The Star News June 4 2015

STAR NEWS
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June 4, 2015
Volume 142 + Number 23
Medford, Wisconsin
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A point
of law
Local athletes are

headed to state meet
Judge will decide if Norgaards will

get relief for overpaying property
taxes or if Rib Lake will prevail
Sports
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Multi-vehicle crash
25th anniversary of
scenic trail marked
Ask Ed
Wollerville concert
caps school year
Living
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 17 for:
Katherine Brandl
Phyllis Brunner
James Cypher
Melvin Graun
Delores Henrichs
John Hink
Leona Meyer
Doris Schlais
Mary Smock
Sheryl Studinger
Mary Taylor
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on June 1 at 5:16 p.m.
on Hwy 13 in the town of Little Black. According
to the accident report, a pickup truck was southbound on Hwy 13 and stopped in traffic behind
two non-contact vehicles, waiting for the first
non-contact vehicle to make a turn into a private
photos by Donald Watson
driveway at N1376 Hwy 13. A second vehicle
had stopped behind the pickup truck and was struck from the rear by a third vehicle. The
impact pushed the second vehicle forward into the rear of the pickup truck. The pickup
truck sustained minor damage to the rear. The second vehicle sustained moderate damage
to the front and rear and was towed from the scene. The third vehicle sustained severe
damage to the front and was also towed from the scene. Inattentive driving by the driver
of the third vehicle was listed in the report as a factor in the accident.
A legal dispute between the village of Rib Lake and a

resident over personal property taxes will be decided by
Judge Ann Knox-Bauer this summer.
Ken and Renee Norgaard of North Garden Trees filed
a lawsuit against the village of Rib Lake attempting to
collect $4,850 in personal property taxes the couple say
they overpaid over a period of several years. In January,
the Norgaards filed suit against the village seeking refunding of the tax payments.
The taxes paid were on trucks and trailers used in
their tree transplanting business. State law exempts that
type of equipment from personal property tax. When
the Norgaards discovered the overpayment, they approached the board in early 2011 seeking a refund. At the
time, the board voted to refund a portion of the amount
See CASE on page 4
Construction project completed

Medford Cooperative
celebrates completion of
retail expansion project
The past six months have been busy ones for
the Medford Cooperative and for the Medford
community.
County Market, the cooperatives flagship
store, has undergone massive renovation and
expansion. The expansion includes a larger
natural foods department, bakery and other instore improvements. In addition to the grocery
store expansion, the cooperative has opened
up Black River Spirits in an adjoining storefront. The full service liquor store features 80
different kinds of specialty beers along with
hundreds of types of liquor and wines. The
cooperative also completed the switch to Ace
Hardware for its hardware store which also
adjoins the grocery store in the Medford Plaza.
This week, the cooperative is celebrating

the completion of the expansion project. On
Tuesday,, local dignitaries,
memberss of the cooperative
staff and
d board of directors, and
d the Medford Area
Chamberr of Commerce
ambassadors
adors took part in
ribbon cutting ceremonies
for each of the three stores.
With mayor Mike
Wellner out of
state, council
uncil
president
nt
Greg Knight
ight
spoke on
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behalf off
the city.
This
project
had to
be a
huge
Chip Courtney
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undertaking and each time I would come here

I would marvel at the shape that these stores
have taken. Now it is a state-of-the-art hardware, grocery and li
liquor store that our whole
community can appr
appreciate, Knight said. We
appreciate the inves
investment in our community
that you continue to do and the employment
that you bring to our city.
Chip Courtney,
general manager
Co
of the Medford
Cooperative, welM
comed the
th more than 40 people
attending the ribbon cutting and
praised the work done by the contractors and thanked the community for
fo its support of the store
through
throu the process.
Id
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people
peop for their contributions
to this
th project: First of all the
board - their vision, foresight,
and cooperation
really made our
co
dream and
vision a reality. Next
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Running club ends spring program with scavanger hunt

Holy Rosary Running Club ended
their spring running program by having a running scavenger hunt entitled
Earn Your Ice Cream. The students ran
three miles total to different locations
and picked up clues leading them to the
finish.
The first clue: These gardens are in
the country, led them to Aspirus Country Gardens. Other clues included: Another Aspirus stop is near, here you will
find workout gear (Aspirus Therapy &
Fitness), and A different showing each
week, if you go here its popcorn you
seek (Broadway Theatre). Finally, the
last clue: Go across the street to get your
ice cream treat.
Students then received an ice cream
cone compliments of Beeps Ice Cream.
The Holy Rosary Running Club is a program to keep students active, working on
long distance running, interval running,

resistance training and even discussing
proper shoe fit and shoe tying for safer

running.
Tenants at Country Gardens watch as students gather to get their clue.
Area students receive academic honors
Mel Surek, Aspirus Therapy & Fitness,

hands Holy Rosary runners clue three.
Community Calendar
The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5
p.m. on Tuesdays.
Gamblers Anonymous Meetings
Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and
locations.
Students named to the deans list for

the spring semester at the University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse with a grade point
average of 3.5 included: Zachary Barnetzke, Jessica Debruyne, Ryan Gilles, Alex
Hierlmeier, Francesca Huml, Sydnie
Kraus, Maddison Kuhn, Chance Meyer,
Lynzee Pinkert, Luke Sauerman, Samuel
Sawdey and Carly Strama of Medford;
Courtney Geisler and Samantha Geisler
of Rib Lake; and Marlana Lammar of
Stetsonville.
Ross Ewert of Medford has been

named to the deans list for the spring semester at Wisconsin Lutheran College in
Milwaukee with a grade point average of
at least 3.6.
Chelsea Conservation Club Meeting 7 p.m. at clubhouse, N6357 Hwy 13,

Medford.
American Legion Auxiliary 519
Meeting 6 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 224
N. Powell, Stetsonville.
Medford VFW Meeting 7 p.m.
VFW Clubhouse, 240 S. Eighth St. (Hwy
13), Medford.
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102

and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Medford Lions Club Meeting Dinner 6:30 p.m. B.S. Bar & Grill, W4782 Hwy
64, Medford. Information: 715-785-7573.
Tuesday, June 9
Sunday, June 7
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, June 8
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weigh-in
5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
High and Low Impact Step Aerobics Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7
p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,
W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings.
Medford Rotary Club Meeting

Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe
& Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford.
Information: 715-748-0370.
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Information: 715-512-0048.
Wednesday, June 10
Kaci Sapinski of Medford was named

to the deans list for the spring semester
at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County by earning a grade
point average of at least 3.5. She graduated with a bachelor of applied arts and
science degree.
Thursday, June 11
Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting
Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Information: 715-748-3237.
Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Friday, June 12
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
7-Day Forecast for Medford, Wisconsin
Last weeks weather recorded at the Medford Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Weather forecast information from the National Weather Service in La Crosse
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cloudy
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Sunday
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likely
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Monday
Rain likely
Hi 75F
Lo 53F
Tuesday
Partly
cloudy
Hi 75F
Lo 51F
Wednesday
Partly
cloudy
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Lo 52F
5/26/2015
Hi 70F
Lo 56F
Precip. .24
Overcast
5/27/2015
Hi 68F
Lo 52F
Precip. .57
Rain
5/28/2015
Hi 74F
Lo 51F
Precip. .17
Clear
5/29/2015
Hi 82F
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Precip. Tr.
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cloudy
5/30/2015
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Precip. .27
Overcast
5/31/2015
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Precip. 0
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6/1/2015
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CLASS OF 2015
2014
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, May 28,

29, 2015
2014
Class motto: Life moves pretty fast. If you dont stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it. Author Ferris Bueller
Class song: Good Riddance by Green Day.
Senior class officers: president Megan Clark, vice president Margaret Hamann, secretary John Shear and treasurer Chas Lehman.
Bradly Acker son of

Roger Carl and Dana Acker. He will attend Morehead State University for
accounting.
Kendra Aldinger daughter of Monelle Johnson.

She is undecided.
Abbie Bergman daughter of Randy and Shari

Bergman. She will attend
St. Cloud State University
in Minnesota for elementary education.
Austin Bergman son of

Scott and Paula Bergman.
He is a National Guard
infantryman and plans to
pursue a computer support
degree.
Roman Alvarado son of

Martin and Eustolia Alvarado. He will attend UWRiver Falls for physics.
Summa cum laude
Ruben Alvarado son

of Martin and Eustolia
Alvarado. He will attend
UW-La Crosse for computer science.
Lloyd Bernatz son of

Dave Bernatz and Nancy
Graun. He will attend
UW-Parkside for accounting.
Megan Backhaus daughter of Brent Backhaus and

Kimberly Borgerding. She
will attend St. Olaf College
for pre-medicine.
Summa cum laude
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Congradulations Brent!
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Love,
Your Family
Medford
We are so proud of you!
to the Class of 2015,

especially our graduating employees
Dillon Bradley
Jade Stumpner
Renson Hoffman
Trevor Dake
Stephanie Michlig
Chloe Price
Abbey Paddock
Nate Gustafson
Myranda Roberts
Harley Mabie
Alexis Anderson daughter of Tammy and Jason

Anderson. She will attend
NTC for early childhood
education.
Hunter Anderson son

of Toby and Laurie Anderson. He will attend Western Tech for electromechanical tchnology.
Erica Banks daughter

of Chris Banks and Maria
Banks. She will attend the
State College of Beauty
and Culture.
Dakota Barnes son of

Tammi Barnes. He will be
entering the U.S. Navy.
CONGRATULATIONS
Brett
Hedlund
Colby
MASH
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NEWS
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Fundamentals key in education equation

Chad Austin is retiring after 34 years
as a teacher and coach in Medford
by Reporter Mark Berglund
Chad Austins work with youth has included teaching mathematics, coaching and officiating. He retires at
the end of the school year with 34 years in the Medford
Area Senior High mathematics department.
Austin was a college senior looking at options when
Brian Kulas called him for a job interview. It was a twoquestion interview and Kulas offered him the job on the
spot. I think he was a little disappointed I waited until
the morning to take the offer, Austin said.
The Boscobel native was a student at the University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse and considering another direction when Kulas called. Austin didnt know where Medford was, but he made the drive north to interview for
a mathematics teaching and basketball coaching job. It
only took a couple of questions before Kulas offered him
the job. After talking it over at home that night, he took
the job the next day. Mosinee had a head hockey coaching position and a less appealing math position, Austin
said. Brian was very cordial. I think he was a little disappointed I didnt take the job on the spot. I remember
it was a rainy day and I got here about 45 minutes early.
I was impressed with the community because there
didnt seem to be any areas that were not well kept.
Austin participated in freshman basketball, baseball
and track and field as a college student. The variety
served him well in his career. His coaching resume in
Medford includes basketball, 18 years as head baseball
coach and cross country team coaching. He has worked
for many years as a basketball and volleyball official
and baseball umpire.
In general it has ben a wonderful experience. I will
miss working here, he said.
A simple philosophy guided him in the classroom
and on the playing field. In the education and coaching
arenas, you are a teacher, he said. You need to teach
photo by Mark Berglund
Math league honors
Medford Area Senior High teacher Chad Austin has led the schools teams in the Central Wisconsin Math League
for many years. The nal competitions in his teaching career were successful as Medford placed second among 13
Division 2 schools and in the top 20 percent of all 47 schools at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point competition. The team consists of four students in the geometry category, four students in the algebra category and four
students in the advanced math category. Individually, Richard Colwell nished third among 262 advanced math
students and Amanda OToole nished third among 257 algebra students.
the fundamental techniques, you need to be thinking
ahead and making the right choices, and you need to be
a good citizen and make the right decisions.
Building good relationships has been important to
his career. I had a lot of great relationships with students and parents, Austin said. I made a lot of friends
in athletics.
He has taught a variety of math subjects and had
students in all grade levels. He said geometry was his
favorite mathematics discipline.
In addition to top students, math teachers work with
students who might struggle to learn all the concepts.
Math doesnt come easy for a lot of kids and kids do

come in for extra help on a lot of lessons, he said. We
have some really good people in our department and a
lot of kids see that, he said.
Austins career has seen an increase in mathematics
teaching at the college and high school levels. Medford
switched from requiring two to three math credits and
now most colleges require three math credits for admission.
The Austins are relocating to Wausau following his
retirement.
Celebrate
The Dairy Days

of Summer
at this June Dairy Month event:
Taylor Countys
Town & Country Breakfast
Date: Sunday, June 14
Time: 6:30 am - 12:30 pm
Place: Taylor County Fairgrounds
Corner of Highways 13 & 64
Medford
For events, recipes and the scoop on all things June Dairy Month,
visit: DairyDaysofSummer.com.
Brought to you by the Dairy Farm Families of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.
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NEWS
City gives daycare green light, studies sign rules
THE STAR NEWS
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A city public works employee changing a meter started the process that led to a public hearing at the Medford planning commission Monday evening.
Heather Albers runs a state certified in-home daycare at her North Second St. home. She has operated for
a while and is in the process of getting a state license.
This involves paying fees to the state, taking classes and
doing the paperwork.
What Albers was unaware of is the city of Medford
requires any home-based business, including daycare
centers, to also get a conditional use permit. Getting the
permit includes paying a $150 fee to the city and going
through a public hearing where neighboring property
owners are invited to give input about any impact the
business will have on their neighborhood.
The public hearing was held at 5 p.m. on Monday. No
one came to speak about it, and city planner Bob Christensen reported the city had not received any letters or
phone calls either in support of or opposed to the permit
request.
Albers told commission members she had no problem getting the permit, but questioned how she got singled out to be told she had to get a permit when she says
there are many other childcare providers in the city
who do not have a permit for their locations, including
many who have not gone through the state certification or licensing process. I easily could list them, but I
dont want to be the tattletale, Albers said.
Christensen estima
estimatmat-ed the city has about
abou
ut a
dozen active permits for in-home childcare. He explained how an employee changing the meter brought
it to someones attention and how it got to his desk. He
said the citys zoning code is clear about the requirement for a conditional use permit and he was enforcing
that rule.
The only discussion about any neighborhood impacts to the in-home childcare were about parking.
Commission member Kris Brandner, who used to live
in the area, noted North Second St. is a wide enough
street that even with parking on both sides there is no
problem with traffic getting through. Albers said people dropping off or picking up their children were only
parked for a short amount of time.
Commission members unanimously approved the
conditional use permit.
Commission members also took up a conditional use
permit request from Dean Prochnow to convert a previous retail space in the former post office building at 304
S. Main St. to an upscale apartment. The space was formerly occupied by Reflections Hair Salon which moved
into its own building on Main St. It has access from the
rear of the building and faces a residential area. After
being unable to find a commercial tenant, Prochnow is
in the process
of converting
p
g it into an approximately
pp
y
1,800 square foot apartment which includes two living
levels and a basement laundry area.
In other action, commission members gave their approval to a change in zoning codes related to signs in
state highway setbacks.
By a strict reading of the zoning rules, only tempotemp
mpo-
rary or easily removed structures are allowed in the

setback area. Christensen said it has been his practice,
under advice of the city attorney, to issue zoning permits for the signs with the owners stating they are temporary or easily removable. Christensen noted with the
electronics and size of signs, they are more like permanent structures than temporary ones.
Christensen proposed changing the code to allow the
signs to be placed in the setbacks, but noting, When
deemed necessary by the planning commission in connection with development, the owners may be required
to remove or relocate the signs with no right of compensation by the city. According to Christensen, this typically will be if the road was being widened and the signs
needed to be moved.
He said the main change as a result of the proposed
ordinance will be to shift the rules affecting signs in setbacks from one part of the zoning code to another.
Commission members also reviewed and gave their
approval to a new certified survey map for the industrial park expansion south of CTH O. The map creates
three lots in addition to the land being developed for a
mink food processing facility. Lot 1 is about 10 acres
and includes a 2.7 acre outlot that will be used for water drainage.
g Lot 2 is about 7.3 acres. Lot 3 is 23.1 acres
and is located at the corner of Gibson and CTH O. The
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The Medford planning commission approved a change in how signs along commercial districts, such as these on Hwy 13, are licensed. If approved by council, it would
make owners responsible for removing the signs in the highway setback without compensation if they needed them moved for road or utility projects.
Case a question of state law

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On the move
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School mascot Big Red joined Medford Area Elementary School (MAES) students
on Friday as they completed their nal miles of the year in the walking and running
club. Students at MAES and Stetsonville Area Elementary School log walks and runs
throughout the school year and receive foot charms to collect each time they reach
a milestone.
paid in 2010, but not the amounts paid in

2007, 2008 and 2009.
Norgaard said there is more at stake
for the village than just the amount he
feels he was originally due. He said under
state law the interest on what state law
describes as illegal taxes compounds
monthly. He said given this and the cost of
the attorneys, the village would have been
better off refunding him the overpayment
when he first brought it to their attention.
Ken Norgaard and previous village
president Wayne Tlusty have a history
of confrontations. Ken Norgaard claims
the decision by the board to only refund
one year was part of a personal vendetta
against him.
However, attorney Amy Seibel of Seibel Law Offices of Mequon says the village
acted correctly and in accordance with
state law in only going back one year. Seibels law firm specializes in property tax
law. She was hired by the villages insurance company to defend the village in the
matter.
According to Seibel, the village has
made a motion to dismiss the case based
on procedural grounds because the Norgaards did not follow the proper process
when seeking a refund of their claimed
overpayment of personal property taxes.
She cited state statute 74.35 (2)(m) which
spells out the process by which people can
claim overpayment for their taxes for the
amount paid in the previous year. She

said it is irrelevant to the case if the Norgaards actually overpaid their personal
property taxes because the statutory process by which the claim can be filed was
not done properly.
Ken Norgaard disagrees. He cites a
1993 state supreme court decision involving the village of Allouez and IBM over exempt computer equipment, which he said
exactly matches their situation. It is the
exact same court case -- it is all about palpable error, Ken Norgaard said. According to Norgaard, the case establishes there
is no time limit for claiming overpayment
when it comes to personal property taxes.
However, Seibel disagrees. They
are basing their case on a misreading of
an older IBM case. . . . There has been a
change in law since, she said.
According to Seibel, the issue in the
1993 case was eliminated in 1997 when the
legislature passed 74.35 (2)(m) setting the
exclusive procedures she said everyone
must follow. If you dont follow those procedures youre out, she said.
It is a question of statutory interpretation, Seibel said. She said judges must
follow the laws set by the legislature and
can only interpret where those laws are
ambiguous.
It will be up to judge Knox-Bauer to
decide if the Norgaards or Seibels interpretation of the law prevails. Regardless
of the outcome, the loser in the case has
the right to appeal.
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Immanuel students go on journey of discovery

There is a wide world outside of Taylor County and
students from Immanuel Lutheran School in Medford
got to experience it first-hand through a Discover America trip held April 21-29.
Students and their chaperones traveled to Michigan,
visiting a mine in the Upper Pennisula, biking at Mackinac Island before heading south to the Detroit area to
learn about the automotive industry.
The trip included
the standard sight seeing adventures, but
was equal parts education and service. The
trip included 7th and
8th graders from the
school. The cost of
the trip was kept at a
minimum for students
through support from
the congregation so the
experience was available to all of the students.
Each person on the
trip received a threering binder listing the Quincy Mine
days plan down to the
The Quincy Mine is an exminute.
tensive
set of copper mines
In addition, there
was a page for each located near Hancock, Mich.
day listing that days Students learned about the
assignments, includ- dangers of mining on the visit.
ing lessons in reading, grammar, math,
finance, science and social studies, writing, the word of
the day, and a photo tour. The questions in each section
were based on what the students would see and experience on their trip. In addition, students had a book to
read and answer questions about.
On the first day of the trip, students visited a former
mine in the Upper Pennisula. Students were awed by
the size of the equipment used to process the ore.
They also stopped at Tahquamenon Falls, the third
largest waterfall east of the Mississippi by volume of water. The upper falls are more than 200 feet across, with
a drop of approximately 48 feet. During the late spring
runoff, when the students visited, the river drains as
much as 50,000 gallons of water per second. The group
then continued to Mackinac Island where they toured
the island on bicycle while learning about its history.
The group also stopped at the Michigan Lutheran
Seminary in Saginaw, Mich. They learned what kinds
of workload it takes to become a minister in the Wiscon-
submitted photos
Chilly falls
Students from Immanuel Lutheran School stopped at Tahquamenon Falls in Michigans Upper Peninsula during
a the Discover America trip held in late April. Students visited historical and educational locations that took them
from Medford to Detroit.
sin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The students learned
about the regions rich German heritage while visiting
Frankenmuth Village,
Visiting Detroit was an eye-opener for the students as
they saw the difference between the redeveloped downtown area compared to entire neighborhoods which
have been abandoned. In the Detroit area, the group
also took in a Tigers game and toured the Henry Ford
Museum. Students also visited Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church.
They completed their trip coming back to Wisconsin
through Indiana and Illinois and stopped at Wisconsin
Dells before returning to Medford.
The Discover America trip gave students and their
chaperones an educational experience to remember.
Along the way, students kept up with their studies, with
an aggressive list of daily assignments, but beyond that,
they also learned a lot about themselves and the world
outside of Taylor County.
Police have suspect in VFW break-in

Medford Police Chief Ken Coyer on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Unity man in connection with a
recent break-in at the Medford VFW post.
After a multi-jurisdiction investigation, 35-year-old
Wayne L. Timm of Unity was arrested on a probation
warrant for his involvement in burglaries to multiple
businesses in Taylor, Clark, Marathon and Price counties, Coyer said.
Timm is currently being held in the Marathon County Jail in Wausau.
According to Coyer, cases are still under investigation by the Clark County Sheriffs Department, ColbyAbbotsford Police Department, Spencer Police Department, Owen-Withee Police Department, Marathon City
Police Department, Marathon County Sheriffs Department, Medford Police Department and Price County
Sheriffs Department.
Currently, the Medford Police Department is forwarding a request for charges to the Taylor County Dis-
Tigers stadium
On the Discover America trip the students attended
a Detroit Tigers baseball game. Because the trip merged
education with sightseeing, they had lessons based on
observations they needed to make on the trip.
Congratulations Brent!
God s blessingss
Gods
We are so proud of you!
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A newspapers circulation figure

tells just half of the story.
On average, 2.5 people read
each copy of the newspaper.
trict Attorneys office for a charge of burglary against

Wayne Timm for a break-in that occurred to the VFW
located in the city of Medford, Coyer said.
Early last month, Medford police had called on the
community for any information about suspicious activity near or around the VFW hall on Hwy 13 from 9 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 and 7 a.m. Monday, May 4.
Good luck at
FabTech, Oshkosh
Love,
Your Family
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Editorials
City needs to rethink zoning rules for in-home daycares

City rules requiring conditional use permits for
small, state-licensed, in-home daycare providers should
be changed to accommodate the important role this
niche has in the local economy.
Currently, those wishing to operate an in-home daycare center must get permission from the citys planning commission in the form of a conditional use permit. There is a $150 fee for this permit and it requires a
public hearing. The citys zoning rules make no distinction between someone watching a few extra children
and people running any other type of business out of
their home.
Like many communities, Medford has zoning rules
in place to set some areas for people to live and other
areas for them to shop, work or play. For the most part,
zoning rules make sense. The level of utilities and roads
needed for a large factory would be overkill for a sleepy
residential street. Likewise planning for a shopping district takes into account things such as having a place for
customers and employees to park.
While the citys zoning codes are built on the premise
of a place, for everything and everything in its place,
it does recognize some areas of overlap such as the
reality of people starting up small businesses in their
homes. In recent years, the city has granted home-business permits for a range of activities, from a hairdresser
or massage therapist seeing clients to someone making
custom wood furniture from his home shop. The most
common of the permits issued has been for home daycare centers.
The phenomena of someone watching additional

children in their home as a job is nothing new. In-home
daycares have existed for as long as there have been parents working outside the home.
Historically, these have operated under the radar
with few people giving them second thought. The major change over the past decade has been the number of
in-home providers who have gone through the process
to become state licensed. Overall, this has been a good
thing for parents, because it ensures their childrens
caregivers meet important safety and educational standards. The downside is that the current city code does
not make a distinction between people licensed to watch
two extra children in their home or a dozen.

The current rule is haphazardly and sometimes punitively enforced, with providers who have had to pay
the permit fee turning in their peers. Other times, it is
only when someone advertises openings that the rules
are enforced.
Rather than making those wanting to operate small
in-home, state licensed, daycare centers jump through
hoops and pay a hefty fee, the city should rewrite the
zoning rules to create common sense thresholds. There
is a world of difference between someone watching two
or three children and someone providing daycare for
eight or 10 as far as potential negative impact to neighbors.
Having access to affordable childcare is important
for local economic growth and while large group centers such as Little Lamb and Sand Box do a good job, inhome daycares provide an important niche and should
be encouraged,
With the economic rebound, Medford, like many
places, is facing a shortage in the number of qualified
applicants for jobs. Access to reliable, affordable childcare is a barrier to people entering the workforce. Overly restrictive codes, such as the citys, create barriers
for access to childcare services. The city should relax
the code when it comes to small, in-home state licensed
childcare centers and allow them as a permitted use in
residential districts without any additional permits required.
Once size doesnt fit all for economic development

When Gov. Scott Walker privatized
the states economic development efforts
and created the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) it was
supposed to kick start the job-producing
engine in the state.
WEDC was one of the main tools of
Walkers promise to bring more than
a quarter million jobs into the state in
his first term. Wisconsin fell far short
of that lofty goal and now as Walker is
criss-crossing the country to get donations to feed his presidential aspirations,
his signature economic development
tool is falling under attack. At the same
time, Wisconsin continues to lag in economic recovery, particularly compared
to neighboring Minnesota.
Criticism of WEDC is nothing new.
What is different, is the attacks are coming not just from Walkers political opponents, but also from those within his own
political party who feel WEDC just isnt
getting the job done especially when it
comes to promoting growth in the northern part of the state.
Much of that criticism is well deserved. No matter how well meaning the
staff and policies of WEDC are, a state
that lumps 200 employee businesses in
the same small business label as those
employing one or two people is inherently out of touch with rural areas of the
state.
Wisconsin is a big state. The fatal flaw
of WEDC or for that matter every
privatization scheme proposed by Madi-
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son in recent years is that it forgets the

size of the state. There is a vast distance,
both physical and cultural, between the
Milkwaukee-to-Madison corridor and
the northern two-thirds of the state.
While the southern counties benefit from
the regional economic driving force of
UW-Madison, the northern counties are
plagued with high unemployment rates
and low household incomes. Seasonal
employment in areas such as tourism are
major players in the economy.
A sign just north of Medford on Hwy
13 reads Ashland 120 miles. To those who
live in the densely populated southeastern corner of the state, this seems like
a vast distance. To people here, the sign
points the way to a routine, regular-season opponent in high school sports.
WEDC has been attempting to force
a one-size fits all approach to economic
development on the state. In areas like
northern Wisconsin, this approach is in
some cases doing more harm than good
and erecting barriers between potential
job creators and the state program whose
goal is to allow them to flourish.
Economic development in northern
Wisconsin needs to be less about showing
up with large checks for huge employers
and more about helping to build sustainable rural communities. The state needs
to get away from the model of single-industry mill towns and work on building
diversification, utilizing the northern regions resources.
The policy makers in Madison need to
Quote of the Week:
I easily could list them, but I dont want to be the tattletale.
Heather Albers about the number of in-home

daycares whose owners do not have city conditional use permits for their businesses.
realize bureaucratic rules build nothing

but obstacles when it comes to accessing
programs or stimulating growth. Business owners are too busy working alongside their employees to bother with excessive paperwork requirements.
Rather than a top-down statewide approach, WEDC should be given greater
regional autonomy to allow the agency
to craft programs and rules that make

sense to those being served
Northern Wisconsin doesnt need a
Madison or Milwaukee solution forced
on them. It needs its own solution addressing the regions unique strengths
and weaknesses.
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
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Brian Wilson
Got pictures?
Pool to open Friday
photo by Brian Wilson
Streets/Water Superintendent Pat Chariton (right) points out to members of the pool committee changes made to
the Medford City Park pool area this spring. City staff completed an overhaul of the locker rooms, removing rusted
fixtures. The pool opens for the season this Friday. Pool users are encouraged to bring their own chairs because seating is limited. Also, due to staining of the concrete, there will be designated matts where people can apply spray-on
sunscreen.
Vox Pop
Independent brewers oppose rule change snuck in budget
Dear Governor Walker and members of the Wisconsin State Legislature:

We are writing to oppose any changes to current
Franchise Protection Law in this great state of Wisconsin by way of inserting anti-competitive provisions
into the upcoming budget bill as is being attempted by
a wine and spirits wholesaler. This is of importance to
our group for a myriad of reasons.
First and foremost, some of our members are also
wineries and this proposed change would further increase the imbalance of our current three-tier system
by not allowing our members to choose with whom they
do business. The measure would mandate that the supplier abide by the terms of an original contract with its
wholesaler even if that distributorship is transferred
to another owner who may or may not have the same
business philosophies, interests, and principles.
The possibility of this provision being inserted by
way of the budgetary process would exhibit a grave
disregard for the open discussion and honest debate
that must accompany legislation of such profound consequence. Wisconsin breweries understand the consequences of these types of actions all too well. A similar
approach was taken during the 2011 budget deliberations in which language inserted into the budget completely changed the way Wisconsin breweries are allowed to operate and has also introduced a plethora of
loopholes and ambiguity to Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin state statutes. The ability of local municipalities to
effectively manage an entity inside its jurisdiction was
stripped away resulting in an unmanageable burden
being shifted onto the Department of Revenue. It also
created statutory language that is a clear violation of

the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution leaving Wisconsins current three-tier system in
a vulnerable state. These franchise protections are unambiguously anti-competitive and create a dangerous
imbalance in the three-tier system with consequences
that inevitably end up stifling growth.
These are the types of consequences that Wisconsin
businesses end up dealing with when overt attempts
by special interests prevail over having an open debate
and honest discussion. Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin
state statutes is already in an ambiguous state of disarray on many levels and changes like these that occur
without open discussion and honest debate will further
convolute its interpretation and threaten the future viability of all businesses that rely on this law to operate.
The Wisconsin Brewers Guild strongly opposes any
changes to Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin state statutes
unless those changes are discussed in an open forum.
Again, too many businesses rely on Chapter 125 as a
roadmap on which to operate and 11th hour budget insertions are sure to have unintended consequences that
will end up hurting businesses at every tier.
We have a long and proud history of manufacturing
beer, wine, cider, mead, and spirits in this great state.
Let us continue bringing Wisconsin forward by transparently managing laws governing these businesses in
a manner that upholds the public trust.
Bo Blanger, South Shore Brewery, Ashland.
Blanger is president of the Wisconsin Brewers
Guild Board of Directors and is writing on the
boards behalf.
Vox Pop
Start with school administration cuts, then talk referendum
Once again I am unhappy after reading The Star

News article about the school board meeting. It really
was good to hear that some of the school board thought
that it might be nice to let the public know what was
going on. Unfortunately, once again our superintendent
shows his true colors. He does not want to let the public
know what his plans are. If you go to a school board
meeting, it does not mean you will be heard.
He was purposely brought from Eagle Rivers school
district because he managed to get a fieldhouse built
there. A small time after he came here I learned from
the Channel 9 news that Eagle River had to pass a referendum for 10 million dollars for upkeep of that facility.
There have been people that have indicated that Eagle
River was glad that he was gone.

