLQWDLQLQJDYDULHW\RISURFHVVSURGXFWLRQHTXLSPHQWDQXQGHUVWDQGLQJ
RISURFHVVRZFHUWLFDWLRQVLQIRUNOLIWDQGPDQOLIWRSHUDWLRQDQGEDVLFFRPSXWHU
VNLOOVLVKLJKO\GHVLUDEOH'XHWRRSHUDWLRQVPXVWEHUHOLDEOHDQGWLPHO\LQ
UHSRUWLQJWRZRUN3UHHPSOR\PHQWGUXJVFUHHQLQJSK\VLFDODQGEDFNJURXQGFKHFN
UHTXLUHG7KLVLVDQLJKWVKLIWSRVLWLRQZRUNLQJIURPSPWRDPRQDWZR
ZHHNURWDWLRQRIGD\VRQGD\VRIIGD\VRQGD\VRIIGD\VRQGD\VRII
3OHDVHDSSO\E\VHQGLQJUHVXPHE\-DQXDU\WR
2-145534
Ace Ethanol LLC

$WWQ+XPDQ5HVRXUFHV
:0DSOH6WUHHW6WDQOH\:,
3KRQH)D[HPDLODSSO\#DFHHWKDQROFRP
*Please reference Ace Maintenance Technician position when applying* EOE
Qualication will include certications in Lifeguard/First Aid/CPR/AED.

Past pool supervision will be a plus. Approximately 10-15 hours per week
from June through August. Duties will include supervision of all lifeguards,
develop and enforce pool policies and will report to the Street & Water
Superintendent.
Applications should be submitted to the City of Medford - Pool Supervisor
at 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI 54451 by January 22, 2015.
The City of Medford is an equal opportunity employer and does not
discriminate on any grounds prohibited by law.
Pat Chariton, Steet & Water Superintendent
2-145481
Phillips-Medisize is a global leader that designs and contract

manufactures both component and nished products sold into the
commercial, drug delivery and medical device markets.
Now available in MEDFORD, WI (Phillips Automotive):

Maintenance Technician 1st, 2nd & 3rd shift available!
Install, set up and troubleshoot molding machines and
other equipment; and perform preventative maintenance.
Requires strong interpersonal, organizational, communication
and problem solving skills, and proven troubleshooting on
automated processing equipment. Assoc. degree or equiv. plus
previous related experience.
Quality Manager
Ensure the facility adheres to quality systems policies and
customer requirements; supervise quality personnel; provide
technical support and coordination for existing product
operations and new product introduction; manage the CAPA
program; coordinate customer and internal quality system
audits. REQUIRES: A bachelors degree in manufacturing, quality,
engineering, or related technical eld, or equiv., along with min.
5 yrs in a technology-driven manufacturing environment, and 3
yrs supervisory experience.
For immediate consideration, apply on-line
and attach your resume.
www.phillipsmedisize.com/about-us/careers
Phillips-Medisize is an Afrmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/
Disabled Employer
2-145535
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 14
www.c21dairyland.com
DAIRYLAND REALTY
1-164233
2-145489
t
REDUCED
309 & 301 S. Main St.,

Medford
N5296 Sackett Dr.,

Medford
807 Impala Dr.,

Medford
N2946 County Road C,

Ogema
N185 Highview Lane,

Rib Lake
Approx. 2,400 sq.ft. of retail

space. Nicely updated with brick
front, steel sides, display windows
& spancrete oor system. Great
downtown location. Real estate
only for sale.
This secluded setting offers more

than you could ask for: Gorgeous
5 bedroom home, 24 x 32 heated
workshop, 52.5 wooded acres and
400+ feet of frontage on Grassy
Knoll Lake!
This 3 bedroom home with nished

lower level makes an excellent
investment. Updated bathroom
and gas forced air furnace. Use
as either a single family home or a
commercial location, frontage on
N. Highway 13.
Extremely motivated! This country

home built in 1996 is situated on
36 acres, features an open concept
kitchen, main
oor master
suite, main oor laundry and the
upstairs offers 2 bedrooms with a
full bath.
Beautiful, rustic cedar sided home

