The Star News December 24, 2015

STAR NEWS
THE
December 24, 2015

Volume 142 + Number 52
Medford, Wisconsin
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Christmas greetings
Third section
Lady Pirates snap

losing streak
Sports
Peace on Earth
Medford High School
choir concert
Ask Ed
Rib Lake High School

concert
Page 9
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 14 for:
James L. Brost
Lillian E. Hull
Gerald M. Kolasa
Dagmar Klinner
Edna M. Maatta
Donna M. Schreiner
photo by Brian Wilson
Holy Rosary Catholic Church and School created this light display as part of the Holiday Magic on the Medford Riverwalk. The display, which
won the Mayors Choice award, shows choirs singing around the manager scene as the wise men wait to arrive. The Holiday Magic on the Medford Riverwalk displays will remain lit through Jan. 3.
Board says no to county land purchase
Roger Ewan also spoke against the purchase

of the property noting he has been told it has
been for sale for 20 years and why was it being
brought to them now. He said he spoke with
mayor Mike Wellner to see if the city had any
interest in the property and was told absolutely not.
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Ewan also focused on the price. I think the
price of this land is ridiculous, he said, notTaylor County passed on a chance to puring that when some people try to sell property
chase additional land to the east of the
he fairto the government there is an impression that
ground.
the county has deep pockets.
Supervisors on the Taylor County Board
Lemke noted the original price of the land
voted 12-5 Tuesday to reject the purchase
hase of
was $210,000 and because Miller used to be inthe 24.3-acre parcel currently owned by Harvolved with the fair, he has a soft spot for the
old Miller. Miller had offered the land to
event and lowered his asking price to $165,000.
the county at a price of $165,000.
Supervisor Sue Breneman who represents
Supervisor Dave Lemke backed the
the Gilman area also spoke against the purpurchase of the property as a way to
chase. What I have been hearing from taximprove tourism offerings and expand
payers, they dont think the county should be
the fairgrounds property. One conceptt
in business of buying more land, she said.
for the property included developing
g
She also noted the county has plenty of
it as a RV-style campground and park
k
camping and forest opportunities and questo include walking and hiking trails.
tioned why the city wouldnt want it because
Only about one-third of the property
it seems to be the most benefit to the city. She
is high ground, with the remaining
also said the county has been telling its staff to
being slopes and the creek-bed for Correction Creek. Lemke said developSupervisor Dan Makovsky supported purchasing the cut back and said she has a hard time spending the money on the land purchase at the
ment of the property by the county
Harold Miller property to the east of the fairground, say- same time.
could occur over time, initially he
said it would have solved the problem ing it would have economic benefit.
See COUNTY on page 4
Supervisors vote 12-5

against purchase of land to
expand the fairground
the fair is facing of finding space for those interested in camping during the week of the
fair and at other events.
Years ago
right
g we stayed
y
g with the animals in the barn, we cant do that now,
Lemke said.. He explained that people need to
stay at the fairgrounds to care for
and exercise their animals but
that there is no room left.
Price played a major role in
the vote. Supervisor Bob Lee
noted the property is assessed
for tax
x purposes at $56,000. He
objected strongly to the
county
paying
three
times the assessed value of the property.
Supervisor
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Community Calendar
Sunday, Dec. 27
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, Dec. 28
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weighin 5:15 p.m. Meeting 6 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.
Taylor County Right to Life Meeting 6:30 p.m. Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford.
Everyone welcome.
Alzheimers Support Group Meeting 1:30 p.m. Multi-purpose Building,
corner of Hwy 13 and 64, Medford. Information: Taylor County Commission on
Aging 715-748-1491.
Alzheimers Support Group Meeting 1:30-2:30 p.m. Aspirus Country
Gardens, 635 W. Cedar St., Medford. Free
respite care available. Details: 715-7488875.
Disabled
American
Veterans
(DAV) Jump River 31 Meeting 7:30
p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 224 N. Powell,
Stetsonville.
Christ in Christmas
poster contest winners
The Medford Knights of Columbus
Council No.1744 announced the winners
of the Keep Christ in Christmas poster
contest.
The contest was divided into three divisions; ages 5-7, ages 8-10 and ages 1114. With 48 entries the ve judges had
an extremely difcult time picking the
winner in each division.
The winners are: 5-7 Division: Autumn
Venzke; 8-10 Division: Kyanna Mallien;
11-14 Division: Brook Meyer.
Each of the winners will now advance
to the Diocesan competition. The top
three in each division from the Diocesan
competition will advance onto the state
competition.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
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.
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Memory caf
A good crowd of seniors turned out for Bingo and refreshments at the rst meeting
of the Memory Caf. The caf is a social gathering place for persons with memory loss,
mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimers or other dementia, as well as for their
family and friends. Each monthly caf will be different and offer a program or activity
that is stimulating and fun. The caf meets the fourth Tuesday of the month from 9-11
a.m. at the Taylor County Multi-purpose Room, 845 E. Broadway Ave. (corner of Hwy
13 and 64) in Medford; and the third Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. in the back room of Mann Made Pizza, 709 McComb Ave. in Rib Lake. For more
information, contact Sherry Meyer, Aspirus Senior Care Services, at 715-748-8875 or
Petti Mannel, Our House Senior Living, at 715-748-2901.
Aspirus Medford Hospital has announced a change in the Dec. 24 hours for
the FastCare Clinic in Abbotsford. It will
be closing at 5 p.m. that day rather than
the previously identified 8 p.m.
Worship change
Due to a pastoral vacancy, worship
services at Zion Lutheran Church in the
town of Spirit will be held on Sundays at
11:30 a.m.
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Thursday, December
April 23, 2015
24, 2015
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Strong partnership
Commission renews operating agreement for Medford Area Fire Department

No changes as 3-year
pact goes to member
towns, city to sign
For more than 25 years, the Medford
Area Fire Department has been a partnership between the city and surrounding communities to provide fire protection services.
On Dec. 17, fire commission members
voted unanimously to keep that partnership in place for at least another three
years. They approved the departments
joint ownership and service agreement.
The Medford Area Fire Department is
made up of the city of Medford and the
towns of Browning, Chelsea, Goodrich,
Grover, Hammel, Medford and Molitor.
The approximately $175,000 cost of running the department is split between
the communities based on each municipalitys percentage of the districts
total equalized value. In addition each
municipality contributes to an equipment replacement fund which allows the
department to replace trucks and other
equipment when needed. It is up to each
municipality to decide how they pass the
cost onto their residents. For example,
Medford charges a fire protection fee to
all property owners.
Each of the member municipalities
has a seat on the board, with the town of
Medford having two seats and the city of

Medford having seven seats.
There were no changes made to the
agreement with the only question being
raised as to if the city was being reimbursed for snow removal and grass cutting at the fire hall. Fire Chief Mike Filas
said those expenses are accounted for
in the budget. While for insurance purposes, the city owns the fire hall and the
equipment, control of the facility and the
department is in the hands of members of
the fire commission, who are appointed
by the boards of the member municipalities.
Under terms of the agreement, the
commission elected a chairman who will
serve for the next three years. Clarence
Kropp was reelected on a unanimous ballot. Lester Lewis was also unanimously
reelected to serve as vice chairman. Arlene Parent was re-appointed secretary
for the next year and Scott Perrin was appointed treasurer.
Commission members also formally
concurred with the recommendation of
the firefighters to reappoint Filas as the
fire chief. Under the departments bylaws, the firefighters make a recommendation, but it is the commission which
makes the final decision. In practice, the
commission goes along with the firefighters choice.
In other business, commission members:
Received an update on Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) grants Filas is pursuing for the
Reelected
Mike Filas (left) will continue as the fire chief for the Medford Area Fire Department
and Clarence Kropp was reelected to another three-year term as commission chairman.
has a few years before replacement is
critical. Lewis reminded Filas to use 2016
to determine the equipment age because
FEMA will decide on the grant in 2016.
Filas said he expects notification on the
grants by late spring. If successful, the
grant would cover 95 percent of the cost
with a 5 percent local match.
Welcomed Brenda Hedlund as

the new member representing the city of
Medford on the commission.
possible replacement of a rescue-tanker

for the department and replacement
of the departments 18 self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA) units at a
cost of $147,600. The grant application
window opened last week and Filas has
until mid-January to submit the application. He said he was optimistic about the
chances for the vehicle because of the age
of the current unit, however he was less
optimistic for the SCBA gear because it
More questions than answers with state election board shake-up

Last week, Governor Walker signed
into law Assembly Bill 388, which eliminates the Government Accountability
Board on June 30, 2016 and replaces it
with two separate commissions to oversee the administration of elections and
ethics.
Kevin Kennedy, director and general
counsel of the G.A.B., said board members and the staff are prepared to work
with the Secretary of the Department of
Administration and the new commissioners as they are appointed to ensure
a smooth transition to the new structure.
We are professionals who care deeply
about serving voters, local election officials, candidates and officeholders, and
the lobbying community, Kennedy said.

Our commitment is to ensure continuity of service during the transition.
The legislation sets out a process for
legislative leaders and the governor to
make appointments to both commissions. Once appointed, new commissioners will serve as non-voting members of
the G.A.B. starting in February as part of
the transition process. To accommodate
this expanded, 18-member body, many
G.A.B. meetings will be held in the State
Capitol. The new commissions will also
be meeting separately to select new agency administrators.
The Secretary of DOA is required to
develop a plan for the transition. Under
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Kennedy said. 2016 is a busy presidential election year, but we will do everything we can to ensure a smooth transition and ensure the new commissions get
up to speed.
A page with news and information
about the transition has been created
on the G.A.B. website: www.gab.wi.gov/
transition.
the legislation, all current G.A.B. positions will transfer to one of the two new
commissions, but Kennedy does not have
rights to transfer and the current Elections and Ethics Division administrators
would have to apply for the new administrator positions with each commission if
they wish to transfer.
There are still many questions about
how the transition will happen, which
NEWS
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Thursday,
Thursday,
December
April 23,
24, 2015
Deputy warns of fake cop stopping drivers

The Taylor County Sheriffs Office
and the Medford Police Department have
been made aware of an individual impersonating an officer, both within the city
of Medford and again in rural Taylor
County. Both incidents involved a dark
colored vehicle with red and blue grill
lights stopping another motorist. In both
incidents, the individual approached the
stopped vehicle and verbally identified
himself as an officer. He is described as
a white male in his 30s, about 6 feet in
height, with dark hair and some facial
hair. He was wearing plain clothes and
identified himself as a detective in the
first incident. In the second incident, he
was wearing uniform style clothing with

no badge or markings.
Both incidents appear to be random
and we do not have anything to indicate
this individual is targeting specific ages
or genders. In both cases, the suspect
told the driver why he stopped them and
then left after minor conversation, said
Larry Woebbeking, chief deputy with the
Taylor County Sheriffs Department.
In both cases, this was a dark colored,
unmarked car with simple grill lighting.
Woebbeking noted that both the Taylor
County Sheriffs Office and the Medford Police Department have unmarked
squad cars. These unmarked squad cars
are equipped with more emergency lighting than two simple grill lights.
At this time, we are simply informing our citizenry so they are aware and
we are asking them to report any information they may have related to an individual impersonating an officer, Woebbeking said.
Those seeing suspicious behavior
should contact either the Taylor County
Sheriffs Office or the Medford Police Department by calling 715-748-2200 or 1-800343-2201.
If you are stopped by a suspicious
vehicle, you should try to stop in a welllit area. In rural settings, well-lit areas
may be difficult to find so you can stop in
front of another house or even pull into
a driveway to stop, Woebbeking said. If
the officer is in plain clothes, ask for his
identification and department number so

you may call to verify his identification.
These are simple requests that any
officer should be willing to provide,
Woebbeking said.
Woebbeking cautioned that the reports of someone impersonating an officer is not a justification to avoid stopping
for a law enforcement officer. Failure
to stop for an officer is a crime, he said.
He suggested that if motorists are suspicious during a traffic stop, they should
dial 9-1-1 or the numbers listed above. A
dispatcher will assist you in determining
the validity of the traffic stop, he said.
Fully marked squad cars have not
been an issue in these two cases.
Thrivent Financial donates to Hospital Foundation

Local Thrivent Financial Investment offices represented by Michael Plooy (Medford), Bryce Kelley
(Colby), and David Hraby (Medford) made a generous
$2,000 donation to the Aspirus Medford Foundation.
We were surprised and overwhelmed by their generosity and thoughtfulness, said Catherine Leifeld,
executive director of the Aspirus Medford Foundation.
What a wonderful gift! Hundreds, thousands of Aspirus Medford patients can benefit from this amount.
The donation was made in honor and recognition of
all Thrivent Financial members and volunteers.
Brian Kulas, longtime Thrivent member, was the inspiration for the request, Plooy said. He was an active
volunteer in and around Taylor County, always thinking of others, and a member or director of numerous organizations, including the Aspirus Medford Foundation
and the Aspirus Medford Hospital Board.
We wanted to give to an organization that could give
back to thousands, Kelley said. The Aspirus Medford
Foundation was a local and logical choice. When you
have your health, you have wealth.
Through the Thrivent Choice program, Thrivent
members have the opportunity to give back to the charity of their choice, which includes the Aspirus Medford
Foundation. Every Thrivent member should talk to
their advisor about the benefits of this program, because they, the members, tell us (Thrivent Financial)
to which organization they would like a portion of our
charitable grant dollars to be given, Plooy added.
Donation accepted
submitted photo
Catherine Leifeld (l. to r.), executive director of the Aspirus Medford Foundation, and Mitch Mertens, Aspirus
Medford Foundation chair, accept a $2,000 check from Thrivent Financial investment advisors Bryce Kelley, David
Hraby, and Michael Plooy.
County board rejects purchase of property to expand fairgrounds

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be paying 1.5 times the assessed value of the property.

Lemke compared the price to past land purchases by
So what if it benefits the city? said supervisor Dan the city of Medford for industrial park expansion.
Makovsky. He spoke strongly in favor of the purchase
Supervisor Mike Bub, in his first meeting filling the
saying it would help bring people to the community. If seat vacated by former county board chairman Jim
we dont act on this land, we will miss it, he said.
Metz, also balked at the price. He questioned if there
He said there would be room to develop 27 campsites was any discussion of purchasing just the developable
there, which he said would be more people coming in high areas instead of the total acreage. Board chairman
and shopping in the community throughout the sum- Chuck Zenner said it was as an all or nothing deal.
mer. He also noted the additional land would be benefiLee suggested that rather than adding to the existing
cial to the highway department.
fairgrounds, the better option would be to move the fairThe tourism aspect is a valid point, said supervisor
grounds to a larger space outside
Ray Soper, however he disputed any
the city. Ludwig said he felt that
benefit to the highway department See next weeks issue of The moving the fairgrounds with all
noting neither the highway commitStar News for additional its buildings would be impossible
tee nor the highway commissioner
given all the infrastructure and
has endorsed the project.
reports from the Dec. 22 buildings in place. I agree with
For supervisor Dave Krug, his opthat today, Lee said.
county board meeting.
position came down to cost. He said
Ludwig supported the purchase
he looked at what it will cost over
of the property and cautioned that
time to develop and maintain, sugthe county may regret not purchasing it. I really think
gesting the buildings and grounds staff would likely someday someone will be standing in this room, saying
need to hire more staff.
if only we had bought that Miller property, he said.
Buildings and grounds supervisor Jeff Ludwig said
Both supervisors Rollie Thums and Scott Mildbrand
the plan would not be to add any more staff and that any voiced objections to the proposed purchase based on, in
maintenance of the property could be handled by the part, the purchase price coming out of the countys fund
summer help who already mows the fairgrounds. One balance. Mildbrand noted the countys auditors have
of the concerns he said with past offers of park areas told them they need to build the fund balance rather
was that they are removed from the maintenances base than reducing it.
in the city of Medford. This property we could see from
In the end, supervisors rejected the purchase on a
the front door of the shop, he said.
12-5 roll call vote with Lemke, Diane Albrecht, Gebauer,
For Lee, it came back to price. Has anyone had an Makovsky and Zenner the only votes in favor of the purappraisal on it? he asked, saying even if the county chase.
were to get a stewardship grant for it, they would still
Passing the gavel
Former county board chairman Jim Metz passed the

gavel to first vice-chairman Chuck Zenner at the start of
the Dec. 22 county board meeting. Zenner will hold the
office until the county boards reorganization meeting in
April when supervisors will elect the chairman.
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, December
April 23, 2015
24, 2015
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Fire towers to get the

axe under DNR plan
Department officials say
aerial observations, calls
from citizens enough
Following evaluation of how fires are
reported and considering the age and
condition of the states network of fire
towers, the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources is implementing plans
to remove the towers from service.
In addition, the department will begin
making changes to emphasize electronic
options for obtaining burn permits.
Over the past year, the DNR fire management program conducted a broad
evaluation of its work including the use
of fire lookout towers for fire reporting.
As part of the effort, the program assessed the costs to maintain, repair or replace the 72 fire towers currently utilized
throughout the state.
These fire towers were built mainly
in the 1930s and 1940s. The conclusion of
this assessment is that the towers structurally are no longer safe for personnel to
be in and the cost of replacement is prohibitive. The department has concluded
that resources are best spent enhancing
aerial detection.
Today, well over 90 percent of the
forest fires that occur in the state are reported by citizens, unlike the 1930s when
fire towers were the primary means of
forest fire detection, said Trent Marty,
director of DNRs bureau of forest protection. We recognize change is needed and
there are opportunities to capitalize on
the successes of our aviation program as
well as advances in technology for forest
fire detection.
In the early 1930s, DNR had 119 fire
lookout towers throughout Wisconsins
wilderness, mostly in the northern half
of the state. Towers are typically around
100 feet tall and made of steel with a 7-by-7
foot cab at the top.
Last year, the DNR staffed 60 fire lookout towers, many of which are located on
private property with easement rights.
Following its evaluation, Marty said DNR
is now in the process of notifying private
landowners and presenting options for
the future of the towers and the sites.
Marty emphasized that removing the
towers from service will not diminish
DNRs commitment to fire protection in
the state.
We are proud of the strong history
and tradition of our fire program including the contributions of our fire spotters
stationed in these towers through the

years, he said. However, in recent years
these towers have only been staffed on
average of 17 days per year through use
of seasonal employees on a limited callin basis. Going forward, DNR fire control
will rely solely on aircraft and citizen reporting for the detection of wildfires.
Going online
The fire management program also
conducted an evaluation of burning permit issuance and the emergency fire
warden workforce. As a result of its
evaluation, DNR will gradually reduce
the number of business-based emergency fire wardens over the next five years
while maintaining key fire agency partners and emphasizing more convenient
and effective customer service options.
As collaboration with other fire agencies has strengthened over the years, the
emergency fire wardens have primarily
served to issue written DNR burning permits.
Marty said the department has documented strong public acceptance of the
online and telephone burning permit application process and will move forward
with an emphasis on these options. The
programs evaluation also found that
those who obtained burning permits electronically were more likely to check the
daily burn restrictions prior to burning.
The overall goal here is to keep the
public and our fire fighters safe, Marty
said. We believe this change will improve the customer experience in obtaining a burning permit and help ensure
that the public conducts permitted burns
safely.
Currently, the DNR has more than 400
business-based emergency fire wardens.
The program change will reduce the
workforce by roughly one-third by the
year 2020. Each county will still retain up
to three business-based emergency fire
wardens in addition to key agency partners (e.g. USDA Forest Service, local fire
departments, municipal government offices, etc.).
Public involvement
DNR appreciates the critical role of
the public in fire safety and detection
and encourages citizens to consider alternatives to burning debris. Wisconsins
traditional fire season occurs in spring,
shortly after the snow melts and prior
to vegetation greening-up. The number
one cause of wildfires is related to debris
burning. On average, over 4,000 wildfires
occur each year.
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cooperative since 1971. He is active in
the community, serving as a firefighter
for 33 years, including 12 years as the
fire chief, before retiring from the Bruce
Fire Department. He has also been active in the Blue Hills Trailblazers Snowmobile Club and the Rusk County Snowmobile Association, and is active in the
Knights of Columbus.
Quinn worked for Indianhead Oil of
Rice Lake for many years before becoming a real estate agent, from which he
retired after 20 years. Quinn has been
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2015
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Editorials
Keep the Christmas message throughout the year

Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in
cloths and lying in a manger. (Luke 2: 10-12)
As beginnings go, having angels proclaim great joy for
all people is a pretty good one. The familiar gospel story
is recited by children in Christmas church programs all
over the world, read from pulpits and printed in greeting
cards. Those who believe, or at least who were raised to
believe, know the story of a young pregnant woman and
her fiance traveling as part of a government-mandated
census. How there was no room at the inn so she gave
birth in a manager. And how Christs birth brought with
it the promise of salvation for all mankind.
As beginnings go, it is a good one. The promise for
great things is there just as the sunrise brings hope and
promise after a long dark night.
The challenge for all believers is to live up to that
promise. As any carpenter can tell you, it is what is done
in the light of the day that determines if it was well
spent. The bright hope at the beginning is a glimpse of
each days potential.
It was Christs work through his life which brought
that potential to fruition. He did not raise an army and
carve out an earthly empire. Instead Christ taught his followers to turn the other cheek, and to love thy neighbor
as thyself. Through lessons such as the good Samaritan
The nativity display at Immanuel Lutheran Church in

Medford.
and the choice to go out and preach to everyone regardless of race or background even including tax collectors Christ set an example for all to follow.
One wonders now, thousands of years after Christs
crucifixion, what He would make of many who claim to
follow Him at least insofar as they show up for church
on Christmas and Easter. What would Christ think of
those who claim to be Christians, but who leave His lessons at the church doors.
There are many who claim to be Christians more as
a matter of convenience than of faith. They go through
the motions in public and are quick to cast judgment on
others, while overlooking their own indiscretions. This
includes some who loudly speak of the so-called war on
Christmas in a country dominated by Christians. Or
who somehow think being respectful of another persons
culture or beliefs is a personal insult.
Christmas is a celebration of the potential. A savior
has come.
As with anything else, it takes effort to make that hope
a reality.
The true war on Christmas occurs not over marketing
on coffee cups or that someone chooses to be inclusive
in wishing those of all faiths happiness in this season of
celebrations.
The true war on Christmas is fought throughout the
year as people turn away from Christs message and forget that the good news was not proclaimed in the palaces,
but rather in the fields among the lowly and forsaken.
The challenge this year, as it is every year, is to make
the most of the promise and live the lessons taught by
Christ. As Scrooge learns at the end of Charles Dickens Christmas Carol, we must learn to live Christmas
throughout the year.
Get there safely while traveling this holiday

Put the phone down, stop fiddling with
the radio, pay attention to the road.
The holiday season is here and over
the next few weeks millions of people
will be taking advantage of lower fuel
prices and hitting the highways to visit
relatives or go on a winter getaway.
Every driver and passenger plans on
getting to their destination safely. However, poor choices made by other motorists can quickly turn holiday dreams into
nightmares.
Distracted driving costs lives.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, each day in the
United States, more than 9 people are
killed and more than 1,153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.
Distracted driving is any activity that
could divert a persons attention away
from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and
bystander safety. These types of distractions include:
Texting
Using a cellphone or smartphone
Eating and drinking
Talking to passengers
Grooming
Reading, including maps
Using a navigation system
Watching a video
Adjusting a radio, CD player, or

MP3 player
The top two on the list are especially
dangerous because those most likely to
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be using hand-held cellphones or texting

are younger and more inexperienced
drivers.
According to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (HTSA), 10
percent of drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as
distracted at the time of the crash. This
age group has the largest proportion of
drivers who were distracted.
Drivers in their 20s make up 27 percent
of the distracted drivers in fatal crashes.
In addition, according to a study by the
Federal Communication Commission,
which regulates cellphones, 40 percent of
teens say they have been a passenger in
a car whose driver used a cellphone in a
way that put them in danger.
However, there are potentially deadly
activities while driving regardless of
age. According to a study conducted by
the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, engaging in visual-manual subtasks
(such as reaching for a phone, dialing
and texting) associated with the use of
hand-held phones and other portable devices increased the risk of getting into a
crash by three times.
According to NHTSA at any given
daylight moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using
cellphones or manipulating electronic
devices while driving, a number that
has held steady since 2010. Combining
the two statistics, quickly turns any car
trip into a game of Russian Roulette.
While death and injury are the biggest
risks, there is also an economic cost of
Quote of the Week:
Today, well over 90 percent of the forest fires that occur in the state are reported
by citizens, unlike the 1930s when fire towers were the primary means of forest fire
detection.
Trent Marty, director of DNRs bureau of forest protection about the

decision to not staff fire towers this year. See story on page 5
distracted driving. In 2013, there were

341,100 motor vehicle crashes reported in
the United States which were attributed
to texting while driving resulting in millions of dollars in insurance claims.
Cellphones and other electronic devices are wonderful tools. They can improve efficiency allowing travel time to
be turned into productive time. However,
they can quickly become dangerous. The
4-5 seconds someone takes to glance at a
phones screen to read a message is more
than double the two seconds the Journal
of Adolescent Health says is the maximum amount of time a driver can glance
away from the road while safely operating a motor vehicle.
The solution is a simple one. Put your
phone down while you are driving and focus on driving. If you do need to use your
phone do it hands-free and keep your attention focused on the task of driving.
Visiting friends and relatives is an
important part of the holiday season.
Give everyone the best present by getting
there safely.
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
Joy to the world
Open water
photo by Bryan Wegter
Unseasonably warm weather and heavy rains in recent weeks has the Millpond Dam still ice-free for the winter.
Anglers and others heading out on the ice should use caution because changing weather conditions can impact ice
thickness.
Vox Pop
Writer says it was nice to see a report of good things in school
I appreciate the article by Dede Strama Whats

right in the Medford Area Public school district. It
is good for the public to hear the positives instead of
negatives. It would be good to have a report like this
after the board meetings, featuring the things that were

positively reported, as indicated in the article. Thanks,
Dede.
Bonnie Bauer, Medford
Vox Pop
Says we need to get message of openness to Hillary Clinton
Regarding the editorial of Dec. 17, 2015 on open

government, I agree: There is a fundamental danger
whenever any politician or government body decides
it is above the law when it comes to releasing public
information.
How can we try to get that message across to former

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? She will erase, delete, burn, hide, destroy or ignore any information she
has decided to keep from the citizens of our country.
Dorothy Seidl, Medford
Vox Pop
Calls on people to show support for outstanding teachers
The hard work done in our schools and school districts to educate our children rarely receives the praise
it deserves, despite the fact that many teachers and other school employees are worthy of recognition for the
work that they do. Recently, one such educator in our
community was nominated for a national award as recognition for his/her leadership and positive influence.
We should take pride in this because, although this is
one individual who was nominated, it demonstrates the
type of amazing things being done by educators for our
students.
I encourage our community to support Megan Olson
by visiting her profile at www.lifechangeroftheyear.

com to leave a positive comment, note of thanks or congratulations.
This nomination is a great honor for Megan Olson
and for our community and the community she currently teaches in. It shows how hard the people in our
schools work to educate our children. Megan attended
the Medford School District and brings the education
and values to her students every day.
We often take this for granted; this nomination is an
opportunity to recognize that hard work.
Lynn Butkus, Medford
Vox Pop
It is time to stop accepting the myth from Madison
The public is fed myths while the governor and his

followers have turned Wisconsin government into a haven for themselves, the wealthy, and big business. Bill
after bill is passed to give special privileges to politicians, developers, and big businesses, while WEDC
doles out unknown huge sums of taxpayer money
(which should have funded schools and infrastructure)
to business, based on the myth that jobs will be created.
Yet, Wisconsin ranks 50th in business startups (down
from 2014) and job growth is 5.73 percent from 2011-2015
(all surrounding states are higher). The money goes to
shareholders.
But if any entity, official, or group dare to refute the
GOP myth, they can expect revenge. The governor consistently pushes to give more control to himself and
special friends, creates laws to avoid his responsibility,
and repeats failed actions. On and on it goes....while

citizens pay the price.
Republican legislators pay little attention to the
needs of most constituents, while our local governments are deprived of more and more powers and funds
to support citizens. The present GOP group appears to
view citizens as enemies. Bills are slammed through
to avoid public scrutiny, voting rights are slashed.
Agencies that helped citizens are defunded. Programs
to support elderly, disabled, poor are consistently cut
and more restrictions added. Access of citizens to decent paying jobs gets harder. Salaries have decreased
in most counties. Our minimum wage is disgraceful as
are the numbers of incarcerated individuals.
But the myth says Wisconsin is moving forward.
Glory Adams, Eau Claire
Alex came with me to take pictures at Immanuel Lutheran Churchs Christmas program Friday night. He
had mentioned wanting to go to the program because
some kids were talking about it on the bus and he thought
it sounded interesting.
It was my sixth program this year and just one of the
19 concerts and programs staff from The Star News attend each Christmas season.
Usually my family waves to me as I head out the door
to cover meetings or events, but this time Alex wanted to
come along.
Chances are, knowing Alex, a pretty girl was involved.
Rather than sitting with anyone we knew at the concert, Alex said he was fine sitting in a pew by himself
while I was working taking pictures of the children singing and reciting the story from Luke about the birth of
Jesus. I dont usually sit at concerts, preferring to stand
and move around to get different types of shots.
Alex told me later that he kept getting looks from
people wondering who this random kid was and why he
was there. Overall Alex said he enjoyed the program and
lectured me after on why he feels sausage and cheese is a
better and healthier option than having a cookie or cupcake.
Alexs most interesting observation to me was in the
car on the way home. He was pointing out all the slight
differences between the versions of songs or prayers
used at Immanuel compared to what he was used to at
Holy Rosary where he goes to school and is an altar server. He cataloged the differences, from not using Thy
and Thou in the Lords Prayer to different words in the
lyrics of familiar songs.
I remember being about Alexs age and wondering
what went on in those other churches in town. My imagination would spin fanciful stories about them and what
weird things went on behind their church doors. Of
course, at the time I was convinced that kids who acted
up in church were taken into our churchs very creepy
basement and hung on crosses I blame my older brothers and sisters for putting this idea in my head.
The idea of actually talking to one of my friends about
the church they attended or actually going to a service at
one of them was beyond any thoughts at the time. It was
only later after asking questions, studying religion in college and attending many services and events at a variety
of churches that I got a broader picture. You see for the
most part, what happens in one church happens in all of
them each week.
The lessons may be different and the doctrines have
subtle variations, but for the most part in Christian
churches at least it is like having a debate over New York
vanilla and just plain vanilla ice cream. While the differences between the two can be significant, to someone
looking for relief when things get hot, either can be satisfying.
Even among all the major religions, there is more that
is the same than is different.
Yet people have died and continue to die over those differences.
Although, in all fairness, most cases of religious difference is just a handy excuse to pick a fight with the people down the road who are not part of your group.
Disliking someone based on how they choose to or
not to worship makes about as much sense to me as
gang members attacking someone for wearing their baseball cap at the wrong angle. Provided, of course, that what
they are doing doesnt harm me or people I care about.
I find hope that at 9, Alex gets that no matter our differences, we are all very much alike and equally worthy
of love and respect.
Maybe the world isnt as messed up as the politicians
and talking heads on 24-hour cable networks would have
us believe.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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Thursday,
Thursday,
December
April 23,
24, 2015
Christmas spirit
photos by Brian Wilson
Healthview Eye Clinic of Medford constructed this

display (above) of carolers along the Riverwalk as part
of the 2015 Holiday Magic on the Medford Riverwalk
project. The group has caused numerous double-takes
from visitors questioning if they are real.
(Left) The owners of this home on E. Conrad Dr. in
Medford got into the holiday spirit with reindeer large
enough to pull any sized sleigh. They are among many
area people who annually set up lights for the Christmas
season.
Program continues to help make the season bright

Record number request gifts through
annual Giving Tree program
Mike Lindau of St. Pauls Lutheran Church coordinator of the annual community Giving Tree program,
reports this years drive was a major success.
I just cannot thank people enough for their generosity and help in buying, wrapping, and sorting the hundreds of gifts. It is truly a huge community effort that
takes the work of hundreds to make possible, he said.
We had a record number of applicants and will be
able to provide Christmas gifts to a record number of
Taylor County children in need, Lindau said. A total of
546 children were in the program this year, the previous
record for gifts was two years ago with 524 children.
Special gift
submitted photos
Among the hundreds of gifts donated there were

many bikes (above) and games, but one special gift was
a new wheelchair. Organizer Mike Lindau said the new
wheelchair was all that was asked for on the application.
Volunteers make it happen

Student and community volunteers came together recently to wrap gifts for 546 area children as part of the Giving Tree program. The community-wide program is coordinated by Mike Lindau of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Medford..
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Rib Lake High School Christmas concert
A Fireside Christmas
Photos by Donald Watson
The flute section during the performance of A Fireside Christmas by the band at
the Rib Lake High School Christmas concert on Dec. 21.
Bass clarinet section

Sierra Ulrich, Michael Hempe and Curtis Everson were the bass clarinet players of
the high school band.
Jazz band
The jazz band, under the direction of Matt Robisch, performed Traces, Cherry
Point and Nutcracker Rock.
Choir performance
Members of the choir performed Viva La Musica, Angels Carol, Dona Nobis
Pacem and Christmas Choral Fantasy. The choir ended the evenings performance
singing The Hallelujah Chorus with members of the audience joining them on stage.
Nutcracker Rock
The saxophone section belts out a tune in the Nutcracker Rock during the jazz
bands performance.
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Soloists
Katie Strobach and Andrea Schreiner were soloists during the choirs performance
of a Christmas Choral Fantasy.
LIVING
The Star News December 24, 2015 Page 10
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Births
Coralyn Michele Schutt

April and Jesse Schutt of Westboro announce the
birth of a daughter, Coralyn Michele, born on December
10, 2015 at Aspirus Womens Health Birthing Center at
Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed eight pounds,
five ounces and was 19.6 inches long. Her grandparents
are Jack and Joanna Schutt of Sandstone, Minn. and Joe
and Michele Germain of Green Bay.
Amelia Lynn Krug

Courtney and Andrew Krug of Auburndale announce
the birth of a daughter, Amelia Lynn, born on December
11, 2015 at Aspirus Womens Health Birthing Center at
Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed eight pounds, 7.3
ounces and was 21 inches long.
Colton Jensen John Schult

Elizabeth Rantanen and Lucas Schult of Medford announce the birth of a son, Colton Jensen John, born on
December 10, 2015 at Aspirus Medford Hospital - Birthing
Center. He weighed seven pounds, four ounces and was
20.5 inches long. He joins a brother, Ashton, age 2. His
grandparents are Keva Schult of Medford, Scott Schult
of Wausau, Michael Rantanen Jr. of Westboro and Bobbie Jo Daily of Plymouth. His great-grandparents are Michael and Susan Rantanen of Westboro and Joyce Daily
and John Bowman of New London.
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From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
December 22, 2005
Construction of a proposed WalMart Supercenter in Medford could
begin as early as April with the store
opening possibly by the end of 2006 said
a representative of the companys engineering firm.
Ryan Swanson of Rockford, Ill.based ATC Designs said his company
was responsible for only about 25 acres
of the 34.8 acres of property that were
approved for annexation by the Medford City Council Tuesday night, but
volunteered to answer any questions
the council had for the project.
We are satisfied we can make it
work, Swanson said of the site when
asked by Alderman Dave Koester. Surveyors have been working on the site
already in anticipation of the annexation approval and they are starting to
meet with the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation and Department of
natural Resources for access and permitting.
25 YEARS AGO
December 26, 1990
A federal regulation requiring all
new shared-ride taxi vehicles to be
handicapped accessible has thrown a
monkey wrench into plans for a taxi
service here.
Jenalee Berry and Ryan Hesselink
Thanksgiving treat
The "true" meaning of Thanksgiving was shown to

residents at the Golden LivingCenter - Rib Lake by Jarrett Knutson (far right), proprietor of South Fork Electric
Company. With the assistance of Rib River Bar & Grill
catering, Knutson purchased a thanksgiving dinner with
all the fixings to be served to the residents at the facility on Wed., Nov. 25. The excitement and appreciation shown on the faces of the residents was a priceless
moment, said director Tammy Siroin. The photo also
includes the dietary staff and Siroin.
City Planner Bill Graham told the

Medford Common Council last week
that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) was informed of the requirement a week ago Monday (Dec. 17) by the
UMTA (Urban Mass Transportation Administration).
This mean vans or buses with ramps
and lifts, Graham said. Presently operating service may continue to use vehicles that are not handicapped accessible,
but all new vehicles must be.
Graham said that Black River Industries, which had recently submitted the
winning proposal to operate a sharedride taxi service, informed him that they
cant provide taxi service here for the
price they bid if they have to have handicapped accessible vehicles.
Berry-Hesselink
submitted photo
Jenalee Berry and Ryan Hesselink announce their

wedding engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of
Rick and Deb Berry of Medford. The groom-elect is the
son of Dale and Linda Hesselink of Oconomowoc.
The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Medford Area
High School and a graduate of UW Stout with a degree
in multi-media design and art education. She is an art
teacher at Kewaskum High School.
The groom-elect is a 2003 graduate of Hartford Union
High School. He is a CNC machinist at Mantz Automation in Hartford.
The couple plans a June 18, 2016 ceremony in Medford.
75 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO
December 26, 1940
December 22, 1915
Striking some logs that had slid off

another vehicle earlier in the day and
lay on the roadway was the reason for
the Herman Niemuth truck going into
the ditch Monday afternoon, according
to Neal Smith, county traffic officer, who
investigated the accident. The accident
occurred about 4:45 oclock just over the
Marathon-Taylor county line, on highway A, east of Stetsonville.
Geo. Shattuck has been poorly of

late, and says he is much improved
since he began dieting.
A company of friends passed a very
pleasant afternoon Friday with Mrs. H.
Dumke in honor of her birth anniversary. She received many gifts, among
them a piece for the dressing table
made of old Ivory. A delicious supper
was enjoyed, including a delicious
birthday cake.
Remember When Dec. 2005
50 YEARS AGO
December 23, 1965
Two young men, 16 and 18 years old,
were arraigned in juvenile court and
county court Tuesday, charged with a
rash of break-ins and thefts in Taylor
and Clark counties. They have been held
in the county jail here since Monday,
Judge Peter Seidl holding further court
action until an attorney is appointed for
them.
Brought to Medford Monday by Clark
and Taylor County authorities were the
16 year old, whose name is withheld by
provisions of state law due to the fact
that he appeared in juvenile court, and
William Ludwig, 18, Dorchester, who
appeared in county court. Clark county
authorities and Taylor county sheriffs
department officers and city of Medford
police have been investigating leads
since the thefts began, their case breaking Monday. Missing merchandise
was recovered at a farm building near
Dorchester.
The United Church of Christ in Medford staged a nativity scene complete with
live donkeys, goats and a calf on Dec. 18. Members of the congregation donned
costumes and braved cold temperatures to recreate what the birth of Jesus might
have looked like.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Informal Administration)
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-PR-7
In the Matter of the Estate of
Arthur Ludwig.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date
of birth of October 14, 1922
and date of death of February
6, 2014, was domiciled in Taylor County, State of Wisconsin,
with a mailing address of 1014
W. Broadway Ave., Medford, WI
54451.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is March 25, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin.
/s/ Lindsay Rothmeier
Lindsay Rothmeier, Probate
Registrar
Date: December 10, 2015
(1st ins. December 17,
3rd ins. December 31)
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City of Medford
Common Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
6:08 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called
the meeting to order with the following members present: Dave
J. Brandner, Greg Knight, Peggy
Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson,
Dave Roiger, Mike Bub, and
Clem Johnson.
Alderperson
Parent arrived at 6:11 PM.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, and City Coordinator/
Public Director John Fales. City
Attorney Courtney Graff was an
excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitor present was Brian Wilson-Star News.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson Roiger began the
meeting by leading the group in
the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compliance
Mayor Wellner announced
that this was an open meeting
of the Common Council. Notice of this meeting was given
to the public at least 24 hours in
advance of the meeting by forwarding the complete agenda
to the official City newspaper,
The Star News, and to all news
media that have requested the
same as well as posting. Copies of the complete agenda
were available for inspection at
the City Clerks Office. Anyone
desiring information as to forthcoming meetings should contact
the City Clerks Office.
Citizens and Delegations

