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A future of zero increase budgets is a bleak
one for county highway commissioner Jess

Sackmann.
Last week, Sackmann told members of the
countys budget committee that unless the
funding formula changes, in the future county
highways will end up back in gravel.
We can make it work with zero, is it what
we should be doing? No, Sackmann told com-
mittee members during a special evening bud-
get review session on Sept. 18. He said at the
current spending level on roads and the cost of
materials, roads will be expected to go 50 years
without major projects. The pro-
posed budget includes funding
for paving ve miles of roads
next year and 10 miles of
chipseal. There are 250 miles
of county highways in Tay-
lor County.
Sackmann
presented
three budget
options, the rst
option called
for
the zero percent increase in operations as re-
quested by the committee, the second included
a 5 percent increase and the third presented
what Sackmann referred to as the ideal bud-
get which would allow 10 miles of paving and
10 miles of chipseal each year.
Sackmann said the ideal budget
would require an additional $920,000
in spending about a 38.8 percent
increase over this year. Sack-
mann said that is unrealistic to
expect given the current budget
situation, and presented
it as a way to illustrate
the need for additional
road funding.
Sackmann said one
of the major factors
driving the increase in
costs for the highway
It took just one meeting for Taylor Countys new
Deer Advisory Council to develop a vision for improv-
ing white-tailed deer management within the countys
borders.
Citing a vast difference in habitat north and south
of Hwy 64, the council left Thursdays initial meeting
at Medford Area Senior High headed in the direction of
recommending that land south of Hwy 64 be included in
the DNRs Central Farmland Zone and land north of the
highway remain in the Northern Forest Zone.
As the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
transitions to a new season structure in 2014, Tay-
lor County is currently considered a Northern Forest
Zone. To help deer populations recover from a brutal
2013-14 winter, no antlerless permits were sold this
year in counties in the Northern Forest Zone, with
the exception of youth and military tags and tags pur-
chased by level two or three participants in the Deer
Management Assistance Program (DMAP).

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Trafc was returning to normal Tuesday morning after an overlay project addressed
major concerns with the driving lanes through the village of Stetsonville. The state
project has a total cost of $306,958 and is scheduled to be completed by October 6.
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NEIGHBORHOOD
THE STAR NEWS
Sunday, Sept. 28
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Com-
munity United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, Sept. 29
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weigh-
in 6 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Se-
nior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary (715) 427-3593
or Sandra (715) 427-3408.
Taylor County Right to Life Meet-
ing 6:30 p.m. Frances L. Simek Memo-
rial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford.
Everyone welcome.
Friends of the Library Meeting
7 p.m. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Inter-
ested persons welcome.
Tuesday, Sept. 30
Medford Rotary Club Meeting
Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe
& Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford.
Information: (715) 748-0370.
American Legion Post 359 Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, 385 E.
Main St., Gilman.
Thursday, Oct. 2
Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting
Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Infor-
mation: (715) 748-3237.
Medford Association of Rocket Sci-
ence (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Informa-
tion: (715) 748-9669.
Alcoholics Anonymous Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Med-
ford.
American Legion Post 274 Meeting
7 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 727 McComb
Ave., Rib Lake.
Friday, Oct. 3
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meet-
ing 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. In-
formation: (715) 965-1568.
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Com-
munity United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: (715)
427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Med-
ford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Information: (715) 512-0048.
Wednesday, Oct. 1
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene (715) 427-3613.
Taylor County Aging Council Chat
and Snack 1-2 p.m. Multi-purpose
Building, corner Hwy 13 and 64, Med-
ford. Topic this month: Understanding
the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
Information: Taylor County Commission
on Aging (715) 748-1487.
Parents of Children With Spe-
cial Needs Support Group Luncheon
Meeting Noon to 1 p.m. Happy Joes
Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, 909 Case-
ment Court, Medford. Program open to
anyone who has child with special needs.
Community Calendar
Cross country tour
Doris Courter (right) and her daughter, Moirah, from Salem, Ore. stopped in Med-
ford on Monday during their cross-country bicycle trip. The ladies are on an odyssey
to circle the perimeter of the United States. So far, theyve covered 13,000 miles in 17
states. Theyre making the journey three months at a time and are in the third week of
this trip. Doris said they were planning to ride north through the upper peninsula of
Michigan and across the Mackinac Bridge, but decided it was getting too cold to be
sleeping outdoors, so they were going to head south from Medford. Doris said they
plan to come back to the area another time to complete that leg of the journey. Doris
said after they nish touring the United States, they would like to bike through Canada
and down through Mexico into South America.
Photo by Donald Watson
Blood drive Oct. 4
First responders, including police of-
cers, reghters and paramedics, are
partnering with BloodCenter of Wiscon-
sin to help raise awareness of the con-
stant need for blood.
Medford area residents can come to
the rescue of area patients in need by
making a life-saving blood donation on
Saturday, Oct. 4. The blood drive starts
at 8 a.m.and donors will be accepted until
noon. The blood drive will be held at Im-
manuel Lutheran Church, 420 E. Lincoln
St. in Medford. For an appointment or
more information on donating blood, call
toll free 888-310-7555.
Anyone 16 or older who is in general
good health and meets eligibility require-
ments is encouraged to donate blood.
Parental consent is required for 16-year-
olds to donate.
Appointments are preferred to ensure
a quick and convenient donation, but
walk-in donors are also welcome. The en-
tire process takes about an hour. Donors
should bring a photo ID that includes a
birth date.
Worship service at
Perkinstown church
A worship service will be held this
Sunday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at Perkinstown
Community Church. The pastor will be
Rev. Paul Woods of Medford.
Fibromyalgia support
group meeting Oct. 13
The Central Wisconsin Fibromyalgia
Support Group will meet on Monday, Oct.
13 at 6 p.m. at 2510 Restaurant, 2510 Stew-
art Ave. in Wausau. The speaker will be
Jacquelyn Kerns from the Rheumatol-
ogy Department at Marsheld Clinic-
Wausau Center. For more information,
contact Melanie Clark at melanie@mtc.
net or call (715) 693-0398.
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In the past 25 years, the Medford Cooperative has
grown from doing $10 million in sales, to this year hop-
ing to surpass $90 million.
With that strong growth behind them and an eye to
the future, the cooperative has announced a major ex-
pansion of their agship supermarket, and a new name
and product lines for their hardware store in Medford.
According to Medford Cooperative General Manager
Chip Courtney, the cooperative will switch from being
Do It Best to Ace as the supplier for the hardware store.
Do It Best has been a good supplier, it has provided
good value but we feel that Ace is more closely aligned
with our strategic initiatives moving forward, Court-
ney said. Ace, which was previously afliated with
Klingbeil Lumber Company in Medford, is the largest
hardware distributor in the world. Klingbeils ended
their longtime relationship with the hardware compa-
ny earlier this year to focus more on their lumber busi-
ness.
Courtney said the cooperative wanted to build on the
reputation Ace has in the community and grow with it
in the future. They have set a pretty high bar for Ace
and we are hoping to piggyback on that and grow that
brand and customer base in the area, Courtney said,
praising Klingbeils efforts.
[Ace] has a very aggressive national advertising
campaign and they are the only hardware supplier with
a real brand identity, Courtney said.
We feel to continue our aggressive growth that will
be a real advantage to us, he said.
Another attraction of the hardware giant is the range
of services they can bring to customers. They have a
tremendous amount of programs and they have a bet-
ter selection of products, Courtney said, noting the Ace
Rewards program and different product lines.
The hardware transition will begin in November
with new signs being installed on the outside of the
building. Internally, they will be replacing the Do It
Best merchandise with Ace, then looking at a grand
opening sometime in early spring.
It will be fun, Courtney said.
County Market
The second major change, which customers will see
beginning in early January, will be a 6,000 square-foot
expansion of the County Market grocery store. The
grocery store will expand into currently vacant retail
spaces previously housing OReilly Auto Parts and
Maurices. Both stores moved into their own buildings
in recent years.
The total project is expected to cost about $2 million
to complete and will include a new entryway, oral and
liquor departments, as well as consolidation and expan-
sion of the natural foods department.
Courtney said the rst change people will see will
be with the entry doors. Currently there are two doors
on the outside and two doors roughly parallel on the in-
side. They will be keeping the outside doors, but going
to one larger inside door.
Right now, because of the way it is congured, the
outer and inner doors are often open at the same time,
allowing cold air to enter the front of the store. Court-
ney said the change will help be a windbreak and al-
low one set of doors to be closed before the other opens.
They will be offset and minimize cold air ow through
the front of the store, he said.
Another change people will notice on the entryway
will be the addition of overhangs over the entrances on
the outside of the building. Sometime you will have to
step out of the store, but it is better if you dont have to
step right out into whatever monsoon or blizzard we are
having that day, he said. We seem to be having more
of those rather than less.
In addition to protecting patrons from the elements,
the overhangs will also serve to keep the sensors on the
doors from being fooled into opening in heavy precipi-
tation. When we get heavy precipitation, often it would
activate the door openers and they would be opening at
random. If you turn down sensitivity, they dont work
when they are supposed to, Courtney said.
Coming into the store after renovations are com-
pleted, the bank will be moved to the left and the stores
service desk will be on the right of the main entrance.
As you continue to travel around the store to the
right, past where oral is now you will see a greatly ex-
panded oral area, Courtney said. Our oral business
has just exploded, he said, noting they have begun do-
ing funerals and weddings and their delivery business
has tripled. It is a growth area for us that we want to
foster, he said.
Continuing into what is currently the produce de-
partment, the plan is to install a 20-foot-wide opening in
what is now the east wall of the store. This will access
the former OReilly space, which will become a free-
standing liquor store. It will have a separate entrance,
exit and checkout or it will act the same as the hard-
ware where you can go in there, get your liquor, and
check out at the grocery store, Courtney explained.
It will be separate, but accessible. The best of both
worlds, he said. The new liquor space will be about
double the size of the current space. Courtney said the
store wants to expand specialty liquors, craft beers and
premium wines. All of those things are being sought
more frequently by our customers, he said. The added
space will allow the store to incorporate that type of se-
lection into the mix.
Other changes in that portion of the store will in-
clude taking the produce prep and cooler areas, which
are built out into the oor now, back into the former
Maurices space. Courtney said this will open up a lot of
space in the store.
There will be additional produce space from this
change, along with a greatly expanded natural foods de-
partment.
We want to make our natural foods department a
destination department. We already have the largest
natural foods selection in northern Wisconsin, includ-
ing Wausau, Courtney said. We are known far and
wide for our natural foods selection, but it is kind of
spread out through the store, depending on what you
are looking for.
The renovation will bring all the dry, bulk, dairy and
frozen natural foods into one place as a destination loca-
tion.
We have people from Wausau and Eau Claire com-
ing here all the time. When we are done we will have
about 50 percent more natural food space, Courtney
said.
Continuing through the store, there will be work
done in the bakery area, including more square footage
of space and the addition of a full service island for bak-
ery, and an expanded selection of artisanal breads and
bakery items.
There will also be a reconguration of the coffee and
soda bar. Courtney noted it currently blocks the view
of the deli bar. He also said there are planned enhance-
ments to the coffee island.
He said they want to make the deli bar more visible
and accessible and add things like pizza and other grab-
and-go items.
In that corner of the store, the bathrooms will also be
getting an overhaul. The rest of the store will get new
paint and a face lift.
Courtney said they are nishing up plans for what
will be going into the former liquor area and anticipates
an announcement will be made about it in the future.
There will be some other exciting things to incorpo-
rate into the new store that remain to be nalized, he
said.
Timeline
While work in the former OReillys and Maurices
spaces will begin this fall, work in the store wont begin
until after the holidays.
Courtney said he anticipates substantial work begin-
ning in the store on about the second week of January.
It is going to be awesome, it really is, Courtney
said of the project.
Medford Cooperative announces expansion
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Changes coming
Medford Cooperative General Manager Chip Courtney
explained some of the changes coming to the store, in-
cluding new expanded liquor and natural foods sections,
and a name change for the hardware store.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 Thursday, September 25, 2014
department has been with jumps in ma-
terial expense, noting asphalt has more
than doubled in price in recent years, go-
ing from $23.11 per ton in 2005 to $48.28 per
ton now.
Sackmann also noted the county is in a
Catch 22 situation in regard to state fund-
ing. Unlike municipal road aids, which
are a set amount based on total mileage,
state road aids to counties are based in
part on the amount of money a county
spends on maintaining the roads. The
more a county spends on a multiple-year
average, the more state aid it receives. As
Taylor County has tightened its budget
belt in recent years, the amount of state
aid received has also gone done.
The less money we put in, the less
money we get from the state, Sackmann
said.
The idea of a wheel tax, such as one im-
plemented in St. Croix County in 2008 and
earlier this month in Chippewa County,
was proposed. Sackmann noted that tax,
which levies an additional $10 registra-
tion fee on cars and light trucks, but ex-
empts farm equipment, heavy trucks, mo-
torcycles and trailers, is very unpopular
among residents in Chippewa County.
Instead Sackmann is an advocate for
the proposal to allow counties to imple-
ment an additional half percent sales tax
to be designated toward transportation
projects. Such a tax would raise about a
million dollars a year in Taylor County.
The concern, Sackmann said, is the state
could approve the funding tool, but decide
to pull back road aids, leaving the county
with a different hole to ll. You have to
be careful what you wish for, he said.
Other options for the county are to bor-
row the money needed for the road proj-
ects and be able to increase the tax levy to
pay for the debt service, or to go to voters
with a referendum to increase the spend-
ing limits. Of these two options, there was
no support for increased borrowing. Com-
mittee member Dave Krug questioned if it
was time to go to a referendum to keep the
road system from decaying.
In the end, the committee voted to go
with the zero percent increase budget.
The discussion prompted supervisor
Scot Mildbrand to suggest in the future
the county should start from scratch on
the budget and focus on what the coun-
tys priorities should be. The traditional
budget process uses the budgets from the
past few years as a base for developing the
coming years spending plan. Critics of
this common budgeting method note that
once things are in the budget, it is hard
to get them out again. For example, the
budget committee voted to add $5,000 of
the $7,500 it previously cut from the parks
and recreation budget for repairs to the
Pine Line Rail Trail. Mildbrand noted
that money will likely stay in as a budget
request for years to come.
There was some good budget news at
last weeks meeting, as the county budget
got a boost with cuts in the sheriffs de-
partment spending.
Sheriff Bruce Daniels has 18 different
budgets within the department. He had
met with county accountant Larry Brandl
prior to the meeting and identied areas
that should be cut. One major area was
the removal of $70,000 in budgeted over-
time pay. According to Daniels, this cut
was more a reection of a change in the
way the county accounted for overtime
under the law enforcement contracts.
Deputies are compensated overtime
in the form of compensatory time at the
rate of 1.5 hours for every overtime hour
worked. These comp time hours are
banked until used, and at the end of the
year unused hours are paid out as straight
time. This has resulted in the elimination
of the overtime budget, but an increase in
the regular stafng budget.
During last weeks session committee
members also reviewed the budgets of
commission on aging, health department,
UW-Extension ofce and land conserva-
tion departments.
For commission on aging, director
Nathanael Brown relayed his oversight
committees request for additional 21
hours a week of stafng for the ofce. The
committee rejected this proposal and kept
stafng levels the same.
Brown said the ofce is unable to keep
up with client needs. He noted the staff
member in the ofce already works 40
hours and he puts in more than that. I
am salaried, so I just work until its done,
Brown said.
The budget committee put the request
for an additional staff member on the list
of things to be considered at their Oct. 2
follow up meeting.
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The county tax levy is a portion of the county budget collected through local prop-
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user fees. The tax rate is the levy amount divided by the total equalized value of the
county. Jumps in the tax rate in recent years have been due to a devaluation of prop-
erty. Last year property values increased in the county, which may impact the nal
tax rate.
Star News graphic by Mandi Ploeckelman
Under the dome
Workers pour new concrete curb at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and
Spruce Street in downtown Medford Tuesday morning in the shadow of the Taylor
County Courthouse. This weeks mild weather is allowing crews to work on a number
of projects around the city.
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Keepers of the Spring
Medford Morning Rotary Club recognized Darla Schulz and Kathy Shatwell of
Travel Leaders, Medford, on winning the Keeper of the Spring award for 2014. This
award is given to the Medford business that provides exemplary care of the owers
distributed to their business in the spring by Medford Morning Rotary Club. The busi-
ness cares for and nurtures the owers throughout the summer to add beauty to the
community. Around 25 area businesses participate in this program. If your business
would like to participate in 2015 in the Keepers of the Spring program or if you as an
individual would like to learn more about Medford Morning Rotary Club, call Todd
at 715-748-0370.
The Medford city council is asking for
state help in preventing the city from be-
coming a dumping ground for state sex
offenders.
During Mondays committee of the
whole meeting, police chief Ken Coyer
asked aldermen to support a resolution
calling for the state to implement uniform
rules for placement of sex offenders who
have been released from prison.
According to Coyer, some municipali-
ties have banned sex offenders from liv-
ing in their communities. As a county
seat, and with a transitional living pro-
gram (TLP) residence, the state depart-
ment of corrections is turning to places
like Medford to relocate offenders.
According to Coyer, released offenders
are supposed to be returned to the com-
munities they came from. However, he
said with restrictive ordinances being
passed by other communities, the depart-
ment of corrections is widening its net to
include communities where relatives, in
some cases distant relatives, live in order
to place someone after incarceration.
Coyer said, he has regular talks with
corrections personnel about them want-
ing to release someone to Medford, and
the concerns about where that individual
will live in relation to churches, schools
and daycare centers. They are not nice
people, Coyer said, referring to the sex
offenders the state has approached him
about releasing here.
Mayor Mike Wellner said he is con-
cerned with the city becoming a dump-
ing ground for released offenders that no
other communities want. Coyer said he
looked into the city adopting a restric-
tive ordinance banning sex offenders, but
noted while they have not yet been chal-
lenged in court, it is unlikely they would
survive legal challenge.
Instead, Coyer called on the city to join
a request to the state legislature to de-
velop a uniform set of rules about where
released sex offenders can live in rela-
tion to the distance from such things as
churches and schools.
Aldermen agreed and recommended
asking the state to set a uniform rule for
all communities.
Overnight parking
Changes are coming to the citys down-
town parking permits.
City parking rules prohibit parking on
city streets, or in most municipal park-
ing lots, from October through April in
order for city workers to clear snow as
needed. The exception to this rule is in
the downtown area where residents can
purchase parking permits to allow them
to park overnight in two city lots adjacent
to Main Street.
The lots are the entire parking lot lo-
cated east of the railroad tracks between
State Street and Division Street, and the
nine spaces in the parking lot between
the Main Street alley and South Second
Street.
According to Coyer, last winters
harsh weather made it a challenge for law
enforcement to determine if the residents
with permits for those parking areas were
the ones parked there when it came time
for snow removal. Coyer proposed the
previous $60 per year annual parking fee
be scrapped and in its place charge a $10
fee to cover the cost of a hanging placard
that would attach to the rearview mirror
of the residents parked cars. He said the
placards would be visible to law enforce-
ment and would make it easier to tell who
should or should not be in those lots.
Aldermen recommended approving
the change and going with the $10 annual
parking fee.
Mutual aid
Coyer wants the city to join the North
Central Emergency Response Team
(NCERT). NCERT is a mutual aid orga-
nization for law enforcement, made up of
communities in the region similar in size
to Medford.
Coyer said the idea is to formalize a
mutual aid agreement with other depart-
ments to clarify such things as who pays
for ofcers time on mutual aid assists,
and which departments insurance they
fall under if a responding ofcer is in-
jured.
According to Coyer, if a department
had an emergency and needed assistance,
they would make the call and other par-
ticipating agencies would respond by
sending an ofcer and patrol car. If the in-
cident intensied or lasted more than 24
hours, it would be sent to the state level
emergency response plan.
Coyer said whoever is on duty at the
time the mutual aid request came in
would be the one sent. He said at that
time, either himself or Sgt. Bryan Carey
would step in to ll the city patrol spot be-
fore calling in other ofcers.
Can you say No kind of busy? asked
aldermen Mike Bub, noting there were
times when the city was stretched with
controlling trafc at parades or other ac-
tivities. Coyer said while the understand-
ing is people would make every effort to
help out, a municipality can opt out of a
call if they are unable to send someone.
He said it may require a second call to the
next tier of surrounding communities to
have enough personnel to respond to the
situation.
The major advantage for the city is
they could access additional ofcers in
emergency situations in a budget friend-
ly manner. Under the agreements, the re-
sponding ofcers would be paid by their
home agency and not be as big a nancial
hit on the community where the incident
occurred.
Aldermen recommended moving
ahead with joining NCERT. Final action
will take place at next months council
meeting.
In other business, aldermen:
Recommended approval of the
citys ve-year capital improvement
plan as presented. City coordinator John
Fales noted if the roof at city hall needs
major repairs, the city hall parking lot
project will be either eliminated com-
pletely or will need to be delayed. An-
other factor impacting the citys upcom-
ing projects will be what happens to the
State Street bridge over the Black River.
The bridge needs to be replaced, but with
the amount of utilities and communica-
tion lines on it, will be a very expensive
project. The city can tap into federal
money for bridge replacement, but the
local match may be more than the city is
willing to pay.
Received an update that the
citywide leaf pick-up date will occur the
week of Oct. 27.
Met in closed session for the
annual performance review of Fales.
In keeping with past practice, each city
department head was called in individu-
ally to give feedback on Fales job perfor-
mance.
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OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Sometimes too much local control can
be a bad thing.
In most situations, local control is the
ideal, because the people who live in an
area have the most comprehensive knowl-
edge of the impact of any decision.
The challenge is when you need to
balance someones constitutional rights
against the publics reaction at the most
primal level. And what happens when a
rule in one community opens the door to
other communities becoming dumping
grounds for undesirable elements?
The state of Wisconsin should enact
uniform rules based on the severity of
the original offense about where sex of-
fenders may live after being released
from prison. A hodgepodge of conicting,
locally-generated rules prevents the uni-
form application of justice guaranteed by
both the Wisconsin state constitution and
federal law.
According to the Milwaukee Journal-
Sentinel, last summer the Milwaukee city
council voted to make it a lot harder for
certain sex offenders to move in by pre-
venting them from living within 2,000
feet of schools, daycares, parks and play-
grounds. Other communities have fol-
lowed in those footsteps, enacting ever
more stringent guideliness about where
a sex offender may live. Since people re-
leased from prison must go somewhere,
the Wisconsin Department of Corrections
must be creative in nding communities
willing to accept offenders.
It is easy to say people dont want sex
offenders in their community. After all,
these are men and women who have vio-
lated friends and neighbors at the most
basic level.
In the system of law, which governs
civilized society, those who commit
crimes are tried, convicted and serve out
their sentence. The debate between incar-
ceration as a punishment or a means for
remediation is for another time. Regard-
less of whether they are punished or re-
formed, at the time they are released from
prison after serving their sentence, they
have in theory at least paid their
debt to society. They are likely also under
the regulation of an extended supervision
order, which can have them back behind
bars if they violate any of the rules. Ide-
ally, these offenders have seen the error
of their ways and will stay on the straight
and narrow.
The legitimate concern for those who
live and raise their families in a commu-
nity, is what if they re-offend. Few people
are willing to risk themselves or their
children when it comes to opening doors
for released offenders to be returned to
society.
One of the problems of the blanket ap-
proach is not all sex offenses are equal.
There is a world of difference between
someone caught streaking through a park
and a pedophile that preys on the most
vulnerable of individuals.
Any discussion in the legislature on
residency rules for released sex offenders
needs to include the major distinctions
between the types and degrees of crime
committed.
There needs to be a balance between
the desire for public safety even if it is
just a perception of safety and the need
to allow offenders to be reintegrated into
society. The state legislatures role is to
make sure the rules governing where sex
offenders may live are uniform from one
community to another.
A committed individual can achieve many great
things.
The choices and actions of an individual can have a
direct and lasting impact on those around them. How-
ever, that person needs to sleep and eat and must take a
break every now and then.
If that individual stands alone, the good works they
do stop when he or she does.
If that person stands united with an army of others,
the work becomes easier to bear and the distant goal
achievable. An army of people working together, united
by a single goal, can move mountains and bridge val-
leys. United by a goal, the army rolls on even when indi-
viduals need to stop.
That idea of many people working together is at the
heart of the annual United Way drive. The success of
United Way rests on many small donations. Deductions
of a few dollars a week from peoples paychecks can add
up quickly giving 20 area agencies the ability to spend
their time serving the community rather than constant-
ly fundraising to keep their doors open.
While there are those in the community who are able
to make large donations to a cause and who time and
again show their generosity there are many who have
more humble means.
United Way is a method for everyone to turn a com-
paratively small donation into a major impact. People
who give to United Way can rest assured their donation
will be used wisely. A local board of volunteers reviews
each agencys requests and decides how the money
raised from the campaign will be spent. These men and
women represent a diverse cross section of the county.
The organization also actively works to have the needs
of different age groups represented with the inclusion
of two student representatives on the board.
The agencies that benet from United Way include
local scouting organizations, libraries and food pan-
tries. Also receiving support are groups advocating
against domestic violence, serving the aged and helping
families coping with terminal illness.
Unlike other national charitable efforts where the
bulk of the money goes to fund salaries and overhead,
United Way of Taylor County operates with volunteers
and keeps their overhead low. This means the vast ma-
jority of dollars donated go to directly serve the mem-
ber agencies.
This year, United Way of Taylor County has set a 2014
campaign goal of nearly $94,000. The 2014 United Way
Fund Drive kicks off on Friday night at the Veranda.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with wine and beer tasting, along
with music, food and silent and live auctions.
Those interested in making a donation through pay-
roll deduction should contact their employers human
resources department. Other options are to make a di-
rect cash contribution or pledge. Those interested in
helping with the campaign or nding out more infor-
mation about United Way of Taylor County should call
president Cindy Dassow at 715-748-3000.
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Star News
Editorials
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OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
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and should be the work of the writer. Letters will be edited. No election-related letters will be
run the week before the election. E-mail: starnews@centralwinews.com.
I agree with The Star News editorial from this week (Sept. 18). Maybe we need to
do away with conferences.
Chris Skabroud, Gilman school board member and high school girls basketball coach.
Star News Quote of the Week:
Support the United Way fund drive
Uniform rules needed for released sex offenders
It is going to be awesome, it really is.
Medford Cooperative General Manager Chip Courtney about a recently announced 6,000-
square-foot addition to Medford County Market and a change from Do It Best to Ace as the
cooperatives hardware supplier.
OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
I am somewhat passionate about the concept of buy-
ing things locally and the creation of self-sufcient com-
munities.
Long supply chains are always subject to disruption
by outside forces, from storms in the Pacic, to a coup in
Central America. The more we can produce for ourselves
the better we all are. Of course, we want people from oth-
er places to buy what we produce. There always needs to
be a balance there.
This week I got an interesting opinion piece in an
email from the Center for Rural Affairs that raises the
bar beyond just buying local to making investment strat-
egies that build rural communities. It is based on the
roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-done work ethic that rings
true throughout rural America.
Beyond buy local, invest local
By Brian Depew, briand@cfra.org,
Buy local. Its a well known strategy for small towns.
Keeping your grocery money close to home keeps the
grocery store close to home.
Economists tell us that every dollar spent at a locally-
owned business generates two to four times the economic
benet. But what if we take it to the next level? What if
we invest local too?
The concept is an extension of buy local campaigns
that urge us to capture the multiplier effect of commerce
by keeping our spending money close to home. You al-
ready see it all around you in small towns. Often it takes
local citizens to see opportunity where an outsider would
overlook it.
In our hometown of Lyons, Neb., a new hardware
and feed store went up on Main Street this summer. The
owner and his family have run independent businesses
in Lyons for two generations. Its not a Menards, or a
Bomgaars. Those companies would never build here.
My hometown of Laurens, Iowa, took it upon them-
selves to build a broadband network that delivers high-
speed internet to every house and business in town. They
didnt wait for Comcast or Verizon to build a network. If
they had, they might still be waiting.
Local residents, rooted in place, are often willing to
take a nancial risk to make their small town a better
place. Imagine if more of us joined them, investing lo-
cally. Creating a vibrant future for your small town really
is in your hands.
I thought about the idea of investing in the commu-
nity this week when I talked with Chip Courtney of the
Medford Cooperative about their plans for expansion and
big changes to the hardware store. The co-op is a prime
example of the ongoing reinvestment in the community
and what that brings to an area.
Hopefully others take up that challenge and make the
choice to not only shop locally, but to invest locally as
well.
OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Brian Wilson
Think local
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
All politicians are liars and crooks, it is all about the money
Vox Pop
After reading The Star News
editorial in last weeks paper (Sept.
18, 2014) about the article of the
somewhat sarcastic obituary of
Governor Scott Walker, I was going
to come to his defense.