with 150 of frontage on North
Spirit Lake! 3 bedroom, 2 bath
open concept home with partially
nished lower level. All ready for
the summer fun to begin!
#1201257..................$199,000 #1304557..................$489,000 #1405173..................$114,500 #1402017..................$264,900 #1403017..................$259,500
Dan Olson
CRS/GRI
Harmony
Country Cooperative
is looking for a qualied candidate

to work in their Feed Division in Colby.
Candidate must have CDL and be able
to work well with others. Interested
candidates please call Colby Feed Mill at
1-888-231-1889 or 715-223-2329.
Jodi Drost
Sue Anderson
CRS/CHMS
Kelly Rau
CRS/SRES/GRI
Susan J. Thums
ABR/CRS/CHMS/GRI
Jamie Kleutsch
Terra Brost
Jon Roepke
Angela Mueller
ABR/CRS/GRI/CHMS
Caregivers & CNAs

COUNTRY TERRACE OF WISCONSIN
in Abbotsford has full and parttime positions available for all
shifts. We are looking for positive, hardworking individuals
who are committed to provide
quality care for our residents.
In-house training provided.
Background check required per
DHS83. EOE
Please apply at:
NOW HIRING
Country Terrace
of W
o
Wisconsin
sscco s
100 South 4th Ave., Abbotsford, WI 54405
See our website for further information:
growingtogether
Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central
Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
Maintenance Mechanics:
Class C or Above
www.carepartners-countryterrace.com
1-164182
NOW HIRING
growingtogether
Applications will be taken until Feb. 28, 2015
Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central

Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
Apply in person between the hours of 7:30 a.m.

and 2:30 p.m. at 306 Park St., Spencer, Wis.
Or e-mail rsum to: cwcasey@landolakes.com
Production Positions
TECHNICAL TRAINING OR PREVIOUS

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

306 Park St., Spencer, Wis.
Land OLakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Afrmative
Action Employer. We enforce a policy of maintaining a drug-free
workplace, including pre-employment substance abuse testing.
2-164420
EOE M/F/D/V
Potential to progress to regular positions

Starting pay of $17.75/hr. with shift premium
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR
EQUIVALENT REQUIRED
Must be available for all work assignments as well as scheduled
overtime to include extended hours and weekend work.
Incumbents must comply with company established
attendance policy.
No guarantee of 40 hours per week and must be available for
stand-by scheduling.
Must be able to lift objects weighing an average of 60 pounds
on a regular basis and occasionally maneuver up to 100 pounds.
Must be able to perform repetitive hand assembly.
Must possess computer skills with the ability to learn company
computer-based programs.
Ability to read, write, comprehend and follow verbal and
written instructions, and must possess basic mathematics skills.
Must be 18 years or older.
Pre-employment physical assessments required.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FEB. 28, 2015

MUST APPLY IN PERSON AT:
Land OLakes, Inc.

306 Park St., Spencer, Wis.
Please apply during business hours of 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Drug screen and background check required for all
successful candidates.
EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled
2-164421
Cost Accountant-Medford
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
t$PNQJMFTBOETPSUTmOBODJBMJOGPSNBUJPOJOPSEFSUP
FTUBCMJTIBOENBJOUBJOUIFTUBOEBSEDPTUBOEQFSQFUVBM
JOWFOUPSZTZTUFNT
t3FTQPOTJCMFGPSTFUUJOHTUBOEBSETGPSSBXNBUFSJBM
DPTU MBCPSSPVUJOHTBOESPMMVQTBOEGPSQSPWJEJOH
SFDPNNFOEBUJPOTGPSDPTUFGmDJFODZ
t1FSGPSNTBWBSJFUZPGBDDPVOUJOHUBTLT BQQMZJOH
BDDFQUFEQSPDFEVSFTUPUIFQSFQBSBUJPOBOE
NBJOUFOBODFPGBDDPVOUJOHSFDPSET
t*TDPOTDJPVTBCPVUNBJOUBJOJOHSFDPSETJOPSHBOJ[FEBOE
EFUBJMFEGBTIJPO
t8PSLTPOTQFDJBMQSPKFDUTSFHBSEJOHDPTUNPOJUPSJOHBOE
FTUJNBUJOH
3FRVJSFNFOUT
5FDIOJDBMTLJMMTJOBDDPVOUJOHBOEBDDFQUFEBDDPVOUJOH
QSJODJQMFTHBJOFEUISPVHIBGPVSZFBSEFHSFFJOBDDPVOUJOH
JTSFRVJSFE*UJTQSFGFSSFEUPIBWFZFBSTPGQSFWJPVT
NBOVGBDUVSJOHFYQFSJFODFJODPTUBDDPVOUJOH
5IFQPTJUJPOSFRVJSFTFYDFQUJPOBMDPNQVUFSBOEDBMDVMBUPS
TLJMMT1SJPSFYQFSJFODFXJUI8JOEPXT0GmDFBQQMJDBUJPOT
+%&EXBSET0OF8PSMEBOE"4TZTUFNTJTQSFGFSSFE
&YQFSJFODFJOEFTJHOJOHBOENBJOUBJOJOHTPGUXBSFTZTUFNT
JTIFMQGVM5IFQPTJUJPOBMTPSFRVJSFTHPPEJOUFSQFSTPOBM
TLJMMTBOEWFSCBMDPNNVOJDBUJPOTJOPSEFSUPFGGFDUJWFMZ
DPNNVOJDBUFXJUIDPXPSLFST WFOEPSTBOEDVTUPNFST
To Apply:
4FOEDPWFSMFUUFSBOE
SFTVNFUP
UTGDKPCT!XFBUIFSTIJFMEDPN
0STUPQBOEmMMPVUBO
BQQMJDBUJPOBU
/UI4USFFU .FEGPSE
2-145571
EOE
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
MISC FOR SALE
FOR RENT
(2) 48x102 trailers, 2 with