Money was spent on property without our knowledge. What did they take from the budget that needed
doing and was kicked to the curb, according to Mr. Fleegel, in last weeks Star News article. The school board
continues referendum talk. The teachers have been
asked to make cuts to all of their classes to help save
money and they all have. The old saying of borrowing
from Peter to pay Paul is the way they have been taking
care of things financially.
We should start cuts in the administration, pay your
bills like the rest of us have to do and then come and
talk about a referendum.
Loretta F. Poulter, Medford
The end of the school year is a busy time. There are

dozens of events from concerts to games to graduation
ceremonies going on every week.
Part of the job of community newspapers, such as The
Star News, is to try to get to as many of these events as
we can in order to share the communities stories with
our readers.
Getting your picture in the paper is still a big deal.
Even in the world of social media, having your picture in
print ensures it will become part of the historical record
for the community.
I am reminded of this
when I go into peoples
homes for interviews and
see yellowed newspaper
clippings hanging on refrigerators. The pictures may
show smiling kids after
winning spelling bees or
bobbing for apples during
a school harvest days celebration from 20 years ago.
Newspapers help record
those memories and keep
them alive.
When I started at The
Star News 19 years ago, we
used 35 mm film cameras.
Typically, my camera bag
would have a couple rolls
of 36-exposure film in it.
For big events like a state
track meet we would shoot maybe 72 frames if we had a
lot of kids there. Film was costly and time consuming to
develop. Then once developed, it needed to be scanned
a slow process. The incentive was to take only what was
absolutely needed.
With the availability of high quality digital cameras,
rechargeable battery packs and reusable media cards,
the door was opened to take not only the for sure shots
but to to experiment and try to capture more and better
pictures. This has greatly improved the storytelling ability of the paper and improved overall quality.
This presented newspaper people with another challenge, however. There is only so much space available to
print photos in any given week and we usually have far
more photos than we have space available.
For example, the May 28 issue of The Star News included a special section honoring area graduates. Star
News staff members took more than 1,000 pictures between the awards programs and graduation ceremonies
at Medford, Rib Lake and Gilman high schools. Heck, I
took more than 500 pictures at Medfords graduation ceremony alone, including one of every student crossing the
stage to receive his or her diploma.
Unfortunately, we were only able to run a fraction of
those pictures in the paper. However, as with most other
events we cover, all the pictures were posted to The Star
News online photo store website at www.centralwinews.
com.
The cool thing about the online photo store is it gives
people the opportunity to browse through the hundreds
of pictures we upload each week. People can look at the
pictures there or if they want to, they may purchase
prints, mugs or all sorts of other cool products with their
favorite picture on them. The site even gives people the
option to purchase museum-quality photographic reproductions of entire newspaper pages.
For those who dont want to take the time to purchase
individual prints, The Star News also offers photo CDs
for sale at the office with the images from a particular
event or sport on them. These are especially useful for
sports parents wanting a record of their student athletes
season.
The downside of the online photo store is that the pictures dont stay on there forever. After about six months
they are removed from the site to make room for other
pictures. Even after the pictures come off our website, we
keep them in our archives.
If you have never checked out our online photo store,
all you have to do is click on the link on The Star News
website. Usually we try to get pictures up within a few
days of the event, but if you dont see something you
think should be there, send us an email at starnews@centralwinews.com or call us at 715-748-2626 to let us know.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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Every hero has a story at

the library reading program
The summer reading programs at
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library
in Medford will begin June 15 and run
through July 31.
The program will be held two days
each week. On Mondays, hour-long programs will be held at 1 p.m. in Medford
and at 3 p.m. at the Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library in Stetsonville. The Monday programs are sponsored by Medford
Area Public Schools.
Program schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 15 Nancy Hemmer
Every Hero Fills a Bucket
Monday, June 22 Melissa Gehrke
Superheroes to the Rescue
Monday, June 29 Margo Swedlund
Be an Environmental Hero
Monday, July 6 Kathy Schumacher
Every Scientist Has a Story
Monday, July 13 Paula Klemm Animal Heroes
Monday, July 20 Nicole Buechel
Firefighters to the Rescue
In addition to the Monday programs,
the Medford Recreation Commission
was the major sponsor of second series
Going up
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of programs. The first event is at 1 p.m.

on Friday, June 19 and will feature Jack
Zolkowski and the Soda Pup Dog Show.
Remaining events will be held starting at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, June 24 Musician David Landau
Wednesday, July 1 Medford Police
Department
Wednesday, July 8 Professor Marvels-magic
Wednesday, July 15 Jason Hunekejuggler
Wednesday, July 22 Scott Wollersuper hero
Wednesday, July 29 Natures Nichelive animals
The program will end on Friday, July
31 at 11:30 a.m. with a Super Hero Party.
There will be pizza and games sponsored
by the Medford Library Foundation.
Youth patrons are reminded to ask for
a slip from the librarian each time they
check out a book this summer to be eligible for a prize drawing on Aug. 3.
photos by Brian Wilson
Things are looking up for Medford-based Enerquip. The nationally recognized company designs and builds heat exchangers for a variety of industries from food service
to petrochemicals. Last year the company started a major expansion and renovation
of its North Street location. In addition to facade improvements, new office space and
an expanded work area, the company invested in a vertical storage tower. Last week,
crews from the German company, KASTO, who built it, were in Medford erecting
the tower. The Unitower 3.0 is 55 feet tall and has a 30 foot by 15 foot footprint. The
tower will include 91 cassette storage areas with a total loading capacity of 600,600
pounds. Materials will be loaded into the tower and when needed, staff will be able to
retrieve them through a computer interface that will rotate through the cassettes to the
one with the needed items. The vertical storage tower frees up significant amounts of
shop room floor space currently used to store materials.
Packing the Pine Line
Students, staff and family members from Holy Rosary Catholic School filled the Pine
Line Trail on Tuesday afternoon as they returned from a school picnic at Whittlesey.
USDA restarts biomass

crop assistance program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announced incentives will resume this summer for farmers, ranchers
and forest landowners interested in growing and harvesting biomass for renewable energy. The support comes through
the Biomass Crop Assistance Program
(BCAP), which was reauthorized by the
2014 Farm Bill. BCAP provides financial
assistance to establish and maintain new
crops of energy biomass, or who harvest
and deliver forest or agricultural residues to a qualifying energy facility.
Financial assistance is available
through BCAP for costs associated with
harvesting and transporting agriculture
or forest residues to facilities that convert biomass crops into energy. Eligible
crops may include corn residue, diseased
or insect infested wood materials, or orchard waste. The energy facility must
first be approved by USDA to accept the
biomass crop. Facilities can apply for, or
renew, their BCAP qualification status

beginning today. $11.5 million of federal
funds will be allocated to support the delivery of biomass materials through December 2015. Last year, more than 200,000
tons of dead or diseased trees from National Forests and Bureau of Land Management lands were removed and used to
produce renewable energy, while reducing the risk of forest fire. Nineteen energy facilities in 10 states participated in
the program.
Farmers, ranchers and forest landowners can also receive financial assistance to grow biomass crops that will be
converted into energy in selected BCAP
project areas. New BCAP project area
proposals will be solicited beginning this
summer and accepted through fall 2015,
with new project area announcements
and enrollments taking place in early
spring 2016
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Northern counties left behind in economic growth

WEDC steers money to Dane
County while little aid goes to
areas with greater needs
By Madeleine Behr
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Dale Kupczyk, executive director of the Ashland
Area Development Corporation, has a system for dealing with applications from Gov. Scott Walkers job-creation agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development
Corp. (WEDC): We have to throw them in the trash.
Kupczyk says WEDC assistance is not of much value to his community. One problem is that companies
courting state incentives often require access to a fourlane highway. But Hwy 2, which runs through Ashland
County, has only two lanes.
He and other critics also say the agencys tax credit
programs dont work because companies in his region are so small the application process is not worth
the effort.
Officials in other northern Wisconsin counties, saddled with high unemployment rates and poverty levels,
have similar tales of being ineligible for economic development programs offered by WEDC, a public-private
agency created in 2011 by Republican Walker.
In contrast, Dane County, home to economic powerhouse Madison, is receiving a higher amount of assistance more than a quarter of total incentives given
by WEDC, while it has the lowest unemployment rate
in the state at 3.6 percent as of March 2015, and just 9
percent of the total population.
Zamira Simkins, a University of Wisconsin-Superior
economics professor, calls the northern regions economy a classic underdevelopment situation. She says
an economy based on natural resources, like northern
Wisconsin, leads to less valuable industries with lowerpaying jobs.
Its sort of a vicious cycle, Simkins says.
Northern counties are also receiving proportionally
less help. For WEDC purposes, northern Wisconsin includes Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence,
Forest, Iron, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Vilas and
Washburn counties.
Collectively, these 13 counties account for about 3.9
percent of the states population and 2.7 percent of
WEDC incentives.
The disparity might not seem dramatic, but a Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism analysis shows
three-quarters of the total WEDC investment in the region from July 2011 to December 2014 has been poured
into a single project, which appears to be at a standstill.
Kestrel Aircraft, which received $22 million in incentives, promised to hire 665 people by 2017, according to
WEDC contracts from 2012. Three years in, the company
employs 40 people in Superior and has not yet broken
ground on a planned manufacturing plant. It recently
merged with New Mexico aircraft company Eclipse.
The center examined WEDCs awards in conjunction
with three metrics commonly used to gauge economic
health median household income, percentage of
people unemployed and percentage of people living in
poverty and found the agency appears to have disproportionately awarded the most money to one of the least
troubled counties in the state, Dane County.
In the other five regions defined by the agency, WEDC
generally gave out incentives proportionally with the
share of population, the Center found.
The states 10 poorest counties including Menominee County, where 31 percent of residents live under the
poverty line and 11 percent are unemployed garnered
no more than an average share of WEDC awards per
capita.
WEDC has drawn fire since its inception, with three
legislative audits revealing mismanagement of loans
and performance reports, and failing to follow state statutes and internal policies. As a result, Walker called for
an end to WEDCs loan program, including a planned
$55 million revolving loan fund, and a proposed merger
of WEDC with the states housing development agency.
A Wisconsin State Journal story in May detailed a questionable $500,000 loan given to a top campaign donor
whose company was failing.
Both liberals and conservatives have spoken out
against the agency. Chief Executive Officer Reed Hall
has defended it, saying he strongly disputes the audits
findings.
However, officials from the northern region say the
agencys current programs and policies are simply not
set up to serve the areas economic needs.
For example, the agencys Capital Catalyst program
offers grants between $50,000 to $500,000 with a one-toone matching grant requirement to companies dedicated to entrepreneurship.
Myron Schuster, executive director of Visions Northwest, a regional economic development partner of
WEDC, says that is too high a threshold for many small
businesses and local partners in northern Wisconsin.
The community has to invest, and we cant get
$25,000 to invest, Schuster says. We are not a Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha. You know, its a whole different
ballgame.
Schuster says WEDC is geared for urban projects
in more metropolitan areas. The agency has requirements and conditions that his group cannot meet. We
do the best we can to make their programs work.
Kelly Klein, coordinator of the Iron County Development Zone, says adding 10 employees would benefit his
northern county, but incentives from the state wouldnt
benefit them, and (its) not even worth it even to explore
it.
Northern counties have seen a sharp downturn in
population: Iron County lost 14 percent of its residents
between 2000 and 2014. A smaller population often leads
to fewer people able to work and contribute to a local
economy.
Mark Maley, spokesman for WEDC, says the agency
does not advocate for one region over another in job creation or business expansion.
All WEDC programs are open to any area, but we
recognize that the needs are different in the northern
and more rural areas of Wisconsin, Maley says. He
cites a range of programs such as the Wisconsin Main
Street program, to assist communities of all sizes in
building or maintaining strong downtowns, and the
Northern Wisconsin Economic Development Summit
that Walker hosts every year.
In fiscal year 2014, WEDC distributed nearly $157
million in financial assistance to companies across the
state.
Too small to succeed?

In February, residents of northern Wisconsin flocked
to the state capitol for an annual grassroots lobbying
campaign known as Superior Days. County officials
and residents expressed disappointment with state programs and incentives.
Scottie Sandstrom, executive director of the Bayfield County Economic Development Corporation, complained that many companies in need are unable to pay
the $10.88 an hour wage state law requires.
A lot of companies dont even start at that, and it
leaves them out, Sandstrom said. He urged the state to
base its wage requirement on county-level wages. Such
a change would require legislative approval.
In response, Hall offered his assurance that his agency wants to help create jobs in northern Wisconsin, a
critical part of the state.
I grew up in Tomah so I understand the needs of rural areas, he said.
Many northern county officials cited the need for
highway expansions to make their communities attractive to manufacturers. Hall agreed transportation is a
hot topic with companies looking to move to Wisconsin,
adding the highway system was a reason e-commerce
giant Amazon opened a facility in Kenosha.
However, when Superior Days representatives met
with Department of Transportation Secretary Mark
Gottlieb, he shot down the residents hope for an expansion of U.S. Hwy 2, a span of a national highway that
runs from Superior to Hurley in Wisconsin.
I dont think its going to happen anytime soon,
Gottlieb said. We have to be ruthless in deciding projects because of the fiscally constrained environment.
Driver industries
State law and WEDC policies exclude retail, tourism
and hospitality businesses from participating in some
of the incentives WEDC offers, which Klein says hurts
northern Wisconsin industries.
The state does not want to work with tourism or retail business, Klein says. They would end up hiring
more people, but the states policy is that they wont
help these types of businesses.
In the 2013 Wisconsin Economic Future Study sponsored by WEDC, northern Wisconsin is the only region
that includes recreation as an economic driver a sector with the greatest potential for national and global
prominence. Recreational industries brought in more
than $51 million to the area in 2011.
To know what our key driver industries are provides
crucial direction for various public and private entities
to improve the states overall performance, WEDC says
about the study on its website. It is important to note

that these driver industries represent Wisconsins economic future.
A study released by the state Department of Tourism
shows a rise in traveler spending from $10.8 billion in
2013 to $11.4 billion in 2014.
This spending also supports 133,000 jobs in restaurants, lodging, recreation and entertainment, and retail
statewide, according to the study.
Tommy Cafcas, a research analyst with national research and advocacy group Good Jobs First, says many
tourism and service-oriented jobs do not have high
enough wages to boost local economies. Good Jobs First
recommends subsidies for industries with above average wages, which is often not the case for hospitality
and tourism sectors, he says.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in
mining have an average annual salary of $51,920. Forestry and logging employees on average earn $38,570, in
comparison with employees in entertainment and recreation sectors earning $34,500 a year on average.
In March, WEDC began a stewardship program with
the U.S. Forest Service to harvest timber in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The agency says the
ability to harvest more timber could create or retain
more jobs in the region by increasing employment in
harvesting timber, as well as increasing the wood supply for Wisconsin companies.
Small legislative representation

While residents of Waukesha, Milwaukee and the
Fox Valley area see strong legislative support on economic committees, a center review found that northern
Wisconsin residents have only one representative on
the legislatures critical economic committees.
Sen. Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon), whose district
extends into Rusk and Sawyer counties, serves on the
Senate Committee on Economic Development and Commerce. No legislators north of Wausau serve on the assembly committee on jobs and the economy.
That probably hurts us a little bit because we dont
have the number of representatives and senators in the
capitol that Madison or Milwaukee would have, Klein
said.
The assembly committee includes representation for
parts of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Pewaukee, Green Bay, Beloit, Appleton and more.
However, first-term legislator Rep. Romaine Quinn
(R-Rice Lake) whose district extends into Washburn
County, says legislators from northern counties still
have input through party caucuses on economic policies affecting the region.
If we dont have a seat at the initial table, it doesnt
mean it makes a difference, Quinn says. We dont have
to write ourselves off.
Moving northern
Wisconsin forward
Having more state dollars in the area for investments
in companies or loans for new businesses would be a
blessing, says Schuster, of Visions Northwest. One of
the huge things that are lacking in the rural areas for
these startup companies is the money that doesnt have
100,000 strings attached to it and has some flexibility to
get these companies started.
During a Superior Days meeting, participant Neil Klemme said forestry and timber jobs are critical for economic growth in the area.
Those (jobs) arent Wal-Mart or fast food, they are
good paying jobs that support families, Klemme, a 4-H
leader in Hurley, said, adding the jobs could bring new
families, as well as retain the young people leaving for
greener pastures.
When I ask a new kid at school why they moved
here, its forest products. Cause believe it or not, people
do move to Hurley, Klemme said.
County forests support 30,000 jobs in the state, with
one-third of all county forest land located in Douglas,
Bayfield, Ashland and Iron counties. Iron County has
more than 500 forestry jobs, which account for about a
tenth of its total population.
Many of the youngest participants at Superior Days
say they are ready to move away from their small towns.
I love the area, but I wouldnt be able to support myself, says Rachel Fedora, 18, a senior at Hurley High
School.
John Klopatek, 17, recalls speaking with his mother
about staying in his hometown of Mercer in Iron County to run a small business.
She told him, Youve got to get out of here.
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the line of making it to the Championship round of 128 but he ran into some tough competition in rounds four and five
so he did not advance. He had a great time in Louisville, and is hoping he can do it again next year and compete when
Nationals are in Chicago.
Cade Alexander & Noah Cipar both competed in the Geography Olympiad in Louisville as well. Their
day consisted of two tests, one on U.S. Geography and one on World Geography. They then had three buzz in rounds.
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Event shows success can be home grown

A state tourism coordinator told Medford Area Senior High students their ability to communicate and
build relationships with each other will be their greatest skill as their working life unfolds.
Drew Nesbaum was the keynote speaker at the home
grown career fair. The Friday morning event gave students a chance to learn from Nesbaum and a panel of
four Medford graduates who have returned to the area
to pursue various careers. The local speakers included
Thrivent financial advisor Dave Hraby, Broadway Theatre owner Dave Fleegel, Dr. Betsy Berends of HealthView Eye Care and elementary school teacher Brittany
Zenner.
Students rotated from the programs to the gymnasium for a career fair which highlighted many local businesses and opportunities. For some students, the final
stop was a mock interview station where they could
hone their skills and get advice
The career fair was developed in recent years to
showcase local opportunities for students who wish to
remain or return to the area when they graduate. Much
of the practical career advice it gives comes from Medford graduates who made the same decision to stick
with their hometown.
Nesbaum was working in the tourism industry 15
years ago when he met Stephanie Klett, who was then
a rising star with Discover Wisconsin. When Klett was
named state tourism secretary, she picked Nesbaum to
head the northern field office. I ended up in this position because of someone I know. Remember, its who
you know, he said.
Nesbaum went from an Illinois childhood to working
at all levels of the hospitality industry. He is now the
northern coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of
Tourism. I was one heck of a dishwasher, busboy and
housekeeper. Ive done it all, Nesbaum said of his roots
in the industry.
Nesbaum said he enjoyed his first job as a dishwasher. However, it was the chance to interact with customers and other members of the hospitality team which
drew out his love of the industry. The ability to enjoy
the moment and strive to be better is what he continues
to enjoy. Titles are crap. Its not about the title, Nesbaum said. What you are doing is what matters. The
people around you matter.
Nesbaum told the students effort and attitude matter
the most. He asked them how they would answer a job
interviewer who asked them about growing up in Medford. Most indicated they would have something positive to say, but a few hands said they would offer a negative opinion. When he called on one of them, the student
answered, Its boring, it sucks. Nesbaum warned the
students those types of answers might make an interviewer wonder if there are other negative thoughts
coming forward. Do you want to give everyone the impression your hometown is the worst place on Earth?
Nesbaum said. I dont see any tanks rolling down your
streets.
Nesbaum said no matter what career the students
pick, the attitude belongs to them. If you are a dishwasher, be the best dishwasher you can be, he said.
photos by Mark Berglund
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Aspirus Medford honors employees
40 Years
Jean Singleton was recognized for 40 years of service
in the emergency department.
Praising staff
Gregg Olson, president/CEO of Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics welcomed milestone employees, award
winners and retirees to the healthcare centers annual employee recognition banquet held at Centennial Hall in
Stetsonville on May 13.
35 Years
Retirees honored
Wanda Kallenbach and Barry Werner were recognized for 35 years of service.
Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics recently recognized those who retired this year. Pictured are (l. to r.) Sharon
Vesnefsky, Barbara Wesle, Patricia Lewis, Connie Schmiege, Marian Krause, Dorothy Reichert, Patricia Krause,
Victor Schiszik, Kaaron Keene, and Janyce Frischman. Not pictured are Sharon Acker, Doreen Eldred, Ruth Fisk,
Terrie Flandermeyer, Susan Frank, Susan Ihlenfeld, Diane Olson, Patricia Pecher, Judy Reiter and Gloria Strebig.
30 Years
25 Years
20 Years
Linda Bartelt (l. to r.) Richard Gordon, and Tracy

Fuchs were recognized for 30 years of service. Not pictured is Richard Hintz.
Patti Prusinski (l. to r.), Michael Filas and Connie

Hedrington were recognized for 25 years of service. Not
pictured are Debra Gallett and Joan Marschke.
Clem Johnson was recognized for 20 years of service.

Not pictured is Kelly Emstrom.
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10 Years
15 Years
Patricia Graham (l. to r.), Marlene Pollock, Tammy Downing, Sherry Meyer,
Rosanne Carstensen, Sara Wesle and Laura Sova were recognized for 15 years of service. Not pictured are Christina Dobrenz, Dr. Ngozi Jacqueline Ekwueme, Shannon
Emmerich, Sue Rafko, Rhonda Seidl and Laura Thompson.
Haley Erl (l. to r.), Lisa Davis, Glenda Way, Misty Krug, Holly Metz, Amy Fredrikson,
Jennifer Underwood and Shelby Couillard were recognized for 10 years of service.
Not pictured are Donna Gorichs, Diann Hartman, Jenny Higgins, Sandra Lukes, Mary
Makovsky, Angela Miller and Mindy Wagner.
5 Years
Larry Lemke (l. to r.), Sharon Mallien, Megan Bruggink, Sherri McDougal, Valorie
Kulesa, Krista Ziembo and David Hopkins were recognized for five years of service. Not pictured are Dennis Becker, Megan Courtney, Tammara Delasky, Barbara
Denzine, Abra Richter, Dennis Russell, Marilyn Skurzewski and Jessica Wagner.
Clinical advancement
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Klemm received the Ansell Cares HERO
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with Scott Perrin, emergency services director.
Kerry Lingen received her Clinician 1

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Application for
Liquor License
WHITTLESEY BALL CLUB,
LTD., Michael A. Roiger, Agent,
makes an application to the
Town Board of the Town of Chelsea for a license to sell fermented malt beverages for the period
from July 1, 2015, to June 30,
2016, at N5031 Ballpark Dr.,
Medford, WI 54451 Gail Mildbrand, Town Clerk
Application for
Liquor License
THE LIONS CLUB OF WHITTLESEY, INC., Gregory G. Krug,
Agent, makes an application to
the Town Board of the Town of
Chelsea for a license to sell fermented malt beverages for the
period from July 1, 2015, to June
30, 2016, at N4989 Ballpark Dr.,
Application for
Liquor License
PATTI JO LAMBERTY, Patti
Jos Crossroads, LLC, makes
an application to the Town Board
of the Town of Chelsea for a license to sell intoxicating liquors
and fermented malt beverages
for the period from July 1, 2015,
to June 30, 2016, at W5220
Whittlesey Ave., Medford, WI
54451 Gail Mildbrand, Town
Clerk
Application for
Liquor License
DENNIS MAKOVSKY, Pot
Belly Pub and Grill, makes an
application to the Town Board
of the Town of Chelsea for a license to sell intoxicating liquors
and fermented malt beverages
for the period from July 1, 2015,
to June 30, 2016, at W5542
South St., Medford, WI 54451
Gail Mildbrand, Town Clerk
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Liquor License
JEFF
WRIGHTSMAN,
PWREADY LLC, DBA JLAR
Valley, makes an application to
Chelsea for a license to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented
malt beverages for the period
2016, at N5541 State Highway
13, Medford, WI 54451 Gail
Mildbrand, Town Clerk
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Application for
Liquor License
CHELSEA CONSERVATION
CLUB, INC., Ricky Lee Jensen,
Agent, makes an application to
Chelsea for a license to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented
malt beverages for the period
2016, at N6357 State Hwy. 13,
Village of Stetsonville
Application for
Beer/Liquor License
STEP N UP TO BOTTOMS
UP, Tamala Petterson, makes
application to the Board of the
Village of Stetsonville for a Combination B Retailers License for
the period ending June 30, 2016
at Lot 4, Block 3, Olson Addition.
Shawn Sullivan, Clerk
Application for
Beer/Liquor License
STETSONVILLE OIL CO,
INC., Brian Dahl, Agent, makes
application to the Board of the
Village of Stetsonville for a
Class A Beer/Liquor License for
the period ending June 30, 2016
at 115 South Hwy 13. Shawn
Sullivan, Clerk
Application for Beer License
BOXRUCKER-BERRY
AMERICAN LEGION POST
519, Steve Danen, Agent,
makes application to the Board
of the Village of Stetsonville for
a Class B Beer License for the
period ending June 30, 2016
at Government 4, Lot 28.
Application for
Beer/Liquor License
LARRY LEE GENGLER,
Genglers Bar, makes application to the Board of the Village
of Stetsonville for a Combination B Retailers License for the
period ending June 30, 2016 at
Lot 1, Block 2, Berner Addition.
Application for
Beer/Liquor License
THE ROOST BAR AND
CRAZY COW GRILL, Sarah
Jean Krause, makes application to the Board of the Village
of Stetsonville for a Combination B Retailers License for the
Lot 1, Block 1, Olson Addition.
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Application for
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AMERICAN LEGION POST
547 hereby makes application to
the Village Board of the Village
of Lublin for a Class B License to
sell intoxicating liquors and malt
beverages for the period ending July 1, 2016 at the following
location: W13315 South Street,
Lublin, WI. Deloris Elliott,
Clerk, Village of Lublin
Application for
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JERRY
KOLVE,
hereby
makes application to the Village
Board of the Village of Lublin for
a Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and malt beverages for the period ending June
30, 2016 at the following location: W13283 South Street, Lublin, WI. Deloris Elliott, Clerk,
Village of Lublin
(1st ins. June 4,
2nd ins. June 11)
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JOEL
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WINCHELL,
Winchells Rock Point Bait + CStore, makes application to the
Town Board of the Town of Grover for a Combination Class A
Retailers License for the sale of
fermented malt beverages and
intoxicating liquors for the period
ending June 30, 2016 at the following location: N11204 County
Rd. M, Medford, WI. Mary
Quante, Town of Grover Clerk,
715-965-3495.
(1st ins. June 4,
2nd ins. June 11)
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Taylor Electric Cooperative is currently holding funds representing unclaimed capital credits and/or uncashed checks
in the names of the following persons. Claims may be made at the cooperative office by the rightful owners by June 20,
2015. Amounts not claimed will be forfeited and sent to Federated Youth Foundation, Inc. to be used for charitable and
educational purposes.
Aabel, Judith
Adams, Dale
Adams, Harold
Alexander, Patricia
Bacholl, Tammy
Bakken, Ken & Sherry
Bruesewitz, Sherry
Carr, Nancy
Chodera, Tom and Andrea
Correnti, Lucille
Cushing, David & Dixie
Deering, James
Dittrich, Henry J.
Draeger, Marge
Ebeltoft Estate, James C.
Edmunds, Jodi
Emens, David/Phyllis
Enlow Dairy Inc.
Erb, Robert
Fahrner, Janice
Fredrickson, Eugene
Gallagher, Mike & Sue Pawlowski
Gawenda, Kenneth
Geiger, Matthew and Jill
Gretz, Bernard J.
Gruhlke Estate, Dorothy
Gusewelle, Kevin & Mary
Hanson Estate, Leroy A.
Hartl, Marie
Hubert, Daniel R.
Hutman, Keith
Ingersoll, Karen
Jardine, Neil
Johnson, Peter
Kraegenbrink, Daniel W.
Krause, Chad
Kreb, Keith H.
Kubicz, Stan and Elizabeth
Larson, Doug & Karen
Larson, Dr Charles
Lawrence, Leeta
Leleika, Joe
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Medford, WI
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Rib Lake, WI
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Lepka, Heather
Lucey, James
Lukaszewicz, Anna
Madsen, Christopher & Sandra
Marquardt, Nancy
Martin, David H.
Maslanka, Mary
Meyer, Bryan
Meyer, Judith
Monheim Estate, William
Mueller, Gerald
Myers, Dale
Newberry, Blaine & Galen Zielinski
Oddy, Richard
Oehler, Thomas
Oldsen, Charles/Heidi
Peissig Estate, Romona
Peissig, Laura
Petersen-Parker, Judith
Phillips, Jim
Rohloff, Steve
Schmidt, Mary
Schroeder, Dale
Schwenke Est, Ardres
Seffron, Terry/Kathy
Solberg, Amy J.
Sossong, Lynn T.
Sperl, Tammy
Steffen, Richard
Stephan, Thomas E.
Stolp Estate, Olive
Sweeten, John
Thiede, Erwin A.
Verdone, Robert/Jane
Verdone, Todd J.
Voight, Doris
West, Roberta
Weyenberg, Gerald
Wiemer, April
Wood, William & Teresa
Phillips, WI
Hager City, WI
Aurora, CO
Medford, WI
Prairie du Chien, WI
Murrysville, PA
Colby, WI
Medford, WI
Dorchester, WI
Waukesha, WI
Medford, WI
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Medford, WI
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Mosinee, WI
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Marion, WI
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Fogelsville, PA
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Application for
Liquor License
LISAS SPOT TAVERN &
CAMPGROUND, Lisa Cardinal, Agent, makes application
to the Town Board of the Town
of McKinley for a Combination
Class A & B License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented
malt beverages for the period of
July 1, 2015 thru June 30, 2016
at the following location: N8837
Bridge Drive, Sheldon, WI.
Lynne Lund, Town Clerk
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Liquor License
ADA R. WINCHELL, P Town
Saloon & Grill, LLC, makes application to the Town Board of
the Town of Grover for a Combination Class B Retail License to
sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages for the
the following location: W11204
CTH M, Medford, WI. Mary
Quante, Town of Grover Clerk.
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Liquor License
SHELDON NORTHWOODS
COUNTRY STORE, Leonard
Schmuckal, Agent, makes application to the Town Board of
the Town of McKinley for a Combination Class A & B License to
sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages for the
period of July 1, 2015 thru June
30, 2016 at the following location: N8891 Bridge Drive, Sheldon, WI. Lynne Lund, Town
Clerk
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15IN9
In the Matter of the Estate of
Joseph Sweda.
D.O.D.: April 1, 2015
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date
of birth of January 3, 1926 and
date of death of April 1, 2015,
was domiciled in Taylor County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W13116 County
Road F, Lublin, WI 54447.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is August 13, 2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin.
/s/ Lindsay N. Rothmeier
Lindsay Rothmeier, Probate
Registrar
Date: May 8, 2015
Michael V. Salm
State Bar No. 1012313
603 S. Washington St.
Thorp, WI 54771
715-669-5583
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3rd ins. June 18)
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Request for Roof Bids

Town of Maplehurst
The Town of Maplehurst is seeking sealed bids for either metal or architectural asphalt shingles to be put on
the town hall roof. The area is about 1,840 square feet. If
asphalt is bid, the old shingles need to be removed.
Bids will be opened at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11,
2015 at the Maplehurst Town Hall. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. A Certificate of Insurance is
required before starting work.
You may direct any questions to either Mark Nosko,
chairman, at 715-229-2834 or Don Schindler, clerk, at
715-229-4660.
Donald Schindler, Clerk
(1st ins. May 28, 2nd ins. June 4)
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Request for Gravel Bids