But after a bit of thinking I said
nah, he is quite able to fend for
himself, but I would still like to add
(in my own opinion) some of my
thoughts. Back when his recall was
on the line, I had some interesting
talks with people. They all agreed
that some things had to be cut.
But also, none of them want-
ed their entitlements, programs
or free stuff cut. After all who
would want this? Anyway people,
it doesnt matter if you vote red,
blue, pink or green, they all are a
bunch of liars, crooks and thieves,
not only in Washington but nation-
wide, and from the highest posi-
tion to the least of them. Its not
just government, its in almost all
phases of life. Look at Wall Street,
the NFL, legalizing of marijuana,
new and fast changes of church
doctrine and not to mention same
sex marriage, which I wont touch
with your 10-foot stick and etc.
Whats in it for me and what
can I gain from it. Everything to-
day is about money. I tell my chil-
dren as often as I can to enjoy to-
day what you have because youll
never see it again, especially what
I had growing up 60-plus years ago.
Your life was on the line to go out
back someplace to sneak a smoke,
about the worse thing we did back
then, maybe coon a tomato at night
from someones garden. See, I was
naughty then too. Our nation is
still a great place to live but we are
losing more and more at a rapid
rate. We are so screwed and in ka-
ka up to our necks well never see
daylight any time soon, if ever.
Theres a lot of nails in the keg and
not being one the sharpest (pretty
close though) I sure hope Im wrong
on my opinion, but dont think so. I
spoke my piece.
Like the guy on the radio says,
Wake up America.
Dave Fischer, Gilman
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Vox Pop
In the same issue of the Sept. 18
Star News, there are two headlines
that stand out: County Faces Bud-
get Squeeze and Rib Lake Earns
Top Rating on State Report Card.
We live in a highly competitive
world these days and cutting fund-
ing to libraries will not help vil-
lages like Rib Lake continue to suc-
ceed educationally in that world.
Libraries go hand in hand with
good education ratings; if you give
an individual enough resources,
they will grow in all kinds of posi-
tive ways.
Two mornings every week I go
to the Rib Lake Library, teaching
how to write a memoir (Memoir
1-3, Adv. Memoir 1-6). Over many
weeks I see the same thing happen
each week: when the library opens
in come kids, adults, seniors, stu-
dents rushing to the computers, or
leang through books, or looking
something up.
Access to resources for all resi-
dents, despite income or education
level, in the community is para-
mount. It levels the playing eld so
adults and children of all ages have
the same access to information and
entertainment that everyone else
does.
The Rib Lake Library has grown
into a community hotspot for bor-
rowing and downloading books,
wi and computer use, classes,
talks, a neutral place for meetings,
a place to get help nding informa-
tion and doing research and much
more.
I cringe thinking that Taylor
County wants to cut library levies
in order to balance a budget. It was
suggested that it was due to lower
circulation - but, as I understand it
ebook rentals were not included
in the circulation gures. Ebook
rentals are big in all libraries these
days.
If there is a place that needs a
steady amount of money from Tay-
lor County it is the libraries (and
the schools). A library provides
not only information - but movies,
words on a page, access to the inter-
net for those who dont have com-
puters at home and a steady - and
safe place to read, write and chat.
Please reconsider decreasing
funding to the Rib Lake Library
taking such a big hit will be dev-
astating to the staff and to the resi-
dents of Rib Lake and the area who
depend on the library.
I wonder if consolidating West-
boros library with Rib Lakes li-
brary would save Taylor County
some capital? It would seem to be
a more efcient use of library re-
sources.
Sue Roupp, Rib Lake
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NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
The Gilman School District will stick with its Clo-
verbelt Conference afliation for sports and music pro-
grams for at least one more year after a potential move
to the Lakeland Conference generated little support
among board members at Mondays regular meeting.
The district has looked at the option of changing con-
ferences, but administrator Georgia Kraus said she was
caught off guard last week when Cornell district admin-
istrator Paul Schley called and asked if Gilman was in
or out for the Lakeland Conference. She brought the
issue to the board Monday since new high school princi-
pal Dan Peggs planned to attend the WIAA area meeting
the next day. Gilmans declining enrollment has put it
at a disadvantage in Cloverbelt and Cloverwood play in
recent years.
Gilman is a long-standing member of the Cloverbelt
Conference, which includes many of the small schools
between Eau Claire and Marsheld. The Lakeland Con-
ference includes schools in northwestern Wisconsin.
The Cloverbelt has traditionally been the stronger of
the two conferences in the statewide tournament series.
It may come down to whether we want to win more in
the regular season or the playoffs. Either way, we need
to get more competitive or get in a less-competitive con-
ference, Peggs said.
Co-athletic director and softball coach Brian Phelps
presented a map showing the location of schools in the
eastern and western halves of each conference. He said
he surveyed the districts coaches and band director
and found lukewarm support for a move. He said the
pros of the move include the possibility of more regular
season success, less travel for the basketball teams, and
a closer enrollment match. The cons of the plan include
the possibility of Gilman teams being less competitive
in the tournament series, more travel for baseball and
softball, and a loss of traditional rivals. If Gilman moved
to the Lakeland Conference, it might have to switch to
eight-player football as well. Phelps said football coach
Robin Rosemeyer preferred to stay in the current foot-
ball-only Cloverwood Conference.
Board member Chris Skabroud is also the schools
girls basketball coach. He does not favor the constant
conference shopping some schools seem to do. I agree
with The Star News editorial from this week. Maybe we
need to do away with conferences, he said.
In order to give Peggs direction for the meeting, the
board took a straw vote. Alexis Goebel was a strong vote
to stay, with all but Lila Birkenholz favoring the status
quo. Birkenholz said she was concerned about numbers
issues in football creating a safety issue, so she would
like the district to look at the eight-player option.
School forest
The board tabled the issue of writing a policy for
hunting access to the school forests. Kraus said she
brought the issue to the board because of questions
asked at the annual meeting. Since there is no policy,
the default position was considered to be closed to hunt-
ing, but several board members noted people are known
to be hunting there.
The district has about 250 acres of forest property
sprinkled around the large land area district. The most
developed school forest and the one students use for
classroom purposes is connected to the Hwy 64 wayside
property. Kraus said the rules on school property ad-
joining the building are clear and there is no hunting al-
lowed on the districts village property or the ball elds.
Board member Sheri Johnson said before a policy is
created, the board and administration should rst de-
termine what problem it is trying to x.
In other board business:
Members of the Gilman FFA chapter gave the
board an update on their trip to the Washington D.C.
leadership conference in the summer and plans for the
upcoming trip to the national FFA convention in Lou-
isville, Ky.
District administrator Kraus said four more
referendum informational meetings for community
members are planned for this week.
Gilman schools to stay in Cloverbelt Conference
by Reporter Mark Berglund
The Medford Area School Board heard at its meeting
Thursday from one performance contractor and plans
to consult others as it decides the plan it will take com-
pleting energy efciency maintenance projects with the
district properties. Representatives from Cooperative
Education Services Agency (CESA) 10 told the board the
projects can be completed under the states Act 32 with
no penalty against the district revenue cap controls.
The process for completing Act 32 projects includes
a building evaluation by the performance contractors,
who then compile a report of possible energy saving
projects. The evaluation process typically takes place
in the fall or winter so boards can decide if they want to
pursue the work with spring bids.
The Medford Area School District currently has ap-
proximately $200,000 in debt ceiling it could absorb for
the projects without a board resolution to spend more.
The plan has the advantages of future energy savings
and an opportunity to increase district spending on
maintenance or other needs through the revenue cap
exemption. The disadvantages include the project man-
agement cost. Board member Jeff Peterson wondered
why the district would not just pursue the most obvious
energy savings projects and avoid a project manager
and spending increase. Board member Brandon Brun-
ner also wondered if the district could complete the
projects and still stay within the states spending cap.
Board president Dave Fleegel wondered what the cost
of delaying or spreading out maintenance project would
be. How many projects have we kicked down the road
already, Fleegel said. Peterson said the district always
has the option to hold a referendum to exceed the reve-
nue cap if it wants any maintenance project. Why cant
we take this to referendum instead of using the back
door, he said.
The board took no action on a contract with CESA
and decided to seek other quotations from state-recog-
nized performance contractors at its next meeting.
In other board business:
The board approved a budget adjustment which
will reduce the districts fund balance spending from
$292,876 to $104,000.
The board approved a stipend of $2,000 to pay
for the FFA advisor duties of new agriculture education
teacher Lisa Kopp for this school year. In the past, FFA
advisors were paid by adding extra days to their con-
tracts. At one time, the district gave advisors an extra
45 days, but the amount shrunk to ve days in recent
years. Since there was no past practice for paying the
advisor in a different way, she began the year with no
compensation for the duties.
A recent breakdown in the high school boiler,
which centered on an electrical busbar, will cost the dis-
trict more than it expected. The original estimate was
$8,000, but it found out at the meeting the actual cost
was almost $21,000.
The board heard enrollment and stafng up-
dates from its building principals. A special education
assistant was added to the Stetsonville Area Elemen-
tary School this fall and a kindergarten assistant was
added to Medford Area Elementary School.
The board approved a plan to allow substitute
teachers who worked at least 20 days in the previous
school year the opportunity to carry over the days of
service to the following year. The district pays subs who
work 20 days or more $100 a day.
Board members received school district email
accounts to improve communications and prevent their
personal email accounts from being used for ofcial
district contacts. Like school district staff, the email ad-
dresses are the rst ve letters of the last name, the rst
two letters of the rst name, followed by @Medford.k12.
wi.us. The school district website contains links to the
ofcial board and staff email addresses.
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On display
Medford Area School District custodian Mike Roiger, adjusts a trophy in the new trophy cases installed at Med-
ford Area Senior High School this past summer. Crews had to replace the cases in order to install additional roof
supports around the gym. The new cases are larger than the original cases, allowing more room for trophies and
game balls to be displayed.
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Before you can run with technology, its important to
learn not to run with technology.
Medford students and teachers can make big strides
in learning with a new commitment to classroom tech-
nology, but one of the rst steps to making the plan
work is teaching students the basics of handling note-
book computers, known universally as Chromebooks.
With the devices coming to classrooms in the middle
school last week, students got the basic rules of how to
properly handle and use them. Rather than a mad dash
to grab the machines, students lined up single le and
then used two hands to take the device out of its storage
sleeve.
This is the rst year of a three-year rollout of stu-
dent technology by the district. The plan begins with
Chromebooks for the almost 600 Medford Area Middle
School students. The district will add Chromebooks to
Medford Area Senior High next year, and the nal step
will be bringing tablet-style devices to the Medford and
Stetsonville area elementary schools.
Medford Area Middle School Principal Al Leonard
told the school board at its meeting Thursday the rst
step to making the technology plan work is appreciat-
ing the logistics of it. The school district made a $165,000
investment in the purchase of the Chromebooks, and
dealing with the scale of it began when student volun-
teers and staff unpacked the 550 portable computers and
began getting them ready for classrooms.
MAMS librarian Christie Wirz said she thinks the
technology will be a success because the district has
vetted both the pros and cons of the switch. Al and
Dennis Hinderliter (the districts technology engineer)
spent a lot of time thinking about whats the downside,
she said. Wirz said the rollout has been a learning expe-
rience in big and small ways. Staff members discovered
a green light on the wireless relay which solved one
non-connectivity problem. Learning about classroom
hot spots and optimum charging time has been a learn-
ing curve. Wirz said students have reviewed user agree-
ments and school technology contracts again this year
to avoid any misunderstanding of the issues.
One of the rst hurdles to overcome was nding a
storage system for the Chromebooks that would keep
them safe and make it easy for power cords to reach the
charging system. Leonard took the lead this summer by
building 50 wooden storage units in his home shop.
Leonard said classroom accessibility and district-
wide commitment to using technology tools will change
usage. This is the rst time everybody has been on
board and had access to technology, he said. Its a cul-
tural shift.
With logistics and basic instruction behind them,
middle school teachers and students are getting down
to using the technology tool for learning. Leonard said
engaging students in learning is one of two main goals
of adding web-based technology.
For social studies students, the engaged learning on
Monday morning was a geography assignment. Each
student received the basic assignment of nding the def-
inition of various landforms. Last year those denitions
were written on index cards, but his year each student
had a Chromebook to use. The assignment went from
a search of the glossary to making a Powerpoint-style
assignment in Google Slide, with the denition and an
image of the landform the student found on approved
photo websites. The memory banks in their minds took
words like archipelago and added the visual image is-
land groups in the South Pacic, North Atlantic, or Bal-
tic Sea.
Seventh grader Cassidy Balciar called it visual learn-
ing as she described how the pictures she chose helped
make the traditional assignment more engaging.
Language arts students were checking out the Smith-
sonian Tween Tribune. The news-style site gave each
student the same story on urban development in China
followed by an on-line quiz. When the students nished
the rst half of the assignment, they could self-select a
story on a subject of their choosing and take another
quiz. The assignment matches new standards for in-
creased non-ction reading comprehension.
It feels like people are more focused than they are
with a textbook and paper, seventh grader Emily Scha-
fer said.
Schafer and Balciar said getting assignments to a
teacher is quicker with Chromebooks. They can send a
screen shot of an area they need help with, or drop com-
pleted assignments in the Gaggle Assignment drop box.
Staff members are building on training lessons which
began last summer. Sixth grade teacher Garett Ship-
man is learning the ner points of Gaggle Assignment.
He said one key feature is the digital locker, where he
puts information on upcoming assignment information.
His traditional journaling assignments are available as
soon as students are ready and he can review drafts and
completed writings as students send them his way. He
has not had a late assignment yet this fall. A copy of the
nal writing project is now printed and included in the
student binders. Gaggle and other programs also offer
students and staff an opportunity to ask questions and
share tips for using Chromebooks and web-based appli-
cations.
As use of the technology tool evolves, it is likely to
be more of a part of each class session, rather than be
only part of the lesson. Are kids on these all day? No,
Leonard said.
If engagement is the rst goal, assessment is the sec-
ond. An application like Google Forms gives the staff in-
stant feedback on survey-style quizzes so they can start
a lesson from a base, knowing where each student starts
on the subject, and design better instruction.
The district is seeing more mandated testing. As Wis-
consin transitions to new tests, having Chromebooks in
classrooms will mean existing labs can be reserved for
testing and teachers can plan classroom lessons.
At this time, Chromebooks are used in school set-
tings, but the introduction of technology will evolve stu-
dent learning beyond the 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. day. The most
recent fth and eighth grade technology survey found
about 85 percent of students can rely on technology to
do homework. Because some gap will likely always ex-
ist, Leonard said teachers wont have an expectation of
being able to do electronic homework overnight. Drill
and practice assignments may become less common as
collaborative, multi-day assignments grow. The whole
learning task looks different, Leonard said.
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Medford students gain new learning tool
New tool
A student adds a visual element to learning geographical terms during a social studies lesson.
photos by Mark Berglund
Middle school students
begin to use Chromebooks
Proper storage
Students line up to remove Chromebooks from the
case at the start of their lesson. During the summer, mid-
dle school principal Al Leonard constructed 50 cases for
the new Chromebooks. School ofcials hope the em-
phasis on correct handling will extend the life of the
devices.
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Rib Lake Homecoming 2014
Homecoming royalty
Carter Hopkins and Rachel Wilhelm were named the 2014 Rib Lake Homecoming
king and queen.
Sophomore class
Michaela Blomberg and Hunter Swan
were the sophomore class representatives
on homecoming court.
Senior class
Joe Frombach and Rachel Hoyt were
the senior class representatives on home-
coming court.
Junior class
Casey Scheithauer and Austin Ewan
were the junior class representatives on
homecoming court.
Marching band
Kris Hempe (l. to r.), Katie Strobach
and Ricky Boomer marched in the pa-
rade.
Band marches on
The Rib Lake High School band marched and danced their way down McComb Avenue during Fridays homecoming parade.
Apple bob
Bryan Solis Arenivas pulls an apple out of the water during the homecoming carnival held Friday at Rib Lake High School.
Sign making
Joe Slattery (l. to r.), Jesse Hutchinson, Lisa Schubert and Jayda Meyer work on
signs prior to the homecoming parade.
Orange pass
Sierra Mannel and TrayVon Sutherland attempt to pass an orange without using
their hands.
Taking aim
David Hofand (l. to r.), Damon Lueck, Austin Ewan, Cody Matyka and Jacob Hol-
lingsworth try their luck with the squirt guns during the homecoming carnival Friday.
photo by Janine Probst
photo by Janine Probst
photo by Janine Probst photo by Janine Probst
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Good savings and investment planning pays off
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Investment results are built on time
Its an enjoyable time to read quarterly investment
statements or even watch the daily stock market ticker.
Markets are booming after the gloom and despair of the
2008-09 crash and subsequent recession. According to
David Hraby, an agent with Thrivent Financial in Med-
ford, your personal calendar may be a more important
tool to judging investment results.
If you are at an age where retirement is 20 plus
years away, you dont have to watch market uctua-
tions as closely. For someone near retirement, you may
want to check and rebalance your portfolio on a quar-
terly or semi-annual basis, he said. Its not so much
the gain or loss, but what you are invested in. Its Greek
to many people, but you need to know and a nancial
advisor can help you understand.
Hraby said target allocation funds are helping inves-
tors reduce the confusion of which investment funds to
consider. While many of us struggle to understand the
need for large caps, small caps and a blend of EuroPacif-
ic holdings, the target allocation funds are built around
a target date for retirement and decrease risk as the
date gets closer. Most of these funds are built on ve-
year increments, so a 40-year-old worker might choose
investments in the 2040 or 2045 groups.
It makes it easier by simplifying the process of pick-
ing funds, Hraby said.
Many investors take advantage of company-offered
retirement programs which offer employer matches
to the level of the employee contribution. You need to
understand how to maximize your match, Hraby said.
One of the biggest decisions any investor makes is
when to pay the taxes on your investment. This usu-
ally boils down to choices between Roth and traditional
401k plans. Hraby said most people fall into the Roth
category, but higher income households may want
something different. You should consult with your
tax accountant every year because your income or tax
bracket may change. I would do it right away in Janu-
ary, he said. Hraby said an annual visit with your -
nancial planner is also a good idea.
Hraby said he would like to see younger investors
putting away 10 to 15 percent of their income toward re-
tirement. He also encourages a healthy savings account
for rainy days and unexpected large expenses. I would
try to have between $5,000 and $7,500 in emergency, liq-
uid savings. I call it the sleep at night account.
Hraby said investment account rollovers are im-
portant considerations. In most situations, its advan-
tageous to roll over an old 401k account to an IRA in
your name. This allows you to control the investment
and have the ability to do Roth conversions if and when
they are appropriate, he said.
Take it to the PIGGY BANK Take it to the PIGGY BANK
401k advice
See your accountant early in the
year for tax advice
Maximize your company match
Look at target allocation funds
Roll over funds when needed
Rainy days wont always get you down
Build your emergency fund
Maintaining an emergency fund is a
key component to reaching nancial sta-
bility. Most consumers understand how
important having this rainy day fund
is, but it can be difcult to gure out how
to start one. Another common question
is how much you need to save. Here are
three steps to help you get your emergen-
cy fund started, or rejuvenate it if youve
already started one.
Identify your savings goals
The rst step in any savings plan is to
determine how much you want to save
and how quickly you want to set that
money aside. Generally, experts advise
keeping between three and six months
worth of your living expenses set aside in
your emergency fund. Once youve cal-
culated that amount, (be sure to include
scheduled payments like rent/mortgage,
student loans, etc.) determine a reason-
able timeframe for achieving your goal.
For example, if you want to save $9,000,
a target of three months would mean put-
ting $3,000 into the fund every month.
For most households, that is not realis-
tic. A better timeframe goal would be
eight or nine months.
Start small
Whether your goal is to set aside $1,000
or $10,000, it all starts with that rst extra
dollar saved. If youre just starting your
emergency fund, even nding $25 extra
each month to put away can increase
your condence. Gradually increasing
the amount you save will keep you from
getting discouraged. Setting up an auto-
matic transfer with your bank can help
with this. You can start by transferring
$25 each month from your checking ac-
count to your savings account. Then,
start adding any windfalls or budget sur-
pluses. That way, each month youre sav-
ing at least your minimum; anything in
addition to that is a bonus.
Finding the extra cash
This is the most difcult part for most
people. Sometimes, nding the money
to deposit into your emergency fund ac-
count each month will be a struggle. If
you cant tighten up the monthly budget
any more, consider adding prots from
garage sales.
Another strategy is to start taking
a bagged lunch to work and/or school.
Put the money you would have spent
on lunch directly into your emergency
fund so youre not tempted to spend it
elsewhere. Another quick way to save is
on your morning coffee. Even if its only
$4 each day on your way to work, thats
$85 that could be sitting in your emer-
gency fund at the end of the month if you
brewed at home instead.
Taking these three steps will help you
start and grow your familys emergency
fund, giving you peace of mind you can
weather unexpected nancial storms.
For more advice about setting up an
emergency fund, talk to your local bank-
er about specic accounts that t your
needs.
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Know the risks before cosigning a loan
Shakespeare probably said it best:
Neither a borrower, nor a lender be,
for loan oft loses both itself and friend.
Four hundred years later, people still
wrestle with whether or not to help out
a loved one by loaning them money or
cosigning a loan.
Perhaps you want to help your kid
qualify for a better student loan rate or
assist your widowed mom with renanc-
ing her mortgage. Before you cosign
anything, however, make sure you un-
derstand the risks involved.
Here are just a few of the things that
can go wrong and questions to ask be-
fore committing yourself and your good
credit to what could be a decades-long
commitment:
First, understand the main reason
youre being asked to cosign a loan is be-
cause lenders dont think the borrower
is a good risk. By cosigning, youre guar-
anteeing youll repay the full loan plus
any late fees or collection costs should
the borrower default.
If that doesnt scare you sufciently,
read on:
Even one late or missed payment can
damage your credit.
In most states, the creditor can and
probably will go after you for repay-
ment without rst trying to collect from
the borrower, because they know youre
more likely to have the money.
If the loan goes into default or is
charged off, that fact will go into your
credit report and can take seven years to
erase.
If you pledged personal property
to secure the loan, you could lose these
items if the borrower defaults.
Should the lender agree to settle for a
lesser amount, youll have to report the
difference as debt forgiveness income
and pay tax on it.
If you cosign a credit card account,
primary borrowers over age 21 are al-
lowed to raise the credit limit without
notifying you.
Government-backed student loans
generally arent eligible for bankruptcy
protection unless you can prove undue
hardship.
Some private student loans contain
a clause allowing the borrower to origi-
nate additional years loans without
your signed approval.
Even if youre not asked to repay the
loan, your potential liability could stop
you from getting additional credit if your
debt-to-income ratio is too high.
If you do decide to cosign someones
loan, taking these steps can help lessen
your risk:
Calculate whether you can afford
the loans monthly payments, should the
borrower stop paying. To be prudent,
start setting aside enough money to cov-
er it for one year, which will allow you
to keep payments current while working
out a solution.
Insist the lender agree, in writing, to
notify you if the borrower missed a pay-
ment or the loans terms change. Thatll
give you more time to make contingency
plans.
If youre unsure about the borrow-
ers reliability to pay each month on
time, ask the lender to send payment re-
quests directly to you so you can manage
the transaction. (Its a pain, but one way
to guarantee timely payments.)
Ask the lender to stipulate in the
contract youre only responsible for the
loans principal amount, should it de-
fault. It doesnt hurt to ask.
Make sure you get copies of all paper-
work in case of future disputes.
Dont consolidate old loans accumu-
lated by your spouse before you married.
If something should happen (divorce,
death), you would be responsible for pay-
ing them off.
There may be times you want to
cosign a loan to help out a relative or
friend, despite the risks involved. The
Federal Trade Commissions Cosigning
a Loan guide shares precautions to take
before entering such agreements, www.
consumer.ftc.gov.
Jason Alderman directs Visas nan-
cial education programs. To Follow Ja-
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com/PracticalMoney.
Versatile Marketing Solutions, a
Rhode Island-based marketer of home
alarm systems, has agreed to pay $50,000
to resolve allegations it violated Wis-
consins Do Not Call law by repeatedly
calling numbers on the states Do Not
Call registry over a three-year period.
The Wisconsin Department of Agricul-
ture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(DATCP) announced the agreement to-
day.
When companies violate the Wiscon-
sin Do Not Call law, we will take action,
said Sandy Chalmers, division adminis-
trator for Trade and Consumer Protec-
tion.
DATCP investigators found Versatile
Marketing Solutions, or its contractors,
made more than 97,000 phone calls to
Wisconsin telephone numbers from Feb-
ruary 2010 to June 2013. Of those calls,
41,495 were to numbers on the states Do
Not Call registry.
The company does not admit to violat-
ing Wisconsin laws.
For more information or to le a con-
sumer complaint, visit http://datcp.wis-
consin.gov, send an e-mail to datcphot-
line@wisconsin.gov or call the hotline
toll-free at 800-422-7128.
Telemarketer pays $50,000
State seminars focus on
growing markets for local food
If your business plan includes produc-
ing, processing or handling Wisconsin-
grown food, then the Local Food Business
Seminar Series is designed for you. This
series, scheduled between October and
March, will feature seven different top-
ics including business planning, food
safety and marketing. Each topic will be
presented at four locations around the
state. The Madison workshops will also
be available free via webinar.
These low-cost seminars are great
ways to gain technical knowledge from
industry experts, said Sarah Elliott, Lo-
cal and Regional Agriculture Program
supervisor for the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Trade and Consum-
er Protection (DATCP). We are excited
to continue to provide a wide array of
resources that promote the economic vi-
ability of Wisconsins local food indus-
try.
Registration is open now. Class fees
include lunch. Dates and topics are as
follows:
Business planning 9 a.m. to 3:15
p.m. Oct. 20-23.
Legal/business structures 9 a.m. to
3:15 p.m. Nov. 3-6.
Food safety 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1-4.
Marketing 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Jan.
5-8.
Know your buyer 9 a.m. to 12:15
p.m. Feb. 9-12.
Selling through a distributor 9 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. March 2-5.
Finding the dollars 8:30 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. March 16-19.
During each week listed above, the lo-
cations are as follows:
Mondays at Retzer Nature Center,
S14, W28167 Madison St., Waukesha.
Tuesdays at Portage County UW
-Extension, 1462 Strongs Ave., Stevens
Point.
Wednesdays at Kickapoo Culinary
Center, 16381 Wisconsin 131, Gays Mills.
Thursdays at DATCP, 2811 Agricul-
ture Drive, Madison.

For a full schedule or to register, go to
http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/Buy_Lo-
cal_Buy_Wisconsin/BLBW_Workshops.
On the same page, you can nd informa-
tion about the partners that worked with
DATCPs Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin pro-
gram to develop the seminar series.
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Groundwater ruling will have big impact
A recent legal decision is likely to signicantly
change how Wisconsin manages its groundwater and
will especially affect the states sandy counties where
powerful wells are irrigating potato elds, servicing gi-
ant dairies, and providing water critical for the states
frac sand mining boom.
Two weeks ago, Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey
Boldt approved the state Department of Natural Re-
sources issuance of permits for a large and controver-
sial dairy farm in Central Wisconsin. But he also re-
duced the amount of water the farm could pump from
proposed high-capacity wells and required the DNR to
consider the impact of the withdrawals in conjunction
with other, nearby wells a concept known as cumula-
tive impacts.
In the days since the decision, Boldts opinion on the
DNRs responsibility has far overshadowed his approv-
al of the proposed 4,300-cow Richeld Dairy in Adams
County. According to many expert observers, his ruling
could force the DNR to conduct much more rigorous re-
views of applications for the high-volume wells.
Rich Budinger, director of sand operations for Fair-
mount Santrol (formerly Fairmount Minerals) and
president of the Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association,
said Boldt did not make clear how the DNR should con-
duct such analyses.
That creates uncertainty, not only for businesses
that want to install high-capacity wells, but also for
those who currently use them, Budinger said.
It remains unclear whether the DNR will appeal the
decision. Agency spokesman Bill Cosh said DNR law-
yers are still studying the opinion.
But in a news release, the agency said it had sched-
uled a hearing for Oct. 14 in Adams County on Richeld
Dairys draft environmental impact statement. The re-
lease said the rewritten impact statement addresses
the concerns raised in Boldts opinion. There was no
indication, however, whether the agency will consider
cumulative impacts for other proposed high-capacity
wells in the future.
The decision does impact the department, Cosh
said in a written statement from the agency, and we
need to take the appropriate amount of time to evaluate
its impact. He declined to elaborate, saying, The state-
ment is the statement.
Boldts 25-page opinion also laid bare a chasm be-
tween politically appointed administrators and profes-
sional scientic staff at the DNR, whose testimony dur-
ing the hearing ran counter to the agencys legal policy.