swing doors, 1 with overhead
door and (2) 28x102 trailers
with swing doors, roadable.
715-229-2009 or 262-853-3853.
FOR RENT
ON SACKETT Lake, 2 bedroom

home w/1-1/2 car garage, includes gas fireplace, A/C, stove,
refrigerator, washer, dryer, satellite TV, pier, lawn care, snow
removal and garbage pick up.
Excellent condition, no pets,
nonsmoking. Security deposit
and references, $675/month
starting March 1. 715-785-7623.
ELIMINATE YOUR
heating
bills with an outdoor wood
furnace from Central Boiler.
Northern Renewable Energy
Systems LLC, 715-532-1624.
GET YOUR online subscription to The Star News and
you wont have to wait for it
to come in the mail. Its available Thursday morning by
10 a.m. Go to www.centralwinews.com today to subscribe.
SERVICES
PRINTING SERVICES for all
your needs are available at
The Star News: raffle tickets,
business cards, envelopes, letterhead, invoices, statements,
promotional items, etc. Call or
stop by The Star News office to
place your order. 715-748-2626,
116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford.
NOTICES
LOWER, SPACIOUS 2 bedroom apartment, A/C, nonsmoking, village of Rib Lake,

$450/month
plus
security
deposit.
715-427-5809.
MEDFORD
ONE
bedroom
lower, $360, includes sewer, water, garbage, storage
unit, onsite laundry, garage,
available.
715-965-4440.
MEDFORD two bedroom lower apartment, $460 includes
sewer, water, garbage, storage unit, onsite laundry, garage available. 715-965-4440.
ONE BEDROOM house, stove
and refrigerator included, partial
basement, detached 1 car garage, Westboro city limits. Call
715-550-5808, leave message.
TWO
BEDROOM
mobile
home on double lot in Westboro, $390 plus utilities and
security
deposit,
available
11/15/14. Call 715-965-4688.
SEXUAL ABUSE Anonymous

Self Help Evening Group for
Victims of Sexual Abuse. Tuesday & Wednesday evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Also Saturday Mens Group. For information write: Evening Group, P.O.
Box 366, Stratford, WI 54484.
(Meeting place not disclosed).
OVER 45,000 homes will read

