The Star News July 9 2015

STAR NEWS
THE
July 9, 2015
Volume 142 + Number 28
Medford, Wisconsin
Area communities celebrate 4th of July

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Fire on
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Baseball action heats

up in area
Fire destroys 9-unit apartment

building in city of Medford
Sports
by Reporter Mark Berglund
Glowing good time at

the 4th of July
Ask Ed
Sackett Lake boat

parade a blast
Page 16
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 14 for:
Jerome Bach
Dawn Olson
Joyce Shannon
Judith A. Sunderlin
Theodore Woytowicz
Destruction
photo by Jason Hess
Firefighters from Medford and Stetsonville responded to an apartment fire in Medford on Saturday. The nine-unit apartment was a total loss. Flames tore through the
upper level while smoke and water damaged the lower level. The black clouds of
smoke could be seen for miles.
A July 4 city of Medford fire destroyed an apartment

building and left nine families homeless. No injuries
were reported among those in the building or fighting
the fire.
Apartment building owner Chuck Gelhaus said he is
meeting with insurance adjusters this week, but plans
for rebuilding are secondary to the future of those current tenants. At this point we are just assisting the tenants with finding a place to live, he said.
Gelhaus said the actions of organizations and individual citizens was a positive among the loss due to the
fire. It was an amazing community response. There
was a tenant in a wheelchair and someone came from
across the street and made sure she was OK and then another neighbor looked after her. Gelhaus said. I want
to thank [Taylor County] human services and the Red
Cross for the unbelievable job they did on the Fourth of
July. Its great to see how well they took care of the
tenants.
I want to commend
mmend the fire
department and
d police department. They did a wonderful job on S
Saturday
aturday.
Im pretty impressed
mpressed
with all the city and
county services,
, he added.
Gelhaus said
aid those
wanting to assist
sist the
tenants should contact
Taylor County H
Human
uman
Services or American
merican
Red Cross. There
re will
be a need for clothes,
lothes,
furniture, food items,
a lot of people
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displaced, he said.
aid.
Gelhaus said
d the last
tenant removed
d belongings on Tuesday
ay morning and no one
e will be
allowed on the
he property after that
at time.
Inspectors and insurance adjusters have Assistant fire chief John Fales
surveyed the building
and ruled out any mechanical or building elements as
being the cause.
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
New stretcher for emergency services

Aspirus Medford Foundation donors
provided all of the funding to purchase a
Stryker Prime Electric Big Wheel transport cart for Emergency Services. This
cart can safely handle patients up to 700
pounds and is fully adjustable. There are
patient-driven controls and an auto-lift
feature. During transport, this flexibility
offers ease of positioning for the patient
and assures caregiver safety and efficiency.
The mission of the Aspirus Medford
Foundation is to support Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics in its mission to
be an integrated, community governed
healthcare system, which leads by ad-
vancing initiatives dedicated to improving the health of all they serve. For more
information, visit www.aspirus.org/

MedfordFoundation or call 715-748-8835.
Mobile food pantry

July 16 at St. Pauls
The Medford Mobile Food Pantry will
be at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 321 N.
Park Ave. in Medford on Thursday, July
16 from 4-5 p.m.
The pantry will provide a variety of
food items at no cost to those in need.
Bring boxes/bags to carry the food if you
are able.
Worship service at
Perkinstown church
A worship service will be held on

Sunday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at Perkinstown
Community Church. The pastor will be
Les Craven of Withee. Coffee and lunch
will be served following the service.
New stretcher
Community Calendar
Presenter: Paula Klemm Animal Heroes.

Chelsea Conservation Club Meeting 7 p.m. at clubhouse, N6357 Hwy 13,
Medford.
American Legion Auxiliary 519
Meeting 6 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 224
N. Powell, Stetsonville.
Medford VFW Meeting 7 p.m.
VFW Clubhouse, 240 S. Eighth St. (Hwy
13), Medford.
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.
Sunday, July 12
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, July 13
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weigh-in
5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
High and Low Impact Step Aerobics Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7
p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,
W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings.
Summer Library Program 1 p.m.
Francis L. Simek Memorial Library in
Medford, 3 p.m. Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library in Stetsonville. The hourlong session includes stories and crafts.
Scott Perrin, Aspirus Medford Hospitals director of emergency services, with the
new Stryker Prime Electric Big Wheel transport cart capable of holding up to 700
pounds.
Juggler Jason Huneke 1 p.m.

Francis L. Simek Memorial Library, 400
N. Main St., Medford.
Womens Empowerment Group
Meeting 6-7 p.m. Information: Stepping Stones 715-748-3795.
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.
Tuesday, July 14
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.
Thursday, July 16
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.
Wednesday, July 15
Friday, July 17
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church

of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
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City approves midwife birthing center

by News Editor Brian Wilson
Mennonite community.
Gilbertson explained a birth center is a home-like faThe city of Medford cleared the way for expectant cility with a program of care designed in the wellness
mothers in the Medford area to gain more birthing op- model of pregnancy and birth. She said typically women
tions.
would arrive, give birth and leave within a few hours.
At Mondays city planning commission meeting, She said birth centers are for healthy women anticipatmembers approved a conditional use permit for Rebec- ing a low-risk pregnancy and birth. The center will be
ca Gilbertson of Taylored Family Care to operate her staffed with licensed, qualified staff.
clinic and a new mid-wife birthing facility out of a forAccording to Glbertson, acceptance for home birth
mer single family home at 735 S. Gibson St.
or birth center care is based on eligibility criteria reThe home is currently owned by Nicolet National garding the womans health history. If they do not meet
Bank which used it for short-term executive housing. the eligibility criteria, they will be referred to a local
Gilbertson, whose practice is outgrowing their current hospital facility.
Broadway Ave. location, is in the process of purchasing
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According to Gilbertson, who is a family nurse prac- traffic volume at the birth center should not be substantitioner and certified nurse midwife, the practice cur- tially increased.
rently sees about 14 clients a day. She operates a direct
commission members questioned the
Neighbors and commis
pay model clinic that provides genpermit request during the public hearing portion of the
eral family practice to patients
from commission memmeeting. The primary question
que
who have no insurance, have
bers was why the choice to seek a conditional use perhigh deductibles or want a
change.
mit versus a zoning chang
small clinic experience. A
planner Bob Christensen, either
According to city plan
direct pay model does not
option would have been acceptable. In this case he
accept insurance and is an
pushed for a conditional
conditiona use permit application bealternative for individucause it would only app
apply to the property as long as
als seeking healthcare.
the clinic operated there
there. If the clinic decided to move
In the application for
elsewhere, it would rev
revert to just being for a single
her permit, Gilbertson
family home. If the zoni
zoning were changed to commersaid the primary birth
cial use, then it would o
open the door for any type of
center customers
business to go in there in the future if the clinic were
are expected
to move.
to be memNeighboring property o
owner Mary Pernsteiner quesbers of
tioned the type of clie
clientele that would be seen at the
the
clinic, as well as the impact on parking.
Gibertson dispel
dispelled the idea there would be
drug addicts or others using the clinic. She
explained she is a private pay family
medical
medic provider and her hours are
typically
during the day. She
typ
said
with the mid-wives and
s
birthing
center they would
b
have
occasional evening or
ha
hours, but there would not be
night h
anyone staying there overnight like they would at a
hospital.
As far as parking, she
said the current blacktopped parking area from
when it was a private home
is able to accommodate five
to eight cars at a time. She
estimated with the addition
of the birthing clients, their
daily count of patients could
go up to 20, but she noted it
would only be a few people
Dave Ogren of WRVM radio explains the different levels of frequency used for dif- at any given time during
the day.
ferent devices.
The expansion will also see an increase in her staff

from two part-time employees to adding a part-time
midwife, a full-time midwife and two birth assistants.
Commission members unanimously approved the
permit request.
Radio antenna
Despite objections from member Dave Zimmerman
that there were other existing options, commission
members approved a conditional use permit to allow
Dave Ogren of WRVM radio to install a 29-foot antenna
on the top of a building located at 158 S. Main St. to retransmit Christian radio to city of Medford listeners.
WRVM is a nonprofit, religious broadcast station based in Suring, near Green Bay. It is broadcast
throughout the region through a series of repeater and
translator stations. According to Ogren, the transmitter
in Medford is for a translator station rebroadcasting the
signal from WHJL in Merrill to 98.7 FM for Medford. At
400 watts, he said the low power transmitter will extend
to about the city limits.
One of the primary questions was the impact the
transmitter would have on cellular phones and WiFi
internet access for businesses and individuals in the
downtown. Ogren assured the commission the transmitter would have no interference for those devices. He
said cellphones and WiFi operate at much higher frequencies than the tower would broadcast.
According to Ogren, the station has served Medford
for a number of years from its location on the tower
next to the county human services building. With the
construction of a new tower, Ogren said the cost of moving the transmitter from one tower to another was prohibitive. He said the arrangement with Nicholas Haines
of Abbotsford, who owns the downtown building, makes
more financial sense for them. The station does not sell
advertising but instead relies on donations from listeners.
Zimmeran, who lives in the downtown, said in the
past almost all the buildings had towers for antennas
and over the years all of them came down in storms or
through neglect. Ogren said the tower will be mounted
next to the existing chimney and will have guide wires
for support. He said from where it will be located, if it
fell in any direction it would land entirely on the roof
of the building.
Zimmerman questioned if the station had talked to
the city about locating on the water tower. The water
tower near the fire hall was designed with a place for radio or cellphone transmitters to be located. Ogren said
after working out an arrangement with Haines they had
not looked further for locations.
In voting against the permit, Zimmerman said he did
not think the downtown was the appropriate location
for the antenna and that other options existed.
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School looks at softening student code

Policy committee mulls
changes to three strikes
youre out rule for violations
The Medford school board policy committee met with most of its administrators and the new activities director on
July 1 for a lengthy discussion about adding an appeal procedure to the co-curricular code of conduct, which would allow
a student with a third violation to possibly return to athletic competition. The
code extends to all extra-curricular activity, but discussion stayed in the realm of
athletics.
The current code sets up infraction
levels and penalties for those violations.
A first violation would result in missing
a quarter of the next athletic season, the
second violation would result in missing
half a season. Currently, a student who
has a third violation is ineligible to participate in any co-curricular activity at
Medford Area Senior High for the rest
of their high school career. The district
imposed the third violation on some students in the past year, including an underclassman. The change of heart on this
rule comes from the feeling that a chance
of reinstatement might make a student
more likely to follow the rules in the future.
The group considered developing a
review committee which would look at
individual situations where the third vi-
olation is reached. The committee could

provide the stipulations the student must
meet to become eligible again.
The policy committee considered different options for structuring the review
committee. A three-member panel including a school board member, a teacher from another school building and a
coach from another sport was considered
by the group. Stetsonville elementary
principal Don Everhard said one advantage of the review committee is it puts
the ability to come back squarely in the
hands of the student. He said one drawback to considering individual factors to
determine a path back could cause other
concerns.
The committee is going to always be
a slippery slope. If one kid comes back
and another kid doesnt, there will be a
perception of family consideration or
how good an athlete they are, he said.
The committee wondered how the
change might affect any current students
who received a third violation this year.
Issues of missed opportunities to make
up the violation or subsequent violations
after the student thought they were ineligible would have to be considered.
The group also looked at other feedback it has received on the co-curricular
code. It will consider having a frequently asked questions link to the district
website which would clarify the intent
of rules like the in the presence rule.
It covers situations where a student attends a party where drinking occurs, no
matter what their level of participation.
Feingold visit
submitted photo
Russ Feingold stopped at Contemporary Homes LLC and Exit Realty on Friday, July
3 to discuss their work with Urban Renewal projects in Medford. Pictured with former senator Feingold (second from left) are John and
Angela Mueller and Joyce
Mueller.
Under the code, the school only needs

proof or a self-report from a student of
the behavior rather than proof of illegal
drinking or other conduct. It would differ from an event like a wedding party,
going out to dinner with parents, or visiting a friend and having their father open
a beer after work.
The co-curricular discussion took
most of the two-hour time slot of the
meeting. In the remaining minutes, the
committee reviewed the 2016-17 school
calendar and had a first reading of the
dress code policy. The school board sent
the dress code back to the committee at
the last meeting for a first reading after
some parents disagreed with the direction the policy was moving toward.
Calendar
The committee sent a recommendation to the calendar committee to take
away the Easter Monday holiday for all
students in 2017. The move makes up for
the day 10-12th grade students do not attend in September as freshmen are oriented to the high school. The move will
mean an extra day of school for all students and staff.
Everhard asked if the move was a fair
one for staff members who would not be
compensated for an extra day of instruction. The move would give students in
grades K-9 a 181-day school year, while
sophomores and juniors would have 180.
Seniors finish their final year early.
The issue of instructional days is a local one, and no longer mandated by the
state. The state requires a number of
hours of instruction students receive in
a school year. The content of those days
is also a local decision.
Districts also have more flexibility in
scheduling due to recent legislation. In
the past, the number of school days with
students and the number of days in a contract were negotiated items.
District administrator Pat Sullivan
said the current agreement with teaching staff is for a standard contract of 1861/2 days. The agreement is just for days
and does not separate an in-service day
or record keeping day from a day of student instruction. The entire high school
staff reports for orientation day even if
they have no assignments dealing directly with the ninth grade.
The cost issue of the move would come
from additional food service and busing costs, hourly staff members such as
aides, and possible costs for district employees who receive Easter Monday as a
holiday benefit.
Dress code
The committee is returning to the
spirit of its initial discussions on the
matter and offering a simplified dress
code for this year. The policy would take
away the current prohibitions against
specific items - like spaghetti straps and
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discretion for deciding on appropriate
dress with the building principals. The
policy will refer students and parents to
the most current handbook for details on
the rules at their building.
The dress code policy was originally
adopted by the board on Jan. 19, 2004. It
was revised on Oct. 23, 2006 and Oct. 27,
2008.
The policy committee began reviewing the dress code policy on May 6. Committee chairman Paul Dixon questioned
the current policy at the first meeting
by saying the prohibitions spelled out
in the rules could be unenforceable if
challenged. He told the committee other
options included scrapping the prohibitions while leaving much of the language
which now appears, scrapping the policy
completely, or adopting a school uniform.
After a first reading by the school
board in May, the committee made
changes to the policy at its June 3 meeting. The rules written there moved toward a uniform with recommendations
on the style and color of pants and shirts
for students, along with recommendations to wear a belt and tuck shirts in. At
the time the committee met, school officials were hoping to get approval for the
policy at the June 18 school board meeting so it could be included in the back to
school booklet which is printed in July
and mailed in early August.
The board voted at the June meeting
to return the policy to the committee
for a first reading. The policy will go to
the next school board meeting for a first
reading. If the board agrees with the direction, it returns to the policy committee for any revisions it might make and
then it goes back to the board for a second reading and official approval.
The new policy reads The Medford
Area Public School District Board of
Education is committed to student safety, providing a high quality learning
environment and preventing learning
distractions. Students are encouraged
to dress for success promoting common
respect and projecting an image of high
self-esteem, confidence and school and
community pride.
Benefits of cohesive student dress:
Encourages expression of student
individuality through personality and
academic achievement, not outward appearance.
Focuses on academics not fashion.
Promotes inclusiveness and school
pride.
Decreases bullying.
School administration will determine
if student dress is appropriate and the
consequences for wearing inappropriate
clothing. These guidelines will appear
in the student handbook. Refer to each
buildings student handbook for details.
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Protecting and preserving for future generations
THE STAR NEWS
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April9,23,
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A Taylor County treasure will be protected forever
as Hildegard and Loretta Kuse have completed an easement agreement with the North Central Conservancy
Trust (NCCT) for the 35-acre Kuse Preserve.
Im glad it will be protected, Hildegard Kuse said.
Weve been working with them for a number of
years. I can tell they are really passionate about what
they are doing and their heart is tied to the property.
They care a great deal about this special place, NCCT
executive director Betsy Kerlin said.
The agreement was signed May 1, the 119th birthday
of their father, Walter. The farmstead has been in the
family since 1881 and has been honored as a Wisconsin
century farm.
The Kuse Preserve is located at W6219 Allman Ave.
in the town of Medford bordering the city limits. The
green space adjoins the Medford Area School Districts
high school and elementary school campus and the city
of Medfords main park space. In addition to some agricultural land, the property houses trails, three historic
buildings and a newer building where classes and similar gatherings are held. The sisters reside on the property.
The easement will not change their mission of providing a space for groups to share their faith and explore the wonder of the natural world in this community. The grounds are popular with youth groups and
school classes and the walking trail is open for the public to explore at a quieter pace.
The Kuse property is not a place where the obvious
view leaves you in awe. Loretta describes it as an ordinary location where you can suddenly see the extraordinary of nature. The biodiversity of the property located
so close to the city means local residents dont have to
go far to see what can be accomplished. We want it to
be a model for the ordinary citizen. You can do this in
your own backyard, Loretta said.
Its natures playground, Hildegard said. We want
many, many people to use it, but not abuse it.
A conservancy trust does not change the ownership
status of the land for either the current owner or future
occupants. It can be bought and sold, passed down to
another generation, or possessed in another manner. It
does give the owners who developed the trust the peace
of mind of knowing their intent for its usage will be legally protected and monitored into the future.
An easement is a legal document which is filed at the
courthouse and follows the deed whenever there is a
title search. Future owners will be aware of the restrictions.
All the easements are a little bit different. The Kuse
preserve is different because there is an active nature
center on the site. There are some exclusions because
they wanted the option to build a bigger classroom
someday and make the trails handicapped accessible,
Kerlin said. We make sure what is natural remains intact.
There is a similar property in Rosholt, called the
Benn Conservancy, which is owned by the school district and operated in a similar manner. The Kuse property is not going to the school district, but will continue
to be open to staff and students from all schools because
of this agreement.
The non-profit NCCT monitors 44 easements in eight
counties with one employee and a team of volunteers.
We make sure everything is followed, Kerlin said.
There is an endowment fund and because the longevity of the organization is required, we have a backup or-
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any longer.
The NCCT-connected properties range between 10
acres [located between two lakes] and a few of more
than 200 acres.
NCCT monitors 461 acres in Taylor County in multiple easements. We hike the trails and look at the
development. Each situation is different. We produce
a baseline document which is like a management plan
and it records what the property looked like at the start
of the easement, Kerlin said. I would say we have 100
percent compliance. Land trust easements are solid, legal documents.
There are 50 land trusts across the state, including
groups like the Ice Age Trail Alliance and Door County
Alliance. The states land trusts are organized into a
larger group called Gathering Waters Alliance for land
trusts. The largest umbrella is the National Land Trust
Alliance, which provides insurance if a trust needs to
enforce an easement. The group also sets the accreditation standards.
Kerlin said the dynamics of the property and the local land market determine the monetary value of an
agreement. It depends on the land owner. There may
be some income tax benefits. The property may be valued less because of the restrictions, but in Gettysburg
we saw the opposite effect because development pres-
sure
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ure meant the larger land parcels were valued more
Kerlin said.
Kerlin said the time needed to complete the agreement varies. The timing depends on the situation. We
move at the pace the land owners want to move at. If
someone is motivated it might be four months. We get a
few calls right before December 31 every year, Kerlin
said.
Hildegard and Loretta Kuse first contacted NCCT in
2007 to indicate an interest in pursuing a conservation
easement for their property. Their father, Walter Kuse,
was an environmentalist and artist. Walter Kuses own
experience in logging camps contributed to his desire to
be a wise steward of his land, the same land protected by
the conservation easement. When asked for a quote describing the importance of their easement, Loretta Kuse
instead shared a stanza from a poem her father wrote in
the 1930s:
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With lakes on hand with a beautiful shore,
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Editorials
Airport upgrades are a good investment