There were no citizens or delegations present.
Minutes
Johnson
moved,
Roiger
seconded a motion to approve
the following meeting minutes
as presented and to place the
same on file in the Clerks Office: (A) November 30, 2015 Finance & Personnel Committee;
(B) December 1, 2015 Council
meeting; (C) December 1, 2015
Council Closed Session #2;
(D) December 7, 2015 Special
Council; and (E) December 7,
2015 Committee of the Whole.
All in favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Resolution Authorizing Participation in the Department of
Natural Resources Municipal
Dam Grant Program
Kraschnewski moved, Peterson seconded a motion to
suspend Council Rules #14A
& #14B, and adopt Resolution
#1789 that authorizes the Citys
participation in the Department
of Natural Resources Municipal
Dam Grant Program. Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Absent; Knight-Yes; KraschnewskiYes; Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (7 Yes; 0
No; 1 Absent) Motion Carried.
2015 Hotel/Motel Room Tax
Fund Allocation Twisted
Threads Quilting Group
Alderperson Parent arrived
at 6:11 PM. All vote tallies will
now include Alderperson Parents vote.
Kraschnewski moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve allocating $1,000.00 of
funds to offset the cost of Twisted Threaders Guiling Groups
2016 Medford Area Quilt Show.
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
Roiger-Yes; Bub-Yes; JohnsonYes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried.
Fund Allocation National Senior Mens Curling Playdown
Kraschnewski moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve allocating $2,000.00 of
funds to offset the cost of the
National Senior Mens Curling Playdown. Roll Call Vote:
Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes; BubYes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No)
Motion Carried.
2016-2022 Public Works
Capital Project Schedule
Johnson moved, Peterson
seconded a motion to approve
the 2016-2022 public works
capital improvement schedule
as shown below. All in favor: All
Aye. Motion Carried.
2016
Reconstruct Gibson Street
from Cedar Street to Conrad
Drive.
Surface Maintenance of Jensen Drive from Gibson Street
to Progress Avenue (Tax Increment District #12).
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Surface
Maintenance
of
Lemke Avenue from Urquhart
Street to Roberta Street (Local
Road Improvement Project).
Dam Repair - Design for
Tainter Gates #1 & #2.
2017
Reconstruct College Street
from Bruce Street to South Second Street (650 feet).
Reconstruct North Shattuck
Street from Allman Street to
Highland Lane (480 feet).
Reconstruct Pine Street from
Jackson Street to Shattuck
Street (425 feet).
Surface Maintenance - Luepke Way from Maple Street to
Broadway Avenue.
Reconstruct East Perkins
Street from South Eighth Street
to 600 East (Tax Increment District #12).
Dam Repair - Tainter Gates
#1 & #2.
2018
Reconstruct South Fourth
Street from Broadway Avenue
to South Street (1,580 Feet).
Sanitary - South Fourth
Street from Ogden Street to
South Street.
Surface
Maintenance
Brehm Drive from Roberta
Street to End (350 feet).
Finish Road - Peps Drive
(Tax Increment District #12).
2019
State Street Bridge.
Surface Maintenance - Central Court from Wheelock Avenue to End (350 feet).
Booster Pump - Anns Way.
2020
Street from Bridge to South
Second Street (1,100 feet).
2021
Street from South Second
Street to South Seventh Street
(1,300 feet).
Reconstruct South Fourth
Street from South Street to
Fourth Street End (1,000 feet).
2022
Street from South Seventh

Street to South Eighth Street
(500 feet).
Reconstruct Tee Hi Place
from East Perkins Street to East
Conrad Street (1,250 feet).
Election
Equipment
&
Funding for the Same
On June 16, 2015, Council authorized the City Clerk to
purchase the Election Systems
& Softwares DS200 precinct
scanner which includes a backup jump drive, training, a one
year warranty, and trade in of the
M100 precinct counter at a cost
not-to-exceed cost of $7,025.00
with the monies allocated from
the General Fund Designated
Unreserved-Election Equipment
account.
On October 8, 2015, the Election Systems & Softwares representative contacted the City
regarding the above purchase
of the DS200 precinct scanner.
As Election Systems & Softwares personnel were loading
the firmware/software into the
Citys DS 200 precinct scanner,
it was discovered that the State
will not certify the use of both the
DS200 precinct scanner and the
iVotronic terminal. The State
considers the two pieces of
equipment as one system even
though each machine generates
individual tally reports. The firmware/software in each piece of
equipment must be compatible.
On November 17, 2015,
Council authorized the Clerk
to purchase the Express Vote
universal voting system at a
cost not-to-exceed $3,500 with
the monies allocated from the
General Fund Designated Unreserved-Election
Equipment
account.
Following the authorization
to purchase the Express Vote
universal voting system, it was
learned that the audio programming of the device will cost between $200 to $600 per election
depending on the ballot format.
Taylor County pays the cost of
City of Medford
Notice of Newly Enacted
Ordinance(s) and/or Resolution(s)
Please take notice that the City of Medford, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, enacted the following legislation on
December 15, 2015:
Resolution #1789 that authorizes the Citys participation in the Department of Natural Resources Municipal
Dam Grant Program.
The full text of Resolution #1789 may be obtained from
the Medford City Clerks Office, 639 South Second Street,
Medford, WI 54451. The Clerks phone number is (715)
748-1181.
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
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Notice to City Taxpayers

Residents of the City of Medford, please take notice of the following tax requirements:
(A) Real estate taxes of $100 or more may be paid in
two installments:
(1) on or before January 31, 2016.
(2) on or before July 31, 2016.
(B) Real estate taxes of $99.99 or less must be paid in
full by January 31, 2016.
(C) Should payment by installment be chosen, the first
payment must include all personal property, special assessment and delinquent tax charges.
(D) Should tax payment by mail be chosen, the date of
payment will correspond to the postmark date.
(E) First installment payments including dog licensing fees are payable at the City Hall, 639 South Second
Street, Medford, WI 54451 by January 31, 2016.
(F) Second installment payments are payable at the
Taylor County Treasurers Office by July 31, 2016.
For reasons of security, you are hereby requested to
offer tax payments in the form of a check, i.e., personal,
cashiers, etc. Should you be unable to meet this request,
payment in currency will of course be accepted.
Dated this 3rd day of December, 2015.
Virginia Brost
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programming, and they had not

included this additional cost into
their budget. One option is for
the City to pay the cost of the
programming.
The programming cost was not included in
the Citys budget.
Clerk Brost spoke with the
Election Systems & Softwares
representative regarding options. The City could purchase
a new M100 precinct tabulator counter for approximately
$4,000. The cost includes the
tabulator, shipping, training, and
a one year warranty.
It is the Clerks recommendation that the City purchase a
new M100 precinct tabulator at
a cost not to exceed $4,000.00
with money allocated from the
General Fund Designated Unreserved-Election
Equipment
account.
Kraschnewski moved, Bub
seconded a motion to authorize the Clerk to purchase a
new M100 precinct tabulator at
a cost not to exceed $4,000.00
with money allocated from
the General Fund Designated
Unreserved-Election
Equipment account. Roll Call Vote:
Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes; BubYes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No)
Motion Carried.
Coordinators Report
The City Coordinators report
is as follows: (1) An update on
public works projects was given.
(2) An update on electric utility projects was given. (3) Jim
Metz has submitted his resignation from the Community Development Authority Board and the
Police & Fire Commission effective immediately as he is moving

outside the City limits.
Communications from the
Mayor/Upcoming Events
December/January
Meeting Schedule The December/
January meeting schedule was
distributed.
Adjourn to Closed Session
Parent moved, Roiger seconded a motion to adjourn to
Closed Session at 6:15 PM
in accordance with Wisconsin
State Statutes 19.85(1)(c) & (e)
to consider employment and
compensation issues and data
of any public employee over
which the governmental body
has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility and to conduct other
specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a Closed
Session. The purpose of this
Closed Session is to discuss
strategy for negotiations with
the City of Medford Police Association (Local 456). Roll Call
Vote:
Brandner-Yes; ParentYes; Knight-Yes; KraschnewskiYes; Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes;
0 No) Motion Carried. Meeting
Adjourned to Closed Session.
At this time, the City Clerk and
Coordinator/Public Works Director, and visitors were excused.
Closed Session
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned from
Closed Session at 7:05 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
(One ins. December 24)
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Medford Area Public School District

Board of Education Meeting Minutes
December 14, 2015
Members Present: Brandon Brunner, Paul Dixon, Dave
Fleegel, Barb Knight, Jeff Peterson, Mark Reuter, Mark
Temme and Cheryl Wibben
Consent Agenda:
Approved:
Agenda
Secretarys Report (Meeting Minutes of November
19, 2015 - open and closed)
Treasurers Report
Personnel Report
Approval of Simek Recreation Center Requests
Information / Discussion:
Student Council Update
Good News Reports from MAMS, RVA, SES, MAES,
MASH and Student Services/Special Education
Legislative Update
Review of the upcoming referendum
Update of the food service program
Review of the draft 2016-17 budget parameters
First Reading Policy - BCH Consultants to the Board,
BD School Board Meetings, BDC Closed Session,
lIB Class Size, RVA-IIB School and Class Size, RVAIKE Promotion Criteria K-8, RVA-IKF Graduation Requirements, and Co-Curricular Code of Conduct
Review of the WASB Delegate Assembly Resolutions
Action:
Approved / Failed:
Approval of Second Reading Policies, including:
BBFA Board Member Conflicts of Interest; BCB
Board Officers; BCD Board-Administrator Relationships; BCF Advisory Committees to the Board
of Education; BCG School Attorney; and GBE
Staff Health
Approval of changes to policies JECBD School
Open Enrollment, RVA-JECBD School Open Enrollment, Professional Staff Handbook - Section
6.2 - Health Insurance, Support Staff HandbookSection 6.10 - Retirement Benefits & Recognition,
and Specific Staff Handbook - Section 6.10 - Retirement Benefits & Recognition
Approval to adjourn to closed session
Approval to reconvene into open session
Approval of administration contracts as discussed
Approval to adjourn
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 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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TOWN WATCH/PUBLIC NOTICES

THE STAR NEWS
Town Watch items are a brief summary taken from town board meeting minutes. They include major discussion topics, action items, major expenditures, board members in
attendance and date of next meeting. For a complete copy of the minutes contact your local township clerk. Meeting minutes remain unofficial until approved by the board
at the next meeting and are subject to correction and modification by the board. Some towns wait to send official minutes resulting in a delay before the meeting appears
in The Star News.
Medford
Medford
Little Black
Browning
Regular Town Meeting

Oct. 13, 2015
Schmidt, William Vach, Gertrude Alexander, Joyce Balciar, Barb Thomas, Rita
Buehler, Vicki Brost, James Brost, Patsy
Schmidt, Sally Mauer Jensen and Patricia Huber as election inspectors for 20162017 was unanimously approved.
Motion to give the road maintenance
personnel a 2 percent wage increase was
unanimously approved.
Motion to approve the certified survey application as presented for the
Handel Family Trust was unanimously
approved.
Motion to approve Resolution No. 55
changing the towns regular monthly
meeting from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. was unanimously approved.

Nov. 8, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015
Item considered:
Discussions were held regarding road
report items, recycling, and zoning issues.
Action taken:
Motion to wait until the next meeting
for more information before taking action on the water monitoring system was
unimously approved.
Attendance:
All board members were present.
Holway
Items considered:
Discussions were held regarding road
issues, complaints of young people doing
doughnuts with ATVs on the roadways,
and problems with beavers on Frey Ln.
Actions taken:
Following a discussion on funding,
a motion to apply a new blacktop overlay on the first one-half mile on Hall Dr.
south as the 2016 TRIP project was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
All board members and six residents
were present.

Oct. 12, 2015
Maplehurst
Actions taken:
Motions to appoint Gary Czarnezki
and Stanley Schmidt as election inspectors were unanimously approved.
Motion to approve the certified survey application for Dan McNabb, Mike
Handel, Tom and Donna Zenner, Ed
Brecke Jr. and Paul Dixon as presented
was unanimously approved.
Bids/Purchases over $5,000:
Motion to blacktop River Dr. from
Hites Ln. to Pleasant Ave. as part of the
2015-2016 local roads improvement program (LRIP) was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
All board members and two other people were present.

Nov. 10, 2015
Actions taken:
Motion to adopt Ordinance 11-10-15 allowing the clerks discretion in election
official work hours was unanimously approved.
Motion to appoint Kim Bernklau,
Shirley Pleus, Donna Albers, Karen
Sulko, Delores Schmidt, Stan Carbaugh,
Elsie Carbaugh, Gary Czarnezki, Stanley
Attendance:
All board members and two other people were present.
Little Black
Sept. 13, 2015
Items considered:
Discussions were held regarding road,
recycling and zoning issues.
Attendance:
Items considered:
The board reviewed the draft copy of
the budget. The formal budget hearing
will be held in November.
Actions taken:
Motion to hire Aryes as consultant for
the bridge replacement project on Wren
Dr. was unanimously approved. The
project is scheduled to begin in May of
2017 with construction of the bridge taking place in 2018.
Attendance:

Nov. 12, 2015
Actions taken:
Motion the board may meet on the
roads from time to time during the next
month was unanimously approved.
Motion to adopt Ordinance 2015-1 allowing the clerk to use her discretion in
setting election officials working hours
was unanimously approved.
Attendance:
Public notices
NOTICE OF
SHERIFFS SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No: 15 CV 29
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Plaintiff
vs.
Daniel M. Luzinski, et al.
Defendant(s)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 12, 2015
in the amount of $67,575.16 the
Sheriff will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:
TIME: January 12, 2016 at
09:30 a.m.
TERMS: By bidding at the
sheriff sale, prospective buyer
is consenting to be bound by the
following terms: 1.) 10% down in
cash or money order at the time
of sale; balance due within 10
days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result
in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.
2.) Sold as is and subject to all
legal liens and encumbrances.
3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the
property, either in person or via
fax and as recited by the sheriff
department in the event that no
opening bid is offered, plaintiff
retains the right to request the
sale be declared as invalid as
the sale is fatally defective.
If the sale is set aside for any
reason, the Purchaser at the
sale shall be entitled only to a
return of the deposit paid. The
Purchaser shall have no further
recourse against the Mortgagor,
the Mortgagee or the Mortgagees attorney.
PLACE: In the Taylor County
Courthouse located at 224 S.
2nd Street, Medford, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of
land located in the Southeast 1/4
of the Southeast 1/4 of Section
31, Township 30 North, Range 3
West, Town of Roosevelt, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, described as
follows: Commencing at a point
800 feet West of the Southeast

corner of the Southeast 1/4 of
the Southeast 1/4 of Section
31, Township 30 North, Range
3 West; thence North 370 feet;
thence West 300 feet; thence
South 370 feet; thence East 300
feet to the place of beginning.
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
W14480 County Line Road,
Thorp, WI 54771
TAX KEY NO.: 040-006520000
Dated this 18th day of November, 2015.
/s/ Bruce Daniels
Sheriff Bruce Daniels
Taylor County Sheriff
Jordan C. Staleos
State Bar No. 1085629
J Peterman Legal Group Ltd.
165 Bishops Way, Suite 100
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-790-5719
Please go to www.jpetermanlegalgroup.com to obtain the bid
for this sale.
is the creditors attorney and is
attempting to collect a debt on
its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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NOTICE OF
SHERIFFS SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No: 15 CV 24
PennyMac Loan Services,
LLC
Plaintiff
vs
Nathan J. Bauer, et al.
Defendant(s)
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 26, 2015
in the amount of $58,833.56 the
Sheriff will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:

09:30 a.m.
TERMS: By bidding at the
sheriff sale, prospective buyer
is consenting to be bound by the
following terms: 1.) 10% down in
cash or money order at the time
of sale; balance due within 10
days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result
in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.
2.) Sold as is and subject to all
legal liens and encumbrances.
3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the
property, either in person or via
fax and as recited by the sheriff
department in the event that no
opening bid is offered, plaintiff
retains the right to request the
sale be declared as invalid as
the sale is fatally defective.
PLACE: In the Taylor County
Courthouse located at 224 S.
2nd Street, Medford, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: Lot 12, Block
F, McComb`s Racing Park Addition to the Village of Rib Lake,
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 816
South Front Street, Rib Lake, WI
54470
TAX KEY NO.: 176-001480000
Dated this 17th day of November, 2015.
/s/ Bruce Daniels
Sheriff Bruce Daniels
Jordan C. Staleos
State Bar No. 1085629
165 Bishops Way, Suite 100
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-790-5719
Please go to www.jpetermanlegalgroup.com to obtain the bid
for this sale.
is the creditors attorney and is
attempting to collect a debt on
its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
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NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-33
Nicolet National Bank, a national bank, successor by merger to Mid-Wisconsin Bank,
Plaintiff.
-vTanya M. Sincere
Defendant.
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 5, 2014,
in the amount of $60,978.85. the
Sheriff or his assignee will sell
the described premises at public
auction as follows:
DATE AND TIME: January
12, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the Clerk of
Courts Office at the time of the
sale in cash, cashiers check,
money order, or certified funds,
payable to the Clerk of Courts
office. Personal checks cannot and will not be accepted.
The balance of the successful
bid must be paid to the Clerk of
Courts office in cash, cashiers
check, money order, or certified
funds, no later than ten days
after the courts confirmation of
the sale or else the 10% down
payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is,
is not available for viewing, and
subject to all liens, encumbrances, and unpaid real estate taxes.
PLACE:
Taylor County
Courthouse, Ground Floor Lobby, 224 S. Second Street, Medford, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: The West
Half (W 1/2) of Lot Eight (8),
Block Three (3), Morningside
Addition to the City of Medford,
TAX PARCEL NUMBER:
251-00883-0000
PARCEL ADDRESS: 415 E.
South Street, Medford, Wisconsin
ATTORNEY INFORMATION:
Jensen, Scott, Grunewald &
Shiffler, S.C., Attorney William
A. Grunewald, 128 W. Division
St., P.O. Box 426, Medford, WI
54451; phone 715-748-2211.
DATED: December 7, 2015
/s/ Bruce A. Daniels
Bruce A. Daniels
Attorney
William
A.
Grunewald
Jensen, Scott, Grunewald &
Shiffler, S.C.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
128 W. Division Street, P.O.
Box 426
Medford, WI 54451
715-748-2211
This is an effort to collect a
debt; any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
This communication is from a
debt collector.
Sales are subject to cancellation at any time without
notice.
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NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-CV-60
Green Tree Servicing LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Laura Hopkins a/k/a Laura
Dopkins, John Doe Hopkins
a/k/a Justin Hopkins a/k/a Justin
Dopkins and Aspirus Medford
Hospital & Clinics, Inc.
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that by virtue of a judgment of
foreclosure entered on October 19, 2015 in the amount of
$86,280.20 the Sheriff will sell
the described premises at public
auction as follows:
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful

bid must be paid to the sheriff at
the sale in cash, cashiers check
or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks
cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashiers
check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the courts
confirmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: Lots Eleven
(11) and Twelve (12), Block
Twenty-Seven (27) Ways Plat,
Village of Gilman, Taylor County,
Wisconsin.
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
485 E. Murphy St., Gilman, WI
54433-9389
DATED: December 10, 2015
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
16345 West Glendale Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151-2841
(414) 224-8404
Please go to www.gray-law.
com to obtain the bid for this
sale.
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
is attempting to collect a debt
and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. If
you have previously received a
discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication
should not be construed as an
attempt to hold you personally
liable for the debt.
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LOGS/COURT/ACCIDENTS
THE STAR NEWS
Court proceedings
Trials slated
The following appeared in court and entered pleas of

not guilty: Brandon M. Bueller a.k.a. Brandon Michael
Bueller, 28, Medford, possession of THC-second or greater offense (repeater) and possession of narcotic drugs
(repeater); Monica J. Eades, 30, Rhinelander, making
false/forged prescription order; William C. Hamm IV,
29, Owen, failure to report to jail; Angela H. Grabbert,
38, Marshfield, being a party to a crime of theft of movable property-equal to or less than $2,500; Aaron M.
Brown, 19, Whitehall, possession of narcotic drugs; Darrick J. Mueller, 33, Owen, transfer of another persons
property (value exceeds $10,000 but does not exceed
$100,000); Shelly N. Tomlinson, 34, Westboro, felony bail
jumping, theft of movable property-equal to or less than
$2,500, possession of a controlled substance, possession
of drug paraphernalia, and possession of an illegally obtained prescription.
Forfeitures
Travis J. Akey, 31, Withee, pled no contest to an
Accident reports
Taylor County Circuit Court
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.
Lacee C. Wollin, 21, Lake Mills, 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.
Chad M. Kuhtz a.k.a. Chad Michale Kuhtz, 37, Rib
Lake, pled no contest to operating while under the influence-first offense with a passenger under 16 years old.
Kuhtz was sentenced to serve five days in jail; pay a fine
and costs of $1,105; his drivers license was revoked for
12 months; and he is to undergo an alcohol assessment
and submit to a DNA sample. A charge of operating
with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) equal to
or greater than 0.08 percent and less than 0.15 percent
with passenger under 16 years of age-first offense was
dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Tracy L. Silva, 44, Dorchester, pled no contest to
felony bail jumping and operating while revoked, and
forfeited costs of $761.
Two unrelated counts of purchasing pseudoephedrine for another with the intent to facilitate another
persons manufacture of meth against Silva were dismissed but read in.
Deferred prosecution
Two vehicle accident
Kathryn L. Retzlaff, 24, Medford, entered into a deferred entry of judgment agreement for a period of one
year for a charge of disorderly conduct-domestic abuse.
As terms of the agreement, Retzlaff must not commit
any criminal offenses during the period of the agreement; notify the Taylor County district attorney and
clerk of court offices of any address change within 10
days; attend and complete counseling with a provider
of the defendants choice within six months and provide
proof of counseling to the district attorneys office; and
write a letter of apology, submitted to and approved by
the Taylor County victim/witness coordinator, to the
victim. A charge of battery-domestic abuse against Retzlaff was dismissed but read in.
Ronald E. Fischer, 74, Withee, entered into a deferred
entry of judgment agreement for a period of one year
for a charge of disorderly conduct. As terms of the the
agreement, Fischer must not commit any criminal offenses during the period of the agreement; notify the
Taylor County district attorney and clerk of court offices of any address change within 10 days; and have no
contact with the victim or her family during the period
of the agreement.
William E. Weir a.k.a. William Edward Weir, 39, Gilman, entered into a deferred entry of judgment agree-
Harley Danielle P. Mabie and Tenzin A. Botsford

were involved in an accident on Dec. 11 at 2:13 p.m.
at the intersection of Hwy 13 and Hwy 64 in the city of
Medford. According to the accident report, the Mabie
vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64. The driver failed to
yield the right-of-way while making a left turn onto Hwy
13 and the vehicle was struck by the oncoming Botsford
vehicle. The Mabie vehicle sustained severe damage to
the front, front passenger side and undercarriage, and
was towed from the scene. The Botsford vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front. Failure to yield the
right-of-way by Mabie was listed in the accident report
as being a factor in the accident.
Dec. 7 Truancy at 1:21 p.m.; theft, 380 E. Main St.

