The Star News November 27, 2014

STAR NEWS
THE
November 27, 2014

014
Volume 141 + Number
ber 48
Medford, Wisconsin
SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875
$1
www.centralwinews.com
Thanksgiving tradition
page 5
Alcohol, speed
were factors in
fatal car crash
Raiders dig out of

early hole, Merrill
hangs on for the win
Three Milwaukee-area men were

involved in a one-vehicle crash
Sports
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Stetsonville
Thanksgiving play
Ask Ed
Opening day
Christmas parade
is right around the
corner
page 16
Commentary
Take time to give
thanks this season
Opinion
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 14 for:
Ervin Arndt
Lloyd Bunkelman
Louise Cummings
Delores Draeger
Hattie Knop
Helen Lissner
Glen Ogle
Barbara Redszus
Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com
photo by Mark Berglund
Allison Lynch puts an ear tag on a deer Saturday morning while working at the
registration station at Stramas service station in Medford. She is watched by Joshua
Kucko of the DNR who was there to help age and register deer. The opening weekend
harvest was down in the region. See page 9 for more coverage.
Road conditions, speed and alcohol are suspected of

contributing to a one-vehicle fatal accident in the town
of Roosevelt on Friday afternoon.
According to Chief Deputy Larry Woebbeking, at 4:03
p.m. on Friday, the Taylor County Sheriffs Office was
notified by the Clark County Sheriffs Office of a onevehicle accident with injuries on County Line Road and
11th Ave. in the town of Roosevelt. Taylor County Sheriffs deputies, Clark County Sheriff deputies, Medevac,
Lublin Fire Department, OwenWithee Fire Department and Owen-Withee ambulance service responded.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Office initial investigation into the accident indicates a 1997 Ford Explorer occupied by three males was eastbound on County Line
Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle while
attempting to turn north onto 11th Ave. The vehicle slid
into the ditch on the northeast corner of the intersection and struck a utility pole as it was overturning.
The driver, Laverne W. Palms, 58, received serious
See FATAL on page 3
County to fill veterans service post

Veterans service officer to
remain a full-time position
by Reporter Mark Berglund
Taylor County will move forward with filling the veterans service officer position with
a full-time replacement as the personnel committee voted 5-0 to approve it at the Wednesday meeting.
Filling this and every open position in
county government is a tough decision this
fall, as the county board is looking at a referendum or major cuts to balance the budget.
The veterans service committee approved filling the position on a 2-1 vote on Nov. 11, and
committee member Dave Krug explained his
no vote to the personnel committee this week.
This is not an easy situation for me because I am a veteran and I proudly wear my
veterans hat like so many in this room, Krug

said. We are required to have a veterans service office in this county as in each county, but
the reason I voted against this is I feel we dont
need a fulltime veterans
service
officer.
Krug
said
the
circumstances of the recent resignation of

veterans service officer Joshua Sniegowski
are documented evidence of why a full-time
position is not warranted at this time. Our
assistant, Marie [Albers], does the work
down there. She helped me with the paperwork for my healthcare. She was a great
help. This is difficult for me to do wearing
my veterans hat, but I never heard a complaint of the job not being done. I have
to put on my [county board] supervisor
hat as well and I cannot see filling this
with a full-time position if we could find
a way to fill it with a half-time veterans
service officer.
Krug said he felt there are local veterans who might take the position if it
was posted as a half-time position. He
also suggested the county could look
at options for partnering with another
Area veterans attended the meeting to show support

for filling the position.
See COUNTY on page 4
Premiums Increasing? How Can I Save Money? Call Us.

Take advantage of our services with no cost to you.
We help take the stress out of nding the right insurance plan.
48-144192
Schedule your one-on-one

consultation today.
.BSLFUQMBDF1MBOTt4VQQMFNFOUT
"EWBOUBHF1MBOTt1SFTDSJQUJPO%SVH1MBOT
8#SPBEXBZ"WF .FEGPSE 8*t(715) 748-4213t

t888)&%-6/%"(&/$:$0.
NEIGHBORHOOD
THE STAR NEWS
Page 2
THE STAR NEWS
The only newspaper published in

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

*SHZZPLKZ9LJLW[PVUPZ[
Proofreader
Sarah Biermann .............. Ad Design Manager
Patricia Durham ............................ Ad Design
Mandi Troiber................................ Ad Design
Shawna Wiese ..................... Ad Design Intern
Ann Kuehling ..............................Bookkeeper
ATTENTION MAIL SUBSCRIBERS
+0+@6<95,>:7(7,9
ARRIVE LATE?
0MZVSSV\[[OPZJV\WVUHUKNP]LP[[V`V\Y
postmaster to let him know that the problem
exists.*
This Edition of The Star News=VS5V
KH[LK;O\YZKH`5V]LTILY^HZ
THPSLKH[[OL7VZ[6MJLH[4LKMVYK>0
54451 for Taylor County residents and mailed
H[[OL7VZ[6MJLH[(IIV[ZMVYK>0MVY
anywhere else on Wednesday, November 26,
2014. Your Name and Address:
[HWL`V\YTHPSSHILSOLYL
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Date Received _____________________________________
Signed ____________________________________________
*POSTMASTER This information is provided to our mail

subscriber as a convenience for reporting newspapers which are
being delivered late. The Star News is published weekly by Central
Wisconsin Publications at Medford, WI 54451. Subscription rates
HYL WLY`LHYPU;H`SVY*V\U[`!WLY`LHYLSZL^OLYLPU
Wisconsin; $50 per year out of Wisconsin. Send address changes to:
The Star News, P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451.
2013
Thursday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 12F
Lo 4F
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Gilman school board considers policy options

The Gilman School Board may turn
to a professional service for help with
tightening up its policy book. The service
would make the policies current in the
eyes of courts and regulatory agencies,
and also be easier for school staff and
parents to use when they need direction.
The board will continue the discussion
on the proposal at its December meeting.
Stu Waller of Neola presented the
board with packets on the company and
outlined the services available. The company formed 40 years ago in Ohio and
now serves clients around the country
including a wide variety of school districts. Tomahawk, Merrill, Chippewa
Falls and Flambeau are contracting with
the company. Waller said the company
uses a Green Bay law firm to vet any policies used by schools in this state. It offers
each client $5,000 for defense if any policy
is tested in court.
Waller said the company has standard policies for more than 400 areas, but
schools do not need to adopt every one.
He said there is a core of about 80 policies
districts should have in place to comply
with federal and state rules. Waller said
good policies usually fall into two categories those which are legally required
and those which cover needed content.
If you have a policy you are not using,
get rid of it, he said.
Waller said the company can work
with existing school policies or give the
district new ones based on their templates. When the policies are customized
and scrutinized by the board, it can pass
a resolution adopting all of them.
District administrator Georgia Kraus
said the districts policy manual will face
a test Dec. 2-3 when the federal regulatory Office of Civil Rights conducts an
on-site audit.
Waller said the timeline for completing an update depends on factors such as
how often the policy committee can meet
Community Calendar
Sunday, Nov. 30
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
on the issue. In some districts, the policies are reviewed by administrative staff.
There are other options the district
could purchase with the plan, such as
electronic
services,
administrative
guidelines and employee handbooks.
In administrative reports:
Principal Dan Peggs asked the board
for options to add minutes to the school
schedule next year. The time is needed to
accommodate the Response to Intervention (RTI) efforts. The state-mandated
programs are designed to bring students
to a current level in subject areas. Peggs
would like to increase the school day by
10 to 15 minutes and juggle some other
areas to create a 30 to 40 minute block
of time when those areas could be addressed. He said the state is mandating
the time, and smaller schools have the
most difficultly finding the time because
of schedule conflicts. Peggs also hopes
the time could be used for other student
enrichment activities.
Because the state now only mandates
student time rather than school days,
adding time to the schedule could give
Gilman enough yearly minutes to schedule a winter or spring break into the calendar.
The board raised two concerns with
adding the enrichment time to the schedule. The first was the total length of the
day for younger students who operate on
the same time schedule as older kids. A
longer afternoon time schedule would
also conflict when athletes are released
early for games. Board member Sheri
Johnson wondered if the schools 7:55
a.m. bus arrival time and 8:10 starting
time could be moved earlier to accommodate the program. Whos going to
notice five to seven minutes in the morning, she asked. The kids waiting for the
bus, board member Bruce Ewings said.
Peggs said one option for keeping the
school day the same length would be
switching from an eight to seven period
day. I have to make RTI legal. I will tin-
ker with the ideas, Peggs said. Peggs

plans to bring options to the next meeting so the change can be added to the
class handbooks.
Peggs said work is progressing on
class handbooks so students can register for next years classes. The only major changes in classes are moving two
classes environmental sciences and
natural resources from the science department to agriculture. Environmental
science will now be called forestry.
The board reviewed a proposal for
going from a school-based drivers education program to a contract with an Eau
Claire-based company. The proposal
would save the district $4,000 and staff
time, but would cost each new driver
$100 more. The contract would switch
drivers education to a three week summer program with each session lasting
two hours a day. The board decided to
keep the current system in place.
Peggs said there may be an upcoming opportunity for students and staff
members to see the John Underwood program Life of an Athlete.
Incumbents and new candidates for
seats on the school board have the next
six weeks to decide if they are running
for office and then file nomination or
non-candidacy paperwork. Incumbents
Lila Birkenholz, Sheri Johnson and
Chris Skabroud are open for election this
spring season.
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.
ment Court, Medford. Program open to

anyone who has child with special needs.
American Legion Post 359 Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, 385 E.
Main St., Gilman.
Wednesday, Dec. 3
Monday, Dec. 1
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weighin 6 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
Medford VFW Auxiliary 5729
Meeting 6:30 p.m. VFW Clubhouse,
240 S. Eighth St. (Hwy 13), Medford.
Tuesday, Dec. 2
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 Meeting