The DNRs chief of the water use section, Boldt noted,
testied that
DNR regional
biologists
would have
preferred
from a sci-
entic per-
spective to
consider and
regulate the
cumulative
impacts of
the proposed
wells.
Boldts
ruling is im-
portant be-
cause of the
growing environmental impact caused by a dramatic
increase in the number of high-capacity wells, which
are used by cities, large farms and industries. Most can
pump more than 70 gallons of water a minute. Smaller
residential wells pump a minimum of six gallons per
minute. The number of high-capacity wells in the Cen-
tral Sands has increased from around 100 in the 1950s to
3,231 today.
The DNRs approval of the Richeld Dairy permits
was challenged by residents near the proposed farm, as
well as the groups Friends of the Central Sands, Family
Farm Defenders, and the Pleasant Lake Management
District. Environmentalists are hailing the decision as
a victory in efforts to strengthen protection for ground-
water and heighten oversight of the giant dairies.
Though Boldts ruling dealt with one of the many
large farms in the area, dairies actually account for
only about two percent of the water use. Agricultural
irrigation for operations such as potato farms and mu-
nicipalities use much larger amounts.
But the combined impact of high-capacity wells in
the region is causing documented problems.
Weve seen too many muddy lakefronts, dry wells
and shallow streams, said Elizabeth Wheeler, a lawyer
with the environmental group Clean Wisconsin. Going
forward, the DNR will be required to acknowledge the
damage over pumping already has done to our water re-
sources, and regulate accordingly.
Milk Source Holdings LLC, the corporation that
wants to build the farm, also described Boldts approval
of the Richeld permits as a victory. Even so, Michael
Best & Friedrich, the farms law rm, issued a client
alert that put the decision in a different light. The alert
on the rms website is titled Administrative decision
signals potential shift in Wisconsin water law.
Attorney David Crass wrote that decisions by admin-
istrative law judges are generally not considered bind-
ing or precedential legal authority and should only be
applied to this case.
But he wrote the ruling is very likely to force DNR
to consider cumulative impacts of wells in myriad set-
tings, includ-
ing for in-
dustrial uses,
municipal
water supply
services and
golf course/
water park
development,
among oth-
ers.
Carl
Sinderbrand,
a Madison
attorney who
represented
plaintiffs
Pleasant Lake Management District and Jean MacCub-
bin, said an appeal would be unusual because Boldt
granted the farms permits.
Sinderbrand said the decision may also force the Leg-
islature to revisit a 2013 amendment to the state budget
that restricts challenges to high-capacity well permits.
They ought to look at this decision, Sinderbrand
said, and x the mistake they made in the budget bill.
Sinderbrand argued during the hearing that the
agencys failure to consider cumulative impacts violat-
ed its public trust responsibilities under the states con-
stitution. The Public Trust Doctrine holds that Wiscon-
sins waters are held in trust by the state for the public.
In his opinion, Boldt agreed with Sinderbrand and said
the agency has a clear legal duty to protect, maintain
and improve the quality and management of the waters
of the State, ground and surface, public and private.
Lawyers for the DNR and the dairy said during testi-
mony the agencys policy of not considering cumulative
impacts is based on interpretations of previous court
decisions.
Boldt, however, said the agency took an unreason-
ably limited view of its authority to regulate high-capac-
ity well permit applications to reach the conclusion that
it lacks the authority to consider cumulative impacts.
Laurie Fischer, with the Dairy Business Association,
said the ruling could make the permitting process more
cumbersome.
This could have the effect of slowing future dairy
developments and could deter some farmers from build-
ing or expanding here in Wisconsin. DBA is concerned
about any changes that could slow or hinder the indus-
trys growth, Fischer said.
But water experts on both sides testied during the
Richeld hearing that preventing drawdowns requires
the consideration of cumulative impacts.
George Kraft, professor of water resources and direc-
tor of the Center for Watershed Science and Education
at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, said dur-
ing his testimony his own study showed the Richeld
Dairy wells, even pumping at the reduced level ordered
by Boldt, would draw down nearby Pleasant Lake an ex-
tra two inches on top of the existing 1.5-foot drawdown.
He also said modeling showed ows in nearby headwa-
ter streams would be reduced by more than 5 percent in
some stretches.
Boldt pointed out several times that even DNR staff-
ers indicated they were uncomfortable not considering
cumulative impacts. He cited an October 2011 phone
conversation between DNR administrators and area
water resources and sheries managers.
In this phone conversation, Boldt wrote, DNR
management conveyed the agencys newly formulated
legal position that DNR does not have the authority to
consider cumulative impacts when making a decision
on a high-capacity well application. DNR scientists and
regional biologists stated they would prefer to be able
to take such impacts into account to better manage the
resource by incorporating water resource science, and
because they were concerned about existing impacts al-
ready experienced as a result of water pumping.
Kraft said testimony during the hearing made clear
the frequent differences between politically appointed
administrators at the agency and career scientists. The
people that make the policy are political appointees, he
said. They say, Here are the rules and we are going to
look at them in a certain way.
Lawyer Sinderbrand said, The administration tries
to ignore it, but there is a tremendous dislocation be-
tween staff and administration at the DNR.
He said the gap reects changes at the regulatory
agency that emphasize economic development and be-
ing helpful to businesses as much as oversight.
Ron Seely, Madeleine Behr and Taylor Chase are re-
porters for the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Jour-
nalism. Behr and Chase also are enrolled in one of eight
journalism classes participating in The Conuence, a col-
laborative project involving the Center and UW-Madison
School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
by Ron Seely, Taylor Chase and Madeline Behr,
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Water quality concerns
The number of CAFOs, or concentrated animal feeding operations, has shot up in the past decade as have
concerns about their impact on water quality and quantity.
Star News le photo
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 12-CV-53
CP-SRMOF II 2012-A Trust,
U.S. Bank Trust National Asso-
ciation, not in its individual ca-
pacity but solely as Trustee
Plaintiff,
vs.
Tad J. Hefner
Defendant.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of fore-
closure entered on July 18, 2012
in the amount of $68,936.58 the
Sheriff will sell the described
premises at public auction as
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 12CV01
Mid-Wisconsin Bank
Plaintiff,
-v-
Midwisconsin Homes of Med-
ford, Inc., a/k/a Mid Wisconsin
Homes of Medford, Inc.;
Goessl Construction, Inc.;
Glenn A. Goessl, a/k/a Glenn
Goessl and Suzanne M. Goessl,
a/k/a Suzanne Goessl
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that by virtue of a judgment of
foreclosure entered on March
5, 2012, in the amount of
$267,493.47, the Sheriff or his
assignee will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:
DATE AND TIME: October 7,
2014, at 9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the Clerk of
Courts Ofce at the time of the
sale in cash, cashiers check,
money order, or certied funds,
payable to the Clerk of Courts
ofce. Personal checks can-
not and will not be accepted.
The balance of the successful
bid must be paid to the Clerk of
Courts ofce in cash, cashiers
check, money order, or certied
funds, no later than ten days
after the courts conrmation of
the sale or else the 10% down
payment is forfeited to the plain-
tiff. The property is sold as is,
is not available for viewing, and
subject to all liens, encumbranc-
es, and unpaid real estate taxes.
PLACE: Lobby on the Ground
Floor of the Taylor County Court-
house, 224 S. Second Street,
Medford, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION:
PARCEL 1 Lot Twelve (12) of
Certied Survey Map No. 855 as
recorded May 26, 1995 in Vol-
ume 3 of Surveys, Pages 418-
419 as Document No. 257979;
located in and being a part of
the NE-NE-20-31-1E; TOGETH-
ER WITH a nonexclusive ease-
ment of ingress and egress from
the town road known as Center
Avenue across Outlot 1 and the
cul-de-sac as listed on Certied
Survey Map No. 855 for the ben-
et of the above parcels.
PARCEL 2 Lot One (1) of
Certied Survey Map No. 2195
recorded in Volume 11 of Sur-
veys, Page 1, located in and
being part of the Southeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quar-
ter (SE1/4-SE1/4) of Section
Ten (10), Township Thirty-One
(31) North, Range One (1) East,
Town of Medford, Taylor Coun-
ty, Wisconsin,lNCLUDING the
easements for ingress, egress,
and utilities described in that
certain Easement Agreement
dated August 18, 2014, and re-
corded August 22, 2014, in the
Taylor County Register of Deeds
ofce as Document Number
353033 in so far as said ease-
ments benet Lot One (1) of said
Certied Survey Map.
ALSO INCLUDING any ease-
ments for any utilities that cur-
rently serve said Lot One (1) but
that cross Lot Two (2) of said
Certied Survey Map.
NOTE: SAID PARCELS 1
AND 2 TO BE SOLD SEPA-
RATELY.
TAX PARCEL NUMBER:
PARCEL 1: 032-00677-0013
PARCEL 2: 032-00376-0002
PARCEL ADDRESS: Town of
Medford
ATTORNEY INFORMATION:
Jensen, Scott, Grunewald &
Shifer, S.C., Attorney William
A. Grunewald, 128 W. Division
St., P.O. Box 426, Medford, WI
54451; phone 715-748-2211.
Dated: August 29, 2014
/s/ Bruce A. Daniels
Bruce A. Daniels
Taylor County Sheriff
Attorney William A.
Grunewald
Jensen, Scott, Grunewald &
City of Medford
Application for a
Class A Liquor License
BARN COMPANY LLC d/b/a
The Brown Barn Company LLC,
Christine Untiedt, Agent, makes
application to the Common
Council of the City of Medford
for a Class A Liquor License for
the period beginnig October 20,
2014 and ending June 30, 2015,
at 753 East Perkins Street, Med-
ford, WI. Virginia Brost, City
Clerk.
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City of Medford
Common Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called the
meeting to order with the follow-
ing members present: Dave J.
Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg
Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski,
Jim Peterson, Pat DeChatelets,
Mike Bub, and Clem Johnson.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson Johnson began
the meeting by leading the group
in the reciting of the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compli-
ance
Mayor Wellner announced
that this was an open meeting
of the Common Council. No-
tice of this meeting was given
to the public at least 24 hours in
advance of the meeting by for-
warding the complete agenda
to the ofcial City newspaper,
The Star News, and to all news
media that have requested the
same as well as posting. Cop-
ies of the complete agenda
were available for inspection at
the City Clerks Ofce. Anyone
desiring information as to forth-
coming meetings should contact
the City Clerks Ofce.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: Clerk Ginny Brost,
Treasurer Kevin Doberstein,
Street & Water Superintendent
Pat Chariton, Police Chief Ken
Coyer, Wastewater Utility Super-
intendent Ben Brooks, and City
Coordinator/Public Works Di-
rector John Fales. City Attorney
Ken Schmiege was an excused
absence.
Visitors Present
Visitors present were Brian
Wilson-Star News, Sue Emm-
erich-Chamber of Commerce,
and Vicky Obenhoffer.
Citizens and Delegations
There were no citizens or del-
egations present.
Minutes
Knight moved, Kraschnewski
seconded a motion to approve
the following meeting minutes
as presented and to place the
same on le in the Clerks Of-
ce: (A) September 2, 2014
Council, (B) September 8, 2014
Committee of the Whole, and
(C) September 8, 2014 Budget
Review Session. All in favor: All
Aye. Motion Carried.
Ordinance Rescinding Or-
dinance #987 and Recreating
Regulations and Routes Re-
garding the Operation of All-
Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and
Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs)
in the City Including the Cre-
ation of New Routes
Vicky Obenhoffer addressed
Council voicing her objection to
creating an Allman Street/Malibu
Drive/Impala Drive all-terrain/
utility terrain vehicle route. It
was explained that this route
was not included in the pro-
posed ordinance.
Kraschnewski moved, John-
son seconded a motion to sus-
pend Council Rules #12A and
#12B, and adopts Ordinance
#993 that rescinds Ordinance
#987 and recreates regulations
and routes for all-terrain (ATVs)
and utility terrain vehicles
(UTVs) for a term of one year
or September 30, 2015 and cre-
ates the following new routes:
(1) Shattuck Street from Allman
Street to the north City limits;
(2) Allman Street from North
Seventh Street to the west City
limits. Roll Call Vote: Brandner-
Yes; Parent-No; Knight-No;
Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-
Yes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (6 Yes; 2 No) Mo-
tion Carried.
Employee Luncheon &
Funding for the Same
Peterson moved, Parent
the following relative to an Em-
ployee Recognition Luncheon:
(1) Schedule the luncheon for
noon on Thursday, December 4,
2014. (2) Authorize Alderperson
Arlene Parent to spend up to
$1,050 for the luncheon and ser-
vice awards from the Sunshine
Account (#10-51320-39910).
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kra-
schnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Mo-
tion Carried.
Snowmobile Trails on the
West Side of Highway 13 from
Allman Street to Anns Way
Parent moved, Peterson
seconded a motion to allow the
sidewalk on the west side of
Highway 13 from Allman Street
to Anns Way to become a snow-
mobile trail for the 2014/2015
winter season with the cross-
walk to be cleared of snow, and
have Council review the issue in
the fall of 2015. All in favor: All
Halloween Trick or Treat
Hours
Peterson moved, Brandner
seconded a motion to schedule
the City of Medfords Trick or
Treat date as Sunday, October
26, 2014 following the Harvest
Day Parade until 6:00 PM. All in
favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Noise Permit Chamber
of Commerce Harvest Days
Events
DeChatelets moved, Kra-
schnewski seconded a motion to
approve the Chamber of Com-
merces noise permit request
for their annual Harvest Days
events to be held on Thursday,
October 23, 2014 beginning at
5:00 PM and ending at approxi-
mately Midnight. All in favor: All
Street Closing Permit
Chamber of Commerce Har-
vest Days Events
Parent moved, Kraschnewski
the Chamber of Commerces
request to close Main Street
from Broadway Avenue to State
Street on Thursday, October 23,
2014 from 4:00 PM to Midnight
for their annual Harvest Days
events. All in favor: All Aye.
Motion Carried.
Parade Permit Request
Chamber of Commerce Har-
vest Day Parade
Peterson moved, Knight sec-
onded a motion to approve the
issuance of a parade permit to
the Chamber of Commerce for
the annual Harvest Day Parade
to be held on Sunday, October
26, 2014 beginning at approxi-
mately 2 PM and ending at ap-
proximately 4:00 PM. All in fa-
vor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Parade/Special Event Per-
mit Request Taylor County
Right for Life
DeChatelets moved, Kra-
schnewski seconded a motion
to approve the issuance of a
parade/special event permit to
Taylor County Right to Life for
their annual life chain to be held
at the corners of Highway 13
and Highway 64 on Saturday,
October 11, 2014 beginning at
approximately 11 AM and end-
ing at approximately noon. All in
favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Adoption of the 2015 En-
terprise & Special Revenue
Funds
Mayor Wellner asked if there
were any objection to adopting
all the 2015 Enterprise Funds
in their entirety. No objections
were voiced.
Kraschnewski moved, John-
son seconded a motion to adopt
the following budgets as pre-
sented:
Enterprise 2015 Anticipated
Fund Operating Expenses
Room Tax ............... $40,050.00
Community Development
Block Grant ........... $49,500.00
Electric Utility ..... $8,867,900.00
Wastewater
Utility ................ $1,422,062.00
Water Utility .......... $767,208.00
Refuse/Recycling.. $361,799.00
Medford Area Fire
Department ......... $174,332.00
Special Revenue-
Landll .................. $16,250.00
Community Development Au-
thority Fund........... $247,060.00
Tax Increment Finance
District #5.............. $67,849.00
District #6.............. $26,349.00
District #7................ $7,991.00
Tax Increment Finance District
#8.......................... $129,706.00
District #10............ $51,439.00
District #11 .............. $1,500.00
District #12....... $1,767,533.00
District #13.......... $287,237.00
Special Revenue
Skate Park ............ $16,250.00
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-
Yes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes;
Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-
Yes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No Mo-
tion Carried.
Parade/Special Event Per-
mit Request 40 Days for Life
Prayer Vigil
The City of Medford has re-
ceived a parade/special event
permit request from 40 Days
for Life for their prayer vigil. The
event will begin September 24,
Shifer, S.C.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
128 W. Division Street, P.O.
Box 426
Medford, WI 54451
715-748-2211
This is an effort to collect a
debt. Any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
This communication is from a
debt collector.
Sales are subject to can-
cellation at any time without
notice.
(1st ins. Septembewr 11,
3rd ins. September 25)
37-142159 WNAXLP
2014 and end on November 2,
2014, and will be held daily from
8 AM to 8 PM in the City Mu-
nicipal parking lot in front of the
Family Planning Center located
at 153 South Second Street.
Both the Police Department and
Public Works Department have
reviewed the request, and have
no additional comments.
Parent moved, DeChatelets
the parade/special event re-
quest submitted by 40 Days for
Life for their prayer their prayer
vigil that will begin September
24, 2014 and end on November
2, 2014, and will be held daily
from 8 AM to 8 PM in the City
Municipal parking lot in front
of the Family Planning Center
located at 153 South Second
Street. All in favor: All Aye. Mo-
tion Carried.
Coordinators Report
The Coordinators report is
as follows: (1) An update on
the capital projects was given.
(2) An update on the pool reno-
vation project was given. (3)
Jason Viergutz has accepted
employment with the City as a
Public Works laborer. Mr. Vier-
gutz will begin his employment
on September 22, 2014.
Communications from the
Mayor/Upcoming Events
September/October 2014
Meeting Schedule The Sep-
tember/October 2014 meeting
schedule was distributed.
Swimming Pool Long Range
Planning Committee A Swim-
ming Pool Long Range Planning
Committee has been scheduled
for 1 PM on Monday, September
29, 2014 in the conference room
of City Hall.
2015 Health Insurance Pre-
mium On September 16,
2014, the City was notied that
its 2015 health premium rates
would increase 4.2%.
Adjournment
Johnson moved, Kra-
schnewski seconded a motion to
adjourn the meeting at 6:15 PM.
All in favor: All Aye. Motion Car-
ried. Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
(One ins. September 25)
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follows:
TIME: October 28, 2014 at
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the sheriff at
the sale in cash, cashiers check
or certied funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks
cannot and will not be accept-
ed). The balance of the suc-
cessful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashiers
check or certied funds no later
than ten days after the courts
conrmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is for-
feited to the plaintiff. The prop-
erty is sold as is and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the
Taylor County Courthouse, Med-
ford, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: That part of
the Northwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter (NW-SW)
of Section Twenty-Seven (27),
Township Thirty-Three (33)
North, Range Four (4) West, de-
scribed as follows: Commenc-
ing at the Northwest corner of
the NW-SW, thence South 03-
45 East 620 feet to the point of
beginning; thence North 86-15
East 386.50 feet; thence South
03-40 West 227.50 feet; thence
South 88-47 West 357.50 feet;
thence North 03 -45 West 210
feet to the point of beginning.
Town of McKinley, Taylor Coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
N7740 Monson Dr., Sheldon, WI
54766-9086
DATED: August 22, 2014
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 bank-
ruptcy case, this communication
should not be construed as an
attempt to hold you personally
liable for the debt.
(1st ins. September 18,
3rd ins. October 2)
38-141916 WNAXLP
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Notice is Hereby Given of Application for Issuing Tax Deed
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 75.12(3) Wisconsin Statutes, Taylor County is the owner and the holder of the tax certicates listed below, September 1, 2014, which were issued
by the Taylor County Treasurer, State of Wisconsin, upon the sale for the respective amounts listed below (consult the County Treasurer for the amount of interest and penalties), for the
unpaid taxes for the year 2010 on the following described tracts of land situated in said county and state to wit:
No. of
Certicate Amount Description Owner & Address
142 $159.11 28.31.3E-11 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 MICHAEL E. KRAUS
304 $375.93 08.30.1E-4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 PO BOX 205, MEDFORD, WI 54451
STATE OF WI-DNR (MFL Holder); KENNETH & ROSE GILLES, MARSHFIELD
SAVINGS BANK, FIDELITY NATIONAL BANK, ROYAL CREDIT UNION, UNITED
FCS-PCA, DEERE & CO & FPC FINANCIAL fsb, STRATFORD STATE BANK,
AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA,
MEDFORD COOPERATIVE INC, CITIBANK (SD) NA, APPLIED CARD BANK,
MEDFORD VETERINARY CLINIC, DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, MARATHON CHEESE INC, M&I Marshall & ILSLEY BANK,
ASSOCIATED BANK (All Judgment Holders);
NELLIE BROWN (Mineral Rights Holder)
210 $10.81 33.32.2W-15.6 PT OF SW 1/4 SE 1/4 ELY 5 OF OUTLOT 1 CSM 6- JERRY C. JOLES
S/323 #1432 (SURVEY PER E. HAUGE S-2805 FOUND IN W11297 BRUSH CREEK RD, MEDFORD WI 54451
SURVEYORS FILE 32-2W-33) THE PUBLIC (Restriction), CLARK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
(Utility Easement Holder)
298 $93.34 10-1.15 ORIG PLAT VILLAGE JUMP RIVER LOTS 15 & 16 BLK 1 KENNETH STANGRET
541 $124.90 17.32.4W-12.5 PT OF SE 1/4 SW 1/4 BEG 141 W OF NE COR; 9625 N SHORE DR, EAU CLAIRE WI 54703
W 59; S 120; E 30; S 90; E TO SOO R/W; NW TO POB STATE BANK OF GILMAN (Mortgage Holder), STATE OF WISCONSIN
(Medical Assistance Lien Holder)
598 $148.51 10.30.3W-4.1 PT OF N 1/2 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 THE NORTH 166 ROBERT W. STEINHAUS
PO BOX 546, ELK RIVER, MN 55330
THE PUBLIC (Ingress/Egress Easement Holder)
853 $359.84 23.31.1E-11.7 PT OF SW 1/4 SW 1/4 COM 11.34 & 997.13 N OF LARRY D. & AMY M. MONNIER
SW COR ON C/L HWY 13 E ALG S LN OF IMPALA DR 363.43 TO 556 N EIGHTH ST APT C, MEDFORD WI 54451-1223
(POB) CONT ALG E LN 115 S 178.01 SW 86 N 178 TO POB THE PUBLIC (Use Restriction Holder), STATE OF WI, ASPIRlUS
(SEE 50-0.1) WAUSAU HOSPITAL INC-MEDEVAC, SC SWIDERSKI LLC,
GREGORY G. KRUG (Judgment Holders)
THAT such amounts will bear interest as provided by law.
YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE NOTIFIED, that after the expiration of three months from publication of this notice, a TAX DEED of the land described in said NOTICE will be applied for.
Dated this 1st day of September, 2014, at Medford, Wisconsin.
Bruce P. Strama, Taylor County Clerk
(1st ins. September 11, 3rd ins. September 25)
37-142400 WNAXLP
Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Medford Plan Commission will hold a Pub-
lic Hearing to gather public input on Monday, October 6,
2014 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The hearing will be in the
Council Conference Room at City Hall, 639 S. Second
Street and will be as follows:
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a request from Mitch
and Shelly Mertens for a Conditional Use Permit under
Section 4.2.3.a.2. of the City of Medford Zoning Code to
construct a 38 foot wide driveway apron at their duplex
located at 341 and 343 N. Seventh Ave.
Virginia Brost
City Clerk
(1st ins. Sept. 25, 2nd ins. Oct. 2)
39-142742 WNAXLP
Request For Bids
Taylor County Land Conservation Department is seek-
ing bids for:
Year 2014 or 2015 Truck
Extended Cab Ton 4 X 4
6 Box
3.7 L V-8 or Equivalent with MPG specs
Automatic with/Overdrive
5 P265/70R17 Load D AT
Speed Control
Tilt Steering Wheel
Air Conditioning
AM/FM Radio
Power Window & Door Locks
Cigarette Lighter or Power Point
Solid Color
Cloth Seats
Rubber Floor Mats
Step Bumper
2 Receiver Hitch with 2 Ball
Trailer Wire Harness with Flat/Round Adapter
Box Liner
Folding Side Mirrors
2 Front Tow Hooks
Aluminum Topper with Side and Back Open Doors
The Land Conservation Committee reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. Bids will be accepted until 4:30
p.m., October 3, 2014. Submit sealed bids to Taylor Coun-
ty Land Conservation Department, 925 Donald Street,
Room 104, Medford, WI 54451. 39-142655 WNAXLP
City of Medford
Notice of Newly Enacted
Ordinance(s) and/or Resolution(s)
Please take notice that the City of Medford, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, enacted the following legislation on
September 16, 2014:
Ordinance #993 that rescinds Ordinance #987 and
recreates regulations and routes for all-terrain (ATVs)
and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) for a term of one year
or September 30, 2015 and creates the following new
routes: (1) Shattuck Street from Allman Street to the north
City limits; (2) Allman Street from North Seventh Street to
the west City limits.
The full text of Ordinance #993 may be obtained from
the Medford City Clerks Ofce, 639 South Second Street,
Medford, WI 54451. The Clerks phone number is (715)
748-1181.
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
39-142621 WNAXLP
Attention
Residents of Village of Rib Lake
The Village of Rib Lake is sponsoring a Fall Clean-Up
of large non-recyclable items such as mattresses and
couches, etc. beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014
through Thursday, October 2, 2014.
Do not put out construction materials, computers, TVs
or any appliances that are accepted at the Recycling Cen-
ter such as refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, hot
water heaters, stoves, etc. These items will be left at
the curb.
Any questions, please call Jerry at (715) 905-1030.
Items should be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on
those dates.
Village of Rib Lake
39-142590 WNAXLP
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14IN14
In the Matter of the Estate of
Gale R. Skistad.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was led.
2. The decedent, with date of
birth of July 16, 1948 and date
of death of February 11, 2014
was domiciled in Dakota County,
State of Minnesota, with a mail-
ing address of 6576 Craig Ave.,
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for ling a
claim against the decedents es-
tate is January 5, 2015.
5. A claim may be led at the
Taylor County Courthouse, 224
South Second Street, Medford,
Wisconsin.
/s/ Toni Matthias
Toni Matthias, Probate Reg-
istrar
715-748-1435
Date: September 15, 2014
Attorney Mary E. Hoel
State Bar No. 1001917
PO Box 306
Cornell, WI 54732
(715) 239-6440
(1st ins. September 25,
3rd ins. October 9)
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Special Meeting Notice
Historic St. Anns Inc. will hold a Special Meeting of its
members on Sun., Oct. 19th at 1:30pm. Purpose of meet-
ing is to vote on by-law change. By-law change is to article
V, paragraph D. Change from he shall deposit all funds in
the name of the association in such bank or banks as may
be directed by the Board of Directors. To the Treasurer
shall deposit all funds in the name of the association in
such banks or investment services as may be designated
by the Board of Directors.
Respectfully Submitted
Michael O. Roiger
President Historic St. Anns
39-142750
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Two-vehicle accidents
Connie L. McCallister and a vehicle owned by James
M. Hoffman were involved in an accident on September
15 at 3:46 p.m. on Cedar Street in the city of Medford.
According to the accident report, McCallister was west-
bound in the 300 block of Cedar Street and said an on-
coming vehicle swerved into her lane. To avoid a head-
on collision, McCallister swerved to the right and struck
the legally-parked Hoffman vehicle. A witness could not
state the eastbound vehicle caused the accident, and de-
scribed it as a darker colored passenger vehicle.
Abraham N. Ehlert and Hannah M. Brandner were
involved in an accident on September 19 at 7:28 a.m.
at the intersection of CTH O and Hwy 13 in the city of
Medford. According to the accident report, Ehlert was
eastbound on CTH O and failed to yield the right-of-way
from a green light while making a left turn onto Hwy 13,
striking the westbound Brandner vehicle as it was pass-
ing through the intersection. The Brander vehicle sus-
tained damage to the drivers side. The Ehlert vehicle
sustained damage to the front end.
Susan J. Thums and Harvey G. Brzezinski were in-
volved in an accident on September 19 at 12:23 p.m. on
National Avenue in the city of Medford. According to
the accident report, Thums failed to yield the right-of-
way while turning out of a private parking lot onto Na-
tional Avenue and struck the Brzezinski vehicle, which
was southbound on National. Thums said she had a hor-
net in her vehicle and failed to maintain control of her
vehicle while it was moving forward. The Brzezinski
vehicle sustained moderate to severe damage.
One-vehicle accidents
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded
to an accident on September 16 at 8:15 a.m. on CTH A
in the town of Little Black. According to the accident
report, a vehicle was eastbound on CTH A when it left
the roadway and entered the south ditch. The vehicle
struck a mailbox and driveway at W5427 CTH A, then
landed in the yard. The vehicle then rolled sideways
and came to a stop on the passenger side against a tree.
The vehicle sustained severe damage and was towed
from the scene.