Town of Maplehurst
The Town of Maplehurst is seeking sealed bids for
5,000 yards, more or less, of 3/4 crushed, stock piled
gravel to be delivered anywhere within the town. Gravel
to be delivered any time after July 1, 2015.
Bids will be opened at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11,
2015 at the Maplehurst Town Hall. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. A Certificate of Insurance is
required before delivering gravel.
You may direct any questions to either Mark Nosko,
chairman, at 715-229-2834 or Don Schindler, clerk, at
715-229-4660.
Donald Schindler, Clerk
(1st ins. May 28, 2nd ins. June 4)
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Town Watch
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Public notices
Notice
Rib Lake Area Recycling Residents
Rib Lake Area Recycling will hold a used Tire Collection Day on Saturday, June 13, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon at the north end of the Recycling Building.
Tires Must Be Free of Water and Rims.
No Free Tires This Year
Up to 20 Tire Size
$1.00 Each
20 - 24 Tire Size
$5.00 Each
Over 24 Tire Size
$10.00 Each
Please note that this collection is for Village of Rib
Lake, Town of Greenwood and Town of Rib Lake residents
only.
Sponsored by Rib Lake Area Recycling
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Little Black
Medford
April 12, 2015
Board of Review
May 12, 2015
Items considered:
Discussions were held regarding road, zoning and
recycling issues.
Actions taken:
Motion to run ads for gravel, granite, breaker rocks,
hard rocks, blacktop, seal coating and dust control was
unanimously approved.
Motion to hold next meeting on the first Sunday of
May was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
All board members, except Allen Peissig and Marian
Nernberger, were present.
Maplehurst
April 10, 2015
Actions taken:
Motion the town board may meet on the roads from
time to time during the next month was unanimously
approved.
Attendance:
All board members were present.
Actions taken:
The assessment book was not complete. Motion to
reschedule the open book for August 10 from 5-7 p.m.
and set the board of review for August 12 from 5-7 p.m.
was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
Regular meeting
May 12, 2015
Items considered:
The board discussed the road conditions and materials needed for the 2015 construction season.
Actions taken:
Motion to approve the five-year road construction
plan as follows: 2016 TRIP project, re-pave River Rd.
from Pleasant Ave. to Heights Ln.; 2017, re-pave Pleasant Ave. from River Rd. to Hwy. 13; 2018, pave Oriole Dr.
from CTH O to Perkins St.; 2019, re-pave Castle Rd. from
CTH M south one mile; 2020, pave Center from Sunset
Rd. to CTH E was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
Public notices
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School District of Rib Lake

Board of Education
Regular Meeting Agenda
Rib Lake School Boardroom
1236 Kennedy Street, Rib Lake, WI 54470
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Roll Call of Board Members
IV. Review/Approve Minutes of June 4, 2015 Regular
Meeting
V. Review Current Bills and Possible Approval for Payment of Same
VI. Citizens Input Re: Issues with District Operations: (No
Action Taken)
VII. Old Business: Discussion/Possible Action with Respect to:
a. Proposed District Technology Coordinator Job Description BP 541.7 (2nd Reading)
b. Proposed District Webmaster Job Description BP
541.8 (2nd Reading)
VIII. Administrators Report - Discussion/Possible Action
with Respect to:
a. 2015-16 Budget Update
b. Review of Band Trailer Request
IX. Review of Correspondence
X. Principal/Staff Reports (No Action Items)
a. ELE/ HS/MS
b. Facilities & Maintenance
c. Annual Special Education
d. 2014-15 Seclusion and Restraint
XI. New Business: Discussion/Possible Action with Respect to:
a. Personnel Contracts: Resignations/Potential Hires
b. Summer Maintenance Projects
c. Summer Fund 80 (Community) Projects
d. Consideration of Technology Purchases
e. 2015-16 Dental Insurance Transition
f. 2015-16 Health Insurance Renewal
g. Consideration of Prorating of Insurance
h. Consideration of Teacher Supplemental Pay Options
i. Proposed Approval of Revised 2015-16 Employee
Handbook
XII. Closed Session - Consideration of Movement into
Closed Session in Accordance with WI Statute
19.85.1c, e, & f.
a. Employee Benefit and Compensation - Custodian
b. Consideration of Early 4K Enrollment
c. Discuss Bargaining Strategy for RLEA
XIII. Movement into Open Session Taking Action as Necessary on Items Discussed in Closed Session
XIV. Adjourn
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Medford Area Public School District

Board of Education Meeting Minutes
May 21, 2015
Members Present: Brandon Brunner, Paul Dixon, Dave
Fleegel, Barb Knight, Jeff Peterson, Mark Reuter, DeDe
Strama and Mark Temme
Consent Agenda:
Approved:
Agenda
Secretarys Report (Meeting Minutes of April 16,
2015 - open and closed)
Treasurers Report
Personnel Report
Letter of Assurance
66.0301 Agreement with Colby
Information / Discussion:
Administrators Good News and End of Year Report
Review of 2012-15 Technology Plan
Review of acceptance of Tahers Fixed Rate Plan
for Food Services Contract for the next five years
Discussion of an annual Senior Skip Day at MASH
- this is not a sanctioned activity and is organized
by students
Madelyn Brost, Jared Wiese and Ben Meier presented updated information regarding the Life of
An Athlete presentation/program
Discussion of possible projects to be included in the
Spring 2016 referendum and how referendum information will be shared with the public and when
Review of Curriculum Connection regarding Badger
3 - 8 (Smarter Balanced Test)
Staffing updates, including recent hires, upcoming
interviews and transfers
Review of enrollments, revenue cap matters, Debt
Service Fund and RVA Expenditures
Policies for 1st Reading, including: JHCD Administration of Prescription & Non-Prescription Medications; JHH Suicide Prevention; JI Student Awards
and Scholarships; JIA WI Academic Higher Education Scholarship Program; JICA Student Dress; JJ
Student Volunteers for School and Public Services;
JL Student Gifts; and Co-Curricular Code of Conduct - Grade Requirements (Page 12)
Action:
Approved / Failed:
Election of Officers: Dave Fleegel, President;
Paul Dixon, Vice-President; Cheryl Wibben,
Clerk; and Jeff Peterson, Treasurer
Designation of Official Depositories to include:
Fidelity National Bank (Medford); Nicolet National Bank (Medford); Local Government Investment Pool; Forward Financial Bank (Colby
& Medford); AbbyBank (Abbotsford); and Nicolet
National Wealth Management (Medford)
Designation of Official Newspaper to be the Star

News
Appointment of WASB Correspondent to be
Dave Fleegel
Appointment of WASB Delegate and Alternate
Delegate to be Paul Dixon and Jeff Peterson
respectively
Appointment of CESA Representative and Alternate Representative to be Barb Knight and Mark
Temme respectively
Approval of MAPSD Wellness Program Changes
for 2015-16
Approval of 2015-18 District Technology Plan
Approval to allow MASH to charge $100 per student to participate in the MASH Show Choir
Approval to schedule to Annual Meeting on October 26, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office
Approval of Larry Lecheler to full-time
Approval to allow administration to spend up to
80% of the classroom supplies budget and to
purchase those other items necessary to have
on hand for the start of the next school year
Approval of Policies for Second Reading: JHCB
Student Immunizations; JHCC Communicable
Disease; JHFB Student Safety Patrols; JHG
Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting; JHGA Child Enticement; and RVA-EDCB Computer and Software
Approval of Co-Curricular Code of Conduct Grade Requirements (Page 12)
Approval of 92 open enrollment applications to
attend MAPSD schools
Denial of 13 open enrollment applications to attend MAPSD schools
Approval of 5 open enrollment applications to attend school in another district
Approval to allow the Open Enrollment Coordinator and Administrator(s) to determine the approval or denial of any exception applications
received during the 2015-16 school year
Approval to hold the June Board of Education
meeting at the School Forest
Approval to adjourn to closed session
Approval to reconvene into open session
Approval to split the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director position into two positions - Assistant Principal and Gr 7-12 Activities Director
Approval to adjourn
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 11 :17 p.m.
A complete copy of the board meeting minutes is available in the District Office or online at www.medford.k12.
wi.us.
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ACCIDENTS/COURT
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Accident reports
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Two-vehicle accidents
Jill M. Fuchs and Srinivas Challa were involved in

an accident on May 21 at 12:19 p.m. in the parking lot at
County Market in the city of Medford. According to the
accident report, both vehicles were parked side by side
in the lot. The drivers door of the Fuchs vehicle stuck
the rear passenger side quarter panel of the Challa vehicle when it was opened, causing a dent. The Fuchs vehicle sustained no damage.
Jordan A. Egle and a vehicle owned by Crystal M.
Kloth were involved in an accident on May 25 at 12:25
p.m. in the parking lot of Family Video in the city of
Medford. According to the accident report, the Egle
vehicle was performing a backing maneuver when it
struck the legally-parked and unoccupied Kloth vehicle.
The Egle vehicle sustained minor damage to the driver
side rear taillight. The Kloth vehicle sustained moderate damage to the rear bumper and trunk.
Robert B. Fronk and Kathryn J. Klinger were involved in an accident on May 26 at 1:01 p.m. in the
Marathon Cheese parking lot, 1000 Progressive Ave. in
the city of Medford. According to the accident report,
the Fronk vehicle was westbound on the main drive
of the parking lot proceeding toward the exit when it
was struck by the southbound Klinger vehicle turning
out from a parking lane into the main drive. The Fronk
vehicle was spun nearly 180 degrees by the impact.
Klinger said she looked for traffic, but did not see the
Fronk vehicle before pulling out into the main drive.
Fronk alleged Klinger was talking on a cellphone at the
time of the accident. Klinger claimed she was not using her cellphone until after the accident when she was
going to call the police to report it. The Fronk vehicle
sustained moderate damage to the middle and rear passenger side. The Klinger vehicle sustained very minor
damage to the front.
One-vehicle accidents
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded

to an accident on May 22 at midnight on Hwy 102 in the
town of Rib Lake. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was southbound on Hwy 102 when it left the
roadway and entered the ditch, striking two sign posts
before coming to a stop against a small tree. The vehicle
sustained very minor damage to the front. The driver
was not at the scene and did not report the accident. The
driver returned a phone call and left a message stating
he swerved to avoid a deer.
to an accident on May 24 at 5 a.m. at the intersection of
Hwy 194 and CTH H in the town of McKinley. According
to the accident report, a vehicle was westbound on Hwy
194 approaching the intersection with CTH H when it
left the roadway and went into the right ditch. The vehicle traveled in the ditch area to the intersection, striking a road sign before continuing through the intersec-
Taylor County Circuit Court
Pleas entered
The following appeared and entered pleas of not

guilty: Matthew C. Blanchard, 36, Weston, possession
with intent-THC (less than or equal to 200 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of felony
bail jumping; Joseph C. Eisner, 26, Spencer, exposing a
child to harmful material.
Jonathan D. Fetting, 41, Dorchester, successfully

completed a two-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and a charge of theft of movable property-special
facts was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Roger G. Ewer, 45, Medford, successfully completed
a two-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and a
charge of felony strangulation and suffocation-repeater
was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Kurt G. Bube, 45, Medford, successfully completed
a one-year deferred entry of judgment agreement and
pled no contest to an amended charge of a non-criminal
ordinance violation of disorderly conduct. He forfeited
a fine and costs of $330.50.
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Christopher C. Bollman, 23, Rib Lake, pled guilty to

disorderly conduct-domestic abuse (repeater). He forfeited costs of $443 and restitution in an amount to be
determined, and must write a letter of apology, pre-approved by the victim witness coordinator, to the victim.
Maria Luordes Gonzalez a.k.a. Marie Gonzalez Median, 40, Dorchester, pled no contest to an amended
charge of a non-criminal ordinance violation of disorderly conduct and forfeited a fine and costs of $330.50.
The original charge had been a criminal charge of disorderly conduct.
Sabrina A. Christie, 16, Cornell, pled no contest to an
amended charge of operating without carrying a license
on person and forfeited a fine and costs of $217.10. The
original charge had been operating without a licensesecond offense.
Jasmine A. Jascor, 19, Stetsonville, pled no contest
to disorderly conduct, and being a party to a crime of
criminal damage to property. She forfeited costs and
restitution of $2,573.35, and must write a letter of apol-
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The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to

an accident on May 22 at 5:55 p.m. at the intersection of
Lemke Dr. and Bragg Ln. in the town of Goodrich. According to the accident report, a vehicle was westbound
on Bragg Ln. and approaching the intersection with
Lemke Dr. when the driver failed to yield the right-ofway and collided with a vehicle southbound on Lemke
Dr. The first vehicle continued through the intersection
into the south ditch of Bragg Ln., striking a yield sign before coming to a stop. The second vehicle spun around
and came to a stop in the southwest corner of the intersection. The driver of the second vehicle stated the first
vehicle did not appear to slow down for the yield sign.
The first vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front
and rear passenger side. The second vehicle sustained
severe damage to the front. Both vehicles were towed
from the scene.
See ACCIDENT REPORTS on page 17
Court proceedings
Deferred judgments
Two-vehicle accident
tion into the west ditch, where it struck several trees

before coming to a stop. There was very severe damage
to the entire vehicle and it was towed from the scene.
to an accident on May 25 at 1:30 a.m. on Eighth Ave. in
the town of Roosevelt. According to the accident report,
a vehicle was southbound on Eighth Ave. when it left
the roadway and entered the east ditch, striking several
small trees before coming to a stop. The driver said he
fell asleep. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to
the front and front driver side and was towed from the
scene.
to an accident on May 25 at 4:15 p.m. at the intersection
of Brehm Ave. and Evergreen Dr. in the town of Greenwood. According to the accident report, a vehicle was
eastbound on Brehm Ave. approaching the intersection
with Evergreen Dr. when the driver failed to stop for the
ogy to the victims, due within 30 days to the victim

witness coordinator. Charges of battery, two counts
of criminal damage to property and misdemeanor bail
jumping were dismissed but read in.
Probation ordered
Devin J. Cypher a.k.a. Davin James Cypher, 20, Medford, pled no contest to disorderly conduct. Sentence
was withheld and Cypher was placed on probation for
one year on the condition he pay costs and restitution
of $2,132, and supervision fees as ordered by the Department of Corrections; write a letter of apology, preapproved by the probationary agent, to the victim; have
no contact with the victim; attend anger management
counseling and any other counseling as deemed appropriate by the probationary agent; and maintain/obtain
full-time employment. Charges of battery and criminal
damage to property were dismissed but read in.
Disposition reports
Charge dismissed
A charge of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) equal to or greater than 0.08 percent
and less than 0.15 percent-first offense against Alvin R.
Faude, 83, Withee, was dismissed on the courts own
motion.
Deferred prosecution
Taylor M. Swiantek, 21, Rib Lake, pled no contest to
disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, and entered into a
deferred prosecution or sentence agreement.
Forfeitures
Alvin R. Faude, 83, Withee, was found guilty at trial

of operating while under the influence-first offense. He
forfeited $997.21; his drivers license was revoked for
seven months; and he is to undergo an alcohol assessment.
Edward C. Holub, 58, Medford, pled no contest to an
amended charge of a speedometer violations and forfeited $175.30. The original charge had been speeding 1-10
mph over the limit.
Eric J. Mertens, 30, Colby, pled no contest to an
amended charge of speeding 1-10 mph over the limit and
forfeited $175.30. The original charge had been speeding
11-15 mph over the limit.
Clint J. Peters, 34, Caledonia, pled no contest to an
amended charge of speeding 1-10 mph over the limit and
forfeited $175.30. The original charge had been speeding
11-15 mph over the limit.
Gary L. Radloff, 47, Medford, pled no contest to an
amended charge of failure to stop/improper stop at a
stop sign and forfeited $175.30. The original charge had
been failure to yield the right-of-way from a stop sign.
LOGS/OBITUARIES
Dispatch log
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as an ATV route when heavy road dust obscured the operators vision. The ATV left the roadway and struck a
powerline pole. The operator was ejected from the ATV.
Accident reports
Gilman Police Department

May 18 Traffic hazard at 485 E. Main St. at 2:11
p.m.
May 19 Disorderly conduct at courthouse at 12:12
p.m.; library violation at 380 E. Main St. at 12:25 p.m.;
disorderly conduct at N3531 Elder Dr., town of Aurora
at 1:43 p.m.
Medford Police Department

May 18 Accident at courthouse at 9:44 a.m.; lockout at 340 S. Eighth St. at 5:09 p.m.; harassment at 883
Brucker St. at 5:59 p.m.; property damage at 465 N. Madison Ave. at 6:32 p.m.
May 19 Traffic complaint at W. Allman St. and
Billings Ave. in town of Medford at 8:22 a.m.; yard problem at 407 N. Seventh St. at 9:40 a.m.; library violation
(2) at 400 N. Main St. at 1:07 p.m.; lockout at 625 E. Broadway Ave. at 6:19 p.m.; suspicious activity at 509 E. Clark
St. at 10:28 p.m.
May 20 Suspicious activity at 312 S. Wisconsin
Ave. at 1:50 a.m.; truancy at 624 E. College St. (4) at 11:59
a.m.; accident at 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 12:46 p.m.;
traffic hazard at S. Second St. and E. Perkins St. at 2:20
p.m.; search warrant at 250 Front St., Unity, at 2:28 p.m.;
ATF notification at 1281 N. Eighth St. at 3:56 p.m.; suspicious activity at 624 E. College St. at 9:40 p.m.
May 21 Commercial alarm at 215 S. Eighth St. at
12:01 a.m.; accident at Medford Plaza at 12:19 p.m.; welfare check at 509 E. Clark St. at 2:57 p.m.;
May 22 Trespassing at 335 S. Wisconsin Ave. at
12:21 a.m.; suspicious activity at 1010 N. Eighth St. at
12:40 a.m.; commercial alarm at 639 S. Second St. at 3:01
a.m.; traffic complaint on S. Main St. at 10:18 a.m.; property damage at 122 S. Park Ave. at 10:44 a.m.; property
damage on Centennial Prkwy. at 11:08 a.m.; escort at S.
Park Ave. and W. Broadway Ave. at 1:02 p.m.; harassment at 871 Vega Ln. at 3:35 p.m.; animal complaint at
1010 N. Eighth St. at 6:15 p.m.; disorderly conduct at 635
Brucker St. at 11:19 p.m.
May 23 Fire alarm at 333 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 7:57
a.m.; citizen assist at 635 Brucker St. at 9:40 a.m.; traffic
complaint on Hwy 13 in town of Deer Creek at 1:38 p.m.;
escort on Broadway Ave. at Washington at 1:44 p.m.;
yard problem at 505 E. Ogden St. at 3:59 p.m.; citizen assist at 1269 N. Eighth St. in town of Medford at 11:20 p.m.
May 24 Noise complaint at 153 W. State St. at 3:41
a.m.; suspicious activity at 153 W. State St. at 6:44 a.m.;
lockout at W6022 Center Ave. in town of Medford at 7:08
a.m.; parking problem at 137 S. Third St. at 8:44 a.m.;
escort on Hwy 13 in village of Stetsonville at 9:50 a.m.;
ambulance request at W5381 Pleasant Ave. in town of
Medford at 12:53 p.m.
May 25 Traffic control at Hwy 13 and CTH O at
6:19 a.m.
Taylor County Sheriffs Department

May 18 Welfare check at W5575 Apple Ave. in town
of Little Black at 12:09 a.m.; welfare check at W5135 Dietze Rd. in town of Deer Creek at 1:27 p.m.; drugs in Taylor County area at 3:05 p.m.; property damage at N2027
Black Birch Dr. in town of Little Black at 3:11 p.m.; welfare check at 540 E. College St. at 3:30 p.m.; trespassing
at W7099 CTH A in town of Little Black at 4:47 p.m.; 9-1-1
hang up at N7232 Hill Creek Rd. in town of McKinley at
5:31 p.m.; deceased subject at N4617 Castle Rd. in town of
Medford at 6:56 p.m.; welfare check at N9308 Spur Five
in town of Jump River at 9:43 p.m.
May 19 Suspicious activity at N1616 Ruby Dr. in
town of Deer Creek at 9:35 a.m.; disorderly conduct at
courthouse at 11:41 a.m. and 12:12 p.m.; citizen assist at
W6497 Hwy 64 in town of Medford at 1:25 p.m.; disorderly conduct at N3531 Elder Dr. in town of Aurora at 1:43
p.m.; Chapter 51 commitment; juvenile problem; traffic
arrest at W. Broadway and National at 9:37 p.m.; transport from Winnebago to Medford at 10:07 p.m.
May 20 Juvenile runaway; agency assist at N8932
Zimmerman Rd. in town of Westboro at 10:45 a.m.; grass
fire at Hwy 64 and CTH D in town of Hammel at 6:16 p.m.;
child custody in town of Goodrich at 7:42 p.m.; animal
noise at N2851 River Rd. in town of Aurora at 8:46 p.m.
May 21 Commercial alarm at 215 S. Eighth St.
at 12:01 a.m.; animal at large on Hwy 13 and Pleasant
Ave. in town of Medford at 5:13 a.m.; property damage
at W10011 E. Burma Ave. at 7:33 a.m.; suspicious activity at Rindt Rd. in town of Westboro at 9:36 a.m.; ambulance request at N2618 Grahl Dr. in town of Browning
at 3:18 p.m.; sexual assault in town of Medford; attempt
See DISPATCH LOG on page 18
Deer-related accidents
ATV accident

to an ATV accident on May 23 at 12:15 p.m. on a public
road in the town of Grover. According to the accident
report, an ATV was traveling on a gravel road posted
The following deer-related accidents were reported:

May 27 at 9:58 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of Browning;
May 28 at 8:39 p.m. on CTH D in the town of Rib Lake;
May 29 at 9:43 p.m. on Center Ave. in the town of Medford.
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Sheryl Studinger
Leona Meyer
1958-2015
1931-2015
Leona Esther Meyer,

83, Medford, died at Aspirus Care and Rehab on
May 30.
Funeral services were
held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 3 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in
Medford with Father Gerard Willger and Deacon
Joe Stefancin ofciating.
Burial took place at Holy
Rosary Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation was from 10
a.m. until the time of services at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
She was born on July 21, 1931 at Rib Lake to the
late Elwood and Cora (Hoeck) Stimm. She graduated
from Medford High School. On June 16, 1973 at Holy
Rosary Catholic Church, she married Leon C. Meyer,
who preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 2008.
Leona worked for Gruener Bakery on Main Street
in Medford. She enjoyed completing jigsaw and crossword puzzles, reading, and had a passion for pets; especially her cats and dogs. Leona and Leon enjoyed
traveling and visiting different casinos. She always
enjoyed watching the squirrels in her backyard
make their way up her birdfeeders to eat the food out
of them. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic
Church.
She is survived by brothers-in-law, Ray Meyer, and
Joe (Mary) Meyer, both of Medford and sister-in-law,
Carol Meyer of Rib Lake. She is also survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews and close friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by her sister, Lorraine Stimm.
In lieu of owers, memorial donations may be
made to Leonas family.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
Sheryl
Dawn
(Stephan) Studinger, 57,
beloved mother of ve,
unexpectedly
passed
away in the early morning hour of Saturday,
May 30.
She was born in
Rhinelander on March
26, 1958, to Jane (David)
Zuidmulder and Edward (Donna) Stephan.
Sheryl
graduated
from Lakeland Union
High School in 1976
and received her associates degree in accounting
from Northcentral Technical College before moving and getting married in Medford. Her greatest
joy was crafting and her talents allowed her to run
a family business for many years.
She is survived by her father Edward (Donna)
Stephan, Minocqua; sisters Susan Stephan, Three
Lakes, Kathy (Joe) Schetter, Sheboygan Falls;
brothers Mark (Theresa) Stephan, Neenah, Tim
(Tammy) Stephan, Oxford; ve children Clint Studinger, New York, Brent Studinger, Medford, Rachel (Greg) Gossel, Minneapolis, Kurt Studinger,
Medford, and Heather (Jeremy) Mitchell, Minneapolis; along with six grandchildren.
Sheryl was preceded in death by Jane Zuidmulder (mother), Mike Stephan (brother) and Joni
Belmore (sister).
Her celebration of life will be held at Calvary
Lutheran Church in Minocqua on Saturday, June
6. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., with service at
11 a.m. and a light luncheon to follow. In lieu of
owers, memorials can be shared with her children to help with the unexpected expenses.
Goodbyes are only for those who love with
their eyes. Because for those who love with heart
and soul, there is no separation. - Rumi
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Delores Henrichs
1933-2015
Former
Stetsonville
area resident Delores M.
Henrichs, 81, died Tuesday, June 2 at Golden Living-Continental
Manor
in Abbotsford, where she
had resided the past 7-1/2
years. Funeral services
are on Tuesday, June 9
at noon at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Stetsonville, with Father Simon Boyapati ofciating.
Burial will be in St. Marys
Cemetery in the town of
Little Black. Visitation at the church is Tuesday, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Pallbearers will be Paul, Austin
and Nash Henrichs, Gerry Larson, Josh Brandner
and Wes Hebert.
The former Delores Danen was born on Nov, 4,
1933 in the town of Deer Creek to the late Clarence
and Elsie (Schaefer) Danen. She received her education from St. Louis Catholic School in Dorchester,
Stetsonville Elementary School and was a graduate
of Medford High School.
Her marriage to Nicholas Nick J. Henrichs, who

preceded her in death on April 5, 2012, took place on
June 11, 1952 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Stetsonville.
She worked for many years as a clerk and manager at Hoffmans Ben Franklin in Medford until ill
health forced her retirement. She enjoyed the Willow
Lake cabin, snowmobiling, shing, gardening, cooking and baking, especially her cherry, blueberry and
raisin pretzel.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Catholic Knights Catholic Order of Foresters and the St. Elizabeth Altar Society.
She is survived by sons, Pat (Judy) and Tom (Renee) Henrichs, both of Stetsonville, Mark (J.J.) Henrichs of Stevens Point and Gary (Cathy) Henrichs
of Athens; a sister, Arlene Handel of Medford and a
brother Mike Minnows (Kathy) Danen of Stetsonville; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was
preceded in death by a brother, Norman Danen.
In lieu of owers, the family requests memorial
contributions be given to the family for a future designation. For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
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Dispatch log
to locate on Hwy 64 and Lekie Dr. in town of Browning
at 3:42 p.m.; domestic at 141 N. Lincoln St. in village of
Stetsonville at 3:53 p.m.; animal noise at Railroad St.
and Maple Ct. in village of Rib Lake at 6:57 p.m.; animal
noise at N2851 River Rd. in town of Aurora at 9:17 p.m.;
transport from jail to Aspirus at 11:16 p.m.; suspicious
activity at 203 E. CTH A in village of Stetsonville at 11:33

p.m.
May 22 Commercial alarm at 639 S. Second St. at
3:01 a.m.; accident on Hwy 102 and Berry Ave. in town
of Rib Lake at 4:54 a.m.; theft at W10263 Bitner Ave. in
town of Maplehurst at 10:14 a.m.; bond violation at Dittrich Mink Ranch at 12:30 p.m.; sexual assault in town
of Medford at 12:48 p.m.; escort on S. Park Ave. and W.
Broadway Ave. at 1:02 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 320 E. Main
St. in village of Gilman at 1:07 p.m.; domestic on CTH E
in town of Westboro at 2:02 p.m.; accident at Bragg Ln.
and Lemke Dr. in town of Goodrich at 5:55 p.m.; noise

complaint at N7483 Peche Dr. in town of Rib Lake at 8:58
p.m.; suspicious activity on Center Ave. and Oriole Dr.
in town of Browning at 9:31 p.m.
May 23 Agency assist at W2565 Hultman Lake Rd.
at 12:28 a.m.; underage drinking at Settlement Dr. and
Alfalfa Ave. in town of Chelsea at 1:28 a.m.; agency assist in Marshfield at 2:27 a.m.; fire alarm at 333 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 7:57 a.m.; theft at W14080 CTH D in town
of Jump River at 8:12 a.m.; property damage at N5466
Settlement Dr. in town of Chelsea at 8:24 a.m.
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
John Hink
Mary Taylor
Warner Post 2977 and served as commander of the

post from 1975-81. John enjoyed shing, watching
sports, game shows, jigsaw puzzles and was a huge
Packers and Cubs fan.
Survivors include his siblings, Florence (Dennis) Vanmersbergen of Topeka, Kan., Mary (LeRoy
Spike) Spieles of Westboro, Edward (Nancy) Hink
of Eleva, Patti Smith of Jump River, Barbara, Jim
and David Hink all of Hoffman Estates, Ill. and many
nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in
death by his stepmother, Nellie (nee Brooks) Hink
and three brothers, Karl Bill, Floyd Butchie and
Michael Hink.
A Celebration of Life in memory of John will be
held on Saturday, June 6, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at
the Bears Den in Jump River. Private graveside services with military honors will be held at Mount
Nebo Cemetery in Jump River.
The Plombon Funeral Service in Gilman is assisting Johns family.
Phyllis Brunner
1936-2015
Phyllis Marlene Brunner, 78, Medford, passed

away at her home, surrounded by her family,
Thursday, May 28, under
the care of Hope Hospice.
Funeral services were
held on Monday, June 1
at 11 a.m. at Immanuel
Lutheran Church, Medford with Pastor Joshua
Krieger ofciating. Visitation was held on Monday,
June 1 from 9:00 - 10:45
a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial took place at Medford Evergreen
Cemetery II.
She was born on Aug. 17, 1936 in the town of
Greenwood, to the late Henry and Amanda (Dassow)
Steen.
She graduated from Medford Senior High School.
She married Donald Dean Brunner Sr., on Nov. 25,
1954 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Medford.
Phyllis worked as a welder at Milwaukee Chair
Company in the late 1950s. She then went on to work
for Briggs & Stratton in Milwaukee. She returned
home to Medford and began working for Tombstone

Pizza, and retired from Tombstone after 24 years in
1999. Phyllis enjoyed painting ceramics, reading,
and going camping with her family. She was an avid
Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers fan. She
also bowled in several different leagues in Milwaukee and Medford. Phyllis also took pleasure in hosting friends and family at her home.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by
children, Donald (Patricia) Brunner Jr. of Howell,
Mich., Gregory (Denise) Brunner of Stetsonville,
Brian (Tim Kahanak) Brunner of Clinton Township, Mich., and Kimberly (Keith) May of Mocksville,
N.C.; a brother, Roger (Barbara) Steen of Westboro;
grandchildren, Matthew Brunner, Zachary Brunner,
Melissa (Chris) Zuleger and Erin (Hutch) Ruggles;
great-grandchildren, Abigail Brunner, Hudsen Ruggles and Berkley Ruggles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by brothers and sisters, Ray Steen, Galen
Steen, Shelby Zimmerlee and Bonnie Leach.
In lieu of owers, memorial donations in honor of
Phyllis may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church
or Hope Hospice.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
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Mary Jane Taylor, 89, Rib Lake, died on Saturday,

Feb. 7 at Country Gardens Assisted Living in Medford.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 6 at 1
p.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake.
Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday,
June 6 from 11 a.m. until the time of service.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Doris Schlais
Doris Jean Schlais
(Nee Gebauer) passed
away peacefully on
Wednesday, May 27, at
the age of 87. Beloved
wife of Henry Gene
Schlais, for 68 years.
Devoted mother of
Terry (Susie), Wendy
(Rick
Kieliszewski)
Williams, Mike, Kathy
(Wes) Shiroma, Dan,
Joel (Karen), John
(Helena), Jayne (Fred)
Preuss, and Jim (Joni).
Grandmother of 22 grandchildren and 7 greatgrandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents;
siblings, Mil (Bill) Dassow, Loretta (Aaron) Brahmer, Marie (Albert) Willner, Frank, Jr. (Darlene),
Ray (Brenda), Norman (Ann), Henry (Myrtle) and
Arthur; daughter, Helen Schlais; son-in-law, Paul
Williams; daughter-in-law, Donna Schlais, and
granddaughters, Amy Schlais and Becky Schlais.
Also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives
and friends.
Services were held in New Berlin. Memorial
service and interment in Medford, at a later date.
Wisconsin is losing their #1 sports fan. She
was a rabid Braves, Brewers, and Packers fan.
She loved bowling, Sizzling 7s slots, and spending
times with her children and grandchildren. Doris
was born and raised in the Rib Lake area.
Krause Funeral Homes and Cremation Service,
12401 W. National Ave., New Berlin 53151, 262-7868009, www.krausefuneralhome.com, serving the
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but that is nothing new.
We thought of you yesterday,
and days before that too.
We think of you in silence,
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John H. Hink, 79, of