7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Womens Empowerment Group
Meeting 6-7 p.m. Information: Stepping Stones 715-748-3795.
Taylor County Aging Council Chat
and Snack 1 p.m. Multi-purpose
Building, corner Hwy 13 and 64, Medford.
Topic this month: Happy and Health
Over the Holidays by Tasha Beestman,
community outreach specialist from Alzheimers Association Greater WI Chapter. Information: Taylor County Commission on Aging 715-748-1487.
Parents of Children With Special Needs Support Group Luncheon
Meeting Noon to 1 p.m. Happy Joes
Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, 909 Case-
Correction
In an article in last weeks issue of
The Star News about the countys rules
committee, supervisor Lester Lewis was
incorrectly reported as referencing the
Wisconsin Towns Association attorneys. Correctly, he was referring to the
Wisconsin Countys Association attorneys as the those wanting all counties to
operate the same way.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
American Legion Post 274 Meeting
7 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 727 McComb
Ave., Rib Lake.
Friday, Dec. 5
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
7-Day Forecast for Medford, Wisconsin
Last weeks weather recorded at the Medford Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Weather forecast information from the National Weather Service in La Crosse
The weather is taken from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. the following day. For example 8 a.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Friday
Snow
shower
Hi 20F
Lo 19F
Saturday
Partly
cloudy
Hi 32F
Lo 15F
Sunday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 18F
Lo 2F
Monday
Clear
Hi 15F
Lo 11F
Tuesday
Mostly
cloudy
Hi 33F
Lo 24F
Wednesday
Partly
cloudy
Hi 29F
Lo 20F
11/18/2014
Hi 10F
Lo 5F
Precip. Tr.
Overcast
11/19/2014
Hi 13F
Lo 7F
Precip. .06
Snow
11/20/2014
Hi 18F
Lo 4F
Precip. .01
Clear
11/21/2014
Hi 13F
Lo -9F
Precip. 0
Clear
11/22/2014
Hi 30F
Lo -1F
Precip. 0
Fog
11/23/2014
Hi 42F
Lo 30F
Precip. .01
Dense fog
11/24/2014
Hi 43F
Lo 31F
Precip. .44
Rain/snow
NEWS
Rib Lake approves $3,500 hydrant flow test
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, November
January 2, 2014
27, 2014
by Reporter Donald Watson

The Rib Lake Village Board approved a quote from
Hydrant & Service Repair to do a flow test of the villages fire hydrants at a cost not to exceed $3,530 plus
parts at its Nov. 12 meeting.
Village board trustee Bob Carpenter said the company would exercise the value before each hydrant,
flush the hydrant and measure the flow from each one,
even GPSing them so the village would know how much
flow each hydrant has and could mark them for the fire
department. The company would also grease and lubricate each hydrant and replace some seals right away.
He said the village could either buy the seals and the
company would install them or the company would provide the seals and charge the village. In addition, the
company would let the village know which hydrants
are leaking. We know of several hydrants that are leaking, Carpenter said. Theyll let us know if any others
are leaking so we can rebuild them.
Its something that has to be done for safety, Carpenter continued. If your house is on fire and youre by
one of the hydrants that doesnt work very well and they
[fire department] cant get it open and your house burns
down, its pretty damn important.
He also suggested the village ask Hydrant & Service
Repair to conduct the flow test in the spring so the vil-
lage would not have to flush the hydrants as it usually

does every spring.
Income survey
The board also approved contracting with MSA Professional Services in Marshfield to conduct an income
survey in the village at a cost not to exceed $1,500.
Village President Wayne Tlusty said in order for Rib
Lake to be eligible to apply for Community Development Block Grant Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) grants
for future public works project, such as the wastewater
treatment plant, the village had to conduct an income
survey.
He said the village would be responsible for distributing the survey forms to residents. Residents would send
the completed form to MSA, who would tabulate the results and report to the village board. Neither village hall
staff nor members of the board of trustees would see the
raw data collected by MSA.
The village will be looking for individuals or groups
interested in volunteering to help distribute the survey
forms and talking to people about the importance of participating in the survey.
In other action, the board:
Approved the 2015 village budget as presented. Expenditures total $710,851 with revenues form all
sources of $514,817, leaving a tax levy of $196,034. This
is an increase of $1,602, or .82 percent, over last years
Page 3
levy. The mill rate is $6.31, compared to $6.27 last year.
Total assessed valuation for 2014 is $31,956,

200, an increase of $20,000 over the previous year. Our
assessed value for the last four years has been stale,
commented clerk Dawn Swenson. We havent had one
new house go up. The bakery will be an addition on next
years taxes, but we havent had a new house in four
years. And that hurts us when our assessed value stays
the same.
Approved televising and jetting the sewer main

along State Road. Flow Rite would televise and jet approximately 1,200 feet of main at a cost of $1.40 per foot.
There would be an additional cost involved to have
Black River Transport pump the water out. This is being done to determine problems with the main so it can
be repaired and also as part of the planning process for
future upgrade to the sewage treatment plant.
Approved a quote of $16,800 from Mauer Roofing to replace the roofs on the small and large well houses.
Approved a quote from Kozik Construction of

$532.97 to replace the glass in the village hall windows
and $1,578.06 to replace the glass in the library windows.
Approved donating $400 to the Christmas for

Kids program.
Fatal crash
Continued from page 1
injuries and was airlifted from the scene. The front seat
passenger, Gary L. Palms, 62, was pronounced dead at
the scene. A third passenger in the back seat, Kenneth
D. Palms, 60, was transported to Stanley Hospital with
non life-threatening injuries. All three men are from
the Milwaukee area.
The accident remains under investigation but Woebbeking noted slippery road conditions, speed and alcohol are all suspected to be a factor in the accident.
Gilman members attend national FBLA conference
submitted photo
8 Weeks of Lessons Begin on Wed., January 7th, 2015
47-144199
For more information call

Jackie 715-748-3036 or Mike at
Simek Recreation Center 715-748-6655
medfordgureskating@outlook.com
HO
LID
Register at the Simek Center (Hwy. 64, Medford)

Wednesday, December 3rd & 10th, 2014
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
R
CO
School Age Children (age 5 & up) & Adults
DE
FIGURE SKATING LESSONS
AY
Twelve members of Gilman FBLA traveled to Minneapolis, Minn. to attend the 2014 National Fall Leadership
Conference held Nov. 14-15 at the Hilton Hotel and Convention Center. While at the conference, students were
able to attend workshops led by young entrepreneurs, business leaders, and FBLA national and state officers. Many
workshops were offered and some of the titles included Pitches Arent just for Baseball Anymore - Selling Your Idea
in Seconds, presented by Kim Pickering of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Personal Finance and How The
Market Works Stock Market Challenge, presented by Greg Brown of Stock-Trak, Inc.; Active Listening: The Key to
Business Success presented by Kirk Hamscher of AMA Speaker; Get on the Fast Track with a Career in Accounting
presentation by KPMG; Reality Check: Come Back to Me When You Can Sing Kid, presented by Mitch Goudy; and
How to Dress for Success, presented by Mike Sins from Mens Wearhouse. Gilman students who attended are (front
row, l. to r.) Makaylen Skabroud, Kendall Skabroud, Morgan Birkenholz. (back) Amanda Dahl, Jade Wry, Stephanie
Baker, Shannon Draeger, Brooke Webster, Emily Johnson, Desiree Budzinski, Seth Baker, and Shane Dircks. Gilman FBLA is advised by Bonnie Lang, business and information technology instructor.
Wreaths,
Garland,
Candy Canes,
Boughs & Trees
PEACE FARM
The Wreath Shop

3 Miles West of
Medford on Hwy 64
to County E
Cell 715-965-0166
47-144182
48-144552
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 4
A
Thursday,
Thursday,
November
January27,
2, 2014
County approves filling full-time veterans service officer position

county for the position or contracting the
services from another county. The veterans service officer is a position defined in
the state statutes, and being a veteran is
one of the criteria for the position.
Krug said he could sense in the committee debate the decision would come to
a split vote.
Personnel committee member Scott
Mildbrand asked if the county would
find candidates for a half-time veterans
service officer. Yes, I think there would
be people out there interested in a halftime position, Krug said. Krug said he
favored keeping the administrative assistant position at full-time.
Personnel committee member Lester
Lewis asked for input from Albers, who
has served almost 20 years as the departments assistant. She said her opinion
remains the same as it did Nov. 11, the
position needed to be filled full time.
A part-time person could be parttime committed, and a part-time commitment is not acceptable as weve found out
the hard way. Basing a position on my
ability is not appropriate. I dont think
I should be required to take on the veterans service position. However, I am
strongly committed to all the veterans
here today, Albers said.
Albers said the issue is not one of
paperwork, but the dignity of veterans.
Every veteran should be able to see
their veterans service officer, Albers
said. Most of our claims are based on a
veterans relationship with the veterans
service officer.
Albers said based on 2012 figures,
Taylor Countys veterans population
is between 1,390 and 1,433. She said the
figures do not include family members
and surviving spouses of veterans who
use the department. She said it would be
difficult to put an exact number on how
many veterans use the office, but she
estimated more than half. Albers said
2012 figures show pensions and disability claims brought $3,500,049 to Taylor
County veterans.
Committee member Chuck Zenner
asked her if she felt claims would decline
if there was not a full-time officer. These
are very intricate claims. Ive picked up
a lot of what I know about this job by listening to veterans service officers talk
about it. The numbers would go down because we wont catch someones claim,
she said.
Lewis asked her about options for
a department with 1-1/2 positions and
which one should be filled full-time.
Because of my commitment to the
veterans community, I think being able
to talk one-on-one with a veterans service officer is important. I personally
support a full-time veterans service officer who has on-going knowledge of the
issues no matter what the rest of the staff
is. I cannot answer whether I would go to
a half-time position, Albers said.
Ray Soper, who chairs the veterans
service committee, asked Albers why a
regional concept for the position would
not work.
You cant just enter in the social security number and pick up on the claim
when you havent looked a veteran in the
eye. Our files are going electronically
now, but no one else can enter into the
program and see the details.
Zenner said he would not support a
department with a half-time officer if
the move hurt veterans, but he felt Albers experience and expertise gave the
county an opportunity to make the move.
Soper objected to the reasoning. If you
hire a half-time veterans service officer,
what happens if Marie retires and then
you want to hire a full-time officer? Will
you fire your half-time person? You are
trying to fit job descriptions around personalities, Soper said. If something
happens to Marie, you would be in limbo.
Base the job description on your needs
and everyone has said full-time is needed. The veterans service officer is not a
paper pusher, it is an advocate and its
hard to be an advocate from some remote
office. I think there is enough work here
for a full-time veterans service officer.
Because the last one didnt spend his
hours wisely does not mean there is not
enough work. This is not a job to sit at a
desk and wait for the work to come in.
Krug said he did not envision the department becoming a remote location.
He said other departments and agencies
which serve the county have been able
to share resources on a regional level. I
agree with Mr. Krug that we will eventually be down to a 1-1/2 person department, but I feel we are best served by a
There are places to cut. This is not a place to cut.
Supervisor Tim Hansen
full-time veterans service officer and