Laura L. Schreiner was involved in an accident on
September 19 at 11:34 p.m. in a parking lot on Gibson
Street in the city of Medford. According to the accident
report, Schreiner was leaving work during heavy rain
and lightning and struck a concrete light pole. Schrein-
er said she did not see the light pole due to the weather.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded
to an accident on September 20 at 10:15 a.m. on Hwy 13
in the town of Deer Creek. According to the accident re-
Charge dismissed
A charge of littering and disposal of waste violation
against Scott A. Werner, 57, Gilman, was dismissed on a
prosecutors motion.
Forfeiture
Shane D. Knoff, 26, Wausau, pled guilty to operating
while under the inuence-rst offense. He was ordered
to pay nes and costs of $803, his drivers license was
revoked for six months and he is to undergo an alcohol
assessment. A charge of operating with a prohibited al-
cohol concentration (PAC) equal to or greater than 0.08
percent but less than 0.15 percent-rst offense was dis-
missed on a prosecutors motion.
Disposition reports

port, a vehicle was northbound on Hwy 13 at a high rate
of speed. The driver was involved in a domestic distur-
bance and grabbed a cell phone from the passenger. The
driver lost control of the vehicle and sideswiped a guard
rail along the side of the highway.
Jack P. Heindl was involved in an accident on Sep-
tember 21 at 10:35 a.m. on Hwy 64 in the city of Medford.
According to the accident report, Heindl was westbound
on Hwy 64 when he lost control of his motorcycle after
striking a pothole in the roadway. The motorcycle trav-
eled onto the soft shoulder and tipped onto its left side,
partially trapping Heindl. The motorcycle sustained
scratches and a damaged mirror.
Deer-related accidents
The following deer-related accidents were reported:
September 21 at 9 p.m. on CTH A in the town of Little
Black; September 23 at 6:39 a.m. on CTH M in the town
of Hammel and 9:25 p.m. on Lekie Drive in the town of
Deer Creek
Accident reports
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Drug drop off event Saturday
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department is partner-
ing with state law enforcement and natural resources
agencies to get prescription drugs off the street.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is
scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
in communities across Wisconsin.
According to Sgt. Steve Bower of the Taylor County
Sheriffs Department, the take back day is in addition
to the permanent drug drop box at the courthouse. That
drop box was installed as an Eagle Scout project a few
years ago to get unused prescription drugs out of peo-
ples homes and out of the waste stream.
Bowers said about 50 pounds of prescription drugs
are delivered to the drop box each month. The National
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day serves as a remind-
er to people about safe disposal of unneeded prescrip-
tion medicine and provides an opportunity for those
communities who do not have a permanent drop box to
properly dispose of the items.
See TAKE BACK DAY on page 18
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Hwy 13 accident
Trafc on Hwy 13 was detoured for more than an
hour due to a collision that occurred between CTH M
going west and Whittlesey Avenue on Tuesday after-
noon. According to law enforcement there were injuries
in the crash. Details of the crash were not available as
of Wednesday. Additional information will appear in a
future issue of The Star News.
Photo by Brian Wilson
Pleas entered
Mindy L. Weiler, 26, Medford, pled no contest to oper-
ating while revoked and a license restriction violation.
She was ordered to pay a ne and costs of $710.50.
Aurelia Perez Amador a.k.a. Aurelia Perezamador,
21, Medford, pled guilty to operating without a valid
license-second offense within three years and was
ordered to pay a ne and costs of $579. She also pled
guilty to a child safety restraint violation and was ned
$175.30. Charges of operating a motor vehicle without
insurance and a child safety restraint violation were
dismissed.
Travis J. Warner, 26, Stetsonville, pled no contest to
operating while revoked and was ordered to pay costs
of $443.
Ishara Samson, 23, Wausau, pled guilty to operating
while revoked and ignition interlock device tampering-
failure to install. He was ordered to pay nes and costs
of $1,021.
Deferred prosecution
Karen M. Haizel, 39, Medford, successfully completed
a one-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and a
charge of failure to act to prevent the sexual assault of a
child was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Probation ordered
Bryce J. Lenz, 26, Wisconsin Rapids, pled no con-
test to theft of movable property-less than or equal to
$2,500 (repeater). His sentence was withheld and he was
placed on probation for one year. As conditions of his
probation. Lenz must pay nes and restitution of $594.79
and supervision fees as ordered by the Department of
Corrections (DOC).
Chad B. Olson, 39, Rib Lake, pled no contest to mis-
appropriation of ID information to avoid penalty (re-
peater). He was sentenced to serve two years conne-
ment, followed by three years of extended supervision.
His sentence was imposed and stayed and he was placed
on probation for four years. As conditions of his pro-
bation, Olson must serve ve months in jail, consecu-
tive to time being served in a Marquette County case;
pay costs of $518 and supervision fees as ordered by the
DOC; submit a DNA sample; write of letter of apology
pre-approved by the probationary agent to the victim;
undergo counseling as deemed appropriate; and obtain
his GED/HSED at the probationary agents discretion.
A charge of resisting or obstructing an ofcer was dis-
missed but read in.
Juvenile
A 14 year-old Medford boy pled no contest to operat-
ing an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle with-
out valid registration and was ned $150.10.
Court proceedings

The Take-Back service is free and anonymous.
Individuals with unwanted, expired or unused pre-
scription drugs may drop them off at collection sites
statewide. A link off the U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin-
istrations website: www.DEA.gov allows users to enter
a zip code to nd the nearest drop-off location.
For Taylor County area, drop off locations include:
Taylor County Sheriffs Department
224 South Second St., Medford
Colby-Abbotsford Police Department
112 West Spruce St., Abbotsford
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Bike maintenance
Medford Police Chief Ken Coyer has Alex Cypher, Breanna Lewandowski and Nora
Albers check the tires, pedals and chain of a bicycle as part of a presentation on bike
maintenance.
Photos by Donald Watson
Bike safety presentation
at Holy Rosary School
Medford Police Chief Ken Coyer gave
a bicycle safety presentation on Septem-
ber 17 to third grade students in Shirley
Olsons class at Holy Rosary Catholic
School in Medford.
Coyer talked to the students about
proper bike maintenance, rules of the
road for bicyclists, how to safely cross
a street, hand signals and bike helmet
safety.
Following the presentation, members
of the Taylor County Wellness Coalition
tted each student with a bike helmet do-
nated by Aspirus Hospital.
The presentation was part of a county-
wide program to educate third grade stu-
dents on bicycle safety.
Bike helmet safety
Medford Police Chief Ken Coyer (right)
shows Noah Machon what could happen
if he wore a bike helmet without properly
fastening the chin strap.
Hand signals
Medford Police Chief Ken Coyer leads the students in a demonstration of proper
hand signals to use while riding a bicycle.
Scott and Loris Family Foods
(through the Clark County Sheriffs
Department)
707 West Third St., Owen
Glen Flora Village Hall
(through the Rusk County Sheriffs
Department)
N5746 Cedar St., Glen Flora
Special rules for needles
Bowers cautions those dropping off
medication to be sure to use proper sharps
containers for the disposal of needles,
syringes and lancets. Those items, com-
monly referred to as sharps, should not
be included with pills or other medica-
tions. For small quantities, he said there
are sharps containers located in each of
the restrooms at the courthouse. In addi-
tion, sharps disposal is available through
the pharmacy at Aspirus Medford Hospi-
tal; Aspirus Rib Lake Clinic, 1121 Hwy
102, Rib Lake; Aspirus Gilman Clinic, 320
East Main St., Gilman.
Those disposing of sharps should take
the following steps:
Put used sharps in a heavy plastic
container. (Bleach container with screw
cap, liquid detergent containers with
screw cap or disposal containers for
sharps can purchased from a local phar-
macy.)
Shake to maximize space.
Place a label on the outside of the
container that says: SHARPS.
Bring the full, secured, container to
a disposal site.
Sharps should not be placed in the
trash, not be put in plastic milk jugs, cof-
fee cans, plastic bags, soda bottles or alu-
minum cans; not put in a recycle bin or
the drug drop box
National effort
Prescription drug abuse is consid-
ered to be the nations fastest growing
drug problem. We also know those who
abuse prescription drugs may transition
to using heroin instead, as a cheaper,
more easily attainable alternative, said
attorney general J.B. Van Hollen. These
Take Back Day this Saturday
Continued from page 17 circumstances underscore why it is so
tremendously important that we all drop
off our unused prescription drugs to
prevent them from being diverted and
abused. Wisconsin has an impressive re-
cord of participation in these Take-Back
events, and Im hopeful well continue to
properly dispose of our unwanted medi-
cations in record numbers.
We are proud that Wisconsin was
one of the nations leaders in the safe re-
turn on these medications in 2014, said
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp. The an-
nual Take-Back program sponsored by
the DEA and DOJ does a tremendous job
of collecting and safely disposing of the
states unused and unwanted prescrip-
tion drugs. The improper disposal of pre-
scription drugs is a threat to our states
natural resources and to public health,
and the Drug Take-Back Day does won-
ders to counteract those dangers.
According to the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Health Services (DHS), between
2002 and 2013 prescription opioid-related
deaths rose from 144 in 2002 to 324 in 2012;
heroin-related deaths rose from 27 in 2002
to 187 in 2012.
Earlier this year, during Aprils Na-
tional Prescription Drug Take-Back
Day, Wisconsin residents dropped off
25 tons (50,485 pounds) of unwanted, ex-
pired or unused prescription drugs at
200 collection sites statewide. According
to the DEA, which coordinates the bian-
nual Take-Back events nationwide,
Wisconsin ranked third in the nation in
the total amount collected, trailing only
California and Texas.
During Take-Back Day in October
of last year, Wisconsin residents dropped
off 19.25 tons (38,506 pounds) worth of un-
wanted, expired or unused prescription
drugs at nearly 180 collection sites state-
wide, putting Wisconsin at 4th in the na-
tion in the total amount collected. In ad-
dition to the many local law enforcement
agencies that participate as drop-off sites
for residents, the Wisconsin State Patrol,
Wisconsin National Guard and special
agents with the Department of Justice
Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
assist with Take-Back efforts.
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Donna C. Grittner, 82, Med-
ford, died on Thursday, Sept.
18 at her home. A celebration
of life was held on Monday,
Sept. 22 at United Methodist
Church in Medford, with Pas-
tor Kyochul Shin ofciating.
Inurnment of her cremated
remains will take place at
a later date at Mount Olive
Cemetery in Westboro. Hon-
orary urn bearers were her
grandchildren, Paul Dieltz,
Erika Dieltz, Kelsey Koch
and Logan Wichlacz, and her great-grandson, Jaidon
Richardson.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake as-
sisted the family with arrangements.
The former Donna Grittner was born on July 8, 1932
in Westboro to the late Clarence A. and Alice M. (Braun)
Grittner. She attended Westboro Grade School and
Westboro High School.
On May 30, 1953 in Westboro, she married Jack Koch,
who survives. She owned and operated a wedding cake
business, and was also an instructor in the art of cake
decorating through local community education.
She was a member of United Methodist Church. She
enjoyed baking, decorating her home, bird watching
and having coffee with friends.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two
daughters, Gayle (David) Kittleson of White Bear town-
ship, Minnesota, and Peggy Koch of Curtiss; three sis-
ters, Mary Ann Schultz and Jean (Leo) Bagley, both of
Prentice and Sally Kinner of Rhinelander; four grand-
children; and one great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by a twin daughter in infancy.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to the fam-
ily to be designated at a later date.
Donna Grittner
1932-2014
Carl Joseph Dittrich, 94,
West Bend, died on Friday,
Sept. 5 at his home. A me-
morial service was held on
Thursday, Sept. 11 at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church in
Newburg.
Carl Dittrich was born
on September 27, 1919 in the
town of Chelsea to the late
Julius A. and Paulina A.
(Brandner) Dittrich. He at-
tended Whittlesey School and
was a graduate of Medford High School.
He married Irene Gresl, who preceded him in death.
He was a veteran of World War II. He was employed at
West Bend Aluminum Company until his retirement.
He enjoyed boating, building his home with his wife
and creating a Japanese garden.
He is survived by nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded
in death by two brothers, Henry and Roman, and two
sisters, Pauline Tootsie Jakubowski and Aurelia Eb-
ert.
Carl Dittrich
1919-2014
Sophie Lelko
1918-2014
Sophie Ann Lelko,
96, formerly of Gilman,
died on Tuesday, Sept.
23, 2014 at Miller Alter-
native Care Center in
Thorp, under the care
of Hope Hospice of Med-
ford. She was born on
April 16, 1918 to the late
Martin and Josephine
Gonia. She grew up in
the Gilman area and
graduated from Gilman
High School. Sophie was
married to Ferdinand
Fritz Lelko on September 30, 1939 in Chicago, Ill.
She owned and operated Kedvale Grocery Store in
Chicago for 12 years. The couple retired and moved
to Gilman.
Sophie was an active member at Ss. Peter and
Paul, singing in the choir and helping with the la-
dies aid activities.
Sophie is survived by two sons, Leonard and
Bernard Lelko, both of Gilman; a daughter-in-law,
Marie Lelko of Hamburg, Mich.; grandchildren,
Daniel, Brenda and Laura Lelko and Sheila Frome;
great-grandchildren, Ashley and Owen Frome and
Avery Lelko; and two sisters, Theresa Trawicki of
Cornell and Cecilia Sromek of Thorp. She was pre-
ceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fritz;
her son, Jerome; one sister, Anna Zitella; and two
brothers, Anthony and Stanley Gonia.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sat-
urday, Sept. 27 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
in Gilman, with Father Madanu Sleeva ofciating.
Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation
will be from 5 until 8 p.m. on Friday at the Gilman
Funeral Home, and from 9:30 a.m. until the time of
service on Saturday at the church.
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Curtiss native Mike McCabe, director
of the government watchdog group Wis-
consin Democracy Campaign, returned
to his hometown last week Tuesday to
speak about the need for a rst party
political movement to combat the cor-
rupting inuence
of big money in the
modern two-party
system.
McCabe ad-
dressed a small
gathering of area
residents at El
Norteno restau-
rant in the small
Clark County vil-
lage near where he
grew up on his par-
ents dairy farm.
He brought with him copies of his new
book, Blues Jeans in High Places: The
Coming Makeover of American Politics.
A 1978 graduate of Owen-Withee High
School, McCabe earned a degree in jour-
nalism and political science from UW-
Madison before joining the Wisconsin
Democracy Campaign in 1999 and be-
coming the groups director the follow-
ing year.
McCabe said his upbringing in rural
Wisconsin shaped his politics in signi-
cant ways.
Most of what I know about the world
and most of what I know about politics
and everything about my own lifes path
was really shaped here, he said.
Clues from Clark County is the title
of his books rst chapter, which tells the
story of a neighboring farmer who com-
mitted suicide during the height of the
farm crisis in the late 1970s. McCabe said
the man hung himself after learning the
bank was going to foreclose on his fam-
ilys farm, forcing them to sell off their
dairy herd and leave their home. Despite
the suicide, McCabe said the mans son
still helped his family harvest corn that
fall, which instilled in him the impor-
tance of compassion and working for the
common good.
I look at society today and I wonder
where the hell that ethic has gone, where
that idea of looking out for each other
has gone, he said. I see at the capitol
a really self-centered and selsh politics
thats taken hold.
Speaking to a group of mostly Demo-
crats, McCabe said neither major party
is serving the interests of regular citi-
zens.
We have reached a point in our na-
tions history where both parties are fail-
ing America, he said.
While McCabe believes there are still
major policy differences between Demo-
crats and Republicans, he said what
unites them is their dependence on cam-
paign donors.
One of the things they have in com-
mon is they are joined at the billfold, and
that is a condition that we have to ght
against with every ber of our being, he
said.
As the head of an organization that
tracks political donations, McCabe said
he has determined most state legisla-
tors, regardless of party, get an average
of two-thirds of their donations from
people outside their districts who cannot
vote for them. Most of this money comes
from the suburbs of Milwaukee and Mad-
ison, he said, and a growing portion of it
comes from people and groups outside
Wisconsin.
Gov. Walker, in his reelection cam-
paign, has gotten more than half of his
money from outside of the state, McCabe
noted.
McCabe said a system in which elected
leaders feel more loyal to their nancial
supporters than to their constituents is a
corruption of the democracy established
by the Founding Fathers. He quoted a
line from the Federalist Papers, believed
to be by James Madison, that govern-
ment should be dependent on the people
alone.
The truth is elected ofcials have
competing loyalties, he said.
The parties themselves have been
warped over the years, McCabe said. The
Republican Party, which used to be ded-
icated to creating opportunity for all,
now only serves the interests of the rich,
he said. The Democrats, on the other
hand, have failed to follow the legacy of
Franklin D. Roosevelt with government
programs that actually help a majority of
people, he said.
As a result, McCabe said areas like
Clark County, which used to elect Dem-
ocrats like Frank Nikolay and Tom
Harnisch, now overwhelmingly support
Republicans who vow to cut government
spending.
If governments not going to do any-
thing thats going to make our lives bet-
ter, if governments not going to change
things for the better for us, then we want
to keep government as small as pos-
sible, he said, explaining rural voters
attitudes.
However, he said polls consistently
show growing numbers of people feel
politically homeless, refusing to iden-
tify with either major party.
Most Americans feel doomed to hold-
ing their noses and choosing what they
feel is the lesser of two evils when they go
to the ballot box, McCabe said.
Some voters respond by joining a
third party that usually veers further to
the right or left of the Republicans and
Democrats, McCabe said.
The problem with third parties is
that they always nish third, he said.
Instead, McCabe said todays voters
should take a lesson from their ancestors,
particularly those in Wisconsin, who
started the Republican Party in Ripon in
1854 as a coalition of anti-slavery voters,
then ushered in the progressive era un-
der Bob LaFollete in the early 1900s.
In the former case, he said the Whig
Party went extinct, and in the latter, he
said both Republicans and Democrats
felt compelled to adopt progressive plat-
forms in order to appeal to voters hungry
for reforms.
McCabe said the two major parties
have once again become disconnected
from voters. He said the symbols them-
selves the donkey and the elephant
are outdated. While speaking at a Farm-
ers Union convention, McCabe asked the
crowd if anyone there owned either one
of those animals. No one did, but they
all owned a pair of blue jeans, which is
where he got the title of his book.
McCabe said he cant think of a bet-
ter symbol to distinguish a new populist
movement from the lobbyists, corpora-
tions and special interests that currently
control who gets elected.
I think weve reached another mo-
ment where citizens need to forge a new
political identity, he said. Not a third
party, but a new political identity that
can be used to rally around an agenda.
Mike McCabe
by Kevin OBrien, Tribune-Phonograph
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Medford Co-op program helps say thanks
In every community or group there are those who
can be counted on to get the job done. They work hard
and shy away from the spot-
light.
On Thursday night, the
Medford Cooperative and
Cenex brought a dozen of
these individuals onto cen-
ter stage recognizing them
as community heroes for the
work they do.
According to Alli Ranum,
of the Medford Cooperative,
the annual Tanks of Thanks
program recognizes those
who go above and beyond in
the community, the types of
everyday heroes who make
life better for the entire com-
munity through the work
they do.
Recipients of the 2014 Tanks of Thanks honors in-
clude: Brian Kulas, Louise Paul, Dick Gordon, Carol
Rousch, Helen Gelhaus, Sue Breneman, Karen Dahlvig,
John and Yvonne Rief, Katie Fuchs, Marty Peterson,
Mike Lindau and Stan Lach. More than 100 people gath-
ered at the Medford City Park on Sept. 18 to join in the
recognition of these individuals.
The event included games, music and bounce houses.
According to Ranum, food sales at the event raised $250
to go toward the new back pack meal program at Med-
ford Area Elementary School. The program sends food
home with students of families in need to combat hun-
ger over weekends.
Tanks of Thanks recipients
Recipients of the 2014 Tanks of Thanks were honored at last weeks event in the Medford City Park. More than
100 people attended the event. Pictured are (top row, l. to r.): Stan Lach, Karen Dahlvig, Katie Fuchs, Sue Breneman
and Marty Peterson. Bottom row, Dick Gordon, Helen Gelhaus, Carol Rousch, Louise Paul, and Yvonne and John
Rief. Recipients Brian Kulas and Mike Lindau were unable to attend the ceremony.
Alli Ranum
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Taylor Countys council consisting of chair Mike
Riggle and alternate chair Tracy Swedlund, represent-
ing the Conservation Congress, agriculture representa-
tive Ashly Steinke, forestry representative Russ Asz-
mann, DMAP representative Brian Bucki and hunt/
conservation club representative Chip Courtney
agreed no-doe hunting was not necessary this year for
farmlands south of Hwy 64.
Aszmann, the countys forest administrator, started
the discussion asking why Taylor County was lumped
in with northern counties like Bayeld, Vilas and Iron
counties, when much of the landscape here is more
comparable to counties like Clark and Chippewa where
thousands of doe permits were available this fall.
I see no reason why we should be in the Northern
Forest Zone and lumped in with those counties when we
have more similarities with these other counties, he
said.
Steinke, the county conservationist, said a success-
ful deer herd comes down to habitat.
I think what Russ is getting at is the habitat is far
different north of Hwy 64 than it is south of 64 and I
think we have to treat them differently, he said.
Deer abundance is not a problem in Taylor Coun-
ty, Riggle said. Its where are the deer in the county?
There is no doubt there are a lot of deer in Taylor Coun-
ty. But where are they?
Mark Schmidt, the countys DNR wildlife biologist
and DNR liaison for the new County Deer Advisory
Council, said the habitat differences have always been
the challenge in managing Taylor County, especially
in what used to be Unit 26 in the center of the county,
which was almost an even split between private and
public lands. The farmlands tend to hold higher popu-
lations, but trying to keep populations reasonably high
on public lands like the Chequamegon-Nicolet National
Forest and the Taylor County Forest, where habitats
are not as ideal, is tough. The old deer management unit
system allowed the DNR to deal with some of those land
differences. But now, managing the county as a whole
unit compounds things dramatically, he said.
If we split the county into two zones, wed have to
set two separate private land and public land quotas,
one for each side, Schmidt said.
The other benet of turning southern Taylor County
into a Farmland Zone is the four-day antlerless hunt
could be held there in December. DNR conservation
warden Nick Nice said antlerless hunts have always
been popular in those areas.
Under new policies enacted following the Kroll Re-
port of 2012, County Deer Advisory Councils (CDACs)
are charged with determining three-year population
goals for their respective counties. These objectives are
either increase, decrease or stabilize the herd. Councils
also will recommend antlerless quotas for their coun-
ties starting in 2015 and recommend season structure
options.
In their rst discussion Thursday, the council mem-
bers quickly galvanized around the idea that two dif-
ferent objectives are likely to be needed within Taylor
County stabilizing the herd in farmlands and increas-
ing the herd in the forests.
Madison will listen to the committees, but you are
advisory in nature, Schmidt said. They dont have to
take your recommendations.
But if were unanimous with our decision and Madi-
son doesnt want to listen to us, then what are we here
for? Steinke said.
Riggle and Schmidt said if splitting the county is the
way the council wants to go, then it should get that ball
rolling right away. Riggle said hed contact DNR big
game ecologist Kevin Wallenfang and get feedback from
him. Nices suggestion for representation on the council
from the National Forest ofce was well-received and
Riggle said hed inquire about that as well.
Assuming deer numbers are better next year after a
year of minimal doe harvests, Schmidt said setting 2015
antlerless quotas will be a challenge. It will be the rst
time the countys doe permits will be split between pri-
vate and public lands.
At least after the rst year, well be able to generate
some data and build on that, he said. Well have some
success rates in front of us and then we can get an idea
of how many tags wed need to use in the Central Farm-
land and the Northern Forest zones. But that rst year
is really going to be a guess.
Public input needed
The councils next meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7
p.m. in the Red and White Room at Medford Area Senior
High. The council met in front of virtually an empty
auditorium with just three attendees from the public.
Riggle said that has to change. Public participation is a
necessary part of the process.
Between now and the next meeting I think we need
to talk to as many people as we can and see how they feel
about this, Riggle said.
Deer group wants county separated into north and south units
Fleeting beauty
Brilliant colors greeted walkers in the Medford City
Park on Tuesday. The region is expected to be at peak
color in the next two weeks. The side benet of this sum-
mers rainy weather is the number of vibrant reds among
the trees. Foliage watchers are advised to enjoy the sea-
sonal explosion of colors because they wont last long.
The city has scheduled leaf pick-up for the week of Oct.
27.
Bring him down
Medfords Jacob Jablonsky dives to get in on this tackle of Lakelands Sam Killian
while Jacob Way hits Killian from the side and Josh Thiede closes in from the back
side during the third quarter of Fridays homecoming game. Medfords defense held
Lakeland to 185 total yards in the 6-0 win.

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See HAWKS WIN on page 12
The rain started pouring only min-
utes after the nal whistle. The football
gods wanted a dry homecoming win for
the Rib Lake-Prentice Hawks.
The win was big for the Hawks, who
started the season 0-4, and the home-
coming atmosphere only added to the
jubilation after the 41-6 victory over the
Phillips Loggers.
Carter Hopkins scored three touch-
downs and the defense forced six turn-
overs en route to the lopsided win.
Coach Kevin Weiss was understand-
ably positive after the game.
This was a real nice win for the pro-
gram, it gives us condence moving for-
ward, he said.
The Hawks defense set the tone for
most of the game, and only gave up three
rst downs. The Loggers went three and
out on their opening drive and their
short punt set Rib Lake-Prentice up in
great eld position. Boosted by the loud
homecoming crowd, Taylor Brayton
found Austin Ewan for a 35-yard touch-
Hawks defense smothers the
Loggers in 41-6 homecoming win
down pass on rst down to get the Hawks
rolling. Brayton added the extra point
and it was quickly 7-0.
The Hawks defense forced another
three and out. Joe Frombach returned
the ball 40 yards to position Rib Lake-
Prentice for another scoring drive. The
Loggers defense tightened and the Hawks
couldnt convert on fourth down. Phillips
couldnt build on their defenses momen-
tum and went three and out again. This
time, Frombach wouldnt be denied, re-
turning the punt 58 yards for the touch-
down after breaking several tackles. The
score remained at 13-0 after a failed extra
point.
The Hawks defense continued the
teams surge when Frombach continued
his superb half by picking off Phillips
quarterback Trent Sauter on the next
series. The offense couldnt turn the
eld position into points, and once again
turned the ball on downs back to the
Loggers. Phillips went three and out for
the fourth time and punted.
See RAIDERS WIN on page 12
With Lakeland threatening to wipe
out the shutout and possibly the sea-
sons rst win, the Medford Raiders dug
in Friday and barely held on for a 6-0
homecoming victory over their Great
Northern Conference rivals.
The Raiders couldnt exhale until the
nal play was completed. With Lakeland
just 8 yards away from the goal line as the
clock hit zero, T-Bird quarterback Nick
Peterson rolled to his right and lofted a
pass to a potential receiver in the back of
the end zone. Defensive back Nick Drott
did just enough to break up the pass and
preserve the win in a defensive battle.
We just had to put it all on the line,
play with heart and stop them, senior
lineman and homecoming king Jed
Miller said.
The win improved Medfords overall
record to 1-4 and, more importantly, its
GNC mark to 1-2. Despite their slow start,
a playoff berth still is very attainable for
the Raiders with three GNC games left
against the middle to the bottom of the
pack.
Its a conference win, and it came
against Lakeland, who is one of our big-
gest, if not our biggest, conference rival,
head coach Ted Wilson said. Coming in
at 0-4, not to look too far ahead, but if we
want to qualify for the playoffs, we need-
ed to have this one.
When we looked at the schedule, I
knew we were going to have an uphill
battle in those rst four games, Wilson
added. Those are four traditionally very
good programs. They had good teams. We
just have to stay positive and keep get-
ting better every day.
The games lone score came on an 18-
yard touchdown pass from Ben Meier to
Dalton Hildebrandt with just eight sec-
onds left in the rst half. The Raiders
drove 71 yards in 15 plays taking 5:17 off
the clock. It was the second big reception
for Hildebrandt on the drive. He turned
a bubble screen into a 20-yard gain to get
the Raiders inside Lakelands 25 with 40
seconds left. Three plays later, he caught
the touchdown in the right front corner
of the end zone. Hildebrandt was stopped
on the two-point conversion, keeping it a
6-0 game.
Dalton ran a really nice route,
Wilson said of the touchdown. He
pushed forward and then fanned out.
Ben threw a great ball. He put it right in
the corner like we practice it. We had two
plays called in the huddle. We ran a run-
ning play just to get a few yards closer
and then the pass. The kids ran it to per-
fection.
Medford held Lakeland to a modest 185
Happy homecomings for Raiders and Hawks
TD for Hopkins
Rib Lake-Prentices Carter Hopkins sprints past Phillips Logger Trent Sauter and n-
ishes a 43-yard touchdown run during the third quarter of Fridays homecoming game
in Rib Lake. Hopkins scored three times in the Hawks 41-6 win.