your classified ad when its
placed in 7 area publications for
only $22 (20 words or less). It
will also go online at no additional charge. Call 715-748-2626,
or stop in at 116 S. Wisconsin
Ave., Medford, to place your ad.
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED: Guns, ammo & related items, old or new, any
quantity,
private
collector.
715-229-2009, 262-853-3853.
AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY:
One bedroom apartments for
those 62+. Rod Becker Villa, 645
Maple Court, Rib Lake. Owner
paid heat, water, sewer and
trash removal, community room,
laundry facilities, additional storage, indoor mail delivery and
off-street parking. Tenant pays
30% of adjusted income. Pet
friendly property For an application, contact Impact Seven Inc.,
855-316-8967 or 715-357-0011.
www.impactseven.org.
EHO
VILLAGE OF Rib Lake: Large
2 bedroom apartment, washer
& dryer hookups, outside deck
and storage shed, basement,
nice view of lake, lawn care &
snow removal included. Call
715-427-3136 or 715-905-0327.
CITY OF Medford 2 bedroom
apartment,
includes
A/C, garage, drapery, all appliances,
nonsmoking,
no
pets, $525/month, available
March 1. Call 715-965-0569.
WALK-IN
Rabies Vaccination Clinic
Sat., Jan. 24, 9 am-1 pm
2-145359
BE NOTICED. Make your classified ad stand out above

the rest with bold print for
only $5. Call The Star News
at 715-748-2626 or stop in
at 116 S. Wisconsin Ave.,
Medford, to place your ad.
FOR RENT
Just In Time
For Taxes
Gentle Hearts
Boarding Kennel

!
Business Space for Rent

715-965-5130
FEEDS-SEEDS-PLANTS
HAY FOR sale: 45 lb. bales,
grassy, 1st and 2nd crop, easy
loading, no rain. 715-443-2702.
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
160 ACRES hunting land within

Chequamegon National Forest. 4 enclosed heated stands,
trails throughout, area cleared
for cabin, 2 food plots, MFL
closed. Forest Rd. 1529, Jump
River, WI. $384,000. 715820-1546
onvac@live.com.
LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wooded country lot, 3 miles northwest

of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
715-748-2258
Medford Ofce Hwy. 13 South
www.DixonGreinerRealty.com
Luke Dixon, Jon Knoll,
Jesse Lukewich, George Zondlo
NEW LISTING
Lot 3 Jennie Lane,
Ogema
Nicely wooded 1.31 acre lake lot with

+/-165 feet of frontage on Hultman
Lake. Driveway is in. Ready to build.
$59,900
PRICE REDUCTION
W7218 Grassy Knoll Trail,
Medford
6HFOXGHGEHGEDWKUDQFK
KRPHRQZRRGHGDFUHV
Custom hickory kitchen, master suite,
QLVKHGZDONRXWEDVHPHQW 3 car
DWWDFKHGKHDWHGJDUDJH
$268,500
2-1454
54
&XVWRPEXLOWEHGEDWKcountry
ranch home only 2 miles from
Medford. 3DUWLDOO\QLVKHGEDVHPHQW
$WWDFKHGDQGGHWDFKHGJDUDJHV
Located on a black top cul-de-sac.
r3FEVDFE3FOUGPS4UBSUJOH#VTJOFTT
r$BOCFTVCEJWJEFEUPBDDPNNPEBUF
r-BSHFTJHOGPSCVTJOFTTFYQPTVSF
$244,900
N3357 Woodland Rd.,

Medford
Beautiful 3 bed, 1.5 bath country home.

&XVWRPNLWFKHQWRQJXHDQGJURRYH
QLVKHGVXQURRPEDVHPHQWEDUUHFURRP
VWRUDJHVKHGPrivate wooded setting just
northwest of Medford.
THE SHOPPER & STAR NEWS CLASSIFIED AD FORM

Over 20 Words:
**30 per word
***50 per word
Mail to: P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451
Name ___________________________________________________________________________
Address _______________ City/Zip ________ Ph # _____________________________________
Amount Enclosed $ __________________________________
Ad must be pre-paid. Please enclose check or call for credit and debit card payment.
One word on each line.

1
_____________________________
5
_____________________________
9
_____________________________
13
_____________________________
17
_____________________________
21
____________________________
2
____________________________
6
____________________________
10
____________________________
14
____________________________
18
____________________________
22
_________________________
3
_________________________
7
_________________________
11
_________________________
15
_________________________
19
_________________________
23
____________________________
4
____________________________
8
____________________________
12
____________________________
16
____________________________
20
____________________________
24
Please check the paper(s) where you want your ad to

run and number of times you would like it to run:
Publications*:
Weekly Price # Weeks
25
____________________________
26
_________________________
27
____________________________
28
$235,000
518 N. Shattuck St.,