eventually a half-time administrative assistant, Mildbrand said.
Human resource manager Marie Koerner said she did not believe there was
enough workload for two positions. She
asked and Zenner repeated a question of
whether any complaints have been heard
in recent years when the department was
not fully staffed. Veteran Ken Patterson
said he knew of an instance where paperwork was filled out and then pursuit of a
claim was dropped. He supported a fulltime position because of the time limit attached to many claims and the inability
of some veterans to travel to the Medford
office. As a part-time position, I cant see
him being able to serve the whole county, Patterson said.
Bob Lee, the third member of the veterans service committee, said if cuts
need to be made in the county, this was
not the first place to start. This isnt a
place you want to cut, Lee said. The
veterans might get by because they are
tougher people. These are not welfare
people with their hands out, demonstrating if they dont get it. They are there because you were not there.
Personnel committee member Tim
Hansen said his father received veterans benefits through the service officer
in his hometown. I feel totally unqualified to vote on this because I am not a
military veteran, he said. I came into
the meeting believing maybe it could be
done part-time, but I feel we need a fulltime veterans service officer now and
then deal with it down the line. There are
places to cut. This is not a place to cut.
The issue saw approximately a dozen
veterans attend. In addition to the personnel committee of Zenner, Mildbrand,
Lewis, Hansen and Dave Bizer, the meeting drew county board chairman Jim
Metz, and the entire veterans service
committee of Soper, Krug and Lee. Dennis Fuchs, who is the fifth member of the
county finance committee, attended the
meeting in the audience. The full county
board has 17 members.

The veterans service officer position
opened up in late October when Joshua
Sniegowski signed a four-page release
and resignation agreement with the
county. The veterans service committee
met with Sniegowski in closed session
on Oct. 29 and then adjourned, taking no
open session action. He resigned the next
day. The committee was in closed session
for more than an hour on Nov. 11.
The committee also approved a $3
per hour increase for Albers while she
serves as acting veterans service department head.
After the debate and vote on the veterans service officer, the committee voted
against a joint recommendation from
the forestry and zoning committees to
fill an administrative assistant position
which will be open after a Dec. 12 retirement. Chuck Zenner, who chairs both
the forestry and personnel committees,
changed course from the Nov. 7 meeting
to vote against filling the position. I did
vote for this at [forestry] committee. We
keep saying we are in budget constraints
and we cant keep doing it this way, Zenner said.
Bizer and Hansen voted to fill the position. There was support for the position from those who voted against it, but
they wanted to wait until after the Jan. 15
county board meeting to move forward.
Its not business as usual for our county. We all have to come to grips with the
changes, Mildbrand said.
The personnel committee approved
wages for the coming season at Perkinstown Winter Sports Area. The manager
at the recreation area is a first responder,
but at times when she is not available,
the county pays an EMT $13.09 an hour
to be available if a need arises. Crew
leaders will receive $10.36 per hour and
the general labor force receives $8.20 per
hour.
The personnel and finance committees met in closed session following the
meeting.
State law defines veterans service rules

Individual counties are limited in their options for
organizing the local veterans service office, as state law
sets mandates for the office and the position of veterans
service officer. Most of the rules are spelled out in chapter 45 of the state statutes, with section 45.80 defining
the position. The first rule spelled out by state law says
veterans service officers, commonly known as CVSOs,
must be a state resident and must be a military veteran
who served under honorable conditions.
Like highway commissioners, the position of vet48-144393
Dec. 2-17, 2014
BUY 3
*
Get 1 FREE
*Equal or Lesser Value
Closed Dec. 5 & 6

Closed Dec. 18 through Jan. 4
Hours: Tues 9:00am-7:00pm
Wed.-Fri. 9:30am-5:30pm, Sat. 9:00am-1:00pm
! $715-748-2385
erans service officer could be elected directly by the

county board during spring reorganizational meetings. Counties also have the option of hiring the officer
through a civil service process. This is the longstanding
option in Taylor County.
State law spells out the duties of the veterans service
officer. The county veterans service officer shall do all
of the following: Advise persons living in the service
officers county, who served in the U.S. armed forces,
regarding any benefits to which they may be entitled or
any complaint or problem arising out of such service
and render to them and their dependents all possible assistance. Make such reports to the county board as the
county board requires. Cooperate with federal and state
agencies that serve or grant aids or benefits to former
military personnel and their dependents. Furnish information about veterans burial places within the county
as required.
In addition to the legally prescribed duties, the law
lists duties the CVSO may perform while serving the
county: Inform persons living in the service officers
county who are members of the national guard or of
a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces or dependents
of those persons regarding potential benefits to which
they may be or may become entitled and regarding all
necessary military points of contact and general deployment information for activated and deployed members
of the national guard or reserve units of the U.S. armed
forces. Cooperate with federal and state agencies that
serve or grant aids or benefits to members of the national guard or reserve units of the U.S. armed forces and
their dependents.
State law says the county must help the veterans
service officer in terms of office space, staff and other
needs.
The CVSO works with two county boards, the veterans service committee which consists of county board
members, and the county veterans service commission.
The commission consists of at least three residents of
the county who are veterans appointed for staggered
three-year terms. In Taylor County, the commission
members are Donald Schindler, Barry Anderson and
Warren Behling. The commission may furnish aid to
any person if the right of that person to aid is established to the commissions satisfaction.
A county veterans service officer shall have the administrative powers and duties prescribed for the county veterans service commission. The county veterans
service officer shall serve as executive secretary of the
county veterans service commission and shall make or
direct all necessary investigations to determine eligibility for aid when the commission so requests. The county service officer, in making an investigation, may use
the facilities for investigating that are made available
by the county board.
Each county may annually apply to the Wisconsin
Veterans Affairs Department for a grant for the improvement of service to former military personnel of
the county through the county veterans service office.
Under the states formula, Taylor County receives
$10,000 a year in state aid to help fund the CVSO position.
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, November
January 2, 2014
27, 2014
Page 5
Medford looks at starting school newsletter

The Medford Area School Board split
on the value of a district newsletter. At
Thursdays regular meeting, the board
voted down the first proposal to produce
two newsletters each school year for
$3,250 per newsletter. The board came
back with approval for the newsletter at
half the budgeted amount as the first proposal.
The idea of publishing a district newsletter came from feedback received at
last springs visioning session meetings.
The public relations committee of board
members Barb Knight and Paul Dixon
and district administrator Pat Sullivan
said they were seeing a disconnect between the school and people who never
had or no longer have children enrolled.
Board members who questioned the
plan wondered if a newsletter would duplicate information already being sent
home. Board member Brandon Brunner
asked if there was any way to know if
sending the information out would mean
a better connection. Why cant we get
the message out through articles in The
Star News? Brunner asked.
Board member Mark Temme felt the
newsletter might reach a second set of
stakeholders beyond parents. Our money comes from taxpayers. We are sending
the information to the people who pay
the bills.
The school district has lost three building referendums in recent years. Knight
said a newsletter was an opportunity to
connect with people all the time, rather
than just when the district was asking
Pilgrims plight
for a vote. We want to bring them along

in the process all the time, she said.
Board member Jeff Peterson asked
what line item the newsletter cost would
come from. He asked board member
Mark Reuter to amend his motion to say
the cost would come from within the current budget and not fund balance. Reuter
declined. The motion failed on a 5-4 vote,
with board president Dave Fleegel, Peterson, Cheryl Wibben, Kelley Isola, and
Brunner voting no. Fleegel then made
a motion to approve the plan at half the
cost. It passed on a voice vote, with Isola
registering a no vote.
Bus contract
On a voice vote, the board approved a
new transportation contract with Krugs
Bus Service of Medford. The three-year
deal will begin with the 2015-16 school
year. The budget projection for the upcoming contract is a 2-1/2 percent increase to $1,118,177 next year, a 2-1/4
percent increase the following year and 2
percent the final year, when the contract
reaches $1,166,203.
New initiatives program

The board approved changes to its
long-standing program for promoting
and funding new initiatives and programs in the district. The first change
was making sure new initiatives in current programs are included when the
board looks for worthy ideas. There was
a feeling the old program title looked like
the system only meant to add completely
new programs.
The second change was putting dedicated funds to supporting the incubator.
The board decided to earmark $25,000
Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com
Hudson Brost (l. to r.), Mason Meyer and Braxton Weissmiller shared the story of the
Pilgrims first year in America
and how grateful they were
for
an
abundant
harvest.
The third
grade students took
part in the
annual
Thanksgiving
play at Holy Rosary School on
Friday. (Inset) Noah Machon
played the role of Squanto, a
Native American who traveled to Europe before returning to North America.
each year toward the best idea or ideas.

At one time, the district was spending
close to $200,000 a year for the program.
The board said the money could carry
over to the following year if it isnt all
given out in one year. The final change
was moving the deadline for application
and board review of a staff members
idea to the spring, when people are more
likely to begin thinking about changes
for the following year.
Co-curricular code
The board approved changes to clarify practice rules for student-athletes
or co-curricular participants who have
F grades or grade point averages below
the accepted level. The board approved
a comprehensive new co-curricular code
during the summer and these are items
which have come up since the document
became the rules of participation. The
new rules will allow ineligible students
to practice if they have participated in
the after-school intervention study hall.
The change came after concerns about
keeping those students connected to
their teams and physical problems which
could occur if an athlete did not practice
for three weeks.
Athletic director Justin Hraby said
only 10 out of approximately 250 students
now under the code receiving a grade in
the first quarter will be put on the ineligible list. He said none of those students
have issues with the 1.7 grade point average threshold. Our goal is to have zero
at the three-week grade check, Hraby

said.
The board also gave approval to expanding the random drug testing policy
to include co-curricular participants.
The high school still plans to test about
15 each in the fall, winter and spring.
In an unrelated move, the board approved a 6 percent increase in pay for
athletic and co-curricular coaches and
advisors in 2015-16. The district has not
granted a pay increase in this area since
2010-11. Sullivan said the plan in future
years would be to give coaches a percent
increase identical to whatever staff contracts are approved at for the year. Sullivan said the 6 percent raise this year
amounted to an additional $11,000 in salary to all the coaches and advisors at the
high school and middle school level.
Agriculture update
Advisor Lisa Kopp and members of
the Medford FFA were at the meeting to
thank the board for allowing their participation at the national convention in
Louisville, Ky. The board also reviewed
a video on changes in the agriculture department during Kopps first year with
the school. Enrollment in the classes is
up, and a new middle school FFA chapter
has started since the district began offering an introductory agriculture class
this year.
Kopp emphasized the hope for agriculture classes to be more of a hands-on
experience for students.
photos by Brian Wilson
48-144550
48-144354
OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Page
Page 6A
Thursday,
November22,
27, 2011
2014
Thursday,
September
Star News
Editorials
Take time to give thanks this season