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by Sports reporter Bryan Wegter
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Raiders hold off Lakelands last-
gasp drive to preserve 6-0 win
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See SOCCER on page 7
See SWIM TEAM on page 5
Swimmers get big condence
boost by dunking the T-Birds
For two years, the Lakeland
Thunderbirds have been the hurdle the
Medford girls swim team couldnt over-
come.
But that ended Thursday in dramatic
fashion in the MASH pool.
The Raiders knocked off their nem-
esis 87-83 in a meet that came down to the
last race. Needing six of the 14 available
points in the 400-yard freestyle relay,
the Raiders got just that with a second-
place and third-place nish. Overall,
Medford won just ve of 11 events, but
the Raiders depth overcame Lakelands
six event wins and a tough break in the
100-yard freestyle to move to 3-0 in Great
Northern Conference dual meets.
With meets against lower-level squads
Colby-Abbotsford and Antigo up next,
the Raiders should be 5-0 heading into
the last two GNC meets at Ladysmith-
Bruce-Flambeau and Tomahawk, the de-
fending GNC champion and runner-up.
The real battle, though, will be the con-
ference meet on October 31.
Its amazing, junior Paige Olson
said. I dont remember the last time we
beat them. Im just so happy that we did.
We all needed this. Its a real con-
dence booster, senior Samantha Bowe
said.
Im happy, head coach Anne
Burghaus said. I cant explain it. Im
happy the seniors got one of these wins
against Lakeland. That was their goal.
The Raiders never trailed, but things
got dicey after the 100-yard and 500-yard
freestyles when the T-Birds pulled into
a 55-55 tie. The Raiders responded with
a big win in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
Daryian Doberstein, Bowe, Josie Brost
and Olson nished in 1:50.31, clipping
the T-Birds top team by 1.01 seconds.
Samantha Poehler, Markki Farmer,
Hallie Schumacher and Bailey Brandner
hit the wall in 1:55.37, just 1.13 seconds
ahead of Lakelands B team to add two
more key points and put the Raiders in
front 65-59.
We needed that one, Bowe said.
It just helped us with the other events
to show the girls that we still had con-
dence and we still needed to push our-
selves until the end.
Alyssa Loertscher shook off a false
start in the 100-yard freestyle by win-
ning the 100-yard backstroke in 1:08.17,
1.18 seconds ahead of Lakelands Missy
Angove. Makenzie Gingras was fourth
in 1:15.07 and Allison Lynch was fth in
1:15.26, giving Medford a 74-66 lead with
two races left.
Emily Kubisiak nudged Bowe by 0.53
seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke,
but Poehler added fourth-place points
in 1:23.68 and Jordan Brost got the fth-
place point at 1:24.97. Loertscher, Josie
Brost, Mara Schumacher and Abbie
Bergman couldnt quite get ahead of
the T-Birds in the nal relay, nish-
ing 1.1 seconds off the pace in 4:00.08.
But Farmer, Bailey Brandner, Hallie
Schumacher and Doberstein easily got
third in 4:13.7 to seal it.
I felt pretty good, Bowe said of her
individual races, particularly the breast-
stroke. Emily was a state qualier last
year. I have good competition against
her. She beat me going into state. I swam
pretty well against her. We still have a
couple of meets to beat her.
Bowe also took second in the 200-yard
individual medley in 2:32.09, 4.92 seconds
behind Kubisiak. Josie Brost was fourth
in 2:41.94 and Farmer was fth in 2:43.15.
The Raiders are a senior-dominated
team, but the time might be now for
Olson, the squads lone junior.
Her nishing
kick was key in
the 200-yard free-
style relay win. She
stepped into the 50-
yard freestyle for
the rst time this
season and won it in
26.52 seconds, while
Mara Schumacher
was second in 27.79
seconds. Abbie
Bergman was
strong, as usual, in
the 100-yard but-
tery, winning that in 1:06.96. Olson was
right behind her at 1:09.63. Farmer was
fth in 1:16.73.
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Registration Information:
Date: Mon., Oct. 6
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Practice Schedule:
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GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
GIRLS SWIM STANDINGS
Duals
W L
Medford 3 0
Tomahawk 3 0
Lakeland 2 1
Lady.-Br.-Flam. 2 1
Rhinelander 1 2
Wittenberg-Birn. 1 3
Antigo 0 2
Colby-Abbotsford 0 3
Sept. 18: Medford 87, Lakeland 83; Lady-
smith-Bruce-Flambeau 132, Colby-Abbotsford 44;
Tomahawk 98, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 57.
Sept. 19-20: Tomahawk 4th at Ashwaubenon
Invitational.
Sept. 25: Colby-Abbotsford at Medford,
Rhinelander at Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau,
Tomahawk at Antigo.
Sept. 27: Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau at Eau
Claire North Invitational.
Oct. 2: Antigo at Medford, Rhinelander
at Lakeland, Ladysmith-Bruce-Flambeau at
Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Colby-Abbotsford at
Tomahawk.
Ive ever swam. Honestly, it doesnt even
compare with last years sectionals.
After the 50, I got out of the pool and
everyone was like you did so good. Then
in my 100 y, I was so close to Abbie.
Thats my goal.
Paige was unbelievable, Burghaus
said. I cant say enough.
Mara Schumacher, Bowe, Bergman
and Loertscher won the 200-yard medley
relay in 2:01.01, beating Lakelands top
team by 4.47 seconds. Gingas, Josie Brost,
Olson and Doberstein got the third-place
points in 2:08.7.
Bergman was second
in the 200-yard freestyle
at 2:12.08, 4.58 seconds be-
hind Lakelands Hailey
Teichmiller. Brandner
took fourth in 2:19.23
and Hallie Schumacher
was fth at 2:21.93. Mara
Schumacher swam the
500-yard freestyle in
6:01.72 to take second.
Hallie Schumacher was
fourth in 6:22.86 and
Brandner was fth in
6:23.99. Poehler got the
fourth-place points in the 100-yard free-
style at 1:03.19, while Doberstein was
0.65 seconds behind. Sixth-place nish-
es went to Jordan Brost in the 50-yard
freestyle; Jordan Brost, Tage Wrage,
Makenna Drost and Maria Neubauer
in the 200-yard freestyle relay; Lynch,
Poehler, Neubauer and Jordan Brost
in the 200-yard medley relay and Drost,
Gingras, Lynch and Neubauer in the 400-
Starts with a win
Medford senior Samantha Bowe does her part in helping the Raiders win the 200-
yard medley relay to start Thursdays dual meet with Lakeland. Mara Schumacher,
Bowe, Abbie Bergman and Alyssa Loertscher nished in 2:01.01 to beat Lakelands
top team by 4.47 seconds. Medford won the meet 87-83, beating the T-Birds for the
rst time since the 2011 Great Northern Conference meet.
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The Medford Raiders didnt feel like they got off to the
sharpest start Monday, but they eventually found their
soccer legs and took care of the overmatched Amherst
Co-op 5-1 at the Portage County Soccer Complex in
Stevens Point.
AJ Felix scored four goals and Osy Ekwueme added
the fth as Medford improved to 5-6-1 with the non-con-
ference win.
While the win was good, head coach Dan Felix said
he hoped the Raiders could learn from their slow start
and some passing errors that disrupted the ow of the
offense at times.
We were hoping to get off to a quick start, but in-
stead we came out at-footed big time, coach Felix said.
I know how we can compete with teams like Lakeland
and Northland Pines. Then we got into a game like this
and it felt like we couldnt score.
The Raiders did get the games rst two goals in the
rst half. Felix, Medfords standout junior, got the rst
tally after some nifty dribbling got him past a couple of
defenders. A nice pass over the top of Amhersts defense
got Felix free for another goal halfway through the rst
half.
The home team cut the decit to 2-1 moments later
when the Raiders clearing attempt was intercepted,
leading to a one-on-one opportunity for Amherst.
Coach Felix said he was pleased to see Medford shake
off the mistake and respond, tacking on another Felix
Soccer team boots
Amherst, falls to T-Birds
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FOOTBALL
Friday, September 26
Marathon (H-RL), V, 7 p.m.
Monday, September 29
Marathon (H-RL), JV, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, October 3
at Stratford, V, 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday, September 30
at Chequamegon, V-7 p.m., JV-5:30 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Thursday, October 2
at Athens Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Owen-Withee (H) (Homecoming), V, 7 p.m.
Owen-Withee (H), JV, 5 p.m.
Friday, October 3
at Loyal, V, 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, September 27
at Medford Invitational (MAMS), V, 9:30 a.m. Gilman plays Medford
in round 1, Bloomer in round 2, Ashland in round 3, Stanley-Boyd in
round 4 and Oshkosh Lourdes in round 5.
at Cornell Invitational, JV, 9 a.m.
at Owen-Withee, V-7:15 p.m., JV & C-team, 5:45 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
at Chippewa Falls Invite (Lake Wissota Golf Course), 3:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
at Rhinelander, V, 7 p.m.
Rhinelander (H), JV, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 2
Stratford (H), JV2, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, October 3
at Berlin, V, 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Medford Invitational at MAMS, V, 9:30 a.m. Medford plays Gil-
man in round 1, Stanley-Boyd in round 2, Bloomer in round 3,
Oshkosh Lourdes in round 4 and Ashland in round 5.
Rhinelander (H), V-7 p.m., JV & JV2-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 2
at Lakeland, V-7 p.m., JV & JV2-5:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
GNC tournament at Antigo, V, 9 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Northland Pines (H), V & JV, 5 p.m.
Thursday, October 2
at Rhinelander, V & JV, 5 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
at Edgar Invitational (9 Mile Recreation Area), 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Thursday, October 2
Antigo (H), 5:30 p.m.
Gilman runs by Assumption for rst local football win of the fall
Gilmans football team snapped out
of its offensive funk with 346 rushing
yards, complimenting the Pirates best
defensive outing of the season in a 30-14
win at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption
Thursday night.
The Pirates were particularly produc-
tive in the rst half, building a 24-0 lead
and holding a 224-55 advantage in total
yards. The Royals pulled within 24-14
midway through the fourth quarter, but
James Copenhavers 58-yard touchdown
run three plays into Gilmans ensuing
drive pushed the lead back to 16 with 6:46
left and sealed the Pirates rst win of
2014.
Both teams left South Wood County
Field with 1-4 Cloverwood Conference
records.
Absolutely its big, Gilman head
coach Robin Rosemeyer said of getting
into the win column. For some of our
young kids, its a really big deal. They
hadnt won a game at the junior high or
JV levels last year. So its nice for them
to get that feeling.
The Pirates caught a break with
Assumption missing two injured start-
ers in junior quarterback Isaac Kollock
and junior fullback Brady Baltus. Still,
Rosemeyer said the Pirates were assign-
ment sure against the Royals option-
based offense.
I thought our defense was really
good against the run, Rosemeyer said.
We held them to 52 rushing yards. They
broke a couple of 10-plus yard runs, but
we held them to a lot in the zero to two
range. I thought we tackled pretty well.
The rst guy made the tackle most of the
time. Against an option team, thats pret-
ty important. They were missing their
quarterback, but I still thought we had it
covered pretty good.
Copenhaver had a huge night, racking
up 251 yards in 34 rushing attempts and
four touchdowns. Jesse Ogle was solid
too, gaining 95 yards in 19 carries.
The rst touchdown was a 39-yard run
on a dive play late in the rst quarter.
We got some good downeld blocking
on that play that gave James a nice cut-
back lane, Rosemeyer said.
Two second-quarter drives ended
in 1-yard and 6-yard touchdown runs.
Copenhaver added the two-point runs
on all three of the rst-half touchdowns.
Gilman threatened twice more but had
passes picked off deep in Assumption ter-
CLOVERWOOD CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Conf. Overall
W L W L
Athens 5 0 5 0
Owen-Withee 5 0 5 0
Abbotsford 4 1 4 1
Newman Catholic 3 2 3 2
Loyal 2 3 2 3
Greenwood-Gran. 2 3 2 3
McDonell Central 2 3 2 3
Gilman 1 4 1 4
W.R. Assumption 1 4 1 4
Thorp 0 5 0 5
Sept. 18: Gilman 30, W.R. Assumption 14.
Sept. 19: Owen-Withee 38, Abbotsford 14; New-
man Catholic 16, Loyal 6; Greenwood-Granton 30,
McDonell Central 14; Athens 61, Thorp 0.
Sept. 26: Owen-Withee at Gilman, Newman
Catholic at Abbotsford, McDonell Central at
Athens, Greenwood-Granton at Thorp, W.R. As-
sumption at Loyal.
Oct. 2: Owen-Withee at Newman Catholic.
ritory.
The Royals scored late in the second
quarter, set up by a strange turn of events.
A deep ball thrown by Assumptions
freshman quarterback Jacob Sullivan
was intercepted by Gilmans Zach
Sonnentag. But the Royals made a nice
play on the return, stripping the ball and
recovering the fumble to regain posses-
sion. Not long after that, Nathaniel Clark
scored on an 11-yard pass from Sullivan.
Jon Trickey added the two-point run to
make it a 24-8 game at halftime.
It stayed that way until Assumption
put together its best drive of the day,
going 88 yards and capping it with Kolt
Linzmeiers 3-yard touchdown run. The
two-point pass failed, keeping it a two-
possession game.
Copenhavers 58-yard run iced it a few
seconds later.
We were able to attack them with a
lot of off-tackle stuff, Rosemeyer said.
We mixed it up with some middle traps
and some quick pitches to the outside to
keep it balanced.
Rosemeyer said some unbalanced line
formations kept Assumption guessing.
The quick pitches helped the Pirates beat
some blitzes and led to some big runs as
well.
Gilman had a 38-14 advantage in offen-
sive plays in the rst half.
We really had a good rst half,
Rosemeyer said. Unfortunately, both of
our turnovers came inside their 15. We
were doing very well.
Gilman nished with a 376-155 advan-
tage in total yards. Quarterback Chanse
Rosemeyer completed two of four passes
for 30 yards in the win. Sullivan was nine
of 15 for 103 yards for the Royals. Clark
led them in rushing with 70 yards in 15
carries. Sullivan lost 27 yards in ve car-
ries or sacks.
Any momentum is welcome as
Gilman heads into a stiff homecoming
week challenge against the Owen-Withee
Blackhawks.
Owen-Withee is tied with Athens
atop the Cloverwood Conference with
a 5-0 record. The Blackhawks beat host
Abbotsford 38-14 Friday in what was a
battle of 4-0 squads. They suffered some
adversity last week, losing talented
sophomore quarterback Josiah Goerlitz
Game statistics
Gil. WRA
First downs 20 12
Rushes-yards 54-346 34-52
Passing yards 30 103
Passes-comp.-int. 4-2-2 15-9-1
Total yards 376 155
Fumbles lost 1 1
Total turnovers 3 2
Penalties 5-33 0-0
Gilman 8 16 0 6 - 30
W.R. Assumption 0 8 0 6 - 14
GIL.: Copenhaver 39-yard run (Copenhaver run)
WRA: Clark 11-yard pass from Sullivan (Trickey
run)
WRA: Linzmeier 3-yard run (pass failed)
GIL.: Copenhaver 58-yard run (pass failed)
Individual leaders
Rushing GIL.: Copenhaver 34-251, Ogle 19-95.
WRA: Clark 15-70, Linzmeier 9-12. Passing
GIL.: Rosemeyer 2-4-30. WRA: Sullivan 9-15-103.
Receiving GIL.: Sonnentag 1-19, Schmitt 1-11.
Copenhaver 1-11. WRA: Trickey 3-52.
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Point for RL
Rib Lake senior Megan Beard hits the volleyball into the block, forcing an error
by the Edgar Wildcats, and pulls the Lady Redmen within 13-11 during game one of
Tuesdays Marawood North match. The visiting Wildcats won the match 3-1.
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Rib Lake had some shining moments
Tuesday, but volleyball is all about mo-
mentum and the Lady Redmen couldnt
nd ways to keep it in a 3-1 Marawood
North loss to Edgar.
Seemingly any time the Redmen
would string together a three- or four-
point run, a mishit, a missed serve, a
bad break or a good play by the Wildcats
stopped the run from really taking hold.
The loss dropped Rib Lake to 0-2 in the
Marawood North, while Edgar upped its
mark to 2-2.
The one time the Lady Redmen found
sustained success was at the end of
game three, and it allowed Rib Lake to
temporarily stay alive. Edgars Katie
Heiden beat a double block to put the
Wildcats up 16-15, but Rachel Wilhelm
answered with a kill to tie it. The teams
traded points to even things at 17-17. Zoe
Reissner then came off the bench and
red off two straight aces. Two more
Edgar mistakes put Rib Lake up 21-17.
A 4-0 run by the Wildcats tied it, capped
by a crosscourt kill and a block kill by
Tianna Borchardt. But Mariah Thums
came up with a huge diving save on the
next point and that led to a Wilhelm kill.
A big kill by Ciara Scheithauer broke a
22-22 tie, Rachel Hoyt served an ace and
Scheithauer got another kill to give Rib
Lake a 25-22 win and cut Edgars lead to
two sets to one.
Unfortunately, seven points into game
four, Edgar was up 6-1 and the Redmen
never found their groove again, falling
25-13 to end the match.
Edgar never trailed while taking the
rst set 25-17. The game was tied 1-1 and
2-2. The Wildcats went on a 5-0 run to go
up 7-2. Rib Lake clawed back within 13-11
with a Megan Beard kill and 15-13 when
Hoyt ipped the ball over the net and
found a hole. But a 6-0 Edgar run made it
21-13 and Rib Lake couldnt recover.
Game two was there to be had. Rib
Lake pushed ahead 14-12 following
kills from Wilhelm and Regan Dobbs.
Edgar broke a 17-17 tie with a 4-0 spurt
as Melissa Urmanski notched back-to-
back kills and then got a nice block on
Scheithauer. Borchardt got the fourth
point on a kill. But Rib Lake used a hand-
ful of Wildcat errors, a Cardey winner off
a block and a Wilhelm kill off a Thums
set to pull within 23-22. Urmanski got a
Rib Lake unable to keep any
momentum in loss to Edgar
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VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
W L
Abbotsford 4 0
Athens 3 0
Edgar 2 2
Prentice 1 1
Phillips 1 2
Rib Lake 0 2
Chequamegon 0 4
Sept. 18: Auburndale 3, Rib Lake 0; Athens 3,
Colby 1; Pittsville at Prentice, Northland Pines 3,
Chequamegon 0; Edgar 3, North. Lutheran 0.
Sept. 23: Edgar 3, Rib Lake 1; Abbotsford 3,
Phillips 2; Prentice 3, Chequamegon 1.
Sept. 25: Rib Lake at North. Lutheran, Mara-
thon at Athens.
Sept. 27: Chequamegon at Phillips Invitational,
Abbotsford hosts Invitational, Edgar at White-
hall Invitational.
Sept. 29: Ladysmith at Prentice.
Sept. 30: Rib Lake at Chequamegon, Abbots-
ford at Athens, Prentice at Phillips.
Oct. 2: Stratford at Abbotsford.
kill, but Wilhelms back-to-back kills tied
it at 24-24.
Edgar killed Rib Lakes momentum
with an Alyson Kornack kill. A commu-
nication breakdown by the Redmen end-
ed the set at 26-24.
Despite the loss, Rib Lake head coach
Barb Anderson felt there were several
individual highlights. They started with
Hoyts 33 set assists and Wilhelms 13
kills.
Rachel Hoyt works hard to get her
hands on the ball, Anderson said. We
really need to improve our passing to the
target so Rachel will be able to have more
hitting options. Rachel Wilhelm had one
of her most productive nights with 13
kills.
Dobbs was an offensive factor with
nine kills and four solo blocks.
Regan had a good night, Anderson
said. We have been working on increas-
ing her speed on the slide and she was
successful. Mariah Thums stepped up big
tonight. She was asked to play the front
row due to Zoe Reissner having a minor
injury and had ve assists and 12 digs.
Cardey had 10 kills and 15 digs in
just under three sets of oor time.
Scheithauer nished with ve kills and
Beard gave the team an early lift with a
kill and a block. Libero Grace Weinke
had a team-high 21 digs. Reissner had
seven digs and the two game-three aces
in limited action.
Grace continued to read hitters and
worked hard to get into good defensive
position, Anderson said.
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Kronenwetter tonight, Thursday, to play
a non-conference match at Northland
Lutheran. Its back to league play
Tuesday when the Redmen head to
Chequamegon. Both matches start at 7
p.m.
Good effort against Apaches
The effort looked better than the nal
numbers showed Thursday in a 3-0 loss
to Marawood South power Auburndale.
We played with intensity, but
Auburndale is a very strong team,
Anderson said. I was pleased with how
we continued to get stronger as the night
went on. In the third set we had a 10-4
lead and forced them to take a time out.
That third game ended with
Auburndale winning 25-21. The visiting
Apaches took the rst two sets 25-16 and
25-11.
Dobbs had nine kills and four blocks,
including two resounding blocks in
a row in game two. Wilhelm had six
kills. Cardey had six kills, a block and
nine digs.
Rachel moved the ball around well
and found the holes in a well-covered
defensive team, Anderson said. Zoe
Reissner continues to work hard in the
front row. She had two kills and ve
digs.
Scheithauer added two kills and two
digs. Hoyt had 21 assists and a block.
Weinke had 11 digs and Thums added
seven.
Mariah Thums and Grace Weinke
played hard in the back row, Anderson
said. They both had some great digs and
returned some tough hard hits.
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THE STAR NEWS
Autumn Michlig had 18 kills and soft-
ball star Rochelle Koshalek showed off
her volleyball skills with 35 set assists
to lead Mosinee to a 3-0 sweep over the
Medford Raiders Tuesday to conclude
the rst half of the Great Northern
Conference season.
The Raiders hit the halfway point with
a 2-4 mark in the conference. They sit in
fth place ahead of Rhinelander (1-5) and
Lakeland (0-6). As expected, Tomahawk
sits atop the conference once again at 6-0,
one game ahead of Mosinee.
Head coach Dave Vaara said two of the
three games were there for the taking at
the end in Tuesdays match. Mosinee just
made the plays late and Medford didnt.
But he remains encouraged by the effort
the Raiders are putting forth on the court
and expects good things in the seasons
second month.
We played them tough right up to the
end, Vaara said Wednesday. Every one
of the girls did.
Mosinee won the rst game 25-23,
scoring the last two points after Medford
had rallied from a late four-point decit.
Victoria Lammar served three straight
aces to pull Medford into a 22-22 tie. The
teams traded points to make it 23-23, then
the Indians won it. Lammar had four of
Medfords six aces in the match.
Victoria plays with such heart and
passion, Vaara said of his standout
sophomore. She has a knack when were
behind to bring us back with her serves.
The Indians took sets two and three
by identical 25-19 scores. Game three was
21-19 when Mosinee went on a clinching
4-0 run.
Offensively, senior Jen Stolp had a
strong night, collecting nine kills to tie
Lammar for the team lead. McKenzie
Dahl had ve kills, Kaitlin Walsh and
Sopia Pernsteiner had three apiece.
Jenna Klemm and Lainey Brunner had
two each.
Our middle attack wasnt as strong
as it was on Saturday, but I thought our
outsides played really well, Vaara said.
Stolp did really well. I was really happy
and she was happy with how she did.
Lammar had 15 assists, while Klemm
had 12. Maggie Baker and Sydney Elsner
were the dig leaders with 10 each. Maddy
Higgins had nine and Lammar added
eight.
Maddy was all over, diving into the
corners, Vaara said. Mosinee does a
good job of cutting it to those corners.
Were not the best reading team yet, but
were getting there.
Vaara said Michlig is a force that was
just too tough to handle.
Shes a beast, he said. We couldnt
stop her. Shes so good at hitting around
the block.
The Raiders are off until Saturday
when they host their annual six-team
invitational at Medford Area Middle
School. Stanley-Boyd, Bloomer and
Ashland headline a strong eld that in-
cludes Oshkosh Lourdes and Gilman.
The Raiders host Rhinelander
Tuesday to start the second round of GNC
play. They go to Lakeland on October 2.
Vaara said the team could soon get a
boost with the return of injured senior
Carlie Rau. She was set to start practic-
ing Wednesday with the hope of easing
back into some game action Saturday.
2-1 at Pines
Medford got into the GNC win column
Saturday by taking two of three matches
at the conferences rst tournament of
the season, which was held at Northland
Medfords ace server
Raider Maggie Baker res off a serve during Medfords 3-1 win over Rhinelander in
round one of the Great Northern Conference tournament at Northland Pines Saturday.
Baker served up nine aces during the day, helping the Raiders win two of three match-
es.
Pines.
The Raiders started with a 3-1 win
over Rhinelander, their second victory
over the Hodags this fall. Medford beat
them at the Marsheld Invitational on
September 6.
In Saturdays matchup, the Hodags
took the rst set 25-18. The Raiders got
rolling after that and took three straight
games 25-22, 25-20 and 25-11. Baker served
three aces in game two and Brunner also
got on a nice serving run. Baker helped
close out game three with a six-point
serving run. Lammar and Baker had two
aces each in the clincher.
Pernsteiner had a fantastic match
against the Hodags with 10 attack kills
and ve block kills. Brunner had six
kills, Vanessa Laher gave the Raiders
a lift with ve and Walsh added four.
Lammar had ve tip kills, Dahl had three
and Pernsteiner added two. Dahl had ve
block kills.
Lammar had nine assists, Klemm had
six and Dahl added four. Baker had nine
digs and Higgins added six in the win.
Next up was a 3-1 win over the
Lakeland Thunderbirds, who are still
winless in conference play. It was close
early. Medford held off the T-Birds 27-25
in game one, but Lakeland answered in
the second set 25-22. Medford won a cru-
cial third game 25-23 and carried that
momentum into a 25-13 rout in the fourth
set.
Klemm had a couple of late aces to help
the Raiders take the rst set. Brunner
had two in the key third game and Baker
had two in the fourth game. The offense
had several contributors. Pernsteiners
11 kills led the way, but Laher came up
with nine, Stolp had seven, Lammar
had six, Brunner had four and Walsh
chipped in with three. Lammar had two
block kills and two tips and she was the
assist leader with 11. Klemm added nine.
Higgins had 13 digs, Baker had ve and
Elsner added three.
Northland Pines, a much-improved
squad, ended the day with a 3-1 win over
the Raiders. The Eagles won the rst set
27-25. Medford answered with a 25-22
win. Pines dominated game three 25-14
and held off the Raiders in game four 25-
21.
Stolp was Medfords go-to girl in
this match, knocking down nine kills.
Lammar added ve attack kills to go
with seven tips and a block. Brunner
and Pernsteiner both had three block
kills. Lammar had 21 digs and 10 assists.
Klemm had a team-high 13 assists. Baker
had 14 digs and two assists. Higgins add-
ed 10 digs and Elsner had seven.
For the day, Lammar had 27 kills,
Medford Volleyball Invitational at Medford Area Middle School
Saturday, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m.
Round Stage Court Big Gym Small Gym
1 Medford vs. Gilman Stanley-Boyd vs. Ashland Bloomer vs. Oshkosh Lourdes
2 Medford vs. Stanley-Boyd Bloomer vs. Gilman Oshkosh Lourdes vs. Ashland
30-minute break
3 Medford vs. Bloomer Oshkosh Lourdes vs. Stanley-Boyd Ashland vs. Gilman
4 Medford vs. Oshkosh Lourdes Ashland vs. Bloomer Gilman vs. Stanley-Boyd
5 Medford vs. Ashland Gilman vs. Oshkosh Lourdes Stanley-Boyd vs. Bloomer
Photo by Bob Mainhardt, Northwoods River News
Conf.
W L
Tomahawk 6 0
Mosinee 5 1
Northland Pines 4 2
Antigo 3 3
Medford 2 4
Rhinelander 1 5
Lakeland 0 6
Sept. 18: Northland Pines 3, Chequamegon 0.
Sept. 20 GNC Meet #1 at Northland Pines:
Medford 3, Rhinelander 1; Medford 3, Lake-
land 1; Northland Pines 3, Medford 1; Toma-
hawk 3, Mosinee 0; Northland Pines 3, Lakeland
0; Tomahawk 3, Rhinelander 0; Mosinee 3,
Antigo 1; Antigo 3, Rhinelander 1; Tomahawk 3,
Lakeland 0.
Sept. 23: Mosinee 3, Medford 0; Tomahawk 3,
Antigo 0; Northland Pines 3, Rhinelander 1.
Sept. 25: Rhinelander at Merrill.
Sept. 27: Medford hosts Invitational, Lake-
land at Phillips Invitational, Northland Pines
hosts Invitational.
Sept. 30: Rhinelander at Medford, Mosinee
at Tomahawk, Lakeland at Northland Pines,
Antigo at Marsheld.
Oct. 2: Medford at Lakeland, Tomahawk at
Rhinelander, Antigo at Mosinee, Northland
Pines at Phillips.