Medford
Move in ready 3 bed, one full bath

ranch home. &XVWRPFKHUU\FDELQHWU\
IDPLO\URRPlarge private backyard,
GHWDFKHGJDUDJHDQGVWRUDJHVKHG
$112,000
20 WORDS OR LESS
Star News Shopper ............................... $6.50 _________
Central WI Shopper .............................. $6.50 _________
West Central WI Shopper...................... $6.50 _________
The Star News....................................... $6.50 _________
TP/RR ................................................... $6.50 _________
Thorp Courier........................................ $6.50 _________
Tribune Record Gleaner ........................ $6.50 _________
Courier Sentinel ................................... $10.00 _________
Combos**:
20 WORDS OR LESS
SNS & SN ............................................ $10.00 _______
CWS & TP/RR ...................................... $10.00 _________
SNS & CWS ......................................... $11.00 _________
CWS & TRG ......................................... $10.00 _________
TP & RR & TRG ................................... $10.00 _________
Full Combo***:
CWS, SNS, SN, TP, RR, TRG, CS ......... $22.00
BOLD AD: $5/publication per week (excludes Thorp Courier & West Central WI Shopper)
Classication__________________________________
(Auto, Misc. for Sale, Garage Sale, etc.)
_____________________________
THREE BEDROOM mobile

homes available for rent at $625/
month or for sale at $22,900 in
Medford. Contact Pleasant Valley Properties at 715-879-5179.
Ask us about our rent special.
W5267 Deborah Dr.,

Medford
BUY AREA newspapers at The

Star News office, 116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford. We have
The Star News, Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford, Colby, Curtiss, Dorchester, Milan, Unity),
The Record Review (Athens,
Edgar, Marathon, Stratford), Tribune Record Gleaner (Granton,
Greenwood, Loyal, Spencer),
and Courier Sentinel (Cornell,
Cadott, Lake Holcombe). Stop in
today to buy a copy or subscribe.
_____________________________
MOBILE HOMES
4UI4Ur#FBVUJGVM.JSBDMF.JMF
MISCELLANEOUS
*20 per word
79 ACRES ag/hunting land.

35 acres tillable, 30 acres
of small trees and 14 acres
misc. Enclosed deer stand,
small pond, Big Rapids Rd.,
Stratford, WI. $316,000. 715820-1546,
onvac@live.com.
6.2 ACRE lot tested for holding tanks or mound to be sold

with home package, $19,000.
See Wausau Homes Medford
for home plans. Contact Jason at 715-829-4180 to view.
2-145514
KLOTH SATELLITE LLC. Dish

Network starting at $19.99/
month. Free install, HD DVR,
3 months HBO, Cinemax,
Showtime and Starz. Call for
more information. Also available, local network antenna
sales & service. Phone 715654-5600, cell 715-613-5036.
Page 15
OVER 20 WORDS:
*20 per word
**30 per word
***50 per word
502 E. South St.,

Medford
Spacious 5 bed, 1.75 bath home on

a large lot. 0DLQRRUODXQGU\JDV
UHSODFHWRQJXHDQGJURRYHNQRWW\
SLQHKDUGZRRGRRUVOversized
2 car attached garage. New roof
installed in 2012.
$109,900
240 E. Urquhart St.,

Medford
Tidy EHGEDWKKRPH
/RFDWHGFORVHWRWKHOLEUDU\DQG
SDUNSecluded backyard ZLWK
PDWXUHPDSOHWUHHV'HWDFKHG
JDUDJH
$74,900
Page 16
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Raiders dismiss Easts third-quarter