As the saying goes, in business you have to spend
money to make money.
Members of Taylor Countys airport committee
made the right call when they voted to spend the money
and go ahead with a taxiway expansion at the airport to
provide access to a proposed new hangar. A taxiway is a
driveway for airplanes and will serve to provide access
from the runway to the hangar.
California-based Sierra Pacific Industries, which
owns Hurd Windows and Doors in Medford, wants to
build a new 100x100 foot hangar to house the companys
jet plane on land it will lease at the county airport. The
project represents a continued investment in the Medford area by the company and could serve as a springboard for renewed private development in the region.
The hangar construction adds value to the airport
and provides an ongoing revenue stream for the county from land rental and fuel sales. It also increases the
number of operations at the airport, making it more
likely the county can secure state and federal money in
the future.
An aerial map showing the proposed taxiway and

new hangar for Sierra Pacific Industries.
The total price tag on the taxiway project is estimated
to be about $500,000 with the biggest question mark having to do with possible remediation of a farmed-over
wetland area. Of that total cost, the county is looking

at about $25,000 in local dollars with the remainder in
state and federal funds. The federal funding for airports
comes from taxes and fees on airlines and passengers
under a user-fee model to maintain and expand the nations air infrastructure.
The countys portion is an investment in the economic future of the region, which will pay off for decades to
come. The airport is an important transportation link
for businesses in the region. Continued investment in
the airport is as important as maintaining and improving area highways and telecommunication networks.
The county and state should move quickly to have
this project completed, or at least usable, by the Nov. 1
date set as a goal by the company. As primarily an earth
moving and asphalt laying project, this is very doable so
long as the process does not get bogged down by Madison bureaucrats more concerned with pushing paper
than economic progress.
Attempts to close public out of government were a slap in the face

After substantive discussion over
the last day, we have agreed that the provisions relating to any changes in the
states open records law will be removed
from the budget in its entirety. We are
steadfastly committed to open and accountable government. The intended
policy goal of these changes was to provide a reasonable solution to protect
constituents privacy and to encourage a
deliberative process between elected officials and their staff in developing policy.
It was never intended to inhibit transparent government in any way. July
4 joint statement from Gov. Scott Walker,
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald,
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, and the
Joint Finance Committee co-chairs, Sen.
Alberta Darling and Rep. John Nygren.
Gov. Scott Walkers statement that he
and his legislative cronies never intended to eliminate transparency in state government with a last-minute budget provision is a load of manure.
The intent of the proposed budget provision was clearly targeted to shut the
public out of the publics business. The
measure would have exempted the legislatures law-making activities and interoffice communications from the states
open records laws.
This is exactly the sort of behavior
Walkers own staff has been engaging in
for the past year, claiming an executive
exemption which does not exist in Wisconsin law. If allowed to stay in the budget, it would have eliminated the public
from knowing how bills were crafted and
who had influence in that process. This
would not only have affected how laws
are made at the state level, but would
trickle to the county, school and municipal level.
Star News
You can tell a lot about a person by the

friends they choose to keep. In politics
this is especially true with big money donors expecting a return on their investment. The Walker administration and
the party leadership in the legislature
have provided just those returns time
and again with rollbacks in environmental protections, vilification of public employees and privatization efforts. Now,
they wish to have a cloak of secrecy to
prevent the public from knowing about
it. The budget proposal correctly drew
Quote of the Week:
You can throw your hands in the air or rationalize it and go out and check on the
others. Ill never forget any of their names now. Its going to connect us in many ways.
Tammy Renly, one of the tenants left homeless following Saturdays apartment fire.
Read her story on page 9
prompt and vocal criticism from liberal

and conservative watchdog groups, including the states Republican attorney
general.
Individuals may disagree on the merits of specific policies, but they stand
united in the need for openness and accountability in government.
What is particularly odious about
the efforts to close the public out of the
publics business, was the timing and
manner in which it was being done. The
proposed change was inserted as a last-
minute laundry-list addition to the state

budget and voted on the evening of July
2.
With the 4th of July holiday last Saturday, many people across the state
including in many newsrooms had
Friday off. As citizens were heading out
to enjoy a long weekend, the legislatures
joint finance committee approved the
measure on a party-line vote.
Gov. Scott Walker and the Republicancontrolled legislative leadership tried to
pull a fast one on the people of Wisconsin
and, thanks to an alert state media and
government watchdogs, got caught in the
act and were forced to backpedal.
What is more disturbing is Walkers
changed attitude toward government
openness. Back in 2010, Walker ran on a
ticket of openness.
In a 2010 interview with the Lakeland
Times, Walker stated: In fact Ive even
proposed - in terms of the budget process, but it would apply to anything - other things that would help transparency,
he said. I dont think there should be
any votes in closed caucus, on any issue.
If a county board or school board cant
discuss a budget in private, then the state
legislature certainly should not. There
should not be any closed caucuses on the
budget.
Whats more, he said, the budget
should only entail budgetary items; there
shouldnt be any nonfiscal items in it.
Walker reneged on the promise of
openness and instead wants to usher in a
new era of back-room dealing. This type
of politics may play to Walkers rich and
powerful friends, but it is a slap in the
face to the people of the state.
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
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Brian Wilson
Thank you, heroes
Burgers and Berries
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Hardees in Medford held their annual Burgers and Berries Bash on July 2 with a cook-out in the restaurants parking lot. Hardees staff was kept busy over the lunch and dinner hours with large crowds of people grabbing a bite to
eat while helping support the local VFW. Here, Dave Droste of Hardees checks on a batch of fries.
Vox Pop
Says those who closed access to people should be drummed out
Our state legislature and Governor have proposed

and placed many things in the current budget bill that
I strongly disagree with but which at least theoretically
can try to be argued as being good public policy. This
cannot be said of the item drafted by the Joint Finance
Committee (Motion 999), and passed on a 12-4 party
line vote to gut the State Open Meetings Law. These
members were senators Alberta Darling, Luther Olsen,
Sheila Harsdorf, Tom Tiffany, Howard Marklein, Representatives Leah Vukmir, Amy Loudenbeck Dale Koolyenga, John Nygren, Dean Knudson, Michael Schraa,
and Mary Czaja. Note who these people are and whoever else was complicit in this assault on all citizens of
Wisconsin. These people should be viewed as political
pariahs and drummed out of our political system.
There are many things that make Wisconsin a spe-
cial place. One of which is our history of open and honest government. Both parties have violated this principle from time to time and been prosecuted for it, as
they should be. This vindictive, immoral and cowardly
act, if allowed to become law, would cheat the public
out of our right to know what those who are supposed
to serve us are doing.
These are strong words, but true. Not since the infamous Joe McCarthy has politics in Wisconsin suffered
such a black eye. Anyone with a voice has a duty to not
only object to this action but to publicly denounce it
and look for honest individuals who can replace these
afore mentioned so called representatives of the people of Wisconsin.
David Way, Stevens Point
Vox Pop
Heroes are people who interrupt their lives to help

others.
Last weekend I was working in the Medford City Park
helping sell popcorn and beverages and making sure the
bands got started on time. It was fun work. My job was to
help bring smiles to peoples faces. It was a pleasant way
to spend the holiday weekend.
Among the crowd were many faces I recognized.
Which is why it was alarming when I saw the firefighters
who were spending the holiday with family and friends
react to getting the call for the apartment fire at Allman
St. and Malibu Dr.
They dropped what they were doing and jogged toward their vehicles to answer the call. People needed
help and helping people is what they do no matter what
their plans might have been.
Beyond the Medford firefighters, those from Stetsonville also responded to the apartment building blaze as
well as city and county law enforcement and emergency
medical technicians with the ambulance service. They
all gave up their holiday to answer the call to serve their
fellow human beings.
These are just a few of the heroes in last weekends
fire, which thankfully had no casualties. Neighbors,
friends and people from throughout the community
came together showing an outpouring of support. From
a business providing water to those displaced in the heat,
to one of the victims of the fire working with Immanuel
Lutheran Church to coordinate donation efforts for the
families whose belongings were entirely destroyed. She
describes herself as among the lucky ones who were able
to salvage many of their items with smoke and water
damage.
Others have lost so much more. We are trying to help
the others as much as possible, she stated, encouraging
people to help those in need.
Other people helped find temporary or permanent
homes for the renters displaced by the fire. Volunteers
with the Taylor County Humane Society also worked to
find shelter for the family pets impacted by the fire.
Incidents like Saturdays apartment building fire show
how the community rallies to support those in crisis.
For the families left without a home, they will have
more challenges in the weeks and months to come. Hopefully, the community will continue to rally to their support so those individuals are able to get back on their feet.
Medford owes a continued debt of gratitude to those
who are willing to lay their own plans aside to help those
in need. Whether they fight fires, give water to someone
who is thirsty or donate to a benefit, heroes are people
who go out of their way to help others.
As a community we owe these heroes, and all those
who work behind the scenes to make the community a
better place, a debt of gratitude.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
Wisconsinites must continue to fight against political corruption
Power tends to corrupt. Absolute power corrupts

absolutely. Lord Acton
We are seeing money that buys power corrupts absolutely in Wisconsin.
A scathing editorial by the editor, George Stanley,
of the Milwaukee Journal stated, In an act of brazen
cynicism they (12 Republican leaders in the legislature)
snuck into the budget bill policy changes that would
blow up Wisconsins long, proud history of open government and access to public records.
They did it without warning, a classic ploy for
politicians neither honest nor able to achieve their
goals through full disclosure and open debate, as our
nations founders intended.
George Stanley reminded us that Republicans control all branches of government: the administration,
the senate, the assembly, the supreme court.
In the editorial, Stanley reminded us of the controversial acts put into place since 2011.
Our open records laws neither hindered them nor
threatened them.
But that wasnt enough. It never is.
Documents have revealed just how corrupt the party
in control of Wisconsin has become.
A $700,000 contribution bribe to the governors Club
for Growth by Gogebic Taconite enabled the mining
company to draft legislation for iron ore mines.
The governor had directed, in violation of campaign

laws, that contribution bribes be directed to the Club
for Growth.
Sweeping changes to the Wisconsin Idea mission
statement of the University of Wisconsin by the governor included deleting, Basic to every purpose of the
system is the search for truth. The Center for Media
and Democracy sued the governor for records proving
the governors actions were deliberate. Politifact rated
his drafting error excuse a Pants on Fire.
John Menards bribe of $1.5 million to the Club for
Growth resulted in $1.8 million in tax credits from the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
$7.6 million in taxpayer-funded loans have been
written off since WEDC was created by the governor in
2011. Campaign donations from five executives totaled
$18,000. A $10,000 donation to the governor in 2010 from
William Minahan resulted in a $500,000 unsecured loan
to the now defunct Building Committee Inc. The loan
was written off last year.
Other proposals to muzzle the watchdogs include
dismantling the non-partisan Government Accountability Board and the non-partisan Legislative Audit
Bureau.
Wisconsinites must continue to contact legislators
regarding the abuse of power.
Joyce Luedke, Hayward
Vox Pop
Note on car draws response
I believe I still live in a free country, the United State

of America.
I found this note on my car on Monday, July 6 after
work.
I disagree with your thought expressed on the note!
I thank Jesus Christ for this freedom we still enjoy
in our own country.
Patricia Huber, Medford.
Note: The expletive in the note was blacked out for
publication.
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Hot blaze
Firefighters attacked the blaze from all sides attempting to contain the fire. They were on the scene until the evening hours before the fire was out. On Sunday and Monday,
residents attempted to salvage what they could from the rubble.
Holiday weekend fire leaves families without homes, belongings

Continued from page 1
The apartments were built in 1983, with six upper
units and three basement level apartments. The building is located on a corner lot of Malibu Dr. and Allman
St. and it is part of the original Gelhaus and Brost addition to the city. Gelhaus said he remembers as a kid
helping to clear the trees and brush from the area for
the development. He has built properties in the community on new lots, but rebuilding is a new challenge. We
will move along as fast as we can with it. The big next
step is getting an architect to begin the plans, Gelhaus

said. Rebuilding is new territory for me.
Gelhaus said as soon as the permits are in place, contractors w,ill begin razing the building remains and doing other cleanup. As soon as we can clean it up for the
neighbors, we will, he said.
Police statement
On July 4, 2015 at 1:54 p.m. after receiving a 9-1-1 call of
a structure fire, Medford Police officers, Taylor County
deputies and fire fighters responded to 810 Malibu Dr. in
the city of Medford.
According to Medford Police Chief Ken Coyer, upon
arrival law enforcement observed a large amount of
smoke and fire on the south end of the apartment complex. Emergency personnel were able to confirm everyone had made it out of the building and was accounted
for. The Medford Fire Department arrived on scene and
received mutual aid from the Stetsonville Volunteer
Fire Company. Taylor County EMS was also called to
the scene to assist with medical issues related to the fire
and heat.
The nine-unit building is considered to be a total loss.
All of the occupants were assisted by the Taylor County
Emergency Management, Taylor County Human
Services and the Red Cross with their temporary housing needs. Also, the Taylor County Humane Society assisted families with temporary housing for their family
pets. Medford Electric Utility was called to the scene to
help re-connect power to local homes and to an assisted
living home near the fire.
Care Partners Assisted Living center was evacuated
after power was lost due to the fire. Krugs Bus Service
assisted with the transport of citizens that were displaced due to the fire.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated. No
foul play is suspected, Coyer said.
Law enforcement would like to thank Happy Joes
Pizza and our private citizens for coming forward and
providing water and other items to emergency personnel, Coyer said.
Financial assistance was given for clothing. It gives

them the dignity to buy the items they need, she said.
Behling said a response team returned Monday to
help the households with their next options for places
to live.
Behling said holiday responses can be a challenge
with so many volunteers involved in the program. The
four volunteers who came to Medford on Saturday are
from Lincoln and Onieda counties. We do have a need
for more volunteers in Taylor County. Were always going to be able to respond, thats our pledge, she said.
Behling said the Independence Day holiday is often
a busy one for the Red Cross. In addition to the fire, the
organization provided shelter between River Falls and
Hudson for people displaced by a flood.
Behling said donations to help with the local responses can be sent to the Wausau office or made at redcross.
org and designated as local donations. For those who
can volunteer, Redcoss.org website has a link.
Red Cross response
Hooking up
Firefighter Lee Paul attaches a hose to a hydrant. Combined, all the fire trucks and pumpers are capable of putting out thousands of gallons of water every minute.
Red Cross spokesperson Barbara Behling said six

of the nine apartments had occupants on the holiday
weekend. The three households were contacted and
they elected to shelter where they were staying. Those
locally affected included nine adults and eight children. One household stayed in a local hotel while the
others elected to shelter with family or friends. Behling
said emergency assistance was given for shelter, hygiene items and money for food, clothing and footwear.
Surveying damage
Building owner Chuck Gelhaus talks with Medford
Police Officer Robert Horenberger at the fire scene Saturday afternoon.
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Fire victim helping others recover