As any elementary school student
can report, the first Thanksgiving was
a three-day celebration by the Pilgrims
and their Native American friends for
the bountiful harvest of 1621.
The Pilgrims had landed in what eventually became Massachusetts in late fall
1620 and had suffered through a harsh
winter. Half the colonists died that first
winter.
However, the land was fertile and wild
game plentiful. By the following fall, they
had more than enough food stored for the
coming winter and gave thanks for their
bounty.
While the exact date and menu of that
first Thanksgiving feast are subject to
speculation, the idea of setting a time to
pause and give thanks took hold.
On the fourth Thursday of November
Americans gather with their family and
friends to give thanks and share a meal.
Late fall is a stressful time for many
people. The days are noticeably shorter,
the weather more unpredictable and
colder. It is a time of year when it is easy
to focus on negative, rather than positive things. These things contribute to
making it a perfect time to pause and say
thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our

readers, I am thankful for all of you.
I am thankful that I have a great
group of people to work with and a
job I enjoy.
I am thankful to all the volunteers
who help keep our communities going.
Most of all I am thankful to God
in giving me my family; my wonderful husband who is my everything,
my ve children John, Lucinda, Conrad, Warren, and Hazel who make
life very entertaining, and my mom
who spends this time of year sewing
costumes and oats for the Abbotsford Christmas parade. I am thankful
for extended family and step family.
Thanks for being in our lives. Kris
OLeary
I am thankful for memories; memories gone by and memories to come.
Memories give me a sense of peace,
laughter, joys, and sorrows. Memories reassure me of all that I am thankful for; time spent with loved ones
who have passed, the blessings of
two sons, a hard-working husband,
family, health, love, and freedom. I
am also thankful for new memories to
be made; watching my children grow
up, spending time with family, and
embracing life. Michele DuBois,
Medford
Star News
Mackenzie Madison (who portrayed pilgrim woman Mary Allerton), Jada Surek
(Ellen Billington), and Meadow Beyer (Ann Fuller) cook the rst Thanksgiving dinner
during the Stetsonville Area Elementary School third grade play on Friday. Blade Yang
(Stephen Hopkins) is also pictured.
A pile of scientific research done in
the past 20 years has put facts and figures
behind what most people have known
their entire lives. It feels good to thank
and to be thanked. According to one 2004
I am thankful for my husband, Bob,

my children, step-children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I am
thankful I live in a country where all
are free to share our opinions, pursue
our dreams, and live our lives without
fear of oppression, no matter which
party is in charge. God bless our
country, our heroes and our families.
Carol OLeary
I am thankful for my faith, family
and friends. There is no greater gift
than those. Kelly Schmidt
I am thankful for my three wonderful daughters. Also, extremely thankful for my other family and awesome
friends who help get us through the
difcult times. Most of all I thank God
for watching over us.
Dawn Held, Medford
I am thankful for my three sons.
They can be a handful at times, but I
dont know what I would do without
them. I am also thankful for the rest of
my family and my friends.
Rachel Parks, Medford
Quote of the Week:
As a part-time position, I cant see him being able to serve the whole county.
Ken Patterson of Medford, a veteran attending the Nov. 19 county

personnel meeting supporting a full-time veterans service ofcer.
study, research with adults overwhelmingly indicates that gratitude is strongly

related to healthy psychological and social functioning because it focuses people on self-improvement and helps them
I am thankful for the people who

help bring me up when I am down.
I am thankful for having the opportunity to share peoples stories and be a
part of their lives. I am also thankful
for my family and especially my children, they bring me joy and make me
proud every day. Brian Wilson
FFamily,
il friends,
f i d freedom,
f d
health
h lh
and the ability to dream.
Ann Kuehling
Im thankful for being able to retire
at the end of the year, for my family, and especially my two-year-old
grandson, Keaton. Doug Johnson,
Seattle, Wash.
I am thankful for my family and all

my awesome friends. They help out
each other and dont expect a thing
after. We have been blessed with everyone we know and love.
Fawn Szydel
We are thankful for all our wonderful family and friends. And all the
military people who are ghting for
our freedoms. Thank you veterans for
your service.
Joe and Heather Eisner, Medford
maintain and build strong, supportive

social ties. Similar studies have shown
the impact goes beyond adults, to children also. The health benefits of taking
time to say thank you, are measurable
and positive.
Whether the thanks are directed to
God, or given to people around us, the
very act of expressing gratitude is beneficial to everyone.
It is easy to forget the good things
that happen each day, and instead focus
solely on the aches, pains and missed
opportunities. This is why it is all the
more important to take time to remember the good things. Some events such
as recovery from illness, the birth of a
child, or getting a new job after a lengthy
search, are obvious things for which to
give thanks. However, equally worthy of
thanks are the small things, such as the
kind words of a stranger, a childs hug or
a friend willing to listen.
For all these things both great and
small, take the time this week to pause,
remember and give thanks.
The Star News invited its staff and
readers to share what they are thankful
for this year. The following are some of
the responses:
My family, friends and coworkers. My faith, that the local economy

seems to be doing better this year and
what that means to Medford. That
No-Shave November will soon be
done so I can shave this itchy stuff off
my face! Todd Lundy
The amazing people in our lives

who brighten our moods, expand our
horizons and make the world a better
place. Mark Berglund
My family and my health.

Donald Watson
After losing a son and daughter to

a car accident, I am very thankful for
the three sons and two daughters I
have left. I am also thankful for my
husband who works so hard for his
family, and those precious grandchildren we have, our jobs which allow
us to eat and pay our bills, and most
of all our health and our freedom.
Sue Bechert-Sperl, Medford
My wonderful children. They

make me smile and laugh everyday!
Angela Wiitala, Medford
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
Write a Vox Pop: Vox Pops, from the Latin Vox Populi or Voice of the People, are
the opinions of our readers and reect subjects of current interest. All letters must be signed
and contain the address and telephone number of the writer for verication of authorship
and should be the work of the writer. Letters will be edited. No election-related letters will be
run the week before the election. E-mail: starnews@centralwinews.com.
Thursday,
27,22,
2014
Thursday,November
September
2011
OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Page 3
7
Page
Brian Wilson
Traditions
Community Voices
Ebola and politics of quarantine

able. This can be done right. It can be done very wrong
too. So far, quarantine has been botched. But it ought to
be done, just done right much better than an unheated
plastic tent in New Jersey. Reasonable precautions are
required as outlined by the CDC, but hysteria created
by politicians is par for the course these days. The Star
News editorial said recently, Having a hodge-podge collection of state rules ......could spell disaster for any efforts to contain a potentially virulent outbreak. I say,
Amen. Honestly, I cant imagine any other developed/
civilized country in the world making political hay over
a deadly disease or squabbling over public health policy.
Most have a national healthcare system with centralized power to develop policies and enforce them. Ebola
is taking its toll, not in deaths but in the ugly emotions
its raising to the surface of our body politic.
The best way and effective right thing to do is end Ebola at the source. The source is Africa. In the meantime,
it is also vital to keep it from spreading by accident to
avoid starting it anew anywhere.
Sending health workers to the affected countries in
Africa is the best way to help both them and us. To suggest, as some people are doing, that somehow the people
in those areas of Africa that are affected by Ebola are
less deserving of care is morally reprehensible and just
plain dumb.
Wouldnt it be nice if empathy came in chewable tablet form? It didnt escape me that the first reaction to
those who are doing the right thing has been to vilify
them. Panic is never a good response in times of crisis.
This one is no different. When Mad Cow disease happened, I dont remember anyone panicking the way certain people are now with
Ebola. The President spoke
forcefully and clearly, with
the type of authoritative
presence I wish hed display more often. His praise
of
courageous healthcare workers crystallized
their importance in stark
contrast to the hyperbole
and fear-stoking political
braggadocio .....and now
familiar desire to paint all
threats, including those to
public health, as a confirmation of governmental
incompetence, now targets
doctors, nurses and other
healthcare providers. A
sad spectacle which unduly unsettles public confidence.
Osmond Ekwueme
MD, PhD., Medford
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
At the Time of a Claim,
We Represent
YOU!
39-142282
I was really aghast at CNN interviewing a novelist

(not a medical scientist), Robin Cook, who wrote a thriller about a conspiracy to spread Ebola and was foiled by
a hero doctor. I am not making this up. The real issue
here is how quickly it can mutate, and how thats gonna
affect the transmission Cook said. Perhaps this virus
cannot live very long in the air. I dont know. But I dont
think anybody knows
Actually, people do know. Every professional health
agency in the world agrees that ebola cannot be transmitted through the air. As for mutating, Scientific
American reports that theres almost no historical
precedent for any virus to change its basic mode of
transmission so radically. One can see how this myth
is perpetrated and repeated over and over regardless
of facts a well-known tactic to turn myth into fact.
What they dont tell you is that the disease is not contagious before symptoms appear, because it requires contact with infected bodily fluids for transmission.
The spread of false information about Ebola is more
deadly than the virus itself because it prevents people
from stopping the spread of the disease. The real thing
is bad enough without spreading lurid disinformation.
This unreasoning fear, far out of proportion to any actual threat, is a big part of the problem. Indeed, fear
makes us reckless. Fear always works like a charm. To
quarantine individuals who have a highly contagious
disease and who pose a threat to spreading the disease
has been a medical norm and should never be political.
This should always be left to trained professionals.
Everybody needs to take a deep breath and get a grip.
People like Kaci Hickox cannot transmit the Ebola virus
if they do not have it. She tested negative for the virus.
Involuntary quarantine feeds the current fear frenzy.
People cannot contract the virus through casual contact
(ie. traveling the same subway car, plane, bus or train)
from someone who is symptomatic. Again, the ONLY
way to contract the disease is by coming into contact
with the bodily fluids of an infected person. For more
information, follow the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventions (CDC) guidance (www.cdc.gov). I am glad to
hear that some of the medical people returning from Africa have the good sense enough to self impose a 21 day
quarantine. They do not want to take even the slightest chance that they would infect their loved ones. This
is something that was hardly mentioned in the news.
What was mentioned (over and over) is the nurse that
wanted to break her quarantine period.
A brief reasonable quarantine could even be a badge
of honor for risking so much. It would be more of a
badge of honor if we made it so with an effort to show
appreciation. Those who go into the danger are heroic, and when they come back they deserve to be well
treated. If we make an effort, we can treat them well,
honor their heroism without taking risks with the disease. The quarantine can be made pleasant and honor-
Traditions are the ropes that tie families together