Jump River, died on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Aspirus
Hospital in Medford. He
was born on June 9, 1935,
in Jump River, the son of
the late Oscar and Sylvia (nee McVicker) Hink.
John attended Jump River
area schools and proudly
served his country in the
U. S. Army in both the Korean Conict and Vietnam
War. John retired from the
military in 1972 after 20
years of service. Following his retirement from the
Army, John lived in Jump River, Pittsville and Arrey,
New Mexico. He was employed by Larson Pallet Factory in Ogema and Weather Shield. John returned to
the Jump River area due to ill health.
John was a life member of Jump River VFW Hugh
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Melvin Graun
Melvin W. Graun, age 86,

of Abbotsford passed away
peacefully in his sleep on
Friday, May 29, 2015, at his
home.
Melvin was born on May
22, 1929, the son of Albert
and Adella (Theilman)
Graun in Hammond, Ind.
He was united in marriage
to Eva Lorraine Wood on
July 22, 1950, in Hammond.
She preceded him in death
on June 20, 2002. Melvin worked in Indiana before moving to a farm in Medford in 1967. In his
later years he moved to Abbotsford. Besides farming, he was a logger and worked maintenance at
Northwest Hardwoods.
He enjoyed shing and hunting. After retirement he made shing lures, was a craftsman and
worked on small engines. He was also fond of his
animals, especially his dogs.
Melvin is survived by six children, James (Sharon) of Medford, Thomas (Cindy) of Athens, Dennis (Kris) of Wausau, Ken (Mary) of Abbotsford,
Sandy (Bob) Oelrich of Abbotsford and Daniel
(Sandy) of Windom, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; and
17 great-grandchildren. He is further survived by
his brother, Edwin Graun of Dermotte, Ind.; a sister-in-law, Betty Graun of Hammond, Ind.; nieces
and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife,
Eva; and three brothers, Alvin, Marvin and Erwin.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Zion Lutheran Church in
Colby. Reverend Mark Neumann presided. Family
and friends were welcomed from 9 a.m. until time
of service Tuesday at the church, with interment
held in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, town of Holton.
The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford assisted the family with the arrangements.
The family would like to express a special thank
you to his daughter, Sandy Oelrich; granddaughters, Jen Siewert and Nancy Graun; and caregivers, Breanna Riegert and Rachel Lindberg, for the
wonderful care Melvin received these past few
years.
Family and friends may express condolences
online at www.maurinaschilling.com.
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Katherine Brandl
1970-2015
Katherine Kathy E.
Brandl, 45, of Thorp, died
Tuesday, May 26, at Our
Lady of Victory Hospital,
Stanley where she was
taken earlier by ambulance.
A
Celebration
of
Kathys Life was held at
11 a.m. Monday, June 1 at
the Hemer Funeral Home,
Medford with Pastor David Clements ofciating.
Visitation was held from 9
a.m. until the time of services on Monday, June 1 at the funeral home.
She was born on April 16, 1970 in Norwich, N.Y. to
the late Harl D. and Elizabeth M. (Holgerson) Sutton.
She was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School in
Boiling Springs, S. C. Her marriage to Scott J. Brandl
took place on April 9, 2010 in Woodstock, Ill.
In her younger years, Kathy worked in a cotton
mill in South Carolina for a period of time. She was
also a oral designer for a ower shop in South Carolina for a number of years. During this time she also
drove ambulance, worked at a butcher shop and the
Wafe House. In 2006 the family moved to the Abbotsford area and then in 2007 moved to the Stetsonville
area. Kathy also homeschooled her daughter Morgan
through the Rural Virtual Academy. She was an avid
hunter and sherwoman. Kathy enjoyed baking, gardening, owers, raising chickens and rabbits.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a
daughter, Morgan Brandl of Thorp; two step-sons,
Matt (Enita) Brandl of Westboro and Tyler (Brittney
Rudolph) of Medford; two brothers, Dave and Steve
Sutton of South Carolina; a sister, Tina Parris of
South Carolina; and three step-grandchildren, Nathan Brandl of Medford, Sean and Andrea Schreiner
of Westboro.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in
death by a brother, Donny Sutton.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to
Kathys family to be designated at a later date. For
online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
Mary Smock
1919-2015
Mary E. Smock, 96,

formerly of Holcombe,
passed away Sunday, May
24 at Wissota Health and
Regional Vent Center in
Chippewa Falls.
Mary was born on February 23, 1919 to Frederick
and Margaret Jensen. She
grew up in the Town of
Greenwood, Taylor County and later attended and
graduated from Medford
High School.
Mary Jensen married
Chester Smock on Oct. 28, 1939 at St. Peters Lutheran
Church in Rib Lake. Following marriage they owned
and operated Smocks Grocery Store in rural Rib
Lake area. Mary also was employed as a bookkeeper
for the Medford Co-op Creamery and retired at the
age of 62.
Mary was a member of St. Johns Lutheran
Church in Cornell, Holcombe Senior Citizens, Black
River Ramblers Camping Club, The Lake Area Prop-
erty Owners Betterment Association, Flambeau

Area Snowmobile Club and The Wisconsin Board of
Aging.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Ruth Ann (Ramon) Garcia of Rhode Island; granddaughter, Kim
Trojanowski of Dousman; great granddaughter, Kaitlin Smrcina of Dousman; sisters Augusta Freiboth
of Medford and Florence Jagow of Baraboo; son-inlaw, Lee Rowland of Milwaukee and also survived by
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Chester Smock; daughters, Carol Jean Rowland and Nancy Lee Trojanowski; son-in-law Richard
Trojanowski; brothers, Ralph, Donald, Arthur and
Arnold Jensen; and a sister Edith Neidermayer.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday,
June 1, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Cornell
with Rev. Patrick Feldhus ofciating. Interment followed the services at the Cornell Cemetery.
Visitation was from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, at
the Borton-Leiser Funeral Home in Cornell and also
one hour prior to the services Monday at the church.
Express online condolences at www.bortonleiserfuneralhome.com.
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Funeral services will
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Catholic Church, Medford
where there will also be
military rites performed
by the Medford Area Military Honors Team, with
Father Gerard Willger and Deacon Joe Stefancin ofciating. Visitation will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford from 10 a.m. until the time of
services at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 5.
He was born on Dec. 2, 1931 in the town of Deer
Creek to the late William J. and Bernadine M.
(Danen) Cypher.
He attended town of Deer Creek and Stetsonville
elementary schools.
His marriage to Marilyn C. Kauer, who survives,
took place on Feb. 12, 1958 at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Stetsonville.
After his education he served in the Medford
National Guard until later enlisting in the U.S. Air
Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. Upon
separation, he worked at Allis Chalmers in Milwau-
kee. After moving back to the local area, he worked

as a mechanic for Stetsonville Oil Co. and as a sheet
metal and furnace repairman at Stetsonville Hardware. Finally, he joined his son and daughter at Cypher Electric & Heating until retirement in April of
2003.
He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic
Church; Landua-Jensen American Legion, Medford;
Catholic Order of Foresters; and a past member of
the Boxrucker-Berry American Legion, Stetsonville.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by children,
Dennis (JoAnn) Cypher of Medford, Dawn (Kenneth) Frankovich of Larkspur, Colo., Debra (Dennis)
Lichtl of Medford, Duane (April Thums) Cypher of
Medford; foster daughter, Rhonda (Jerome) Roguski
of Milford, Neb.; two sisters, Agnes Pernsteiner of
Medford and Jeanette (Jerry) Adams of Woodruff;
six grandchildren, Jane (Sam) Swenson, Jesse Cypher, K. Tyler Frankovich, James Frankovich, Alex
Lichtl and Andrea (Jason) Hartwig; and three foster
grandchildren, Jed (Andrea) Roguski, Debbie (Bill)
Ocken and Jolean (Brian) Piitz.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by six brothers, Edward, Jerome, Raymond,
Kenneth, Norbert and David Cypher.
In lieu of owers, the family requests memorial
contributions to either the Medford Flag Field, Never
Forgotten Honor Flight, or any local veterans organization.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
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A
Project completed
Thursday,
Thursday,
April
June23,
4, 2015

Id like to thank our customers - their patience during
this time of rapid change is greatly appreciated. Their
support is what really made this possible, Courtney
said, noting the store is proud to be community owned
and it shows in everything they do.
Id also like to thank our
general contractor TCI as
well as Houtari Construction and the rest of our
subcontractors. This was
a challenging and complex
project with a lot of moving
parts. They did an outstanding job and the results of
their hard work speak
for themselves.
Finally, Id
like to thank
our employees. To say
that the past
few months
has been an
adventure
would
be
an
understatement.
Through all
the dust,
Greg Knight
changes,
and challenges they remained helpful, patient, and professional.
Without their 110 percent dedication this project would
not have been possible, he said leading the more than
40 people attending the ribbon cutting in a round of applause for the employees.
I might be a little bit biased but I truly believe that
this is the finest supermarket in northern Wisconsin.
For us and for our community to have accomplished this
is tremendous achievement. We truly hope that you are
as proud of the store that you own as we are, Courtney
said.
Ofcially open
Members of the business community, contractors, Medford Cooperative staff and Medford Area Chamber of
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Greg Knight (center, right) in cutting the ribbon to mark the completion of the remodeling and expansion at County
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Hardware manager Ron Lundquist joins cooperative

board chairman Brad Dahlvig and council president
Greg Knight in cutting the ribbon marking the ofcial
opening of Ace Hardware.
Council president Greg Knight (center) and manager

Glen Bersie (center, right) cut the ribbon to open Black
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SECOND SECTION
Schmitt, Aldinger headed to

state; RL shut out at sectional
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Pair of Pirates
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Colton Schmitt hands off the baton to Travis Lato during the 800-meter relay at
the Division 3 Athens regional. Schmitt and Lato, along with Tyler Boie and Ethan
Aldinger, finished 10th at the Colfax sectional, but Schmitt advanced to state in the
boys discus throw.
When the dust, and the rain, settled

Friday at the WIAA Division 3 Colfax
track sectional, two Gilman Pirates were
left standing as the few that would advance to the state track meet this weekend.
Athletes and fans alike had to endure
persistent rain throughout the afternoon
as storms rolled through western Wisconsin. State qualifiers will converge on
the UW-La Crosse campus for the state
Division 3 track meet starting on Friday.
Pirates senior Colton Schmitt used a
throw of 146 feet, 11 inches in the discus
to secure a spot at state after finishing
second. The throw was just under three
feet shorter than his season-long toss of
149-1, but was still more than enough to
move on. Sam Welch of Flambeau had
the longest throw at 147-1. Abbotsfords
Kasey Kollmansberger advanced with a
third place finish after a throw of 137-9
and Nolan Kern of Eau Claire Regis was
the final qualifier with a toss of 131-4.
Schmitt will be one of the top contenders at the Division 3 state meet. He is currently seeded fifth in the discus. Tucker
Wedig of Belmont recorded a throw of
152-4 at the Bangor sectional and is the
top seed heading into state. Wedig won
last years state title with a throw of 1695. Division 3 state discus competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Junior Ethan Aldinger was the other
state qualifier for Gilman. His long jump
of 20-6.75 was a season best by 5.75 inches
and put him in second place behind Sawyer Rubeck of Fall Creek (21-10). Thorps
Josh Oberle (20-2) finished third while
Matt Anderson of Fall Creek (20-0.5) took
fourth.
Aldinger jumps into the state meet
seeded seventh. Iola-Scandivias Kris-
tian Welch, the defending D3 state champion in the long jump, leapt 22-10.5 at the
Rosholt sectional and will be the man to
beat in La Crosse. State competition for
the Division 3 long jump takes place Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m.
I was most impressed with how our
guys dealt with the bad weather, Gilman
head coach Mike Gingras said. Ethan
PRd and actually had the longest jump
during the finals round, even in the rain.
Colton threw further and further with
every throw even with it getting wetter
and wetter out there. We had fantastic
performances and it sounds funny, but
well be praying for rain at state. Theyre
pretty pumped to go. Both had set goals of
getting to state and they did it.
Gilman highlights
The Pirates best other finish came
from Aldinger in the 100-meter dash.
After finishing fifth in the preliminary
round, the junior posted a time of 11.75
in the finals to finish fifth and just miss a
trip to state. Jaxon Brown of Eau Claire
Regis took fourth with a time of 11.54 and
Athens Aaron Wickman took the event
title in a time of 11.10.
Desiree Budzinski picked up an
eighth-place finish in the girls pole vault
after clearing 8 feet. The point she picked
up was the only one the Gilman girls
posted at the sectional. Elmwood-Plum
Citys Jillian Holt took first by clearing
9-3.
Desiree just missed going to a jump
off. She did a fantastic job in the rain.
Vaulting gets harder and harder the wetter it gets, Gingras said.
Kyla Schoene tied for 11th in the girls
high jump by getting over the bar at 4-6.
She tied with four other participants.
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Raiders return to state in relay; Hamann hurdles to state

by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Three days after getting drenched
at the regional meet in Tomahawk,
Medfords track and field athletes got
drenched again on Friday at the WIAA
Division 2 Amery sectional.
Getting soaked is a small price to pay
to get to state. Medfords Margaret Hamann and its boys 3,200-meter relay team
didnt let the conditions stop them from
reaching the ultimate goal.
The team of Dalton Hildebrandt, Mark
Jablonsky, Josh Kakes and Koltin Ulrich
set a season-best time of 8:15.92 to earn
its spot at this weekends state meet. The
Raiders were second out of 16 sectional
teams, trailing only their rivals from
Lakeland, who won in 8:07.
This will mark the fourth straight
year Medford has been represented at
state by its boys 3,200-meter relay team.
Hamann, meanwhile, advanced with
a third-place finish in the girls 100-meter
high hurdles. The senior earned her first
state appearance with outstanding outings in both the regional and sectional
meets in this race.

In all, the Raiders had 20 entries in Fridays meet. Seven of those entries resulted in team points. Four more cracked the
top 10. Medfords girls scored 15 points
to take 17th out of 32 scoring teams. The
boys scored 10 points to place 21st out of
31 scoring teams.
The state meet is set for Friday and
Saturday at UW-La Crosse. Competition
starts at 9:30 a.m. on both days. The relay team and Hamann will both race on
Friday morning. If Hamann advances to
the finals, shell race again on Saturday
morning.
Back to La Crosse
With three of four runners back from
last years state team, the 3,200-meter relay team has been focused all spring on
getting back to La Crosse. They finished
that mission on Friday.
The relay team had their best time of
the year, Medford head coach Mike Bub
said. Dalton Hildebrandt started off and
ran a 2:01.5 which put us right at the top
of the race. We were two strides out of
Dalton
Hildebrandt
Mark Jablonsky
first. I think that got the guys believing,

hey, we can do this. Then one after another, they kept us right there in second
or third. It just became contagious. Its
fun to see them go to state.
Rice Lake finished third in 8:16.36
and Amery got the fourth and final state
berth in the race with a time of 8:17.12.
Prescott was 5.2 seconds behind Amery.
Hildebrandt, Jablonsky and Kakes are
seniors. Ulrich is a junior. All but Jablonsky were on the state team last year that
Josh Kakes
Koltin Ulrich
finished 14th in 8:20.4. The Raiders are

hoping for a result similar to 2013, where
Medford won the slow heat and wound
up in sixth place and on the awards stand
with a school-record time of 8:10.52.
The big thing for us probably will
be Dalton getting us off to a good start
again, Bub said. If we can get up in
front in the race and win our heat with a
pretty good time, we could have a podium
finish like two years ago. Its not going to
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Thursday,
Thursday,
September
June22,
4, 2015
2011
Medfords upset bid at Mosinee falls one out short

Finally, after 11 straight losses over
nearly four full seasons including
three in the post-season the Medford
Raiders seemingly had the Mosinee softball team beat and a berth in the WIAA
Division 2 sectional semifinals in hand.
And then, just like that, the Indians
were celebrating a 6-5 walk-off victory
while the Raiders were either brought to
tears or were left in stunned silence.
The Indians scored three times in the
bottom of the seventh of Fridays regional final, capped by Kelsey Ludwigs twoout single to rightfield that easily scored
speedster Bailey Schultz from second
base with the winning run. Schultz had
reached on a two-out error, allowing the
tying run to score and stole second.
One out away from finally taking
down their nemesis in a crucial post-season matchup, the Raiders couldnt quite
Rally killer
finish the job.

It seemed like we were finally getting
some breaks here, head coach Virgil
Berndt said moments after the defeat. It
seemed like everything we did with the
lineup was working.
The lineup had to be shuffled due to
the absence of junior first baseman Kaitlin Walsh, who injured her ankle the previous night in a regional semifinal win
at Antigo. Without Walshs glove at first
base and her .605 Great Northern Conference batting average in the three-spot,
the Raiders made it work with Sydney
Elsner taking over at first base and by
scoring five runs against a team that had
held them to a total of eight runs over
their last seven meetings.
They did it by twice setting the table
for other key hitter in the middle of the
order, Kayla Hartl. Hartl put Medford
ahead 3-1 with a two-out, three-run bomb
well over the centerfield fence in the
With head coach Virgil Berndt watching from the dugout entrance, Medford third
baseman Alyssa Loertscher makes a tough catch right at the fence to retire Mosinees
Sierra Holewinski and end Mosinees first-inning rally with just one run scoring. The
Indians stranded runners at second and third.
third inning. That scored Hailee Clausnitzer, who had led off the inning with a
single and moved to second on Rylee Andersons bunt, and Jenice Clausnitzer,
who had singled with one out.
Then, with the bases loaded and two
outs in the top of the seventh, Hartl came
through by lining a two-run double to
right-center to break a 3-3 deadlock and
put the Raiders in position to close it out.
The seventh-inning rally started with
Tori Lammar reaching on an infield single. Jenna Klemm did the same with one
out. Jenice Clausnitzer hit a slow roller
to third baseman Sydney Gamble, who
couldnt beat Lammar to the bag, loading
the bases for Elsner. She also grounded
to Gamble, who threw out Lammar at
the plate. That set up Hartls big at-bat
against Mosinee ace Rochelle Koshalek.
Without Kaylas bat, were not even
in the game at the end, Berndt said.
Hartl made some big pitches to keep
Medford in it as well.
Mosinee jumped ahead 1-0 in the
first, but it couldve been worse. Schultz reached on an infield single and was
bunted all the way to third by Ludwig.
Katie Zimick and Koshalek walked to
load the bases. Hartl had a chance to get
out of it by striking out Autumn Michlig,
but McKayla Garskis infield single deep
into the hole at short scored Schultz.
Third baseman Alyssa Loertscher made
a huge play, going right up against the
fence to catch a foul ball hit by Sierra
Holewinski and end the inning.
On a field where things have gone bad
for Medford in a hurry in the past, Berndt said that could have been a make or
break inning early in the game.
That was big to get out of that, he
said.
Each team left one runner in the second before Hartls blast in the third.
Mosinee had two runners in scoring position with two outs in the fourth when
freshman shortstop Hailee Clausnitzer
Painful loss
quickly moved to her right and speared a

line drive hit by Zimick.
That line drive Hailee dove and
caught was a huge play, Berndt said.
Dark skies loomed overhead throughout the game and lightning finally forced
a suspension of play in the bottom of the
sixth, just as Mosinee was putting pressure on the Raiders again.
Malloree Beste reached on an infield
single. Lammar, Medfords catcher, just
barely threw out Gamble at first on her
sacrifice bunt, but Schultz reached on an
infield single to put runners on the corners. Medford booted Ludwigs bunt, allowing Beste to score. With an 0-2 count
on Zimick, the game was delayed for 90
minutes.
When play resumed, Zimick battled
back to single in Schultz with the tying
run and took second on the throw back
to the infield. Hartl made a big pitch to
get Koshalek to fly out to Chelsea Rausch
in shallow center. Michlig popped up to
Jenice Clausnitzer at second to keep the
game tied.
With the Raiders up by two and the
Indians bringing their sixth, seventh and
eighth hitters to the plate in the bottom of
the seventh, things looked good for Medford. But the Indians had other ideas.
Garski worked Hartl for a leadoff walk,
but Holewinski popped out to Loertscher
for the first out. A wild pitch and passed
ball, miscues that hadnt happened in
the first six innings, put Garski on third.
She scored on Bestes single to left. Beste
moved to second on another wild pitch,
but Gamble grounded out to short, leaving Medford one out away from a 5-4 win,
but now the Raiders had to retire the
speedy Schultz, Mosinees leadoff hitter.
Schultz hit a dribbler up the first base
line that Hartl couldnt get in her glove,
knowing she had to be quick with her
throw to first. Ludwig smartly took a
See MEDFORD on page 24
Photos by Matt Frey
Medford catcher Tori Lammar (l.) and second baseman Jenice Clausnitzer show the
pain of Fridays last-inning loss at top-seeded Mosinee in a WIAA Division 2 regional
final. The Raiders led the defending WIAA Division 2 state champions 5-3 going into
the bottom of the seventh inning, but a three-run rally gave Mosinee a 6-5 win.
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Gilman cant get on the scoreboard in regional final loss

Bunt attempt
Photo by Matt Frey
Gilmans Kendall Skabroud tries to put down a sacrifice bunt during the second
inning of Thursdays 15-0 WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal win over Rib Lake. The
ball rolled foul, but Skabroud wound up singling in this at-bat to drive in a run.
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BASEBALL
Friday, June 5
WIAA Div. 4 regional final, #3 Columbus Catholic/#2 Loyal winner vs. #4 Abbotsford/#1 Rib Lake
winner. Higher seed hosts. 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9
WIAA Div. 4 Tigerton sectional. Semifinals at 11
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Championship at 4 p.m. Rib
Lake would play in the 11 a.m. semifinal.
Gilman Sports
TRACK & FIELD
Friday and Saturday, June 5-6
WIAA Div. 3 state meet at UW-La Crosse. Competition starts at 9:30 a.m. both days. Gilmans Colton
Schmitt will compete in the boys discus at 9:30 a.m.
on Friday morning.
Gilmans Ethan Aldinger will compete in the boys
long jump at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
SOFTBALL
Thursday, June 4
Gilman hosts WIAA Div. 4 sectional final between
McDonell Central and Cochrane-Fountain City, 5
p.m.
After a 19-win season, the Gilman Pirates believe, and rightfully so, they are
very close to being a WIAA Division 4
state caliber softball team.
But once again on Saturday, the regional final hurdle was one they couldnt
clear as they mustered just three hits on
a gray, windy morning and fell 2-0 at topseeded McDonell Central. The game was
postponed when wet weather hit Casper
Park just before the teams were set to
play on Friday afternoon.
Gilman actually outhit the Macks 3-1.
McDonell (20-5) scored both of its runs in
the first inning without the aid of a hit to
advance to Tuesdays sectional semifinal
at Shell Lake, which it won 13-2. Gilman
hosts the sectional final today, Thursday,
between McDonell Central and defending sectional champion Cochrane-Fountain City.
The bottom line is, and we told the
team this after the game, is we have to
score runs, Gilman head coach Brian
Phelps said. We didnt score any runs
on that day and you cant win not scoring
any runs.
Since its last state appearance in 2006,
Gilman has been to the regional final every year, but is just 1-7 in those games.
McDonell beat Gilman in last years final
5-0.
We felt we were right there with
that team, Phelps said. It was a game
we thought we could win. Its too bad we
werent able to play on Friday. I think the
girls were much more loose and relaxed
going in on Friday.
McDonell freshman Megan Baier kept
Gilman off the scoreboard, allowing only
Medford Sports
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday, June 4
WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal, #6 Medford at #3 Mosinee,
5 p.m.
Saturday, June 6
WIAA Div. 3 regional final, Medford/Mosinee winner vs. #7
Antigo/#2 Lakeland winner. Higher seed hosts. Time TBA.
TRACK & FIELD
Friday and Saturday, June 5-6

WIAA Div. 2 state meet at UW-La Crosse. Competition
starts at 9:30 a.m. both days. Medfords boys 3,200-meter
relay team of Dalton Hildebrandt, Mark Jablonsky, Josh
Kakes, Koltin Ulrich and alternates Tony Noland and Trey
Ulrich will compete in a finals race on Friday morning.
Margaret Hamann will compete in the girls 100-meter
high hurdles preliminaries on Friday morning.
The girls 100-meter high hurdle finals will take place on
Saturday morning.
BASEBALL
Friday, June 5
WIAA Div. 2 regional final, #3 Tomahawk/#2 Medford winner vs. #5 Wittenberg-Birnamwood/#1 Mosinee winner.
Higher seed hosts. Time TBA.
Tuesday, June 9
WIAA Div. 2 Chilton sectional. Semifinals at 10 a.m. and 1
p.m. Championship at 4 p.m. Medford would play in the 10
a.m. semifinal.
singles to Kasee Burton, Cooper Sherfield

and Kayla Chause. The Pirates had one
chance for a big inning right away in the
top of the first, but Baier got out of it with
a pop-up, stranding two runners.
In the bottom half, Gilmans Emily
Johnson, coming off a pair of shortened
no-hitters in regional play, had trouble
adjusting to a tight strike zone. The
Macks walked five times in the inning,
though Johnson did wind up striking
out the side. Baier and Maddie Rietschel
drove in runs with their walks.
Not to make excuses, but it was tough
working with a quarter of the strike
zone, Phelps said. There was nothing
called above the waist, which was a big
part of our game plan and there was nothing on the outside corner, which also was
part of our game plan going in. Once we
figured that out, we pitched a good ball
game.
Johnson wound up allowing nine
walks, though three of them were intentional. Phelps said if the situation dictated it, the Pirates were not going to let
McDonells outstanding number-three
hitter, Sydney Schemenauer, beat them.
Johnson struck out six and allowed the
one hit.
Gilman struck out just three times and
had a couple of shots to the outfield get
hung up in the wind. The best example
was in the sixth after Burton singled,
Johnson hit a shot to deep right-center
that wound up being caught in front of
the fence.
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game that our top five hitters would be
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June22,
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Golf season ends with eighth-place finish at Ashland sectional

Medfords golf team bookended its
2015 season with identical 361 team
scores. Interestingly, both came at the
same course.
As opposed to the season opening meet
back on April 16, the stakes were quite a
bit higher at the Division 2 Ashland sectional, held on Tuesday at Chequamegon
Bay Golf Club. The 361 team score put the
Raiders in eighth place among 12 teams
at the sectional, putting an end to their
season. Only the top two squads earned
berths in the state tournament and those
slots went to first place Bloomer (338)
and runner-up Hayward (341).
Somerset took third (343), followed
by Rice Lake (351), Gale-Ettrick-Trempeleau (351), Arcadia (352), Sparta (360),
Medford, Lakeland (365), Amery (368),
Ellsworth (370) and Black River Falls
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proud of the kids, theyve kept improving throughout the year, Raiders head
coach Dave Vaara said.
Junior Mike Knight paced the Raiders
with a 16-over-par 88 (41-47). He opened
the day with a birdie on the par-5 first and
played well from there on. The improvement for Knight over the course of the
season was stark. Back at Chequamegon
Bay on April 23, he shot a 98. Spenser
Scholl managed a 90, despite taking a 49
on the first nine holes. Tyler Kadlecek
shot a 91 (48-43) and birdied the par-5 16th
hole, while Chas Lehman birdied the second hole but still carded a 92 (47-45) and
Klayton Kree had a 95 (44-51).
Mikes been Mr. Consistent for us
late in the year. He doesnt hit it super
far but he keeps himself out of trouble.
Spenser played great on the back and
finished his day well. Tyler played well
and is going to be a kid to watch for the
future. The heat of the moment as a freshman mightve got to him on the front
nine but he settled in. Chas and Klayton
had a few bad holes but otherwise played
well. Weve got some good kids coming
back and have a bright outlook for next
year, Vaara said.
Bloomers Andrew Zillmer and Spartas Brett VonRuden tied at 78 to finish
first individually. G-E-Ts Nick Anderson shot a 79 to finish third, and Somersets Will Gauper and Columbus Catholics Ben Alt both shot 80s to finish in a
tie for fourth. VonRuden, Anderson and
Gauper all qualified individually for the
state tournament. Lakelands Curtis Geiger finished in a tie for 16th after shooting an 85. Jack Sarama of
Northland Pines, playing
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Champions of the Cheese Cup tournament in Green Bay in April. Members of this team
of 11-12 year-olds include (front) Tucker Stepan, Mosinee; (second row) Garrett Husnick, Antigo; Jake Losch, Rhinelander; Joe Beda, Lakeland; Kyle Mikkola, Houghton,
Mich. and Zachary Maillette, Eagle River; (third row) Jake Martin, Eagle River; Dane
Johnson, Houghton, Mich.; Max Toijala, Lakeland; Max Brown, Eagle River; Austin
Salani, Hancock, Mich.; Carter Pernsteiner, Medford; and River Nicklaus, Lakeland;
(back row) Harlan Wojtusik, Rhinelander; coach Nicklaus, Lakeland; coach Wagner,
Lakeland; and coach Toijala, Lakeland. Teag Wagner, Lakeland, is not pictured.
Lehman named Academic All-State by GCAW
June 14
at Historic
St. Anns
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Rib Lake
well.
The state golf tournament will be held
Medford senior
Chas Lehman has
been named an
Academic All-State
honoree by the Golf
Coaches Association of Wisconsin
(GCAW) for the
2015 boys golf season.
Students
are
nominated
by
Chas Lehman
GGAW
member
coaches if they meet
the following criteria: a cumulative grade
point average of at least 3.25, participation in at least 75 percent of their teams
varsity
matches
and
at
least be a
sophomore in high school.