If you share Tammy Renlys emotion on losing her
home to fire, it might range from tears to gallows humor
to denial and a large amount of compassion for others affected by the disaster. Renly and her son are one of the
families displaced by Saturdays nine-unit apartment
building fire in the city of Medford.
I dont think Ive stopped long enough to process it
all, Renly said.
Renly was with her young son and watching the Phillips parade when she got a call about the fire. She left her
son with friends and arrived in Medford within the hour.
The smoke was visible from as far away as the Chelsea
Conservation Club and it matched the photos arriving on
her phone.
Renly had one of the downstairs apartments and she
was able to recover more than some of the families. For
those upstairs, even shoes were lost as they grabbed
what they could in the few minutes before the fire took
it away. We were the luckiest of all the tenants. In the
downstairs we were able to get some things afterward,
but the upstairs tenants got next to nothing recovered.
Renly said water damage was the biggest problem for
her possessions as rain on Monday added to the mess.
Renly lived upstairs until a month ago, when she moved
downstairs and an uncle took the upstairs unit. He had
just moved in. Its all gone, she said. I got some pictures
and other stuff out. Upstairs it looked like a tornado had
been up there.
Renly said apartment owner Chuck Gelhaus helped
the recovery efforts as best he could in the days after the
fire. He has really been looking out for all of us, Renly
said. It was a grab and go process. The first day we tried
to get what food we could out of the freezers. The second
day was grabbing what was precious as long as the roof
held out.
His only concern through all this was us. You dont
find landlords like that every day. Weve told him over
and over how much it has meant to us and he just tries to
brush aside what he has done for us, she said. His wife
[Linda] was up there with water for us when it happened
and took us to their home so we could use the bathroom.
They have kept an eye on our property since then. Who
does that?
The tenants of the nine apartments are in different
stages of loss. Renly and her son are staying nearby with
her father. She said her son is having a tougher time
adapting to the loss and change. She is worried about
two teenagers upstairs who lost many more possessions
than her son. We got a lot of his toys, his Legos recovered and his clothes still smell like laundry soap, Renly
said. The main concern is the people upstairs. Theres
nothing left for those people.
Renly said one of her sons teachers stopped by on
Sunday and the school district has been in contact to offer its support of the children traumatized by the fire.
Concern is one of the connections between the tenants,
which is cemented by the joint disaster. Before it happened we knew each other to the extent we would chat
and say hi, Renly said. The group has really banded
Cat rescued
photo by Jen Meyer
Firefighter Larry Johnson cradles a cat that was found alive after several hours in the burning apartment building.
The rescue was a miracle for the woman who owns the cat.
together and worked together since the fire. Everybody
was there for everybody else. They werent dumbfounded, its been about how can we recoup and how can we
help the others. Everybody is trying to get back into a
normal routine.
They may never live under the same big roof again,
but the tenants are forever connected. You can throw
your hands in the air or rationalize it and go out and
check on the others. Ill never forget any of their names
now. Its going to connect us in many ways, Renly said.
Nobody is in it for themselves. Its restored my faith in
humanity with all the hugs and people checking up on
each other.
In addition to happening on a holiday, Renly spent
her birthday on Monday digging out the possessions she
could.
There were no injuries among the residents or firefighters. Almost all of the pets in the apartments survived. Renly said the Guinea pigs in her apartment rode
out the fire and are OK after drying out. A cat remains
unaccounted for, but one lost on the day of the fire has
returned.
Immanuel Lutheran Church is coordinating collections of clothing and furniture items. There are efforts
being made to raise money to help the fire victims who

need it as well. Renly and other fire victims have taken
the lead with a help-my-neighbor-first attitude. We figured Medford has not seen a loss with so many people
displaced in a while, Renly said. Renly said if there are
donated items the families cannot used, they will be donated back into the community to help someone else.
Renly said the support has given the group something
in place of possessions. They needed hope and they got
that, she said.
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Some times in life, everything is just going your
way. Other times, its all going the other way while you
scurry after it like Wile E. Coyote you know that if
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now heaved ourselves back on top of that red rock cliff.
After feeling like weve been hanging on by our fingernails for a very long time, were ready to have another
go at the roadrunner.
Like other folks who have just been through A Time,
I am feeling especially appreciative of other peoples
cooking. Not just our local fast-food franchises, but during this summer season I am also mindful of our friends
and neighbors who are manning the grills and womaning the counters for the festivals and events filling the
calendar. Or the folks who staff the fundraisers by the
entrance of the newly expanded grocery store, ready to
fortify people steeling themselves to enter the Coliseum
of Foodstuffs.
This past Fourth of July I was feeling particularly in
need of a hamburger and a strawberry sundae from the
Lions stand. Tom and I have regretted not being more
useful at this years Strawberry & Cream event, but we
did limp on over there to take it in. You might think that
I use the word limp figuratively, but with Toms gout
and my sprained ankle, were kind of a wobbly matched
set.
We pulled in to the parking lot and were pleased to
see a good crowd milling about though less pleased
to see that it seemed like an awfully long ways to the
top of the hill. But we struggled on and found ourselves
in time munching on burgers and bratwursts at a
table in the park shelter. I have to admit that once we
got comfortable we were content to let everything come
to us friends to visit with, the sounds of the Redneck
Blacksmiths triphammer pounding away, the sight of
rendezvousers in costume wandering past, smoke from
the grill drifting through. I did stir myself to find some
Kiwanis popcorn and a chocolate-covered strawberry
from the Stepping Stones table.
Our favorite part of the event came with the arrival
of Duck for the Oyster, an extraordinarily talented band
playing traditional American dance music. Last year,
we got out there and danced. This year we gestured to
our injured limbs but we did cheer on friends who
stepped out. As we settled back on a bench in the shade,
the sounds of fiddle, mandolin, guitar and bass rang out
The Table
Patricia and Gerald Prell in 2015 (above) and on their

wedding day in 1955 (below).
Sally Rassmussen
from the gazebo in an invitation to waltzes, reels and
jigs as the callers guided people through the steps.
A curious baby crawled our way over the grass as his
mother watched, while shrieks and splashes from the
pool mingled with the music. I dug into my strawberry
sundae as we tapped our feet and nodded our heads
carried along by the experience, even if we werent up
to being swept off our feet.
Tom and I are already thinking about next years
Strawberry & Cream festival. There is no doubt that
hamburgers and sundaes will again be eaten, but mostly we hope to be back to doing our part. Mainly that will
probably consist of running errands and giving unsolicited opinions.
Although, there is an organization that Im involved
with that I think should consider setting up a food
booth. Im thinking maybe a breakfast shortcake in the
morning, to give comfort to people who are ready for
somebody else to do the cooking for a day. Everybody
has their moments of frantically running in place. Eating strawberry shortcake for breakfast can help with
that.
Then the music will start, and the callers will invite young and old to step into the sound of America.
Smoke from rendezvous campfires will drift through
the air again, along with the smell of hamburgers on
the grill. Mothers and babies and old folks and teenagers will mingle together on the grass and the blacktop.
And Tom and I will dance a waltz on a warm summer
evening.
Births
Grace Elizabeth Tourtillott
Steve and Cally Tourtillott of Abbotsford announce
the birth of a daughter, Grace Elizabeth, born on June
26 at Aspirus Medford Hospital - Birthing Center. She
weighed six pounds, seven ounces and was 19-3/4 inches long. Her grandparents are Douglas and Debra Buckett of Park Falls, and Joy DeGrave and Bill Tourtillott,
both of Green Bay. Her great-grandparents are Colleen
Abbrederis of Dorchester and Buzz (Harold) and Carol
Buckett of Eagle.
Parker Ryan Richard Krueger

Ryan and Katie Krueger of Kronenwetter announce
the birth of a son, Parker Ryan Richard, born on June 25
at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He weighed nine pounds,
5.3 ounces and was 21 inches long. His grandparents are
Gerald and Jenn Knippel of Medford and Randy and
Jean Krueger of Brownsville.
Dean Thomas Prendota

Dan and Andrea Prendota of Wittenberg announce
the birth of a son, Dean Thomas, born on June 27 at
Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He weighed six pounds, 14
ounces and was19 inches long. His grandparents are Pat
Henkel of Medford, Ruth Searles of Rhinelander and
Wayne and Virgina Kundinger of Park Falls.
Ethan Abraham Wise

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Seth and Becky Wise of Merrill announce the birth

of a son, Ethan Abraham, born on July 1 at Aspirus
Wausau Hospital. He weighed five pounds and was 181/2 inches long. His grandparents are Elaine Breske of
Wausau and Greg and Leslie Wise of Irma.
Prells celebrate
60th anniversary
Gerald and Patricia (Westrich) Prell plan to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on July 9 in the
company of their family, children, and friends. The
celebration will begin at the Riverside Hotel/Casino in
Laughlin, Nev., and end with a family picnic at the Fox
Creek Reserve clubhouse and pool.
The Prells, originally from Medford, moved to Bullhead City, Ariz., where they currently reside. They
were blessed with six children: Barbara, who died in
infancy; Debra (Dan) Warnock; DeAnne (Dale) Young;
Jeryl Prell; Mark (Debbie) Prell; and Rev. Kent (Debra)
Prell. They are grandparents of 11 grandchildren, and
15 great-grandchildren, with one on the way.
Auxiliary holds June meeting

There were nine members present when the June 8
meeting of Boxrucker-Berry American Legion Auxiliary Unit 519 was called to order by president Juanita
Krug.
Roll call of officers was followed by the secretarys
report, which was approved as read. The treasurers report was approved as read and placed on file for audit.
Jill Pickreign sent six birthday cards in June to
residents at Aspirus Care & Rehab-Medford, a sympathy card to Augusta Freiboth, and will send sympathy
cards to Arlene Handel and the family of charter member Delores Henrichs.
Krug read the May-June District 11 newsletter. District 11 is in fifth place in membership and Wisconsin
is in 11th place in national membership. Krug also read
the June, July and August department newsletter.
A thank-you card was received from Katelyn Ruppel
for the scholarship she received from the unit. Freiboth
thanked the unit for the card she received.
Krug thanked Freiboth for putting flags on the graves
of the units deceased members, including Louise Zirngible, Marjorie Jochimsen and Jean Weix from the past
year. She also thanked Marian Nernberger and Darleen
Peche for being the color guard for the Memorial Day
service, Madelyn Brost for singing at the service, and
all the member who distributed poppies.
Carol Underwood donated six afghans for VA hospitals.
The next meeting is July 13 at 6 p.m. at the Legion
hall. Marleen Lindau, secretary
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Dorchester crew returns to television on Battlebots

by Christian Parker, Tribune-Phonograph
Team Wyachi, a competitive robot creation crew

based out of Westar LLC in Dorchester, is again partaking in Battlebots on ABC. The program has returned to
the air after a 13-year hiatus.
Battlebots involves robots fighting each other by way
of remote control and attempting to destroy or disable
competitors. The show originally aired between 2000
and 2002 on Comedy Central.
Team Wyachi eagerly accepted ABCs invitation and
was a contestant on the shows premier June 21.
Clint Ewert described how his team, consisting of
family and friends, all of whom work at Westar, became
involved in robots.
We were sitting in the living room in 2000, watching
the show on Comedy Central and our dad says, I think
we can beat those guys, Clint said.
Terry Ewert, Clints father, has owned Westar since
1994, offering custom equipment for automated food
industry products and agricultural fabrication. He believed the family shop would be the perfect venue to create competitive robotics.
The Ewerts, who consist of brothers Clint, Terry,
Jake and Luke, along with high school friends Tommy
Untiedt and Tyler Paul, got busy in the shop. They mastered the art of creating, refining and modifying robots
for competition. Even their mother, Lisa Ewert, and
Jakes son, Korbin, are involved.
Team Wyachi found almost immediate success in
robot combat, winning a heavyweight championship in
2001.
When Battlebots went off the air in 2002, Team Wyachi did not rest, continuing to expand the robotic portion of Westar to produce and supply parts and custom
creations of robot-specific items.
They would also compete regularly in events at the
local, national and world levels. The team has one world
championship and five national titles on its list of accomplishments.
The crew has also expanded into building props and
robots for feature films. A vampire they built was recently seen in the film The Mortal Instruments: City of
THE
TIME
MACHINE
From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
July 7, 2005
No new tax money will be needed to
pay the citys portion of replacing the
Allman Street bridge in either 2008 or
2009. Instead, the Medford City Council Tuesday approved dipping into the
more than $1 million in reserve funds
it has been accumulating, under the advice of its auditors, in order to help pay
for large projects such as this.
Last year, the council was told the
bridge was deteriorating, but that it did
not qualify for federal bridge replacement money. A reevaluation of the
bridge gave it the necessary points to
quality for aid. All bridges in the county are evaluated each year by the Taylor County Highway Department and
rated. Bridges that qualify are eligible
for federal bridge replacement money
with the federal government picking
up 80 percent of the cost and the local
governments are responsible for 20 percent of the cost.
25 YEARS AGO
July 11, 1990
Soil testing has uncovered several
problems with the proposed site for
Medfords new post office, including a
30-inch storm sewer running almost
the entire length of the property that
apparently no one knew was there.
The site is located at the corner of
Team Wyachi
submitted photo
Team Wyachi members pictured, from left to right, are Tommy Untiedt, Tyler Paul, Terry Ewert, Clint Ewert, Jake
Ewert, Luke Ewert. Team members not shown are Lisa Ewert, Reese Ewert and Korbin Ewert.
Bones, shot in Canada. They constructed guns used in
Total Recall, and props for The Strain, Dark Matter and Nikita.
When ABC approached the team about being part
of the rebirth of Battlebots this year, members knew
it was a decision that needed no consideration. Westar
has built such a reputation in the robotics business that
its name is well-recognized at robot competitions. The
business has become so well-known for custom robot
parts and complete machines, that many robots Team
Wyachi competes against are built from parts originating in the Westar shop.
Clint said that when competitions start coming up,
sales of robot parts and custom orders increase significantly. The return of Battlebots was no exception. Part
Broadway Ave. and Whelen St. on land

the City has an option to buy from Herman Eggert, the Medford Co-op and Wisconsin Central Railroad.
According to Brian Maghan, a real
estate specialist with the US Postal Service, no decision has yet been made on
whether or not the site is workable. I
just received the report and havent had
a chance to look it over thoroughly, he
said. Some things need to be clarified
with Twin City Testing before a decision
can be made.
Twin City Testing of Rochester, Minn.
took soil samples at the site in early May.
of the fun for Team Wyachi is not only the challenge of

the fights, but to see how well their other creations fare
for other teams, he said.
Warrior Clan is the name given to Team Wyachis
robot used on Sundays show. The machine consists of
a large master robot designed to launch and destroy the
competition, accompanied by two smaller flame-throwing clan robots aiming to distract and entice. The entourage is operated by three Team Wyachi drivers.
Were all very good drivers and know what each
other is doing, Clint said. On the show, it was so crazy
that, at the end of the fight, we didnt even know where
we were in relation to each other.
Battlebots airs Sundays at 8 p.m.
ning about 6 oclock. He was leading the

animal from the building at the time
when it suddenly turned on him, throwing him some distance across the barn,
against the basement wall.
The wall, which runs east and west,
is constructed in such a way that it goes
up for approximately three feet and then
juts out a few inches. Mueller stated that
this undoubtedly saved his life, as the
bull was unable to reach him with his
horns where he lay, striking the wall instead with his head whenever he tried.
100 YEARS AGO

July 7, 1915
When the Howe Great London Show
exhibits here on Thursday, July 8 the
people of this vicinity will not only be
given the opportunity of seeing the
grandest array of equestrians, equestriennes, acrabats, gymnasts, leapers,
tumblers and performers generally,
but at the same time the opportunity
of seeing the most complete zoological
collection ever assembled.
Remember When July 2005
50 YEARS AGO
July 8, 1965
Taylor countys most important crop,
hay, extremely short in supply during
the 1964 season, is doing some better this
year but there was room for improvement. That was the gist of a crop report
submitted this week by county agent
Bryce Abrams.
Agent Abrams checked various farms
throughout the county, there appearing
to be a great variation in hay yields, reports running the margin of between 50
and 75 percent of normal, with some stating that fertilization programs producing even better crops.
It is hard to explain the variation in
hay yields because of the severe winter
we experienced, Abrams said. Several
ideas have been proposed as to why it
happened: such as unobserved ice sheets
in low spots, low fertility, etc.
75 YEARS AGO
July 4, 1940
Charles Mueller, town of Medford
farmer, suffered a badly-cut right thigh
and body bruising when attacked in his
barn by his Guernsey bull Friday eve-
Shirley Kleist (right) and Brandon Sislo, aboard the sailing vessel Black Pearl of
the Millpond, steam ahead during the Milk Jug Regatta, unaware of a sandbar in
their path that would leave them aground and cause them to slip out of first place.
They came in second, but won the coveted Mayors Choice Award. The regatta was
part of the July 4 Strawberries and Cream celebration in Medford.
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Court proceedings
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearances and entered pleas of not guilty: Rudolph J. Johnas, 45, Merrill, disorderly
conduct-domestic abuse; Samuel RiveraMeza, 27, Stetsonville, battery-domestic
abuse, contact after a domestic abuse
arrest and resisting or obstructing an officer; Daniel N. L. Werner, 30, Madison,
disorderly conduct-domestic abuse.
Deferred entry of
judgment agreement
Steve J. Schueller, 44, Sheldon, entered
into a deferred entry of judgment agree-
Taylor County Circuit Court

ment for a period of one year for a charge
of disorderly conduct-domestic abuse.
As terms of the agreement, Schueller
must not commit any criminal offenses
during the period of the agreement; notify the Taylor County district attorney
and clerk of court offices of any address
change within 10 days; and attend the alternative to aggression seminar on May
16 and provide proof of attendance to the
district attorneys office.
Forfeitures
Ofelia Cruz, 19, Abbotsford, pled no

contest to an amended charge of operating without carrying a license and
forfeited a fine and costs of $217.10. The

original charge had been operating without a valid license-second offense within
three years.
Pamela L. Hernandez, 33, Marathon,
pled no contest to operating while revoked and forfeited costs of $443.
Alex R. Brown, 19, Greensburg, Ind.,
pled no contest to retail theft and forfeited a fine and costs of $456.50. Charges
of theft of movable property-less than or
equal to $2,500 and possession of drug
paraphernalia were dismissed but read
in.
Scott A. Vahl, 19, Abbotsford, pled no
contest to possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to serve 20 days
in jail and forfeited costs of $443.
Probation ordered
Joshua J. Annis, 27, Janesville, pled

no contest to disorderly conduct and
criminal damage to property. Sentence
was withheld and Annis was placed on
probation for two years on the condition
he serve 10 days in jail; pay costs of $686
and supervision fees as ordered by the
Department of Corrections (DOC); write
a letter of apology, pre-approved by the
probationary agent, to the victims within
30 days; undergo counseling as deemed
appropriate by the probationary agent;
undergo a psychological evaluation and
comply with all treatment recommended
by the evaluation; maintain absolute so-
See COURT on page 13
Public notices
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIn
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14 CV 112
U.S. Bank, National Association successor by merger to U.S.
Bank National Association, N.D.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Ronald Wicke a/k/a Ronald
G. Wicke,
Diane Wicke a/k/a Diane F.
Wicke,
Hon. Ann Knox-Bauer
Memorial Health Center Clinics,
Kramer Plumbing & Heating,
Inc.,
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 31,
2015, the Sheriff of Taylor County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:
DATE/TIME: July 21, 2015 at
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: 10% of successful
bid must be paid to the sheriff at
sale in cash or cashiers check;
balance due in cash or cashiers
check within 10 days of confirmation of sale. Purchaser is

responsible for payment of all
transfer taxes and recording
fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects.
PLACE: Ground Floor of the
Taylor County Courthouse, 224
South Second Street, Medford,
WI 54451
DESCRIPTION: That part
of the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter (NE 1/4 of
the SW 1/4), Section 7, Township 33 North, Range 3 West,
Town of Jump River, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, described
and shown on Taylor County
Certified Survey Map No. 201,
recorded in Volume 1-S Surveys, page 201, EXCEPT that
parcel described as follows:
Commencing at a 1 1/2 foot
pipe, being the Northeast corner
of Block 4, Original Plat of the
Village of Jump River, thence
North 62 degrees 16 minutes 24
seconds East, 205.49 feet to the
point of true beginning, thence
North 47 degrees 33 minutes
08 seconds East 188.17 feet to
a point (which for reference is
called point A), thence retracing
Town of Greenwood
Notice of Special Hearing
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Town Board for the
Town of Greenwood will meet at the Greenwood
Town Hall on July 22, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., pursuant
to Wis. Stat. 82.27(2), for a special hearing to consider an application for a road to be built to access a
landlocked property.
Jill Scheithauer
Town of Greenwood Clerk
(1st ins. July 9, 2nd ins. July 16)
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to the point of true beginning,

thence along the arc of a curve
chord bearing North 83 degrees
47 minutes 01 seconds East,
116.83 feet, (as shown on Taylor County Certified Survey Map
No. 201, recorded in Volume
1-S Surveys, page 201), thence
continuing North 82 degrees 35
minutes 40 seconds East 52.8
feet to a point (which for reference is called point B), thence
from point B to point A.
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
W14661 County Road MM,
Sheldon, WI 54766
Bruce Daniels
Sheriff of Taylor County
Stein & Moore, P.A.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
332 Minnesota Street, Suite
W-1650
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 224-9683
(1st ins. June 25,
3rd ins. July 9)
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NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-108
U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as
Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust
Plaintiff,
vs.
James E. Hall, Katherine J.
Hall and State of Wisconsin, Bureau of Child Support
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 5, 2015
in the amount of $86,160.27 the
Sheriff will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:
TIME: August 11, 2015 at
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the sheriff at
the sale in cash, cashiers check
or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks

cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashiers
check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the courts
confirmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: LOT SEVEN
(7) OF BLOCK C, J.M. MAIERS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
MEDFORD, TAYLOR COUNTY,
WISCONSIN
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
307 National Ave Medford, WI
54451-1355
DATED: June 8, 2015
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
16345 West Glendale Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151-2841
(414) 224-8404
Please go to www.gray-law.
com to obtain the bid for this
sale.
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
is attempting to collect a debt
and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. If
you have previously received a
discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication
should not be construed as an
attempt to hold you personally
liable for the debt.
(1st ins. July 9,
3rd ins. July 23)
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Notice of Pending
Application for
Proposed Culverts
Village of Rib Lake, Jerry Butler, 741 McComb Ave., Rib Lake,
WI 54470 has applied to the Department of Natural Resources
for a permit to construct/replace
two culverts in the Big Rib River.
The project is located in the
NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section
2014 Consumer Confidence Report Data