across miles and generations.
Thanksgiving at my parents house has always been
a big production. While dishes would come and go, the
staples were always there a turkey (eventually two
when all of us started getting married and having kids),
a mountain of coleslaw and loaves of stuffing, cranberry
sauce and piles of veggies. We cant forget the candied
sweet potatoes in a brown sugar glaze none of that
marshmallow nonsense.
I have always had a fondness for coleslaw. Unfortunately, it is one of those foods easiest to make in vat-sized
quantities, which is far more than what the four members of the Wisconsin branch of the Wilson family can
consume before it goes bad.
Cooking for Thanksgiving would start early on
Wednesday with each member of my family having a
job, from peeling potatoes to cutting the broccoli. While
I can remember my dad cooking us scrambled eggs at
least once when I was a kid, the kitchen was always my
moms domain. This didnt mean he didnt help out, but
it was more on the order of peeling carrots or feeding the
cabbage chunks into the food processor.
My grandmother lived with us for a while when I was
a child and would rave about my dads coleslaw because he used a food processor to shred it. Considering
all the other steps involved, it would be like thanking the
guy who ran the combine for a great birthday cake. We
still make reference to it, even decades after my grandmothers passing.
While my familys tradition revolved around the big
Thanksgiving dinner, which we would eat about 1 p.m.
and be followed by an even more eagerly awaited supper
of leftovers that night, other families have different traditions.
For many in this area, family traditions are tied to
the annual gun deer hunting season. Hunting knowledge
and skills are passed down through generations. While
the focus is time spent in the woods hunting to put meat
in the freezer or a trophy on the wall, time spent in the
hunting cabin playing cards or swapping stories is in
many ways more important.
Traditions must be renewed if they are to remain
alive. My father-in-law was an avid hunter before he
died, but neither my wife nor I hunt, and I fear my children wont learn to appreciate getting up before dawn on
opening weekend, or the patience involved with waiting
for the clean shot. This is the reason mentor programs
are so important, so those traditions and knowledge do
not fade away.
Regardless of whether a familys Thanksgiving
traditions center around a meal shared by family and
friends, football or time spent in the woods hunting, the
important part of any tradition is that it be shared and
renewed.
(3HUNLQV0HGIRUG

OPINION
THE STAR NEWS
Page
Page 8A
Thursday,
November22,
27, 2011
2014
Thursday,
September
School corner
Always good and making a difference

For the past ten years, I have had the opportunity their education/develop job skills/work on college cred- Therapy, School Nursing, School Based Mental Health
and privilege to be the Director of Student Services its/learn independent skills in our SOAR (Students Counseling, Police Liaison, Educational Interpreter,
Hearing Impaired, Audiology, Special Bus TransportaOpen to Achieving Reality) Program
and Special Education for the MedStudents do not have to be identi- tion, English Language Learner, Core Assistive Techford Area Public School District. Over
School Numbers
fied with a disability to receive layers nology, Job Coaching, and School Guidance Counseling
this time there have been many wonCareer Fairs, Mini Business World, Families Being
of academic/social/behavioral interderful memories and moments with
Medford Area
101
vention supports across the school Involved Workshops, Laws of Life Essay Contest, Spestudents, new initiatives/programs
Senior High School
cial Education Family Days, Taylor County Transition
district
created, privileges to work alongside
Adapted Physical Education is of- Night, Taylor County Reality Fair, Financial Aid WorkMedford Area
84
quality people on personal and professhops, B.U.G, and Cultural Fair are just some of our stufered in each school building
Middle School
sional levels, and opportunities to proAt the of end of the 2014 15 school dent services programs
vide direct and indirect support to 300
MAES/SES
99
Ongoing balanced assessments help measure stuyear we will have four staff that
plus families on an annual basis.
completed their Wilson Reading Lev- dent achievement and progress through DLM, PALS,
Others (RVA, Holy
38
Special Education and Student Serel II Certification, 20 staff that com- WKCE, ACT, ACT Aspire, Dynamic Learning Map,
Immanuel,
vices are delivered across the school Rosary,
pleted their Wilson Reading Level AIMS Web progress monitoring, and NWEAMAP
district and designed to help make a and Itinerant)
Evidence based curriculums include: Read 180, WilI Certification, a certified Wilson
difference for our students and famiThe overall 322 students who
Foundations presenter and our own son Reading, Wilson Fundations, Wilson Just Words,
lies.
receive special education repreReading Mastery, Achieve 3000, Edmark Reading, Readin district Wilson trainer
Did you know:
sent 13.96% of the overall stuVery Special Arts Band experience ing Assistant, Voyager Math, Connecting Math ConThe Medford Area Public School
dent population:
on the field of Camp Randall during cepts, and Early Literacy Skills Builder are just some
District is required to provide special
a fall UW Badgers Game is offered to curriculums used
education services to students with
Special Education Classes are built on Extended
regular and special needs high school
disabilities between the ages of 3 and
Grade Band Standards, Common Core Essential Elestudents on an annual basis
21 years of age
Preschool Options Model offers early childhood spe- ments, Wisconsin Model Academic Standards, ComThere are 322 students who receive special education
mon Core Standards, and/or IEP
cial education services to students
as of September 19, 2014:
goals/objectives I will often be
A student on the autism spectrum was Mayor for the in their homes, community child
Impairment Percentage
asked by those I come in contact
day and gave the proclamation to help light the Taylor care settings, pre kindergarten
Learning Disability
4.47%
with how is it going? By lookCounty Courthouse blue for Autism Awareness Month class, and in early childhood classing at everyone that I get to work
room
in April
Speech Language (prima3.12%
with (students, parents, school
Staff have multiple licen- ry)
18 adults have come back to school to complete high
staff, and community), seeing our
sures, including: Special Educaschool graduation requirements since the inception of
Other Health Impaired
2.86%
existing and newer programs/
tion Teacher, Regular Education
our Medford Adult Diploma Academy in 2010
initiatives, and most importantly
158 students have earned their diplomas through our Teacher, Reading Teacher, AlterEmotional Behavioral Dis1.17%
getting to know and see our stuAlternative High School program now in our 15th year native Education, Adapted Physi- ability
dents have success it has to be
Child Development Day is offered each Fall to help cal Education, School Psychology,
Autism Spectrum Disorder
1.04%
Always Good especially when
Speech Language, Early Childscreen children ages 2-4 for developmental readiness
we are working hard on making a
18-21 year olds have the opportunity to continue hood, Guidance Counseling, and
Cognitive Disability
0.69%
difference in the lives of our stumore
Other (Vision, TBI, SDD)
0.61%
dents and families.
One of our special education
Please contact me with any
staff have their National Board
questions or for more informaTeacher Certification
tion about special education or
The Taylor County Education
student services at any time.
Center is now home to our Med Joseph A. Greget, Director of Student Serford Adult Diploma Academy, Alternative High School,
Rural Virtual Academy, 18-21 year old SOAR Program, vices/Special Education for Medford Area Public
Speech Language/Early Childhood Motor Group, and Schools
Taylor County Literacy Council
Special Olympics Basketball is offered each Fall
MAES and SES have earned distinguished state
awards for being Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports (PBIS) schools
Leadership positions are taken countywide, including: Taylor County Literacy Council, Taylor County
Autism Support Group, Taylor County Early Childhood
Call The Star News to get color in your ad TODAY!
Sub Committee, Taylor County Interagency Communi715-748-2626
cations Committee, Medford Morning Rotary Club, and
Special Education Advisory Council
Related services are offered to students in the areas
Your local Oxygen provider. Serving northern & north central
of Speech Language, Occupational Therapy, Physical
COLOR
Sells!
Wisconsin, northern Minnesota and Michigans upper peninsula.
Offering a complete line of medical equipment

and supplies for purchase or rent.
CALL NOW 1-800-838-6315
5DNHLQWKH)DOO6DYLQJV6DOH
HOME
MEDICAL
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
6DYH
RQD1HZ0HWDO5RRI
3OXV5HFHLYHD
:DO0DUW*LIW&DUG
2XU0HWDO
D
5RRI/DVWV
Located in the Evergreen Plaza across from Mertens Garage
TF-500305
6RXWKWK6WUHHW0HGIRUG

www.homeoxygen.com
Sweet treats
ZLWK3XUFKDVH
/LIHWLPH
www.1866getapro.com
48-144530
photo by Brian Wilson
A malted milk ball, a piece of candy corn and a couple cookies were combined to form a turkey-inspired
Thanksgiving treat. Thanksgiving is the traditional start
to the holiday season and homemade or in this case
semi-homemade treats are a great way to share the
joy of the season.
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, November
January 2, 2014
27, 2014
Page 9
7
Deer harvest down in area