run, get a key win over Eagles
Flipping the calendar to January
seems to have helped the Medford girls
basketball team, who now has a modest
two-game winning streak after topping
Wausau East 54-44 Friday at Raider Hall.
In a game that was ragged at times
and lacked much of an early flow due to
a plethora of fouls, the Raiders led until
the final seconds of the third quarter,
then quickly regained control in the
fourth quarter to improve to 3-6 overall.
The non-conference loss dropped the
Lumberjacks to 1-11.
East outscored Medford 13-3 in the
third quarter to take a 37-36 lead. But
Heidi Wildberg scored twice and Jenice
Clausnitzer sank a big three-pointer in
the early moments of the fourth to put
the Raiders back into the lead for good.
Weve been playing enough close
games, Medford head coach Scott
Wildberg said. I think that probably
helps us in these situations. We did get
a little rattled to lose (the lead), but when
we got behind, we buckled down a little
bit and made some shots.
We made some big shots at the rim,
got some rebounds and second shots,
Wildberg added. Abbie (Bergman) had
some second shots and big rebounds.
Heidi hit one that was a big shot. Jenice
hit a big one.
The three-pointer capped a nice night
for Clausnitzer. She finished with 10
points, five in the first quarter and five
when it counted in the fourth.
You just have to be confident,
Wildberg said of her late three-pointer.
That was a shot in rhythm. We always
say if you shoot it in rhythm, take the
shot. You have to take open shots.
Bergman led the Raiders with 14
points. She was six for six from the free
throw line.
Medford opened up a 16-11 first-quarter lead that could have been even bigger.
By the end of the quarter, the Raiders
were already in the double bonus and
had shot 13 free throws, making only six.
Jen Stolp had five early points and the
Raiders got some second-chance points
by crashing the offensive boards.
Bergman warmed up in the second
quarter, scoring eight of her points in
that eight-minute stretch. But Easts
Kali-Faith Sather capped a sizzling first
half with two three-pointers and nine
points in the quarter to keep East close at
33-24. Sather had 16 first-half points and
finished with 20.
We took (Sather) a little bit more out
of the game in the second half, Wildberg
said. She hurt us in the first half. We
had to shut her down in the second half,
thats what we said we had to do.
Medford didnt make a field goal and
had some costly turnovers in the third
quarter. Alex McDonalds bucket off an
inbound play tied the game for the first
time at 33-33 at the 5:10 mark. Lakyn
Kummer hit a free throw and Bergman
sank two to put Medford up by three,
but the Lumberjacks got two hoops from
Hannah Euting, including an offensive
putback with 22 seconds to grab their
first and only lead.
After
Wildbergs
buckets
and
Clausnitzers triple, Sather sank a
three-ball to make it 44-40. Kendal Laher
answered with a score in the lane.
Bergmans free throws following an offensive rebound with 3:03 left made it
a three-possession game at 48-41. Stolp
scored 40 seconds later to put it away.
Stolp finished with nine points and
Laher had eight. Wildberg scored six
points and Molly Carstensen, Mandi
Baker and Hailee Clausnitzer each added

GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Lakeland
5
1
10
1
Mosinee
4
1
9
4
Antigo
4
2
9
3
Rhinelander
3
3
7
7
Medford
2
3
3
6
Northland Pines
2
4
5
8
Tomahawk
0
6
0
11
Jan. 9: Medford 54, Wausau East 44; Antigo
43, Mosinee 42; Lakeland 54, Rhinelander 37;
Northland Pines 62, Tomahawk 24.
Jan. 13: Rhinelander 44, Wisconsin Rapids 40;
Mosinee 53, Shawano 40; Prentice 57, Tomahawk
30; Lakeland at Three Lakes, Northland Pines 78,
Elcho 29.
Jan. 16: Medford at Antigo, Lakeland at
Mosinee, Northland Pines at Rhinelander, Tomahawk at Crandon.
Jan. 19: Medford at Colby.
Jan. 20: Mosinee at Green Bay Preble, Lakeland
at Merrill, Waupaca at Tomahawk.
a bucket. Kummer scored one point.