at 1:16 p.m.
Dec. 10 Parking problem, 120 E. Main St. at 10:20
a.m.; gas drive off, 485 E. Main St. at 10:34 a.m.
One vehicle accident
Medford Police Department
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded

to an accident on Dec. 16 at 10:40 p.m. on CTH O in the
town of Medford. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was westbound on CTH O when the driver lost
control on the ice-covered roadway. The vehicle entered
the north ditch and came to a stop on the drivers side.
There was severe damage to the rear and entire drivers
side, and the vehicle was towed from the scene. Failure
to maintain control by the driver was listed in the report as being a factor in the accident.
Deer-related accidents
The following deer-related accidents were reported:

Dec. 11 at 7:15 a.m. on CTH T in the town of Maplehurst.
Dec. 16 at 5:16 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of Maplehurst
and at 5:20 p.m. on Elm Ave. in the town of Deer Creek.
Dec. 18 at 7:16 a.m. on CTH Q in the town of Medford.
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Dispatch log
Gilman Police Department
Dec. 7 Agency assist, 224 S. Second St. at 9:06 a.m.;

agency assist, 940 S. Whelen Ave. at 10:59 a.m.; warrant
arrest, 224 S. Second St. at 11:51 a.m.; lockout, 853 N.
Eighth St. at 1:34 p.m.; welfare check, Medford City Park
Millpond at 4:35 p.m.; ambulance request, Mink Capital
Terrace at 5:14 p.m.; disorderly conduct report, 225 Marjorie Ln. at 9:22 p.m.
Dec. 8 Commercial alarm, 825 E. Allman St. at 8:30
a.m.; probation violation, 224 S. Second St. at 8:37 a.m.;
harassment complaint, 329 E. Pine St. at 8:51 a.m.; traffic complaint, 546 Billings Ave. at 9:05 a.m.; harassment
complaint, 220 E. Allman St. at 9:29 a.m.; agency assist,
135 S. Gibson St. at 12:45 p.m.; truancy, 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 1:10 p.m.; request for officer, Mink Capital
Terrace at 2:31 p.m.; accident, 140 S. Eighth St. at 4:49
p.m.; accident, 160 Medford Plaza, 5:13 p.m.; child abuse
report at 22:40 p.m.
ment for a period of one year for a charge of disorderly

conduct-domestic abuse. As terms of the the agreement,
Weir must not commit any criminal offenses during the
period of the agreement; notify the Taylor County district attorney and clerk of court offices of any address
change within 10 days; must reimburse the district attorneys officer for service of process fees in the amount
of $50; and must undergo counseling and provide proof
of such.
Probation ordered
Bryan J. Anderson, 36, Prentice, pled no contest to operating while under the influence-fifth or sixth offense.
Sentence was withheld and he was placed on probation for three years, to run consecutive to his Shawano
County sentence. As conditions of his probation, Anderson must serve eight months in jail, to run consecutive
to time being served in Shawano County; pay a fine and
costs of $3,747 and supervision fees as ordered by the
Department of Corrections; submit to a DNA sample; attend the victim impact panel; obtain his HSED/GED or
high school equivalency diploma; and obtain and maintain full employment. Andersons drivers license was
revoked for two years; an ignition interlock device is
to be installed on his vehicle for two years; and he is to
comply with an alcohol and drug assessment. A charge
of operating while revoked-fourth or greater offense
was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Additional charges of operating left of center line, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, displaying
an unauthorized vehicle registration plate, and non-registration of vehicle against Anderson were dismissed.
Disposition reports
Deferred prosecution
Joseph J. Czarnecki, 52, Gilman, pled no contest to
disorderly conduct and entered into a deferred prosecution or sentence agreement.
Forfeitures
Nicole C. Blodgett, 24, Appleton, pled no contest to

a county rifle range after hours violation and forfeited
$200.50.
Corey R. Gasper, 26, Appleton, pled no contest to a
county rifle range after hours violation and forfeited
$200.50.
Paula P. Hayden, 47, Rib Lake, pled no contest to
failure to yield at an uncontrolled intersection and forfeited $175.30.
Taylor County Law Enforcement

Dec. 9 Truancy, 624 E. College St. at 7:46 a.m. and
9:18 a.m.; citizen assist, 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 10
a.m.; garbage dumping, 1147 S. Eighth St. in the town of
Medford at 1:23 p.m.; accident, 111 N. Eighth St. at 2:26
p.m.; welfare check, Millpond by dam at 4:13 p.m.; theft,
546 S. Park Ave. at 4:51 p.m.; traffic complaint, Hwy 13
and Pleasant Ave. in the town of Medford at 6 p.m.; accident, 215 S. Washington Ave. at 8:54 p.m.; harassment
complaint, 711 E. South St. at 9:25 p.m.
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nominations sought
Stepping Stones donation
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Taylor Credit Union (TCU) presented Stepping Stones a check for $300 last Thursday. Representing TCU was
Michelle Brushaber (l. to r.), Debbie Woods, Rollan Johnson and far right, Rebecca Fallos. Accepting the check for
Stepping Stones was executive director Tanya Higgins (middle), sexual assault coordinator Courtney Scholl (third
from right) and advocate Judi Tacke (second from right). The money was raised through TCUs member candy bar
sale. We like to help as many organizations in the county as we can, Johnson said about the gift.
Stepping Stones is a non-profit organization that provides free support services to victims of domestic violence
and sexual assault in Taylor County.
Dispatch log
Dec. 10 Theft, 546 S. Park Ave. at 8:57 a.m.; accident, 1010 N. Eighth St. at 1:14 p.m.; animal bite, 316
N. Washington Ave. at 2:20 p.m.; traffic complaint, S.
Eighth St. and CTH O in the town of Little Black at 5:17
p.m.; suspicious activity, N. Washington Ave. at 6:55
p.m.; noise complaint, 483 E. Perkins St. at 11:48 p.m.
Dec. 11 Property damage, 221 N. Park Ave. at 10:24
p.m.; identity theft, 315 E. Lincoln St. at 11:11 a.m.; commercial alarm, 761 S. Gibson St. at 12:56 p.m.; accident,
E. Broadway Ave. and N. Eighth St. at 2:14 p.m.; juvenile
problem.
Dec. 12 Suspicious activity, 503 N.Jackson St. at
4:40 a.m.; request for officer, 854 N. Eighth St. at 6:14
a.m.; citizen assist, 131 S. Park Ave. at 8:39 a.m.; property damage, 227 N. Park Ave. at 9:27 a.m.; welfare check,
135 S. Gibson St. at 1:11 p.m.; domestic disturbance report, 151 Marjorie Ln. at 7:47 p.m.
Dec. 13 Property damage, 811 Malibu Dr. at 2:43
p.m.
Dec. 14 Lockout, 110 S. Eighth St. at 4:20 a.m.
Taylor County Sheriffs Department

Dec 7 Information request, W10263 Bitner Ave.
in the town of Maplehurst at 9:36 a.m.; information request, N336 Larson Dr. in the town of Holway at 9:53
a.m.; information request, 224 S. Second St. in the city
of Medford at 10:58 a.m.; trespass complaint, W7932 Center Ave. in the town of Hammel at 2:12 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang
up, N1754 CTH E in the town of Little Black at 2:55 p.m.;
warrant arrest, N336 Larson Dr. in the town of Holway
at 3:46 p.m.; welfare check, Hwy 13 and CTH D in the
town of Westboro at 8:09 p.m.
Dec. 8 Noise complaint, 502 Second St. in the village of Rib Lake at 1:27 a.m.; accident, Hwy 13 and Gravel Rd. in the town of Little Black at 6:35 a.m.; injured animal, Hwy 64 and Wren Dr. in the town of Hammel at 6:51
a.m.; ignition interlock device installation, N8057 Franz
Dr. in the town of Rib Lake at 9:47 a.m.; information request, W14822 Pinewood Dr. in the town of Taft at 10:14
a.m.; sexual assault report, Town of Ford at 12:25 p.m.;
agency assist, 227 S. Seventh St. in the city of Medford at
12:26 p.m.; non-sufficient funds, 801 McComb Ave. in the
village of Rib Lake at 3:16 p.m. and 3:29 p.m.; warrant
arrest, 320 E. Main St. in the village of Gilman at 5 p.m.;
information request, N3531 Elder Dr. in the town of Aurora at 6:38 p.m.; commercial alarm, 201 E. Main St. in
the village of Gilman at 8:12 p.m.; traffic hazard, Hwy 13
and CTH M in the town of Chelsea at 8:35 p.m.; information request, 224 S. Second St. in the city of Medford at
9:20 p.m.; traffic arrest, S. Hwy 13 and E. Martin Ave. in
the village of Stetsonville at 10:17 p.m.

Dec. 9 Suspicious activity, Hwy 13 and CTH M in
the town of Chelsea at 5:23 a.m.; injured animal, Hwy 64
and Coyote Dr. in the town of Maplehurst at 5:24 a.m.;
probation violation, Taylor County at 3:22 p.m.; request
for officer, W13887 Hwy 64 in the town of Roosevelt at
4:16 p.m.; accident. CTH O and CTH Q in the town of
Little Black at 4:44 p.m.; accident, CTH D and Rustic Rd.
No. 1 in the town of Rib Lake at 4:54 p.m.; traffic complaint, Hwy 13 and Pleasant Ave. in the town of Medford
at 6 p.m.; property damage, Polley Ln. and River Rd. in
the town of Aurora at 6:51 p.m.; traffic complaint, Hwy
13 in the town of Deer Creek at 7:25 p.m.
Dec. 10 Suspicious activity, 410 E. Murphy St. in
the village of Gilman at 6:41 a.m.; transport, Stanley
Correctional Facility at 7:17 a.m.; transport, Aspirus
Medford Hospital to Winnebago Mental Institute at 4:11
p.m.; domestic disturbance report, 110 N. Hwy 13 in the
village of Stetsonville at 10:18 p.m.
Dec. 11 Abandoned vehicle, CTH H and CTH F at
2:43 a.m.; accident, CTH T and Wildlife Rd. in the town
of Maplehurst at 7:15 a.m.; suspicious activity, Pebble
Valley in the village of Rib Lake at 11:13 a.m.; accident,
E. Broadway Ave. and N. Eighth St. in the city of Medford at 2:14 p.m.; sex offense report in Taylor County;
transport, Taylor County to Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Eau Claire at 7:19 p.m.
Dec. 12 Citizen assist, 224 S. Second St. in the city of
Medford at midnight; disorderly conduct report, W5184
Pine Ave. in the town of Deer Creek at 11:28 a.m.; traffic
arrest, S. Eighth St. and CTH O in the city of Medford at
3:32 p.m.; ambulance request, W5815 Chelsea Ave. in the
town of Westboro at 5:55 p.m.; transport, Price County
to Taylor County at 7:05 p.m.; domestic disturbance
report, 151 Marjorie Ln. in the city of Medford at 7:47
p.m.; underage drinking, W4582 CTH A in the town of
Deer Creek at 8:47 p.m.; accident, N2881 Castle Rd. in the
town of Medford at 9:28 p.m.
Dec. 13 Accident, N2678 CTH E in the town of
Medford at 12:15 a.m.; suspicious activity, Pine Line
Trail at 10:10 a.m.; domestic disturbance report, W9569
CTH M in the town of Hammel at 12:49 p.m.; domestic
disturbance report, N8838 Business Hwy 13 in the town
of Westboro at 2:15 p.m.; suspicious activity, W7306 Apple Ave. in the town of Little Black at 2:49 p.m.; accident,
CTH C and CTH O in the town of Browning at 3:45 p.m.;
information request, W10263 Bitner Ave. in the town of
Maplehurst at 4:22 p.m.; commercial alarm, N8847 Business Hwy 13 in the town of Westboro at 6:04 p.m.; theft,
N2022 Sunset Dr. in the town of Little Black at 10:53 p.m.
Dec. 14 Accident, N4224 Hwy 13 in the town of
Medford at 12:23 a.m.
The Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council has four

openings for individuals interested in shaping the future of organic farming and food in Wisconsin. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 15, 2016.
The four openings include one seat for a representative of each of the following: farm, business, consumer,
and at-large. Members serve three-year terms, and the
council meets quarterly.
Wisconsins organic industry is strong and full of
opportunities for producers, processors, and consumers, said Theresa Feiner, a market development specialist who focuses on market development for organics, specialty crops and grazing. The council provides
important guidance and is a great way for individuals
to support the industry.
The nomination form can be found at http://datcp.
wi.gov/Farms/Organic_Farming/index.aspx
Applicants should explain why they would be valuable additions to the council and should also include
two letters of support. Completed applications should
be sent to: Theresa Feiner, WI DATCP, PO Box 8911,
Madison, WI 53708 or emailed to Theresa.Feiner@Wisconsin.gov. Call 608-224-5140 with questions.
Nominees will be evaluated by a committee and approved by Secretary Ben Brancel and the Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board. The selected nominees will be
seated at the July meeting of the council.
Hospital to hold baby fair

Aspirus Birthing Center-Medford will hold a free
baby fair open house on Jan. 5 from 4-6 p.m. in Aspirus
Medford Hospitals community room, 135 S. Gibson St.
Participants can register for perinatal classes; tour
the birthing center; and receive information on nutrition, exercise, relaxation, making their own baby food,
breastfeeding, formula feeding, infant development,
and choosing a physician. They can also learn more
about Taylor Countys community resources and services, including childcare, parenting, and county health
services.
Pre-registration is not required. For more information, call the birthing center at 715-748-8156.
Obituaries
Gerald M. Kolasa
1950-2015
Gerald M. Kolasa, 65
of Gilman, died on Monday, Dec. 21 at his home.
He was born on August 14,
1950 in Eau Claire to the
late William S. and Florence (Ciok) Kolasa, Sr.
Gerry grew up in the
Gilman area and graduated from Gilman High in
1968. He graduated from
UW-Eau Claire with a degree in Fine Arts. Gerry
worked for Drangle-Gilman Cheese factory for
many years. He was a loving caretaker for his parents, enjoyed the arts, gardening, owers and his
companionship with cats.
He is survived by his brother, William (Sandra)
Kolasa, Jr. of Tomahawk, sister, Constance Poppy of
Sheboygan and his twin brother, Harold (Chris) Kolasa of Gilman and many nieces and nephews.
Gerry was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26 at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church,
Gilman, with Father Mandanu Sleeva ofciating.
Inurnment will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the church. Plombon Funeral Service-Gilman
assisted the family.
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Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Donna Schreiner
James Brost
1950-2015
James L. Brost, 58 of Gilman, died suddenly on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015 at his home from natural causes. He
was the owner/operator of Gilman Corner Store.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec.
28, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church-Gilman.
Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery-Sheldon.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.
27 at the Gilman Funeral Home and one hour prior to
services Monday at the church.
Donna M. Schreiner, 65, of Medford, died Thursday,

Dec. 17, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital surrounded by her
family. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday,
Dec. 22 at Hemer Funeral Home in Medford with Deacon Joseph Stefancin of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Cremainal inurnment took place at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Medford. Visitation was held from 9
a.m. until time of services on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at the
funeral home.
Card of Thanks
Edna M. Maatta
1930-2015
After her marriage, she worked as a homemaker

and mother. They dairy farmed in the town of Hill
for many years until retirement in 1986. Throughout
her life she was a caregiver for many family members. She enjoyed shing, puzzles, crocheting, shopping and baking. She was a member of Independent
Apostolic Lutheran Church, Ogema.
She is survived by two sons, Mark Maatta of Ogema and Robert (Julie) Maatta of Woodbury, Minn.; a
daughter, Mary Maatta of Rhinelander; two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Kayla Maatta of Woodbury,
Minn.; two brothers, Robert Bergman of Ogema and
Ralph (Joyce) Bergman of Grand Rapids, Minn. and
one sister-in-law, Gladys Bergman of Ogema. She is
further survived by several nieces/nephews, other
friends and a host of brothers and sisters in faith.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by siblings Verna Kyllonen, Melvin and Russell Bergman; half-brothers/sisters, Elma
Frankki, Frans and Eino Leino, Arthur, Adolph and
Bernice Bergman, Viola and Adeline DAmico, Eleanor Nuutinen and Miriam Bush.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
We, the family of Herbert J. Brandner,

would like to express our thanks to all our
friends and relatives for their kind words,
cards, masses, owers, food and memorial
gifts. Special thanks to the staff at Aspirus Care and
Rehab. Thanks to Hemer Funeral Service for assisting
us with the funeral arrangements. Special thanks to the
entire community, Fr. Juza, mass servers, choir and the
ladies for the wonderful dinner.
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Town of Hill resident,

Edna M. Maatta, 85, died
Thursday, Dec. 17 at River
Falls Area Hospital in
River Falls where she had
been a patient for the past
day. Funeral services were
held on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at
the Independent Apostolic
Lutheran Church, 4914
Holmes Street, Ogema
with the Rev. Ray Kovala
ofciating. Burial took
place at Leavitt Creek
Cemetery in the town of
Hill. Visitation was held from 9 a.m. until the time
of the service at the church. Pallbearers were Randy,
Scott and Dan Bergman, Paul Frankki, Curtis and
Cory Kyllonen.
Edna was born on Sept. 4, 1930 at Ogema to Albert
and Haydee Marie (Newfors) Bergman. She attended
the Leavitt Creek School in the Town of Hill. She was
united in marriage on May 28, 1955 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Unity to John Matthew Maatta and
he preceded her in death Dec. 1, 2003.
Lillian E. Hull
Lillian E. Hull, 102, passed away at the Brookdale

- Clairbridge Memory Care Center in La Crosse, on
Dec. 19, 2015. Per her request, no services will be held.
Lillian was preceded in death by her husband,
Leslie Hull.
Lillian is survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends and a special family friend, Richard
Cornell of Florida.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake
is assisting the family with arrangements.
Dear Kevin,
22 years away,
youre forgotten never.
Always and forever
in our hearts to stay.
Love, Your Family
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Thank You
Dagmar Klinner
1922-2015
er. She was active and volunteered in the following

organizations throughout her life: Confederated
Womans Club, Local Art Society, Mental Health Society, PTA, League of Women Voters, New Visions Art
Gallery, UW Board of Higher Education for Women,
Health Board of Taylor County, Sons of Norway and
Memorial Hospital of Taylor County. She enjoyed
music, art, antiques and travel. She was a member
of Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, Medford and the
Medford Performing Arts Association.
She is survived by daughter, Barbara Perala
of Green Bay and Ann (Jon) Anderson of Duluth,
Minn.; sons, Bill (Martha) Klinner and Dave (Donna)
Klinner both of Medford; eight grandchildren, Rachel (Thomas) Mildbrand of Medford, Peter (Jackie) Klinner of McFarland, Sam (Ashley) Klinner of
Colby, Jenna Klinner of Madison, Molly Klinner of
Medford, Ben Anderson of San Francisco, Calif., Jason (Nicole) Anderson of Austin, Texas, and David
Anderson of Duluth, Minn.; two great-grandchildren
Carly and Graham Mildbrand. She is further survived by a sister-in-law, Shirley Klinner of Medford.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by siblings Morgan Stenseth and
Irene Stenseth, and a son-in-law, Elmer Perala in
2013.
In lieu of owers, the family requests memorial
contributions be given either to the Salvation Army
of Taylor County, Immanuel Lutheran Church Music
Department, Medford, or Medford Performing Arts.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
From Family of Dorothy Russell Hodge
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Dagmar C. Klinner, 93,