Village of Stetsonville
PWS ID: 86105503
Water System Information
If you would like to know more about the information
contained in this report, please contact David Duellman
at (715) 965-6619.
Opportunity for Input on Decisions
Affecting your Water Quality
Village Board meets the second Tuesday of the month
at the Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library located at 105
N. Gershwin Street at 6:30 p.m.
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35, Township 33 North, Range 2

East, Village of Rib Lake, Taylor
County.
The proposed project is replacement of two existing culverts associated with a dike
crossing upstream of the Rib
Lake Dam with two new culverts
that are 48 inches in diameter
and 34 and 26 feet long.
The Department will review
the proposal provided by the
applicant and any information
from public comments and a
public informational hearing,
if requested. The Department
will determine whether the proposal complies with ss. 1.11
and 30.123(8), Stats., and ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code, and
ensure that the required mitigation meets the standards in s.
281.36(3r), Stats. if the project
impacts wetlands.
The Department has made
a tentative determination that it
will issue the permit or contract
for the proposed activity.
If you would like to know
more about this project or would
like to see the application and
plans, please visit the Departments permit tracking website
at https://permits. dnr. wi.gov/
water/SitePages/Permit%20
Search.aspx.
Reasonable accommodation,
including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for
qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
Any person may submit comments and/or request a public
informational hearing by emailing Travis.Holte@wisconsin.gov
or writing to Travis Holte, 5301
Rib Mountain Rd., Wausau, WI
54401 by U.S. mail. If you are
submitting general comments
on the proposal, they must be
emailed or postmarked within 30
days after the date this notice is
published on the Departments
website. If you are requesting
a public informational hearing,
the request must be emailed or
postmarked within 20 days after

the date this notice is published
on the Departments website. A
request for hearing must include
the docket number or applicant
name and specify the issues
that the party desires to be addressed at the informational
hearing.
If no hearing is requested, the
Department may issue its decision without a hearing. If a public informational hearing is held,
comments must be postmarked
no later than 10 days following
the date on which the hearing is
completed.
The final decision may be appealed as indicated in the decision document.
Docket
Number
IPNO-2015-61-02450
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
For the Secretary
Travis Holte, Water Management Specialist
Date: July 6, 2015
(One ins. July 9)
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SUMMONS NOTICE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
CHIPPEWA COUNTY
Case No. 15SC500
Virgil L. Kennedy
W9550 Keyes Avenue
Medford, WI 54451
Defendant
You are being sued by.David
D. Crane, DDS in the Small
Claims Court. A hearing will be
held at the Chippewa County
Courthouse, 711 North Bridge
Street, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, 2nd Floor Courtroom, on
July 13, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
If you do not appear, a judgment may be given to the person
suing you. A copy of the claim
has been mailed to you at the
address above.
(1st ins. June 25,
3rd ins. July 9))
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Notice of Adjournment
Town of Greenwood
Board of Review Meeting
Due to a publication error in the Board of Review Notice published in the Star News and posted throughout the
Town, the Town of Greenwood Board of Review will meet
on July 8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall to adjourn
the Board of Review hearing to July 22, 2015 from 5:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Please contact Jill Scheithauer, Clerk, at 715-7482292 with any questions or to schedule a time to meet at
the hearing.
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ACCIDENTS/COURT
THE STAR NEWS
Court proceedings
briety; no possession or consumption of
any controlled substance without a valid
prescription; and shall obtain his HSED
or GED or attend Medford Adult Diploma
Academy or similar program. A charge
of disorderly conduct was dismissed but
read in. Annis entered into a deferred entry of judgement agreement for a period
of two years for a charge of throwing or
discharging bodily fluids at a public safety worker. As terms of the agreement, the
defendant must not commit any criminal
offense during the period of the agreement; notify the Taylor County district
attorney and clerk of court offices of any
address change within 10 days; undergo
a psychological evaluation and comply
with all treatment recommendations;
write a letter of apology, submitted to
and approved by the Taylor County witness/victim coordinator, to the victims;
and successfully complete his two-year
probationary period.
Dale R. Haas, 32, Boyd, pled no contest
to domestic abuse-disorderly conduct.
Sentence was withheld and Haas was
placed on probation for two years on the
condition he serve 10 days in jail, to run
concurrent with a sentence he is currently serving; pay costs of $298 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; have no
contact with the victim; write a letter of
apology, pre-approved by the probationary agent, to the victim within 30 days;
undergo counseling as deemed appropriate by the probationary agent; obtain his
HSED or GED or high school diploma
through the Medford adult diploma academy or equivalent in Chippewa County at
the probationary agents discretion; and
undergo an alcohol and drug assessment
and follow through with any recommendations. Haas also pled no contest to possession of THC-second or greater offense.
Sentence was withheld and he was placed
on probation on the condition he serve
10 days in jail, to run consecutive to the
time being served in his domestic abuse
case but concurrent to any sentence currently being served; pay costs of $243 and
supervision fees as ordered by the DOC;
provide a DNA sample and pay the DNA
surcharge if directed by the probationary agent; undergo counseling as deemed
appropriate by the probationary agent;
obtain his HSED or GED or high school
diploma through the Medford adult diploma academy or equivalent in Chippewa County at the probationary agents
discretion; and undergo an alcohol and
drug assessment and follow through with
any recommended treatment. A charge
Accident reports
Two-vehicle accidents
Mariah K. Ditusa and Elizabeth T.

Terrones were involved in an accident
on June 25 at 10:23 a.m. in a parking lot at
225 Marjorie Ln. in the city of Medford.
According to the accident report, the
Terrones vehicle was performing a backing maneuver in a private parking lot
when it struck the legally-parked Ditusa
vehicle. Terrones said she didnt see the
other vehicle behind her as she was backing up because she wasnt feeling well at
the time of the accident. No injuries were
reported. The Ditusa vehicle sustained a
scratch in the front bumper cover. The
Terrones vehicle sustained a scuff on the
rear bumper cover.
Terry Tischendorf and Felipe Chavez
Garcia were involved in an accident on
June 26 at 5:25 p.m. at the intersection
of Hwy 13 and Allman St. in the city of
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Traffic court
of misdemeanor bail jumping and four

counts of possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed but read in.
Paul W. Erickson, 52, Superior, pled
no contest to disorderly conduct. Sentence was withheld and Erickson was
placed on probation for one year on the
condition he pay costs of $443 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; have
no contact with the victims; write a letter of apology, pre-approved by the probationary agent, to the victims within 30
days; and undergo counseling as deemed
appropriate by the probationary agent.
Mariah K. Ditusa, 23, Medford, pled no
contest to disorderly conduct. Sentence
was withheld and Ditusa was placed on
probation for nine months on the condition she pay costs of $443 and supervision
fees as ordered by the DOC; write a letter of apology, pre-approved by the probationary agent, to the victims within 30
days; and undergo counseling as deemed
appropriate by the probationary agent.
Disposition reports
Charge dismissed
A charge of theft of movable property
against Sarah S. OConnell, 29, Fond du
Lac, was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Forfeitures
Davis G. Gosse, 31, Medford, pled no

contest to an amended charge of speeding 1-10 mph over the limit and forfeited
$175.30. The original charge had been
speeding 11-15 mph over the limit.
Michael J. Kriehn, 63, Rib Lake, pled
no contest to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle without proof of
insurance and forfeited $10. The original
charge had been operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
Alexa R. Lynch, 21, Medford, pled
guilty to operating while under the influence-first offense. She forfeited $803,
her drivers license was revoked for six
months, and she is to undergo an alcohol
assessment. A charge of operating with a
prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC)
equal to or greater than 0.08 percent but
less than 0.15 percent-first offense was
dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Louise M. Rought, 22, Ladysmith, pled
no contest to speeding 16-19 mph over the
limit and forfeited $200.50.
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Medford. According to the accident report, the Tischendorf vehicle was in the
roundabout at the intersection of Hwy
13 and Allman St. with the intent of proceeding west onto Allman. The Chavez
Garcia vehicle was southbound on Hwy
13 and failed to stop or yield the rightof-way before entering the roundabout
into the path of the Tischendorf vehicle.
The Tischendorf vehicle sustained minor damage to the passenger side. The
Chavez Garcia vehicle sustained very
minor damage to the middle and rear
driver side.
Deer-related accident
Randall D. Waldhart struck a deer on

June 27 at 7:55 p.m. on CTH O at Whelen
Ave. in the city of Medford. The vehicle
sustained damage to the windshield and
driver side mirror.
Taylor County Circuit Court
Charge dismissed
A charge of worthless checks against
Allison A. Funk, 23, Catawba, was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearances and entered pleas of not guilty:
Angela G. Anderson, 43, Wausau, failure to submit private onsite wastewater
treatment system (POWTS) evaluation
report; Tyler L. Block, 20, Medford, reckless driving-endangering safety; Duane
R. Broeske, 65, Stetsonville, failure to repair/replace existing POWTS; Colton W.
Brunner, 18, Cornell, improper registration of vehicle; Argjent Dauti, 20, Medford, operating while revoked; Nathan R.
Erikson, 18, Medford, speeding 20-24 mph
over the limit; Jesus A. J. Ruiz, 33, Medford, operating a motor vehicle without
insurance; Samantha K. Kolecheck, 18,
Medford, operating a motor vehicle without insurance; Tim W. Potter, 48, Black
River Falls, operating while revoked
Deferred prosecution
or sentence
The following made initial appearances and entered into deferred prosecution
or sentence agreements: Brynn E. Dahlby, 16, Medford, failure to stop/improper
stop at a stop sign; Maxwell W. Hubbard,
17, Medford, speeding 16-19 mph over the
limit
Forfeitures
$600: Damian P. Jones, 47, Westboro, failure to repair/replace existing

POWTS; Deborah S. Waskowiak, 63,
Purcell, Okla., failure to submit POWTS
evaluation report.
$410: Moses B. Borntrager, 56, Thorp,
failure
to
repair/replace
existing
POWTS.
$389.50: Cameron P. Stumpner, 18,
Colby, theft of movable property; Shannon L. Williams, 40, Medford, failure of
operator to notify police of an accident.
$340: Levi Lambright, 51, Lublin, failure to repair/replace existing POWTS.
$300: Willis R. Schrock, 27, Curtiss, failure to repair/replace existing
POWTS.
$263.50: Daniel S. Cypcar, 22, Stevens
Point, computer message to harass using
obscenity; Austin M. Miller, 19, Fox Lake,
underage drinking-possession (first offense); Taylor J. Nolan, 16, Medford, minor transporting intoxicants in motor
vehicle; Juan E. S. Gonzalez, 18, Dorchester, underage drinking-possession (first
offense); Cameron P. Stumpner, 18, Colby, underage drinking-possession (first
offense) (drivers license suspended).
$238.30: Jeffrey E. Hutchinson, 41,
Medford, displaying an unauthorized vehicle registration plate.
$225.70: Joseph R. Frombach, 18, Medford, speeding 20-24 mph over the limit;
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Michael J. Ruch, 51, Medford, speeding

20-24 mph over the limit.
$213.10: Jonathon R. Prochnow, 20,
Medford, passing in a no-passing zone.
$200.50: Cody S. Bratland, 22, Owen,
proper disposal of garbage and recyclables; Kyle T. Bratland, 20, Lublin, proper disposal of garbage and recyclables;
Joshua W. Bube, 26, Rib Lake, possession
of open intoxicants in motor vehicle by
passenger; Emma M. Decker, 16, Colby, speeding 16-19 mph over the limit;
Giovanni Cortez Faber, 18, Medford,
trespassing; Zachery G. Firnstahl, 20,
Stetsonville, operating while suspendedsecond offense; David R. Fitzl, 50, Boyd,
speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Jeffrey E. Hutchinson, 41, Medford, operating a motor vehicle without insurance;
Jesus A. J. Ruiz, 33, Medford, operating
without a valid license-first violation;
Robert L. Martin, 61, Withee, operating a
motor vehicle without insurance; Adam
J. Mayrer, 19, Medford, trespassing; Matthew J. McCormick, 18, Kennan, operating a motor vehicle without insurance;
Ryan E. Neubauer, 18, Medford, trespassing; Lonnie R. Noland, 18, Medford, operating while suspended-fourth or greater
offense; Keagon R. Rabe, 18, Medford,
trespassing; Nathaniel J. Schield, 18,
Medford, trespassing; Shannon L. Smith,
28, Colby, operating while suspended and
speeding 16-19 mph over the limit ($200.50
each); Anthony E. Toms, 31, Rib Lake,
operating without a valid license-first offense; Andre C. Triplett Jr., 21, West Allis, solicitation and direct sales; Philip J.
Wachuta, 61, Stetsonville, unsafe burning; Amanda L. Wille, 29, Beaver Dam,
possession of open intoxicants in motor
vehicle by passenger; Gregory J. Ziembo,
24, Rib Lake, operating a motor vehicle
without insurance.
$187.90: Michael J. Dexler, 17, Lublin,
inattentive driving; Zachery G. Firnstahl, 20, Stetsonville, anti-noise (tires or
mufflers).
$175.30: Lori L. Dassow, 54, Medford,
speeding 11-15 mph over the limit; Roy D.
Ehlert Sr., 57, Medford, failure to equip
vehicle with fenders; Sarah M. Kummer,
19, Weston, speeding 11-15 mph over the
limit; Elliot J. Marshall, 18, Dorchester,
operating a motor vehicle without an
adequate muffler; Stephani N. Murray,
28, Medford, non-rergistration of vehicle; Taylor J. Nolan, 16, Medford, speeding 11-15 mph over the limit; Carly E.
Rhyner, 17, Medford, failure to yield for
yield sign; Sharon L. Wade, 66, Ogema,
unsafe lane deviation; Dereck J. Wiese,
18, Curtiss, speeding 11-15 mph over the
limit.
$169: Jill D. Moody, 49, Pierre, S. D.,
dog running at large.
$162.70: Jason M. Wojcik, 25, Medford,
operating a vehicle with non-red taillights.
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Walker backs away from changes to open records law, mum on his role
Budget measures wording similar to recent documents from governor and DOA
by Dee J. Hall
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Hit with an avalanche of criticism from across Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative
leaders have agreed to remove language from the state
budget that would have gutted the states open records
law.
In a joint statement, Walker and the GOP leaders on
Saturday said they had decided to remove the controversial measure in its entirety after substantive discussion.
But the question remains: Who is responsible for putting it in the budget in the first place?
It is a question that legislative leaders and Walker
who is set to announce his run for the presidency next
week have repeatedly dodged since the proposal was
slipped into the 2015-17 spending plan late Thursday as
residents headed out to begin celebrating Independence
Day weekend.
A review by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative
Journalism shows similarities between recent records
request denials from the governors office and the state
department of administration and changes inserted in
the budget by Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee similarities that raise questions about whether Walker himself was involved in the budget proposal.
Critics from the left and right agree the measure
would have allowed state and local officials to craft laws
and policies largely in secret.
The governors spokeswoman, Laurel Patrick, declined to respond to questions about whether the governor was behind the effort to limit the state open records
law. Walker also ducked reporters questions about
his role on Saturday. On Monday morning, assembly
speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, declined during an interview on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss the governors involvement.
The turnaround came soon after Wisconsins Republican attorney general and conservative and liberal
groups dedicated to government transparency all decried the last-minute changes approved on a 12-4 partyline vote by the budget committee with no public input.
Republican legislative leaders have refused to say
who is behind the measure, which opponents argue
would have invited corruption by largely shielding the
inner workings of state and local government in Wisconsin from public view.
Under the measure, documents used during the deliberative process by the governor, lawmakers and
other state and local government officials would be
exempt from public disclosure. Those would include
opinions, analyses, briefings, background information,
recommendations, suggestions, drafts, correspondence
about drafts, as well as notes created or prepared in
the process of reaching a decision concerning a policy
or course of action.
A center review shows that on May 8, DOA used a
similar rationale in denying a River Falls man access to
records about Walkers controversial proposal to eliminate IRIS, a program that allows disabled individuals to
use state money to pay for self-directed care. Lawmakers have since altered the program, but disability advocates remain opposed to the changes.
Making these internal discussions just as open to
disclosure as the final version of the budget would inhibit the free exchange of ideas, opinions, proposals,
and recommendations among those involved in deciding what to include in the final legislation, according
to the letter signed by Gregory Murray, DOAs chief legal counsel.
In fact, in their joint statement Saturday, Walker,
Vos, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau,
and joint finance co-chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, made the
same argument, saying the goal was to encourage a
deliberative process between elected officials and their
staff in developing policy.
The center also found Walker and DOA invoked a
deliberative process argument in denying requests for
records documenting the proposed removal of the Wisconsin Idea and the search for truth from the University of Wisconsins mission statement.
Two parties that sued Walker for records over that
issue say they detect the governors fingerprints in the
now-defunct budget proposal.
Among them is Jud Lounsbury, a columnist for The
Progressive magazine and his wife, Katy, a labor attorney. The couple filed suit to get records after the liberalleaning Center for Media and Democracy discovered
Gov. Scott Walker