Mosinee sweeps Medford; Raiders
get two wins in rst GNC meet
yard freestyle relay.
Lakeland outscored Medford 114-25 in
JV races. Gingras won the 100-yard free-
style in 1:08.75, while Neubauer was third
in 1:09.36. Brianna Martin was second in
the 200-yard freestyle in 2:33.56, while
Drost was fourth. Lynch took second in
the 50-yard freestyle in 29.3 seconds and
Wrage was fourth. Drost was third in the
100-yard backstroke and Wrage was fth.
The meet tonight, Thursday, against
Colby-Abbotsford starts at 5:30 p.m. at
the MASH pool. The home nale next
Thursday against Antigo is Parents
Night.
Swim team
Pernsteiner had 26 and Stolp had 20.
Lammar had a team-high 12 aces, while
Baker added nine and Brunner and
Klemm had six each. Lammar had 30
assists and Klemm had 28. Higgins n-
ished with 29 total digs, Baker had 28 and
Lammar added 27.
Tomahawk went 3-0 during the meet,
while Northland Pines went 2-0. Antigo
and Mosinee both went 1-1. Rhinelander
and Lakeland both went 0-3.
to an ACL tear in gym class. But the
Blackhawks still have running backs
Bryce Niemi and Austin Milliren to lean
on.
Niemi leads the Cloverwood with 895
yards in 134 attempts (a 6.7-yard per car-
ry average) and 13 touchdowns.
Owen-Withee is ranked number one
in the state in Division 7 in the wissports.
net coaches poll. The Blackhawks are
ranked 12th in the Small School Division
of this weeks Associated Press state poll.
Well get a heavy dose of Niemi and
Milliren, Rosemeyer said. Theyre
both good backs. They have a good line
and good senior leadership. They have
probably eight to 10 seniors who play a
lot for them and do a good job.
Kickoff for Fridays homecoming
game in Gilman is set for 7 p.m.
Gilman
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Opening serve
Medfords Keysha Firnstahl follows through on a serve in the opening game of
Tuesdays number-three doubles match against Lakeland. Firnstahl and Jori Brandner
continued their recent winning ways with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Photo by Matt Frey
GIRLS TENNIS STANDINGS
Duals Dual Meet Total
W-L Pts. Pts. Pts.
Rhinelander 10-0 132 0 132
Antigo 8-2 102 0 102
Lakeland 6-4 76 0 76
Medford 3-6 54 0 54
Colum. Cath. 2-8 32 0 32
Phillips 0-9 10 0 10
Sept. 18: Lakeland 4, Medford 3; Rhinelander
7, Columbus Catholic 0; Rhinelander 7, Colum-
bus Catholic 0.
Sept. 19: Phillips at Hurley.
Sept. 20: Medford 4th and Lakeland 6th at
Wisconsin Rapids Invitational.
Sept. 22: Antigo 6, Medford 1; S.P. Pacelli
4, Medford 3; Stevens Point Pacelli at Antigo,
suspended due to darkness; Columbus Catholic
at W.R. Assumption.
Sept. 23: Lakeland 4, Medford 3; Antigo 7,
Phillips 0; Antigo 7, Columbus Catholic 0.
Sept. 24: Medford at Phillips,
Sept. 25: Wausau West at Antigo.
Sept. 27: GNC Meet at Antigo.
Sept. 29: Antigo at Merrill.
Oct. 2: W.R. Assumption at Columbus Catholic.
Busy week of tennis includes three
4-3 losses, 4th-place nish at Rapids
Darkness set in Tuesday on Medfords
girls tennis team, which spent the last
week pushing through the busiest
stretch of their fall season.
Despite starting a half-hour earlier
than most of the seasons dual meets,
the Raiders and Lakeland Thunderbirds
were pushed to the limits of daylight on
the MASH courts, thanks to very com-
petitive matches at number-three and
number-four singles. Unfortunately for
Medford, the T-Birds got victories in
those late matches and beat the Raiders
4-3 for the second time in six days.
In the six-day span from Thursday
to Tuesday, Medford played four dual
meets and took part in an eight-team in-
vitational Saturday at Wisconsin Rapids.
The Raiders had one meet left in this
busy stretch, traveling to Phillips yester-
day, Wednesday, to play the last Great
Northern Conference dual meet
The regular season concludes
Saturday with the Great Northern
Conference meet in Antigo.
Tuesdays match of the night came
at number-three singles. It took two
and a half hours of hard hitting to settle
the score between Raider senior Beth
Marshall and T-Bird Ali Bognar. After
losing the rst set 6-4, Marshall forced
a third set by outlasting Bognar 7-5, but
Bognar nished strong with a 6-1 win.
Im very proud of the improvement
in Beths game, Medford head coach
Sue Conn said. She played extremely
hard, made good stroke selection and
never gave up in her long match. She
showed tremendous poise and outstand-
ing sportsmanship.
The number-four match, pitting
Raider Sydney Emmerich and T-Bird
Esther Yeung, was the last one to start
and it wound up having to be shortened
due to the fading sunlight. Those two
battled to a 7-5 rst set, won by Yeung. In
a 10-point second set, Yeung emerged as
a 10-5 winner.
Sydney played a much-improved
match, Conn said. Her forehand con-
tinues to be her main weapon.
Lakeland completed a singles sweep
with a 6-4, 6-3 win by Ellie Ottoson over
Chelsea Rausch at number-two and a 6-0,
6-0 win from Maggie Sasse over Shantel
Faude in the top ight.
Medford swept Lakelands doubles
lineup for the second straight time.
Carly Rhyner and Ciera Danen rolled
to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ashley Kidd and
Gabby Knauer. Marissia Friedel and
Rylee Anderson had an even easier time
at number-two, winning 6-1, 6-1 over
Maya Petersen and Laura Rodriguez.
Keysha Firnstahl and Jori Brandner
continued their recent success, sweeping
to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Rachel Koester and
Alyssa Meier.
With strong meets Wednesday and
Saturday, Medford could make a push
to catch Lakeland for third place in the
nal conference standings. Rhinelander
has its fth straight GNC title all but
wrapped up heading into Saturdays
meet, which starts at 9 a.m.
Improved results
The Raiders lost twice in Mondays
triangular meet at Antigo, but the scores
against the host Red Robins and Stevens
Point Pacelli were better than they were
in Medfords rst meetings against those
teams.
In a 6-1 GNC loss to Antigo, the num-
ber-three doubles team of Firnstahl
and Brandner got the lone win, beating
Nikole Houdak and Tara Grall 6-3, 6-3.
Keysha and Jori are starting to play
together as a team, Conn said. Their
serves and volleys are starting to get
them a lot of points.
The number-two team of Friedel and
Anderson just missed adding a second
victory to Medfords total. After losing the
rst set to Abi Warren and Mandy Petts
6-3, they tied the match with a 6-1 win in
the second set. The Robins, though, won
the tiebreaker set 10-8. The number-one
doubles match also was close. Antigos
Alexa Samolinski and Sami Smits edged
Danen and Rhyner 6-3, 7-5.
The best singles match came in the
top ight where Faude pushed Antigos
Maddie Matuszewski to three sets.
Matuszewski took the rst set 7-6, win-
ning the tiebreaker 7-4. Faude tied it with
a 6-4 win, but Matuszewski won the tie-
breaker set 10-8.
Shantel played a very smart match,
Conn said. She just fell a little short at
the scoring end.
Ashley Brown swept Rausch 6-0, 6-0,
Allison Kondzela beat Marshall 6-3, 6-1
and Emily Wald beat Emmerich 6-1, 6-2.
The Raiders 4-3 loss to Pacelli was a
solid improvement over a 6-1 loss to the
Cardinals at Kohler on September 6.
Rausch got a big win at number-two
singles, beating Julia Grygeski 7-5, 6-2,
avenging a straight-set loss in the ear-
lier meeting. Emmerich beat Breana
Ramczyk 6-1, 6-2 at number-four.
A great match by Chelsea, Conn
said. She hit with a lot of pace and got
down low to keep the rallies going for the
victory. The win should help her in sub-
sectional seedings.
Brandner teamed with Angela
Tischendorf to earn a 6-0, 6-4 win over
Nicole Williams and Claire Rosenthal.
Kaylyn Kluck was a 6-0, 6-0 winner
over Faude. Alliey Krusa beat Marshall
6-3, 6-2. Molly Wirtz and Nicole Schroeder
took care of Danen and Rhyner 6-1, 6-1.
Tia Krzykowski and Anna Koehl topped
Friedel and Anderson 6-2, 6-3.
A good day at Rapids
With two championship appearances,
two more seminalists and a consola-
tion bracket title, the Raiders more than
held their own while nishing fourth
at the eight-team Wisconsin Rapids
Invitational Saturday.
With wins in their rst two rounds,
Marshall at number-three singles and
Emmerich at number-four singles both
advanced to their respective ights title
match.
Marshall beat La Crosse Logans
Hannah Smith 6-2, 6-3 and Ashwaubenons
Bitz Steinhoff 6-2, 6-2 to make it to the
title match against Lakelands Bognar.
Bognar won a competitive match 6-4, 6-3.
Emmerich, meanwhile, survived a tough
rst-round match with Zoe Gilmaster
of Rapids 6-1, 5-7, 13-11 and then rolled
through her seminal match against
Logans Caitlyn Keil 6-3, 6-1. Wauwatosa
West sophomore Natalie Dovangvily
won the championship match.
At number-two singles, Rausch
won her opening match 6-4, 6-2 over
Wauwatosa Wests Isabelle Carroll.
Logans Katie Heilman knocked off
Rausch 6-3, 7-5 in the seminals, but
Rausch rebounded with a 6-3, 6-1 upset
win over Ottoson, avenging a straight-set
loss to Ottoson two days earlier.
Medfords other seminal entrant
was the number-three doubles team of
Firnstahl and Brandner. They opened
the tournament with a 6-3, 6-3 sweep
over Kathleen Mieloszyk and Makenzie
Marshall of Ironwood, Mich. They pushed
Logans Allie Henke and McCartney
Sullivan, but the Rangers prevailed 6-4,
7-6 (7-4) in the seminal match. Firnstahl
and Brander closed with a solid 6-0, 6-1
whipping of Ashwaubenons Lily Brown
and Andrea Kraus.
At number-two doubles, Friedel and
Anderson nished with two wins af-
ter a rst-round loss to Allison Brost
and Payton Sorenson of Rapids. Brost
and Sorenson were 6-0, 6-2 winners and
wound up taking second in the ight.
Friedel and Anderson rebounded with
a lengthy and dramatic three-set win
over Ashwaubenons Megan Belongia
and Peyton Wright, 7-5, 2-6, 16-14. They
clinched the consolation champion-
ship with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Ironwoods
Kristine Mieloszyk and Jamee Bastman.
The top ights offered some tough
competition for the Raiders. Faude lost
6-0, 6-0 to Logans Tyanna Washa and 6-4,
6-0 to Shawanos Courtney Ainsworth at
number-one singles. Danen and Rhyner
fell 6-3, 6-2 to Alicia Picard and Nicole
Mystrow of Wauwatosa West and 6-1, 6-2
to Logans Tore Washa and Chloe Malin.
With four ight champions,
Wauwatosa West easily won the team
title with 33 points. La Crosse Logan
was second with 20. Wisconsin Rapids
edged Medford 17-16 for third place.
Ashwaubenon was fth with 15 points,
Lakeland was sixth with 12 and Ironwood
and Shawano tied for seventh with four
points apiece.
T-Birds sweep in singles
Medford swept the doubles matches,
but Lakeland got all four singles matches
Thursday to win the GNC dual meet 4-3
in Minocqua.
Danen and Rhyner won a close rst
set before rolling in the second set and
sweeping Kidd and Knauer 7-5, 6-0.
Friedel and Anderson were pushed in the
rst two sets before asserting themselves
when it counted in a 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 win over
Petersen and Rodriguez in the number-
two match. Firnstahl and Brandner
cruised past Koester and Meier 6-2, 6-1 at
number-three.
It was all Lakeland in singles matches.
Sasse swept Faude 6-0, 6-0. Ottoson
won the number-two match 6-1, 6-4 over
Rausch. Bognar was a 6-1, 6-2 winner
over Marshall at number-three. In ight
four, Yeung beat Emmerich 6-2, 6-2.
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Soccer wins one, loses one
Lady Pirates fall to Greenwood,
improve in loss to Neillsville
They didnt come away with wins,
but the Gilman Lady Pirates left match-
es with Eastern Cloverbelt Conference
powers Greenwood and Neillsville feel-
ing like they are headed in the right di-
rection.
The girls traveled to Greenwood
Tuesday and fell to the Indians in four
sets. Greenwood took the rst two 25-21,
25-18. Gilman got back in it with a 25-21
win in the third set. Greenwood won the
fourth game 25-21.
For the second straight match, the
Pirates piled up aces, recording 12 as a
team. More consistent communication
will be needed for Gilman to continue re-
cording more positive results.
When we communicate well, it com-
pletely changes us as a team, Gilman
head coach Janice Komanec said. The
girls see that. Now we have to gain a
focus that makes it so everyone on the
court is communicating at all times.
Taylor Hendricks was strong for
the Pirates, recording eight kills to go
with seven blocks and two block kills.
Emily Johnson had eight kills and six
digs. Makaylen Skabroud put up ve
kills. Shannon Draeger had four kills,
11 blocks, and three block kills. Morgan
Birkenholz had eight digs for Gilman.
Brooke Webster added six blocks.
Greenwood plays a quick game that
splits the defense and they do it very
well, Komanec said. However, they
struggle in serve receive. The girls were
serving spots agressively. We came out
of the match with 12 aces as a team. We
were also able to capitilize on some open
spots in their defense. As a team, we
had many people contributing to our of-
fense.
The Pirates continue their season
tonight, Thursday, against Eastern
Cloverbelt leader Spencer. Varsity play
starts at 7:15 p.m. Gilman will compete in
the Medford Invitational Saturday. The
Pirates open against the host Raiders at
9:30 a.m.
When all is said and done we are
making some big strides as a team,
Komanec said. We are being competi-
tive with other solid teams and improv-
ing with each new game.
Neillsville wins in four
Gilman took on the Neillsville
Warriors at home last Thursday. The
Warriors got off to a hot start and never
looked back, defeating the Pirates 3-1.
Neillsville took control of game one
early and rode the quick momentum to
a game win. The set started out 10-5 in fa-
vor of the Warriors, who rode ne serv-
ing by Erin Diestler to the 25-19 win.
We started pretty slow, Komanec
said about the opening game. First
games always set the tempo and we need-
ed the condence.
The Pirates seemed to gain their foot-
ing in game two, playing the game to a
14-14 tie. They eventually took the lead
20-18 before Neillsville rallied back to tie
the game at 25. The Warriors took three
of the four extra points to take the game
28-26.
Gilman trailed game three 15-11 but
stormed back to tie the contest at 19
apiece before overtaking Neillsville to
win it, 25-23.
The surge continued when Gilman
jumped out to an 8-3 lead in game four,
but the momentum stalled and Neillsville
was able to tie it at 10. After grabbing
seven of the next 10 points, the Warriors
continued their strong nish to win the
game 25-20.
We were out of focus during our loss
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
Conf.
W L
Neillsville 4 0
Spencer 3 0
Greenwood 3 0
Colby 2 1
Loyal-Granton 1 3
Owen-Withee 0 2
Gilman 0 3
Columbus Catholic 0 4
Sept. 18: Neillsville 3, Gilman 1; Spencer
3, Loyal-Granton 0; Greenwood 3, Columbus
Catholic 0; Athens 3, Colby 1; Owen-Withee 3,
Stratford 2.
Sept. 20: Loyal-Granton 1, E.C. Immanuel 1;
Loyal-Granton 1, Plum City 1; Loyal-Granton 2,
Independence 0.
Sept. 23: Greenwood 3, Gilman 1; Loyal-
Granton 3, Owen-Withee 0; Neillsville 3, Colby 2;
Spencer 3, Columbus Catholic 0.
Sept. 25: Spencer at Gilman, Owen-Withee at
Columbus Catholic, Greenwood at Colby, Neills-
ville at Amherst.
Sept. 27: Gilman at Medford Invitational;
Spencer, Loyal-Granton and Colby at Abbotsford
Invitational.
Sept. 30: Gilman at Owen-Withee, Colby at
Spencer, Neillsville at Greenwood.
Oct. 2: Spencer at Neillsville, Loyal-Granton at
Columbus Catholic, Owen-Withee at Colby.
by Sports reporter Bryan Wegter
to Colby on Tuesday. I was really proud
that the girls came around in a big way
tonight, despite the loss, Komanec said
after the match.
We were very aggressive at the net.
It was a big improvement. Shannon
(Draeger) did a great job getting hands
on the ball, she had seven blocks and
two block kills tonight, I was very im-
pressed, she added.
Skabroud had a strong night for the
Pirates, accumulating ve aces, six kills,
and ve digs. Kayla Chause added four
aces, four kills, and four digs. Webster
put up three aces, 12 kills and ve digs.
Birkenholz contributed two aces, while
Hendricks added ve kills.
I was really happy with the aggres-
sive serving, we racked up a ton of aces,
Komanec said.
Stung by the Hornets
At Colby on September 16 in the con-
ference opener, Gilman never got into a
rhythm and was swept 25-17, 25-11 and
25-22.
Webster led Gilman with eight kills,
Johnson had ve and Skabroud had four.
Draeger had ve blocks and two block
kills.
Our serve receive struggled through-
out the night, Komanec said. When we
could get a good pass, we were able to do
some good things offensively and be very
competitive with them. However our
serve recieve struggles and miscommu-
nication led to a tough loss for us.
8th Street Womens League
Final Standings
A League: Riemer Builders, rst; Brost Trucking,
second; Thums Concrete, third; Stetsonville Lum-
ber, fourth; That Just Happened, fth; Reections,
sixth; Feet-N-Motion, seventh; Frese Frame, eighth.
B League: K&B Refrigeration, rst; Quality Realty,
second; 8th Street, third; Neubauer Plumbing,
fourth; Olson Construction, fth; Broadway The-
atre, sixth; Sova Agency, seventh; Aspirus Medford,
eighth; AmericInn, ninth; Mystique Bubbles, 10th.
Volleyball
goal before halftime to make it 3-1.
Ekwuemes goal made it 4-1. He got the
ball just outside the 18-yard mark, drib-
bled past two defenders and got a one-on-
one shot with the goalie. He didnt miss
it. Felix made a ne play for the nal
goal. He stole the ball, got it stolen, but
then stole it back and quickly red off a
shot that found the net.
Jacob Geiger went the distance in goal
to pick up the win.
Coach Felix said the passing woes
showed up in the second half, leading to
a focused practice on Tuesday.
Overall it was a good game because
everyone got to play, he said. Practice
Tuesday was all about passing drills. It
was good to play Amherst. Theyre in our
playoff bracket and hopefully that will
help us out in the seeding.
The Raiders resume Great Northern
Conference play today, Thursday, by
hosting last-place Antigo at 5 p.m. in
Stetsonville. The Raiders will host
Northland Pines at 5 p.m. on Tuesday,
hoping to avenge a 3-1 loss the Eagles
handed them on September 4. A trip to
co-GNC leader Rhinelander follows on
October 2.
Loss to Lakeland
The other co-GNC leader, Lakeland,
completed a season sweep of the Raiders
High jump
Gilmans Brooke Webster tests her vertical leaping ability while trying to spike the
volleyball past Neillsvilles Krisana Zoromski during Thursdays Eastern Cloverbelt
Conference match in Gilman. The visiting Warriors were 3-1 winners.
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Thursday, scoring ve times in the sec-
ond half to secure a 6-1 under the lights
in Minocqua.
Coach Felix said the game was closer
and the Raiders played better than the -
nal score indicates. The tiebreaking goal
just seemed to give the Thunderbirds a
momentum lift that Medford was unable
to break in the late going.
After they made it 2-1, our heads
dropped a little bit, Felix said. We had
played so hard and so good. We contin-
ued to play hard. Lakeland started do-
ing their thing where they pass the ball
well and play keep away to burn up time.
They ended up putting a couple of more
in.
Felix got the games rst goal in the
opening minutes, getting off a shot from
the half-moon on the 18-yard mark that
just got past the goalkeeper. Lakeland
tied it with a long shot from about
30 yards out and thats how it stayed
through the half.
The defense did really well, Felix
said. Everyone was pressing, trying to
steal the ball and then getting back.
The tiebreaker came on a high, oat-
ing shot that just eluded Geiger, who was
trying to punch it over the top of the net
and out of bounds.
Lakeland improved to 6-1 in GNC play.
Medford dropped to 3-4.
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SPORTS
Page 8 THE STAR NEWS
Its time to punt the punt, literally.
Studies have been done on the strat-
egy behind punting in football since the
1970s, but it wasnt until 2006 America
got a real taste of what a true no-punt
team could look like.
ESPN nally gave some awareness
to the movement with their Grantland
piece on Pulaski (Arkansas) and its revo-
lutionary coach, Kevin Kelley. Despite
Pulaskis success on the eld, its revo-
lutionary approach to football has never
caught on elsewhere, except in isolated
instances. Im here to tell you, it should
be everywhere, and the numbers prove
it.
To better understand how a no-punt
game plan would work, we need to
rst look closely at what a punt means.
Everyone knows that turnovers are cru-
cial in football.Teams with high turn-
over margins usually win games and
are more successful. When we think of
a turnover, interceptions and fumbles
come to mind. But, why arent punts
considered turnovers too? According
to 5-Minute Football, the denition of a
turnover is: when the team that was in
possession of the ball loses possession of
the ball and the other team gains it as a
result. Based off this denition, a punt
squarely ts into this criteria. By add-
ing punts to our count of turnovers, we
can expect very different counts of turn-
overs. My next question is: if turnovers
are so important, why do we commit the
most frequent one, voluntarily?
For most of my analysis Ill be using
How punting could be a thing of the past, eventually
statistics from the local high school con-
ferences as well as the college and the
NFL. Usage of a no-punt system can vary
greatly between levels, as NFL and col-
lege kickers and punters will obviously
be more adept than their high-school
counterparts. To high school football
teams without gifted kickers, this strat-
egy can have an even bigger positive
impact. The chart below lays out the net
punting stats of different levels of foot-
ball, including the local high school con-
ferences. The GNC is the most startling,
with a net of 14.3 being the distance that
opponents are pushed back after a punt.
In the scheme of a game, 14.3 yards does
not seem worth the opportunity to con-
tinue your own drive, thats only four
yards further than your own rst-down
marker. The best of the local high school
conferences is the Cloverbelt, which av-
erages 24.5 yards of net when punting.
Besides reducing your overall turn-
overs in the course of a football game,
never punting also fundamentally chang-
es the way your offense is run. The ma-
jor difference is youll always be operat-
ing in a four down (4D) offense, instead
of the three preached as law by football
coaches, experts and fans at all levels of
the game. Switching to a 4D offense has
a major impact on play calling. Going
strictly by numbers, to convert a rst
down in a three down offense you simply
need 3.33 yards per play, giving you ex-
actly the yardage needed for a rst down.
Typically, this equates to running plays
on rst and second downs, followed by
a pass to pick up the remaining yard-
age, though this depends greatly on what
level youre playing at. In a 4D offense,
you now only need 2.50 yards per play,
allowing you much greater exibility
when calling plays. Instead of applying
intense pressure on third downs to con-
vert, you now need only to convert on
fourth down, but after youve already
run the standard three plays in an at-
tempt to convert. Obviously, adding an
extra down of offense is a huge advan-
tage for teams trying to mount extended
drives. It also allows more running plays
to be called, which keeps defenses guess-
ing, even on third down. The added play
that a defense has to defend also adds to
their fatigue and by calling more run-
ning plays, can wear them down faster.
Another aspect of the no-punt game
plan is the near elimination of the eld
goal. According to research done in a 2003
University of California-Berkley study,
a eld goal is only worth attempting
between your opponents 20 and 30 yard
line, at least for the NFL. In college and
high school, this range would be closer to
the end zone. They reason that, for any-
thing closer than the 20, its worth more
to just go for the touchdown. Should you
fail, your opponent is pinned with bad
Bryan Wegter
Behind
the Numbers
Bryan Wegter is a sports reporter at The Star
News.
eld position. Anything longer than the
30-yard line just isnt reliable enough
that teams should kick long eld goals.
Youre better off trying to continue your
drive. The 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars are
a good example of how the system could
help a team. This season, the Jaguars are
averaging eight punts per game.
This same Cal-Berkley study used a
no-punting strategy to recalculate the re-
cords of teams during the 2003 NFL sea-
son. Across the board, they found that a
team adopting this strategy would have
the potential for three additional wins
during the season. In the NFL, three
wins can be massive. These wins would
be achieved through a reduction in turn-
overs (ie. punts) and by maximizing their
downs on offense. Because NFL kickers
are objectively better than high school
and college kickers, the impacts could be
even greater in lower levels.
Football is a game of tradition and his-
tory. Change is not easy and is always
looked at negatively by the purists and
historians of the game. Some of the great-
est advancements in football gameplay
have faced the same level of criticism
and skepticism that a no-punt system
would receive. If it werent for change,
we wouldnt even have the forward pass
today. We wouldnt have the shotgun
formation, either. The no-punting style
of football could be the next big football
innovation, we just have to give it a shot.
Ill leave with a recent example. Note:
this is a specic situation and obviously
isnt applicable to others. In week two of
the NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens
and Pittsburgh Steelers were in the midst
of their Thursday night game. Down 23-6
with 12 minutes remaining in the fourth
quarter, the Steelers had the ball on their
own 32-yard line.
After three straight incompletions
they faced a fourth and 10. Instead of
taking the shot to extend the drive and
at least keep the game alive, Pittsburgh
head coach Mike Tomlin elected to punt.
The Ravens then drove 53 yards down-
eld, chewing up ve minutes and even-
tually kicking a eld goal, putting the
game out of reach. Could the Steelers
have won by going for it? Most likely not,
but trying is much better than giving up.
Football is a crazy game.
BOYS SOCCER STANDINGS
Conf. Overall
W-L-T W-L-T
Rhinelander 6-1-0 8-5-1
Lakeland 6-1-0 8-5-2
Northland Pines 5-2-0 6-5-1
Medford 3-4-0 5-6-1
Mosinee 1-6-0 2-12-0
Antigo 0-7-0 0-12-0
Sept. 18: Lakeland 6, Medford 1; Rhinelander
3, Mosinee 1; Northland Pines 6, Antigo 0.
Sept. 19: Merrill 3, Mosinee 1.
Sept. 20: Wausau East 5, Northland Pines 0;
Ashland 5, Northland Pines 1; Lakeland 4, Supe-
rior 1; Kingsford, Mich. 2, Lakeland 1.
Sept. 22: Medford 5, Amherst Co-op 1; Clin-
tonville 6, Antigo 1.
Sept. 23: Mosinee 6, Antigo 1.
Sept. 25: Antigo at Medford, Rhinelander at
Northland Pines, Lakeland at Mosinee.
Sept. 26: Lakeland at Marquette, Mich.
Sept. 27: Three Lakes at Antigo, Gresham-
Bowler at Antigo.
Sept. 29: Ashland at Lakeland.
Sept. 30: Northland Pines at Medford, Rhine-
lander at Lakeland, Mosinee at Antigo.
Oct. 2: Medford at Rhinelander, Northland
Pines at Mosinee, Antigo at Lakeland.
The Gilman cross country runners
were back at it Tuesday, tackling the
course at Whispering Pines Golf Course
in the 46th annual Cadott Invitational.
Senior Bryce Sromek returned to ac-
tion and led a trio of Pirates who com-
peted in Tuesdays boys race. He nished
42nd out in a eld of 120 runners with a
time of 20:27.91. Ryan Tkachuk and Tony
Guentner pushed each other and nished
in 82nd and 83rd place. Tkachuks time
was 22:44.78, about 2:18 better than a year
ago in this meet. Guentner came in at
22:46.46, about 2:21 faster than a year ago.
Senior Kendall Skabroud was
Gilmans lone female entrant. The rst-
year runner took 63rd in a eld of 94 run-
ners with a time of 26:26.98.
Liberty Christians Jesse Becker
pulled away from the eld to win the boys
race in 17:38.66, 9.64 seconds ahead of run-
Sromek 42nd to lead Gilman boys in Cadott CC meet
ner-up Isaac Bohaty of McDonell Central.
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutherans Zach
Sippert was third in 17:50.41. Amerys
Tanner Wears (18:02.34) and Immanuels
Dan Lau (18:09.06) rounded out the top
ve.
McDonell Central won the boys team
title with 52 points, 19 fewer than Liberty
Christian. Amery took third with 74
points, 21 better than Immanuel. Black
River Falls was fth with 100.
Fall Creek edged Eau Claire Regis 53-
56 in a good battle between Cloverbelt
Conference girls contenders. Amery was
third with 73 points, followed by Black
River Falls (86) and Cadott (118). There
were 16 teams represented in the meet.