Medford, died Thursday,
Dec. 17 at Our House Assisted Living, Medford
where she had resided for
the past 10 years, most
recently under the care of
Hope Hospice. A private
family-only memorial service was held at 11 a.m.
on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at
Hemer Funeral Home,
Medford with Rev. David
Clements ofciating. Interment of her cremated
remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Visitation was held at Hemer Funeral Home,
Medford from 10 a.m. until the time of services on
Wednesday, Dec. 23.
Dagmar was born the proud daughter of Norwegian immigrants on April 23, 1922 at Chippewa Falls
to Christina (Helseth) and Peder Magnuson Stenseth.
She attended Chippewa Falls elementary schools and
is a 1940 graduate of Chippewa Falls High School, and
was a 1944 graduate of UW-Madison with degrees in
education and foreign language. She was united in
marriage on June 9, 1945 at Chippewa Falls to Robert
Bob W. Klinner and he preceded her in death Oct.
7, 2004.
After her education, she taught school in Chippewa Falls and Shawano schools for periods of time.
After her marriage, she was a homemaker and moth-
The family of Dorothy Russell

Hodge wishes to thank the staff of
Country Gardens and Hope Hospice
Palliative Care.
Thank you to Hemer Funeral Services
for their help and consideration.
Also, thank you to Pastor Randall Jeppesen and the
Ladies Aid of Trinity Lutheran Church. Special thanks to
Pastor Dietz of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Butternut for
the interment rites. Special thanks to the pallbearers and
family and friends for the lovely cards, words and phone
calls given to the family of Dorothy.
Dorothy will be missed greatly by her family & friends.
Thursday,
Thursday,
December
April 23,
24, 2015
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Wrestlers nearly tie up

Hatchets in GNC opener
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
The randomly-drawn starting point
for Thursdays Great Northern Conference wrestling dual meet against Tomahawk 195 pounds wasnt what the
Medford Raiders wanted. But it did help
produce an exciting finish.
Needing pins by their last three wrestlers to force a tie, the Raiders nearly got
them. Unfortunately for Medfords standout sophomore Kolten Hanson, Hatchet
sophomore Jacob Matti successfully did
all he could to avoid a pin in Hansons
18-4 major decision in the 170-pound
match to secure Tomahawks 36-34 win at
Raider Hall.
Theres no guarantee a pin in Hansons match wouldve helped Medford in
the tie-breaking process. Had the meet
ended in a 36-36 tie, the teams wouldve
gone deep into the process to declare a
winner.
Peterson pins
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After Hansons win, Tucker Peterson

closed the meet for Medford by methodically pinning Zach Stefanich in 1:28 in
the 182-pound bout. Medford head coach
Tran Brooks said Petersons pin might
not have even happened had Hanson finished off his pin.
I told Tucker, if Kolten gets a pin
here, theyre probably going to forfeit
to you, Brooks said. Thats what I
wouldve done.
Why?
Because of item letter f in the dualmeet tie-breaking criteria which states,
the team having the great number (total match points) of first-point(s) scored
shall be declared the winner.
At that point, Tomahawk had recorded the first points, all two-point takedowns, in five of nine contested matches. Medford had the first takedown in
See WRESTLERS on page 10
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Medfords Tanner Peterson has control and wont be denied during the first period of his 160-pound match with Tomahawks Bryce Bishop on Thursday. Peterson
pinned Bishop in 1:14 to help a late Raider rally that fell just short in 36-34 loss.
Hendricks scores 20; Lady

Pirates snap losing skid
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Junior Taylor Hendricks exploded
for a career-high 20 points, 19 in the first
half, and Gilman ran past Granton for a
58-23 Eastern Cloverbelt girls basketball
win on Friday at Granton High School.
The Pirates snapped a five-game losing
streak with the victory.
The 58 points scored and 23 points allowed were both season-bests for the Pirates, who improved to 2-5 with the win.
Gilman is 2-4 and alone in sixth place in
the Eastern Cloverbelt. Granton falls to
0-6 in the East and 0-8 overall.
We played at a very good level and
the girls had good energy. They were
pretty nervous before the game, they felt
the pressure knowing they should win,
Gilman head coach Robin Rosemeyer
said. They got a lot of confidence as the
game went on.
The Bulldogs were no match for the
speed and height of the Pirates. Gilman
out-rebounded Granton 42-29 and took
advantage of 27 Bulldogs turnovers. The
Pirates only committed 11 turnovers.
The games first possession set the
tone. Hendricks snatched an errant Bulldogs pass and went the distance for a la-
yup. Granton briefly tied the game at 4-4,

but Gilman went on a 10-0 run, thanks
to seven points by Hendricks. Morgan
Birkenholz scored on a fast break layup
and Cooper Sherfield added a free throw.
Defensively we created turnovers.
We got a lot of good shots off. We didnt
shoot well but we got good shots, Rosemeyer said. Gilman was 21 of 62 (.339)
from the field, compared to just .243 (9-37)
for Granton.
Camryn Skabroud made a left corner three to make it an 18-8 game. Kyla
Schoenes free throw and floating two
made it 21-8. Grantons Dani Anding
made a three-pointer with 4:40 left in the
first to make it 21-11. Anding and Page
Vandeberg led the home Bulldogs in scoring with six points each. Hendricks made
two foul shots and after Cassie Bandt
missed a pair on the other end, nailed a
three to push the Pirates up by 15.
Hendricks scored five points in the final 30 seconds of the first. She scored a
fast break layup and then on the halfs
final possession, drained a wide-open
three-pointer to give the Pirates a 36-13
halftime lead.
See GILMAN GIRLS on page 6
Getting to the line
Gilmans Taylor Hendricks (22) just barely releases a shot as Grantons Cassie Bandt
(10) and Emily Verkilen (behind) defend for the Bulldogs. Hendricks shot missed, but
she made both free throws and piled up 20 points as the Pirates won 58-23 on Friday.
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Similar to 2012, Raiders victim of unreal late rally

For 27 minutes on Friday, the offense clicked like it
hasnt clicked in recent memory for a Medford girls basketball team.
Then, in nine minutes, it all came crashing down in
horrific fashion.
On pace for 100 points through three-quarters of the
game, the Raiders suddenly couldnt handle the ball and
couldnt stop the Northland Pines Eagles, who blistered
them with a 33-4 run to steal an improbable 85-83 win
over the stunned Raiders. Medford led by 24 points with
9:10 to go, yet fell to 2-2 in the Great Northern Conference and 2-3 overall.
Pines got its first league win, improving to 1-2 and 5-3
overall behind 37 points from star junior Lexi Smith,
who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career with a
three-pointer in the midst of the Eagles big run.
With the score 76-52 following a Tori Lammar bucket
off a Hailee Clausnitzer steal, the only way Pines was going to get back in it was if it got hot offensively and Medford turned the ball over and came up empty on short
possessions. And thats just what happened. Rebounding was an area the Raiders struggled in for much of the
night, and that was a factor late as well.
We wanted to keep sticking it to them but thats
when you have to start clock management and taking
care of the ball, Medford head coach Scott Wildberg
said afterwards. Then we werent getting back on defense. We were just jogging back and letting them drive
the full length of the court and getting right into the lane
on us. We were content with giving away a few points
because we had the lead. It was like lets get the ball
back so we can go down and score. You have to buckle
down on defense.
With Medford shredding their man-to-man defense
and having success against some zone looks, the Eagles
finally found something that worked, a high 1-3-1 look
with more aggressive trapping than they had shown
earlier, especially on the baseline and in the corners.
If they wouldve stayed in a man we wouldve beat
them, Wildberg said. We executed against their zone
in the beginning really nice. We had some beautiful
looks. But then we started taking it to them at the wrong
times against it. We got ourselves too buried in the corners with our guards.
Smith, playing the middle of the 1-3-1, wreaked havoc
as the Raiders tried to pass out of trouble back into the
lane or around the high post. On the offensive end, her
putback sparked the comeback with 8:30 to go. She had
eight points and Kirsten Lindemann scored directly off
a steal in the initial 15-2 part of the run that closed the
gap to 78-67 and forced Medford to call a timeout with
4:13 left.
We didnt have an answer to stop her defensively either, Wildberg said of Smith. Shes tough. Shes definitely the best ball player in this conference.
Molly Carstensen scored off a Jenice Clausnitzer feed
to push Medfords lead back to 13, but Smith answered
with her 1,000th-point three-pointer. Hadley Kruses
rebound bucket after another turnover cut the lead to
eight and Medford had to call another timeout when nobody stayed back to help inbound the ball.
Shannon Clark sank two free throws after a steal at
the 2:45 mark. Medford came up empty and Tara Vanden Boom nailed a three-pointer to make it 80-77 with
2:20 still left. Smith then stole the ball and passed it to
Clark for another hoop at 1:55.
Hailee Clausnitzers three-point shot rolled off the
rim, Pines got the rebound and called timeout with
1:34 left. Out of the break, they got a bucket from Clark
to take an 81-80 lead. Lammar missed a three-pointer,
but Medford forced a turnover. Lammars next threepoint try was just short, and Smith sank two bonus
free throws with 34.8 seconds left. Jenice Clausnitzers
three didnt find the mark and Pines got the rebound but
turned it over. The Raiders, though, gave it right back
with 15.7 seconds to go. Smiths bonus throws with 14.6
seconds left iced it. Medford had no timeouts left when
Lammars three-pointer dropped through the hoop as
time expired.
The game started well with Lakyn Kummer getting
a steal right after Pines controlled the opening tap and
passing the ball to Jenice Clausnitzer for a hoop. Hailee
Clausnitzer got a steal and score, forcing Pines coach
Larry Bergum to burn a timeout just 23 seconds in. The
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announced on Friday that Taylor Kuhn and Lexy Richardson have been added to the team roster as walk-ons.
We are happy to announce the additions of Taylor
Kuhn and Lexy Richardson to our program, Kelsey
said. Each of these young ladies has shown the dedication, skill and desire to make a contribution to our
season in whatever capacity they are asked by our staff.
Both Taylor and Lexy will have to catch up to speed as
we add new things but both are ready to take on the
challenge of playing Division I basketball at this level.
Redshirt junior Kuhn is a kinesiology and pre-med
major and a 2012 graduate of Medford Area Senior High,
who has been named to the UW School of Education
deans list four times. At MASH, the 5-10 guard received
All-Great Northern Conference honorable mention honors in 2009-10 and first-team All-GNC honors in 2011-12,
aiding her team to back-to-back Great Northern Conference championships.
Kuhn was also named the teams most valuable
player in 2011-12 on top of clinching all-state honorable
mention status. In 2012, the two-time team captain was
named Channel 9 Athlete of the Week, Channel 7 AllStar and to the Division II North All-Star Team in addition to being named the Medford Area Senior High
Female Athlete of the Year. Kuhn was also an all-conference selection in volleyball, being named team most
valuable player and team captain twice.
Taylor is a senior pre-med major with a high IQ and
ability to absorb various amounts of information very
quickly, Kelsey added. She has a nice shot and will
add another guard to our rotation.
Redshirt freshman Richardson, a 5-9 guard, joins the
Badgers after serving as a team manager the last year
and a half. The Verona native was a second-team allconference selection as a junior and first-team all-conference pick as a senior for Verona Area High School.
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Tomahawk executes well, stays unbeaten by topping Raiders

The Tomahawk Hatchets remained
the last of the Great Northern Conferences boys basketball unbeatens on
Thursday by executing better and finishing at the rim better than Medford in
their 62-53 win over the visiting Raiders.
The Hatchets got 31 points from 6-4
junior guard Justin Jarvensivu and outscored Medford 35-28 in the second half
to improve to 6-0 overall. Thursday was
their GNC opener. Medford fell to 0-2, 4-2.
Medford is the first team with a winning
record Tomahawk has beaten.
It was a frustrating game in many
different ways, Medford head coach
Ryan Brown said. Tomahawk is much
improved, but we felt like it was a game
that we could and should win if we played
good basketball. A lot of credit has to be
given to Tomahawk though, they did a
good job of helping and challenging our
shots when we drove the basket and also
getting a hand up when we kicked out for
three. They did all of this without fouling, which is usually an advantage for us
with how often we attack the basket.
Brown said Medfords pressure defense successfully forced turnovers,
especially in the first half. The Raiders
werent able to turn as many of those
turnovers into points as they had hoped
and trailed 27-25 at halftime. Overall,
Medford forced 26 turnovers and only
committed 10. But Medford shot just 37
percent from the field (23 of 62 overall),
including three of 20 from three-point
range.
Basically, we missed a lot of shots
that we usually make, he said.
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Mosinee
2
0
4
2
Tomahawk
1
0
6
0
Lakeland
1
0
5
1
Antigo
1
1
4
2
Rhinelander
1
1
2
1
Medford
0
2
4
2
Northland Pines
0
2
3
3
Dec. 17: Tomahawk 62, Medford 53; Mosinee
57, Rhinelander 55; Antigo 64, Northland Pines
47.
Dec. 22: Ashland at Medford, Wausau East at
Antigo, Shawano at Mosinee, Laona-Wabeno at
Northland Pines.
Dec. 28: Lakeland at University City, Calif.
Dec. 29: Rhinelander vs. Eau Claire Memorial
at Superior, Mosinee at Ashwaubenon, Lakeland
vs. Kamiak, Wash. or St. Stephens Texas at
University City, Calif., Tomahawk at Marathon,
Chequamegon at Northland Pines.
Dec. 30: Rhinelander vs. River Falls at Superior,
Merrill at Mosinee, Lakeland at University City,
Calif. tournament, Tomahawk vs. Wausaukee or
Thorp at Marathon.
Brown said Tomahawks execution

was impressive as the Hatchets refused
to fold in the second half and finished off
their first win over Medford since a 65-58
loss at the Hatchet Fieldhouse on Jan. 30,
2007. Medford teams had won 16 straight
games over the Hatchets.
Tomahawk is a team of juniors and
sophomores, like us, which should make
for some great games over the next couple years, Brown said. They did a great
job of taking advantage of us in their
swing offense. Our defense is designed
to pressure teams toward the baseline
and the swing is designed to attack
that area. Early in the season and with
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a young team we just did not do a good

enough job of staying in position with
our backside help defense. Jarvensivu
was able to beat us baseline multiple
times and we were late to help. He is 6-4
and athletic. With guys like that, you
need to stop them outside of the paint. Instead he was able to get two feet in the
lane, elevate and finish. Tomahawk also
was able to make some nice cuts and
passes to the middle of the floor against
our press the second half and turn that
into advantage opportunities.
The Raiders put three scorers in double figures. Ben Meier led them with 18
points, including one of Medfords three
three-pointers. Jake Sullivan hit a threeball and scored 10 points. Osy Ekwueme
also scored 10. Cameron Wenzel scored
six, Josh Thiede scored four, Garrett
Strebig was held to one three-pointer and
Garrett Sommer had a bucket. Sullivan
had an incredible nine steals. Wenzel
and Thiede had five rebounds each. Meier and Sommer had four apiece. Meier
and Ekwueme each had two assists.
Medford was just four of eight from
the free throw line. Tomahawk was 11
for 15. Tomahawk had a huge 43-22 advantage in rebounds. The Hatchets got
nine points from Jackson List and eight
from Brandon Vecchio. Jarvensivu had
13 rebounds.
The good news is, we are a young
team and its very early in the season,
Brown said. We were disappointed with
our performance and I was disappointed in my coaching. I did not do a good
enough job of rotating my bench players,
which I feel wore out our team by the end
of the game. But, we all have the mindset
that it is all about learning and getting

a little bit better every single day. This
game showed us some of our weaknesses
and now we are going to continue to work
hard to improve on our weaknesses and
continue to refine our strengths.
Medford hosted Ashland in a non-conference game on Tuesday. The Raiders
are now off until Jan. 8, when they host
of one of the GNCs pre-season favorites,
Rhinelander, at Raider Hall at 7:15 p.m.
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She was also a four-year letter winner in
track and field and on the dance team.
Richardson was a participant in the 2014
WBCA All-Star game.
Richardson is part of a Wisconsin legacy with both of her parents graduating
from UW. Her mother, Patti, was a member of the Wisconsin gymnastics team
while her sister, Brooke, was on the UW
track and field team.
Lexy has been a manager for our
program for a couple of years and has
had firsthand knowledge of what our
program needs going forward, Kelsey
said. She has worked extremely hard to
prove herself and showcase her basketball skills as a walk on candidate. Lexy
passed every requirement and we are
happy to have her as a team member.
The Badgers are 4-6 after completing
non-conference play with an 89-62 win
over Northern Illinois at the Kohl Center
on Dec. 16. Wisconsin hosts Indiana at 2
p.m. on Dec. 31 to start Big Ten play.
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Pirates losing streak hits six

Posterized
Gilmans Chanse Rosemeyer jumps over Grantons Brock Opelt on his way to a
successful layup in the first half of Fridays Eastern Cloverbelt boys basketball game.
Rosemeyers basket gave the Pirates an early 11-10 lead, but Granton won 72-49.
Mike Meddaugh scored 14 points in

each half and made three three-pointers
to push Granton past Gilman 72-49 in an
Eastern Cloverbelt boys basketball game
last Friday at Granton High School.
Both teams entered Friday at 0-4 in
the East. The loss sent Gilman to 0-6,
their worst streak to open a season since
an 0-8 start in 2008. Granton improved to
1-6 overall.
Gilman had a 9-2 lead after five minutes, thanks to a three from Dallas Skabroud, two-point baskets from Roman
Konsella and Chanse Rosemeyer and a
free throw by Zach Sonnentag. The Bulldogs scored the next eight points. Meddaugh had six during the run.
Rosemeyer pushed Gilman back in
front after a steal-and-layup with 7:12
left in the first. Travis Lato scored twostraight baskets and the Pirates scored
six of the next eight points to go up 17-12.
Early foul trouble impacted Gilmans
lineup. Rosemeyer picked up his third
foul with 5:45 left in the half and had to
sit. Skabroud was limited after picking
up his second foul.
Granton out-scored the Pirates 12-6
over the final six minutes of the first half.
Meddaugh knocked down a three, a pair
of twos and a free throw. Brock Opelt
took an inside pass from Meddaugh and
hit a post-up layup to give the Bulldogs a
24-23 lead at the break.
Well play good for a minute or two
but then badly for 14 or 15 minutes. Our
guards got in foul trouble and then we
had ball-handling problems. Were not
playing smart basketball right now, Gilman head coach Brian Pernsteiner said.
I didnt think itd be a 20-point game.
Both teams scored 10 in the first fourplus minutes of the second half. Sonnentag made a left wing three after catching
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Overall
W
L
W
L
Columbus Cath.
5
0
8
0
Owen-Withee
3
0
3
2
Neillsville
3
1
3
3
Spencer
2
1
3
2
Loyal
3
2
4
2
Colby
3
2
3
4
Granton
1
5
1
7
Greenwood
0
4
0
6
Gilman
0
5
0
6
Dec. 17: Bruce 65, Gilman 53.
Dec. 18: Granton 72, Gilman 49; Loyal 71,
Spencer 62; Columbus Catholic 86, Colby 68;
Owen-Withee 52, Greenwood 34.
Dec. 21: Columbus Catholic 82, Granton 40;
Athens 65, Colby 57.
Dec. 22: Owen-Withee at Gilman, Spencer at
Neillsville, Loyal at Greenwood.
Dec. 29: Neillsville at Nekoosa, Colby at Edgar.
a pass from Lane Webster.