Chas is a student-athlete who serves
as a great example to others, proving that
academic and athletic successes are not
mutually exclusive, said Bob Sullivan,
the Academic All-State committee chair.
A record 365 boys from 126 high
schools have been honored this year for
maintaining high academic standards in
the classroom while competing in varsity
golf. The average cumulative GPA of this
years honorees is 3.720.
The GCAW was formed by high school
golf coaches in 1986 to help build Wisconsins reputation for developing quality
junior players by promoting golf in our
schools and communities. Besides honoring both boys and girls who succeed as
student athletes, the association selects
an annual all-state team for boys and
girls based on their playing ability.
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lieved you, Phelps said. Their pitcher did a nice job

of working in and out and keeping the ball down.
The Pirates lose three seniors, Shaelan Schmitt,
Brooke Webster and Kendall Skabroud, all of whom
will play in the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches
Association All-Star Games in Wisconsin Dells on
June 16.
They expect to bring back the majority of their roster in 2016, including most of the infield and the battery
of Johnson and catcher Morgan Birkenholz.
We won 19 games, Phelps said. There are a lot of
teams who wished they were in our position. We set
a lot of school records, a lot of long-standing school
marks were eclipsed this year. This team has a lot to be
proud of. It really grew up from those first games of the
year in Poynette to where we are today.
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Lady Pirates run past Rib Lake in softball regional semis

Johnson no-hits Prentice-Butternut
again; Rib Lake stuns Falcons 5-3
The Rib Lake Lady Redmen pulled off
one upset in the WIAA Division 4 regional softball tournament, but the Gilman
Lady Pirates werent going to let them
get a second one in Thursdays semifinal.
The second-seeded Pirates banged out
10 hits in just two offensive innings and
ran the bases at will against the Redmen
to easily secure a 15-0, three-inning win.
The Pirates improved to 19-6 and advanced to the regional final at top-seeded
McDonell Central (see page 3). Rib Lake
finished its year 2-16.
Gilmans Emily Johnson threw her
second no-hitter in as many days, albeit another short one. It was her fourth
no-hitter of the season. She walked Rib
Lakes Kyleah Johnson and Lindsay
Grubbs in the third. That was it for Rib
Lakes offense.
Gilman was counting on a short outing, so Johnson would be ready for Fridays final, which wound up being postponed to Saturday morning (see page ?).
Thats pretty much what we were
coming in expecting to do, Gilman head
coach Brian Phelps said. We wanted a
three-inning game.
After a strong outing the previous
night in Rib Lakes 5-3 weather-shortened upset at third-ranked Flambeau,
Regan Dobbs had trouble finding the
strike zone and building a rhythm with
emergency catcher Hailey Duerr.
They are a very good team that
played to their strengths, Rib Lake head
coach Bruce Peterson said. I knew they
were well-coached and they showed it
from the start. I knew we would have
to play way above our skill level to beat
them and unfortunately we didnt.
Gilman scored four in the first. Johnson walked and advanced on two wild
pitches. She scored on an illegal pitch.
No chance
Shaelan Schmitt beat out an infield single

and went all the way to third on Kendall
Skabrouds sacrifice bunt. Brooke Webster walked. Morgan Birkenholz drove in
Schmitt with a sacrifice fly to left. Kayla
Chause then crushed a Dobbs offering to
the fence in right-center for an RBI triple.
She scored on a wild pitch.
An 11-run second put it away. Kasee
Burton led off with a walk and Johnson
singled. Both would score on pitches to
the backstop. Schmitt walked, stole two
bases and scored on Skabrouds single.
Webster walked. Skabroud and Webster
scored on wild pitches.
Peterson then turned to Hailey Wudi to
try to stop Gilmans offense. But Birkenholz greeted her with a single. Chause
chased a pitch in the dirt but reached on
the passed ball. Taylor Hendricks drove
in a run with an infield single. Laura Bolstad drove in a run with a groundout. Skabroud singled in one of the final runs of
the big inning.
They got on us right away, Peterson
said. They used their speed to get on and
advance runners by bunting and stealing
bases. Unfortunately Regan was struggling to throw strikes. Hailey was trying
her best to hang in there, but in just her
second start at catcher in a big game it
was asking too much of her even though
she gave it a great effort.
Schmitt, Johnson and Skabroud had
two hits each in the shortened game.
Johnson struck out six Redmen.
After the game, Gilman went right
back to work, going through a round of
batting practice.
We have to get ready for McDonell,
Phelps said.
Prentice gets nothing

Two walks and a misplayed fly ball
accounted for Prentice-Butternuts only
base runners as Johnson struck out five
Photos by Matt Frey
Rib Lake catcher Hailey Duerr and third baseman Erin Probst converge on a bunt
hit by Gilmans Shaelan Schmitt but have no chance to throw the speedster out during
the second inning of Thursdays WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal.
Fifth run
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Rib Lake pitcher Regan Dobbs can only watch as Gilmans Kasee Burton slides
safely into home plate in the bottom of the second, giving the Lady Pirates a 5-0 lead
during Thursdays WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal.
in the May 27 10-0 shutout win in the regional semifinal. It marked the second
straight year Johnson had no-hit Prentice-Butternut in the regional semifinal
round.
And, much like last years game, it
took a five-run fifth-inning rally to finally
break the game open. In this case, it ended the game.
It took us awhile but eventually we
started to rattle them, Phelps said.
Johnson walked and scored on Skabrouds single in the first. A two-out rally in the third made it 3-0. Webster doubled and scored on a Birkenholz single.
Chauses double chased home Birkenholz. Johnson and Schmitt had RBI hits
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
SOFTBALL FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Spencer
14
0
23
3
Gilman
12
2
19
7
Loyal-Granton
9
5
12
10
Greenwood
8
6
14
11
Neillsville
7
7
12
12
Columbus Cath.
3
11
3
14
Colby
3
11
3
14
Owen-Withee
0
14
0
17
May 27 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Gilman 10,
Prentice-Butternut 0; Greenwood 13, Columbus Catholic 2; Abbotsford 19, Owen-Withee 0.
May 27 WIAA Div. 3 regionals: Loyal-Granton
10, Auburndale 1; Stratford 15, Colby 0.
May 28 WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinals: Gilman 15, Rib Lake 0; Thorp 15, Greenwood 3.
May 28 WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinals:
Neillsville 5, Fall Creek 3; Spencer 3, LoyalGranton 0.
May 29 WIAA Div. 3 regional final: Neillsville
7, Osseo-Fairchild 3.
May 30 WIAA Div. 4 regional final: McDonell
Central 2, Gilman 0.
May 30 WIAA Div. 3 regional final: Marathon
9, Spencer 1.
June 2 WIAA Div. 3 sectional semifinal:
Bloomer 3, Neillsville 0.
in the fourth.
Chause walked with one out to start the
clinching fifth-inning rally. Hendricks
reached on an error. Cooper Sherfield
singled in Chause, and Mariah Persons
single knocked in Hendricks. Johnson
singled in a run. Schmitt knocked in two
with a base hit to end it.
Johnson had hits in her last three atbats. Schmitt and Sherfield had two hits
apiece.
Brianna Dunbar took the loss for the
visitors, allowing 12 hits and four walks.
Prentice-Butternut finished the season at
5-15. The team was dropped to the seventh
seed in the regional bracket when it was
not represented at the seeding meeting.
Rib Lakes regional win

Rib Lake got some good fortune in
breaking its 15-game losing streak, but
the Redmen also played some of their
best softball of the season while upsetting third-seeded Flambeau 5-3 in a game
shortened to five innings due to stormy
weather.
The first item of good fortune was just
being in Flambeau after the team was elevated above Prentice-Butternut to the
sixth seed.
The Flambeau game was the best
game we played all year and it was perfect
timing for us, Peterson said. We had to
start Hailey Duerr at catcher and it was
her first time playing there she said since
T-ball and she did a great job. Regan did
well pitching to the third catcher she was
paired with this season and kept the ball
up to where Hailey didnt have to block
too many.
Rib Lake set the tone with a two-run
top of the first. Duerr, hitting leadoff for
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Host of Pirates and Redmen advance

from delayed Athens track regional
Storms on the night of May 27 pushed competition
at the Athens Division 3 track regional which had already been postponed by a day late into the night.
But even with the distractions both the Gilman Pirates and Rib Lake Redmen propelled plenty of athletes
through to the sectional level, held in Colfax on Friday.
The Pirates boys finished in sixth with 67 points, while
the Redmen were fourth with 70 points. On the girls
side, Rib Lake finished sixth with 54 points while Gilman was seventh after scoring 51 points. The host Blue
Jays claimed both the boys and girls team titles. The top
four finishers in each event earned spots in Fridays sectional.
The kids handled the late night well. As soon as we
got back out they were focused and ready to go, Redmen head coach Mark Krommenacker said. Gilmans
track coach, Mike Gingras, also talked about handling
the delay.
Team wise I though we dealt with the delay well. We
didnt get back to Gilman until after midnight, which on
a school night is very late, he said.
Gilman highlights
Colton Schmitt secured a berth to sectionals and 10
points for the team score with a throw of 145-4 in the
discus. While not his longest throw of the season, it was
enough to top Kasey Kollmansberger of Abbotsford (1374), who finished second. Bobby Quinnell took 16th with
a throw of 84-4 and Parker Rosemeyer was 18th after a
toss of 80-2.
Kyla Schoene won a title in the girls high jump after clearing a season-best 4-9. Alexis Munroe of Cadott
came in second at 4-8.
It was a neat surprise for Kyla to win the high jump.
It was good for her self confidence, Gingras said.
Ethan Aldinger narrowly beat his competition to
win the boys long jump with a distance of 19-6.5. Josh
Oberle of Thorp was just behind in second place at 196. Aldingers jump was five inches shy of his previous
season-best distance. Aldinger also clinched a sectional
berth in the 100-meter dash by finished second in 11.66.
Athens Aaron Wickman took the top spot in a time of

11.23.
The boys 800-meter relay team of Tyler Boie, Travis Lato, Schmitt and Aldinger were a distant second
in that event, but advanced to sectionals with a time of
1:40.83. Athens entry finished in 1:33.38 to take the win.
Desiree Budzinski earned a trip to the next level with
a third place finish in the girls 400-meter dash in a time
of 1:05.48. Elizabeth Kyes of Cadott took first in a time
of 58.14. Budzinski clinched the final sectional berth in
the pole vault by taking fourth by clearing 8-3, which
topped her previous season best by three inches.
Both of the Pirates relays in the 4x400 secured top
four finishes to move on to sectionals. The girls team
of Makaylen Skabroud, Mackenzie Elwood, Camryn Skabroud and Budzinski finished in a time of 4:44.80. The
time shattered their previous best by 11 seconds. The
boys relay of Bryce Sromek, Lato, Tyler Swoboda and
Ryan Tkachuk finished with a time of 4:03.14. The effort
bested their previous record by nearly one second.
Gilmans boys relay in the 3,200 meters took second
in a time of 9:28.57, 12 seconds behind Athens winning
relay. That group consisted of Sromek, Lato, Swoboda
and Tkachuk.
Sromek advanced individually by finishing third in
the 3200-meter relay with a time of 11:12.78. The senior
beat his previous record time by five seconds.
Rebecca Heier kept up her strong run in the girls discus with a third place finish after a throw of 88-6. Pirates
teammate Amanda Dahl finished 16th with a toss of 53-9.
Savannah Janke of Athens had the top throw at 108-2
and her teammate Kelsi Ellenbecker took second with a
distance of 97-0. Heier just missed advancing in the shot
put after finishing sixth with a throw of 29-11. Dahl took
16th by recording a toss of 21-6.5.
Several other Pirates just missed moving on from regionals. Makaylen Skabrouds jump of 13-4 put her in
sixth in the girls long jump. Sydney Wilund of Prentice
had the best distance at 15-6.25. Kyla Schoene was 13th
at 12-3 and Mackenzie Webster was 17th with a jump of
11-1.75.
The girls 400-meter relay took fifth with a time of
56.12, 0.6 seconds behind fourth-place Rib Lake. The
Pirates relay crew consisted of Elwood, Katelynn Monson, Makaylen Skabroud and Budzinski.
Monson just missed advancing individually in the
triple jump with a fifth place finish. Her jump of 30-11
was 1.5 inches shorter than fourth place Makenzie Klieforth of Abbotsford. Prentices Wilund had the longest
distance at 34-7.5. Schoene took ninth with a jump of 258.
Camryn Skabroud was four seconds away from advancing in the girls 1,600-meter run after finishing fifth
with a time of 6:12.96. She also finished eighth in the
800-meter run in a time of 2:56.96. Schmitts throw of
42-1 wasnt enough to advance in the boys shot put. He
finished sixth, while Abbotsfords Kollmansberger took
first with a toss of 48-5. Quinnell took 20th with a throw
of 30-2 and Rosemeyer was 22nd with a distance of 27-11.
Swoboda finished fifth in the 800-meter run with a
time of 2:17.32. Sromek placed sixth in the pole vault by
clearing 8-9. Eric Nedland of Cornell-Lake Holcombe
took first by getting 12-0. Hailey Zach took 17th in the
girls 100-meter dash in a time of 16.24 and was 13th in
the 200-meter dash with a time of 35.14. Anthony Guentner took 10th for the Pirates in the 1,600-meter run in a
time of 5:42.41. Boie was seventh in the 200-meter dash
with a season-best time of 25.84 in the preliminaries
before running 26.13 in the finals. Athens Aaron Wickman took first with a time of 22.41.
Rib Lake highlights
Triple jump
Gilmans Kyla Schoene is about to land on her attempt at the triple jump during the Athens track regional. Schoene took ninth in the triple jump, but won the
girls high jump competition.
The Redmen found each of their three event wins in

the distance runs. Mariah Thums claimed a pair of wins
in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs. In the 1,600 she finished first with a time of 6:01.7, two seconds faster than
second-place Paige Kocian of Abbotsford. In the 3,200,
her time of 12:53.6 was 38 seconds faster than secondplace Sierra Lake of Prentice. Thums time crushed her
previous best by 17 seconds.
Donald Dums won the meet title in the boys 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:09.09. Dums also clinched a
sectional spot with a third-place finish in the 1600-meter run in a time of 5:08.69. Joshua Langteau of Athens
blew away the rest of the competition in first place with
a time of 4:54.59. Rib Lake freshman Josh Probst took
sixth with a time of 5:27.65.
Ciara Scheithauer punched her ticket to sectionals
in two different sprint events. In the 100-meter dash she
Eisner takes off
Photos by Bryan Wegter
Rib Lakes Nick Eisner goes all out during this attempt
on the triple jump at last Wednesdays Athens track regional.
finished third in the final round with a time of 13.86 and
in the 200 she came in fourth in a time of 29.08. CornellLake Holcombes Jordan Geist won the 100 while Autumn Wickman of Athens took the 200.
Hunter Swan grabbed a second place finish in the
boys 400-meter dash in a time of 54.25, just over a second behind Brandon Peterson of Cadott. Swan didnt
advance in the 100-meter dash after finishing sixth with
a time of 12.17.
Nick Eisner didnt have his best long jump, but his
distance of 18-11 was still good enough to earn a thirdplace finish and punch his ticket to sectionals. Jordan
Blomberg took 12th (15-0.5) and Zach Makovsky came in
15th (14-5.25).
Freshman Emily Espinosa took third in the 800-meter dash in a time of 2:41.19. Cadotts Elizabeth Kyes
took first in a time of 2:25.79.
Ricky Boomer picked up sectional berths in both the
high and low hurdles. He took second in the 110-meter
highs and picked up eight team points with a time of
19.25. In the 300-meter low hurdles he posted a time
of 49.38 to finish third. Cadotts Ben Kyes swept both
events with a time of 16.13 in the 110 and 49.38 in the 300.
Rib Lakes relay teams also picked up plenty of invites to the sectional meet.
Both 400-meter relays used fourth-place finishes
to move on. The girls team, made up of Jasmine Fitzl,
Casey Scheithauer, Espinosa and Ciara Scheithauer,
finished in a time of 55.51 seconds. Abbotsford had
the top time in 53.17 seconds. The boys team of Cody
Blomberg, Zach Makovsky, Armando Sosa and Jordan
Blomberg finished in 50.49 seconds, with Athens taking
the event with a time of 46.31 seconds. The Redmens
entry in the girls 3,200-meter relay of Espinosa, Casey
Scheithauer, Caitlyn Fitzl and Jasmine Fitzl took third
in a time of 11:49.15, which was 35 seconds behind the
winning relay from Cadott. The boys side of the 3,200
also advanced to sectionals with a fourth place finish in
a time of 10:14.26. That group consisted of Probst, Cody
Blomberg, Damon Lueck and Sosa.
We were pretty happy with how the regional went.
Our sprint relays were impressive. We had about 90 percent of the team make it to sectionals. We have a small
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On to state track meet for Hamann, Medford relay team

be easy. But its the state meet. Youre
running against the best of the best.
Osy Ekwueme, a sophomore, placed
seventh in the boys triple jump with a
personal-best jump of 41 feet, 5.25 inches.
He was 16.25 inches behind the fourthplace state qualifier Robert Stevens of
Altoona. Garret Schleis of Cameron won
the sectional title at 43-9.
Heres a guy who had never triple
jumped before this year and at the end
of the year, hes doing 41-5, Bub said of
Ekwueme. Hes been fun to watch and
he has two more years left. I talked to
him after the meet and said, you know
what your goal has to be now. He just
looked at me and said, school record.
Thats the response I was looking for. I
know basketball is his favorite sport, but
he had a great track season.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Hildebrandt, Mark Jablonsky, Jacob Way and
Ulrich fell one spot short of scoring. The
Raiders had a ninth-place time of 3:38.95,
0.78 seconds behind eighth-place Arcadia. Rice Lake (3:29.42), Northwestern
(3:32.33), Somerset (3:32.34) and Northland Pines (3:33.53) advanced.
In the field, senior Elliot Marshall
didnt have his best day in the high jump,
topping out at 5-6 and settling for a fourway tie for 10th place that included Lakelands Tony Neri. Camerons Justin Harriman, Stevens and Ethan Ellingsworth
of Osceola all went over 6-1 to take the
top three spots in the competition.
Junior Jacob Mahner fell 0.12 seconds
shy of making the 100-meter dash finals,
finishing his preliminary race in 11.52
seconds to place 10th. He cut another
hundredth of a second off his regional
time to put a fine cap on his strong last
month of the season. Jonah Bauer of Elk
Mound won the sectional title in 10.8
seconds. Way, a senior, was 13th in the
200-meter dash in 23.79, improving from
his regional time by 0.3 seconds. He was
0.63 seconds shy of making the finals,
won by Rice Lake freshman Kenny Bednarek in 21.83 seconds.
The 800-meter relay team of Mahner,

Victor Rinaldi, Jacob Jablonsky and
Jacob Way took 12th out of 16 teams in
1:36.89. Rice Lake won in 1:31.44, while
Somerset (1:32.7), Northwestern (1:33.2)
and Osceola (1:33.65) also advanced.
Mahner, Rinaldi, Jablonsky and Brayden
Fultz were 14th in the 400-meter relay at
47.94 seconds, beating Cameron by 0.07
seconds. Rice Lake (44.31), Black River
Falls (44.62), Osceola (44.78) and Elk
Mound (44.82) advanced to state.
Senior Ruben Alvarado finished his
career with a 15th-place time of 17.58
seconds in the 110-meter high hurdles.
He beat Mondovis Ryan Jans by 0.36
seconds. He was 1.11 seconds shy of making the finals, which were won by Max
Praschak of Somerset in 14.84 seconds.
John Puffer of Northland Pines qualified
for state with a third-place time of 15.74
seconds.
Great Northern Conference champion Lakeland won the sectional title
with 87 team points, beating Rice Lake
by 16. Spooner (63), Northwestern (44)
and Osceola (42) rounded out the top five.
Northland Pines of the GNC scored 20
points to place 13th while Mosinee tied
St. Croix Falls for 19th with 13 points.
Hamann in the hurdles

Hamann qualified for the Amery meet
with a regional time of 16.43 seconds. She
bettered that in both of her races on Friday.
First, she posted a time of 16.24 seconds in the preliminaries, good for third.
Third place is where she stayed with a
new personal-best time of 16.04 seconds
in the finals. Only Shanna Laehn, a senior from Mondovi (15.7) and Hannah
Gullixson, a junior from Baldwin-Woodville (15.91) were faster. Haley Beams of
Black River Falls was fourth in 16.08 seconds.
You could see it in the trials, Bub
said. She just ran a great race. You could
tell she was smooth, confident. You always try to guess where your kids might
finish. We were thinking maybe 16.3.
Maybe 16.2. Then

she runs a 16.04.
I know she blew
coach (Steve) Russ
away and blew me
away. There was
one big smile on
that girls face.
Based on sectional times, Hamann
has some work to do
at state to get to the
Margaret
finals, but Bub isnt
Hamann
betting against his
senior.
The last two years, that time wouldve
gotten her to the finals and she did that
in the rain on Friday, Bub said. To say
shes going to win the state title probably
isnt a good prediction, but does she have
a chance to make the finals, absolutely
she does.
The Raiders were hoping for a pair of
state hurdlers, but it didnt quite work
out. Freshman Mandi Baker finished
ninth in the high hurdle preliminaries
in 17.35 seconds. She missed making the
finals by 0.14 seconds. Baker took 10th
in the 300-meter low hurdles at 50.47 seconds, falling 1.51 seconds shy of scoring.
Laehn won in 46.85 seconds, just 0.03 seconds ahead of Osceolas Hannah Salami.
Stanley-Boyds Peyton McCauley (47.78)
and Gullixson (47.86) also advanced.
Hamann also had hopes of qualifying
in the pole vault, but she topped out at
8-6, good for ninth place. Lakelands Kayela Carroll won it, clearing an impressive 10-7.
Senior Jen Stolp had hopes of advancing in one or both of the horizontal
jumps. She held fourth place in the triple jump for awhile, but she wound up
sixth at 34-4, one of her better jumps of
the spring. Osceolas Jess Bjerke was the
fourth-place finisher at 34-8. Bloomers
Kyra Arendt won it at 36-0.25. Stolp finished seventh in the long jump at 15-8.
She was 8.5 inches behind fourth-place
jumper Abbey Zastrow of Arcadia. Ar-
endt won it at 17 feet.

Medford finished seventh in two relays to score four points. Lakyn Kummer, Taylor Adleman, Lainey Brunner
and Baker finished the meet with a time
of 4:18.89 in the 1,600-meter race, cutting
4.95 seconds off its regional time. They
were 5.91 seconds behind the fourth-place
team from St. Croix Falls. WittenbergBirnamwood (4:08.25), Osceola (4:11.12)
and Arcadia (4:12.1) also qualified for
state. Kummer, Maddy Higgins, Stolp
and Cassandra Meyer ran the 800-meter relay in 1:51.6 to take seventh. They
were 1.47 seconds behind fourth-place
Arcadia. Hayward (1:49.61), WittenbergBirnamwood (1:49.64) and St. Croix Falls
(1:50.04) got state berths.
Kummer, Higgins, Stolp and Meyer
were 10th in the 400-meter relay at 53.62
seconds. Hayward (52.16), Altoona (52.28),
Wittenberg-Birnamwood (52.76) and Arcadia (52.87) were the state qualifiers.
Meyer, a junior, placed 11th out of 16
sprinters in the 200-meter dash with a
time of 27.6 seconds, improving from her
regional time by 0.61 seconds. She missed
the finals by a half-second. Maddy Pietz of Wittenberg-Birnamwood won the
championship in 25.84 seconds, 0.56 seconds ahead of Gabby Herfindahl of Northland Pines.
Senior Samantha Bowe was 14th in
the 800-meter run with a personal-best
time of 2:37.85. Cameron freshman Carli
Wanink won in 2:24.62.
Sam was the last sectional qualifier
for this race, Bub said. She just did a
great job. It was cold. It was raining and
in her last race, she ran the best race of
her life. That was exciting.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood won the team
title with 89 points, followed by Osceola
(77), Hayward (59.5), Bloomer (38) and
Baldwin-Woodville (38). Lakeland tied
Amery for 10th with 26 points, Northland
Pines was 12th with 25.5 points, Mosinee
tied Ladysmith for 21st with nine points
and Tomahawk tied Somerset for 26th
with five.
WIAA Div. 2 state track and field qualifiers

Boys 3,200-meter relay
Heat 1
1. McFarland, 8:12.06; 2. Waupun, 8:13.25; 3. Medford, 8:15.92; 4. Rice Lake, 8:16.36; 5. Amery, 8:17.12; 6.
West Salem, 8:17.61.
Heat 2
1. Shorewood, 7:59.61; 2. East Troy, 8:00.07; 3. Little
Chute, 8:02.32; 4. Milwaukee Lutheran, 8:06.91; 5. Lakeland, 8:07; 6. Kiel, 8:07.8; 7. Monroe, 8:08.73; 8. Freedom,
8:09.85; 9. Winneconne, 8:10.89; 10. Dodgeville-Mineral
Point, 8:11.1.
Girls 100-meter high hurdles
Evans, Sr., Platteville, 16.01; 4. Shanna Laehn, Sr., Mondovi, 15.7; 5. Mikaela Grant, Jr., Jefferson, 14.86; 6. Kari
Schneiss, Sr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran, 15.28; 7. Emma
Severson, Sr., Columbus, 15.89; 8. Margaret Hamann,
Sr., Medford, 16.04; 9. Ellie Luke, Sr., Mauston, 16.18.
Heat 2
2. Emily Stiefvater, Jr., Chilton, 16.07; 3. Hannah Gullixson, Jr., Baldwin-Woodville, 15.91; 4. Kassi Spees,
Jr., Nekoosa, 15.64; 5. Meghan Pingel, Jr., Lakeside Lutheran, 14.82; 6. Krista Diaz, So., Belleville-New Glarus,
15.54; 7. Sydney Rossow, Jr., Kettle Moraine Lutheran,
15.74; 8. Cara Volz, Jr., Weyauwega-Fremont, 16.04; 9.
Chrissy Betz, Sr., Clintonville, 16.26.
Heat 1
2. Hailey Beams, Jr., Black River Falls, 16.08; 3. Julia
WIAA Div. 3 state track and field qualifiers

Boys discus
Flight 1
1. Ben Burkholder, Jr., Cuba City, 129-9; 2. Nolan
Kern, Sr., Regis, 131-4; 3. Logan Garski, Jr., Rosholt, 1318; 4. Collin Kempka, Sr., Coleman, 135-6; 5. AJ Coulthard,
Sr., Darlington, 137-0; 6. Kasey Kollmansberger, Sr., Abbotsford, 137-9; 7. CJ Pillath, Sr., Coleman, 138-4; 8. Eric
Washkovick, Jr., Lourdes Academy, 141-9.
Flight 2
1. Kurt Mueller, Jr., Saint Marys Springs, 143-1; 2.
Jeff Ford, Sr., Newman Catholic, 144-6; 3. Devin Kostichka, Sr., Algoma, 144-8; 4. Colton Schmitt, Sr.,
Gilman, 146-11; 5. Sam Welch, So., Flambeau, 147-1;
6. Branden Drews, Jr., Princeton-Green Lake, 149-2; 7.
Caiden Haake, So., Alma-Pepin, 151-6; 8. Tucker Wedig,
Sr., Belmont, 152-4.
Boys long jump
Flight 1
1. Tanner Hudziak, Jr., Wild Rose, 19-8.5; 2. Courtney
Thompson, Sr., The Prairie School, 19-10.25; 3. Thom
Jefferson Ang, So., Wonewoc-Center, 19-11.5; 4. Matt Anderson, Sr., Fall Creek, 20-0.5; 5. Josh Oberle, Sr., Thorp,
20-2; 6. Matt Miller, Sr., Kickapoo-LaFarge, 20-2; 7. Sawyer Soda, Sr., Princeton-Green Lake, 20-2.75; 8. Akeem
Bates, Sr., Gillett, 20-3.75.
Flight 2
1. Abraham Hall, Sr., Osseo-Fairchild, 20-4.5; 2. Ethan
Aldinger, Jr., Gilman, 20-6.75; 3. Alex Grulkowski,
Jr., Independence-Gilmanton 20-7; 4. Grant Johnson,
Sr., Lake Country Lutheran, 20-9.5; 5. Alex Idonije, Jr.,
Wayland Academy, 21-4; 6. Drew Payne, Sr., GreshamBowler, 21-6.75; 7. Sawyer Rubeck, Jr., Fall Creek, 21-10;
8. Kristian Welch, Jr., Iola-Scandinavia, 22-10.5.
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Thursday,
Thursday,
September
June22,
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2011
Pirates give Greenwood a better

fight in regional, beat Falcons
Ends the threat
Photo by Matt Frey
Gilman shortstop Zach Person hustles to second base to record the final out of
Thursdays 11-10 non-conference win over Flambeau. The Falcons had two runners
on with no outs to start the inning, but Gilman kept them from scoring.
Redmen get ready for tourney

with two fine performances
The Rib Lake baseball team appeared
to be heading into WIAA Division 4 tournament play on a roll early this week
despite finishing the regular season on
Monday with a 3-1 non-conference loss at
Neillsville.
The Warriors, who are ranked fifth
in Division 3 in the latest state coaches
poll, improved to 20-1 with the win. Rib
Lake beat another highly-regarded team,
Athens, by a score of 4-0 on Thursday to
wrap up conference play in the Marawood North.
Rib Lake finished the regular season
at 14-7.
Mondays late addition to the schedule
was a perfect post-season primer for both
teams. Rib Lakes Marawood Crossover
game at Stratford on Friday was rained
out.
It was a really, really good high
school game, Rib Lake head coach Dick
Iverson said. We made some nice plays.
They made some really nice plays. We
played well against a very good team on
the road.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when Neillsville turned
a trio of Rib Lake mistakes, about the
only ones the Redmen made, into two unearned runs. The Warriors tacked on one
more in the sixth to go up 3-0.
Rib Lake made it interesting in the top
of the seventh. Joe Frombach and Noah
Weinke walked. An error allowed Frombach to score. Rib Lake then had runners
on first and second, but a fly ball to center and a nice play by Neillsvilles second
baseman to nab a line drive hit by Bryan
Solis Arenivas ended the threat.
Iverson said Rib Lake had some other

chances to score. The team left multiple
runners on in the second, fourth and
sixth innings. The sixth ended on another liner that was snagged by the Warriors.
Frombach took the loss, allowing two
unearned runs, four hits and two walks
while striking out two in five innings.
Weinke gave up a run and a hit in the
sixth.
Joe pitched a great game, Iverson
said.
Rib Lake, the top seed in its Division 4
regional, was set to face fourth-seeded Abbotsford Wednesday in a regional semifinal. The Falcons Treven Gorst no-hit
Granton 15-0 in five innings in Tuesdays
regional quarterfinal. Rib Lake swept the
Falcons handily in two regular-season
meetings. Wednesdays winner will play
either third-seeded Columbus Catholic
or second-seeded Loyal on Friday in the
regional final. If the game is in Rib Lake,
it will start at 4:30 p.m.
The regional champion will head to
the Tigerton sectional on Tuesday to play
in an 11 a.m. semifinal. The championship game is set for 4 p.m.
The odds werent good for Gilmans

baseball team entering Tuesdays WIAA
Division 4 baseball regional opener considering the sixth-seeded Pirates had
been outscored 34-0 in two meetings this
season with third-seeded Greenwood.
The Pirates didnt win on Tuesday,
but they did make the Indians work a
little harder for the 14-4 win that ended
Gilmans season at 3-17.
The Pirates surprised Greenwood
with a three-run top of the first and led 4-3
in the middle of the third inning before
the Indians took over. They improved
to 12-14 overall and were set to travel to
second-seeded Eau Claire Immanuel for a
regional semifinal on Wednesday.
We competed better against them
than the first two games we played
against them this year, Gilman head
coach Robin Rosemeyer said.
Gilman had six hits in the five-inning
game, two of which came in that big first
inning.
James Copenhaver started the game
with a single, followed by walks drawn
by Elliot Wininger and Jesse Ogle to load
the bases. Copenhaver scored on a wild
pitch. Chanse Rosemeyer brought home
the other two with a clutch base hit.
The Indians came right back with
three runs in their half on four hits and a
sacrifice fly. After a scoreless second inning, Gilman got its final run in the top of
the third when Cassidy Ogle doubled and
scored on Mike Drexlers single.
Three hits led to three Greenwood
runs in the bottom of the third. Four hits
and two errors were part of a five-run
fifth that broke it open at 11-4. Two hits
and two walks helped end the game via
the 10-run rule in the fifth.
Wininger, a freshman, got the start
and went four innings. He struck out
one and walked one. Thirteen hits and
11 runs were charged to him. Jesse Ogle
went one-third of an inning, allowing two
hits and three runs.
Jesse Ogle and Jordan Vieras had hits
for the Pirates, who will look to use the
experience gained this year to their advantage next year when the majority of
their roster is expected to return.
Rally killed, Gilman wins