Photo by Alison Dirr, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
that the Walker administration proposed changing the

universitys core mission statement in the state budget.
Although Walker initially denied any involvement,
the Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel and other outlets used the state open records
law to confirm that the governors office was behind the
effort to rewrite the mission statement.
Governor Walkers office acted outside Wisconsins
open records law in denying our basic request to see
communications that were behind removing the Wisconsin Idea from our statutes, Jud Lounsbury said in
an email. So we took them to court. Instead of following the law, theyve decided to change the law.
Christa Westerberg, vice president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, noted similarities
between Walkers invocation of a deliberative process
exemption in recent months and the proposal in the
Motion 999 amendment to the state budget passed
Thursday. The measure would have been a vast rollback of the publics right to know, Westerberg said.
Its strangely coincidental that were seeing the
deliberative process exemption in the budget within
months of the governors office and department of administration attempting a similar exemption in recent
(open records) responses, said Westerberg, a Madison
attorney who also is legal counsel for the Wisconsin
Center for Investigative Journalism.
When the administration attempted this exemption

this spring, it was really an unprecedented attempt to
conceal decisionmaking documents about important issues in the budget.
Its fair to ask, did the governor request this language in Motion 999? And if so, why?
Brendan Fischer, general counsel for the Center for
Media and Democracy, noted the similarities between
Walkers denial of his organizations request for records related to the UWs mission statement and the
controversial open records changes.
After Walkers office denied the organization access
to the records, citing a deliberative process privilege,
the Center for Media and Democracy sued in May. That
suit has been consolidated with the legal challenge filed
by Jud and Katy Lounsbury and is pending in Dane
County Circuit Court.
Fischer said that the budget proposal, which would
have done grave damage to the state and the publics
ability to know why changes are being made, surfaced
as the Walker administration is battling in court to
keep such records secret.
The similarities between their claims in our lawsuit
and the appearance of this in the (budget) proposal seem
like more than coincidence, he said.
Fischer added that if the proposal had been enacted,
it would have helped shield Wisconsins governor from
requests for state records that are sure to mount after
Walkers intention to run for president becomes official
on July 13.
His office and legislators probably already are receiving a lot of requests, Fischer said, and thats going to continue as he runs for president. (This) would
certainly make life easier for the governor and legislators.
The issue is not over. Walker and GOP leaders said
they plan to convene a legislative council committee to
study possible changes to the open records law this
time allowing other lawmakers and the public a chance
to debate them.
The nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (www.WisconsinWatch.org) collaborates with
Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television,
other news media and the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. All works created,
published, posted or disseminated by the center do not
necessarily reflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison
or any of its affiliates.
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Joyce Shannon
1931-2015
Joyce P. Shannon, 84,

died Sunday, July 5, at Aspirus Nursing & Rehab in
Medford where she had
resided for the past eight
months, surrounded by
her loving family and recently under the care of
Hope Hospice,
Funeral services will
take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at Community
United Church of Christ
in Medford with Pastor
Mary Jo Laabs ofciating.
Burial will take place at Medford Evergreen II Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
July 8 at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford and also
10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9 at Community United Church of Christ
in Medford.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons Randy, Steve,
David and Darby Shannon, Craig Lang, Bryan Thums
and Jeff Yanko.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake
assisted the family with arrangements.
Joyce was born on May 12, 1931 in Yakima, Washington to Adolph J. and Marion J. (Peppel) LaCour-
siere. On June 11, 1949 in Minneapolis she married

Eldon E. Shannon Jr. and he preceded her in death
on July 6, 1986.
Joyce worked for Gruener Bakery in Medford for
20 plus years. She then worked for Hurd Millwork
Corp. ofce as a custodian for a number of years.
Joyce was a caring babysitter for many local children. She enjoyed bowling, going to the casino, shing, crafts, attending church and she was an avid
Packers fan. Joyce loved spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of Community
United Church of Christ, Medford.
She is survived by her children, Randy (Joan)
Shannon, Danny (Joyce) Shannon and Pamela Shannon all of Medford; a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Shannon of Medford; sisters, Claudia (Bruce) Bennett of
Duluth, Minn. and Ada (Richard) Byram of North
Carolina; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was
preceded in death by a son, Vern Shannon in 2011,
a brother Robert LaCoursiere and sisters Jean Stack
and Lorraine Emerson.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to
Joyces family to be designated at a later date.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
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THE STAR NEWS
Manpower staff successfully

completes safety certication
Manpower has announced each staffing specialist,

Melanie Fisher, Amy Raverty and Dana Isenberger
and Susie Nicks, branch manager of the Medford office, have successfully completed a safety certification
program. In partnership with Gallagher Bassett, this
unique safety program is designed for Manpower staff
and promotes safety awareness, recognition of workplace hazards, and best practices to manage and reduce
work related injuries.
Additionally, one to two representatives from eight
of Manpower offices located in Central Wisconsin and
Minnesota also attended a hazard recognition training
course at Chippewa Valley Technical College in May.
The course was specifically designed for Manpower to
provide staff with the necessary skills and knowledge
to recognize common workplace hazards and gain real
world experience in a controlled environment. Topics included, but were not limited to, machine guarding, powered industrial trucks and personal protective
equipment.
Obituaries
Dawn Olson
Jerome Vincent Bach, 90, of Medford died at Aspirus Care & Rehab Center, on Thursday, July 2, under
the care of Hope Hospice.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church,
Medford with Father Phil Jusa and Deacon Joe Stefancin ofciating. Burial was at St. Marys Cemetery
in Little Black. Visitation was at 10 a.m. until the
time of Mass.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake
assisted the family with arrangements.
Jerome Bach was born on Jan. 13, 1925 in Little
Black to the late Paul and Elizabeth (Jackel) Bach. He
graduated from Holy Rosary Grade School in Medford. He married Joanne Marie Seidel on July 24, 1957
at St. Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester.
Jerome worked as a farmer in Nebraska and the

Dakotas. After marrying Joanne, he moved back to
Medford and began working as a carpenter and roofer. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a brother,
Paul (Mary Kay) Bach, Jr. of Colby; a sister, Olivia
Venne of Milwaukee and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a sister,, Elizabeth Heier, and a brother, Bernard Bach.
In honor of Jerome, memorial donations may be
made to Holy Rosary Catholic Church or Hope Hospice and Palliative Care.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneral
service.com
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Theodore Woytowicz
1925-2015
In Loving
Memory of
Ruth
Peterson
Loving wife and mother
We remember you often in a
thousand different ways..
In the morning..In the night..
When we look up in the sky..
When we see a buttery..
Or when we nd a penny..A
date..A song..A place..A smell..
And most of all we miss
hearing your loving voice..
Deeply missed and Loved by

Husband Charles,
Cindy and Russell
Darla
One year ago July 8, 2014
Judith worked as a bookkeeper most of her working days. She loved life and loved the Lord. She accepted Jesus as her Savior on May 10, 1973, and served
Him faithfully from that time on. She is now enjoying
eternal life in Heaven.
Judith is survived by her husband, William; her
son and daughter-in-law, Marti and Sara Sunderlin,
Fargo; and grandchildren, Maxwell and Isabelle Sunderlin.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Melanie, in 1994 at age 25; her parents; four brothers; and
three sisters.
Judith would have loved that any memorial be given to Crystal Springs Baptist Camp, 4848 36th St. SE,
Medina, N.D. 58467, Camp Forest Springs, Westboro,
or Hospice of the Red River Valley.
A memorial service for Judith was held on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at 2 p.m. in Bethel Evangelical Free
Church, Fargo.
Arrangements by Korsmo Funeral Service, Moorhead. Online guestbook: www.korsmofuneralservice.
com.
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1925-2015
Judith Ann Sunderlin, age

72, Fargo, N.D., went home to
be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in her home,
under the care of Hospice of
the Red River Valley.
Judith was born November 23, 1942, in Medford. She
was the youngest child of Rudolph and Amelia Nuernberger of rural Medford. She rst
attended a country school
near Stetsonville, followed by
high school in Medford.
She married William Sunderlin on May 16, 1964,
in Medford. They were blessed with two children,
Melanie and Marti. They made their rst home in
Rib Lake, where they lived until 1978. They lived in
George, Iowa, from 1978 to 1981 and then moved to
Medina, N.D., where they were the administrators of
Crystal Springs Baptist Camp from 1981 to 1998. They
then moved to Fargo where she lived until her death.
Delivered by Mouse
Jerome Bach
1942-2015
Dawn M. Olson, 54, Wausau,

died Sat., July 4 surrounded
by loving family and friends
at Aspirus Wausau Hospital
which she was admitted to that
day. Memorial services will be
Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at the
Peterson/Kraemer
Funeral
Home, 3400 Stewart Avenue,
Wausau. The Rev. Joy Nelson
Jeffers will ofciate. Friends
may call on Thursday beginning at 4 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Dawn Olson was born June 8, 1961 at Memorial Hospital in Medford, daughter of Eugene and
Judy (Brink) Olson, Medford. She graduated from
Medford Senior High School in 1979. She continued her education at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau receiving an associate degree in
accounting. She moved to Wausau and worked for
Service Master, Lutheran Social Services, Marathon County Social Services and Community Care
Connections of Wisconsin. While working she
earned her bachelor degree in human services
graduating from Upper Iowa University in 1999.
Dawn always enjoyed sports. She played softball, golf, and volleyball. She loved watching and
cheering on the Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Badger football teams.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by
her sister, Robin (Byron) Mallo, Medford; her
brother, Scott (Liz) Olson, Medford; one niece, Ryann Mallo; and two nephews, Brandon Mallo and
Zach Olson; and special friends, Jackie Feck and
Lois Hettinga, both of Wausau.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.
petersonkraemer.com
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Reports of Area Deaths
Judith A. Sunderlin
1961-2015
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Obituaries
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Theodore Ted Woytowicz, age 90, Park Ridge,

Ill., formerly of Gilman,
was born June 12, 1925
and passed away May 28.
He was a World War II veteran serving in the 10th
MTN Division in Italy. He
was a Bronze Star recipient.
Ted is survived by his
wife Mary (Jurgelewicz)
Woytowicz of 66 years.
Loving father of son,
Ted Woytowicz, Catherine
Woytowicz, Kathy OConnor, and the late Marilyn
Light; gandfather of six; great-grandfather of three,
a dear brother to Bernice (George) Budras and Lottie
(late Tony) Nowicki; uncle of many.
Ted was great in math. As a child he made bridges
and houses from old tree bark and chips. He would
build, take them down, and build something new
again and again.
As a young teen, he helped his uncle build the new
family home in Gilman. He was a lover of outdoors,
peeling pulp and logs, made lumber for the new barn,
stacking lumber planks and making the 120 foot barn
perfectly straight.
Hunting was a vacation taken. He loved nature,
having friends hunting, bringing deer and snowshoe

rabbits then having a tasty meal. The laughter and
stories still echo in memory.
In the hardest of times it was fun to be with Ted,
he made everything easier by making you laugh. He
was always there for his family, picking berries or
making a delicious apple pie or his favorite rice pudding. It was easier and fun with laughter and Ted.
Football, baseball and polka music were his favorite pastimes. There was never an excuse for not having a job done right.
Nearer or far our round table was a joyful place
full of laughter when Ted came home.
He was loved by many, but his family was his treasure.
Ted worked for Northern Builders Inc. in Chicago,
Ill. for 40 years building factories, apartments, restaurants, homes and so many other projects.
He was preceded in death by his parents Walker
and Stella Woytowicz; six brothers, John, Walter,
Stanley, Edward, Milton and William, at birth, and
one sister Jean Zajac of Chicago, Ill.
Visitation was at Oehler Funeral Home in Des
Plaines, Ill. Funeral arrangement and services at St.
Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Chicago, Ill.
with Rev. Adam Wsul, pastor.
In lieu of owers contributions may be given to
the American Legion.
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Rib Lake breaks through

in 11th to edge Interwald
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
The only place you could find fireworks in Rib Lake on Friday night was in
the sky because the pitching and defense
of the Rib Lake Osprey and Interwald
Woodticks werent allowing anything explosive to take place on the baseball field.
The hometown Dairyland League
rivals put on quite a show for the large
gathering at Tannery Creek Parkway,
holding each other scoreless for 10 innings before Rib Lakes Jon Dallmann
finally got a run-scoring single to fall in
shallow centerfield in the top of the 11th
inning, giving the visiting Osprey a 1-0
win.
Rib Lakes Jeff Ziembo and Brent
Mueller combined to hold Interwald to
just four hits. Mueller was particularly
dominant, striking out eight and allowing just one hit in five relief innings to
pick up the win.
Left-hander Peter Devine was superb
in defeat, going all 11 innings for the
Woodticks. He made big pitches to get
out of a handful of jams while allowing 10
hits. The base knock that finally got him
wasnt hit hard, but it found the right
spot.
Rib Lake improved to 7-2 in league
play to stay locked into third place, right
behind Marshfield (6-1) and Whittlesey
(7-0). Interwald fell to 4-3.
With the starting pitchers consistently pounding the strike zone, hitters put
the ball in play, fielders made plays and
the game moved at a brisk pace.
The winning rally started with a leadoff walk drawn by Danny Beard. Cleanup hitter Ryan Beard then rifled a sharp
ground ball right down the leftfield line
for a single and his fourth straight hit.
Mueller bunted the runners to second
and third to set the table for Dallmann,
who won the lefty versus lefty matchup
by dumping a looper into shallow center, where Interwald centerfielder Dalton Strebig couldnt quite catch up to it.
Danny Beard had to hold his position at
third base until the ball dropped, but he
still beat Strebigs throw to the plate.
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Rib Lakes Steve Mann runs into a tag from Interwald first baseman Kyle Stibbe, but
he did his job by bunting Cole Klemm to second in the top of Fridays 10th inning of
what was at the time a scoreless tie. This well-played Dairyland League contest remained at 0-0 until the 11th inning when Rib Lake scored the games lone run.
Reds offense sputters against

Abby, but team stays unbeaten
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Keeping no-no alive
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Whittlesey pitcher John Lange fires a ball to first base in the second inning of the
Reds 3-2 win over Abbotsford on Sunday. Lange held a no-hitter through five innings,
but lost his bid in the sixth inning.
The Dairyland-leading Whittlesey

Reds entered Sundays game against the
Abbotsford Merchants averaging 10.5
runs scored in league play. On a humid,
but blustery, afternoon at Mike Roiger
Stadium, their normally powerful offense was not quite at their best, managing only seven hits, but strong defense
behind pitcher John Lange was enough
to turn away Abbotsfords upset bid.
The Merchants pitched well and
played excellent defense, but Whittlsesey
did what good teams do they got the
job done and emerged with a 3-2 win.
The win pushed Whittleseys record
to an undefeated 7-0, while Abbotsford
fell to 0-7 in league play. Whittlesey continues to hold a one-game lead over second-place Marshfield.
Other than a 6-5 win over Tomahawk
on May 31, it was the closest game the
Reds have faced in the Dairyland. That
it came from one of the leagues cellar
dwellers made the result even more surprising.
A little closer than we expected. I give

Abbotsford all the credit in the world.
They played hard and they played a good
game. In my opinion we played pretty
lethargic offensively today. Defensively
we were fine, but offensively we werent
in the right frame of mind to play ball,
Whittlesey manager Dan Kraschnewski
said.
Lange got the start on the mound for
the Reds and did his part to help the team
to a win. He held the Merchants hitless
over the first five innings before finally
giving up a single to Tyler Klieforth leading off the top of the sixth. Langes start
was perfect until Leo Braun drew a walk
in the fourth inning. After Klieforths hit,
Braun reached base on a fielders choice
and came around to score Abbotsfords
first run later in the sixth. Lange gave up
a double to Neal Hodgens and a single to
Randy Wesenberg in the seventh, but he
worked around the pair of hits and kept
the Merchants off the board in his final
inning of work.
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Greenwood celebrates the holiday with first league win

The Fourth of July will go down as a
historic date for the Greenwood Gamecocks baseball team.
After 16 straight defeats over the past
year and a half, the fledgeling Dairyland
League team won its first-ever league
Just like this
contest on Saturday, beating visiting

Tomahawk 10-7 in the first of two holiday
games played at Spirits Mohr Field.
Greenwood trailed 5-1 through four
and a half innings, but the home team
turned the game around with two runs in
the bottom of the fifth and a big four-run
rally in the sixth to take a 7-5 lead.
The Titans tied it with single runs in

the seventh and eighth, but Greenwood
put a three-spot on the board in the bottom of the eighth to win it.
Bryan Solis Arenivas, who got the win
in relief of Joe Frombach, closed the door
on the Titans in the top of the ninth. He
worked around a hit batter by inducing a
fly ball and two ground balls.
I wasnt even thinking about winning
as much as I was saying, lets just get
these three outs. Then we did, Greenwoods Jake Fuchs said of being on the
field for the final inning. I wasnt sure
when it would happen but we finally got
one. The guys were definitely excited.
The winning rally in the eighth started with two outs and nobody on. Arenivas walked and Frombach singled. Zach
Butera singled in the go-ahead run and
Ryne Gerstberger belted a two-run double to give the Gamecocks some breathing room.
The middle of Greenwoods batting order had a monster day.
Butera was four for five out of the
clean-up spot with three runs scored and
four RBIs. His two-run homer capped
the four-run sixth that gave Greenwood
its first lead. Frombach was two for four
with three runs scored and two driven
in. He knocked a two-run double in that
sixth inning. The sixth-inning rally was
another one that started with two outs
and nobody on.
Gerstberger was two for five with
three RBIs out of the five-spot in the order. Arenivas was hitless in three official
at-bats but scored in both late rallies.
Butera and Gerstberger hit back-to-back
RBI doubles in the fifth. Phil Schupp sin-
gled in a run in the second.