by Sports Editor Matt Frey
As expected, local hunters registered white-tailed
deer at a slow pace through the opening weekend of the
2014 nine-day gun season.
Taylor Countys seven deer registration stations
tagged 524 bucks Saturday and Sunday, down 27.5 percent from the first two days of the 2013 season when 723
bucks were registered on a frigid opening weekend.
With a zero quota on anterless deer in Taylor County, with the exceptions of youth, disabled and military
tags, just 128 such deer were registered over the weekend. There were 760 does and fawns registered on the
first weekend last year.
The 524 bucks registered on opening weekend is the
lowest figure in Taylor County since 546 bucks were registered on the first weekend of the 1997 season. In 2007,
2006, 2005, 2001, 2000 and 1999, opening weekend buck
registration numbers were more than double what was
registered this past weekend.
The low numbers reflect what wildlife officials had
already known deer numbers are down, particularly
in heavily-wooded areas where the severity of last winter took its toll on what was already a smaller deer herd.
That is why the zero antlerless quota is in place across
northern Wisconsin, to help the herd rebound.
We knew the antlerless numbers would be way
down, said Mark Schmidt, the Department of Natural
Resources wildlife biologist for Taylor and Rusk counties. We know a good number of the antlerless deer
registered were from below Taylor County into Clark
County and Chippewa County. We had the same thing
in Rusk County at the stations where deer came from
Chippewa County. A lot of stations were reporting a lot
of smaller bucks and fewer of the larger, older bucks.
That was no surprise.
Conditions were quite favorable on Saturday with
temperatures finally warming into the 30s for the first
time in a couple of weeks. Snow cover made deer easier
to see and blood trails of wounded deer easier to follow.
Sunday was warmer yet, but fog hindered visibility.
Saturday I would say was very good, Schmidt said.
We were probably lucky it was that way on the first
day. Thats always our biggest day of hunting.
Largely due to the zero quota on antlerless deer, the
opening weekend total of 652 deer registered in Taylor
County is by far the lowest two-day total in the past 20
years. The next closest total in the past 20 years was
four years ago in 2010 when 1,119 deer were registered
during the first two days. There were 1,193 openingweekend deer registered in 1997.
As always, Stramas Self-Serve Mart in Medford was
the busiest station over the weekend, registering 188
bucks and 60 does, down from 265 bucks and 287 does a
year ago. The one station that actually saw an increase
in opening-weekend buck registrations was the Northwoods Country Store in Jump River, which tagged 35
bucks compared to 25 at this point last year. Rock Point
Bait and Convenience Store in Perkinstown wasnt far
off last years pace, registering 66 bucks compared to 80
on opening weekend of 2013.
Buck registrations trailed last years pace in all 18
counties of the DNRs Northern District. Rusk County
wasnt too far off, dropping only 15 percent in buck registrations. Lincoln County was down 27 percent, Price
County dropped 28 percent in buck registrations.
In neighboring counties that are part of the West
Central District and the farmland zones where antlerless tags were more plentiful, Clark Countys registrations were down 25 percent for bucks and 43 percent for
does, while Marathon Countys registration numbers
dropped 19 percent for bucks and 32 percent for antlerless deer.
Statewide, 90,281 deer were registered over the weekend based on preliminary call-in numbers from the
registration stations. Nearly 1,500 of those deer were
registered by those who were selected to participate in
the pilot program for an electronic registration system
Taylor County opening weekend deer registration

Station
2014
2013
2014
2013
bucks
bucks
antlerless
antlerless
Chelsea Cons. Club
36
59
10
44
Gilman Bowling
Alley
88
130
18
116
Northwoods
Country Store
35
25
33
Bellinger
Sportsmans Bar
32
68
13
90
Stramas Cenex
188
265
60
287
Rock Point Bait
66
80
12
95
Rib Lake
R-Corner BP
79
96
10
93
Totals
524
723
128
760
% change
-27.5%
Nice buck
photo by Jerri Wojner
Trophy
photo by Jerri Wojner
Dustin Fuchs shot this 8-pointer on Saturday. The

deer had an outside spread of 21-3/4 inches.
-83.2%
2014 total: 652 deer (-56%)

2013 total: 1,483 deer
Joe Tomandl of Gad shot this buck on Sunday.
Registration
Joshua Kucko counts this bucks teeth to determine its

age at Stramas registration station in Medford.
that will be available to all hunters in 2015. Registration
numbers are down from a year ago in all regions, though
a few individual counties showed slight increases.
In the best news of opening weekend, the DNR reports for the second time in the past 10 years there were
no hunting-related incidents reported in the seasons
first two days.
As we communicated throughout the past year,
many factors influence deer numbers in the north that
include severe winters, comparatively more large predators than in years past, land ownership patterns and
habitat issues to name a few, DNR big game ecologist
Kevin Wallenfang said. We are attempting to increase
deer numbers in the north, so many counties have a
buck-only season framework this year which is intended to allow herd growth.
The forecast for the rest of the season calls for huntable conditions. But in most cases, its going to take
some work to fill tags on the last weekend.
Its a tough one, Schmidt said. Hopefully people
can still get out and hunt. There still are some deer out
there. There certainly are some bucks out there. We
know its going to be tough to harvest deer this year.
submitted photo
First deer
Brandon Heiser, son of Jeff Heiser, shot his first deer
on Saturday morning. Saturday was also Brandons 11th
birthday and the hunt was a great present thanks to his
grandpa, John and uncle, Jamie.
Big Buck Contest

Call for details.
Slinger man accidently shoots his own leg

by News Editor Brian Wilson
A Slinger man shot himself in the leg at a city of Medford motel room Saturday morning.
On Nov. 22 at 5:44 a.m., the Medford Police Department received a report that Jacob Zenner, 22, of Slinger,
was shot in the leg. The shooting occurred inside room
No. 20 of the Medford Inn.
According to Det. Mike Schroeder, after a complete
investigation of the matter it was determined the gun

shot incident was accidentally self-inflicted and no foul
play is suspected. There were no other injuries to report
as a result of this incident. The victim received medical
care at Medford Aspirus Hospital and was later transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
We would like to take this time to remind everyone
to use the utmost care while handling firearms, Schroeder said.
TAXIDERMY
ES
TIFICAT
GIFT CER ABLE

AVAIL
715-785-7590
W9157 State Hwy. 64, Medford
wildlifecreationswhitetails.com
46-143376
PUBLIC NOTICES
THE STAR NEWS
Page 10
Public notices
GOV. SCOTT WALKER AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN

G
want you to be aware of the following public notices
published the week of NOV. 18, 2014:
Pollution Reviews/Pollutant: Madison Gas & Electric, WPDES, Nov. 19; Waupaca
Foundry, Waupaca, Nov. 20.
Hearing: WisDOT, State Airport System, Nov. 18.
Meetings: Fitchburg Common Council, Nov. 19; UW Board of Regents, Madison, Nov. 24.
Request for Proposals: WHEDA, Fund Investment Manager, Nov. 19.
Auction: Unclaimed Property, online, Nov. 20.
General: /<+/PZ[VYPJ:JOVVS(WHY[TLU[Z:JOVLSK5V]
Search public notices from all state communities online at:
Notice of Public Hearing

The City of Medford Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing to gather public input on Monday, December
6, 2014 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The hearing will be in the
Council Conference Room at City Hall, 639 S. Second
Street and will be as follows:
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a request from Tammy
Hoffman for a Conditional Use Permit under Section
3.31.2.f of the City of Medford Zoning Code to operate an
Esthetics (facial and body treatments) in-home business
at her property located at 125 N. Park Street.
Virginia Brost, City Clerk
47-144359
(1st ins. Nov. 20, 2nd ins. Nov. 27)
WNAXLP
WisconsinPublicNotices.org is a public service made possible

by the members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
Notice of Spring Election

Town of Greenwood
April 7, 2015

Town of Browning
April 7, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be
held in the Town of Browning on Tuesday, April 7, 2015,
the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
Office
One Town Chairman
Two Town Supervisors
One Town Clerk
One Town Treasurer
Incumbent
Otto Klinger
Don Purvis and Larry Virnig
Patti Kraegenbrink
Melody Kuenne
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a town caucus for

the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the
spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be
scheduled during the month of December 2014. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than Tuesday, January 6, 2015 and not later than Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at
least five days before the caucus.
Town of Browning
Patti Kraegenbrink, Town Clerk
(1st ins. November 20, 2nd ins. November 27)
WNAXLP
47-144348

held in the Town of Greenwood on Tuesday, April 7,
2015 the following offices are to be elected to succeed the
present incumbents listed. The term for all offices is for
two years beginning on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
Office
Town Board Chairperson
Town Board Supervisor
Clerk
Treasurer
Incumbent
Dennis Fuchs
James Gebauer
Michael Wudi
Jill Scheithauer
Linda Bartelt
WNAXLP
Village of Stetsonville
2015 proposed Budget Summary
Public Notice for Budget Hearing
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library,
located at 105 N. Gershwin Street, a public hearing will be held.
Description
Expenditures
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Culture, Rec, Educ
Conservation
Debt Service
Capital Outlay
Total Expenses
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Budgeted
$91,002
$9,300
$87,535
$64,906
$75,043
$8,800
$91,070
$97,502
$90,417
$6,600
$12,115
$381,547
$87,636
$8,500
$84,980
$65,300
$252,743
2012
Actual
2014
Projected
2015
Proposed
$67,885
$8,294
$122,562
$70,235
$12,832
$71,529
$8,500
$106,693
$82,684
$3,600
$6,600
$246,416
$268,976
$279,606
2013
Actual
2014
Budgeted
2014
Projected
2015
Proposed
$50,228
$162,662
$3,926
$20,000
$9,600
$54,994
$167,603
$1,651
$20,000
$10,467
$246,416
$254,715
$46,600
$184,338
$1,100
$20,000
$16,479
$6,000
$5,150
$279,667
2015
Expenses
$150
$155,763
$208,046
Fund Bal
12/31/13
-$11,552.00
$3,257,034
$942,862
Revenues
Tax Revenue
Intergovermental Revenue
Licenses/Dues
Tax Equivalent
Public Charge
Misc. Revenue
Other Finance Sources
Total Revenues
$246,222
$45,881
$164,925
$601
$20,000
$13,981
$16,425
$10,775
$272,588
Fund Balance (12/31)
$644,510
$535,551
Fund Name
Tax Incremental District #1
Municipal Water Utility
Wastewater Utility
$53,365
$157,088
$15,769
$20,000
2015
Revenues
$147,130
$208,900
Percent
Change
WNAXLP
(1st ins. November 20, 2nd ins. November 27)
WNAXLP