The Flambeau Falcons appeared to
have momentum in the last inning of a
back-and-forth slugfest to wrap up the
regular season on Thursday, but Jesse
Ogle pitched Gilman out of a jam and the
Pirates enjoyed an 11-10 victory.
The teams third win of the season allowed the seniors to savor their last game
on their home diamond. It was a nice rebound after a tough game the night before against Thorp.
Last night, we walked 18 batters and
hit four, Rosemeyer said. We lost 22-5.
They put 22 on base like that and scored
22 runs. But tonight we walked one.
Fewer free passes made a difference,
especially early when Flambeau did hit
the ball hard. The Falcons put up a fivespot in the top of the first inning on two
triples, two doubles, a single and two errors. But by the end of the third, Gilman
had an 8-6 lead.
The Pirates got three in the first. Zach
Persons two-out double scored Copenhaver. Rosemeyer walked. A throwing
error on a double steal scored Person and
Rosemeyer. Gilman closed the gap to 6-5
in the second, thanks to a clutch, two-out
single by Jesse Ogle. Vieras had the big
hit in the three-run third with a two-run
double. Wininger also drove one in with
a fielders choice. Lucas Zach and Vieras
had the RBI hits in a two-run fourth that
made it 10-7.
Jesse Ogle walked and wound up scoring on a wild pitch in the fifth to make it
11-7.
The Falcons gained ground with a
three-run sixth. Dylan Stoneberg singled
and Chase Groothausen belted a double
over the head of Vieras in left. Justice
Groothausen crushed his third triple of
the game, this one to deep right to score
both runners. Zach Montwiczs sacrifice
fly to left brought in Groothausen.
See PIRATES on page 14
Superb outing
The pitching and defense were superb
on Thursday when Rib Lake shut out
visiting Athens 4-0 to drop the Blue Jays
into a first-place tie with Chequamegon
in the Marawood North.
The Blue Jays and Screaming Eagles
shared the conference title with 10-2
league marks. Rib Lake finished third at
9-3.
See REDMEN on page 14
Back to the bag
Photo by Donald Watson
Rib Lakes Dalton Strebig dives safely back into first base and avoids being picked
off after drawing a fourth-inning walk during Thursdays 4-0 win over Athens.
THE STAR NEWS
SPORTS
Page 9
Raiders get revenge in Antigo, trounce T-Birds in early rounds

For the second time in just over a
week, the Medford softball team had a big
first inning at Antigo during Thursdays
WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal.
But unlike their 6-3 loss to the Red
Robins on May 19 when they were shut
out after the first, the Raiders kept tacking on runs and didnt let Antigo back in
this one, earning a spot in the regional
championship game with an 8-4 win.
Kayla Hartl went two for four with a
two-run, first-inning homer and Sydney
Elsner hit a key two-run single in the
fourth and also went two for four to lead
the offense. Hartl also allowed just seven
hits as she and the Medford defense kept
second-seeded Antigo off the board until
the bottom of the fifth. By then Medford
had built an 8-0 lead.
The win sent third-seeded Medford to
top-seeded Mosinee on Friday, where it
lost a 6-5 heartbreaker to the Indians (see
page 2) to finish the season 19-8.
The only drawback from Thursdays
win was the loss of first baseman Kaitlin
Walsh to an ankle injury in the fifth inning. Walsh, the teams most consistent
hitter this season, left the game and was
unable to play the next day in Mosinee.
She had reached base in all three of her
plate appearances at Antigo.
Elsner and Walsh singled ahead of
Hartls first-inning blast. Elsner scored
on an error after Walshs hit. Hartls
home run made it 3-0. With two outs,
Chelsea Rausch singled. She wound up
scoring on Alyssa Loertschers base hit
to push the lead to 4-0. Medfords defense
then turned a double play to get out of
a first-and-third situation in the bottom
half.
We went in there and hit the ball
hard in the first inning and put up four
runs, head coach Virgil Berndt said.
They had runners on first and third. We
get a double play to get out of the first.
They werent in the game after that. We
just kept tacking on.
Walsh walked and scored an unearned
run in the third. Singles by Hailee Clausnitzer and Tori Lammar set up Elsners
clutch two-out, two-run single in the
fourth. Walsh reached on an error to lead
off the fifth, but was injured as she stole
second base, stepping on an Antigo infielders foot. Rausch wound up doubling
in the run. She was two for three in the
win.
Medford had 10 hits off Antigo hurler
Alison Kondzela.
Berndt said the Raiders were noticeably deflated after the Walsh injury. Antigo took advantage, scoring three in its
half of the fifth. Kendall Smith doubled
in one run and Laurissa Belott clubbed
a two-run homer. The Raiders got out of

a minor jam in the sixth, stranding two
Red Robins. Antigo used an error to get
a run on a close play at the plate in the
seventh, but the Raiders finished the
game with a fabulous running catch by
Rausch, who ranged from left-center all
the way to right-center to catch a drive
by Kara Wilhelm before it hit the fence.
That was one of the best catches Ive
ever seen one of our girls ever make,
Berndt said. It was unbelievable.
Medford and Antigo were part of a
three-way tie with Rhinelander for sec-
Little League Baseball (age 11-12)

games scheduled for Tuesday, June 9 are
Athens at Abbotsford, Whittlesey 2 at
Phillips, Prentice at Colby 2, Medford at
Rib Lake, Stetsonville 2 at Whittlesey 1
and Colby 1 at Stetsonville 1.
Girls Softball (age 10-12) games
scheduled for Tuesday, June 9 are Phil-
Easy first-round win

The Raiders took care of business in
the regional opener on May 27, breezing
to a 12-0 win in five innings over sixthseeded Lakeland. The Thunderbirds finished the season with a 4-20 record.
Elsner, Hartl and Hailee Clausnitzer
combined to hold Lakeland to just one
hit, a fourth-inning double by Lauren
Rentmeester.
Medford had nine hits off two Lakeland pitchers and took advantage of some
mistakes to score all of its runs in the
first three innings.
The Raiders had a shot to put the game
away via the 15-run rule in the third inning, but let the T-Birds off the hook. On
the other hand, extending the game allowed Berndt to liberally use his bench
players.
Thats why I got everybody in so
early because we were playing with the
mandatory 15-run rule, Berndt said. It
was all right because Hailee got to throw
a couple of innings. 20-0 or 12-0, it really
doesnt matter.
A three-run first set the tone. Jenice
Clausnitzer lined a base hit to left, stole
second and took third on Elsners fly
ball to right-center. Walshs pop-up was
dropped when Rentmeester, the second
baseman, and first baseman Kallin Lenz
collided, allowing Clausnitzer to score.
After a wild pitch and a Kayla Hartl walk,
Maggie Butkus beat out a bunt single to
the right side. An errant throw late in the
play brought in Walsh. Rauschs groundout to pitcher Molly Cox plated Hartl.
Jenice Clausnitzer singled in a run
and Walsh cracked a two-run single up
the middle in the second to make it 6-0. A
six-run third put it away.
Loertscher hit a towering infield
pop-up that no one on Lakelands defense claimed. Loertscher turned that
into a double and stole third. Hailee

Clausnitzer walked and stole second.
Lammars bunt single loaded the bases.
Lakeland couldnt get an out on Jenna
Klemms fielders choice, which scored
Loertscher. Marissa Laher walked in
a run. An error on a comebacker hit by
Kara Rudolph and a wild pitch made it
10-0. Rylee Anderson hit a run-scoring
single to left and Mackenzie Fries drew a
bases-loaded walk before Sarah Volosek
relieved Cox and set down the next three
Raiders.
Volosek also pitched a scoreless fourth
for Lakeland, allowing just one hit. Cox,
meanwhile, allowed 12 runs, nine of
which were earned, in two-plus innings.
She allowed eight hits and walked seven.
She struck out two.
The only blemish for Elsner in two
innings was Lakelands Courtney Wisnosky reaching on an error. Wisnosky
wound up being thrown out trying to
steal third. Elsner struck out two. Hartl
pitched a perfect third with two strikeouts. Hailee Clausnitzer got all six of her
outs via strikeout, while walking two and
allowing the lone hit.
Jenice Clausnitzer was two for two to
lead the offense.
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Mosinee
12
0
23
5
Medford
8
4
19
8
Rhinelander
8
4
19
8
Antigo
8
4
16
9
Tomahawk
4
8
9
11
Lakeland
1
11
4
20
Northland Pines
1
11
1
19
May 27 WIAA Div. 2 regionals: Medford
12, Lakeland 0; Antigo 21, Northland Pines 0;
Rhinelander 4, Tomahawk 1.
May 28 WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinals:
Medford 8, Antigo 4; Mosinee 8, Rhinelander 3.
May 29 WIAA Div. 2 regional final: Mosinee
6, Medford 5.
June 2 WIAA Div. 2 sectional semifinal: La
Crosse Logan 2, Mosinee 1.
Rib Lake upsets Flambeau

Easy catch
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Kaitlin Walsh makes an

easy catch in foul territory during the
teams 12-0 win on May 27 in a WIAA
Division 2 regional quarterfinal.
Sports Shorts
T-Ball League (age 6-8) games scheduled for Monday, June 8 are Stetsonville
1 at Rib Lake 5, Whittlesey 2 at Rib Lake
4, Holway 1 at Whittlesey 1, Ogema at
Holway 2, Rib Lake 1 at Stetsonville 2
and Rib Lake 3 at Athens. Rib Lake 2 has
a bye.
ond place in the Great Northern Conference at 8-4. The Red Robins finished the
year 16-9 overall.
lips 2 at Whittlesey, Stetsonville at Phillips 1, Colby at Medford and Rib Lake at

Prentice. Abbotsford has a bye.
Little League Baseball (age 9-10)
games scheduled for Wednesday, June 10
are Athens at Colby 1, Colby 2 at Whittlesey, Phillips 2 at Abbotsford, Rib Lake
1 at Phillips 1, Medford 3 at Rib Lake 2,
Medford 1 at Holway and Prentice at
Medford 2.
Girls Softball (age 13-16) games
scheduled for Thursday, June 11 are Colby at Medford, Stetsonville 1 at Rib Lake,
Ogema at Owen and Phillips at Stetsonville 2.
the first time, walked. She went to second on Probsts sacrifice, stole third and
scored on the overthrow. Wudi singled,
stole second and scored on Shawna Annalas single. Flambeau got a single run
in the third. Then Rib Lake got three
huge runs in the fifth to go up 5-1.
Emily Richardson and Duerr walked.
Richardson was wiped out at third on
Erin Probsts fielders choice. With two
outs, Wudi drove in Duerr with a hit.
Dobbs hit a huge two-run double. Annala
singled, but Dobbs was thrown out trying
to score for the third out.
Flambeau turned two walks, some
stolen bases, a wild pitch and a hit by
Brooke Sterba into two runs. But Dobbs
got two big outs to end the inning. After
Rib Lake went scoreless in the top of the
sixth, the storm hit. After about a 90-minute wait, the game was called, reverting
back to the last completed inning.
Our defense was very good behind Regan, Peterson said. Overall I was proud
of the girls. All season we talked about
building a tradition for Rib Lake softball
and they were the ones to lay the foundation for that. Despite a 1-15 season and
being short-handed in the tournament
due to dual sporting and an unforeseen
circumstance for one of our players the
girls did not just mail it in and they gave
a great effort to come away with a win in
the opening round of the tournament. I
am sure that was a win no one saw coming. That made me proud of the girls as it
showed a lot of character to come out and

play so hard and start the new tradition
of Rib Lake softball. I am sad to see my
seniors leave but I am looking forward to
coaching this group of girls next year.
Dobbs struck out two, walked four, hit
one and allowed three hits in the big win.
Taylor Moore took the loss. Rib Lake had
six hits, including two each from Annala
and Wudi. Moore walked five and struck
out four.
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Chequamegon
11
1
17
8
Athens
10
2
17
7
Phillips
8
4
17
7
Abbotsford
7
5
12
6
Edgar
4
8
6
16
Prent.-Butter.
2
10
5
15
Rib Lake
0
12
2
16
May 27 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Rib Lake 5,
Flambeau 3; Gilman 10, Prentice-Butternut 0;
Abbotsford 19, Owen-Withee 0.
May 27 WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal: Hurley 6, Chequaemgon 4.
May 27 WIAA Div. 3 regional: Marathon 8,
Edgar 5.
May 28 WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinals: Gilman 15, Rib Lake 0; Athens 9, Abbotsford 2.
May 28 WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal: Phillips 9, Ladysmith 1.
May 30 WIAA Div. 4 regional final: Thorp 6,
Athens 2.
May 30 WIAA Div. 3 regional final: Phillips
10, Hurley 5.
June 2 WIAA Div. 3 sectional semifinal:
Grantsburg 9, Phillips 2.
SPORTS
Thursday,
Thursday,
September
June22,
4, 2015
2011
THE STAR NEWS
Page 10
GNC title dreams burst in 13run inning; Mosinee wins 4-3

Start of a tough inning
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford catcher Jacob Geiger doesnt receive the throw in time to prevent Antigos
Arin Verhagen from sliding behind him and scoring the go-ahead run in the top of the
sixth inning of this May 27 Great Northern Conference contest. The run was the first
of 13 Antigo scored in the sixth to win 15-2.
Needing two wins to earn a piece of

the Great Northern Conference championship, Medfords baseball team instead
lost twice to end its regular season with
two contrasting final scores against the
teams who wound up sharing the title.
On Thursday, the Raiders sent out
freshman hurler Brady Loertscher to
face one of the leagues best in Mosinees
Bryce Graveen. This was no mismatch,
however, as the Raiders battled until the
final out before falling 4-3. With the win,
Mosinee finished 10-2 in league play to tie
Antigo, a team it beat twice.
It was a great game, Medford head
coach Justin Hraby said. We competed
for seven innings with one of the best
teams in Division 2. Brady Loertscher
went toe to toe with the best pitchers in
the GNC. He was very good, changing
speeds and keeping them off balance.
Medford (7-5, 11-13) grabbed a 1-0 lead
in the top of the first. From there, the lead
went back and forth. Lloyd Bernatzs
double scored Trenton Woebbeking to
give the Raiders that early lead. Mosinee
answered in the bottom half when Landon Stepan doubled and scored on William
Sprinks single. Sprink would up scoring
on Chris Tomskis sacrifice fly.
Medford regained the lead in the third.
Jacob Geiger singled and Woebbeking
and Bernatz followed with one-out hits
to load the bases. Geiger scored on Mikel

Delzers fielders choice. An errant pickoff throw scored Woebbeking. Nathan
Gradberg singled, but Mosinee made a
fine defensive play to cut down Delzer at
third and end the rally.
Mosinee went back on top in the fifth
with a two-out rally. Sprink singled and
stole second. He went to third on a wild
pitch and scored when Tomski beat out
an infield single. Trevor Grabows single
to right pushed Tomski to third. Graveen
then singled in the go-ahead run.
Graveen struck out six and walked
one in seven innings. Medford got nine
hits off him. Bernatz and Geiger each
went two for three. Woebbeking was two
for four and scored twice.
Loertscher allowed eight hits in six
innings. All four Mosinee runs were
earned. He walked one.
Second-seeded Medford was set to host
third-seeded Tomahawk in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal on Wednesday
at Raider Field. Tomahawk beat sixthseeded Northland Pines 11-1 in a regional
quarterfinal on Tuesday. Wednesdays
winner gets either fifth-seeded Wittenberg-Birnamwood or top-seeded Mosinee
in the regional final on Friday.
The sectional tournament is set for
Tuesday in Chilton with the first semifinal starting at 10 a.m. The championship
is slated for a 4 p.m. start.
See BASEBALL on page 16
Raiders take three-goal lead,

cant hold on against Amherst
The Medford Raiders girls soccer
team matched their season high for goals
in a game in the first 20 minutes of their
match with the visiting Amherst Falcons
on Monday, but their scoring bonanza
ran dry and they had to settle for a 3-3
draw in their regular season finale.
The Raiders got a glimpse of a goal
in the fourth minute, but Sydney Emmerichs shot went inches wide of the
left post. Three minutes later, Olivia
Way muscled her way through a pair of
Falcons defenders and fired a shot past
the keeper to make it a 1-0 game. After
absorbing an Amherst counterattack,
Medford doubled their lead in the 16th
minute off Emmerichs team-leading
ninth goal of the season. Way picked up
the assist after crossing the ball into the
box. The goal spree continued in the 20th
minute when Sophia Pernsteiner battled
past her marker before cracking a shot
off the Falcons keeper and into the net to
give the Raiders a three-goal lead in the
early goings.
Whether the big lead made Medford a
bit too relaxed or they had expended all
their energy building the lead, Amherst
wasnt phased by the quick deficit and
came flying back into the contest. Rowen
Kilawee bagged a pair of goals in the remaining minutes of the first half to make
it a 3-2 game at the break.
Coming out of halftime, Becca Glisczinski broke through Medfords defense to
score the equalizer. Neither team could
muster a game-winning goal over the
rest of the second half, though there were
chances aplenty.
They stopped us and our defense
collapsed. Overall we played good, the

girls were playing hard. We were well
matched with them. I told them to go out
and play like this was a playoff game and
they started great, but ran out of juice,
Raiders head coach Dan Felix said.
The Raiders matched their season
high with three goals scored in the game,
and with the stout defense Medford has
shown throughout the season, that total shouldve been more than enough to
claim the win. Theyll now have to quickly turn their gaze to their regional opponent, Mosinee.
It will depend which Medford team
shows up. Weve had good games against
Mosinee, Lakeland and Pines so weve
shown we can compete. Were capable of
going farther but it will depend on what
group shows up, Felix said.
Medford will open its WIAA Division 3
postseason run with a game at three-seed
Mosinee on Thursday, tonight, starting
at 5 p.m. The Raiders enter the regional
as a six-seed with a 4-11-3 overall record.
Back on April 23, Medford earned a 1-1
draw with the Indians in a home game,
while in the away rematch on May 19 the
Raiders fell 3-1. Mosinee finished fourth,
while the Raiders were fifth, in the GNC
this season.
The winner of Thursdays contest will
take on the winner of seven-seed Antigo
and two-seed Lakeland, also tonight.
Number-four Waupaca takes on five-seed
Amherst with the winner traveling to
one-seed New London. The top-seeded
Bulldogs finished sixth in the Bay Conference this year and carry an 11-9-1 record into the postseason.
See SOCCER on page 24
Equal footing
Medfords Sophia Pernsteiner (left) challenges Amhersts Anja Werner for the ball in
the first half of the Raiders 3-3 draw with the Falcons. Pernsteiner scored her third goal
of the season in the 20th minute.
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Trail anniversary
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Whats Happening
June 2-7
Grand Re-Opening for County Market. Events daily.
Thursday June 4
Family Day at Munson Bridge Winery from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Thorp Dairy Days starting at 7:30 p.m. at Thorp
Northside Park.
Friday, June 5
Friday Night Fondue at Munson Bridge Winery.
Buffet from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Community
Center.
Thorp Dairy Days starting at 6 p.m. at Thorp
Northside Park. Music by DJ Dinka starting at 7:30
p.m.
Thorp Dairy Days starting at 7 a.m at Thorp
Northside Park. Events running throughout the day.
Music by Big Deeks at 7 p.m.
Kids Fishing Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon at Esadore
Lake Association.
Rockin Country Jamoboree, tributes to Elvis
Presley and Patsy Cline from Garry and Elaine
Wesley starting at 8 p.m at Willard Community Center.
Bobby Blues Tortured Soul at Outskirtz starting
at 9 p.m.
Sunday, June 7
Thorp Dairy Days starting at noon at Thorp
Northside Park.
Birding backpacks
submitted photo
The Chequamegon Bird Club (CBC) donated Birding Backpacks to the Rib Lake Public Library and the Frances
L. Simek Memorial Library in Medford. The storage backpacks were made by CBC member Norma Smoje from
recycled bird seed bags. The backpack contains books, binoculars and identification guides including Wild About
Wisconsin Birds a Youths Guide to the Birds of Wisconsin by Adele Porter, to help adults and children enjoy
bird watching together. Backpacks can be checked out at
the libraries for one week at a time. The backpacks were
donated to Medford, Rib Lake, Gilman, Dorchester, Abbotsford, Colby and Westboro by the CBC. Pictured are
Judy Derrico (l. to r.), Cam Scott, library director Anne
LaRoche, Ron Shiffler, and Smoje.
CLIP N SAVE
Sunday, June 21
Bring this
coupon
up
p in for
Fathers Day Brunch at Centennial Community

Center.
Sunday, June 28
34th Annual Colby Area June Dairy Breakfast at
Jeremy & Katie Hass Farm from 7 a.m. to noon.
Tuesday, July 9
The Medford Area Community Theatre presents A
Bad Year for Tomatoes at 7 p.m. in the MASH Red &
White Theatre.
Wednesday, July 10
White Theatre.
Thursday, July 11
White Theatre.
Thursday, July 23
Trivia Contest at Marilyns Fire Station from 7 to
9 p.m.
July 23-26
Taylor County Fair.
July 24-26
Lublins 100th Anniversary Celebration.
CLIP N SAVE
Rib Lake Public Library Director Tammie Blomberg

(left) accepts a Birding Backpack from Cam Scott of the
Chequamegon Bird Club.
(Meal purchase
$5.00 or more)
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9th Annual Casey Blume Memorial Golf Outing

at Meadowview Golf Course. First tee time at 8:30 a.m.
Backpack
145 S. 8th St. (Hwy 13), Medford
715-748-2434
Open
Sat. and Mon.-Thurs. 5am-8pm,
Fri. 5am-9pm, Sun. 5am-2pm
June is Dairy Month

CLIP N SAVE
Kids Fishing Clinic

June 6, 2015 Register at 8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Noon at Esadore Lake Association
Medford Junior Girl Scout Troop 7174
will be taking donations of gently
used and/or new year-round shing equipment.
These donations are for any person to use while in
Taylor County through our NEW loaner program
For their Girl Scout

Bronze Award project
to Better Serve
Taylor
County
For more information, contact Tanya (715) 560-1800
or Emily (715) 905-1122
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at the Rib
Lake Public Library this Summer!
Tuesdays at 10:30am
June 9th: Juno - Listening Superhero

June 16th: Natures Niche/Critter Crusader and the
Creature Teachers
June 23rd: Rib Lake Fire Department/Local Heros

June 30th: Tracey Chipman/Every Hero Has a Story to Tell
July 21st: Chryllyn Dums/Everyday Heroes
Clip & Save
Saturday, June 27
$1.00
OFF
CLIP N SAVE
Thursday, June 25
The Day the Music Died with music by DJ
Duane at Marilyns FIre Station from 7 to 10 p.m.
Rockys
Cozy Kitchen
Clip & Save
Saturday, June 6
Please stop in to learn

about other summer
program offerings and
incentives for all ages
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Blazing trails
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Thursday, June 4, 2015 Page 12
25th anniversary of Timms

Hill trail celebrated, work
continues on Ice Age Trail
The amazing part of a national scenic side trail is
not that there are only two in existence. The wonder
comes from the magic of nature coming together with
landowner agreements and volunteer dedication to create any of the congressionally-authorized paths.
A group of about 30 gathered at Timms Hill County
Park on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original national scenic side trail. The
Timms Hill Trail connects the county park and the
states highest point in southern Price County with the
Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Taylor County. The
southern terminus is at the Rusch Preserve along CTH
C near Rib lake. The trail is just over nine miles long.
Saturdays program was a celebration of the side
trails 25th anniversary and work done this week on
the Rib Lake segment of the Ice Age National Scenic
Trail. The new trail section is a reroute from CTH C
to CTH D. Mobile Skills
Crew (MSC) volunteers of
all ages came from around
the state to build the new
trail section.
Kevin Thusius, land
conservation director for
the Ice Age Trail Alliance,
asked volunteers about
their accomplishments.
How did it finish up? he
asked, as several thumbs
up came from the crowd.
Congratulations to those
of you who worked out
Bob Butler
there.
The Mobile Skills Crew had adults of all ages this
week. It also had plenty of youth help as Medford Area
Middle School students led by teacher Dan Nelson, and
kids from the New Visions Wilderness program in the
Perkinstown area, helped shape the trail.
This project drew 124 volunteers, including 39 from
the middle school, and produced more than 2,530 volunteer hours.
This week was about partnerships and it pointed to
how the Timms Hill Trail started with volunteers and
an idea, Thusius said.
The idea to develop the Timms Hill Trail fits the
national side trail concept perfectly. The trails connect
an existing national trail with a related nearby landmark. The original idea grew from a desire to connect
the cross country ski trail system in southern Price
County with the Rib Lake Ski and Snowshoe Club trail
system. The Rib Lake trails share the same corridor
with part of the ski trail system.
The future of the Timms Hill Trail in Taylor County
was present at Saturdays program as Bob and Beth
Butler, the landowners of the future Taylor County
trail corridor north of the Rusch Preserve, were introduced to the audience. Its an honor to do what we can
do, she said.
The first obstacle the
15th Annual
Timms Hill Trail overELK RIVER
came was in the 1960s,
accurate survey
STRING BAND when
tools measured its correct height at 1951-1/2
CONCERT
feet above sea level. The
measurement dethroned
Rib Mountain, which was
considered the states
highest point at 1,924 feet
for many years.
Has Rib Mountain
finally conceded defeat?
Ice Age Trail Alliance
executive director Mike
7:30pm
Wollmer asked.
The next step came
Everyone Welcome
in 1968, when Congress
Lunch & Social Hour passed the National
Trails Act. The new law
Saturday,
June 13
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at Historic
St. Anns Church
Thirsty work
Caleb Polacek works the handle on a water pump to get the water flowing for thirsty fellow student workers on
the Mobile Skills Crew project near Rib Lake last week. Student workers include Blaine Seidel, Brody Doberstein
and Alex Davis.
designated four types of national trails. The first is a
scenic trail - such as the Ice Age, the Appalachian and
the Pacific Crest trails. The second type is historic
trails, which include pathways with connections to
our past. The third trail is a recreation trail. These are
usually shorter in nature and designed to bring the
outdoors experience to urban areas. Finally, the fourth
designation is the side trail. To date, the Timms Hill
Trail and a connector from Alaskas Iditarod National
Historic Trail are the only two. Both were designated
by Interior Secretary in 1990. They are the only two
created thus far.
Wollmer leads the Ice Age Trail Alliance, which
oversees the volunteer structure and day-to-day operations of the trail. Its partners are the National Park
Service and Wisconsin DNR. The alliance, formerly
known as the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation,
directs the MSC and was the sponsoring agency for
the Timms Hill Trail application during the late
1980s. He said the Timms Hill connection has allowed
many thru-hikers and other trail users to experience
Wisconsins highest point.
Wollmer said the historic reality of the Timms Hill
Trail is a good vantage point to look at the work accomplished on the Ice Age Trail this week. It was the first
project of the reroute and an effort to reconnect Taylor
Countys CTH C and CTH D. Wollmer said MSC volunteers - whether it is middle school kids or seasoned
veterans - take pride in getting dirty and getting tough
assignments done. They are the dirty ones you see
here today, Wollmer said. We have a habit of starting the rugged ones. We start with the difficult areas in
the middle and then work out to make the connections.
There is a science to it.
Wollmer said the opportunity for volunteers to help
complete the new route will be plentiful in coming
years. We will be up here quite a few times in the next
two to three years, he said. We will be here at least
twice this year. You will get plenty of chances to help.
Wollmer said the Ice Age Trail ranks only behind
the longer and more famous Appalachian and Pacific
Crest trails in terms of volunteer hours in the National
Park Service. The 80,000 volunteer hours logged last
year would be worth 40 full-time jobs. One volunteer,
Thelma Johnson of Cumberland, will be recognized
this week in Washington D.C. for her many years of
leading the MSC support crew. She has worked at
many of Taylor Countys volunteer weeks. Wollmer
said her attitude is one he hears from many volunteers.
She told me, I do this for all of you. I do this because
it is fun, Wollmer said.
John Madden is the National Park Service superintendent for the Ice Age Trail. He took the efforts of
early Timms Hill Trail visionaries like Robert and
Ann Rusch, Lyle and Kathy Blomberg and Todd and
Kerri Olson to new connections with the Butlers.
All great enterprises started as grass-roots efforts,
Madden said. If you dream it, you can build it. Its
through the efforts of Bob, and the Blombergs, Price

County, and countless volunteers we came here. You
make our dreams come true.
Madden said the Ice Age Trail efforts this week
reflect 21st century stewardship in an era of budget
cuts at all levels. He said the spirit shows in volunteers
like Johnson. She always has some sunshine waiting
for you regardless of the mud and bugs, Madden said.
We celebrate among friends. We celebrate the imagination and the drive to get it done. In this day and age
of government cuts, you are still creating.
Madden said the celebration of the trails cant just
be a moment in time. Dont let the idea languish. I
hope in the years to come people will come here and
think, somebody had to have a dream, he said.
Rusch closed the speeches with his perspective on
the trails history. He was a member of the foundation
board in the 1980s when he heard Ice Age Trail advocate Gary Werner give a speech on the national legislation. He said the friendly rivalry and cooperation
between the two local ski clubs spurred interest in the
route. He credited former Congressman Henry Reuss
with making the final push for Interior Department
approval. Rusch said the strength of the connection
between the Ice Age Trail and Timms Hill continues.
What is the relationship? Its still evolving, he said.
Rusch said Timms Hill status as the highest point in
the state provides a point on the Wisconsin map for
connections with thousands of visitors a year.
Madden and Rusch completed the ceremony by
unveiling the kiosk plaque produced for the county
park and Rusch Preserve. It provides an overview of
information about the Timms Hill Trail.
Eric Holm of the Price County Forestry Department
spoke at the program. He gave the group a brief overview of the park and the countys efforts to maintain it.
Lyle Blomberg, one of the High Point Ski Club members who led the effort to start and build the trail, still
serves as caretaker of the park.
Youth connections
Maddens vision of 21st century land stewards
begins with those who are born in this century. Luke
Kloberdanz, who heads youth outreach efforts for the
alliance, said the first steps for those emerging leaders
are similar to the model John Muir pioneered in the
parks. When we take kids on the trail - whether its to
work or to walk - they get reconnected to their natural
surroundings. Their curiosity rises and they are seeking out the information, Kloberdanz said.
Kloberdanz said all the youth, including area students and a group from the Baraboo School District,
provided hard work during the project. It was also
an opportunity to explore away from the structure
of school. They really took pride in what they were
doing, he said. We flip the classroom out here. For
the student who cant sit still at school, we offer some
structure and they can be a leader out here.
Mark Berglund
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goes for a wild ride during the bareback riding event. Above right, a cowgirl on her
horse gallops around the arena with the United States flag to kick-off the opening
ceremony of Friday nights performance. Below, a cowboy wrestles his steer to the
ground trying for a fast time during the steer wrestling competition.
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SPORTS
Division 3 sectional meet features good efforts, lots of rain

Kayla Neff of Regis took first by clearing
5 feet.
The 800-meter boys relay of Tyler
Boie, Travis Lato, Schmitt and Aldinger
took 10th in a time of 1:41.52. The top time
belonged to Athens foursome of Chase

Vitort, Tristin Falk-Lefay, Tyler Masephol and Wickman in 1:32.18.
The Pirates relay in the boys 1,600-me-
Regional
Cruising to sectionals
Rib Lakes Mariah Thums continues
to add onto her lead during the girls
3200-meter run at the Athens regional
last Thursday. Thums beat her nearest
challenger by 37 seconds in the two mile
run.
team so thats a great number, Krommenacker said.