Overall, Greenwood had 12 hits.
A team consisting mainly of Rib Lake
High School grads from recent years, the
Gamecocks had been slowly but surely
showing improvement since getting
blasted 34-7 by Rock Falls in the season
opener on May 23. Fuchs said it was an
interesting first half of June for the team,
cheering the members of Rib Lakes high
school team on as they went to state, but
also being anxious for them to be able to
join their squad and add some depth.
We have more pitching now, which
definitely helps, Fuchs said.
Greenwood, now 1-6 in league play this
season, will try to make it two wins in a
row on Sunday when it visits winless Abbotsford at 1:30 p.m. The Merchants fell
to 0-7 in league play on Sunday, but they
gave league-leading Whittlesey quite a
fight in a 3-2 defeat.
In Saturdays second game at Mohr
Field, the Spirit Twins had no luck
whatsoever in trying to end their losing
streak. The Twins fell to 0-8 for the season
with a 24-3 loss in seven innings to the
Wausau River Hawks. Wausau stayed in
the thick of the playoff hunt by improving to 4-3. Spirit is next scheduled to go to
Abbotsford on July 19.
In the other game of local interest
this past weekend, the Westboro Trojans
jumped back over the .500 mark with a
20-9, seven-inning blowout win at Rock
Falls. The Trojans are 4-3, while the Gunners slipped to 2-5.
Westboro hosts Merrill (5-3) at 1:30
p.m. on Sunday in a key game for potential post-season positioning.
Photos by Matt Frey
Lucas Moore imitates the technique of Scott Wright, finding his power position
while throwing, during Wrights Bull Pen Baseball Camp held on Wednesday in Whittlesey. Wright is a 1991 Medford Area Senior High graduate and a member of the
schools athletic Hall of Fame. He is currently a baseball instructor in Missouri.
Strong throw
Fancy footwork
John McMurry puts some power behind this throw after gaining some tips from
Scott Wright on proper throwing technique during Wednesdays Bull Pen Baseball
Camp.
Parker Lissner weaves through wiffle balls as he works on proper footwork while
fielding a ground ball on Wednesday morning during Scott Wrights Bull Pen Baseball
Camp. More than 30 players attended the one-day camp held at Mike Roiger Stadium.
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Left: Rib Lakes Jeff Ziembo throws to first baseman Jason Rappe to retire Interwalds
Jordan Arkola and finish his six scoreless innings of work in the Ospreys 1-0 win on
Friday. Above: Interwalds Peter Devine zeroes in on the strike zone during the top of
the first. He shut out Rib Lake for 10 innings before taking a tough-luck 11-inning loss.
Rib Lake wins in extra innings

Post 147 gets third walk-off

of season to secure DH split
It wasnt the teams best performance
of the summer, but Medfords Post 147
American Legion baseball team was able
to gain a split in a July 1 doubleheader at
Minocqua.
The 89ers won the first five-inning
game 1-0, holding Medford to four hits.
Playing as the home team in game two,
Medford won 4-3 in walk-off fashion on
Zach Smolas sacrifice fly. Brett Paul
walked and was bunted to second by
Hunter Anderson. A passed ball sent
Paul to third, allowing him to score on
Smolas fly out.
Paul also was the winning pitcher. In
three relief innings, he allowed just one
run while striking out three and walking
two. He did not allow a hit. Brad Acker
got the start. He allowed two runs in the
top of the second when Minocqua took a
2-1 lead. He gave up three hits and two
walks while getting one punch out.
Medford (5-5) had three hits and committed four errors. Luckily, the team was
able to take advantage of five Minocqua
errors. Medford trailed 3-1 going into the
bottom of the fourth but scored twice in
that inning to tie it.
The gist of todays games were we
played very poorly both offensively and
defensively, Medford coach Dave Bernatz said. But timely hits and a couple
of errors won us this game and kept us in
the first game.
Smola, Acker and Nick Drott had hits
in the win. Ackers hit was a double and
he drove in a run. Acker drew two walks
in the game-two win.
Taylor Shaw pitched four strong innings in the opener but Post 147 offered
no offensive support. A third-inning run
gave the hosts their 1-0 win.

Shaw walked two, struck out one and
allowed five hits. Conrad Bolz, Trenton
Woebbeking, Drott and Shaw had hits
with Shaws being a double.
Taylor Shaw had another outstanding pitching performance, Bernatz said.
We were not able to get the hits when
needed and a couple of times our runners on base made poor decisions and got
thrown out to end our scoring chances.
Medfords home game with Rib Lake
on Monday was rained out. The team was
scheduled to host Greenwood on Wednesday night. Post 147 is at Tomahawk
on Friday for a nine-inning game that
starts at 6 p.m. The team hosts Rudolph
at 6 p.m. on Monday before traveling to
Park Falls on Tuesday and Marathon on
Thursday for 6 p.m. starts. The Marathon
trip is scheduled as a doubleheader with
a seven-inning game followed by a fiveinning contest.
Trap League
Range Boys Club
Week 8: Bird Bustin Babes, 7-1; Lloyds Carpentry,
6-2; Rays Market, 6-2; Robins Nest, 6-2; Alliance
Collection Agency, 6-2; Clay Crushing Crew, 5.52.5; Central Culvert & Supply, 5.5-2.5; Smith Sales,
5-3; Hunters Choice II, 5-3; Sparkys Sport Shop,
5-3; Hunters Choice I, 5-3; Short Lane Ag Supply I,
5-3; Melvin Zenner, 4-4; Wild Things Taxidermy,
3-5; Dis-Wisco Farms, 3-5; Short Lane Ag Supply
II, 2.5-5.5; Dummy Team, 2-6; Its Miller Time,
2-6; Frane Body Shop, 2-6; Ruesch Farms, 1.5-6.5;
Jakel Plumbing, 1-7; Dent Solutions, 0-8.
High Shooters: Jeremy Resch 25, Craig Oehmichen
25; Dave Hennes 25, Tom Klieffer 25.
handing a little infield looper hit by Steve

Mann on one bounce and throwing him
out.
Craig Scheithauer singled off Mueller to give Interwald hope in the bottom
of the 11th, but Mueller quickly fielded
Brad Borchardts bunt and threw out
Scheithauer at second. A pop-up and a
strikeout ended it.
Both teams failed to capitalize on
some earlier scoring chances.
Mueller doubled to deep right to lead
off the second for Rib Lake, but Devine
caught him too far off the bag and picked
him off right before Klemm lined a double to left-center. Kyle Stibbe walked and
Randy Raasch singled with one out for
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7
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Marshfield
6
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Rib Lake
7
2
Everest
4
2
Merrill
5
3
Wausau
4
3
Interwald
4
3
Westboro
4
3
Tomahawk
4
5
Rock Falls
2
5
Greenwood
1
6
Abbotsford
0
7
Spirit
0
8
July 3: Rib Lake 1, Interwald 0 (11 inn.).
July 4: Greenwood 10, Tomahawk 7; Wausau 24,
Spirit 3.
July 5: Whittlesey 3, Abbotsford 2; Westboro 20,
Rock Falls 9.
July 8, 7:30 p.m.: Wausau at Everest.
July 9, 7 p.m.: Marshfield at Tomahawk.
July 10, 7:30 p.m.: Everest at Rib Lake.
July 12, 1:30 p.m.: Merrill at Westboro, Whittlesey
at Marshfield, Interwald at Tomahawk, Greenwood
at Abbotsford, Rock Falls at Wausau.
July 15, 7 p.m.: Merrill at Marshfield.
July 17, 7:30 p.m.: Whittlesey at Rib Lake.
July 18, 1:30 p.m.: Westboro at Whittlesey.
Interwald with one out in the bottom half

but were stranded.
Iverson was hit by a pitch to start the
bottom of the third for Interwald and
was bunted to second by David Fliehs.
Scheithauers single put runners at the
corners. Iverson broke for home as Borchardt grounded to Danny Beard at third,
but he was called out on a close play at
the plate.
Strebig made a spectacular diving
catch to rob Klemm of a potential leadoff
hit in the top of the fifth. Interwalds last
good chance to score came in the bottom
of the sixth when Borchardt reached on
an error and Strebig walked. But Ziembo
got a strikeout, a fly ball and a comebacker to get out of it.
Rib Lake had the better chances in the
games later stages. Ryan Beard crushed
a leadoff double off the fence in the seventh and was bunted to third, but Devine
got a pop-up and a ground ball to get out
of it. In the eighth, Mann walked, was
bunted to second and took third on Ziembos single to right, but two infield flies
got Devine out of that jam.
Klemm singled to lead off the top of the
10th and was bunted to second. Iverson
threw from his knees to retire Ben Mueller on a ground ball. Klemm got to third
on a throwing error while Interwald
was intentionally walking Ziembo. But
Devine got a strikeout for the third out.
Devine struck out two and walked
three. Ziembo struck out five, walked
three and hit one while allowing three
hits in his six innings.
Ryan Beard went four for five and Klemm was two for five to lead the Osprey
offensively. Scheithauer was two for five
for Interwald.
Rib Lake hosts two of the leagues better teams in its next two contests. Everest
comes to town this Friday night for a 7:30
p.m. first pitch. The league-leading Whittlesey Reds are next on the docket on July
17, also at 7:30 p.m.
Interwald will try to rebound this Sunday with a 1:30 p.m. first pitch at Tomahawk.
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Bo knows retirement; will successor know how to keep it going?
Kleist gets longawaited ace

Marshall Dillion Kleist, a golfer
of 40 years, hit his first hole-in-one on
Monday, June 29 at Medford Tee-Hi
Golf Course.
Kleists ace came on the 158-yard,
par-3 fourth hole with an 8-iron. According to playing partner Jack Brandner, the ball backed up 10 yards and
fell into the hole. Brandner also said
the 8-iron was checked for square
grooves and declared legal.
John Heier and Bill Brown also
were Kleists playing partners for the
round.
Softball
35 and over softball
July 1: Stetsonville 5, Pot Belly 3; Ds Liquor Box
Saloon 10, Craigs Auto 3; Cindys 11, Fuzzys 10;
Gad 11, Comstock 7.
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Matt Frey
this past spring, put the Badgers among

the best of the best in college hoops.
Naturally, there is concern in Badger Nation about what happens next.
Who can possibly fill Ryans shoes and
keep the machine humming? How will a
coaching change affect recruiting?
Ryans announcement included an
endorsement for associate head coach
Greg Gard to take over. While they dont
get a lot of the credit, Gard and assistant
coach Gary Close do a lot of the behind
the scenes work that drives UWs success. Gard serves as the Badgers recruiting coordinator and heads up the teams
scouting and game preparation and the
constructing of future game schedules.
Hes coached with Ryan for more than 20
years.
Gard should be the choice if youre
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T-Ball League (age 6-8) games scheduled for Monday, July 13 are Holway 1 at
Ogema, Rib Lake 2 at Stetsonville 2, Athens at Whittlesey 1, Whittlesey 2 at Rib
Lake 1, Stetsonville 1 at Holway 2 and Rib
Lake 5 at Rib Lake 3. Rib Lake 4 has a bye.
Little League Baseball (age 11-12)
games scheduled for Tuesday, July 14 are
Phillips at Abbotsford, Colby 2 at Whittlesey 1, Athens at Colby 1, Whittlesey 2 at
Stetsonville 2, Prentice at Rib Lake and
Stetsonville 1 at Medford.
Girls Softball (age 10-12) games
scheduled for Tuesday, July 14 are Colby
at Rib Lake, Medford at Phillips 2, Prentice at Whittlesey and Stetsonville at Abbotsford. Phillips 1 has a bye.
Little League Baseball (age 9-10)
games scheduled for Wednesday, July 15
are Rib Lake 1 at Medford 3, Whittlesey
at Holway, Abbotsford at Colby 2, Medford 2 at Phillips 1, Phillips 2 at Medford
1, Athens at Rib Lake 2 and Colby 1 at
Prentice.
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Softball (age
13-16) games scheduled
for Thursday, July 16 are
Colby at Stetsonville 1, Rib
Lake at Medford, Stetsonville 2 at Ogema and Owen
at Phillips.
looking to maintain status quo and fully

believe in the Ryan system, though youd
expect Gard would introduce his own
wrinkles. If Gard, 44, is ever going to
be a head coach, his time is now. Being
an Iowa County native, Gard would be
similar to new football head coach Paul
Chryst in that the UW job is a dream job.
Id be curious, however, to see who
would be interested in the position if
UW does a thorough nationwide search.
Could Tony Bennett be lured from Virginia and brought back home? Im guessing Bennett is quite comfortable blazing
his own successful path outside of Wisconsin and wouldnt want to constantly
be compared to his father Dick Bennett.
But its worth a phone call.
Might Mark Few of Gonzaga or Gregg
Marshall of Wichita State be ready to
move to bigger universities? Im not endorsing either one. Just throwing the
names out there, though I am intrigued
by what Marshall has going with the
Shockers. Just think if Shaka Smart
hadnt jumped to Texas this past off-season and hung on one more year at Virginia Commonwealth. Would this have
been the time for the Oregon High School
grad to come home? Saul Phillips of Ohio
University played for Ryan at UW-Platteville, assisted Ryan at UW-Milwaukee
and at UW and had head coaching success at North Dakota State.
Ultimately, Id be surprised if Gard
isnt hired, but its worth taking the time
to not make this a slam dunk hire.
The Milwaukee Bucks have been in
the news a lot too, mainly because of the
new arena theyre trying to get built in
the city.
Im normally critical of bandwagon
riding, but, admittedly, thats where my
allegiance has been to this team the past
20 years. I grew up loving the Bucks and
the NBA. I couldnt wait for the Bucks to
finally beat Boston and Philadelphia in
the same playoff year to get to the NBA
Finals. Im still waiting, by the way.
A few years of the Bucks losing badly eroded my ability to stay interested,
along with changes in the style of the
NBA game and the predictability that
Michael Jordan and the Bulls were going to win everything anyway. The exception was Milwaukees shoot first, ask
questions later team of 2000-01 that fell
one win short of playing in the Finals.
That team was so good offensively you
had to watch. You also knew that roster
was highly combustible, and the next
years signing of Anthony Mason set the
whole thing on fire.
New ownership, a big-name head
coach in Jason Kidd and some intriguing
young talent have the Bucks on the rise.
Going from 15-67 to 41-41 in the first year
under Kidd is impressive, especially
considering the number-two pick in last
years draft, Jabari Parker, didnt play
most of the
year
after
tearing his
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ACL. The Bucks made a splash in free

agency last week, convincing 6-11 center
Greg Monroe to sign with them over the
more glamorous New York Knicks and
Los Angeles Lakers. Monroe is just 25
and has been a double-double machine
during his five years with the Detroit
Pistons. The search for a center in Milwaukee seemingly dates back to when
the team traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in
1975.
With all of this positive energy,
theres no better time to try to build a
new arena. An NBA-imposed deadline of
2017 for a new building is a pretty good
motivator too, not to mention the pledged
gifts toward a new arena of $150 million
from new owners Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens and $100 million from previous
owner Herb Kohl.
With the franchise finally headed in
the right direction, it would be a shame
to see the rug pulled out from under the
local supporters who have remained
loyal through the lean times. But, this is
a tough one for legislators and public officials who are trying to get a financing
deal done. Its going to cost $500 million
to get it done. Even with the pledges from
the current and past owners, theres still
$250 million to figure out. Legislators will
either be the bums who let the Bucks bolt
to Seattle or the bums who spent money
on a new playhouse for millionaire NBA
players during their next re-election
campaign. They cant win.
If Miller Park could get built at a time
when the Milwaukee Brewers were miserable and Major League Baseball was
coming off the nasty strike of 1994, this
can get done too. Miller Park was an ugly
fight. While some taxpayers in southeastern Wisconsin may disagree, the arrival
of Miller Park was a huge positive for
Milwaukee. Interest in the Brewers was
low at the time on a statewide basis, but
look where it is now. I knew the statewide interest was always there. Fans just
needed a little success to believe again
and a roof to assure ticket buyers their
games would happen.
The Bucks dont have that kind of
statewide pull. Funny how the team suddenly announced on Monday it will spend
a week of training camp in Madison and
will play a pre-season game there. Its an
obvious PR move, but if it gets a vote or
two, its worth a shot, right?
I cant figure out how to manage $50,
so I have no ingenious ideas on how to get
this $250 million thing done. In the 1990s,
I wouldve been crushed if the Brewers
were forced to leave Milwaukee. In 2015,
I know I wouldnt like the Bucks becoming the new Seattle SuperSonics.
But Im not sure Id be crushed if the
Bradley Center never gets replaced and
the Bucks are no more. Not when I have
the Badgers to watch in the winter time.
Wait. It is still summer. How bout
them Brewers last week?
Matt Frey is the Sports Editor at The Star
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place and the Green Bay Packers three
weeks away from training camp, basketball has found an opening to steal some
of the summer spotlight on Wisconsins
sports scene.
Last weeks announcement that University of Wisconsin head basketball
coach Bo Ryan is retiring after the 201516 season drew attention, but you had to
know it was coming sooner rather than
later.
Unless you live under a large rock,
youre aware of the consistent success
the Badgers have had for 14 seasons under the direction of the now 67-year-old
Ryan. No one saw this coming when Pat
Richter hired Ryan in 2001. Under Ryan,
the Badgers hold a .741 winning percentage overall (357-125), a .719 winning percentage in Big Ten play (171-67) and a .905
winning percentage at the Kohl Center
(210-22). They have won seven Big Ten
titles, have never finished lower than
fourth in the conference standings and
have the 11 winningest seasons in UW
history.
Consecutive trips to the Final Four,
including a near national championship
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Wood in the water gaining wider welcome in Wisconsin

The benefits of wood in the water have long been
known to natural resource managers. Now, growing
numbers of citizens appear to be taking an active interest in the subject.
While a tree may live 140 or more years on land, its
useful life may continue for another 300 years under water as it provides food and shelter for organisms ranging from caddisfly larvae and mayfly nymphs to yellow
perch, bass, walleyes, muskies and more. Scott Toshner,
a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries
biologist based in Brule, said as many as 15 species of
fish have been observed living in and around a single
submerged tree in a northern Wisconsin lake.
At some point in their lives, every fish species in
our inland waters uses wood, whether its for spawning,
finding a food source or seeking shelter, Toshner said.
Ive observed walleyes on the deep end of downed
trees, perch and muskies can drape their eggs on the
branches and juvenile fish can find insects or a place to
hide. Its a carbon source that benefits everything from
microorganisms to top predators.
Within hours of falling into the water, tadpoles, minnows and other small fish begin to hover in the branches of a tree, followed by an army of shredders and filter
feeders insects and other species that begin their lives
by nibbling on the wood or the beneficial algae that soon
coats it. Yet on many lakes, this natural cycle needs a
helping hand since dying trees are typically removed
before they put people and property at risk.
The good news is that citizens around the state are

wading in, working in partnership with the DNR to
put more wood in the water through projects including fish sticks, shoreline habitat improvements and
traditional fish crib projects, said Ben Heussner, a DNR
fisheries biologist based in Waukesha.
Were seeing more people talking about fish sticks
and shoreline improvement projects at their lake association meetings, Heussner said. Efforts that a few
individuals make really catch on as others begin to notice and were seeing people out on their pontoon boats
checking out some of the completed projects including
the fish and wildlife theyre attracting.
Tom Koepp, chairman of the Pewaukee chapter of
Walleyes for Tomorrow and manager of the Lake Pewaukee Sanitary District, said he continues to get questions
about his groups fish sticks project on Pewaukee Lake,
among the first in southern Wisconsin to take advantage of an improved permitting process.
Fish sticks projects involve placement of trees that
are cabled together and anchored to the shoreline.
Koepp and his crew took the additional step of draping the trees with rocks to ensure they stay in place
on the bottom. The Pewaukee Lake project, completed
last year, involved placement of several tree sections
dropped just offshore of Walks Island near the west end
of the lake.
You cant go into these types of projects saying that
you need 100 of them to make a difference because ev-
Reds win again to stay in first place