Amerys Alicia Monson was the girls
champion in 18:54.13. Regis sophomore
Eileen Endres was a distant second
at 20:29.08, followed by Emily Jaeger
of Fall Creek (20:38.15), Liz Monette of
Amery (21:16.39) and Abby Naumann of
Immanuel Lutheran (21:43.36).
Gilman will head west again this
coming Tuesday when it competes in
the Chippewa Falls Invitational at Lake
Wissota Golf Course. The meet starts at
3:30 p.m.
The Taylor County Snowmobile
Clubs Association will meet on October
2 at 7 p.m. at Opie & Tammys Kountry
Korner. The meeting will be hosted by
the Moonlite Sno-Kats Snowmobile Club.
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This Weekend
Thursday, September 25
All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner at the Stetsonville
Fire Hall from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
2014 Taylor County United Way Kick Off Event
at The Veranda starting at 6 p.m.
Rubys Pantry Grocery Distribution at the
Medford Armory from 10 a.m to 12 p.m.
A Tribute to Elvis by Loren Wanish starting at 9
p.m. at The Turtle Club.
Comedy Night featuring Steve Hartman and
Johnny Beehner at Broadway Theatre at 7 p.m. and
9:15 p.m.
6th Annual 4-Wheeler Ride starting at 9 a.m. at
Zondlos.
ATV Rally from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Arnold Bar in
Sheldon.
Pool Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at Step N Up to
Bottoms Up Bar (formerly Choppers).
7th Annual Customer Appreciation Party
with live music by Blue Moon starting at 8 p.m. at
Jerkwater Express.
Sunday, September 28
4th Annual Turkey Shoot starting at 1 p.m. at
Zondlos.
Multi day events
6th Annual Kickball Tournament September 26,
27 and 28 at Gad Bar.
Celebrate National Alpaca Farm Days at the
Bruce and Sandy Ross farm on the corner of Castle and
Wester on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Sunday, Sept. 28 from 12 to 5 p.m.
Upcoming events
Trivia Night at
Simek Memorial Library
Conference Room on
Thursday, Oct. 2 from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m.
Medford homecoming
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Fall festival
Randy Juedes spins the rafe barrel Sunday morning during Our Lady of Perpetual Helps Fall Festival. Chris
Dassow of Medford was the $500 winner. Janet Haenel won $350. Denise Way won $200. Monte Loertscher was
the quilt winner. Winners of $100 were Matt and Lucy Bunkelman and Dustin Fuchs. Winners of $50 were Rick
Berger, John Gosbee, Tanner Gebauer and Joe Fuchs. The $25 winners were Patty Strebig and Holly Sromek.
Join the Abbotsford Evangelical Free Church for
their Annual Missions Celebration on Saturday, Sept.
27. Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
This year the church is hosting Peggy Halvorsen,
executive director of Teamwork Africa who will be
delivering the keynote ad-
dress at 7 p.m.
Halvorsen will be
giving an update on the
ministry in Liberia speci-
cally highlighting the ght
against Ebola and the ongo-
ing Buckets and Beyond
campaign. This campaign
has raised over $30,000 for
hand-washing buckets,
emergency food and medical provisions. Teamwork
Africa is currently working to raise $35,000 to acquire
urgently needed adequate transportation to carry out
their mission on the incredibly rough roads of Liberia.
Halvorsen has taken seven trips to Liberia and post-
poned her scheduled trip in August due to the horrible
Ebola outbreak. She and her husband, Mark, have
an incredible story of how God used the death of their
adopted son to begin a ministry to Liberia.
The church invites people to join them on Saturday,
Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 and 10:30
a.m. to be challenged and encouraged by what God is
doing in Africa.
For more information contact the church ofce at
715-223-4445 or visit http://www.teamworkafrica.org/.
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The Eau Claire Childrens Theatre
will present Jekyll and Hyde: The
Musical October 16-19, at the State
Theatre in downtown Eau Claire.
Based on Robert Louis Stevensons
classic story, this evocative Broadway
musical tells the tale of the brilliant
doctor whose experiments with human
personality create a murderous coun-
terpart. When Dr. Jekyll unwittingly
unleashes his own dark side, he wreaks
havoc in the streets of London as the sav-
age, maniacal Edward Hyde. Featuring
veteran performer Joel Breed in the lead
role, ECCTs production marks the debut
of this musical in Eau Claire.
Performances are scheduled for
Thursday, Oct. 16 Saturday, Oct. 18, at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct.19, at 1:30 p.m.
Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical is
sponsored in part by the Eau Claire
Regional Arts Center, Wisconsin Public
Radio, and Charter Communications, as
well as ECCTs 2014-2015 season sponsor,
Kristo Orthodontics.
For tickets or more information, visit
www.ecct.org or call 715-839-8877.
ECCT presents Jekyll and Hyde
Medford celebrates
Homecoming 2014
Crowned
Margaret Hamann and Jed Miller are surprised by
last years royalty Kelli Hirt and Sam Sawdey as they are
crowned homecoming queen and king at the conclusion of
Fridays pep assembly.
Obstacle course
Junior Colton Nelson sucks down a bottle of apple juice
held by Lakyn Kummer during a baby-themed obstacle
course.
Taking away the T-Bird
Medfords football moms steal the
Thunderbird during the parents skit.
Ways stay in the game
Jacob Way lifts his mother, Glenda
Way, off the oor to stay alive in a mu-
sical chairs-type contest during Fridays
homecoming pep assembly in Med-
fords Raider Hall.
Team spirit
Brett Hedlund got into the homecom-
ing spirit on the cross country team oat.
Volleyball
Carlie Rau waves from the volleyball
team oat during Fridays homecoming
parade in Medford.
Theres an app for that
Macy Bunkelman of the FBLA/DECA club got into the theme
of the parade dressing as the elephant logo for the note-taking
application Evernote.
Losing effort
Sophomores Mikey Noland, Joe Tomandl and Sophia Pernsteiner ght a losing battle against the seniors in the
rope pull.
Will it burst?
Senior Jacob Kadlecek sits nervously as Maddy Higgins
shaves a water balloon dangling over his head during a
class competition.
Livestock effort
The Medford FFA oat featured calves, goats and other
livestock showing school spirit.
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SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Raiders win, aim to go on second-half roll
Hawks win big over Phillips Loggers
The Sports Page
Classy Ladies League
Mary Lou Anderson 213 Mary Lou Anderson 534
Ann McNamar 204 Jackie Jentzsch 515
Jackie Jentzsch 196 Teresa Helberg 496
Results: Tease Tanning Plus 5, J&B Custom Carpentry 2; Moosies Ice
Cream 7, Rockys Cozy Kitchen 0; Als Auto Dock 5, VFW 2; The
Flower Shoppe 6, Vacancy 1; Fidelity Bank 4, Klinner Insurance 3;
Paulines Hair Fashion 5, A&M Apartments 2.
Blue Monday League
Ardis Meier 222 Lisa Bub 475
Lisa Bub 183 Donna Werner 452
Jori Nelson 174 Shirley Lemke 444
Sept. 15: Bakers 4, Big Birds Lodge 3; Strikes R Us 5, Holy Rollers 2;
Happy Joes 5, Heiers Wreaths 2.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Marlene Bremer 204 Marge Loertscher 497
Marge Loertscher 182 Donna Werner 478
Julaine Anderson 177 Lucy Loertscher 469
Sept. 17: Sports Page 7, Medford Motors 0; Lounge Around 7, Mach
Lock 0; Werner Sales & Service 5, Happy Joes 2.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Roger Smith 256 Jay Jochimsen 702
Bob Schilling 255 Bob Schilling 646
Jay Jochimsen 253 Rick Acker 640
Sept. 16: High View I 28.5, Fuzzys Bar 11.5; Riemer Builders 27,
High View II 13; Liske Marine 23, Medford Co-op 17.
Three-Man Major League
Jeff Ahlers 243 Irene Bormann 657
Irene Bormann 235 Rocky Mantik 612
Todd Metz 226 Steve Richter 601
Sept. 16: Klinner Insurance II 21.5, BBs Aquatic II 8.5; Krug Bus 21,
Team Stihl 9; Sports Page 21.5, KZ Electric 8.5; Rockys Cozy Kitchen
29, 8th Street 1; BBs Aquatic I 24, Cindys Bar & Grill 6; Nite Electric
26, Klinner Insurance I 4.
Tapper Bar (Dorchester)
Tuesday Seniors League
Men
Don Clarkson 188 Don Clarkson 476
Don Schiebe 146 Don Schiebe 367
Bill Krug 135 Jerry Huber 353
Women
Dorothy Schiebe 174 Dorothy Schiebe 438
Mona Pope 155 Mona Pope 434
Ardis Meier 138 Ardis Meier 368
Sept. 23: Amigos, 3; Maybees, 3; Slo Poks, 3; Alley Cats, 1; Slow
Starters, no score.
Bowling
The ball then switched possession three times in the
next three plays. The Hawks started the turnover frenzy
by fumbling on the 50-yard line. The Loggers returned
the favor by fumbling on the very next play, giving the
Hawks the ball right where theyd left off. That drive
was short-lived as well, as Brayton was picked off on
rst down by Sauter. The Loggers couldnt capitalize
after the turnover and punted once more. The Hawks
offense nally got out of park and drove down to the
Phillips one. Austin Zondio blasted into the end zone
for the score to put Rib Lake-Prentice up 19-0 after an-
other missed extra point.
The second quarter wasnt any kinder to the Loggers
offense. They started with a fumble on their own 30. The
Hawks responded with a three and out, and both teams
then traded four and outs to close out the rst half.
Rib Lake-Prentice came out ring in the third quar-
ter. Hopkins notched his rst rushing touchdown on the
night, dashing 43 yards for the score. Hopkins wasnt
done by a long shot. Hunter Swan ran in the conversion
to make it 27-0 Hawks. Both teams exchanged three and
outs.
With six minutes left in the third, Sauter was picked
off again to set up Hopkins second touchdown. He took
the pitch off right end seven yards for the score, and
Brayton added the extra point to make it 34-0. Phillips
couldnt respond and threw their its interception of the
game. Hopkins 6-yard touchdown run and Braytons
kick capped the Hawks scoring at 41. The Hawks
grabbed a fourth interception from the Loggers but
couldnt turn it into points, going four and out. After be-
ing stymied for the opening 44 minutes, Phillips nally
broke through when Brandon Klaar took a handoff 24
yards for the score.
Rib Lake-Prentices offense outgained Phillips 308-
129, led by Hopkins 149 yards rushing on 13 carries.
Swan added 39 yards on 11 attempts. Taren Rue put up
six carries for 33 yards, Brayton added 20 yards on three
runs, Zondio had 15 yards on four attempts, and Ewan
rounded out the rushing attack with eight yards on sev-
en tries. Brandon Huetti paced the Loggers with nine
carries for 50 yards.
Coach Weiss was impressed by the offensive effort.
Carter ran extremely well tonight and Joe Frombach
had a big game, he said.
Brayton nished four of 12 passing, for 44 yards along
with one touchdown and one interception. Sauter, his
opposite, also nished four of 12, but for only 10 yards
along with three interceptions.
Ewan led the Hawks in receiving, catching two balls
185 yards, 165 of which came on the ground. The T-Birds
only threatened to score one other time, reaching
Medfords 16 late in the third quarter. Miller and Caleb
Dietzman combined to drop Peterson for a 3-yard loss on
fourth and seven to stop it.
Lakelands last threat came after Brett Slavinsky in-
tercepted a Meier pass and ran it back 17 yards to the
Lakeland 42 with 4:04 left. Four rst downs got Lakeland
down to the four with 19 seconds to go, but by then, the
T-Birds were out of timeouts. Sam Jaeger, who had just
gained a couple of yards on third and inches, was held
to a yard on an inside trap, forcing Lakeland to scram-
ble to get another play off. The T-Birds were penalized
5 yards for a false start with four seconds left. The clock
was restarted after the penalty was walked off and the
ball was ruled ready for play. The T-Birds barely got
their last play off in time.
We needed to get him down, keep him in play, get
the ball if we can, senior lineman Lloyd Bernatz said of
the last two Jaeger runs.
Other than the last drive in the fourth quarter,
the defense did a spectacular job, Wilson said. They
played very well for most of the night. We got two turn-
overs on interceptions. They had one big run (26 yards)
and one big catch on a pass (14 yards). Other than that,
we played a solid game.
Offensively, Medford nished with 264 total yards.
The Raiders gained 198 yards on the ground with
sophomore Conrad Bolz leading the way for the second
straight game with 89 yards in 16 carries. Hildebrandt
had 72 yards in 19 attempts. The passing game showed
some improvement too. Meier completed six of 12 passes
for 66 yards. Hildebrandt caught ve of those passes for
60 yards.
The disappointment for the Raiders on offense was
the inability to punch the ball into the end zone more
often. Medfords opening drive covered 75 yards before
Hildebrandt was dropped for a loss on fourth and goal
at the four. The Raiders started their next possession
in Lakeland territory after Meier picked off Peterson,
but they went four and out. A fourth-quarter drive into
the red zone ended with a lost fumble. Slavinskys pick
ended another drive that actually started for Medford in
Lakeland territory.
We have to learn how to have that killer instinct
when we get close and put the ball in the end zone,
Wilson said.
Driving down the eld like that on our rst posses-
sion, even though we got stopped, it gave us condence
that we can drive on these guys and that we can push
them around a little bit, Bernatz said.
We just have to come out and nish the drive,
Miller said.
Thats been a problem all year, Bernatz said. Our
defense did it tonight, but our offense has to nish bet-
ter the rest of the season.
Wilson said Bolz gave the offense a little spark. He
said, again, the Raiders were a block or a cut away from
some potentially big plays. Penalties, however, need to
be avoided, especially as drives near the red zone.
The Raiders aim to make it two wins in a row
Friday when they face the Rhinelander Hodags at Mike
Webster Stadium at 7 p.m. The Hodags are 1-3 overall,
having beaten Antigo 19-8 in a non-conference game in
week one. They will nish their suspended week two
game at Wittenberg-Birnamwood Monday. That contest
is tied 7-7 midway through the fourth quarter.
The Hodags (0-2 in the GNC) have struggled the
past three weeks, losing by lopsided scores to Merrill,
Lakeland and Milwaukee King. They have relied on
the arm of quarterback Brandon Reinthaler (727 pass-
ing yards) and receiving of Bryce White and Mason
Shallow to generate most of their offense.
Well have to be prepared for a team that passes the
ball a lot, Wilson said. Bryce White is a very good ath-
lete and an excellent receiver. If we dont control him, it
will be tough. Theyre going to spread us out and try to
get their athletes out in space, so were going to need to
tackle really well.
Offensively, it will be important to get off to a good
start and get the ball into the end zone, Wilson said.
We cant let teams hang around like we did on Friday.
The longer they hang around, they start to believe more
and more.
MARAWOOD CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Conf. Overall
W L W L
Edgar 4 0 5 0
Auburndale 3 1 4 1
Stratford 2 1 3 2
Marathon 2 1 2 2
Chequamegon 2 2 3 2
Tomahawk 1 3 2 3
Pittsville 1 4 1 4
Rib Lake -Prent. 0 3 1 4
Sept. 19: Rib Lake-Prentice 41, Phillips 6; Edgar 18, Stratford
7; Chequamegon 31, Pittsville 6; Marathon 40, Tomahawk 13;
Auburndale 46, Fall Creek 14.
Sept. 26: Marathon at Rib Lake-Prentice (RL), Stratford at
Chequamegon, Tomahawk at Edgar, Mosinee at Auburndale,
Pittsville at Altoona.
Game statistics
Phil. RL-P
First downs 3 10
Passing yards 10 44
Total yards 129 308
Fumbles lost 2 1
Total turnovers 6 2
Penalties 6-50 9-75
Phillips 0 0 0 6 - 6
Rib Lake-Prentice 13 6 15 7 - 41
RL-P: Ewan 35-yard pass from Brayton (Brayton kick)
RL-P: Frombach 58-yard punt return (kick failed)
RL-P: Zondlo 1-yard run (kick failed)
RL-P: Hopkins 43-yard run (Swan run)
RL-P: Hopkins 7-yard run (Brayton kick)
RL-P: Hopkins 6-yard run (Brayton kick)
PHIL.: Klaar 24-yard run (run failed)
Individual leaders
Rushing PHIL.: Huettl 9-50, Carlsen 12-36, Klaar 2-34. RL-P: Hop-
kins 13-149, Swan 11-39, Rue 6-33, Brayton 3-20. Passing PHIL.:
Sauter 4-12-10, Karnosh 0-1-0. RL-P: Brayton 4-12-44. Receiving
PHIL.: Huettl 3-9, Riley 1-1. RL-P: Ewan 2-38, Hovde 1-4, Blomberg
1-2.
Game statistics
Lake. Med.
First downs 11 14
Passing yards 20 66
Total yards 185 264
Fumbles lost 0 1
Total turnovers 2 2
Penalties 4-25 4-30
Lakeland 0 0 0 0 - 0
Medford 0 6 0 0 - 6
MED.: Hildebrandt 18-yard pass from Meier (run failed)
Individual leaders
Rushing LAKE.: Jaeger 19-89, Killian 11-54, Peterson 9-20. MED.:
Bolz 16-89, Hildebrandt 19-72. Passing LAKE.: Peterson 2-7-20.
MED.: Meier 6-12-66. Receiving LAKE.: Boyer 1-14, Herzog 1-6.
MED.: Hildebrandt 5-60, Delzer 1-6.
for 38 yards and one touchdown. Jared Hovde had one
catch for four yards and Jordan Blomberg had one re-
ception for two yards.
On defense, Frombach, Hovde, Blomberg, and Ewan
all tallied an interception.
The defense played really well. We had good hits
and were a lot more aggressive. We also tackled much
better, coach Weiss said. Jared (Hovde) had some big
hits and two fumble recoveries.
We played condent tonight, thats a huge thing for
us, Weiss added.
The Hawks get back to their Marawood schedule
Friday in a home matchup with the Marathon Red
Raiders, who enter the game 2-2. Game time is set for 7
p.m. at Rib Lake High School.
OUTDOORS
THE STAR NEWS
Hunters should look forward to seeing good num-
bers of waterfowl when Wisconsins Northern and
Mississippi River zone duck hunting seasons and the
Mississippi River Canada goose subzone open Saturday,
Sept. 27.
Although a few areas in the southern half of
Wisconsin have started to dry out, areas in northern
portions of the state have received abundant rain-
fall, and Wisconsin waterfowlers have potential for a
good hunting season, said Kent Van Horn, migratory
game bird ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources. Continental breeding surveys that
have been conducted for 59 years have reported record
numbers of ducks this spring. However, even with ex-
cellent continental breeding indications, local water
levels, fall weather and time spent scouting will be the
most important factors when pursuing ducks this fall.
The duck hunt in the Northern Zone will open
Saturday at 9 a.m. and will continue through November
25. The Mississippi River Zone will also open Saturday
at 9 a.m. and will run through October 5. The rst por-
tion of the Mississippi River Zone will be followed by
a 12-day split and will reopen October 18 and continue
through December 7. After opening day in each respec-
tive zone, hunting hours will begin 30 minutes before
sunrise.
The Southern Zone duck season will open October 4
at 9 a.m., and will run through October 12. Following a
brief closure, the Southern Zone will reopen October 18
and run through December 7.
The Mississippi River Canada goose subzone
will open Saturday, and will run through October 5.
Northern duck season, Mississippi River seasons all open Saturday
Following the same 12-day closure as the Mississippi
River zone, the Mississippi River Canada goose subzone
will reopen October 18 and run through January 8, 2015.
Many of the ducks harvested statewide are birds that
breed in Wisconsins wetlands, Van Horn said. The four
most abundant ducks in Wisconsins fall hunting har-
vest are mallards, wood ducks, green-winged teal and
blue-winged teal.
The daily bag limit statewide will be six ducks, in-
cluding no more than: four mallards, of which only one
may be a hen; three wood ducks; one black duck; two
redheads; three scaup; two pintail and one canvasback.
The daily bag limit for mergansers is ve, to include
no more than two hooded mergansers. The daily bag
limit for coot is 15.
The possession limit has been increased from two
times the daily bag limit and is now three times the
daily bag limit.
As always, hunters who do the early legwork
scouting for good wetland conditions and observing
what areas birds are using will be the ones having
a good hunt, Van Horn said. Hunter survey data in
Wisconsin show that duck hunters who scouted three
or more times harvested an average of 14.7 ducks, while
those who did not scout harvested an average of 4.8
ducks per season.
Licenses and stamps required include a Wisconsin
small game license, Wisconsin waterfowl stamp and
2014 federal migratory bird stamp. Those who wish to
hunt Canada geese are required to purchase an addi-
tional zone-specic goose hunting permit.
A $15 federal stamp can be purchased at a US Post
Ofce. Hunters may also purchase a federal stamp
privilege at license vendors for an additional $2.50 sur-
charge. This purchase will be noted on their license, but
the stamp itself will arrive at a later point via mail.
Waterfowl and other migratory bird hunters
must also register each year with the federal Harvest
Information Program (HIP), which places them on a list
of hunters that may receive a mailing with an option
to provide a harvest summary. HIP registration is free
and can be completed at the time each hunter purchases
a license. HIP registration may be completed at a later
time if a hunter decides he or she may pursue migratory
game birds.
State licenses and stamps, permits, and HIP regis-
tration are also available through Wisconsins Online
Licensing Center.
For more information, on-the-go hunters can use a
mobile device to check out the ofcial DNR hunting and
shing mobile application to gain access to useful sh-
ing, hunting and wildlife watching information. Users
are able to easily locate great places to enjoy the out-
doors and view on-the-spot species proles, rules, regu-
lations, permit and license details and sunrise and sun-
set times. For more information, visit dnr.wi.gov and
search keywords mobile apps.
For more information regarding waterfowl hunting
in Wisconsin, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword wa-
terfowl.
Sunrise-sunset app
replaced by shing,
hunting & wildlife app
Hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts who down-
loaded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
original Sunrise-Sunset mobile app released back in
2012 need to upgrade their app to have current sunrise
and sunset times.
The free Ofcial Guide for Wisconsins Fishing,
Hunting and Wildlife (Wisconsin Pocket Ranger), mo-
bile app unveiled late last year is also the ofcial up-
grade for the sunrise-sunset app. The original 99-cent
sunrise-sunset app is no longer supported and all its
functions have been transferred to the new app.
This new version is available on iTunes and Android
Market by searching Wisconsin Pocket Ranger from
and Apple or Android mobile device. People can also
nd more information by visiting dnr.wi.gov, search
keyword mobile apps.
The sunrise-sunset calculator, now included in the
Wisconsin Pocket Ranger, continues to help hunters
check for legal hunting times and the regulations for
any day but the new app also provides access to useful
shing, hunting and wildlife watching information in
the palm of your hand.
With the new app, hunters and anglers will be able to
locate Wisconsins shing, hunting and wildlife watch-
ing sites and gain immediate access to on-the-spot spe-
cies proles, rules, regulations, and permit and license
details all from within a single mobile app.
We greatly appreciate the support we had for of the
original sunrise-sunset app, said Karl Brooks, DNR
deputy chief warden. Now that it has been discontin-
ued, we encourage you to download the new Wisconsin
Pocket Ranger.
We loaded up the live well with 17-21 inchers and let ev-
erything go that was larger.
Tonight, back at the Lynn Lake Lodge, we had a rst-
rate sh fry and learned that based on last years expe-
rience, the body of water you are shing out of here in
South Dakota can have much better tasting walleyes or
perch than the lake ve miles over.
Friday, Sept. 12
High 52, Low 35
These guys are into variety. Today we headed to
Opitz Lake, which is another sh factory. But as we
would nd out, the cold spell put a chill on the catch, at
least at the start of our day. We tried casting cranks and
swimbaits. Though we were landing some walleyes, it
was tough.
Everything changed when we started vertical jigging
in timber. It was literally nonstop walleye catching ac-
tion.
A true South Dakota story cannot be told unless you
mention the people and the lay of the land. Everyone
that we meet out here seems to have their act together
and is happy.
There is water everywhere with new lakes being
formed by the day as wetlands expand and become
lakes. Everyone out here takes sh numbers and size for
granted. It doesnt matter if you are shing for walleyes,
perch or bluegills. They are big.
Today, just for the experience, we headed over to
Enemy Swim, which is known for its very large blue-
gills. Some are over 11 inches. Again, the cold spell
affected the bite, but we drifted and caught smallies,
northern pike, walleyes and I landed a bluegill that was
a true sumo.
Tonight, we had steaks on the grill. Fico, the instiga-
tor got me to arm wrestle in the wee hours of the morn-
ing. He won with the right hand, and I won with the left.
I have to come back this winter. All of us are going
through withdrawals because we wanna sh and laugh
together in South Dakota.
We shall return!
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I just returned from an annual trip to the Webster
area in Day County, South Dakota, that is so much fun
my comrades Paul Bucher and Tony Ficocello of the
Cumberland area and Jason Viessman of Watertown,
S.D., and I are already planning next years adventure.
Thursday, Sept. 11
High 50, Low 34
Here is the scoop. The four of us are staying at Lynn
Lake Lodge, which is near Webster and is truly a sports-
mans paradise. It does not matter if you are shing,
chasing snow geese or deer hunting, I did not see a
weakness in this setup.
Jason Viessman and Paul Bucher are old buddies
and Jason is a blast. Last year I wrestled Viess and al-
most won. Anyway, Viess likes shing with us and is
completely tuned into where the sh are biting.
Side story: Yesterday, with no warning, the battery
on Paul Buchers truck dies. Today, the battery on
Pauls year-old Alumacraft 175, which is pushed by a
75-horsepower Yamaha, buys the farm and thus the four
of us would spend all of this adventure in Jasons 1875
Lund Pro V.
Here is a big part of this story. A major cold spell
dropped the temperature a full 30 degrees in 24 hours.
Jasons choice for today would be Pyas Lake, which,
like all the rest of the lakes in this part of the world, is
full of lots of big sh.
Our targets of choice for today would be walleyes and
perch. Though we knew we were going to have a blast,
none of us were expecting to catch much due to the cold
spell.
So we are shing in the middle of the lake, kind of
drifting and vertical jigging light jigs that are tipped
with crawlers or waxies. Most of us are dressed as if we
are ice shing.
It is cold and windy and no sh are being caught to
speak of. We make a group decision to go work a shore-
line that is somewhat out of the wind and loaded with
dead standing cottonwood trees. On maybe Pauls third
cast with a quarter-ounce jig that has a pearl colored
swim bait attached to it, he hooks a good sh and lands
a 25-inch walleye.
In less time than it takes to cook breakfast, we had
gured out the sh and, especially for Paul Bucher, it
was a day to remember. Pauls top sh was 28 inches.
FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Conf. Overall
W L W L
Mosinee 3 0 5 0
Merrill 3 0 4 1
Lakeland 1 1 2 3
Medford 1 2 1 4
Antigo 1 2 1 4
Ashland 0 2 1 4
Rhinelander 0 2 1 3
Sept. 19: Medford 6, Lakeland 0; Merrill 35, Antigo 7; Mosinee
47, Ashland 0; Milwaukee King 42, Rhinelander 6.
Sept. 26: Medford at Rhinelander, Antigo at Lakeland, Mosinee
at Auburndale.
Sept. 27: Ashland at Merrill.
Sept. 29: Rhinelander at Wittenberg-Birnamwood (resumption of
suspended game on Aug. 29).
LIVING

The Star News Thursday, September 25, 2014 Page 14
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
The Table

Sally Rassmussen
Parker Roland
Kendra and David Eisner of Rib Lake announce the
birth of a son, Parker Roland, born on September 9 at
Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. He weighed six
pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. His grandpar-
ents are Laurie and Scott Ochodnicky of Westboro, Ted
and Cheryl Eisner of Rib Lake, and the late ER Gumz.
His great-grandparents are Lena Gumz of Westboro, Da-
vid and Donna Ellis of Prentice, and Dorothy Olson of
Rib Lake.
Jase Conner
Ryan and Tracie Dallas of Chippewa Falls announce
the birth of a son, Jase Connor, born on September 12
at St. Josephs Hospital in Chippewa Falls. He joins
siblings Elizabeth, age 7, Caleb, age 5, and Annabel, 18
months. His grandparents are Ed and Rachel Hendzel
of Gilman, and Jim and Betty Dallas of Thorp. His great-
grandmothers are Jean Hendzel of Lublin and Lorraine
Dearth of Gilman.
Eveline Jane
James and Katie Stokes of Medford announce the
birth of a daughter, Eveline Jane, born on September
16 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed seven
pounds, four ounces and was 19 inches long.
Sarah Jean
Randy Arney and Nichole Zdroik of Athens an-
nounce the birth of a daughter, Sarah Jean, born on
September 15 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed
four pounds, eight ounces and was 17.48 inches long.