Euting added 13 for the Lumberjacks.
Medford wound up making 19 of 30
free throws and just one three-point basket. East was nine of 17 from the foul line
and made five triples. Sather had four.
The Raiders start the second round
of Great Northern Conference play on
Friday with a trip to Antigo. The Red
Robins handed Mosinee its first GNC loss
of the season on Friday (43-42) and sit at
4-2 in the league and 9-3 overall. They
beat Medford 52-41 on Dec. 2. The Raiders
head to Colby Monday for a non-conference contest.
Lakeland now leads the GNC with a
5-1 league mark. The Thunderbirds are a
surprising 10-1 overall.
Draws the foul
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Abbie Bergman is fouled by Wausau Easts Jordan Murphy on this thirdquarter drive to the basket and earns two free throws during Fridays 54-44 win at
Raider Hall. Bergman led the Raiders with 14 points in the win.
A win at Pines
Medford snapped a four-game losing
streak with a 43-29 GNC win at Northland
Pines on Jan. 6.
Wildberg said it wasnt the prettiest
game at times, but the Raiders stepped up
when they had to, especially defensively.
Defensively, the girls worked really
hard, Wildberg said. We had scouted
them pretty good. We knew we wanted
to test them a little bit. We started with
some full-court pressure, but it seemed
like we allowed them to get too deep into
their offense. We went back to putting
more half-court pressure and we controlled them better with that.
The Eagles were without Lexi Smith,
their all-conference sophomore. Medford
took advantage by jumping out to a 10-2
first-quarter lead. Stolp scored nine of
her game-high 12 points in the first half,
which ended with Medford leading 23-14.
Bergman and Jenice Clausnitzer buried three-pointers in the third to help
keep the Raiders afloat at 31-24. Laher,
Carstensen and Jenice Clausnitzer made
fourth-quarter buckets and the Raiders
made six of eight late free throws to put
this one in the win column.
They showed us a lot of different
looks, Wildberg said of the Eagles.
They played some 1-2-2, some 1-3-1 some
man-to-man. We had some plays where
the execution was excellent, just pretty
to watch. We still made a few mistakes,
but I thought we did execute better.
Clausnitzer was a key offensive
contributor again with nine points.
Laher scored six and Baker and Hailee
Clausnitzer chipped in with four apiece.
Marissia Friedel and Carstensen scored
two points each. Kummer added one. The
Raiders were a solid nine of 11 from the
free throw line.
Especially later in the game, I
thought we ran a lot better and pushed
the ball up the floor, Wildberg said. We
got some transition layups finally. That
was nice to see.
Get
a foot in the door faster.

Accidents can happen as quickly as one
wrong step. But now you have Bone &
Joint Walk-In Carewhere youre
re always a
priority. See an orthopedic specialist
ialist right
away. No appointment or referral
al needed.
Less expensive than an ER visit.** And most
insurance plans are accepted.
Bone & Joint Walk-In Care
the right care, right away.
^

&
&
^
W
,Y
>
NEW!
>
Wausau
8 am - 7 pm, M - F
5200 Hummingbird Road
Medford
8:30 am - 4 pm, M - F
724 South 8th Street
*Call 911 or go to the nearest ER

if you suspect a true emergency.
51-144782

The Star News January 15 2015

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

The Star News January 15 2015

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

STAR NEWS

January 15,, 2015

SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875

Project Lifesaver tourney

Raider wrestlers win

Gilman School Board sets up new

Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com

photo by Matt Frey

It started with $100.

See GILMAN on page 16

Committee sharpens budget cutting knives

limbo in regard to if they had

county budget and they should be hesitant to

County accountant Larry Brandl looks over the paperwork

See COUNTY on page 6

When you live healthy, you live happy.

THE STAR NEWS

The only newspaper published in

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Medford honored for student writing achievement

Kulp listening session Jan. 26 in Abbotsford

session, as we tackle the budget, Kulp

Funding Your Education free

Area students are

Financial aid is an essential piece for

free informational event, the staff will

Students from the area who received

p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,

and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:

ATTENTION MAIL SUBSCRIBERS

*POSTMASTER This information is provided to our mail

The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

7-Day Forecast for Medford, Wisconsin

Last weeks weather recorded at the Medford Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Weather forecast information from the National Weather Service in La Crosse

THE STAR NEWS

Thursday, January 15,

City acts to clear up tax bill mistake

Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com

ing and billing out a job order.

Recommended approving the

In Taylor County ..................... $39/year .............. $26/6 months

ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO AVAILABLE

photo by Brian Wilson

Elsewhere in Wisconsin..........$51/year Out of Wisconsin ..............$60/year

Recommended moving ahead on

Accepted the resignation of officer Rich Burghaus effective April 14. He

Approved a $55,800 contract with

Winning matters to everyone, not just those on the field

of fans, all of whom cheer on the team

cuse to gather with friends and gives

UW-Extension is a valuable resource

partment even further by taking away

Quote of the Week:

the ground and is an important front-line

long term and ways in which they can

Writer shows support for slain cartoonists at French magazine

Je suis Charlie. What does that mean? It means I am

Writer asks why the county is picking on Westboros library?

We pay our high taxes here in Westboro too.

Says column about sunrise hit home with him

Brian Wilson is a friend of mine. I read his Wouldnt

Medford is on the right track