Town of Holway
April 7, 2015
held in the Town of Holway on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, the
following offices are to be elected to succeed the present
incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning
on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
Office
Town Chairperson
Town Supervisor
Town Supervisor
Town Clerk
Town Treasurer
Incumbent
Rodney Adams
Rick Nehls
Craig Kawa
Jenny Nehls
Amber Larson
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a town caucus for

the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the
spring election ballot of the above listed offices will be
scheduled during the month of December 2014. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than Tuesday, January 6, 2015 and not later that Tuesday, January 27, 2015.
Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at
least five days before the caucus.
Town of Holway
Jenny Nehls, Town Clerk
WNAXLP
48-144547
Notice of School Board Election

to be held on April 7, 2015
School District of Gilman
Gilman, Wisconsin 54433
1.00%
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be

held in the School District of Gilman on Tuesday, April 7,
2015, the following offices are to be elected to succeed
the present incumbents listed. The term of office for each
school board member is three years beginning on or the
first meeting after Monday, April 27, 2015.
Office
School Board Member
School Board Member
School Board Member
1.000%
A complete copy of the proposed line item budget for 2015 is available from the Village Clerk Treasurers office by
request, (715) 678-2191.
Shawn Sullivan, Village Clerk Treasurer
47-144347
It is the intent of the Taylor County Commission on Aging to contract, through a Purchase of Service Agreement,
its Mini-Bus transportation service provided through the
s.85.21 Specialized Transportation Assistance Program
serving elderly and disabled residents of Taylor County.
Trained drivers along with wheelchair-accessible vans or
buses are needed Monday - Friday. Service is provided
on a door-to-door basis, with some passenger assistance
required. Vehicles must be human services certified.
If interested in submitting a proposal, information packets are available by calling the Commission on Aging at
(715) 748-1491, or can be picked up from the Commission on Aging office, 845B E. Broadway Ave., Medford,
WI 54451. Completed proposals will be accepted in the
Commission on Aging office until 4:30 p.m., December 17,
2014.
Taylor County reserves the right to reject, in whole or in
part, any and all proposals; to waive technical deficiencies
in the proposals; to accept the proposal and award final
contract to the party or firm which is the most advantageous for Taylor County.
48-144532
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the first day to

circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2014, and
the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, January 6, 2015, in the office of the town clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 17,
2015.
GIVEN under my hand in the Town of Greenwood this
21st day of November, 2014.
Jill Scheithauer, Town of Greenwood Clerk
jillscheithauer@outlook.com
48-144543
Request for Proposals for

Mini-Bus Transportation
Service for Taylor County
Incumbent
Lila Birkenholz
Sheri Johnson
Chris Skabroud
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy must
be filed no later than 4:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 6,
2015, with the school district clerk or at the district administrators office.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 17,
2015.
A description of the school district boundaries can be
obtained from the school district office.
GIVEN under my hand in Gilman, Wisconsin on November 13, 2014.
/s/ Valorie Kulesa
Val Kulesa
School District of Gilman Clerk WNAXLP
48-144368
PUBLIC NOTICES
THE STAR NEWS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-IN-15
In the Matter of the Estate of
Keith Krug, Decedent.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of
birth of March 11, 1934 and date
of death of October 27, 2014,
was domiciled in Taylor County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 549 Billings Ave.,
Medford, WI 54451.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a

claim against the decedents estate is February 13, 2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin.
/s/ Toni Matthias
Toni Matthias, Probate Registrar
Date: November 4, 2014
Gene G. Krug
State Bar No. 1008399
205 South Second Street
Medford, WI 54451
(715) 748-2273
(1st ins. November 13,
3rd ins. November 27)
46-143984
WNAXLP

Town of Medford
April 7, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election is to
be held in the Town of Medford on Tuesday, April 7, 2015,
the following office is to be elected to succeed the present
incumbents listed. The term for all offices is for two years
beginning on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
Office
Town Clerk
Town Treasurer
Constable
Incumbent
Vernon Pernsteiner
Gary Czarnezki
Stanley Schmidt
Diane Maar
Carol Pernsteiner
Ray Metz

Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in the office of the Town Clerk.
2015.
Diane Maar, Clerk, CMC
48-144542
WNAXLP
City of Medford
Notice of Newly Enacted
Ordinance(s) and/or Resolution(s)
Please take notice that the City of Medford, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, enacted the following legislation on
November 18, 2014:
Ordinance #994 that amends Section 5.5.10(C) of the
City Code of Ordinances entitled Other ImprovementsDriveways to clarify the standards for curb & gutter construction as follows:
1. Reconstruction & New Construction Projects. Property owners are responsible for construction and maintenance of driveways and driveway aprons. Driveway curb
cuts are installed with the curb and gutter for each existing
driveway. New driveway curb cuts shall be installed when
requested. Each existing and new driveway shall have
a concrete surface apron installed at the property owners expense. Aprons shall be the width of the curb cut
and shall extend from the curb ten feet (10) towards the
property line. Estimate of costs shall be provided to each
property holder for their driveway apron. Driveway aprons
shall be assessed to the property holder at actual costs.
These costs shall become part of the special assessment
notice. Costs of the hookup between the apron and existing driveway shall be borne by the City.
2. Construction within Existing Streets with Curb &
Gutter. Curb and gutter installations along roads with exiting curb and gutter shall comply with Section 4.2.3 of
Citys Zoning Code. Property owners are responsible for
the construction of driveways, driveway aprons, and the
full replacement of any curb and gutter affected by the
construction of the driveway, including the installation of
an expansion joint between the curb and driveway apron.
The road surface shall be restored to that condition that
existed before the construction began. The standards for
the construction of the new curb and gutter are available
in the office of the Street & Water Superintendent. In addition, a building permit and a zoning permit issued by
the Building Inspector are required before the start of construction.
The full text of Ordinance #994 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
48-144428
WNAXLP
Page 11
Public notices
Notice to
Westboro Residents

Town of Goodrich
April 7, 2015
Notice is hereby given, that at an election to be held
in the Town of Goodrich on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
WKH IROORZLQJ RIFHV DUH WR EH HOHFWHG WR VXFFHHG WKH
present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years
beginning on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
2IFH
Incumbent
Town Chairperson
Dennis Raasch
Town Supervisor
Jason Julian
Town Supervisor
William Vannerson
Town Clerk
Catherine Lemke
Town Treasurer
Julie Lemke
Notice is hereby given, that a town caucus for the
purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the
VSULQJ HOHFWLRQ EDOORW IRU WKH DERYH OLVWHG RIFHV ZLOO
be scheduled during the month of January 2015. The
caucus will be held on a date not sooner than Tuesday,
January 7, 2015 and not later than Tuesday, January
28, 2015. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus
ZLOOEHJLYHQDWOHDVWYHGD\VEHIRUHWKHFDXFXV
Notice is hereby given, that all the Incumbents are
eligible for re-election.
48-144444
Catherine Lemke, Clerk
Notice of Public Hearing on

the Proposed 2015 Budget
Notice is hereby given that on Friday, December 5,
2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center, N8855 Second Street, a Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget will
be held.
Notice of Special Town Meeting

for the Electors
Notice is hereby given that immediately following
completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2015
budget, a special town meeting of the electors called pursuant to 60.12(1)(c) of WI Statutes by the town board to
adopt the 2014 town tax levy to be paid in 2015 pursuant
to 60.10(1)(a) of the WI Statutes and to approve total
highway expenditures for 2015 pursuant to 82.03 of the
WI Statutes.
The Town Board will adopt the 2015 Annual Budget immediately following the Public Hearing and Town Meeting.
Copy of the proposed 2015 budget is available in the
Town Clerks Office, call 715-427-3566 to set up an appointment.
Rebecca Zuleger, Town Clerk
47-144396
(1st ins. Nov. 20, 2nd ins. Nov. 27)
WNAXLP
City of Medford
2015 Adopted Budget Summary
General Fund
2013
Budgeted
Description
Expenditures
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Health and Human Services
Culture, Rec. & Education
Capital Outlay
Transfers Out
Total Expenses
401,941.00
112,500.00
166,954.00
$3,322,563.65
Revenues
Tax Revenue
Special Assessment
State Funding & Grants
Licenses & Permits
Enforcement
Public Services
Inter Govt Charges
Other Revenue
Interfund Transfers
Total Revenues
$1,249,846.00
164,611.00
1,588,013.00
49,311.00
36,909.00
29,000.00
79,324.00
125,550.00
$3,322,564.00
$810,948.00
937,219.65
893,001.00
2013
Actual
2014
Estimated
2015
Proposed
$794,583.00
985,929.00
951,357.00
$631,695.53
961,897.80
809,667.68
348,743.31
48,726.39
167,618.73
$2,968,349.44
$797,946.00
952,715.00
864,773.00
420,484.00
149,750.00
164,204.00
$3,349,872.00
$750,000.00
920,000.00
878,000.00
395,000.00
110,000.00
166,954.00
$3,219,954.00
$1,128,688.24
187,085.20
1,605,812.24
59,001.33
43,167.51
27,930.17
85,171.03
136,998.98
$1,249,652.00
164,611.00
1,578,488.00
46,338.00
36,909.00
29,000.00
79,324.00
165,550.00
$1,230,000.00
95,000.00
1,580,000.00
48,250.00
36,500.00
27,500.00
74,000.00
110,000.00
$3,273,854.70
$3,349,872.00
$3,201,250.00
$1,271,041.00
164,611.00
1,610,785.00
52,348.00
48,909.00
33,000.00
79,324.00
134,299.00
18,000.00
$3,412,317.00
$5,365,629.00
$5,365,629.00
2015
Expenses
$49,500.00
40,050.00
16,250.00
361,436.00
67,849.00
26,349.00
7,991.00
129,705.00
51,439.00
1,767,553.00
3,038.00
287,237.00
174,332.00
767,208.00
361,799.00
1,422,062.00
8,867,900.00
Fund Bal/
Retained
Earnings
12/31/13
$36,411.00
37,502.00
174,710.00
70,614.00
(150,574.00)
(768,790.00)
(19,344.00)
(545,671.00)
(246,427.00)
(124,912.00)
(31,528.00)
351,849.00
198,940.00
7,418,698.00
400,867.00
8,184,359.00
10,262,129.00
Fund Balance (12/31)

$5,384,333.00
Special Revenue Funds and Enterprise Funds (Utilities)
Fund Name and Number