Eisners promising season in the triple
jump came to an end at the regional level
after he finished fifth with a jump of 38-9.5,
two inches behind fourth place Tyler Gillet of Cadott. His best jump this year had
been 40-7. Jordan Blomberg took sixth
with a distance of 37-6. Espinosa was the
Redmens top finisher in the girls long
jump in eighth place after a jump of 128.25. Corissa Scheithauer took 18th with
a distance of 10-8.5. Hunter Swan led the
way in the boys discus in 15th place with
a throw of 87-11. Cody Blomberg came in
20th with a toss of 76-09 and Probst was
24th with a throw of 45-0. Swan was also
the top Rib Lake entry in the shot put in
10th place with a throw of 37-6.5. Blomberg was 14th (34-0) and Makovsky was
16th (31-4). Bryanne Brugger came in
ninth in the girls shot put with a distance
of 26-11 and was 13th in the discus with a
toss of 64-7. Ciara Scheithauer placed seventh in the girls high jump by clearing
4-4. Michaela Blomberg finished 11th in
the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of
20.79 and 10th in the 300-meter lows with
a time of 1:01.64. The girls 4x400-meter relay squad of Michaeal Blomberg, Casey
Scheithauer, Caitlyn Fitzl and Jasmine
Fitzl took sixth in 4:53.24. Probst grabbed
a 10th place finish in the 800-meter run in
a time of 2:30.09.
Athens took the girls team title with
148 points. Cornell-Lake Holcombe was
second (118) followed by Cadott (114), Abbotsford (102), Prentice (77), Rib Lake,
Gilman, Owen-Withee (10) and Thorp (3).
The boys side of the Blue Jays won
with 156 points. Cadott moved up to second with 101, followed by Abbotsford
(73.5), Rib Lake, Cornell-Lake Holcombe
(69.5), Gilman, Owen-Withee (51), Prentice (46) and Thorp (45).
Rib Lake shuts out Athens

Jerry Reinhardt pitched a completegame shutout, allowing just five hits.
Athens put the ball in play, striking out
only twice, but Redmen played errorless
ball behind him. Reinhardt walked just
one batter and hit one.
The Redmen beat Marawood North
Player of the Year Shane Coker, though
they only got one earned run against
him in five innings. He walked five and
struck out only four.
We finished one game behind, Iverson said. We couldve won the game in
Athens and we couldve won at home
against Chequamegon, so we had a shot
as far as conference goes. I told the kids
lets play this one like its our championship game. They really responded to that.
I was really happy with how we played
that game.
Rib Lakes big inning was the fifth. Reinhardt drew a walk and Austin Zondlo
reached on a throwing error after laying down a bunt to start the rally. Both
advanced on Frombachs bunt. Weinke
then delivered the hit of the day, singling
in both runners. He had actually tried to
put down a suicide squeeze earlier in the
count but fouled it off. With two strikes
he delivered. Weinke went to second on
a bunt by Joe Scheithauer and scored

on an errant pickoff throw after Dalton
Strebig walked.
The Redmen got an insurance run off
reliever Marshall Westfall in the sixth.
Arenivas walked and was eventually
knocked in by Zondlo.
Athens didnt pose many serious
threats. The Jays got back-to-back, twoout singles in the first, but an infield popup ended the threat. They had two on
with two out in the second, but Strebig
threw out a would-be base stealer at second to end the inning.
Athens had two on with two out in the
fourth, but Reinhardt got out of it with a
ground ball to keep the game scoreless.
Reinhardt, Zondlo and Weinke had
Rib Lakes hits. Strebig drew three of
Rib Lakes seven walks. The Redmen
had some early trouble on the base paths
with two runners getting picked off first
base and Strebig getting tagged out at
home in the fourth on the front end of an
attempted double steal.
But the Redmen got the runners in
when they had to late in the contest.
Jerry was just outstanding, Iverson
said. We really played good defense behind him.
ter relay, Bryce Sromek, Lato, Travis

Swoboda and Ryan Tkachuk, took 16th
in a time of 4:10.64. Elmwood-Plum City
finished on top of the pile with a time of
3:32.35.
The 3,200-meter relay group of Sromek,
Lato, Swoboda and Tkachuk took 14th in
a time of 9:38.39. First place went to Webster in a time of 8:26.40.
The girls 1,600-meter team took 13th
with their time of 4:39.54. That group consisted of Makaylen Skabroud, Mackenzie
Elwood, Camryn Skabroud and Budzinski. Glenwood City won the relay with a
time of 4:15.57.
Sromek took 15th in the boys 3,200-meter run in a time of 11:23.42. Chequamegons Kevin Koski took the top spot
in 9:48.63. Budzinski was 11th in the girls
400-meter dash at 1:07.41, a race won by
Elizabeth Kyes of Cadott in 58.09 seconds.
Weve really come together as a team
this season. It was a fun year and the kids
supported each other, Gingras said.
Rib Lake highlights

The Redmens best finish came from
Hunter Swan in the boys 400-meter dash.
The sophomore finished in sixth with a
time of 54.13. Andrew Davis of Turtle
Lake had the fastest time at 50.31.
Hunter ran his best 400 of the year.
Thats big for him and shows how hard
hes worked and will continue to work,
Rib Lake head coach Mark Krommenacker said.
Mariah Thums wrapped up a surprising season in the distance runs with an
eighth-place result in the girls 3,200-meter run. Her time of 13:14.81 grabbed a
point for the team and was 21 seconds
slower than the season best time she
posted at the regional level. Thums took
10th in the 1,600-meter run in a time of
6:10.69. Emily Jaeger of Fall Creek won
the 3,200 in a time of 12:07.40 and the 1,600
in 5:30.77.
Junior Nick Eisner couldnt make the
jump to state and finished 10th in the
boys long jump after recording a distance
of 18-7.5, just over a foot short of his previous season long, 19-8.
Mariah and Nick were right on the
edge of going to state and its going to motivate both of them to work hard to get
back here again, Krommenacker said.
Rib Lakes relay in the girls 3,200
took 10th in 11:32.14. The time was a sea-
son best by 15 seconds for the foursome

of Emily Espinosa, Casey Scheithauer,
Caitlyn Fitzl and Jasmine Fitzl. Espinosas time of 2:43.78 put her in 13th place
in the 800-meter run. Kyes took the win
in 2:27.31.
The 400-meter girls relay of Jasmine
Fitzl, Casey Scheithauer, Espinosa and
Ciara Scheithauer finished ninth in 55.6
seconds. Regis claimed the top spot in a
time of 52.18 seconds.
The boys 400-meter team of Cody Blomberg, Zach Makovsky, Armando Sosa and
Jordan Blomberg took 14th with a time of
51.3 seconds. Regis (44.08) continued to
dominate.
Ricky Boomer took ninth in the
110-meter high hurdles in a time of 19.57
seconds. Cadotts Ben Kyes took first in
15.4. Boomers time of 51.38 seconds in the
300-meter intermediates put him in 15th.
Senior Ciara Scheithauer capped her
season by finishing 11th in the 100-meter
dash in 13.68 and a 13th place finish in the
200-meter dash with a time of 28.69. Kayla
Neff of Regis took the 100-meter title with
a time of 12.98 in the final heat. Athens
Autumn Wickman won the 200 in 26.44.
It was good for Ciara to come out and
compete at three events in sectionals in
her first year in track, Krommenacker
said.
After winning the boys 1,600-meter
run at the Athens regional, Donald Dums
was dropped to 14th at the sectional after running the mile in a time of 5:16.36.
Chequamegons Koski took first in a time
of 4:31.32. Dums was 14th in the 3,200-meter run at 11:12.92.
The boys relay in the 3,200 meters,
made up of Probst, Cody Blomberg, Damon Lueck and Sosa, took 15th in a time
of 9:56.30. Websters relay took the top
spot in 8:26.40 after narrowly edging the
second place team from Unity (8:26.97).
Were definitely a young team with
only a few seniors, the future is looking
good. If the kids we have stick with it
well have success. Competition gets really tough when you get to sectionals and
its good for us to compete against other
good teams, Krommenacker said.
Regis won the girls meet with 73
points. Rib Lake and Gilman tied for 29th
with a point apiece. Athens claimed the
boys title with a one-point win over Fall
Creek (55). Gilman placed 16th with 20
points. Rib Lake was 27th with three.
Gilman outlasts Flambeau

After Gilman went quietly in the bottom of the sixth, Flambeau started another potential uprising in the seventh.
A single and an error put two on with no
outs for the top of Flambeaus order.
Thats when Rosemeyer went to Jesse
Ogle to replace Wininger on the mound.
The senior struck out Rowdy Kochevar
looking, got Stoneberg to fly out to Vieras
and induced a ground ball to short from
Chase Groothausen that Person scooped
up and took to second base for the unassisted putout to end it.
That was a heck of a save, Rosemeyer said. Our first save this year.
Wininger threw strikes and thats
what kept Gilman in it. He allowed 15
hits and struck out five to get the win.
His biggest K may have come in the
fifth. Flambeau had two on and two out
for Kochevar, who lined a shot down the
leftfield line that curved foul by an inch
or two. He then struck him out swinging
to cap a scoreless inning. Jesse Ogle was
two for three and Vieras was two for four
to lead Gilmans offense. On this night,
it was the Pirates taking advantage of
walks, drawing eight walks and getting
hit with four pitches.
Forgettable one
Other than a four-run second-inning
rally, not much went right in the 22-5 loss
to visiting Thorp on May 27.
The Cardinals put five runs on the
board in the first and nine in the second
on walks, three hit batters and five hits
to go up 14-0. It didnt seem to matter who
threw the ball for Gilman. Jesse Ogle, Copenhaver and Rosemeyer all struggled to
find the strike zone. When Thorp got one
of its 12 hits, it usually drove in runners
who had gotten free passes.
Gilman closed within 15-5 in the
fourth, but a seven-run fifth iced it for the
Cardinals.
Copenhaver, Jesse Ogle, Person, Rosemeyer, Cassidy Ogle and Vieras had a hit
apiece for Gilman in the loss.
In the second inning, Rosemeyer hit
a one-out single and Cassidy Ogle and
Drexler both walked. With two down, Vieras singled and Copenhaver doubled to
each drive in two runs.
Cassidy Ogle singled and scored an
unearned run in the fourth.
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Reds win again in extras; Ticks,

Osprey and Trojans all get a win
The Whittlesey Reds won their second extra-inning game of the Dairyland
League baseball season on Sunday, outlasting the host Tomahawk Titans 6-5 in
10 innings to maintain their early hold
on first place following the busiest weekend thus far of league play.
The Reds improved to 3-0 with Sundays win, putting them a half-game
ahead of the 2-0 Marshfield Chaparrals,
who finished off two games on Saturday
that had either been suspended or postponed earlier in May.
A low-scoring game suddenly turned
to the offensive side in the 10th at Tomahawks Tyler Kahle Memorial Field.
With the game tied at 2-2, Whittlesey got a
two-run single from Thomas Mildbrand,
an RBI single from Brandon Loertscher
and took advantage of three Tomahawk
errors to take a 6-2 lead.
The Titans, though, didnt go down
quietly. They scored three runs off Reds
reliever Nick Meyer before Cody Loertscher put out the fire by striking out
three of the four batters he faced. Lorne
Ahrens hit a two-run double and Schoone singled in a run for Tomahawk in the
rally, but Schoone never got past second
base.
Meyer got credit for the win. Dan Cypher started on the hill for the Reds and
left with a 2-1 lead. Jeff Kraschnewskis
single knocked in a run in the first. After the Titans got a run in the third on
Fletcher Schoones RBI single, Derek
Nichols singled for the Reds in the fifth,
went to second on a sacrifice bunt and
scored on Meyers hit.
Tomahawk scored an unearned run in
the eighth, charged to Kraschnewski.
Schoone was the losing pitcher for
Tomahawk, who fell to 2-2 in league play.
Whittlesey does not have a league
game this weekend.
There was plenty of other local action
in the Dairyland this past weekend.
Interwald cruises
Interwald got an early fight from host
Greenwood on Sunday, but their offense
eventually was too much for the 0-3
Gamecocks in a 15-5, seven-inning decision.
The Woodticks are off to a 3-1 start in
league play.
Craig Scheithauer was four for six at
Dairyland Baseball
W
L
Whittlesey
3
0
Marshfield
2
0
Everest
1
0
Interwald
3
1
Westboro
2
1
Rib Lake
2
1
Merrill
2
2
Tomahawk
2
2
Rock Falls
1
2
Wausau
0
1
Abbotsford
0
1
Greenwood
0
3
Spirit
0
4
May 30: Tomahawk 2, Westboro 1; Marshfield 10,
Greenwood 0; Marshfield 12, Rock Falls 2.
May 31: Interwald 15, Greenwood 5; Westboro 8,
Abbotsford 3; Whittlesey 6, Tomahawk 5 (10 inn.);
Merrill 4, Spirit 3; Rib Lake 8, Rock Falls 1.
June 3, 7:30 p.m.: Merrill at Everest.
June 5, 7:30 p.m.: Greenwood at Rib Lake.
June 6, 1:30 p.m.: Spirit at Marshfield.
June 7, 1:30 p.m.: Everest at Interwald, Rock Falls
at Spirit, Westboro at Wausau, Abbotsford at
Tomahawk.
June 10, 7 p.m.: Wausau at Marshfield.
the plate for Interwald with two RBIs,

while Zack Iverson was three for five and
drove in two. David Fliehs was two for
four.
Iverson got the win. In four innings,
he worked around three hits, three walks
and a hit batter. He struck out two and
was charged with four earned runs.
Scheithauer gave up an unearned run,
struck out two and walked one in two
innings. Peter Devine allowed a hit in a
scoreless seventh.
Interwald touched Greenwood and
starting pitcher Jake Johnson for five
runs in the top of the first on three hits,
four walks and an error. Scheithauer and
Iverson had run-scoring singles.
The Gamecocks, though, got three
back in their half. Landon Hintz singled,
Ryne Gerstberger walked and Chandler
Probst was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Zach Butera and Derek Thieme drove
in runs with groundouts. Johnson doubled in the third run.
The Woodticks went up 8-3 in the top
of the second. Kyle Stibbe singled in one,
Blake Smola drew a bases-loaded walk
and Iverson singled in a run. A bloop
single by Randy Raasch and a base hit
by Jordan Arkola drove in runs in the
third to make it 10-3. Butera doubled for
Greenwood in the bottom half and scored
on Thiemes grounder.
Interwald tacked on two in the fourth
and one in the fifth. Leading 13-5, the
Woodticks put it away in the seventh
on an RBI single by Scheithauer and a
run-scoring fielders choice from Jacob
Wicks.
Hintz went two for four to lead Greenwood. Johnson took the loss, allowing 10
runs, five of which were earned, in 2.2
innings. He allowed nine hits and seven
walks with one strikeout. Hintz went 4.1
innings and allowed five runs, four of
which were earned. He allowed six hits
and four walks. He struck out one.
Greenwood lost 10-0 at Marshfield
on Saturday. The Gamecocks are at Rib
Lake on Friday night for a 7:30 p.m. first
pitch. Interwald hosts Everest in Rib
Lake at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Rib Lake rolls

Driven by a pair of home runs from
Ryan Beard, the Rib Lake Osprey moved
to 2-1 with an 8-1 win at Rock Falls on
Sunday.
Beard hit a two-run blast in the top
of the first inning to put Rib Lake on the
board. He capped the scoring with a solo
shot in the ninth. He was three for four
in the win.
Jeff Ziembo was two for four and
scored three times out of the leadoff spot.
He doubled in Cole Klemm, who had singled, in the second inning. Jake Brehm
singled in Ziembo to make it 4-0. Brehm
and Beard singled in the fifth with Brehm
scoring on a fielders choice by Jon Dallmann. With the bases loaded in the seventh, Dallmann walked and Jason Rappe
was hit by a pitch to drive in runs.
Rib Lake outhit the Gunners (1-2) by
a 10-5 count. Brent Mueller got the start
for Rib Lake and was not stressed much
by the home team. Rock Falls got its only
run in the sixth with two hits and help
from a Rib Lake error.
Rock Falls hitters drew three walks
and struck out five times.
Rock Falls will visit the Spirit Twins
on Sunday. Spirit fell to 0-4 with a tough
4-3 loss at Merrill this past Sunday.
Win one, lose one

The Westboro Trojans played their
first two home games of the season, losing 2-1 to Tomahawk on Saturday and
beating Abbotsford 8-3 on Sunday.
Gets one out
Photo by Matt Frey
Greenwood shortstop Ryne Gerstberger thinks about throwing to first base to try
to get a double play, but holds on to the ball as he avoids the sliding Brad Borchardt
during the sixth inning of Sundays game. The force play was the first out in the only
scoreless inning Interwald had in a 15-5 win.
In Sundays win, Skyler Anderson
went four for four and drove in five
runs, while Marcus Klemm and Bryan
Meszaros each went two for four. Kole
Hartwig picked up the win on the pitchers mound.
Westboro nearly got out of a first-inning bases-loaded, no-out jam but an errant throw on a double-play ball brought
in two runs for the Merchants. Those,
however, would be Abbotsfords last
runs until the eighth.
Dustin Freemans sacrifice fly in the
first drove in Ryan Schumacher, who had
walked and stolen second. Judd Hraby
led off the second with a single. Meszaros
later singled and with runners on second
and third, Anderson got the big hit, singling to drive in both, giving the Trojans
a 3-2 lead.
A four-run sixth broke it open. Derek
Niemi and Meszaros singled and then
pulled off a double steal. Schumacher
walked to load the bases. Anderson
knocked his second two-run single of the
game. Ground balls by Hartwig and Freeman drove in the next two runs to make
it 7-2.
Westboro answered Tyler Klieforths
RBI double in the eighth with Andersons third straight run-scoring hit. He
brought in Schumacher, who had doubled. Schumacher scored three runs in
the win.
Ned Hogden was three for five to lead
Abbotsford, who was playing its first
league game of the season.
Jake Goebel, in his first pitching appearance in a year and a half since tearing his labrum, struck out six to work
around six hits and six walks in seven
innings, but the offense was stymied by
Tomahawks Nick Bolte in Saturdays 2-1
loss.
Bolte struck out nine, walked four and
scattered six hits in the win.
Tomahawk got a two-out break in the
first when Jacob Hodgdon was hit by a
pitch. He scored on a double by Ahrens.
Goebel worked out of a fifth-inning
jam, but Tomahawk got him for one in
the sixth when Ahrens walked, moved to
second on a wild pitch and scored on Nate

Schoones single.
Westboro left the bases loaded in the
second and single runners in each of
the next four innings before breaking
through in the seventh. Niemi and Kyle
Nicks singled. Andersons groundout
eventually drove in Niemi. Westboro
had two on with one out in the ninth but
Anderson hit into a game-ending double
play.
Westboro (2-1) plays the Wausau Riverhawks this Sunday at Athletic Park.
Trap League
Range Boys Club
Week 3: Bird Bustin Babes, 3-0; Sparkys Sport
Shop, 3-0; Lloyds Carpentry, 3-0; Wild Things
Taxidermy, 3-0; Hunters Choice II, 3-0; Central
Culvert & Supply, 2.5-.5; Rays Market, 2-1; Smith
Sales, 2-1; Clay Crushing Crew, 2-1; Dummy
Team, 2-1; Hunters Choice I, 1-2; Short Lane Ag
Supply I, 1-2; Robins Nest, 1-2; Alliance Collection Agency, 1-2; Its Miller Time, 1-2; Dic-Wisco
Farms, 1-2; Melvin Zenner, 1-2; Ruesch Farms, .52.5; Short Lane Ag Supply II, 0-3; Frane Auto Body,
0-3; Dent Solutions, 0-3; Jakel Plumbing, 0-3.
High Shooters: Craig Oehmichen 24, Dale Mokry
23, Logan Ruesch 22, Chase Oehmichen 21, Jeremy Resech 21, Dave Telshow 21, Tom Neumann
21, Mike Miller 21, Curtis Schjoneman 21.
Softball
35 and Over League
Fuzzys, 3-0; Craigs Auto, 2-0; Pot Belly, 2-1;
Cindys, 2-1; Thirsty Moose, 2-1; Stetsonville, 1-2;
Gad, 0-2; Ds Liquor Box Saloon, 0-2; Comstock,
0-3.
May 27: Thirsty Moose 15, Pot Belly 11; Fuzzys 7,
Gad 1; Stetsonville 13, Comstock 1; Craigs Auto
15, Cindys 8.
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Wednesday, May 13
High 67, Low 29
There was frost on top of our turkey blind this morning when my 14-year-old daughter, Selina Walters and I
got inside of it. No problem. I had a two-burner propane
stove hooked up to a 20-pound propane tank that was
camouflaged and outside the blind.
Last fall, I kind of ran my stove over with my truck.
This morning when I lit it, there was a boom, which was
an explosion, which meant no stove today.
Last fall I went through three stoves in 30 days, one
due to natural causes, another destroyed by a storm,
which also destroyed my brand new screen tent, and the
one I backed over with my truck.
So today, Selina and I are both trying to whack a tom
with our bows and arrows. Both of us have already harvested a mature tom earlier in the season. We are hunting our food plot, which has become a wildlife mecca.
Last May, Selina and I planted about a half-acre of
clover. Then in August we planted beets, turnips and
radishes on another quarter acre next to it. A pond is
within spitting distance of the beets. The plot is surrounded on three sides by a jack pine and oak forest.
For the most part, Selina does all of the whitetail
hunting with a bow here. I have found it is very difficult
for a 12-year-old and then a 13-year-old girl to be close
enough to a deer to make a decent shot with a compound
bow set at about 42 pounds.
Last summer, Selina was 13 and she did a lot of practicing. I have to tell you folks, in that age bracket, it is
hard for a girl to comfortably and unnoticeably pull a
bow back that is set over 42 pounds from a tree stand.
In our situation, at least in the last two years, Selina
has to be in a tree on the edge of the plot. She has a max
comfort range of about 18-20 yards.
So were in our blind this morning and, as always, we
are having fun.
Deep in the forest toms are gobbling. As time passes,
they are making their way to our plot.
When they arrived, they were 40 yards away. One of
them was quite possibly the biggest tom I have ever seen
while turkey hunting. The super tom had at least a 13inch beard and I am thinking he would tip the scale at
close to 30 pounds. The other tom was a dandy in the
typical 23-pound range with maybe a 10-inch beard.
These toms were in the plot for 45 minutes and never
got closer than 35 yards. Though Selina had a 12 gauge in
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the blind, she did not want to take the chance of wounding the big guy and not recovering him.
Friday, May 15
High 73, Low 37
Selina made a major announcement to me today.
Next year, when she is in high school, she wants her
major sports to be hunting and fishing (she will still do
basketball and either track or softball).
So were in the blind maybe two hours and have another two hours of daylight left. One of my plans for the
plot this year is to put five rows of corn on the outside of
it and let the blind become a part of it all. Perhaps Selina
can whack a deer or a turkey from it this fall.
We watch deer feed on the clover and three hens do
the same. Then in the woods, near the pond, I thought I
heard the cluck of a hen. I look that way and wait. Soon,
two hens appear and then a very large tom.
Selina has her bow, her shotgun and, most importantly, a strong desire to harvest her second mature
tom of the spring. The tom is making his love dance to
the hens. Selina cannot see him due to some jack pine
branches in her way. She has made her choice to use
the shotgun.
The toms luck runs out when Selina spots him and
absolutely pummels him with a load of 1.75-ounce four
shot. Though he was not the super tom, Selinas trophy
had an 11-inch beard, 1.25-inch spurs. Though I did not
weigh him, he weighed every bit of 25 pounds.
Folks I have been to a gazzilion ball games and they
are all a beautiful thing. But if you aint hunting with
your kids, youre missing out!
Sunset
Volleyball
8th Street Co-Ed League
June 1: Unknowns 2, Bella Zen Salon 1; The Elbow Room 2, Bump,
Set, Spike 1; Feet-N-Motion 3, Sand Slingers 0; 8th Street 3, Stetsonville Lumber 0.
Baseball loss
One very big inning

A 2-2 pitchers duel through five innings suddenly
went very wrong for the Raiders in the top of the sixth
on May 27 when visiting Antigo sent 17 batters to the
plate, collected 12 hits and scored 13 runs to earn a 15-2
win.
With two outs and three runs already scored, the Red
Robins cracked seven straight hits and 10 straight batters reached base before Delzer finally struck out Nick
Greening to end the onslaught. The Raiders let more
than one chance to get the last out at home plate get
away, but much credit went to the Robins, who hit the
ball hard, spraying it all over the outfield.
We played very well with a good team for five innings, Hraby said. Then they hit like no team I have
ever seen in one inning. Hats off to them. They earned
it.
Raider starter Taylor Shaw started the sixth inning
by striking out Brady Tatro for his second punch out
of the game. His second walk of the game, this one to
Arin Verhagen, got the ball rolling for Antigo. Cam
Noskowiak then singled to left. Noskowiak, the eighth
hitter in Antigos order, went four for four in the game.
Number-nine hitter Luke Osborne, who was two for two
and reached base in all four of his plate appearances,
yanked a single that just stayed inside the rightfield
foul line to score the go-ahead run.
Brett Paul relieved Shaw at that point. He was greeted by Max Nowinskys liner to left-center that went for
a two-run double. Paul got Jake Husnick to fly out to
Gradberg in left for the second out. Then the floodgates
opened.
Hunter Kirsch singled to center to score Nowinsky.
Greening pulled a triple down the rightfield line. Jed
Weix singled to center to make it 8-2. Hraby turned to
Zach Smola to try to get the final out of the inning, but
Tatro, Verhagen, Noskowiak and Osborne all singled.
Nowinsky was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Husnick doubled in two more runs. Kirsch greeted Delzer
with a double to deep right for the final blow.
Medford grabbed a 1-0 first-inning lead. Drott walked.
Two outs later, Brad Acker was hit by an 0-2 pitch from
Verhagen. Delzer crushed a double to deep right-center
to score Drott, but Acker ran out of gas after rounding
third and was thrown out at the plate.
Noskowiaks two-out bloop single to right-center
scored two runs in the top of the fourth. Medford tied
it in the bottom half when Gradberg walked and went
to third on Hunter Andersons hit-and-run single. Woebbeking blooped a single behind first base to score
Gradberg. But Kirsch relieved Verhagen and killed the
rally by retiring the next three hitters, aided by a great
defensive play by Tatro, the first baseman. He fielded
Geigers sacrifice bunt attempt and, as he was falling
down, threw a perfect strike to third to nab Anderson
for the first out.
Kirsch got the relief win. He allowed just one hit in
three innings, striking out three. Verhagen allowed six
hits while striking out two while walking three and hitting one in three-plus innings.
Anderson was two for two for Medford, while Delzer
was two for three. Verhagen was three for three and
Husnick and Kirsch both had two hits for Antigo.
Shaw took the loss, allowing eight of Antigos 17 hits
and five earned runs.
Pinewood ace
Gilmans elementary team
Submitted photo
Gilman took second at state in the elementary school division and sent several
archers to nationals. Team members include (front l. to r.) Kaitlyn Malchow, Kiersten Webster, Wayne McAlpine, Casey Grunseth, Caleb Marion, Tyler Schellhammer,
Gordon Jensen, (back) Grace Weir, Tatum Weir, Bowie Oberle, Hanna Vick, Zack
Marion, Grady Kroeplin, Anna Crick and Brooks Kraus. The wrong picture ran with
this information in the May 21 issue of The Star News. We apologize for the error.
Gary Robida of Medford (second from left) hit

a hole-in-one on Monday,
May 4 at Pinewood Country Club in Harshaw. He
used a 5-iron to hit the
shot on the 148-yard, par3 hole. He is pictured with
his playing partners and
witnesses (from left) Bob
Loether, Bill Heikkinen
and Gaylon Heise.
Submitted photo
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The Star News
June 4, 2015 Page 17
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Kruegers receive student-athlete awards

Michael Krueger (3.92 GPA) and Christopher
Krueger (3.57 GPA), both of Medford, were among student athletes at Western Technical College in La Crosse
to receive an All-Minnesota College Athletic Confer-
ence (MCAC) Southern Division Academic Award for

the 2014-15 season. Both are members of the mens basketball team.
Hamm family celebrates four
Frank Hamm of Chelsea (front row, l.) got together

with his son, Steve Hamm of Stratford, his grandson,
Craig of Marsheld, and great-grandson, Carter Hamm
of Marsheld.
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Wollerville
makes dreams
come true
In Wollerville, dreams come true if
you believe in them.
The annual tour of the Wollerville
Inspirational Choir Unit came home
to Medford Area Elementary School
(MAES) on Friday for performances in
front of fellow students and the staff, and
then for parents and other community
members.
Choir members Maddie Ellis, Emily
Positive message
The Wollerville Inspirational Choir Unit took its message of believing in your dreams to performances in Rothschild, Rib Lake
and Medford this year. Choir members Maddie Ellis, (l. to r.) Emily Grace Rudolph, Masaeda Krug, Marcy Razink, Martha Miller
and Madison Gruny lead a song.
Andrew Krug sings a song with the

Wollerville Inspirational Choir Unit.
THE
TIME
MACHINE
From past les of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
June 2, 2005
An old-fashioned solution to removing storm water may be the wave of the

future to allow development in low-lying areas around the City of Medford,
but could be a death knell for sidewalk
expansion efforts.
Developers of the proposed Eagle
Ridge Subdivision located off of Venoske Road north of Industrial Park No. 2
are asking the city to consider allowing
them to use a series of shallow ditches
and detention ponds rather than traditional curb and gutter and buried
storm sewer for the 52-unit residential
development.
The Medford City Council met as a
commitee-of-the-whole Tuesday night
and received a presentation from Mark
Nordbeck, a landscape architect with
Lampert Lee of Wisconsin Rapids. The
firm is working for the developers to
design the streets and storm water system.
According to Nordbeck, new rules
from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requires storm water
runoff to be treated to remove some of
the materials washed from road surfaces.
25 YEARS AGO
June 6, 1990
Marty Beekman of the Wisconsin
Grace Rudolph, Masaeda Krug, Marcy

Razink, Martha Miller and Madison
Gruny played several of the key roles in
the musicial this year. The students said
they started rehearsing for the program
in mid-October. The second recess on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays is
usually the reherseal time. Thursdays

are sometimes included in the weeks
work. Its a lot of practices, they said.
The students said the choir visited
Rothschild and Rib Lake elementary
schools this year.
The choir travels to different venues
Department of Transportation (DOT)

will meet with the Citys public works
committee next week to discuss the possibility of a four-lane thoroughfare and
sidewalks on Hwy 64 from Washington
Ave. in Medford west to Anderson Rd.
According to Mayor Dee Meyer, the
DOT plans to resurface that portion of
Hwy 64 in 1993 and its now or never if
the City hopes to see sidewalks and fourlane traffic here.
The DOT will be here in 93, and itll
probably be another 20 years or so before
they get back, so if we want to get something done out there, nows the time to
do it, she said.
75 YEARS AGO
50 YEARS AGO
June 3, 1965
A bolt of lightning singled out a rural

barn Tuesday morning at 2:15 oclock
during the electrical storm, the barn
leveled by fire. The fire on the William
Vickerman farm a short distance east of
Medford on highway 64 was discovered
by a passerby, airman second class Vernon Frey jr., town of Browning, who left
early that day to return to his air force
base at Washington, D. C. The young airman aroused the family and then drove
the Vickerman car away from the barn
while the owner placed the alarm.
Apparently struck at the northeast
corner, the flames there spread quickly
throughout the structure. The rural fire
department concentrated its efforts on
saving a machine shed about 50 feet from
the barn and gave attention to a vehicle
fuel pump and underground tank near
the barn. The heat of the flames cracked
windows on the west side of the house,
but the house was not threatened otherwise.
May 30, 1940