John threw a really good game. He was only supposed to go five but had the no-hitter going so we let him
keep going, Dan Kraschnewski said.
Mike Loertscher relieved Lange in the eighth and
set Abbotsford down in order. Going into the bottom
half, Whittlesey held a 2-1 lead. Nick Meyer scored the
games first run in the bottom of the first after Brandon
Loertscher hit a laser off the wall in right-center for a
double. Lucas Kraschneski came around for the teams
second run in the second inning after leading off the inning with a double. Derek Nichols picked up the RBI
after his two-bagger landed beyond the right fielders
head.
The Reds picked up a crucial insurance run in the
bottom of the eighth. Brandon Loertscher led off with a
single and advanced to second after Ryan Kraschneski
sacrificed himself. Lucas Kraschneski flew out to shallow center, meaning the runner on second couldnt move
up. One batter later, Ben Meyer made sure Whittlesey
wouldnt leave the runner stranded by rattling a double
off the right field wall to score Brandon Loertscher.
The additional run proved to be the difference in the
game. Mike Loertscher got Abbotsfords leadoff hitter to
fly out to right to start the ninth, but then ran into trouble. Jay Soyk drew a walk. Hodgens flew out to Thomas
Mildbrand at second to put the Merchants an out away
from defeat, but things got interesting after that. Wesenberg singled to move Soyk up to second. Andy Hodgens,
the Abbotsford seven-hitter, singled to center, but an
errant throw coming back into the infield allowed the
Merchants runners to move up to second and third.
With the tying run only 90 feet away, Mike Loertscher
fielded a slow dribbler from Klieforth and underhanded
the ball to first base to end the game.
For Abbotsford, it was one of their best-played and
pitched games of the season. The three runs marked
the fewest the team had given up in a Dairyland game.
Wesenberg went a solid 7.2 innings for the Merchants.
He wasnt overpowering, only striking out two, but he
made the Reds work for their hits and was able to keep
them from putting together a big inning. All told, he
walked four and gave up seven hits.
Lange gave up one walk and four hits over seven innings of work for Whittlesey to earn the win. He struck
out four. Mike Loertscher pitched the final two innings
to pick up the save. He gave up two hits and a walk while
striking out one.
Defensively, the Reds were led by Mildbrand. The
second baseman vacuumed up every ball hit near him
and totaled nine assists in the game, including all three
outs in the first inning by 4-3 putout. He also caught popups in the fourth and ninth innings, meaning he had a
part in 11 of Abbotsfords 27 outs on the day.
Brandon Loertscher went two for four to lead Whittlesey. He also scored a run and had an RBI. Nick Meyer,
Ben Meyer, Mildbrand, Nichols and Lucas Kraschneski
all collected a hit apiece.

To win their fourth Dairyland title in five years, the
Reds (7-0) will have to clear two major obstacles in their
upcoming games. On Sunday, theyll travel to Marshfield for a battle against the second place Chaparrals (61). That game starts at 1:30 p.m.
Then next Friday, theyll be in Rib Lake for a matchup with the third place Osprey (7-2) at 6 p.m. Should they
get through those games with their unblemished record
intact, they will be the heavy favorite to win the league
title.
Caught stealing
ery one of them, whether its fish sticks or shoreline

restoration can have an impact, Koepp said. If youre
smart about these things, you can get woody structure
back into a lake that has a developed shoreline without
interfering with places where kids swim or people keep
their boats.
Other lakes with recently completed fish sticks projects or efforts in the works include Lake Nebagamon in
Douglas County, Lake Marion in Dane County and Lower Genesee Lake in Waukesha County. Toshner said
more than 29 lakes have completed fish sticks projects
in the last seven years.
Nearly a dozen additional habitat restoration efforts
including fish sticks projects are in the works thanks to
grants to local government, lake and conservation organizations provided through the DNRs Healthy Lakes
initiative, said Shelly Thomsen, a DNR water resources
management specialist. Generally, woody habitat projects are beneficial if there are fewer than 200 trees in the
near shore water per mile of shoreline, the DNR experts
said.
Search the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for fish sticks
projects to learn more including how to apply or a general permit that allows multiple fish sticks projects to
be completed over a period of up to five years. Interested
lake groups, communities and property owners are encouraged to contact Thomsen to learn more about assistance that may be available while a local DNR fisheries
biologist may be able to provide insight on habitat opportunities.
Additional information about the benefits of wood
in the water is contained in a publication developed by
UW-Extension and UW-Stevens Point in cooperation
with DNR called A Second Life For Trees in Lakes: As
Useful in the Water as They Were on Land.
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Spring waterfowl surveys show good production despite weather

The 2015 Wisconsin spring waterfowl breeding population survey indicates quality waterfowl production,
despite dry conditions experienced during the survey.
For all species, population counts showed no significant
change from estimates compared to last year.
This survey information, along with two other primary sources of information regarding yearly waterfowl breeding conditions, is used to determine the fall
season structure for Wisconsin. The full survey report
can be found by searching the Department of Natural
Resources website, dnr.wi.gov, for keywords waterfowl management.
With considerable precipitation in May, wetland
conditions improved just in time for brood rearing, and
Wisconsin is expected to provide good duck production
in 2015.
In 2015, spring weather came much earlier than the
previous two years, which is normally a good sign for
breeding waterfowl, said Kent Van Horn, DNR waterfowl biologist. A large proportion of ducks harvested
in Wisconsin are raised in Wisconsin, although there
are differences among species.
A relatively mild winter in 2014-15, combined with
below normal rainfall in March and April, led to dry
wetland conditions throughout Wisconsin. Counts indicated drier conditions than in 2014 in all regions.
According to Van Horn, considerable rainfall in May
following the survey has helped Wisconsin remain at
average wetland conditions for the year during the important brood-rearing period.
The 2015 Wisconsin total breeding duck population
estimate of 372,840 is similar to 2014, but 16 percent below the long-term (42-year) average. None of the speciesspecific population estimates for the three top breeding
ducks in Wisconsin (mallard, blue-winged teal and wood
duck) were significantly different compared to 2014.

Each duck species population estimates normally
varies from year to year so I urge hunters and other
conservationists to interpret the information on these
migratory bird populations over several years and in
the continental context, Van Horn said. For example,
the blue-winged teal breeding population in Wisconsin
is lower than historic levels, but continental estimates
the last few years have reached all-time highs, and twothirds of Wisconsin regular duck season blue-winged
teal harvest comes from out of state.
Roughly 70 percent of mallard harvest in Wisconsin
is supported by locally hatched ducks, and the average
mallard population in the last few years has been lower
than the previous decade. This observation suggests
that continued efforts aimed at controlling mallard harvest impacts and support for grassland nesting habitat
conservation are important to the future of Wisconsins
local mallard population.
Goose estimates similar to 2014

Wisconsin Canada goose harvest is supported by Canada geese breeding in northern Ontario, as well as those
breeding locally in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin breeding
estimate for Canada geese is similar to 2014 and consistent with a stable population of roughly 120,000. The preliminary Canada goose breeding population estimate
of 226,000 in northern Ontario is down from previous
years, and average production is expected.
The department expects to receive continental breeding waterfowl population estimates from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service survey in one to two weeks. In
July, Wisconsin will join Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and
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off my drag at an incredible speed. We were too close to
shore for netting a hog so I slowly idled the 9.9 Yamaha
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Following the council meeting and after USFWS selects a season framework, public hearings regarding
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August 12 meeting at Horicon.
As we do each year, the public will have opportunities to provide input on waterfowl hunting season during our meetings and hearings, Van Horn said. This
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word out early about the public input opportunities.
These meetings are also a great opportunity to hear the
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Dates and locations for the post-flyway council public meetings are as follows:

Migratory Committee of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 9 a.m. in Stevens
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Waterfowl Season Public Informational Meeting on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. in Stevens Point at the
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Monday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. in La Crosse at the
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Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. in Rice Lake at the
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Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. in Appleton at the
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Thursday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. in Pewaukee at the
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Ha, ha everyone! Maybe when I die.
An even bigger bonus would come the following day.
While fishing with 14-year old Dylan Walters and Selina, Selina would catch a 25-inch walleye to win walleye
for the week.
I play around a lot but one of the group members,
27-year-old Ryan Moll, is heading off to OTS Officer
Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base this fall
and if he makes it, will be commissioned as a second
lieutenant. Ryan has earned a spot at Selfridge Air National Guard base in Michigan to become an A-10 pilot
and that, my friends, has our group pretty damn proud.
Every day on Shultz Lake is literally an adventure
and each member of the group takes each day at their
own pace. We do a lot of portaging to lakes that have
boats on them and we catch plenty of walleyes and
northern pike.
At nighttime, it is always close to 11 when we make
it back to the cabin and well after midnight when we eat
supper. Toward the end of the week, there is not a one
of us that does not partake in the annual conversation
of how cool it would be to stay for two weeks or at least
10 days.
Our very close friends, Pete and Elizabeth Hagedorn,
the owners of Chimo Lodge and Outposts, are now in
their late 70s. Pete is still an active bush pilot. The Hagedorns have been running this place, which they started,
for 40 years.
I worked for Pete and Elizabeth as their camp manager and that is when I started writing this column back
in 1989. As you can see, the folks that you hang with
and the activities that you partake in are a big part of
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At this point I could not be happier!
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Thursday, July 9
Perkinstown Outhouse Races
The Medford Area Community Theatre presents A

Bad Year for Tomatoes at 7 p.m. in the MASH Red &
White Theatre.
Friday, July 10
White Theatre.
Get Bent at The Outskirtz at 9 p.m.
Friday Night Fondue at Munson Bridge Winery.
Saturday, July 11
3rd Annual Spirit Lake Open Team Bass
Tournament at Mohrs Bar from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ranger Sapper 5 Mile Run/5K Walk at 8 a.m. at
Medford Vet Clinic.
30th Anniversary Fundraiser Hope Hospice and
Palliative Care at Whittlesey Lions Park & Paviliion
from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Beanbag tournament starting at
10 a.m. Golf outing starting at 10 a.m.
Medford Softball Alumni Game/Reunion Day
at Cindys Bar & Grill. Slow-pitch games start at noon,
fast-pitch at 5 p.m.
Beach Party at Outskirtz at 3 p.m.
40 Fingers at Munson Bridge Winery from 6 to 10
p.m.
White Theatre.
DJ Graphic Sound at Crossroads.
Test of Time at Gad Bar.
Sunday, July 12
Tuesday, July 14
Wine & Paint Night at The Roost Bar & Crazy Cow
Grill at 6 p.m.
July 17-19
Colby Cheese Days.
Saturday, July 18
IRA 410 Outlaw Sprints at Eagle Valley Speedway.
Grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., racing at 6 p.m.
Dont Hug Me, Were Married dinner theatre
at High Point Village. Dinner served at 6 p.m. Theatre
starts at 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 19
Dont Hug Me, Were Married dinner theatre
at High Point Village. Dinner served at 4 p.m. Theatre
starts at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, July 21
Chryllyn Dums/Everyday Heroes at Rib Lake
Public Library at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 23
July 23-26
Taylor County Fair.
This young woman hangs on for dear life as the rest of her team pushes the outhouse around the course. Contestants had to complete outhouse related tasks, such as unrolling a roll of toilet paper without ripping it and toilet
paper tosses. Look for more pictures from the races on page 11.
After eight years of zany winter excitement, the annual Perskinstown Outhouse Races made their summer debut
on Saturday after the conclusion of the 4th of July parade. Five teams competed in the ninth annual race. Squads
came from as far away as Montana to participate in this years event.
If youve never seen an outhouse race in person, they are truly a sight to behold. Teams consist of five members.
One acts as the driver, while the other four either push or pull the outhouse around the course. Along the way,
they must complete four challenges as a team to reach the end of the course. The event is sponsored by the Chequamegon Wildlife and Recreation Club. The trophies were crafted by students at Gilman High School.
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A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU
On behalf of everyone who enjoyed this years

Fourth of July Fireworks Display, the City of
Medford wishes to thank the following individuals
and organizations for their continuing generosity
in helping to fund this Fourth of July event.
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Medford Area Fire Department
Medford Cooperative, Inc.
Medford Dental Clinic, S.C.
Meyer Auto Body, Inc.
Mid-States Equipment, Inc.
PBRs Lounge Around
Peoples Choice Credit Union
Perrins Surface Solutions LLC
Peterson Concrete
Pyrotechnic Display, Inc.
Reections Hair Designs, LLC
Royal Gaits Arena & Stables, LLC
Sierra Pacic Foundation
Stetson Hardwoods, Inc.
Stetsonville Oil Company, Inc.
Sues Medford Caf LLC
Taylor Credit Union
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DB Wireless, Inc.
Delonay Dairy Health Service, LLC
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Day Use Area of the county park on the north end of
Otter Lake. Dinner, served 11 am 5 p.m, includes
chicken or chicken, beans, coleslaw, pickle, bread,
potato chips, and milk or coffee. Carry-outs available.
Come for a fun-filled afternoon of food, refreshments,
raffles, and dancing on the shore of beautiful Otter Lake.
A quilt made by club members will be raffled off and
music will be provided by the Young Old Timers from
1 5 p.m. Winners of the dinner raffle will be drawn at 5
p.m. need not be present to win.
The Otter Lake Booster Club also works to make improvements to the lake and the public areas around the
lake. Funds earned from the dinner and raffles provide
funding for these activities. For further information,
call 715-644-4979 or visit club website at www.otterlakeboosters.com.
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People to work Unlimited Leads.
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call 1-844-665-4848 (CNOW)
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WISCONSIN HUNTING LAND

WANTED! Earn thousands on
your land by leasing the hunting rights. Free evaluation &
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at Base Camp Leasing have
been bringing landowners &
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com Call: 866-309-1507 BaseCampLeasing.com
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Please email resume to: caguilar@structuresunlim.com,

or stop in and complete our application
Paramount Installers, LLC, P.O. Box 35, Stratford, WI 54484-0035
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NOW HIRING
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Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central
Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
2nd & 3rd shift

Production Positions
Starting pay: $17.75/hour with shift premium
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR
EQUIVALENT REQUIRED
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL AUG. 31, 2015

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

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
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, WI
Please apply during business hours of 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Drug screen and background check required for all
successful candidates.
EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled
27-171080
Land OLakes, Inc.

306 Park St., Spencer, WI 54479
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.
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EOE M/F/D/V
27-151413
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.
Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central

Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
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HELP WANTED - Apprentice to

learn the metal roofing trade, will
train, apply in person, Stichert
Roofing, Chili, WI 715-682-2490.
MEYER
MANUFACTURING
Corporation is accepting applications for CNC programmer,
CNC machinists, painters, press
brake operator, 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.
26-150962
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HELP WANTED
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paper by calling
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Hiring Company Drivers

and Owner Operators
for Medford, WI
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Ace Ethanol LLC
Ace Ethanol LLC is committed to safety, quality, and environmental responsibility. We provide
very competitive base pay, excellent production incentives, and generous benets (health, dental,
vision, life, disability, 401(k), paid time off, etc.). Located in Stanley, WI, we are a continuous
process manufacturer, operating 24/7/365. We are currently recruiting for the following position:
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STAR NEWS
MEDFORD AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Apply in person at:

Badger Precision
Cut Stock
W4995 Bjorklund Road
Ogema, WI 54459
This program will provide a comprehensive prevention and

intervention for at-risk middle and high school students. Applicant
must hold or be able to obtain a 316 Reading Teacher or 952
Alternative Education license for this position.
Beginning Date of Employment: August 2015
Application Directions:
Qualied applicants should apply at WECAN
http://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan
Apply by: Friday, July 17, 2015
More Information: Visit our website at www.medford.k12.wi.us.
ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
CRIMINAL RECORDS, DRUG TESTING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION POLICIES.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
27-151375
Laboratory Technician
Pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check required.

Please submit a rsum or application
(available at our ofce or online at www.aceethanol.com) to:
Ace Ethanol, LLC
27-151358
Attn: Joanna Hart

815 W. Maple St., Stanley, WI 54768
Email: jhart@aceethanol.com
No phone calls please
Recreational Therapy
Activities Aide
Do you enjoy planning activities and making a difference in the lives of residents?
Aspirus Care and Rehab has an opening for a Recreational Therapy Aide.
Responsibilities include promoting and providing activity programs for Care and
Rehabs residents. The position includes working 20 hours a week, variable day/pm
shifts and every third weekend and holiday.
Join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals
who are committed to meeting the needs of our
community. Interested candidates may apply online
at www.aspirus.org
27-151414
Runs quality control tests on product streams, documents results (in computer or les as
required), and coordinates test results with Production Management according to established
procedures. Typical tests include (but are not limited to): HPLC, brix, moisture content, Karl
Fischer, GC, IC, pH, acidity, specic gravity, yeast counts, viability, water analyses, plate counts,
etc. Learns, understands and complies with plant safety and production rules and regulations.
Monitors, documents, and troubleshoots laboratory activities according to established
procedures. Requires at least a Technical Degree in chemistry or biology, prefer some experience
with running production laboratory tests. Must be able to use required laboratory equipment
effectively and have a good understanding of general lab practices and organization. Familiarity
with HPLC, GC and IC is highly desirable. Work hours are generally 8 hours per day (usually
between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. - with some variability), Monday through Friday with occasional
call-ins for nights and holidays. Alternates weekend on-call status with other Lab employees.
The deadline to apply is Friday, July 31st.