Her grandparents are Brenda Frost and Al Gaulke, both
Mosinee, and Jeff and Peggy Arney of Morgantown, N.C.
Rylee Jo
Marcus and Sara Emmerich of Rib Lake announce
the birth of a daughter, Rylee Jo, born on September 16
at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed ve pounds,
4.4 ounces, and was 18 inches long. Her grandparents
are Wally and Elaine Emmerich of Westboro and Jay
and Lisa Slattery of Rib Lake.
Births

I like apples. I like the taste of them, sure, but more
than that, I like the earthy-sweet smell of them, loaded
with warm kitchen memories. I like their glamorous
poses on the bough, in the bowl, in my hand. I like their
abundant generosity that pulls branches to the ground
and overows bushel baskets. I like the beauty of the
trees, covered in blossoms in spring and in fall seeming
to represent all the labor of summer when lled with
red fruit. And I like the proletariat, unfussy nature that
shrugs off the challenges of harsh winters and will drop
fruit casually even from untended limbs.
And it was apples that came to the rescue of our
thirsty colonial forebears. Eighteenth century towns
routinely contaminated their water supplies with un-
speakable substances, and the hops and grapes didnt
seem to take to the New England climate. Then there
were the experiments with the fermentation of turnips
that didnt go so well. But apple trees grew well for the
colonists and produced something considerably nicer
than rotting turnips.
Cider mills sprang up all over the new country, pro-
viding a place where people could bring their wagon
loads of apples to be pressed into cider by the great
water-powered mill. The mills owner would generally
keep a portion of the cider as payment for the service,
and given the difculty of getting juice out of an apple,
that is still an arrangement that works for many people
with productive apple trees. Keep your eyes open for
places that sell cider on the farm they may be open to a
deal. Your only other option is to invest in a fruit press
or a high-powered juicer that is specied for apples.
With the cider in the barrel, people of colonial times
just waited for nature to run its course, the natural
yeast on the apples taking care of getting a ferment go-
ing. And evidently once that process was complete, the
spigots were wide open, with each colonist averaging
consumption of 35 gallons a year. A tidbit from John
Adams biography has the Founding Father gulping
down a full tankard for breakfast every morning. (How
did these people get any work done?)
For added interest, those clever colonists produced
something called Apple Jack by setting a bucket of ci-
der outside on a cold night and removing the ice in the
morning. Not that anyone today would do such a thing,
since any method of distilling alcohol is quite illegal
without the extensive licensing which gives the IRS its
due.
Time to get peeling
Whether you prefer to can, freeze or bottle your fruit,
the apple crop will be rolling in over the next month or
so, making it a good time to consider putting up your
own favorite version of this American produce. I have
made hard apple cider in the past, which Tom said was
too good to have around. In a t of patriotic fervor, I
might have once left a bucket of cider outside on a cold
December night. If I had, the results might have been,
ah, intense.
If you dont have your own trees, apples are starting
to show up at the Farmers Market, or keep your eye
out for ads for local farms in the Shopper. A piece of
equipment worth investing in if you need to process
more than just a few apples is the Apple Mate: stick the
apple on the prongs, start cranking, and pretty soon a
long ribbon of peel is spinning off the apple while an-
Apple season ready and appealing
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Thank you, everyone,
for your cards, calls,
prayers, visits and
social media contacts
following my hip
surgery. Thank you
to Pastor Jeppesen
for his calls and
prayers. Thank you
to Dr. Sutherland,
Orthopaedic Associates
and Aspirus Wausau
Hospital for their
excellent care and also
Aspirus Therapy and
Fitness. It is all very
much appreciated.
-Midge Nehiba
other blade gouges out the core and slices the esh into
a uniform spiral. Ive seen these for sale at Do It Best
and Fourmens Farm Home. Fourmens is also where
you can nd brewing equipment and presses.
And heres a pleasant fall recipe for the teetotalers.
Baked apples with oatmeal and
brown sugar
Pre-heat the oven to 375.
Core four good-sized, blemish-free apples with rmer
esh and a nice tart component, such as Fuji, Jonagold,
or Honeycrsip
Mix together:
cup brown sugar
cup old-fashioned rolled oats
teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of cloves
You can also add raisins, chopped nuts, and/or can-
died ginger to the mix
Pack the mixture rmly into each apple, and arrange
them in a baking dish, topping each with a pat of butter.
Pour a cup of hot water into the bottom of the dish and
cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an-
other 20 to 30 minutes, or until the apples are soft.
Good with heavy cream or ice cream.
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From past les of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
25 YEARS AGO
50 YEARS AGO
75 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO
Remember When Sept. 2004
This was the scene on Hwy 86 near Spirit Falls on September 16 when a bus
lled with Medford Middle School volleyball players and coaches collided with
a Zastrow Beer Distributing delivery truck. Six ambulances assisted at the site and
transported passengers to Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk. The students were
treated and released from the hospital, with no life-threatening injuries.
through Wisconsin and northern Min-
nesota. Their gasoline supply becoming
low, they were looking for Lagher lake to
make a landing.
Unable to spot the lake as they were
ying by a road map rather than an aeri-
al map, the youth circled CCC Camp Per-
kinstown by Lake Katherine for quite
some time. They dropped a note wrapped
in tin foil and tied to a wrench, asking
Which direction is Lagher lake?
September 24, 1964
More than a dozen railroad freight of-
ces in this area are the target of a pub-
lic service commission authorization to
the Soo Line Railroad Co. to close freight
agencies in 42 Wisconsin communities.
The PSC announced its decision Mon-
day, giving the railroad company the go
ahead to proceed with a plan to central-
ize freight service in the state. The Med-
ford Soo Line freight ofce was named as
one of 10 area headquarters in the cen-
tralization plan.
Area communities involved in freight
ofce closing include Dorchester, Stet-
sonville, Westboro, Ogema, Sheldon,
Gilman, Cadott, Boyd, Stanley, Thorp,
Abbotsford, Athens, Colby, Loyal and
Greenwood.
September 21, 1939
Two Chicago youths escaped with mi-
nor cuts and bruises but their new $2,300
Cub seaplane sustained considerable
damage in a forced pancake landing after
attempting a takeoff from Lake Kather-
ine at Perkinstown at 10:45 a.m. Friday.
The youth were on their way home
to Chicago from Duluth after a plea-
sure ight since the previous Monday
September 27, 1989
A Committee was set up last week to
September 23, 2004
A school bus and a beer truck col-
lided last Thursday sending 28 Medford
Area Middle School volleyball players,
two coaches and the bus driver to the
hospital.
Libby and I were talking, and she
must have seen the truck because she
screamed just as it hit. Glass was ying
everywhere. There was a noise like Ive
never heard before, said Coach Becky
Etten, who was sitting up front with
Coach Libby Cypher.
It was an immense impact, said
Etten. It was like hitting a brick wall.
Then there was the second impact when
we hit the ditch. The next few minutes
were a blur. We just started getting ev-
erybody off the bus and breaking out
the rst aid kits.
The bus stopped with its front end
dug into a ditch and its back bumper
near the curb at a Spirit Falls intersec-
tion along Hwy 86. Passengers were
taken by ambulance, car and a second
bus to Sacred Heart Hospital in Toma-
hawk where they were treated for cuts,
bruises and sprains before being re-
leased.
September 25, 1914
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pierce and Mr.
see if there are any advantages to merg-
ing Taylor County Human Services with
the Taylor County Health Department.
I havent had any complaints [about
the way its set up now] except some peo-
ple say youve got one person coming
out to cut my toenails and another one
comes out the same day to cut my hair,
so whats going on? Have you got that
much money in Taylor County County
board Chairman Ed Ahlers told the com-
mittee last week.
and Mrs. Jos. May, Frank Sigel, Frank
Bauer and Herbert Bregel autoed to
Stanley Friday to take in the Fair which
they report was a good one. Coming
home Frank Pierces auto was crippled
by an accident which happened just
south of the city and compelling the
occupants to foot it home. Just before
reaching the big hill one of Carl Herr-
manns cows which had broken out of
the pasture attempted to cross the road
just in front of the auto. In the dark it
could not be seen and it was so unex-
pectedly and so near that it was impos-
sible to avoid a collision which broke
the animals leg.
Like reinforcement slips lling the school shield,
Medford area and Stetsonville area elementary schools
are piling up recognitions for their efforts on Positive
Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS).
Medford Area Elementary School was named one of
59 tier 2 Schools of Distinction in the state for the 2013-
14 school year. The extra level of achievement reects
the schools commitment to the program and a record
of positive results. Stetsonville Area Elementary School
received the School of Merit honor.
This is the third year in a row Stetsonville Area El-
ementary School has received recognition at the annual
Wisconsin PBIS conference. PBIS is a program designed
to teach students positive behaviors at school.
Both Medford area district schools were featured in
the Wisconsin School News magazine on how PBIS is
improving student behavior and raising achievement.
PBIS is a program that uses data to show that students
who have better behavior do better in school academi-
cally. PBIS schools across Wisconsin have created a
more positive environment for students and staff by es-
tablishing clear expectations for their students and tak-
ing active steps in teaching, modeling and reinforcing
appropriate behaviors school wide. The focus of PBIS is
to create positive learning environments that teach and
reinforce positive behaviors, and to decrease the num-
ber, intensity and severity of challenging behaviors.
Students spend less time in the ofce, there is decreased
use of suspension, and more time is spent on academic
instruction. This is the start of the fth year with PBIS
in place at Stetsonville Elementary.
The program works like this: Behavior expectations
are posted school-wide on shields. Appropriate student
behavior is taught and re-taught as needed. Students
caught displaying those positive behaviors earn indi-
vidual shields. Once the big shield, located by the ofce,
is lled with individual shields, there is a school-wide
celebration. These celebrations could be anything from
Beach Day to a picnic or a chance to eat outside in the
spring.
Elementary schools receive PBIS honors
Medford Area Elementary School staff celebrate their recent recognition.
Stetsonville Area Elementary School staff get ready to post their new achievement
banner.
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Apply at searsholdings.com/careers
Questions? Contact the Human Resources
Manager Petti @ 715-748-2222 or
ad7656@searshc.com or visit us:
September 30th, 9 am to 1 pm
October 2nd, 9 am to 2 pm
October 8th, 1 pm to 7 pm
October 9th, 9 am to 2 pm
at the store.
Is Now
Hiring
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PART-TIME CUSTOMER
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Fidelity National Bank, is seeking a customer
service-orientated individual with an outgoing,
friendly personality to ll the position of part-
time customer service representative.
Major duties include cash receipt and payment
services. Ideal candidates must provide
exceptional customer service, be dependable
and able to handle multiple tasks while working
in a fast paced environment. Experience with
cash handing and computer knowledge is
required. Must be able to accommodate exible
scheduling including weekends. For immediate
consideration, please mail or fax your resume
to:
Fidelity National Bank
Human Resource Dept.
PO Box 359
Medford, WI 54451
Fax: 715-748-5332
or email to: knetzer@delitybnk.com
(No phone calls please)
Equal Opportunity Employer
39-142526
Gilman Phoenix House is looking for
PART TIME ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS
in our Community Based Residential
Treatment program serving the mentally ill
located in Gilman. We are looking for open
minded compassionate men and women.
We have openings for 2nd and 3rd shift.
These shifts require working every other
weekend and some holidays. No special
schooling or training required. We will train
on site.
Interested applicants should be motivated,
self-starters who enjoy working with people
in a team oriented environment. Call Denise
Webster at 715-447-5574 between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday to schedule an appointment for
an interview.
We are an equal
opportunity employer.
38-142447
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FULL-TIME OFFICE POSITION
Heartland Cooperative Services is now accepting applications from
ambitious individuals to fll a full-time of ce position at our Dorches-
ter agronomy location. Job requirements: profcient in of ce, com-
puter literate, multitasking, good customer service, ability to work
in a fast moving environment. Apply in person or send a resume
with references. Send to:
Heartland Cooperative Services
Attn.: John Weiss
P.O. Box 260
Dorchester, WI 54425 We are an equal opportunity employer.
WANTED:
PART-TIME GROUNDSKEEPER
Near the Medford Area
Machine experience helpful
Send responses to the below box number
P.O. Box 565
Medford, WI 54451
39-142615
CONCRETE WORKER
for local basement company.
Candidate should be energetic &
responsible, able to follow directions
& use basic tools. Must be physically
able to work outdoors & lift up to 80
lbs. Experience preferred, but not
necessary.
715-748-0896
39-142611
Available Immediately
Part-Time 3
rd
Shift NOCs & PMs
Looking for responsible people who can handle a fast paced
environment, and enjoy caring for the elderly. Cooking and
cleaning experience preferred.
Medford and Marshfeld locations
Stop in person and hll out an application
Deerview Meadows
509 Lemke Ave., Medford
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These positions are 12 hr. night shift schedule that includes working every other weekend;
with alternate 3 day weekends off! Work 17 days/month instead of 20! 5 p.m.-5 a.m.
Team Leader
Provide direction and leadership to production staff, including people
management. Minimum 2 years supervisory experience; Associates degree
in a manufacturing related discipline, or equivalent experience, along with a
minimum 4 years experience working in a manufacturing environment.
Maintenance Technician
Install, set up and troubleshoot molding machines, auxiliary equipment
and assembly equipment; diagnose malfunctions through use of proper
test equipment and perform preventative and predictive maintenance on all
injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment and assembly equipment.
Requires strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and problem
solving skills, skills in continuous improvement and process facilitation
and proven troubleshooting/problem solving experience on automated
processing equipment. Assoc. degree or equiv. plus previous experience
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At our MEDFORD, WI facility:
Production Planner/Scheduler
Communicate customer purchasing and shipping requirements throughout
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quantity and delivery agreements; schedule all process areas using the
manufacturing system to develop work schedules. Requires bachelors
degree in production management or related (scheduling, materials
management, etc) or equiv.
Maintenance Technician 1st shift
Install, set up and troubleshoot molding machines, auxiliary equipment
and assembly equipment; diagnose malfunctions through use of proper
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and proven troubleshooting/problem solving experience on automated
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required.
Quality Systems Coordinator
Ensure highly effective and efcient systems for internal audits, corrective
actions, continuous improvement and related business systems; ensure
quality system is kept current with changing TS/ISO requirements; assist
with reports and presentations. Requires bachelors degree in engineering
with emphasis on quality or equiv. certication in ASQE or equiv. and 2 yrs.
experience with manufacturing quality systems.
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Phillips-Medisize is an Afrmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Protected Veteran/Disabled Employer
Phillips-Medisize is a global leader that designs and
contract manufactures both component and nished
products sold into the commercial, drug delivery and
medical device markets.
We have challenging opportunities for those who not
only have knowledge and experience, but who possess
excellent communication and team skills, and demon-
strate initiative and drive!
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Aspirus Hospital & Clinic Positions
Every day at Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc. we take great pride in knowing that our
success is something that comes from within every one of our employees. It is this sense of
family, friendliness and warm community that makes us stronger and brings us together. It is why
our professionals stay and spend their careers with us.
We currently have the following openings:
Courier/Valet Occasional, Days
Environmental Services Specialist Full Time, mostly PMs
Environmental Services Aide Full Time, varied shifts (Days and PMs)
Emergency Department Tech Full Time, night shift and Part Time, varied shift
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Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
135 S. Gibson Street
Medford, WI 54451
Experience the difference of working at Aspirus
Medford! For more information regarding these job
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www.memhc.org\employment.
Applications are available on-line.
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for openings in Medford!
Stop in and ll out an application today:
531 N. 8th Street
Medford, WI 54451
Pay increases can be earned within the rst 30 days on the job.
Looking for candidates with a good work history, a positive attitude
and the willingness to learn.
Weather Shield offers the following full benet package:
Incentive pay equal to up to 10% of wage paid in addition to hourly wage
4 day work schedules with possible overtime hours on Friday and Saturday
EEC
Shift premium for second and third shifts
Vacation time
Paid Holidays
Company paid Short Term Disability
Company paid Life Insurance
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k with employer match
Starting wage
$
12.50
per hour
https://jobcenterofwisconsin.com/Presentation/Employers/Default.aspx
Hiring Immediately Eau Claire & Wausau, WI
Independent FedEx Ground contractor looking for Full-Time and Sea-
sonal Full-Time, Part-Time, and Saturday driving positions. Seasonal
positions will be November-December 24 with opportunity to stay on
full or part-time after the season.
Qualied candidates must be able to provide at least one year of
veriable driving experience within the last 3 years. This requirement
includes any type of commercial driving experience. Candidate must
also pass a drug screen, background check, pass a DOT physical,
have a clean motor vehicle record, and be at least 21 years old.
The job will consist of 5-10 days of training beginning immediately.
Candidates will start and end from the station in Eau Claire, WI or
Mosinee, WI. Hours will be approximately 40-60 hours per week with
a 5-6 day work week depending on volume. Candidates will be guar-
anteed a base salary of $100/day + $0.50/stop performance incentive.
Please email resume/driving experience to Heather in HR at
hwheeler.wbe@gmail.com or call at 651-755-0183 to see if you are
qualied.
39-142637
1) Experienced CNC Machinist, Mazak experience
preferred. Full time.
2) CNC Operator, prior experience preferred but not
required. Full time.
3) Saw Operator. Full time.
4) Experienced Fabricator. Full time.
1st shif & weekend shif (3 @ 12 hour days). Competitive
wages, benefts ofered.
Drop of or mail resume & application to:
Takco Mfg.
810 S. Airport Rd.
Phillips, WI 54555
or email to: employment@takcomfg.com
37-142178
The Homeplace Assisted Living of Dorchester
is currently seeking team members for the po-
sition of care staff. Openings on the PM shift
(2-10 p.m.) and night shift (10 p.m.-6 a.m.).
Looking for someone who enjoys working
with the elderly population. Duties include:
tenant personal cares, medication administra-
tion, laundry, leading activities, housekeeping,
food preparation and serving. Elderly experience
is preferred, will train the right candidate. Every
other weekend required. New starting wage!
Apply online at www.thehomeplaceof.com
or stop by 155 N. 3rd Street to pick up an application.
CARE STAFF
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facturing facility in Phillips, WI
is seeking candidates for an
experienced Production Main-
tenance position. Prefer at least
2 years of relevant mfg. related
mechanical/millwright experi-
ence. Electrical experience a
plus. Successful candidates
must be high school graduates/
high school equivalency certi-
cate. if interested, please apply
online at www.gp.com (requisi-
tion #030235). We are an equal
opportunity employer. Minor-
i ty/femal e/di sabl ed/veteran.
MILKERS NEEDED: Mara-
thon dairy. 3876 Flamingo
Lane, Marathon, 54448.
Call Jan 715-432-1959.
TURTLE CLUB Restaurant hir-
ing local people for key posi-
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bartender, hostess/waitress and
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715.748.5700 715.223.2100
Angela Mueller
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Jodi Drost Kelly Rau
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Jamie Kleutsch Jon Roepke Terra Brost
N5294 Sackett Dr., Medford
#1307873..................$350,000
Gorgeous, Golden Eagle log home
with wraparound deck features 6
panel doors, hickory cabinets, ash
hardwood oors throughout & an
open staircase to the loft with log
accents.
N670 Cty. Rd. C, Ogema
#1306173..................$220,000
This executive style home sits on
20 acres & is well maintained
with many updates including a
newer kitchen, furnace & electrical
entrance. An additional 35 acres
N. of the property is available with
asking price of $70,000.
N8879 Business Hwy. 13, Westboro
#1403295....................$50,000
This cute 3 bedroom, 1.5 story
home has a newly remodeled
upper level, a full basement, a
bright airy kitchen & a detached
1 car garage. Located within
walking distance of library, post
ofce & ball diamond.
N185 Highview Ln., Rib Lake
#1403017..................$277,500
Beautiful, rustic cedar sided home
with 150 of frontage on North
Spirit Lake! 3 Bedroom, 2 bath
open concept home with partially
nished lower level.
518 E. Taylor St., Medford
#1401277....................$37,500
2 Bedroom, single story home with
an enclosed porch, eat-in kitchen,
rst oor laundry, appliances
& storage shed included. Great
starter home or rental.
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39-160772
Maintenance Mechanics:
Class C or Above
Applications will be taken until Oct. 31, 2014
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, efcient 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 benets, and shift differential. Successful
candidates will need to complete a mandated drug screen,
pre-employment physical assessment and background check.
Land OLakes, Inc.
306 Park Street
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.
EOE M/F/D/V
growingtogether
Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central
Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
39-142610
MANPOWER IS HIRING
A JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE!
Positions are in a wide range of industries and skill sets.
INDUSTRIAL/SKILLED POSITIONS
Assembly - Medford & Ladysmith
Material Handlers/Forklift - Medford, Prentice &
Marsheld
Packagers - Medford 1
st
& 2
nd
shift & Colby 1
st
shift
Welders - Prentice & Spencer
Food Production - Abbotsford, Owen, Thorp & Willard
Painters - Prentice
Dry Blend Operator - Owen
Warehouse Associate - Marsheld
General Labor - Medford, Dorchester, Thorp & Withee
CNC Machinist - Prentice
On-Call General Labor - Marsheld
Part-time Lab Tech - Owen
Apply on-line:
www.applymanpower.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL THE MEDFORD MANPOWER OFFICE
715-748-6670 EOE
Manpower
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DIRECT HIRE POSITIONS
OFFICE CLERICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE
& PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Mechanical Engineer - Direct Hire
Architectural Drafter - Direct Hire
Part-time Recruiter - Prentice
Associate Engineer - Prentice
Engineer - Prentice
Part-time Teller - Medford
PRICING ANALYST
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs fnancial analysis on the current state of
pricing actions and impact across the business channels
and products; identifes and quantifes pricing-related
performance improvement opportunities.
Develops recommendations and action plans in
support of the creation, execution and measurement of
pricing actions that address identifed pricing-related
performance improvement opportunities.
Under general supervision and by following pre-
established guidelines, performs analyses that will be
conducted to establish business-level pricing strategy,
channel-specifc pricing practices, and/or product-level
price levels.
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's degree preferred in business, fnance,
economics, marketing, or equivalent or 1-3 years of
data-driven marketing or fnance-related experience in a
consulting environment or at a fnancial services company.
Advanced Excel skills and profcient with other Windows
and related PC applications.
Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication
skills necessary to interact with all levels.
Ability to work independently yet collaboratively, with
the Pricing Committee.
Ability to maintain professional composure in a dynamic
work environment that often requires management/
completion of multiple tasks.
Demonstrate sound judgment as well as apply logical/
critical thought processes.
38-142570
EOE
Stop in and fll out an
application today:
531 N. 8th Street
Medford, W 54451
or send resume to tsfcjobs@
weathershield.com
JOB CODE:
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At full strength, unlike last year, the Prentice-Rib
Lake girls cross country teams took a nice jump in
the team results from the huge 58th annual Smiley
Invitational hosted by Wausau East Saturday.
The largest meet of the fall brings many of the states
best individuals and teams to the Tribute Golf Course
in Wausau and gives its entrants an early chance to
see how they measure up to their competition about a
month before conference and sectional titles are decid-
ed.
The Hawks took eighth out of 17 scoring squads in
Division 3 Saturday, led by top-40 nishes from Cassy
Kurth, Kimberly Cummings and Sierra Lake. Prentice-
Rib Lake ranked 14th out of 28 schools when combined
with the Division 2 squads. Divisions 2 and 3 race to-
gether in this meet.
The Hawks improved ve spots in Division 3 and 11
spots overall compared to last year, when Kurth missed
the race due to illness.
This time, Kurth led the Hawks by nishing 32nd
amongst her Division 3 peers in a time of 17:57.26 on
the 4,000-meter course. Cummings was 35th at 18:04.39,
improving by about 21 seconds over last year, and Lake
was 37th at 18:06.98, improving by about 19 seconds from
a year ago.
Freshman Erin Probst was 56th out of 113 Division 3
runners at 18:46.15 and another freshman, Hailey Wudi,
was 66th as the teams fth scorer in a time of 19:16.87.
Sophomores Rachel Filipiak (19:37.36) and Sheridan
Kalander (20:19.67) were 76th and 86th in the division.
Freshman Katie Strobach was 106th in 22:25.8.
Overall in the Division 2 and 3 race, Kurth was 53rd,
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Cummings was 59th, Lake was 61st, Probst was 97th,
Wudi was 121st, Filipiak was 137th, Kalander was 152nd
and Strobach was 187th out of 196 nishers.
The Hawks saw plenty of their Marawood Conference
and WIAA Division 3 sectional competition in this race.
Phillips impressively won the Division 3 and the com-
bined Division 2 and 3 team titles. Chequamegon was
third in Division 3 and fourth overall. Marathon was
fourth in Division 3 and seventh overall.
Division 3 team scores were: 1. Phillips, 75; 2.
Boscobel, 125; 3. Chequamegon, 130; 4. Marathon, 150; 5.
Rosholt, 156; 6. Iola-Scandinavia, 156; 7. Amherst, 170; 8.
Prentice-Rib Lake, 225; 9. Albany, 239; 10. Stratford, 261;
11. Edgar, 275; 12. Auburndale, 311; 13. Stevens Point
Pacelli, 317; 14. Athens, 342; 15. Spencer, 347; 16. Loyal-
Greenwood-Granton, 359; 17. Three Lakes, 426.
Phillips had 109 points in the combined scoring,
while Kiel (193), Tomahawk (201), Chequamegon (205)
and Boscobel (207) were in the top ve. The Hawks had
379 points and beat Division 2 teams Northland Pines,
Nekoosa-Port Edwards, Mosinee and Colby-Abbotsford.
Tomahawks Dani Whiting was the overall cham-
pion in 15:27.86, beating Boscobels Keely Foley by 10.7
seconds. Alyssa Niggemann of Amherst was third in
15:58.25. Foley and Niggemann were the top two Division
3 nishers, followed by Brittany Gagas (16:06.37) of
Rosholt, Erika Kisting (16:14.34) and Leighten Fischer
(16:15.56) of Iola-Scandinavia. Ellie Lochner of Phillips
was sixth in the division at 16:20.96.
Prentice-Rib Lake was ninth out of 13 Division 3 boys
teams Saturday and 20th out of 26 teams in the com-
bined standings.
Among the 102 Division 3 nishers, Hunter Gedde
had a team-best 37th-place nish for the Hawks in
19:24.97, improving his time from last year by about
31 seconds. Nick Eisner had his second strong meet of
the week, taking 53rd in 19:42.38. Damon Lueck did the
same, nishing 57th in 19:51.09. Eisner was about 1:36
faster than he was in this race in 2013. Lueck improved
by about 53 seconds.
Troy Komarek was 67th in 20:12.02 and Donald Dums
was the fth scorer, taking 72nd in 20:21.3. Dums was
more than three minutes faster than he was in last
years JV race. Josh Probst was 86th in 21:28.5, Adam
Dums was 95th in 22:02.17 and Aidan Anderson was 98th
in 23:11.5 to ll out the Hawks lineup.
In the combined results, Gedde was 83rd, Eisner was
105th, Lueck was 119th, Komarek was 135th, Donald
Dums was 143rd, Josh Probst was 172nd, Adam Dums
was 182nd and Anderson was 190th.
Benji Eidenschink of Nekoosa-Port Edwards was the
overall winner, completing the boys 5,000-meter course
in 16:00.94. Division 3 champion Dakota Kauffman
of Boscobel was next at 16:14.64. Josh Schraeder of
Nekoosa-Port Edwards was third overall in 16:15.65.
Chequamegons Kevin Koski (16:41.5) and Cameron
Pearson (17:04.26) were second and third in Division 3.
Joshua Langteau of Athens was fth in 17:31.76.
Chequamegon was the Division 3 team cham-
pion, beating Albany 45-55. Boscobel was third with
64 points, followed by Marathon (99), Wisconsin
Rapids Assumption (168), Stratford (173), Phillips
(209), Amherst (224), Prentice-Rib Lake (249), Loyal-
Greenwood-Granton (255), Edgar (268), Wabeno (280)
and Spencer (309).
Shorewood won the combined team champion-
ship for Divisions 2 and 3. The Greyhounds scored
75 points to easily beat runner-up Little Chute (120).
Chequamegon was third (128), followed by Madison
Edgewood (139) and Albany (151). With 553 points, the
Hawks beat Loyal-Greenwood-Granton (564), Edgar
(593), Peshtigo (598), Wabeno (614), Spencer (662) and
Neillsville-Granton (709).
The Hawks are back in action today, Thursday, at
the Colby Invitational. The rst race is set for 4:15 p.m.
at Colby High School.
Smiley Invite
Prentice-Rib Lakes Erin Probst keeps pushing herself
during Saturdays Smiley Invitational in Wausau. Probst
was 56th in the girls Division 3 standings and 97th over-
all in the combined Division 2 and 3 standings.
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