At the 13:40 mark of the second half,
the wheels fell off for Gilman. Kick-started by a Austin Naedler two-point jumper,
Granton scored 13 of the next 15 points to
open up the first double-digit lead of the
game. Meddaugh made two threes during
the streak.
We have no defense. We just made
too many mental mistakes and didnt get
back on defense. They made their layups
and we didnt, Pernsteiner said.
Konsella scored a fast-break layup and
Sonnentags steal off Grantons inbound
allowed him to bank in another shot to
cut the Bulldogs lead to 59-47 with 4:55
left. Granton scored the next six points.
Gilman freshman Trevor Schmitt made
two foul shots, his first career varsity
points, to make it 65-49 with three minutes remaining. Gilman wouldnt score
again, while the Bulldogs scored seven
more points.
See GILMAN on page 11
Wolfpack gets a trio of top-three finishes at Tomahawk tournament

Freshman Sam Pickerign went 4-0 to
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pounds and Matt Kostka was third at 195
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finish in the 16-team Tomahawk Invitational.
Robert Fasbender and Zach Person
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Ladysmith (167), Crandon (155.5), Elcho
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was pinned in 25 seconds by Elchos Austin Greenhaw.
Paul Nedland returned to the lineup
and took eighth at 113 pounds. He pinned
Rosholts Zac Wanserski in 1:59 in his
first pool match but got knocked out of
championship contention with a loss by
pin in 54 seconds to Tyler Quade of Turtle Lake-Clayton. Nedland was pinned
in the placement bracket by Marathons
Nathan Franke (5:02) and Jake Dick of
Spencer-Columbus (5:00).
Manuel Granado was eighth at 126
pounds. Marathons Fernando Zaveleta
pinned him in 2:44 in their lone pool
match. Mason Gates of Turtle LakeClayton pinned him in 58 seconds, then
Granado lost an 8-7 heartbreaker to Mike
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Hodags put away penalty-prone

Raiders 8-2; team breaks drought

GIRLS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
Pts.
W-L-T
Lakeland
3-0-0
6
4-1-0
Northland Pines
2-0-0
4
6-2-1
Waupaca Co-op
2-1-0
4
5-4-0
Northern Edge
1-1-0
2
3-4-1
Tomahawk
0-2-0
0
0-3-0
Medford
0-4-0
0
0-5-0
Dec. 18: Northland Pines 6, Waupaca 0.
Dec. 19: Marquette, Mich. 7, Lakeland 1; Marquette, Mich. 3, Northern Edge 2.
Dec. 22: Lakeland at Medford, Northern Edge
at Tomahawk, Waupaca at Central Wisconsin.
Dec. 28: Medford vs. Stoughton Co-op at
Rhinelander, Beaver Dam Co-op at Northern
Edge, Tomahawk vs. Marinette at Rhinelander,
Lkeland vs. Fox Cities at Rhinelander, Northland
Pines vs. Point-Rapids-Marshfield at Madison.
Dec. 29: Stoughton/Medford winner vs. Beaver Dam/Northern Edge winner, Stoughton/
Medford loser vs. Beaver Dam/Northern
Edge loser, Tomahawk/Marinette winner vs.
Lakeland/Fox Cities winner, Tomahawk/Marinette loser vs. Lakeland/Fox Cities loser, Northland Pines vs. Middleton Co-op or Brookfield
Co-op at Madison.
Dec. 30: Medford, Northern Edge, Lakeland
and Tomahawk at Rhinelander tournament,
Northland Pines at Madison Culvers Cup.
the assists.
A tripping call at 3:22 again put Medford in a two-skater hole for 26 seconds.
The Raiders got one skater back on the
ice, but at 3:56, Spalding scored with an
assist from Kennedy for Rhinelanders
second power-play goal and a 2-0 lead.
Brandon Kolasa scored at 9:15 with an
assist from Tyler Kolasa. Thirty-four
seconds after a charging call on Medford,
Kurt Zuiker scored an unassisted goal to
make it 4-0. Just 1:45 later, Roeser got the
fifth goal with an assist from Zuiker.
Rhinelander outshot Medford 23-3 in
the period.
Kennedy connected for Rhinelanders
fourth power-play goal of the night 7:44
into the second period with an assist
from Roeser. Tyler Kolasa made it 7-0 at
10:33 with assists from Freddy Wisher
and Kennedy. Zuiker got Rhinelanders
last goal 8:26 into the third on yet another
power play. Logan Wild had the assist.
All told, Medford was called for 12 penalties, totaling 32 minutes. Rhinelander
didnt get away scot-free either. The Hodags had eight infractions for 16 minutes.
Medford was one for six on power
plays. Rhinelander was five for nine.
Tyler Kadlecek played his first full
game in net for Medford and stopped 46
shots, including 13 in the second and 15
more in the third. Alex Littleton had 10
saves for Rhinelander.
The Raiders will travel to Shawano
on Tuesday, Dec. 29 for a non-conference
game that starts at 7 p.m.
Joelle with the goal
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Joelle Zenner (l.) and Emily Quante celebrate after Zenners goal against
Tomahawk Friday at the Simek Recreation Center. The two teams were forced to play
a scrimmage when only two officials showed up for the game, rather than the required
three. The Great Northern Conference game will be rescheduled.
Alumni hockey games on Saturday

The Medford Hockey Association
will hold its 13th annual alumni hockey
games on Saturday, Dec. 26 at the Simek
Recreation Center.
Two games are again planned for this
years festivities. Face-off for the first
game is set for 6 p.m. The second one will
start at about 7:30 p.m.
The games feature former
players from Medfords
boys and girls high school
hockey programs.
Puck toss contests, a 50-50 raffle, food
and drinks will be available.
Proceeds fund Medford Area Senior
High alumni hockey scholarships and
Medfords high school and youth hockey
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Thursday in an 8-2 hockey loss at Rhinelander.
The Hodags scored five first-period
goals, three of them on power plays, to
take an insurmountable lead. The win
was Rhinelanders first in Great Northern Conference play. The Hodags improved to 1-4 in the GNC and 2-4 overall.
Medford was 0-4, 1-4 heading into a Tuesday non-conference game at Wausau
East.
The good news was Medford ended a
long scoring drought that went back all
the way to its first game, a 5-2 win over
Merrill on Dec. 1. Jack Schafer finally
broke the ice 12:06 into the second period with an assist from Klayton Kree to
make it a 7-1 game. Medfords scoreless
drought covered 201 minutes and 48 seconds of game action.
Kree added a power-play goal of his
own 12:26 into the third period, assisted
by Payton Nelson and Kyle Dettmering.
Six early penalties had Medford shorthanded for much of the first 17 minutes.
The first two came at the 1:00 and 1:48
marks, giving the Hodags a five-on-three
advantage. They took advantage when
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BOYS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
Pts.
W-L-T
Antigo
6-0-0
18
8-0-0
Northland Pines
3-1-0
9
4-2-0
Lakeland
3-2-0
9
4-4-0
Mosinee
2-0-0
6
5-3-0
Waupaca
2-2-0
6
4-5-0
Rhinelander
1-4-0
3
3-4-0
Tomahawk
1-5-0
3
2-5-1
Medford
0-4-0
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1-4-0
Dec. 17: Rhinelander 8, Medford 2; Antigo
3, Northland Pines 1; Lakeland 7, Tomahawk 2;
Waupaca 2, D.C. Everest 1.
Dec. 18: Rhinelander 1, Shawano 0.
Dec. 22: Medford at Wausau East, Rhinelander at Tomahawk, Lakeland at ChequamegonPhillips, S.P. Pacelli at Waupaca.
Dec. 28: Lakeland vs. McFarland at Madison,
Northland Pines at Rochester Century, Minn.
Dec. 29: Medford at Shawano, Antigo at D.C.
Everest, Lakeland vs. Madison West or Ashland
at Madison, Northland Pines vs. New Richmond
or Rochester John Marshall at Rochester, Minn.
Dec. 30: Lakeland at Madison Culvers Cup,
Northland Pines at Rochster, Minn. Kiwanis
Festival, Chequamegon-Phillips at Rhinelander.
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Kind keeps raining; Spencer

beats Rib Lake girls by 8
Fans of the three-pointer got their fill
Friday night in Rib Lake. Hailey Wudi
made two and the Redmen as a whole hit
a season-high six threes, but Lexi Baehr
and Sydney Kind combined for 10 and
the Spencer Rockets claimed a 54-46 nonconference girls basketball win.
Spencers Kind has been on fire. She
made five threes on Friday, a day after
making five in Spencers 20-point win in
Gilman.
Both Kind and Baehr are good outside shooters and they were definitely
on Friday night. We worked hard to
challenge them and get hands up to contest their shooting, but both ladies did a
great job shooting from beyond the threepoint line, Rib Lake head coach Mike
Wudi said.
By the halftime whistle, the Rockets
had already tallied seven threes. Kind
had four and Baehr had three, but Rib
Lake found itself down only 27-24.
We competed hard with Spencer all
night long. We dug ourselves out of a
hole at the end of the first half and were
down only three points, Wudi said.
The Rockets outscored the Redmen 2721 in the second half. Kind added 11 more
points.
There is a lot of little positives we
can take away from this game. We definitely rebounded and shot the ball better
than we did earlier in the week against
Stratford. We did a nice job attacking
Spencers full-court pressure. In fact,
they got out of it after only a few possessions because it was totally ineffective
for them, Wudi said.
The Redmen bounced back from a
rough game at Stratford three days earlier. Regan Dobbs led the way with 15
points on seven of 12 shooting. After
being held scoreless at Stratford, Katie
Cardey scored 12 points and grabbed six
boards. Hailey Wudi scored seven points.
Grace Weinke scored a season-high four
points and Jasmine Fitzl also scored
four. Mariah Thums, Cardey, Fitzl and
Dobbs each made a three-pointer.
A couple new things we are adding to
our offense are helping us get a few more
quality shots at the rim. We are starting
to attack the rim and not be quite so passive with our offense on the perimeter,
Wudi said. We are a scrappy bunch that
is slowly learning how to play with each
other.
Baehr finished with 15 points, all on
threes. Courtney Buss, Macie Weber and
Liz Andreas scored four each to round
out the bulk of scoring for the Rockets.
Content to attack the perimeter of Rib
Lakes defense, the Rockets did not at-
Basketball
Stratford STAR League
Dec. 20 results
A Division
Prudential/Success Realty 87, Smazals Hunters
Choice 82 (Dan Dargenio, P/SR, 24 points; Cain
Trunkel, P/SR, 23; Mike Kupfer, P/SR, 20; Chris
Hannula, SHC, 33); US Bancorp 75, Victory Apparel 72 (Travis Pischel, USB, 22 points; Connor
Staab, VA, 25; Jordan Schlinsog, VA, 20); Kafka
Forestry wins by forfeit over A&B Process Systems.
B Division
Resource Recovery 74, Davis Auto 73 (Joel Christopherson, RR, 21 points; Kyle Davis, DA, 30); Nutz
Deep II 78, BSI Stainless 50 (Matt Grotke, NDII, 21
points; Kenny Pettit, NDII, 21); Wicks Auto Body
75, Marshfield Country Club 70.
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Abbotsford
4
0
6
3
Edgar
3
0
5
3
Phillips
2
1
2
3
Prentice
2
3
4
5
Rib Lake
1
2
2
6
Chequamegon
1
3
1
9
Athens
0
4
1
6
Dec. 17: Abbotsford 82, Athens 54; Phillips 63,
Prentice 53; Edgar 85, Chequamegon 14.
Dec. 18: Spencer 54, Rib Lake 46.
Dec. 21: Abbotsford 51, Prentice 35; Northland
Pines 91, Athens 63.
Dec. 22: Chequamegon at Rib Lake, Phillips
at Edgar.
Dec. 29: Athens at Marathon tournament, Abbotsford at W.R. Assumption, Colby at Edgar.
Dec. 30: Athens at Marathon tournament.
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Phillips
3
0
4
1
Edgar
1
0
4
2
Rib Lake
1
0
3
2
Chequamegon
2
1
3
4
Abbotsford
1
1
2
2
Prentice
0
3
1
5
Athens
0
3
1
5
Dec. 18: Edgar 52, Chequamegon 28; Phillips 81,
Prentice 58; Abbotsford 85, Athens 57.
Dec. 21: Athens 65, Colby 57.
Dec. 22: Chequamegon at Rib Lake, Phillips
at Edgar, Abbotsford at Prentice.
Dec. 29: Stratford at Abbotsford, Chequamegon
at Northland Pines, Colby at Edgar.
tempt a free throw in the win.

Rib Lake fell to 2-6 with the loss and
have lost four-straight. Spencer sits at
5-2. The Redmen faced Chequamegon in
a Marawood North game Tuesday night.
Due to the early holiday deadline, results
from that game will be in the next edition
of The Star News. Rib Lakes next game is
Jan. 4 at Phillips.
Looking for help
Gilmans Kyla Schoene looks for an open teammate after Spencers Liz Endreas
(behind) and Courtney Buss (front) close her down during last Thursdays Eastern Cloverbelt girls basketball game.
Gilman girls have no trouble with Granton

Sherfield scored a career-high 11
points on four of seven shooting and
grabbed seven boards. Schoene scored
seven and tied her season-high with 11
rebounds.
Mackenzie Elwood had four points in
the second half, over which Gilman beat
Granton 22-10. Birkenholz scored six second half points to finish with eight overall, in addition to six rebounds and two
assists. Kayla Chause and Skabroud led
the Pirates with four assists each.
After the win, Rosemeyer highlighted
several ways hed like to see the team improve over the winter break.
We need to increase our scoring
outputs and keep our turnovers to a respectable level. We should be able to run
the floor better. Were not very good in
a half-court offense so we need to figure
out how to score other ways, he said.
We still have some positioning issues on
defense. When we face good teams those
can be killers.
Gilman hosted East foe Owen-Withee
on Tuesday night. Due to the early holiday deadline, results from that game will
be in next weeks The Star News. The
Pirates return to action in a non-conference game on Jan. 4 at Augusta before returning home to host Flambeau on Jan. 7,
also a non-conference game.
Loss to Spencer
Spencer made seven first-half threes
and handed Gilman its fifth-straight loss,

54-34, in an Eastern Cloverbelt girls basketball game last Thursday in Gilman.
Sydney Kind led all scorers with 19
points. The Spencer senior made five
threes, three in the first half, to help
the Rockets improve to 4-2. Spencer was
9-for-17 (.529) from long range.
Hendricks hit two three-pointers
in the first half and led Gilman with 12
points overall. Sherfield scored eight,
Birkenholz had five and Chause netted
three. Schoene was held scoreless after
averaging 13.0 ppg over her previous
three contests.
Stat-wise I thought the game was
very even. They were much better from
three-point range though, Rosemeyer
said. The Pirates shot .290 from the field,
compared to .430 for the Rockets. Rebounds and turnovers went in favor of
Spencer, 30-27 and 17-20 respectively.
The game was tied at three after Hendricks three-pointer at the 14:14 mark of
the first half. Spencer took the lead on a
pair of Lexi Baehr free throws, but Sherfield scored a layup off a pick and roll
with Schoene to tie the game.
The Rockets scored the next 11 points.
Baehr had five points, including a three,
Kind made her first three and Liz Endreas chipped in a two before Birkenholz
made a long two-point jumper to end
Spencers streak. Hendricks nailed a left
corner three to make it a 19-10 game with
7:44 until halftime, but the Rockets were
able to steadily expand their lead.
Baehr had 12 of her 14 points in the

first half. Jessica Becker and Courtney
Buss made threes to push Spencer to a 3417 halftime lead.
Gilman scored 17 again in the second
half, while Spencer netted 20. Hendricks
and Sherfield both had six points in the
final 18 minutes. Kind drained two threes
and scored 10 in the half.
Foul trouble hurt the Pirates comeback attempt. Schoene fouled out late
in the second half and Hendricks played
with four fouls for the final six minutes.
Birkenholz led the team with eight rebounds. Sherfield had seven.
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Loyal
5
0
7
1
Neillsville
4
1
6
2
Spencer
4
1
5
2
Owen-Withee
3
2
5
2
Colby
3
3
3
4
Gilman
2
4
2
5
Columbus Cath.
1
3
3
5
Greenwood
1
3
1
5
Granton
0
6
0
8
Dec. 17: Spencer 54, Gilman 34; Neillsville 64,
Greenwood 26; Loyal 72, Colby 36; Owen-Withee
64, Columbus Catholic 45; W.V. Lutheran 44,
Granton 39.
Dec. 18: Gilman 58, Granton 23; Spencer 54,
Rib Lake 46.
Dec. 22: Owen-Withee at Gilman, Neillsville
at Columbus Catholic, Greenwood at Colby,
Granton at Loyal.
Dec. 29: Colby at Edgar.
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Sunday, December 27
Spirit Baptist Church Christmas Carols at 6:30
p.m. at Golden Living Center.
Monday, December 28
Music with John Blanchard at 1 p.m. at Golden
Living Center.
Music with George Dums at 4 p.m. at Golden Living
Center.
Thursday, December 31
New Years Eve Party and music by .28 Special at
Camp 28.
Jukebox and Midnight Champagne Toast at
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Live DJ at The Thirsty Moose Saloon.
Friday, January 1
The Polish Cowboys from 1 to 5 p.m. at Zondlos
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Saturday, January 16
Doubles Cribbage at 1 p.m. at Bogeys.
Saturday, February 20
Saturday, March 19
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Stunning loss hard to take
Thursday, September
December 22,
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2015

Eagles recovered, taking a 15-12 lead on
a long jumper by Kruse, but back-to-back
threes from Hailee Clausnitzer jumpstarted the Raiders.
Cassandra Meyers steal led to free
throws for Hailee Clausnitzer, Lainey
Brunner scored inside, Jenice Clausnitzer drove through the defense and
scored, Kummer sank two bonus throws,
Lammar hit a free throw off a good outlet pass on the defensive end from Sophia Pernsteiner and Jenice Clausnitzer
drove and scored again to make it 31-21
with 6:18 still left in the first half.
A 15-point first half was part of a career night for Jenice Clausnitzer. The
senior guard finished with 21 points. Her
sophomore sister Hailee finished with 20.
Both hit three three-point shots.
The offensive success continued late
in the half, punctuated by four late points
and an assist from Jenice Clausnitzer on
a Brunner hoop and Pernsteiners baseline drive with four seconds left that
made it 47-32.
Jenice Clausnitzers three-ball gave
Medford its first 20-point lead at 52-32
early in the second half. She banked in a
triple to make it 57-34. The Eagles clawed
back within 13 at 61-48 with 12:32 left,
but the Raiders went on a 15-4 tear that
should have iced it. Hailee Clausnitzer
hit from long range, Meyer scored inside
and Hailee Clausnitzer scored on two
straight steals, with the last one being
a three-point play to make it 71-50 with
10:44 left. Pernsteiner assisted on a Maggie Baker hoop, Lammar hit a free throw
and then scored off Clausnitzers steal
for the 24-point edge.
We moved the ball, took good shots
and hit them, Wildberg said of the offensive blitz through 27 minutes. Thats
what we have to do.
But the teams performance on the
other end of the floor was the main thing
that bothered Wildberg in the moments
after the loss.
Its getting back on defense. That was
the biggest thing, he said. We could
have survived if we wouldve played
some defense. We let them have standing
wide-open three-pointers and stuff like
that. We didnt box out either. We got

Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Antigo
3
0
6
3
Lakeland
2
1
4
2
Mosinee
2
1
4
4
Rhinelander
2
2
3
4
Medford
2
2
2
3
Northland Pines
1
2
6
3
Tomahawk
0
4
0
9
Dec. 18: Northland Pines 85, Medford 83;
Rhinelander 57, Lakeland 56; Mosinee 54, Tomahawk 15; Antigo 55,Clintonville 45.
Dec. 21: Shawano 43, Mosinee 34; Northland
Pines 91, Athens 63.
Dec. 22: Ashland at Medford, Antigo at Merrill, Tomahawk at Three Lakes.
Dec. 27: Amherst vs. Mosinee at UW-Stevens
Point.
Dec. 28: Three Lakes at Lakeland.
Dec. 29: Medford at Menomonie, Newman
Catholic vs. Rhinelander at Marshfield, Mosinee
vs. S.P. Pacelli at UW-Stevens Point, Northland
Pines at Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Crandon or
Stratford at Lakeland.
Dec. 30: Rhinelander vs. Hudson or Marshfield
at Marshfield.
Dominant
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Kolten Hanson uses all of his strength to try to get Jake Mattis shoulders
to the mat during his 18-4 major decision in Thursdays 170-pound match.
Wrestlers nearly pull upset

content and then we broke down mentally.