Joan Elizabeth Baumgartner, two
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baumgartner, of the town of Little
Black, inhaled a half kernel of a peanut
while sobbing last Tuesday. Upon rushing her to the hospital at Marshfield, it
was removed with special instruments
by a doctor of the St. Josephs hospital
staff.
The peanut was found in the lung, but
due to the short time it had been lodged
there, it caused no damage. She was
brought home Thursday, promising not
to cry with anything smaller than an orange in her mouth.
and communities each year, spreading a

positive message of inspiration.
MAES third grade teacher Scott
Woller leads the group each year with
students in his classroom and others in
the school.
100 YEARS AGO

June 2, 1915
The members of the Medford Fire

Dept. are the ones you will want to
thank after having witnessed the 4th of
July celebration to be held of this city.
The General chairman has all his
sub-ordinate committees appointed
and all is in full swing, each chairman
having individual work to perform.
The stunts will be a feature in the
program of the day, it is open to all contestants for money prises. These will
be of a new and novel form and entirely
different than in former years.
Remember When 1924(?)
A reader stopped by The Star News with this photograph of the 1924(?) class
at the Little White School in the town of Little Black. In front (l. to r.) are George
Droelshagen, Herbert Johnson. Stanley Nelson, Larry Nelson, Ed Belcheck, Arthur
Berner, Edwin Pecke, John Wild and Stanley Baron. Middle row: Bernadine Pecke,
Leona Schaak, Eleanor Berner, Virginia Tepler, Evelyn Zirngibl, Dorothy Carlson,
Sophie Baron, Virginia Carlson, Irene Zirngibl, Rose Wild and Henry Wild. In back:
Archie Nelson, Alice Wild, Laura Hanson, Elva Anderson, Frances Gebert, Louise
Baumgartner, Ella Johnson, Clarence Baumgartner, (?) Wild and Orville Nelson.
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Taylor County Nutrition Program menus for June

The Taylor County Nutrition Program for the elderly has announced the June menus for the various sites. Persons 60 years and older and spouse,
regardless of age, are invited to participate in the
noon meal. All meals are served with bread, butter
or margarine, coffee, tea or milk.
Gilman
Meals are served Monday through Thursday [Friday,
Meals on Wheels (MOWS) delivered Thursday] at the
Senior Citizens Center. Reservations can be made one
day in advance at the center or by phoning the site at
(715) 447-8234.
Week of June 8 Monday, chili, cornbread, cheese
slice, pineapple, cookie; Tuesday, reuben burger on a
bun, coleslaw, apple, cake; Wednesday, hamburger pepper steak, noodles, mixed vegetables, banana, cookie;
Thursday, barbecue pork, corn medley salad, melon,
cake; Friday, MOWS, taco salad, cold sandwich, mandarin oranges, bar.
Week of June 15 Monday, Salisbury steak,
mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, fruit cocktail, cookie; Tuesday, brats with sauerkraut, Sun Chips,
coleslaw, apple, bar; Wednesday, porcupine meatballs,
noodles, carrots, peaches, cake; Thursday, Italian beef
sandwich, marinated vegetables, banana, bar; Friday,
MOWS, macaroni chicken dinner, cucumber and carrot
salad, pears, cookie.
Week of June 22 Monday, Sloppy Joe supper,
carrots, peaches, cookie; Tuesday, chicken noodle casserole, peas, applesauce, cake; Wednesday, hamburger
goulash, mashed potatoes, green beans, banana, bar;
Thursday, ham, scalloped potatoes, calico beans, pears,
cake; Friday, MOWS, church supper spaghetti with vegetables, bread sticks, tropical fruit, cookie.
Week of June 29 Monday, hickory smoked
cheeseburgers, marinated vegetables, banana, cookie;
Tuesday, tater tot casserole with vegetables, dinner
roll, peaches, cake.
Goodrich and Medford

Goodrich Meals are served every Wednesday
at 11:30 a.m. at Royal Gaits Arena and Stables, N3649
Spring Drive, Athens. Prior reservations are appreciated by phoning Marge Kropp at (715) 748-3209.
Medford Meals are served Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday at the Senior Citizens Center. For reservations, call (715) 748-2157 between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. or make your reservations at the site one day in
advance. Persons living within a two-mile radius of the
City of Medford may arrange for transportation by calling (715) 748-2157.
Menu
Week of June 8 Monday, tuna pasta salad, fresh
rolls, pea and cheese salad, fresh fruit, cookies; Wednesday, pineapple pepper chicken, rice, Oriental salad,
mandarin oranges, cake; Thursday, pork chops, boiled
potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit, ice cream.
Week of June 15 Monday, ham, scalloped potatoes, beets, cranberries, cake; Wednesday, salmon burger on a bun, chips, coleslaw, fresh fruit, blonde brownies; Thursday, chicken breast, rice pilaf, spinach salad,
apricots, cookies.
Week of June 22 Monday, shepherds pie, rolls,
green beans, peaches, cookies; Wednesday, turkey,
mashed potatoes, California blend vegetables, fruit
cocktail, pumpkin pie; Thursday, Swedish meatballs,
noodles, carrots, pineapple, cake.
Week of June 29 Monday, barbecue ribs, au gratin potatoes, cauliflower, fruit cup, cookies.
Jump River
Meals are served Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon
at the Jump River Community Center. Reservations are
necessary and must be made one day in advance by 4
p.m. For reservations or cancellations, call Rose Madlon at (715) 668-5280 or Diane Meyer at (715) 452-7899.
Week of June 9 Tuesday, meatloaf, baked potato,
mixed vegetables, fruit cocktail, ice cream; Thursday,
chicken, cheese potatoes, red cabbage, pears, cake.
Week of June 16 Tuesday, lasagna, lettuce salad,
fruit salad, cookies; Thursday, Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches, chocolate cake.
Week of June 23 Tuesday, chicken noodle soup,
egg salad sandwich, relish tray, Jell-O, fruit juice, bars;
Thursday, baked fish, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw,
fresh fruit, cookies.
Week of June 30 Tuesday, Swedish meatballs,
noodles, beets, fruit fluff, cake.
Rib Lake and Westboro

Rib Lake Meals are served Mondays, Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. [Friday, Meals on Wheels
(MOWS) delivered Thursday]. For reservations and/
or transportation to the site, call Arlene Judnic at (715)
427-5747 or the Senior Citizens Center at (715) 427-5756.
Reservations must be made at least one day in advance.
Westboro Meals are served Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at the Westboro VFW. For
reservations and/or transportation to the site, call the
Westboro VFW at (715) 905-1235 or Pat Wright at (715)
905-0611.
Menu
Week of June 8 Monday, meatloaf, potato salad,
carrots, applesauce, bar; Tuesday, chicken and stuffing
casserole with vegetables, fresh fruit, cake; Thursday,
Spanish rice, lettuce salad, pears, pudding; Friday, to-
mato soup, egg salad sandwich, mandarin oranges,

cookie.
Week of June 15 Monday, chicken breast, wild
rice, green beans, fresh fruit, bar; Tuesday, hamburger
casserole with vegetables and potatoes, fruit cocktail,
cookies; Thursday, chef salad with turkey, egg and
cheese, breadstick, pineapple, cake; Friday, MOWS,
barbecue meatballs, macaroni and cheese, cucumber
salad, fresh fruit, cookie.
Week of June 22 Monday, pepperoni pasta salad
with vegetables, pears, cake; Tuesday, baked chicken,
mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, mandarin oranges,
bar; Thursday, tuna casserole with peas, Jell-O with
fruit, cookie; Friday, MOWS, vegetable beef soup, ham
sandwich, peaches, bar.
Week of June 29 Monday, cold chicken pasta
salad, sliced tomatoes, peaches, bar; Tuesday, pork loin,
mashed potatoes with gravy, coleslaw, applesauce, pudding.
Stetsonville
Meals are served Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon
[Wednesday and Friday, Meals on Wheels] at the Centennial Community Center. Prior reservations are appreciated by phoning Jean Czerniak at (715) 748-6988 or
the site at (715) 678-2000.
Week of June 9 Tuesday, oven browned chicken, potato salad, three-bean salad, pears, ice cream;
Wednesday, MOWS, tater tot casserole with mixed
vegetables, fruit cup, bar; Thursday, baked fish, baked
potatoes, broccoli with cheese, apricots, cake; Friday,
MOWS, chicken dumpling soup, assorted sandwiches,
lettuce salad, fresh fruit, cookie.
Week of June 16 Tuesday, turkey tetrazzini with
egg noodles, peas and carrots, peaches, cake; Wednesday, MOWS, salmon loaf with dill sauce, parslied potatoes, cauliflower, pineapple, cookie; Thursday, Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce,
sherbet; Friday, MOWS, pork chop, scalloped potatoes,
spinach, pears, bar.
Week of June 23 Tuesday, ham boiled dinner with
potatoes, carrots and cabbage, lettuce salad, plums, bar;
Wednesday, MOWS, sweet and sour pork, rice, Oriental
vegetables, apricots, cake; Thursday, reuben chicken,
boiled potatoes, beets, mandarin oranges, ice cream
sundae; Friday, MOWS, Spanish rice with hamburger,
broccoli, mixed fruit, bar.
Week of June 30 Tuesday, barbecue ribs, au
gratin potatoes, asparagus, peaches, cake; Wednesday,
MOWS, roast turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, cranberry sauce, cookie.
CLASSIFIEDS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
HIRING local Carpenters, Concrete, Electricians, Painters,
Iron Workers, Masons, Skilled
Laborers and Welders. Appleton 920-725-1386 Eau Claire
715-202-0907 La Crosse 608781-5647 Madison 608-2219799 Milwaukee 262-650-6600
Wausau 715-845-8300 (CNOW)
WANT A CAREER Operating
Heavy Equipment? Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators.
Hands On Training! Certifications Offered. National Average
18-22hr. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible!
1-866-362-6497.
(CNOW)
CHARMING CENTURY OLD
COUNTRY HOME! Six beautifully wooded acres. Log barn.
Central Wisconsin. Fishing nearby. Super hunting, $175,000. 72
adjoining acres. $199,800. 608564-2625 (Lets Visit) (CNOW)
First communion at Good Shepherd
Photo by Northwoods Photography
Ten young people received first holy communion at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake on April 26.
Shown (front l. to r.) are instructor Bonnie Schmidtfranz, Esmarelda Knight, Addison Gumz, Kaylee Brandner, Abbigail Hebda and Rev. Otto Bucher. In back: Brady Heiser, Tyler Matyka, Dalton Matyka, Trysten Thomas-Hanke,
Wyatt Berger and Jose Ontiveros.
ATTN: COMPUTER WORK.

Work from anywhere 24/7.
Up to $1,500 Part Time to
$7,500/mo. Full Time. Training
provided.
www.WorkServices3.com
(CNOW)
WISCONSIN HUNTING LAND

WANTED! Earn thousands on
your land by leasing the hunting rights. Free evaluation &
info packet. Liability coverage included. The experts
at Base Camp Leasing have
been bringing landowners &
hunters together since 1999.
Email: info@basecampleasing.
com Call: 866-309-1507 BaseCampLeasing.com
(CNOW)
ATTENTION
TRUCK
RECRUITERS: RECRUIT an applicant in over 179 Wisconsin
newspapers! Only $300/week.
Call this paper or 800-227-7636
www.cnaads.com
(CNOW)
SERVICES
PRINTING SERVICES for all
your needs are available at
The Star News: raffle tickets,
business cards, envelopes, letterhead, invoices, statements,
promotional items, etc. Call or
stop by The Star News office to
place your order. 715-748-2626,
116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford.
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
MISC FOR SALE

GET YOUR online subscription to The Star News and
you wont have to wait for it
to come in the mail. Its available Thursday morning by
10 a.m. Go to www.centralwinews.com today to subscribe.
ECHO GAS trimmer GT-225,

Toro LX427 lawn tractor, Lawnboy push mower, 2 bikes (Maco
& Mongoose) 715-748-5717.
OVER 45,000 homes will read

your classied ad when its
placed in 7 area publications for
only $22 (20 words or less). It
will also go online at no additional charge. Call 715-748-2626,
or stop in at 116 S. Wisconsin
Ave., Medford, to place your ad.
VARIETY OF owers, vegetable & sweet potato plants.

Trapper Creek Acres, 5 miles
south of 64 on DD, 1/4 mile
west on A. 715-229-4214.
WANTED: GUNS - new and

used. Turn them into ca$h or
trade for a new one! Shay Creek
in
Medford,
715-748-2855.
2003 DODGE SXT Caravan, runs

great, also in good shape. Asking $3,000. Call 715-965-7278.
HARLEY HERITAGE Softail FLSTCI, 2006, just 8,242 miles,
saddle bags, windshield, passenger seat, excellent condition. $12,000. 715-573-9642
or
bkw4242@gmail.com.
PETS
SILVER LABRADOR retriever
stud service $500. Also available silver, black and yellow
labrador puppies. Lakeshore
Labs and Saint Bernards.
715-767-5569, 715-657-0965.
SPORTING ITEMS
2008
sleeps
CAMPER,
20
ft.,
3-4.
715-965-6544.
TRUCKING
Early Childhood Educator
20-149372
We have a new opening for an Early Childhood

Educator. Full-time position available.
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history, high school diploma and be willing to
obtain additional training within six months of
hire. Scholarships are available to support a
degree in Early Childhood.
Send letter of interest and resume with
references to:
Kelly Jensen
664 W Cedar Street,
Medford, WI 54451
AUTO - TRUCKS
Hiring Company Drivers

and Owner Operators
for Medford, WI
Looking for a brighter
future? Travel the road
to success, join the
Trucking Team.
Call Mike Closs or Mike Grotzinger at 800-268-3933

VISIT US & APPLY ON-LINE www.RandsTrucking.com
A Golden
Opportunity
Janitor
2nd Shift Supervisor $15/hr
2nd Shift Full/Part-time $10/hr
3rd Shift Full-time $14/hr
I WILL not be responsible

for
anyone
elses
debts
but my own as of this date:
June 2, 2015. Dwen Tilch.
BE NOTICED. Make your classied ad stand out above
the rest with bold print for
only $5. Call The Star News
at 715-748-2626 or stop in
at 116 S. Wisconsin Ave.,
Medford, to place your ad.
SEXUAL ABUSE Anonymous
Self Help Evening Group for
Victims of Sexual Abuse. Tuesday & Wednesday evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Also Saturday Mens Group. For information write: Evening Group, P.O.
Box 366, Stratford, WI 54484.
(Meeting place not disclosed).
MISCELLANEOUS
IN TROUBLE? OWI? Ticket?
Criminal master? Call Kelz
Law
Ofce.
715-748-5900.
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BUY AREA newspapers at The
Star News ofce, 116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford. We have
The Star News, Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford, Colby, Curtiss, Dorchester, Milan, Unity),
The Record Review (Athens,
Edgar, Marathon, Stratford), Tribune Record Gleaner (Granton,
Greenwood, Loyal, Spencer),
and Courier Sentinel (Cornell,
Cadott, Lake Holcombe). Stop in
today to buy a copy or subscribe.
Call
The
Star
News
Apply online at:

www.mcdonalds.com
140 S. 8th Street
Medford, WI
FARM EQUIPMENT
BALE THROWER Rack: Meyers 9x18 completely rebuilt
on 8 ton wagon with otation
tires. $1,400. 715-654-5371.
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N1381 County Rd. E
Medford, WI 54451
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Great Northern Cabinetry, Inc. has

immediate full-time 1st shift openings in
our production department. These
positions require basic math skills, the
ability to read and process orders, and
the ability to perform the job with a
high level of attention to detail. Anyone
interested in applying should stop by our
ofce and ll out an application.
Great Northern
Cabinetry, Inc.
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RECORDS, DRUG TESTING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION POLICIES.
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MANUFACTURING
Corporation is accepting applications for CNC programmer,
CNC machinists, painters, press
brake operator, production welders and general labor. Competitive wage, excellent fringe
benets. Normal work week
is four 10-hour days - Monday through Thursday. Apply
in person at Meyer Mfg. Corp.,
Hwy. A West, Dorchester, WI.
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Beginning Date of Employment: July 2015
LOOKING FOR reliable &

trustworthy
owner/operator of processor to work in
the woods full-time. If interested call 715-560-1337, if
no answer leave message.
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looking for Retail Merchandisers in Medford. As a member
of our team, you will ensure
the greeting card department is
merchandised and maintained
to provide customers the best
selection of cards and product
to celebrate lifes events. Apply at: WorkatAG.com. Questions? Call 1.888.323.4192.
FOR SALE: John Deere 336

square baler, very good condition. Phone 715-427-5786.
to
place
your
help
wanted
Regular starting pay up to $9/hr.
Duties can include: trash pick-up & replacing with trash

liners, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, desk cleaning,
dusting, wall spotting, glass cleaning, assisting in light
maintenance work, restroom care, dust mopping,
dusting light xtures, spot cleaning, polishing, cleaning,
sanitizing, and other tasks assigned by management.
Middle & High School

Activities Director - Full-time
HELP WANTED
FOR SALE: 18 Meyer chopper box, tandem Meyers running gear. Call 715-748-6142.
We are currently hiring night

& weekend crew members.
Responsible for the general upkeep, maintenance,

cleaning of interior buildings, lobbies, ofce areas,
restrooms, elevators, stairs, etc.
NOTICES
22-149861
CENTRAL BOILER E-Classic

Outdoor Wood Furnaces. Heat
your entire home and hot water.
EPA Qualied. Call today about
limited time, money-saving offers! Northern Renewable Energy Systems 715-532-1624.
WANTED TO BUY
advertisements!
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Your Fabric Building Specialists

is accepting applications for a full-time
ESTIMATOR
Duties include: Working directly with the owner and sales

personnel on building specications that include: providing
comprehensive CAD drawings and required specications for
building projects, preparing building layout designs, preparing
building quotes to customer requirements and other duties as
necessary.
Experience in constructing pre-engineered buildings, excellent
communication skills, organizational skills, must be detail oriented and able to handle multiple tasks with minimal supervision. Background in agriculture a plus! Full benet package
including health insurance and 401(K) are available.
Please email resume to: caguilar@structuresunlim.com,

or mail to:
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As a Fitness Center Instructor you will provide exceptional customer service by teaching group
classes, ensuring that participants are involved in the class and are receiving a meaningful, safe
workout. Classes typically are 30-60 minutes in length and instructors teach 1-4 classes per week.
The qualified candidate will have previous customer service experience working with the public
and be CPR certified (or must obtain within 30 days). Paid training would be available.
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and fun? We are looking for customer-focused individuals to join Aspirus Medford Therapy and
Fitness. We currently have the following opening:
Recruiter - 800-268-3933
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Ace Ethanol LLC in Stanley, WI offers a safe and fast-paced work environment, competent and
committed co-workers, competitive base pay, excellent employee benets, and prot-sharing
eligibility all in an industry-leading and state-of-the-art facility. We are currently seeking highly
motivated individuals for the following opening:
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ELEMENTARY TEACHER VACANCY

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PRENTICE
The School District of Prentice currently has multiple vacancies on its staff for elementary
level teachers. The position will begin with the 2015-2016 school year. Knowledge of and proven
abilities to effectively teach reading, mathematics and other subject matter areas common to the
elementary school curriculum are required. Mastery of individual foundational skills necessary
to maintaining a successful school experience including classroom discipline and control are
also required. Previous successful classroom teaching or student teaching experience at the
elementary school level is required.
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the central role academic excellence plays in the school program and in the current and future
lives of students. The successful candidate will meet the federal (NCLB) criteria, and must be
able to document teaching experiences and show proof of appropriate documents, which certify
them as highly qualied. Related subject matter or co-curricular certications or licenses and
willingness to advise and/or coach at the elementary and high school level are helpful to an
individuals candidacy.
Please submit a letter of candidacy stating your interest and qualications, a copy of any
current licensure, complete college transcripts and three letters of recommendation by June 12,
2015. Letters of interest and required supporting materials should be sent to: Randy J. Bergman,
District Administrator, School District of Prentice, P.O. Box 110, 1025 Town Street, Prentice,
Wisconsin 54556.
The School District of Prentice is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in
its hiring practices under state and federal protected categories.
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TP Printing Co. is looking for a
sales consultant to sell print and
online advertising for our shopper
and weekly newspapers.
We are looking for an individual who can manage an account list including
collecting on past-due accounts.
The candidate must be able to prospect and cold call new businesses, maintain
and grow current account list, and make sales presentations.
Other skills include accurate proofreading and work within deadlines, attend
business events and participate in department meetings.
Send resume to: Kris OLeary
20-169456
P.O. Box 677, Abbotsford, WI 54405

or email: krisoleary@centralwinews.com
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in our NEW Medford Location

N1878 State Hwy. 13
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maintaining a clean, efficient, and safe center. Techs should be available to fill a minimum of 4
shifts per month (with at least one weekend shift). Shifts are typically 5:30-10:00 pm, Monday Friday, or 8:00-12:30 or 12:30-5:00 on weekends.
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N185 Highview Lane,

Rib Lake
317 S. Gershwin Street,

Stetsonville
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Medford
117 S. Lincoln Street,

Stetsonville
306 National Avenue,

Medford
Beautiful, rustic cedar sided home

with 150 of frontage on North
Spirit Lake! 3 bedroom, 2 bath
open concept home with partially
nished lower level. All ready for
the summer fun to begin!
Full brick, ranch home with new

roof, full basement & attached 2
car garage boasts comfortable
living & low maintenance. The
large backyard, deck & pergola are
an added bonus.
Rustic style, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 8

year-old Lake Martin home on 2.01
acre lot on end of dead end with
navigable access to Lake Esadore
and Clear Lake. Has nished lower
level with walk-out.
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move-in ready home offers some
recent updates including the
kitchen, roof, windows, a total
weatherization plus a new furnace
& water heater.
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lower duplex needs a face-lift
but interior features include
recent updates to the kitchens,
bathrooms, electrical and furnace.
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separate locked storage areas.
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Jodi Drost
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during the 2015-16 school year with approximately 30-35

hours per week. Applicants must have:
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Board Policy 541.11.
To Apply: Interested individuals must submit a support
application available on the district website www.riblake.
k12.wi.us under Employment Opportunities.
Deadline: Position closes Thursday, June 11, 2015.
Sue Anderson
CRS/CHMS
Kelly Rau
CRS/SRES/GRI
Susan J. Thums
ABR/CRS/CHMS/GRI
Jamie Kleutsch
GRI
Terra Brost
Jon Roepke
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RECREATIONAL THERAPY
ACTIVITIES AIDE
Do you enjoy planning activities and making a
difference in the lives of residents? Aspirus Care and
Rehab has an opening for a Recreational Therapy Aide.
Responsibilities include promoting and providing
activity programs for Care and Rehabs residents. The
position includes working 20 hours a week, variable
day/pm shifts and every third weekend and holiday.
Join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals
who are committed to meeting the needs of our
community.
Interested candidates
may apply online at
www.aspirus.org
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COLBY SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT-WIDE
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TECHNOLLO
SPECIALIST
FULL-TIME
FULL
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan for and coordinate installation of technology equipment.
Stay abreast of state and national trends and issues in technology,
student achievement, and assessment as it relates to all student
demographic groups.
Assist in the preparation and maintenance of complex and condential records, les, reports and administrative resources related to
technology; organize and collect data and background materials to
consolidate in the preparation of various reports.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Associates Degree
Hardware/software Technical Certications
Minimum of ve years of technology experience in a K-12 setting is
desirable.
Successful experience and leadership in administering information
data processing systems, local area networks, wide area networks,
multi-media and telecommunications.
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Kristen Seifert
Colby District Education Center
505 West Spence Street, PO Box 139
Colby, WI 54421
kseifert@colby.k12.wi.us
Applications available at: http://www.colby.k12.wi.us.
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FOR RENT
FOR RENT: Storage units, 12x20,

$40/month.
715-965-4440.
TWO BEDROOM apartment

in city of Medford, includes garage, AC, water, sewer and
all appliances, non-smoking,
no pets, can rent July 1 or
sooner. Call 715-965-0569.
TWO BEDROOM upper apartment with appliances including washer & dryer in Medford.
Near hospital and schools, attached garage, lawn care and
snow removal provided, $350
per month plus utilities and
security deposit. No smoking
or pets. Call 715-748-3684.
GARAGE SALES
50% OFF Storewide Anniversary Sale - Now through
June 13. The Attic, 225
Wisconsin
Ave.,
Medford.
REAL ESTATE
6.2 ACRE lot tested for holding tanks or mound to be sold
with home package, $19,000.
See Wausau Homes Medford
for home plans. Contact Jason at 715-829-4180 to view.
FOUR BEDROOM, 1-1/2 bath,
2 story home, 2,200 sq. ft., 4-5
car detached, heated garage,
2.73 acres, propane and wood
heat, updated kitchen, bath and
water softener. Located W6537
Apple Ave., Medford. $138,000,
no land contract. Contact
Duane Rudolph, 715-560-8191.
INVESTMENT
PROPERTY
- Two, 3 unit, apartment buildings, 5+1 acres, Medford,
$249,900. Call 715-965-3068.
LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wooded country lot, 3 miles northwest
of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
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House
for sale by owner, 3 bedroom ranch on 4+ acres w/
barn, new roof, new siding,
2 driveway access. Call 715427-5823 or 920-407-1294.
THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath,
mile from town. 715-965-6544.
(Most items excellent)
Sun. June 7 Starts 10:30 AM (View 9:30) (Lunch) Phillips, WI

2 miles on Cty. Rd. F to Jobes Dam Rd. then 1 mile to Snowshoe Dr. (#N8736)
Sporting: 2 Boat lifts & motors for 2 lifts, boat w/motor & trailer, pontoon boat w/motor & trailer,
Chris Craft wood boat & trailer, row boat, pontoon paddle boat, outboard motor, trolling motor,
canoe, ATV w/bucket & winch, collapsible ice fish hut, bikes, exercise equip., coolers, approx.
10,000 golf balls & more, Yard: Trailer w/ramp, log splitter, snowblower, snow pup, J.D. garden
tractor, gas lawn vac, chipper, shredder, lawn roller, lawn wagon, Husqvarna & other lawn
mowers, tillers, leaf blower, weed trimmer, chainsaw, lawn stg. bins, water feature, lighthouse,
Andirondak chairs, gas grill, fire pit, lawn & porch furniture, glider, hammock, swing & more,
Tools: Air compressor, (air) flooring nailer, elect. planer, hinge template, sawzall, lock drilling jig,
transit & tripod, skil saw, rolling tool chest, shop vac, woodworking tools & more, Lake Home
Furnishings: French door refrig. w/bottom freezer, range, washer, dryer, freezer, refrig., poker
table, lg. train table, hide-a-beds, desk, book shelf, T.V., entertain. center, sofas, recliners, rocking
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Medford
pitch, allowing Schultz to steal second.

The left-handed hitter cleanly bounced
her single through the hole to end it.
Jenice Clausnitzer was three for four
and scored twice, Hailee Clausnitzer was
two for three with a pair of two-strike
singles. Hartl drove in all five runs while
going two for four.
Hartl struck out three, walked four
and allowed 11 hits and three earned
runs in 6.2 innings. Koshalek struck out
six, walked none and allowed nine hits.
All five of Medfords runs were earned.
In the teams last two meetings, the
Raiders started to solve the pitcher that
had shut them down so many times, scoring nine runs and collecting 15 hits, five
of which went for extra bases. But Berndt
said Koshalek is still impressive.
When she wanted to rear back and
just bring it, she could, he said. She
mixes it up so well.
Mosinee won its fourth straight regional championship. Medfords last
win over Mosinee (23-5) came in the 2011
regional final. The defending Division

2 state champions lost 2-1 at La Crosse
Logan in Tuesdays sectional semifinal.
Medford hosts the sectional final between
Logan and Baldwin-Woodville today,
Thursday, at 5 p.m.
The game was the final appearance for
Medfords seniors Hartl, Loertscher and
Marissa Laher. Hartl and Loertscher will
play in the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball
Coaches Association All-Star Games in
Wisconsin Dells on June 16.
The Raiders finished the season with a
19-8 overall record.
Horseshoes
Medford Tuesday Night League
Genglers 17, Point 08 13, Kountry Korner 13, Last
Straw 10, Tappers 1, The Roost Bar 0.
May 19: Kountry Korner 4, Roost Bar 0; Genglers
9, Point 08 5; Last Straw 9, Tappers 0.
May 26: Kountry Korner 9, Roost Bar 0; Point 08 8,
Last Straw 1; Genglers 8, Tappers 1.
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Stunned
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Medford leftfielder Maggie Butkus kneels in stunned silence as Mosinee celebrates

its 6-5 win in Fridays WIAA Division 2 regional softball final.
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the game, with 25 being on net. Bergman
made 15 saves in the loss.
The Raiders finished their conference
schedule with a 4-7-1 record, good enough
for fifth place in the seven team GNC.
They scored 11 goals (0.9 per game) and
gave up 36 (3 per game). Rhinelander won
the conference with a 11-0-1 record. They
scored 86 goals and only gave up four.
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
GIRLS SOCCER FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Rhinelander
11-0-1
17-3-2
Lakeland
8-2-2
12-7-3
Northland Pines
8-3-1
12-7-3
Mosinee
5-4-3
9-7-3
Medford
4-7-1
4-11-3
Antigo
1-10-1
1-14-1
Newman Cath.
0-11-1
0-13-1
May 28: Rhinelander 10, Medford 0; Northland Pines 5, Antigo 0; Mosinee 1, Newman
Catholic 0; Ashland 4, Lakeland 1.
May 29: Northland Pines 2, Three Lakes 0.
June 1: Amherst/Iola-Scandinavia 3, Medford 3.
June 2: Mosinee at W.R. Assumption.
June 4 WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinals:
Medford at Mosinee, Antigo at Lakeland.
June 4 WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal: Merrill at Rhinelander.
June 4 WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal: Newman Catholic at Northland Pines.
June 6 WIAA Div. 3 regional final: Medford/
Mosinee winner vs. Antigo/Lakeland winner.
June 6 WIAA Div. 2 regional final: Shawano/
Hortonville winner vs. Merrill/Rhinelander
winner.
June 6 WIAA Div. 4 regional final: Three
Lakes/Regis-McDonell Central winner vs. Newman Catholic/Northland Pines winner.
June 11: WIAA Div. 3, 2 and 4sectional
semifinals.
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Congratu
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Blasted by Hodags
The Raiders closed the book on their
Great Northern season by falling to a 10-0
loss to the conference champion Rhinelander Hodags last Thursday on the road.
The home Hodags had plenty to cheer
about. In addition to celebrating their
official GNC title, they honored their
seniors, and for good measure, blasted
Medford for 10 goals.
The girls got a bit distracted and lost
their focus. Rhinelander is faster than
we are and theyve been playing together
in the offseason. You can definitely see
the difference, Felix said.
The GNCs second-leading scorer,
Sydney Zettler, got the scoring started in
the 13th minute off an assist from Alayna
Franson. Not to be outdone by her teammate, Gabbe Millot, the conferences top
scorer, notched a goal in the 26th minute on a pass from Claire Hjelle. Millot
doubled her total in the 30th minute and
scored again in the 39th to complete her
hat-trick before halftime. Jessica Lucas
netted a goal in between at the 33rd minute.
Zettler led off the second half with a
goal in the 46th minute. Millot bagged
her fourth goal in the 55th and scored
again in the 58th minute. The five goal
outburst boosted her conference leading total to 32 goals for the season. Anna
Sturzl got an assist from Zettler to make
it 9-0 and Emily Kadlec wrapped up the
scoring with a goal in the 74th minute.
The Hodags shelled Medford keeper
Abbie Bergman and the rest of her defense all night. They earned 21 corner
kicks in the game and totaled 52 shots in
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