Ace Ethanol is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Family & Consumer Sciences Vacancy
The School District of Prentice currently has vacancies on its staff for a
middle school special education teacher. The positions will begin with the
start of the 2015-2016 school year. Knowledge of and proven abilities to
effectively teach LD, CD, EBD and other subject matter areas common to the
middle school curriculum are required. Mastery of individual foundational skills
necessary to maintaining a successful school experience including classroom
discipline and control are also required. Previous successful classroom teaching
or student teaching experience at the elementary school level is required.
Related subject matter or co-curricular certications or licenses, and willingness
to coach at the middle and high school level are helpful to an individuals
candidacy.
The successful candidate for this position will be a highly motivated person
who understands the central role academic excellence plays in the school
program and in the current and future lives of students. Also, knowledge of the
special education laws and regulations is essential. The successful candidate
will meet the federal (NCLB) critieria, and must be able to document teaching
experiences and show proof of appropriate documents, which certify them as
highly qualied.
Please submit a letter of candidacy stating your interest and qualications, a
copy of any current licensure, complete college transcripts, and three letters of
recommendation by July 17, 2015. Letters of interest and required supporting
materials should be sent to: Randy Bergman, District Administrator, School
District of Prentice, P.O. Box 110, 1025 Town Street, Prentice, Wisconsin
54556.
26-150944
The School District of Prentice is an

equal opportunity employer, and does not
discriminate in its hiring practices under
state and federal protected categories.
School District of Prentice
The School District of Prentice currently has a vacancy on its staff for a 80
percent secondary level teacher licensed or eligible to be licensed in family and
consumer education, or health education, or both. Licensure or qualication for
other licenses in education is a plus. The position will begin with the start of
the 2015-2016 school year. Knowledge of subject matter and proven abilities
in effective teaching of secondary level students in curricular areas common to
a healthy family/healthy living, parenting, nutrition/healthy life styles school curriculum are required. Mastery of individual foundational skills necessary to maintaining a successful school experience, including classroom discipline and ability
and willingness to apply principles of differentiated instruction and cross-curricular
instruction, are also required. Previous successful classroom teaching or student
teaching experience at the high school level is also required. Other subject matter
or co-curricular certications or licenses, and willingness to advise and/or coach at
the elementary and high school level are helpful to an individuals candidacy.
The successful candidate for this position will be a highly motivated person who
understands the central role academic excellence plays in the school program and
in the current and future lives of students. The successful candidate will meet the
federal (NCLB) criteria, must be able to document teaching experience, and show
proof of appropriate documents which certify them as highly qualied.
Please submit a letter of candidacy stating your interest and qualications, a
copy of any current licensure, complete college transcripts, and three letters of
recommendation to:
Randy Bergman, District Administrator
School District of Prentice, P.O. Box 110, 1025 Town Street
Prentice, WI 54556.
26-150945
Middle School Special Education Teacher Vacancy

School District of Prentice
The School District of Prentice is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate
in its hiring practices under state and federal protected categories.
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Rib Lake
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235 S. Lincoln Street,

Stetsonville
1219 Church Street,

Rib Lake
This charming 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath

home features ample living space,
updated kitchen & rst oor
laundry. It sits on a large corner,
village lot with mature trees,
garden space & 2 car detached
garage.
3 Bedroom, 1 bath, 2 story home

with detached 1 car garage
on a very nice village lot with
landscaping, mature trees and a
backyard view of Rib Lake.
W7421 Perkinstown Ave., 407 W. Blackhawk Avenue,

Medford
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concept ranch with full walk-out
basement, attached 2 car garage
& wraparound deck. All on 20
acres on beautiful Rustic Road.
Additional 20 acres available.
Dan Olson
CRS/GRI
3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch style

home with a full nished, walk-out
lower level. It features a covered
front porch, a heated sunroom, a
detached 2 car garage & a 24x38
machine shed all on 40 wooded
acres.
Jodi Drost
Sue Anderson
CRS/CHMS
A PLACE WITH SPACE! This highly

functional & comfortable home
with 5 bedrooms, 3 baths features
a secluded parents retreat, lower
level family room & an easy stroll
to school & park.
Kelly Rau
CRS/SRES/GRI
Susan J. Thums
ABR/CRS/CHMS/GRI
Jamie Kleutsch
CRS/GRI
Terra Brost
Jon Roepke
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715-748-4620
Vacancy Title:
Certied Occupational Therapy Assistant

Full-time, school days only, school year only
Ability to follow treatment plan developed by the occupational
therapist and work to improve, develop, restore or maintain a childs
active participation in activities of daily living, work, leisure and
play in an educational environment. Applicant must hold a Department of Public Instruction licensure, have the ability to work with
staff and parents in a condential manner, works with minimum
supervision and the ability to apply district standards, processes,
procedures and policies to day-to-day decision-making.
Beginning Date of Employment:
August 2015
Qualied applicants should apply at WECAN
http://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan
Apply by:
Friday, July 17, 2015
More Information:
Visit our website at www.medford.k12.wi.us.
CRIMINAL RECORDS, DRUG TESTING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION POLICIES.
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HIRING LPNs/RNs
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Colby, WI 54421
715.223.2200
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Rib Lake - 3HDUO6WUHHW5LE/DNH:,
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27-171102
Gilman Public Schools
MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
is seeking a
Junior High
Head Football
Coach
Contact: Dan Peggs
Principal/Administrative AD
Gilman Schools
325 North 5th Avenue, Gilman WI 54433
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Rib Lake
has an immediate opening for a
TECHNICAL WRITER
Apply in person at:

574 West Center Avenue, Dorchester, WI
or mail resume to:
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Dorchester, WI 54425
or email resume to:
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HIRING 2 POSITIONS
Public Services Specialist,

Part-time
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library
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Medford is seeking applications to ll 2 (two)
part-time Public Services Specialist positions.
Duties include general circulation desk and
public service duties. Computer and public
relation skills necessary. Previous library experience preferred.
Apply in person at the Frances L. Simek
Memorial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford,
WI 54451 by July 24, 2015. The Frances
L. Simek Memorial Library is an equal opportunity employer.
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POLICIES.
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THE STAR NEWS
MISC FOR SALE
FOR RENT
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
BUY LOCAL, Organic, raised

on grass broilers. No GMO
feeds, fresh or frozen, very
tender. 3-6 lbs. dressed, $2.40
per lb., $1 for vacuum packaging. Come see the chickens
on
pasture.
715-267-7885.
CLASSIFIED DEADLINES: For
ads to appear in The Shopper, the deadline is Thursdays
at 3 p.m., for ads to appear in
The Star News the deadline is
Tuesdays at Noon. Prepayment
is required, 715-748-2626.
DELUXE APARTMENT. $725/

month + electric. Heat included in rent! Perfect for seniors.
Maintenance man lives on site!
Call Kurt at 715-497-6161.
COMMERCIAL WALK behind

Jag mower. 17 HP Kawasaki
engine $150. 11 filing cabinets
used for tool storage, all $100
or $25 each. 715-748-4099.
RETAIL SPACE for sublet.

Small space perfect for trying out retail. Fully equipped
kitchenette. Prime location on
Hwy. 13. Call 715-630-1041.
STRAWBERRIES, TOMATOES
and cucumbers are ready
now at Trapper Creek Acres,
5 miles south of 64 on DD, 1/4
mile west on A. 715-229-4214.
WISCO STONE in Rib Lake
currently has large decorative
boulders, factory cull stone,
factory cut offs great for stabilizing wash outs, sold by skid
steer bucket or dump truck load.
Call for price, availability and
delivery. Steve, 715-905-0547.
GARAGE SALES
COLBY CHEESE Days book
and movie sale: Thursday, July
16, from 5-8 p.m. Friday, July
17, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, July 18, $4 bag day from 9
a.m. - 3 p.m. Colby City Hall, 211
West Spence Street. Reasonable prices. Biggest sale ever.
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.
GARAGE SALE
9-4. Books, Beer
ing, housewares
books.
W4946
Ogema next to
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED TO BUY
WILLS, TRUSTS, estate planning needs? Medicaid concerns?

Call Kelz Law Office. 715-7485900. www.kelzlawoffice.com.
THE SHOPPER
& STAR NEWS
Friday only
steins, clothand more
St Hwy 86
the church.
WANTED: GUNS - new and

used. Turn them into ca$h or
trade for a new one! Shay Creek
in
Medford,
715-748-2855.
CLASSIFIED AD FORM
BOLD AD: $5/publication per week
(excludes Thorp Courier & West Central WI Shopper)
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Mail to:
P.O. Box 180,
Medford, WI 54451
Name ________________________________________
Address ______________________________________
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Please check the paper(s) where you want your ad to run and number
of times you would like it to run:
JOHNS
DRAIN
Cleaning,
power rod, all septic and
sewer lines. 715-427-5815.
FOR
SALE:
1355
Oliver diesel tractor, 51 h.p.,
tires like new, 6,200 hours.
Phone
715-257-9095.
K&C FIREWOOD Processing will come to you. I take

the sweat out of making firewood. Will cut loggers cords
into firewood. 715-748-4430.
FOR SALE: New Holland 1475

haybine, 14 ft., very good condition, always shedded. $6,500
OBO. Colby. 715-223-4206.
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.
J.D. 640 rake, new teeth, new

paint, $2,000. J.D. 10 ton gear,
10 ply, floats, new paint, $1,650.
715-506-1954, 715-223-2778.
FARM
FOR SALE: Luxaire furnace,
80,000 BTU, $600. 42 ft. bale
elevator, $300. Phone 715229-4669 or 715-613-9542.
AUTO - TRUCKS
2003 DODGE SXT Caravan, runs
great, also in good shape. Asking $2,800. Call 715-965-7278.
NOTICES
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).
2008 PUMA 20-QB, excellent

condition, double axle, air, large
fridge, large bathroom, queen
bed, sofa, $7,000. 715-965-6544.
REAL ESTATE
4 BEDROOM, 2 bath house

for sale. 216 S. 4th Avenue,
Abbotsford. 2 car attached garage, extra storage shed. Call
715-316-8529 or 715-470-2539.
COUNTRY HOME, 1-1/2 story, new kitchen, utility appliances, 2.5 garage, 17.9 acres,
30x40 business or 2nd dwelling, 30x20 pole shed, 8x10
storage shed, 715-748-2461.
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.
FOR SALE By owner. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1250 sq. ft.,

full basement, LP gas, wood
stove, barn with lean-to, garden shed, 1.7 acres. Turn-key
property. Call 715-223-5682.
MOBILE HOMES
LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wooded country lot, 3 miles northwest

of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
THREE BEDROOM mobile

homes available for rent at $625/
month or for sale at $22,900 in
Medford. Contact Pleasant Valley Properties at 715-879-5179.
Ask us about our rent special.
LAND FOR Sale: 58 tillable acres.

1902 County Road A, Athens.
Call 715-581-8826 after 5 p.m.
715-748-2258
Medford Ofce Hwy. 13 South
www.DixonGreinerRealty.com
SPORTING ITEMS
Luke Dixon, Jon Knoll,

Jesse Lukewich, George Zondlo
PRICE REDUCTION
N3416 Cty. Rd. Q,
Medford
TURN KEY OPERATION

AVAILABLE FOR YOU!
Located 1 mile north of city limits.

3 Bed, 2 full bath ranch home on 2.43
acres. Master bath with whirlpool tub,
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patio area. New metal roof and furnace
installed in 2012. Detached garage/shop.
Commercial
Building For Sale
$137,900
141 South Main Street

Formally A Hair Salon
PRICE REDUCTION
Approximately 1,000 sq. ft. Private and City

Parking in Downtown Business District of Medford
Newer Furnace and Hot Water Heater
303 E. Cty. Rd. A,

Stetsonville
Solid 3 bed, 1 full bath home with
large backyard, nice deck and 2 car
garage. :RRGEXUQLQJUHSODFH
Forced air gas furnace and
central air.
$30,000
$89,900
If Interested Contact Tom or Sue at
215 S. 8th Street, Medford, WI 54451

715-748-5333
527 Billings Ave.,

Medford
Well built 4 bed, 1.75 bath home on
a double lot. Living room, family
room and bonus/hot tub room. Deck
overlooking large backyard. Attached
garage and detached heated garage/
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on
FIVE PROPERTIES
884 E. Allman St.,

Medford
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SATURDAY, JULY 25
PROPERTY 1: 10:00 A.M.

Approx. 2.86 acres of commercially zoned land south of Hazelhurst on corner of Hwy 51 & Cty D. Surveyed and ready to go.
PROPERTIES 2, 3 and 4: 11:30 A.M.
Property 2: 2285 County L (old Hwy 51) north of Tomahawk.
Tomahawk Log Homes office site. Tax Parcel NO418, being approx. 6.1 acres.
Property 3: Approx. 5.37 acres of land on Cty L lying contiguous
to & south of Property 2. Tax Parcel NO418-5. All wooded, exc.
hunting. Zoned commercial, could be converted to residential.
Property 4: Approx. 8.97 acres of land with water frontage
on Lake Nokomis, frontage on Co. Rd L, and frontage on Deer
Trail Rd. This would make an excellent business or residential
site with access to Lake Nokomis and wooded surroundings. Already divided into lots if buyers prefer, or to be sold as a whole.
PROPERTY 5: 3:00 P.M.
78 acres of land w/approx. 3/4 mile of frontage on the Jump River.
Located 18 miles north of Medford on Hwy 13 to Cty I, then west on
I 10 miles. Watch for signs. Good deeded easement roadway.
OPEN HOUSE ON PROPERTY 5: There will be an OPEN HOUSE
on-site on Saturday, July 18th, from 11 AM-1PM with a sales associate & owner present with ATV availDble.
REAL ESTATE TERMS: No Minimum Starting Bid. Seller shall have
seven (7) days to accept or reject bids on the real estate. Buyers will
be expected to put down ten percent (10%) of the high bid on the day
of sale with the balance due at closing in thirty (30) days. Offers will be
written as cash offers not subject to financing, and the transactions will
be closed by a title company to guarantee clear title.
SALE CONDUCTED BY:
NOLAN SALES LLC

P.O. Box 486,Marion, WI 54950 * (715) 754-5221 or 1-800-472-0290
Tim Nolan & Gerald Sonny Nolan, Reg. WI Auctioneers, Lic. #165 & #142
See our website at www.nolansales.com for details.
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SPORTS
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Hraby one of three to coach

West at All-Star Classic
New early teal, goose

and mourning dove
seasons regulation
booklet available
The Department of Natural Resources
released a revised three-in-one regulations booklet for the 2015 early Canada
goose season, early teal and mourning
dove seasons which all begin Sept. 1. The
department set out to revise the regulations for the three concurrent early bird
seasons in a more accessible way after
receiving feedback from hunters.
The updated 2015 early teal, early
Canada goose and mourning dove regulations pamphlet features:

An overview on the early teal,
early goose and mourning dove seasons.

Shooting hour tables broken
down for each separate season to help
avoid confusion.

Licensing and stamp requirements.

State and federal hunting regulations pertaining to migratory birds.

An overview of the new mapping application Fields and Forest Lands
Interactive Gamebird Hunting Tool to
help hunters find DNR managed dove
fields and other upland game bird hunting opportunities.
In addition, check out the updated teal
duck identification slideshow and quiz
available on the DNR website dnr.wi.gov
and searching keyword waterfowl.
All-star honor
Medford head baseball coach Justin Hraby, shown here anticipating an umpires
call during an April 24 win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood, helped coach the West
team at the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Classic June 26-27.
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Medford High School baseball coach

Justin Hraby took his managing talents
to the 2015 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches
Association (WBCA) All-Star Classic
and was one of three coaches to helm the
West All-Stars at last weekends tournament.
Along with Steve Block (Ellsworth)
and Andy Niese (Eau Claire Regis),
Hraby coached the West to a 2-1 record,
which tied them for first place with the
North and East teams, both also 2-1. The
South finished 0-3.
Mark Fuller, the West region director,
selected the coaches and the players that
would comprise the roster. The WBCA
named three athletes as Player of the
Year and two competed at the All-Star
Classic. Logan Wonn (Oconomowoc)
played for the South team, while Athens
Shane Coker took the field for the West.
Rudy Rott (La Crosse Aquinas) did not
attend the tournament.
They (Steve and Andy) were great.
Stevens a hall of fame coach and has
won state championships and been there
quite a few times. Hes a great guy and a
great baseball mind. Andy is a baseball
junkie and has written books. I learned
a lot from those two guys, they were very
down to Earth. It was cool just talking
baseball and sharing stories with those
two and the other coaches as well, Hraby said.
The three coaches took turns rotating between first base coach, third base
coach and bench coach during the three
games.
The West opened its weekend against
the South on Friday, June 26. The South
sent Wonn to the mound and he went a
strong four innings before turning it
over to Alex Fischer and Jonathan Ke-
ane, who completed the shutout and secured the 3-0 win. The West had six hits
in the game, but couldnt string them together to score runs.
The first game we faced one of the
players of the year and he was as advertised. It was a great game, 0-0 going into
the seventh but they pulled it out, Hraby
said.
Game two, on Saturday, saw the West
get its offense in gear, though it took
three innings to do it against the North.
After going 10 straight innings without
scoring a run, the West exploded for
seven runs in the top of the fourth and
never looked back in the 14-4 win. Alex
Lee (Stevens Point) drove in a run on two
hits and the team totaled 16 hits. Lee was
also credited with the win after pitching
3.1 innings.
The North had eight D1 players to
our three. It took us 10 innings to score a
run but it was really fun to see them pick
it up after that, Hraby said.
Later that day, the West capped its
weekend with an 11-4 drubbing of the
South team. A four-run third was the one
that blew the game open for the West.
Coker and Mitchell Susa (Spencer) both
went two for two to lead the offense.
Working with, and getting to know,
a new group of players, all of whom are
some of the best players in the state,
made the weekend even better for Hraby.
The players were great. They all
checked their egos at the door. They were
all happy to be there and played hard. It
was really cool to see how they came together, it didnt bother them a bit they
were playing out of position. We had a
great time with them. Ill be interested
to see where some of them go, be it in
college or even the professional level,
Hraby said.
It was truly an honor to coach in the
All-Star Classic and work with 18 of the
best 72 senior players in Wisconsin. It
was a great weekend if youre a baseball
fan.
Other notable West players include
Christian Tomski (Mosinee), Nathan Dupee (Pittsville), Neal Matson (Neillsville)
and Eric Yachinich (Ashland).
Hraby has been the head coach for
the Medford Area High School baseball
team since 2005. He led the team to a
state berth in 2006 and has advanced to
a sectional final two other times. He has
a career record of 133-118-1 (.529 winning
percentage). This was his first time being
selected to coach at the WBCA All-Star
Classic.
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Area communities celebrate 4th of July

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Baseball action heats

Fire destroys 9-unit apartment

by Reporter Mark Berglund

Glowing good time at

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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

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Under the code, the school only needs

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Were moving on July 14th!

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