Brunner hit double digits with 11
points, Lammar had nine, Kummer
scored seven and Carstensen had six.
Pernsteiner added five and Meyer and
Baker scored two each. Vanden Boom
and Clark scored 11 points each for Pines.
The loss brought back bad memories of Medfords 71-65 WIAA Division
2 regional semifinal loss to Waupaca on
March 9, 2012 when those Raiders let a
24-point third-quarter lead get away at
Raider Hall by getting outscored 21-0 to
close regulation. The difference is Fridays loss didnt end the season for this
group of Raiders and there is time to
bounce back.
Wildberg hoped Tuesdays non-conference home game against Ashland would
give the girls a chance to regain their
confidence. Medford is at Menomonie for
another non-conference game on Dec. 29.
That game tips at 3 p.m., with the JV and
JV2 games set for 1:30 p.m.
It wouldve been nice to get this one
so we wouldnt have to worry so much
about Tuesday because we were done
second-guessing ourselves a little bit after
Rhinelander (a 60-52
road win on Dec. 15),
Wildberg said. We
were a little more confident and you could see
that here in this game.
We were a little more
confident in the beginning. That was really
good and thats why
we did the things that
we needed to do in that
first part.
Stops the drive

Medfords
Jenice
Clausnitzer (4) and
Sophia
Pernsteiner
work together to cut off
Northland Pines guard
Alexa Gutierrez during
the first half of Fridays
85-83 loss. Clausnitzer
had 21 points and her
sister Hailee had 20 in
the difficult defeat.
Photo by Matt Frey
four matches. If there was no contested

182-pound match, there would have been
no chance for Medford to get more first
points.
Though it was interesting to think
about the tie-breaking possibilities, it
was a moot point because the Hatchets did what they needed to do, getting
five pins and avoiding the one they had
to avoid. In case youre wondering,
top items in the process that wouldnt
have broken the tie, had it happened,
wouldve included flagrant or unsportsmanlike points (none), matches won
(seven apiece), matches won by pin, forfeit, default or disqualification (six each),
matches won by technical fall (none) and
matches won by major decision (none).
Despite the loss, it was an encouraging start to conference competition for
the Raiders, who nearly knocked off last
years GNC runner-up.
Overall, the guys we needed to wrestle well, wrestled well, Brooks said. We
just needed to have that one guy who
would not get pinned. I know Tomahawk
might be down a little bit, but they still
have some really good wrestlers.
In the opening 195-pound match,
Tomahawk senior Quinton Wallenfang
pinned Raider junior Parker Henrichs
in 2:47. Henrichs avoided getting put to
his back on a first-period takedown, but
he couldnt avoid it again following a
second-period reversal.
At 220 pounds, Jacob Thums was no
match for Tomahawks Kaleb Kaminski,
the fourth-place finisher at state last year
at 182 pounds, who got a pin in 27 seconds.
Medford forfeited to defending 220-pound
state champion Dane Borchardt in the
285-pound match, giving the Hatchets an
early 18-0 lead.
They won the flip and that hurt us,
Brooks said of the pre-match flip determining which matches each team declares its wrestler first. It allowed Tomahawk flexibility in deciding where to
wrestle Wallenfang and Kaminski. The
Raiders were hoping to match up Henrichs with Stefanich. 195 wasnt where
we wanted to start.
After double forfeits at 106 and 113
pounds, Tomahawk forfeited to Cody
Church at 120 pounds. At 126 pounds,
Raider freshman Andy Poetzl matched
up with sophomore Brady Anderson in a
good matchup. Anderson got a first-period takedown. Poetzl rode Anderson hard
through the second but couldnt get Anderson turned, keeping it 2-0. Poetzl was
on the verge of escaping in the final minute of the third, when Anderson executed
a quick move that got Poetzl on the mat
and on his back for a pin at 5:16.
Josh Brooks hit the mat for the first

time this season at 132 pounds and the
Medford junior took care of business
with a pin in 1:29 over Blake Carstensen.
Brooks is battling a shoulder injury early this season.
It was good to see him back out
there, Tran Brooks. I was a little nervous from a fatherly view.
Wyatt Wenninger pinned Medfords
Brayden Fultz in 1:48 in the 138-pound
match. At 145 pounds, Raider junior Preston Carlson answered. He got a couple of
first-period takedowns to take a 4-1 lead,
but Hatchet Chase Erdman got a late
takedown near fall in the second period
to go up 7-4. Carlson didnt give in and got
a reversal and pin at the 4:46 mark to pull
the Raiders within 30-18.
Matt Turkiewicz pinned Medfords
Alex Davis in 41 seconds at 152 pounds,
to give the Hatchets a 36-18 lead, leading
up to three of Medfords best wrestlers.
Tanner Peterson dominated from the
start and pinned Hatchet Bryce Bishop
in 1:14 in the 160-pound bout. Peterson
(9-2) has been Medfords most improved
wrestler in the early going.
Hes gotten exponentially better,
Brooks said. I told him we needed a pin.
He just went out and got it.
Hanson seemed on his way to a pin as
the first period closed against Matti, but
he ran out of time as he tried to finish
him off. Hanson led 11-3 after one period
and 13-4 after two. He almost had Matti
again late in the third but Matti rolled off
his back with 10 seconds left and Hanson
had to settle for a near fall that closed the
scoring in his 18-4 win. Tucker Peterson
then finished things with his pin.
The Raiders are off until Wednesday
when they compete in the UW-Eau Claire
Holiday Tournament. The 12-team dualmeet tournament begins at 9:15 a.m. with
four, three-team pools. Medford is in a
pool with Wisconsin Rapids and Whitehall. Opponents from there will be determined by pool success.
WRESTLING STANDINGS
Duals Dual Meet
Total
W-L
Pts.
Pts.
Pts.
Rhinelander 1-0
2
0
2
Antigo
1-0
2
0
2
Tomahawk
1-0
2
0
2
Medford
0-1
0
0
0
Lakeland
0-1
0
0
0
Mosinee
0-1
0
0
0
Dec. 17: Tomahawk 36, Medford 34; Rhinelander 62, Mosinee 3; Antigo 54, Lakeland 16.
Dec. 19: Lakeland 10th at Green Bay PrebleEast Invitational, Tomahawk 2nd at Hatchet
Invitational, Mosinee 21st at Fond du Lac Loy
Invitational, Rhinelander 3rd and Antigo 6th at
Shawano Invite.
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SPORTS
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Middle school
wrestlers win
home invite
Submitted photo
Tourney champions
The Medford Area Middle School wrestling team went 4-1 to win the championship of its six-team dual-meet invitational, held
Saturday at MAMS.
Wolfpack
Gilman boys drop two
Pool
Medford Womens League
Hacienda, 37 wins, 54 games played; Cindys, 42,
63; PBRs Lounge Around, 28, 63; Gad, 31, 63;
Thirsty Moose, 28, 63; Bogeys I, 26, 63; Bogeys
II, 24, 63.
Dec. 10: Hacienda 8, Bogeys I 1; Cindys 7,
Thirsty Moose 2; Gad 5, Lounge Around 4; Bogeys
II, bye.
Dec. 17 Cindys 6, Bogeys II 3; Lounge Around
5, Bogeys I 4; Gad 5, Thirsty Moose 4; Hacienda,
bye.
Wednesday Night League
Cindys Bar I, 40 wins; Cindys Bar II, 39; Gad Bar,
36; Thirsty Choppers, 34; PBRs Lounge Around I,
32; PBRs Lounge Around II, 32; Kountry Korners,
31; VFW II, 31; Bogeys Bar, 30; A&E, 26; VFW I,
23; Thirsty Moose, 16; Deer Trail, 8.
Dec. 16: Lounge Around I 6, VFW II 3; Lounge
Around II 6, Kountry Korners 3; Thirsty Choppers
5. Bogeys 4; Cindys I 6, Thirsty Moose 3; Cindys
II 8, Deer Trail 1; Gad 7, A&E 2; VFW I, bye.
Skabroud, Sonnentag and Konsella

led the Pirates with 10 points each.
Rosemeyer and Webster had four points
apiece. Since being held scoreless in the
teams loss to Columbus Catholic on Dec.
10, Konsella is averaging 15.7 ppg. He
leads Gilman overall at 10.5 ppg.
Starting center Emmit Sherfield (6.3
ppg) missed the game with an injury
which also kept him out of Thursdays
tilt at Bruce, but Pernsteiner expects
him to return soon.
Meddaughs 28 points were a seasonhigh for the senior. Opelt scored 16 for
Granton. Naedler had 13 points and Austin Vandeberg had seven.
The Pirates played East rival OwenWithee Tuesday night. Due to the early
holiday deadline, results from that game
will be in the Dec. 31 edition of The Star
News.
After an 0-6 start, Gilman will be glad
to see the calendar flip to 2016. The Pirates return to the court on Jan. 5 for a
home game against Spencer.
Im frustrated and the guys are frustrated, Pernsteiner said.
Non-conference defeat
Gilman got a breather from Eastern
Cloverbelt play Thursday night, but East
Lakeland foe Bruce proved too strong in
a 65-53 boys basketball game at Bruce
High School.
Pirates junior Konsella scored a ca-
reer-high 25 points and made five threepointers, but the visitors were unable to
come back from an eight-point halftime
deficit. Brennan Checkalski, a 5-9 guard
for Bruce, scored 19 of his game-leading
31 points in the first half. The senior
made five threes and was a perfect fourfor-four at the foul line, helping the Red
Raiders improve to 5-1 overall. Gilman
fell to 0-5 with the defeat.
We had two great practices before the
Bruce game, but weve had some injuries
and were running ourselves ragged,
Pernsteiner said.
Konsella scored 16 in the first half,
but Gilman fell behind 36-28. The Pirates
wing hit made all three of his free throws,
three threes and a pair of two-point shots.
Had he stopped scoring at halftime, it
wouldve already been a career-high in
points. Skabroud hit a pair of first half
threes. Carter Chafer answered with two
for the Red Raiders.
Bruce extended its lead by out-scoring
Gilman 29-25 in the second half. Sonnentag made a pair of twos to bring his point
total to eight. Konsella made two more
threes and three of four free throws to
get to 25 points. Torgor Crick scored a
season-high three points, all on one play,
after the freshman was fouled attempting
a layup in the second half.
Tucker Quinn was the only other
Raider to score in double figures. He had
12 points. Chafer finished with eight.
Happy 6th Birthday

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Dylan!
On the run
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Touchdown, 3 Pointer &
Homerun all in one!
Gilmans Dallas
Skabroud sprints to
an easy layup after
grabbing a loose
ball in the first half
of Fridays Eastern
Cloverbelt
boys
basketball game.
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Charnecke of Rosholt in the seventhplace match.

Cadott finished third in the team
standings with 314 points, followed by
Hayward and Rosholt (258.5), Amherst
(240), Phillips (230), Marathon (227.5) and
Chequamegon (214.5).
The Wolfpack had three wrestlers in
JV brackets Saturday. Wyatt Willmarth
went 3-0 to win the 94-101 weight class.
He pinned Dylan Stanky of Phillips
(1:35), Tyler Dicus of Ladysmith (49 seconds) and Shane Chady of Cadott (2:34).
Cooper Boehm was second in the 121-124
weight class. He pinned Cole Laird of
Cadott in 29 seconds, beat Brandon Bruneau of Phillips 10-9 and got pinned in 29
seconds by Merrills Holden Smith. Alex
Gehrt was third in the 137-151 weight
class. He was pinned by Michael Zilinger
of Chequamegon and Thomas Hoffman
of Turtle Lake-Clayton before pinning
Sam Park of Ladysmith in 1:19.
The Wolfpack is off until Jan. 7 when
it begins East Lakeland Conference competition with a double-dual at Shell Lake.
The Wolfpack faces Bruce in the 6 p.m.
opener. Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe
will face the host Lakers in round two.
Bruce will battle Shell Lake in the third
dual meet of the night.
Medford went 4-1 and won the wins

and pins tiebreakers to earn first place in
the Medford Area Middle School Wrestling Invitational on Saturday.
The Raiders finished in a three-way
tie with Cadott and Eau Claire, but their
37 match wins and 26 pins/forfeits easily
put them ahead of the other 4-1 teams.
Cadott had 30 wins and 19 pins/forfeits.
Eau Claire also had 30 wins but just 15
pins/forfeits.
Athens was 2-3, followed by Antigo (14) and Stanley-Boyd (0-5).
Clay Bowe went 5-0 for Medford at 142
pounds and Jake Rau was 5-0 at heavyweight. Sterling Reilly was 4-1 at 120
pounds, while Caleb Guden went 3-1 at 84
pounds and Zeke Sigmund was 3-1 at 120
pounds. Emmet Grunwald was 2-0 at 98
pounds.
Medford opened with a 46-10 win over
Antigo. Guden, Reilly, Sigmund, Bowe
and Rau all got pins. Carson Church was
a 14-0 winner at 91 pounds. Mary Noland
and Ben Brunner won by forfeit.
Eric Rehbein lost 6-4 at 98 pounds and
Dane Higgins lost 8-6 in overtime at 105
pounds. Hayden Johnson lost by a 12-0
major decision at 112 pounds.
Medford took care of Athens 36-15 in
round two. Johnson got a pin in 37 seconds and Reilly got a pin 16 seconds.
Bowe and Rau won by pin as well. Jake
Brunner won 7-0 at 91 pounds, while
Grunwald was a 9-5 winner. Ben Brunner
won by forfeit.
Guden lost a tough one 2-1. So did
Walker Ewan at 105 pounds. Noland fell
4-2 at 130 pounds. Dalton Krug lost by pin
at 155.
A 32-15 win over Eau Claire in round
three put Medford in position to win the
team title. Church got a pin and Guden
got a forfeit for a quick 12-0 lead. Krug got
a pin in 2:53. Rau and Ewan took major
decisions. Bowe won 8-6 and Sigmund
won 6-0. Church lost 2-0, Higgins lost
9-5, Reilly lost 4-2 and Ben Brunner was
pinned at 170 pounds.
Cadott edged Medford 25-24 in round
four. Medford got pins from Grunwald
and Rehbein. Reilly took a forfeit. Bowe
won 4-3 and Rau won 4-2. Mary Noland
lost her match 7-2, Ewan lost 3-2, Higgins
lost 5-3, Sigmund lost 11-0 and Patrick Noland and Ben Brunner were pinned.
Medford finished with a 55-9 rout of
Stanley-Boyd. Church, Higgins, Sigmund and Rau won by pin. Ewan took
a 10-0 major decision. Guden was a 7-1
winner. Reilly, Mary Noland, Bowe and
Ben Brunner won by forfeit. Medford forfeited a match and Jake Brunner lost his
match by decision.
OUTDOORS
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First day hikes to be held at nine Wisconsin state park properties

Anyone looking to start their New Years resolution
for better health can start the year off on the right foot
by participating in any of nine First Day Hikes that will
be held at Wisconsin State Park properties on Jan. 1.
On a First Day Hike, visitors can enjoy walks through
diverse, beautiful natural areas, led by park rangers
or volunteers. Most hikes include additional activities
such as campfires, naturalist guides, wildlife tracking,
and hot beverages after the hike.
All 50 states are participating in the fifth annual
event that invites families and friends to celebrate the
New Year amid the sights, sounds and wonder of our
natural world with fun, guided hikes.
On Jan. 1, 2015, 507 participants hiked 1,191 miles at
10 different Wisconsin state park properties, up from
the 190 participants who hiked a total of 605.7 miles in
2014. Nationwide, 41,000 people rang in the New Year
with a First Day Hike at a state park, participating in
more than 990 hikes throughout the country, according
to the National Association of State Park Directors.
In Wisconsin, First Day Hikes will be held at the following properties:
Newport State Park: This will be an easy 2-mile
hike. Meet at the visitor center parking lot. Bring snowshoes or hiking boots, depending on the weather. Daily
or annual state park admission sticker required. 1011:30 a.m. Phone: 920-854-2500.
Peninsula State Park: This will be an easy guided
1- to 3-mile hike on the Sunset Trail. Co-sponsored by
Friends of Peninsula State Park. Meet at the Weborg
Shelter. Daily or annual state park admission sticker
required. 10 a.m. to noon. Phone: 920-868-3258.
Harrington Beach State Park: Celebrate the
First Day of 2016 with an easy 1.5-mile hike on either
the Quarry Lake or Shuttle Trail. The Friends of Harrington Beach will provide a warm fire in the Welcome
Center along with complimentary hot chocolate, apple
cider or coffee. Bring your lunch and kick off the New
Year at Harrington Beach. This event is sponsored by

Friends of Harrington Beach State Park. Daily or annual state park admission sticker required. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Phone: 262-285-3015.
Kettle Moraine State Forest: Lapham Peak Unit.
The Waukesha/Milwaukee County Chapter of the Ice
Age Trail Alliance will be hosting a First Day Hike at
Lapham Peak. Vehicle admission fees will be waived for
the day. Enjoy a moderately difficult hike then warm up
with hot beverages and snacks at the Nature Center afterwards. Hike 3 to 4 miles on the Ice Age Trail. Meet
at the Hausman Nature Center parking lot. 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. Phone: 262-646-3025.
Mirror Lake State Park: Bring your snowshoes
or winter boots for some fun winter hiking around the
park. Your trail guide will show you some of the beautiful highlights of Mirror Lake and a little about our history. Our adventure starts off at noon from the Winter
Rec. Area (aka Beach-Picnic area). This will be a 2-mile
hike on the Sandstone Trail. Leashed pets are welcome
on this hike. Daily or annual state park admission sticker required. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Phone: 608-254-2333.
Kettle Moraine State Forest, Pike Lake Unit: This
hike offers two separate options with two separate leaders. One hike offers 2 miles and the other offers a more
strenuous 4 miles, both on the Ice Age Trail. Both hikes
start together and break off at a half-way point. Leashed
dogs are welcome on this hike. Meet at the Beach Parking Area by the North Shelter at noon. Dress for the
weather and bring hiking boots or snowshoes. Vehicle
parking fees do not apply on the first day of 2016 at Pike
Lake. Noon to 2 p.m. Phone: 262-670-3400.
Richard Bong State Recreation Area: This will
be an easy 2-mile hike on Rhodes Road. Dress for the
weather. Meet at the Visitor Center. Daily or annual
state park admission sticker required. 1-2 p.m. Phone:
262-878-5601.
Buckhorn State Park: This will be an easy 1.5-mile
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Sunday, Dec. 6
High 44, Low 34
I met Bryce and Aron at Lake Farm County Park. It
was dark and we would be traveling by canoe and kayak
and hunting until dark. My golden retriever Fire would
be rounding out our crew.
These guys were driving an old Ford pickup and paddling instead of being pushed by a motor. Very cool.
I was at the landing a bit before my comrades and
spoke with other hunters. The common word was not
many ducks around but quite a few geese.
We paddled maybe a half mile and set out three dozen
diver decoys, a dozen mallard decoys and a few goose
decoys. We became comfortable on shore where we hid
our watercraft and waited for night to become day. At
this time, both Bryce and I realized our chest waders
leak.
This year the members of this club hunt deer with
bows, hunted turkeys in the spring and did a lot of duck
hunts, which seems to be their main energy. Each semester they hold a trap shoot at The Waunakee Gun
Club which is a social event as much as shooting event.
This fall, a young lady shot a gun at this event for the
first time and hit 11 out of 50 clay pigeons.
This past duck season, Matt Davis, who is the former president of Badger Hunting Club and is about to
graduate with a degree in wildlife ecology, introduced
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and business and are the co-presidents of Badger Hunting Club.
Badger Hunting Club is an organization (they are on
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duck hunting.
Our hunt is rather unique in its own way. One, it
is quite foggy and that fog would last until early afternoon. Two, on a day when most fishermen should be on
the ice or the ice should be getting thicker so that men,
women and children could be on the ice, we were watching several boats. I think their occupants were catching
fish. I told these guys that Wisconsins climate seems
like that of Tennessee and I do not think I am too far off.
To be honest there were not a lot of ducks and very
few geese. The first two hours, we had some random
shooting and a couple of ducks lived to see another day.
One time Aron Sthilsky who is from Plymouth (a very
cool town) went for a walk out of boredom.
Our best action of the day happened at that time
when four mallards flew over and I sailed one that landed a long way from shore. Bryce and I paddled out to it
and had a good laugh when Bryce went to put a final
volley of steel shot into what was a four curl greenhead
and missed it by a long shot.
Bryce is from Necedah. Another member of Badger
Hunting Club is Nate Moll, who has been traveling in
the same pack as me since he was born. Nate is from Niagara and is going to be the president of UW-Madisons
chapter of Ducks Unlimited next year.
These guys text me, we share experiences at various
hunting and fishing camps in a years time and what is
really cool is they are hardcore outdoorsmen who are
giving back to the outdoor world while basically living
in a capital city that does not have a strong emphasis
on hunting.
We pulled the decoys when legal hunting hours ended on the last day of the season.
I challenge interested people to check out this club
and help our hunting heritage to stay strong.
Sunset
hike on the Barrens Nature Trail. Meet at the Barrens

Nature Trail parking lot. Hot chocolate, coffee and treats
will be available at the park office to warm up after the
hike. Daily or annual state park admission sticker required. 2-4 p.m. Phone: 608-565-2789.
Devils Lake State Park: This year at Devils Lake,
we are going to take a 2.5-mile twilight hike/snowshoe
through Steinke Basin. Dress warm and bring a flashlight and your snowshoes (if we have snow). Well have
snowshoes to loan as well. Meet at the Steinke Basin
parking lot on Hwy DL. Daily or annual state park admission sticker required. 3:30-5 p.m. Phone: 608-356-8301.
For helpful cold weather hiking tips, visit the American Hiking Societys website at www.americanhiking.
org (both links exit DNR). For a complete listing of all
State Park events, including First Day Hikes, search the
DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, for keywords get outdoors.
For a listing of properties, search find a park.
All participants are encouraged to log their First
Day Hike adventures on social media with the hash tag
#firstdayhikes.
Bowling
The Sports Page
Blue Mondays League
Chris Hinde
185
Lisa Bub
488
Shirley Lemke
185
Shirley Lemke
487
Lisa Bub
174
Chris Hinde
476
Dec. 14: Strikes R Us 7, Misfits 0; Holy Rollers 7, Big Birds Lodge
0; Bakers 4, Heiers Wreaths 3.
Classy Ladies League
Ann McNamar
244
Ann McNamar
624
Mary Lou Anderson 221
Carmen Merrell
526
Carmen Merrell
203
Mary Lou Anderson
523
Results: Studio 13 7, Paulines Hair Fashion 0; Tease Tanning Plus
5, Fidelity Bank 2; Als Auto Dock 5, A&M Apartments 2; VFW 5,
Peoples Choice Credit Union 2; Moosies Ice Cream 4, Rockys Cozy
Kitchen 3; Klinner Insurance 4, J&B Custom Carpentry 3; Klingbeil
Lumber 5, blind 2.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Anna Goessl
211
Anna Goessl
536
Shirley Lemke
193
Donna Wright
529
Betsy Widmer
192
Lucy Loertscher
502
Dec. 16: Medford Motors 5, Werner Sales & Service 2; Taylor Credit
Union 5, Sports Page 2; Happy Joes 7, Lounge Around 0.
Businessmens League
Women
Ann McNamar
256
Ann McNamar
685
Lori Zenner
203
Lori Zenner
588
Men
Mike Platt
298
Mike Platt
701
Jerry Roberts
279
Jerry Roberts
697
Dec. 17: Rural Insurance 34, VFW 6; Jensen & Son Asphalt 33;
Haenels 24, PBRs Lounge Around 16; Melvin Companies 24, Sports
Page 16; Turtle Club 26, Werner Sales & Service 14; Shell Shack 22,
Medford Motors 18; Als Auto Dock 36.5, Rockys Kozy Kitchen 3.5.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Rick Acker
248
Rick Acker
699
Bob Schilling
247
Jay Jochimsen
690
Al Riemer
247
Al Riemer
679
Jay Jochimsen
241
Dec. 15: High View I 33.5, Riemer Builders 6.5; Liske Marine 27,
Fuzzys Bar 13; High View II 25, Medford Co-op 15.
Ball and Chain Nine-Pin Tap League
Men
Steve Eisch
296
Steve Eisch
783
Cory Laher
265
Corey Laher
669
Tom Krebsbach
213
Austin Kreklau
543
Women
Bonnie Prochnow 253
Lori Brandt
639
Lori Brandt
231
Bonnie Prochnow
565
Cindy Meyer
204
Kerry Lingen
423
Dec. 12: Jr Snowpushers 21.5, Alley Cats 10.5; Jacas 21, Not Sure
Yet 11; New Life 27, Blue Mooners 5; MC Windows 23, Out Laws 9;
Piney Lane Farms 26, Night Riders 6.
Tappers Bar (Dorchester)
Tuesday Senior League
Men
Don Scheibe
190
Don Scheibe
518
Don Clarkson
188
Paul Metz
459
Jerry Huber
165
Don Clarkson
451
Women
Ardis Meier
192
Ardis Meier
501
Chris Hinde
179
Chrsit Hinde
462
Dorothy Scheibe
157
Dorothy Scheibe
450
Dec. 15: Maybees 4, Amigos 3, Alley Cats 2, Slow Starters 1, Slo
Pokes 0.
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would like to work after passing her exams to become a registered nurse.
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out in occupational therapy some years
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Swimmers find positives to

build from in loss to Hodags
When youre in the rebuilding mode
the Medfords boys swimming team is
in, you take little victories whenever you
can get them.
The Raiders got a couple of them during Thursdays 113-51 loss to Rhinelander at the MASH pool.
Lane Ruch won an individual event,
taking the 100-yard freestyle and he was
part of the 400-yard freestyle team that
ended the meet with a win. Preston Gingras, Jason Engel, Matt Reuter and Ruch
won in 4:25.6 with help from Rhinelanders disqualification when its first swimmer dove off the starting block a splitsecond too soon. Still, the Raiders team
was only two seconds behind the Hodags.
More personal-best times highlighted the meet for the Raiders who fell to
0-5 while completing their first round
through the Great Northern Conference.
Usually when you get to the middle
of the season, times start going up a little
bit, Medford head coach Shari Bergman
said. For these guys, the times are still
going down.
First-year senior Jason Engel continued to be a solid point scorer, taking second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time
of 1:30.88 behind winner Kirby Kuehn
(1:08.45) and third in the 200-yard freestyle at 2:46.57. Raider Joey Kraemer was
sixth at 3:00.51. Hodag Tyler Krogh won
in 2:23.98.
Jason has really helped us, Bergman said.
Then there was sophomore Brendan
Griesbach, who swam competitively
for the first time last winter. He got the
crowd clapping with a big finish to his
200-yard freestyle race and by completing his first 500-yard freestyle. His kick

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Dec. 22: Shawano at Medford.
Jan. 5: Medford at Antigo, Rhinelander at
Shawano, Lakeland at Tomahawk.
at the end of the 200-yard race gave him a

time of 2:52.61, good for fourth place, 1.25
seconds ahead of Rhinelanders Connor
Natrop.
It felt awesome, Griesbach said of
his 500-yard swim, which took 9:31.14,
but time wasnt necessarily the point as
he earned two fourth-place points in a
race won by Hodag Alex Gaber (6:06.71).
I just tried to push it every 25 yards.
Ruchs winning time in the 100-yard
freestyle came in 58.17 seconds, 2.54 seconds ahead of his season-opening time at
Lakeland in this event. Gingras was fifth
in 1:06.15 and Reuter was sixth in 1:10.52,
his best mark of the winter.
Ruch was third in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:39.5, followed by Reuter
(1:46.44) and Alejandro Vazquez (2:21.98).
Gaber won it in 1:09.39.
Lane had a personal best in the backstroke, Bergman said. The backstroke
isnt Matt Reuters main event but he set
a personal best. Alejandro Vazquez had
his best one too.
Freshman Aaron Connelly earned a
pair of individual thirds. First, he swam
the 200-yard individual medley in 3:02.18,
while teammate Elijah Wipf was fifth
West gets best of Medford curlers

Curling on six sheets Friday at the
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the Medford Raiders.
Wausau West won four of the six
matches, while Medfords varsity girls
were able to forge a tie. The JV girls were

Medfords lone winners in Fridays meet.
The team of Courtney Sterzinger, Heidi
Fliehs, Beth Wilson and Jasmine Enriquez was a 12-4 winner.
The varsity team of Tonja Firnstahl,
Jori Brandner, Rebecca
Smolka
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tie with the Warriors to
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winless streak.
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Medfords Brendan Griesbach moves water as he pushes to the finish line and earns
fourth place in Thursdays 200-yard freestyle. He beat Rhinelanders Connor Natrop
by 1.25 seconds to get the fourth-place points in the race.
in 3:22.19. Russell Benoy won in 2:29.09,
beating Kuehn by an even second. Connellys time in the 100-yard breaststroke
was 1:28.79, cutting four seconds off his
previous best. Wipf was fifth at 1:43.4.
Gingras took fourth in the 50-yard freestyle at 29.35 seconds, followed by Kraemer (36.24) and Vazquez (41.48).
The team of Kraemer, Griesbach,
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relay and 1:44.91 in the 200-yard freestyle.
Medford hosted Shawano on Tuesday.
The Raiders will be at Antigo on Jan. 5.
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Getting into the spirit of the season
Members of the ensemble group helped wish the audience a jolly holiday. Pictured
are (l. to r.): Alexandra Paff, Amelia Pernsteiner, Allison Sromek, Erica Brandner and
Alex Faude.
These children (above and below) got into their performances during the Medford
Area Elementary School Christmas program.
Front and center
Drummer girl
Masaeda Krug (left) listens as Sierra Tessmann (right)

speaks into the microphone during the show.
Colby Bergman gets ready to beat the drum during

the Dec. 11 concert at Medford Area Elementary School.
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Earth
Any way you slice it,

we hope your holiday
is a happy one!
Thanks for choosing us,
friends. We truly appreciate
your patronage, and we
wish you all the best
this Christmas.
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photos by Bryan Wegter
Drums
Band
Hollyann Grube (front row, l. to r.), Kiarah Behling, DeLana Radlinger, Lucas Borman and Sammy Jacobo Nevarez play drums during the fifth grades performance of
Little Drummer Boy during the Medford Area Middle School Christmas program,
Dec. 17.
Members of the MAMS sixth grade band performed two songs, Christmas Time is
Near and First Christmas March, during the Christmas program on Dec. 17.
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and wish you all a merry and joyous holiday season.
Thank you so much for your goodwill and support all year long.
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Feeling jolly
Flute
Sixth grader Lyza Brandner plays the flute during the
sixth grade bands performance at the Medford Area
Middle Schools Christmas program last Dec. 17.
Page 15
Students in the fifth grade sang six songs during Thursdays MAMS Christmas program, including the classic The
Little Drummer Boy and new songs Please, Let it Snow! and In the Spirit.
Speaker
Sixth grader Kadia
Gehrke introduces
the bands selections to the crowd
at Thursdays MAMS
Christmas program.
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Members of the sixth grade choir started their performance with Here Comes the
Snow and finished with a mashup of their favorite Christmas songs, titled Five Favorite Holiday Songs at Thursdays MAMS Christmas program.
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The holidays are a time for celebrations where family, friends

and loved ones gather together in a time of joy.
The Turtle Club would like to wish you and your family the glow of prosperity,
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and look forward to serving youin the coming year.
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Saxophone
Band
Angy Rafferty (left) and Emily Johnson play saxophones during the Gilman High School Bands performance of Deck the Halls at the holiday band concert
on Dec. 14.
Members of the Gilman High School Band celebrated the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with an
assortment of songs from the series, titled Star Wars Medley.
Brass
Grady
Kroeplin
plays a baritone horn
during the fifth grade
bands performance
of Ode to Joy during the Gilman Holiday Band Concert on
Dec. 14.
Flute
Trumpet
Sixth grader Brooks Kraus plays a trumpet during his
classs performance of To Be Continued, an original
song written by Gilman band director Bryan Kujawa.
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Our thoughts turn to your contribution,
and we would like to say Thank You to
all our employees for your dedication.
We wish you and your families a
magical holiday season.
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His birth is a gift for

all people the world over.
From our small corner
of His Kingdom,
we express our gratitude
for your valued business
this past year and
best wishes
in the New Year.
Merry Christmas from Brian, Brenda, Kristie, Linda,

Brian, Tony & Monelle
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Thank you for your

support throughout
2015
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Holiday Season
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and best wishes for a beautiful
and joyous holiday season.
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classs rendition of Jing-A-Ling Bells during the Gilman Holiday Band Concert on Dec. 14.
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Visit from Santa
Page 17
Pre-kindergarten students at Medford Area Elementary School were surprised with a visit from Santa Claus at the
end of their Christmas program Dec. 21.
Santa Song
Parker Judnic (l. to r.), Treyton Pilgrim and Lenoire
Kent cover the eyes while singing Santa Song during
the MAES Pre-K Christmas program.
As Visions of
Sugarplums Dance
in Our Heads
Wed like to acknowledge all the
folks who have helped to make this
past year a sweet one for us.
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Happy Holidays
& Heartfelt Thanks!
Zelaki Krug (front row, l to r), Eva Strebig and Ally
Zawacki sing We Wish You a Merry Christmas during
the Dec. 21 pre-K Christmas program.
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From Chow & Kurt at
Thank you to all our 2015 couples! Looking forward to 2016
Pre-K Christmas
For those not content with the ordinary
Thank you for making 2015 a great year!

The world is hugged by the work of volunteers.
During this season of giving we give thanks to
people like you who give so much all year round.
Our sincere thanks for your loyalty and goodwill
throughout the year. Wishing you a joyous holiday
season and New Year lled with joy and happiness!
Its The Most

Wonderful Time
of The Year
What better time than Christmas for wishing
you joy and cheer. To all the special people who
touched our lives this past year, it is with sincere
gratitude that we wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. Your patronage makes
it all worthwhile for us. God bless all of you.
To Our Veterans. Its Time to Say Thanks! Were
lled with gratitude for all that you have done &
will do for our freedom.
May God bless our vets & keep our
families safe always.

May you be moved by the

spirit of Christmas and
inspired to great heights.
Wishing you a blessed
holiday season.
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& the staff
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AND
GOOD WILL
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join us on
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Kason Myszka (l to r), Carter Ziehlke and Korbyn

Schultz gesture while singing Christmas Time is Here.
Merry Christmas!
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715-965-7752
sue.thiede@gmail.com
Help us, help others. Join the Aspirus Medford

Hospital Volunteers by calling volunteer services
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Trumpet section
Megan Eckert (front to back), Jacylyn Gajewski, Cassandra Mravik and Cody Church were part of the trumpet section during the concert bands performance at the
Christmas concert Dec. 20 at Medford High School.
Silent Night
Taylor Bryant played the tuba during the concert
bands performance of Faeries at the Christmas concert
Dec. 20 at Medford High School.
Symphonic band director Rob Wernberg, accompanied by Madelyn Brost on the guitar and concert band director Kendra Junk on the piano, played Silent Night on a saw during the band Christmas concert Dec. 20 at
Medford High School.
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New Years Eve Closed at 8 p.m.

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Flutist
Jaden Carstensen was part of the symphonic bands
flute section at the Medford High School bands Christmas concert Dec. 20.
Up on a Housetop
Jordan Brost (l. to r.), Vanessa Laher, Sophie Pernsteiner, Mikaela Nicholson and Lauren Toth played clarinet
during the symphonic bands performance of Up on a Housetop during the Christmas concert Dec. 20 at Medford High School.
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Saviors love illuminate
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and all year.
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for
Drummer girl
Kaitlin Walsh played the kettle drums during the percussion ensembles performance of Deck the Halls at
the Medford High School band Christmas concert Dec.
20.
Peace on Earth
Goodwill Toward All Mankind
And many thanks for your
business and goodwill this
past year!
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this holiday
season.
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Gilman concert
(Above) Kindergarten students
Savannah Schmitt (l to r), Greenly
Webster and Magnolia Wry help
sing Youll Sing a Song during the
schools holiday concert on Dec. 11.
(Left) Students raise their hands
while singing Jingle Bells
Second grade
Second grade students use hand gestures while singing Jolly Old St. Nicholas during the Gilman concert held Dec. 11
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your patronage
throughout the year.
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
To the friends, neighbors,

associates, and folks Ive yet
to meet, Id like to extend my sincere
best wishes for a holiday thats as beautiful
as you are, and hope that all your dreams
come true during this magical time of year.
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season to all our patients and
their families.
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In your community, at your service.
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- Scott Ulrich, 12-24-05
715-360-0900
6478
Twas the night before Christmas and all past the bar
Not a pickup was stirring, not even a car
I sat all alone, just me and my thoughts
Wondering if I could doze off without getting caught
When out on the road, there came such a noise
I fell off of my barstool and onto some toys
I quickly got up, and went to the door
When into the lot, drove a red four by four
Its lights all aglow, its chrome it did shine
And with the fat guy a driving, its shocks they did whine
He asked me Where am I, I think I am lost
And with the high price of gas, its starting to cost
He came in and sat down, and ordered a drink
And when I served him his eggnog, he gave me a wink
I gave him directions to a place up the road
Merry Christmas an
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But I heard him exclaim, as he pulled out of sight
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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Owner: Jake Fuchs
Back for
Thursday Lunches
on January 7
157 S. Whelen Ave., Medford
SmileIts Christmas!
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK AT 10 A.M.!
From Marilyn & Crew
Marilyns Go Go Catering
& Fire Station
I thank you for your valued patronage,

and hope youll visit again, soon.
1124F S. 8th Street

(Hwy. 13)
Medford, WI 54451
Merry Christmas
& Happy New Year!
Manpower
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GIlman holiday spirit
On the nose
Tucker Capelle gestures during the
singing of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Hannahs Hen House

Bar & Grill
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all of us at
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Happy Holidays!
CATCH THE SPIRIT!

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Happy New Year
Wishing all of our friends and

neighbors a Merry Christmas
and a successful New Year.
Thanks for your business this year.
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To the Coolest
Folks We Know,
HERE COMES CHRISTMAS
...along with our best wishes

and thanks for your patronage this past year.
We look forward to serving you in 2016!
Merry Christmas!
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Thanks & Best Wishes
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5651
Tue.-Fri. open at 11am

Sat. & Sun. open at 7am
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Mercedes Risch sings during the performance of Youll Sing a Song.
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Thank you for a great 2015!
715-785-8100
Youll sing a song
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Wyatt Stephens (front row, l to r) Carter Danielewicz, Gemma Syryczuk and Gavyn
Winger join their classmates in singing Michael Finnegan during the elementary
schools holiday concert on Dec. 11.
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No cradle
Vanessa Niehausen (l. to r.), Adelyn Yohnk, Melanie Richter, Taytem Brahmer and
Ashley Czeshinski use their arms to symbolically rock the baby Jesus as part of the
Dec. 18 program at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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participating in the Immanuel Lutheran Church Christmas program Dec. 18.
A Flurry of
Holiday Wishes
Taylor Credit Union

Wishes you a
Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year
May the Christmas season shower you

and your loved ones with many blessings!
We deeply appreciate your support
as customers and friends.
Thanks, and Happy Holidays!
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There may be a chill in the air at the holiday season

But were filled with much warmth and you are the reason;
So to our many good friends both far and near,
We bid a most joyous Christmas and a happy New Year!
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Thank you to all our friends, neighbors and customers who have made
this past year so great, we are looking forward to seeing you all soon!!
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Joy to the World

Braylon Fox and Mariah Schaaf join in singing Joy to
the World during the Immanuel Lutheran Church program held Dec. 18.
Gilman Beauty Salon

Main Street, Gilman
715-447-8729
Let your voice be heard
Merry Christmas&
Happy New Year
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Savannah Bucki helped proclaim the good news of

Jesuss birth during the Immanuel Lutheran Church program held Dec. 18.
Merry Christmas
from all of us at
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508A S. 8th St., Medford (At the corner of Hwy. 13 & Perkins)t715-748-6070
Evelyn Gruel and other members of the junior bell

choir closed the Immanuel Lutheran Church program
held Dec. 18.
Ethan Melvin (left) got a little distracted during part of

the program but Jacob Lubahm was able to stay focused
at the Immanuel Lutheran Church program held Dec. 18.
Mary Christ Mass

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Junior bells
Distractions
and the word

was made flesh
and dwelt among us.
SALES & SERVICE
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Just minutes North of Medford
We feel very fortunate to have a home in this ne

community with friends and customers as
wonderful as you. We wish you all the happiness
you so richly deserve. May the coming year
deliver much good fortune and prosperity
to you and yours.
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Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
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Celebrating New Years Eve

Thursday, Dec. 31
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STEAK & SHRIMP DINNER 4-8pm
Reservations Required
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December 24, 2015

SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875

Lady Pirates snap

Rib Lake High School

photo by Brian Wilson

Board says no to county land purchase

Roger Ewan also spoke against the purchase

Supervisors vote 12-5

On-demand care for on-the-go families.

OPEN: Mon Fri, 4pm 9pm

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The only newspaper published in

Thursday, December 24, 2015

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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Commission renews operating agreement for Medford Area Fire Department

Medford having two seats and the city of

Received an update on Federal Emergency Management Agency

photo by Brian Wilson

Welcomed Brenda Hedlund as

possible replacement of a rescue-tanker

More questions than answers with state election board shake-up

the lobbying community, Kennedy said.

THANK YOU to the following local businesses and

FARM RECORDS &

OPEN TO ANYONE WITH QUICKBOOKS OR FARM RECORDS

Wednesday, January 6th

Please RSVP by January 4th

we hope to answer in coming weeks,

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Deputy warns of fake cop stopping drivers

was wearing uniform style clothing with

identification and department number so

Thrivent Financial donates to Hospital Foundation

County board rejects purchase of property to expand fairgrounds

be paying 1.5 times the assessed value of the property.

Passing the gavel

photo by Brian Wilson

Former county board chairman Jim Metz passed the

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Fire towers to get the

stationed in these towers through the

Supporting Childrens Museum

Jump River Electric

P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451

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

a bus driver for

photo by Brian Wilson

Elsewhere in Wisconsin .......... $41/year .............. $28/6 months

Phone # ______________ Email Address ____________________________________

ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO AVAILABLE

In Taylor County ..... $49/year

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

Keep the Christmas message throughout the year

The nativity display at Immanuel Lutheran Church in

Get there safely while traveling this holiday

Using a cellphone or smartphone

Eating and drinking

Reading, including maps

Using a navigation system

Adjusting a radio, CD player, or

Phone # Email Address ______________________