CDBG (#25)
Room Tax (#21)
Landfill Fund (#22)
Medford Public Library (#23)
Tax Incremental District 5 (#42)
Medford Area Fire Dept. (#46)
Water Utility (#62)
Refuse/Recycling (#64)
Wastewater Utility (#66)
Electric Utility (#68)
2014
Budgeted
2015
Revenues
$49,500.00
40,050.00
16,250.00
361,436.00
65,334.00
55,279.00
11,630.00
126,616.00
61,538.00
2,276,739.00
28,600.00
324,362.00
174,332.00
963,300.00
361,159.00
1,231,000.00
9,061,927.00
410,994.00
105,250.00
164,204.00
$3,412,317.00
Notes: (1) Funds 21, 22, 25, 62, 64, 66 and 68 are financed through users fees and other sources of funds not including
the tax levy.
(2) The Medford Public Library and the Medford Area Fire Department are financed through users fees and other
sources as well as through tax levy which is included in the General Fund.
A copy of the entire City of Medford 2014 proposed budget is available for public inspection at the City Clerks Office,
located at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
Virginia Brost, City Clerk
48-144429
WNAXLP
PUBLIC NOTICES
THE STAR NEWS
Page 12
City of Medford
Common Council
Public Hearing Minutes
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council
Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called
the Public Hearing to order with
the following members present:
Dave J. Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson, Mike
Bub, and Clem Johnson. Alderperson Patricia DeChatelets
was absent. All vote tallies will
be with the exception of Alderperson DeChatelets vote.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel were present: City Clerk
Ginny Brost, City Coordinator/
Public Works Director John
Fales, Police Chief Ken Coyer,
Treasurer Kevin Doberstein,
Building Inspector/Planner Bob
Christensen, Frances L. Simek
Memorial Library Director Anne
LaRoche, and Street & Water
Superintendent Pat Chariton.
City Attorney Ken Schmiege
was an excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitors present were Brian
Wilson-Star News, and Marilyn
Frank.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson Johnson 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 public
hearing 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.
Purpose
Mayor Wellner explained the
purpose of the public hearing
was to consider the 2015 proposed City of Medford General
Fund Budget.
The proposed 2015 General
Fund Budget reflects a 3.25%
increase and is as published
below.
Activity
Proposed
Amounts - Changes
Property Tax Revenue
$684,483
General Fund Revenue $3,387,317 - $3,412,317

Mayor - $10,164
Legislative - $23,700
Legislative
Support
$198,380
Elections - $10,500
Administration & Finance $553,188
Assessment/Planning/Zoning
- $182,734
Police - $939,129
Public Works - $951,357
Culture & Recreation $245,321
Conservation & Development
- $28,390
Capital Outlay - $79,250 $104,250
Capital Construction Fund $721,500 - $696,500
Debt Service Fund - $691,348
Library Special Revenue
Fund - $361,436
Police Special Revenue Fund
- $15,800
*In addition and in order to be
in compliance for the 2106 Budget Restraint Program, $25,000
of Capital Outlay expense will
need to be transferred from the
Capital Construction Fund to the
General Fund. This does not affect the tax levy.
There were no public comments regarding the proposed
2015 budget.
Adjournment
Kraschnewski moved, Knight
seconded a motion to adjourn
the public hearing to the Council
meeting at 6:03 PM. All in favor:
All Aye. Motion Carried. Public
Hearing Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
(One ins. November 27)
48-144426
WNAXLP
City of Medford
Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
6:03 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
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, Arlene Parent, Greg
Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski,
Jim Peterson, Mike Bub, and
Clem Johnson. Alderperson Patricia DeChatelets was absent.
All vote tallies will be with the
exception of Alderperson DeChatelets vote.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson Johnson 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 Council. Notice of this
meeting was given to the pub-

Town of Westboro
April 7, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election is
to be held in the Town of Westboro on Tuesday, April 7,
2015, the following office is to be elected to succeed the
present incumbents listed. The term for all offices is for
two years beginning on Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
Office
Town Clerk
Town Treasurer
Incumbent
Ed Schlosser
Rocky Jones
John Pipkorn
Rebecca Zuleger
Denise Johnson

Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in the office of the Town Clerk.
2015.
Rebecca Zuleger, Town Clerk
48-144574
WNAXLP
lic 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.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, City Coordinator/Public Works Director John Fales,
Police Chief Ken Coyer, Treasurer Kevin Doberstein, Building
Inspector/Planner Bob Christensen, Street & Water Superintendent Pat Chariton, and Frances L. Simek Memorial Library
Director Anne LaRoche. City
Attorney Ken Schmiege was an
excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitors present were Brian
Wilson-Star News; and Marilyn
Frank.
Citizens and Delegations
Comments
There were no citizens or delegations present.
Minutes
Parent moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve the
following meeting minutes as
amended, and to place the same
on file in the Clerks Office: (A)
November 5, 2014 Council
Public Hearing; (B) November
5, 2014 Council - On page 1,
change Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation Dennis
Christianson to Presentation of
Certificate Appreciation Ricky
Sapinski.
(C) November 5,
2014 Committee of the Whole
- On page 3, paragraph 4, delete She is the last residence
on that line. and (D) November
11, 2014 Finance & Personnel
Committee. All in favor: All Aye.
Motion Carried.
Ordinance Amending Section 5.5.10(C) of The City of
Medford Code of Ordinances
Entitled Other Improvements
Driveways
Peterson
moved,
Knight
seconded a motion to suspend
Council Rules #12A & #12B,
and adopt Ordinance #994 that
amends Section 5.5.10(C) of the
City Code of Ordinances entitled
Other
Improvements-Driveways to clarify the standards
for curb & gutter construction as
follows:
1. Reconstruction & New
Construction Projects. Property
owners are responsible for construction and maintenance of
driveways and driveway aprons.
Driveway curb cuts are installed
with the curb and gutter for each
existing driveway. New driveway curb cuts shall be installed
when requested. Each existing
and new driveway shall have a
concrete surface apron installed
at the property owners expense.
Aprons shall be the width of the
curb cut and shall extend from
the curb ten feet (10) towards
the property line. Estimate of
costs shall be provided to each
property holder for their driveway apron. Driveway aprons
shall be assessed to the property holder at actual costs. These
costs shall become part of the
special assessment notice.
Costs of the hookup between
the apron and existing driveway
shall be borne by the City.
2. Construction within Existing Streets with Curb & Gutter.
Curb and gutter installations
along roads with exiting curb
and gutter shall comply with
Section 4.2.3 of Citys Zoning
Code. Property owners are responsible for the construction
of driveways, driveway aprons,
and the full replacement of any
curb and gutter affected by the
construction of the driveway,
including the installation of an
expansion joint between the
curb and driveway apron. The
road surface shall be restored

to that condition that existed
before the construction began.
The standards for the construction of the new curb and gutter
are available in the office of the
Street & Water Superintendent.
In addition, a building permit and
a zoning permit issued by the
Building Inspector are required
before the start of construction.
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
DeChatelets-Absent; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (7 Yes; 0 No; 1 Absent) Motion Carried.
2015 City of Medford General Fund Budget
Knight moved, Kraschnewski
seconded a motion to adopt the
2015 City of Medford General
Fund Budget as shown below:
Activity....Proposed Amounts
Property Tax
Revenue ................. $684,483
General Fund
Revenue ............... $3,412,317
Mayor........................... $10,164
Legislative.................... $23,700
Legislative Support .... $198,380
Elections ...................... $10,500
Administration &
Finance .................... $553,188
Assessment/Planning/
Zoning...................... $182,734
Police ......................... $939,129
Public Works.............. $951,357
Culture &
Recreation ............... $245,321
Conservation &
Development ............. $28,390
Capital Outlay ............ $104,250
Capital Construction
Fund ........................ $696,500
Debt Service Fund ..... $691,348
Library Special Revenue
Fund ........................ $361,436
Police Special Revenue
Fund .......................... $15,800
*In addition and in order to be
in compliance for the 2106 Budget Restraint Program, $25,000
of Capital Outlay expense was
transferred from the Capital
Construction Fund to the General Fund. This does not affect
the tax levy.
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
DeChatelets-Absent; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (7 Yes; 0 No; 1 Absent) Motion Carried.
Cross Connection Program
Contract with Hydro Designs,
Inc. & Funding for the Same
Johnson moved, Brandner
seconded a motion to approve
the four year cross connection
control program contract for 380
non-residential cross connection
inspections with Hydro Designs,
Inc. in the amount of $38,160 to
be invoiced in forty-eight monthly amounts of $795 with the cost
allocated annually in the Water
Utility Budget. Roll Call Vote:
Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes;
DeChateletsAbsent; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes
(7 Yes; 0 No; 1 Absent) Motion
Carried.
Issuance of a Class B Beer
License & Class C Wine License to Marilyns Go Go Grill,
LLC d/b/a Marilyns Catering Located at 157/159 South
Whelen Avenue
Marilyns Go Go Grill LLC
d/b/a Marilyns Catering, Marilyn
Frank, Agent has submitted an
application for a Class B Beer
license and a Class C Wine license for the premise located at
157/159 Whelen Avenue for the
period beginning November 19,
2014 and ending June 30, 2015.
The Police Department has
reviewed the application, and
had no comments.
Parent moved, Peterson seconded a motion to approve the
issuance of Class B Beer license
and a Class C Wine license to
Marilyns Go Go Grill LLC d/b/a
Marilyns
Catering,
Marilyn
Frank Agent, for the premise
located at 157/159 Whelen Avenue for the period beginning
November 19, 2014 and ending
June 30, 2015. All in favor: All
Aye. Motion Carried.

Change of Agent SSG
Corporation d/b/a Holiday
On November 10, 2014, SSG
Corporation notified the City
that Tammie Zielinski is no longer the agent for the SSG Holidays Class A beer license. The
premise is located at 110 South
Eighth Street. The new agent
is Kimberly Ann Krawczyk. The
Police Department has reviewed
and approved the change of
agent request.
Peterson moved, Johnson
seconded a motion to approve
Kimberly Ann Krawczyk as the
new agent for the Class A beer
license issued to SSG Corporation d/b/a SSG Holiday located
at 110 South Eighth Street. All
in favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Coordinators Report
The City Coordinators report
is as follows: (1) Work continues
on the Industrial Drive project.
(2) City personnel are reviewing applications for the Public
Works general labor position. (3)
Finalizing preparations for the
upcoming tax collection season.
(4)
The Finance & Personnel Committee reached a
tentative agreement with the Police Association. The agreement
will require ratification by both
the City and the Police Union.
Communications from the
Mayor/Upcoming Events
Tax Collection Special Assessments/Special Charges The following amounts will be
placed on the tax roll for collection: Special Assessments @
$95,234.31 and Special Charges (Delinquencies & Lawn Mowing) @ $18,355.00; for a total of
$113,589.31. The delinquencies
breakdown is as follows: City of
Medford @ $17,843; Town of
Browning @ $760.82; and the
Town of Medford @ $10,251.01;
for a total delinquency amount of
$28,854.83.
Notice of Spring Election - At
an election to be held in the City
of Medford on Tuesday, April 7,
2015, the following offices are to
be elected to succeed the present incumbents as follows:
Office .....................Incumbent
Alderperson, Wards 1 & 2
(District 1) ......... Arlene Parent
(District 2) .......Gregory Knight
(District 3) ................... Patricia
DeChatelets
(District 4) ........... Michael Bub
The term for Mayor and Alderperson begins on Tuesday, April
21, 2015. All terms are for two
years. The first day to circulate
nomination papers is December 1, 2014, and the final day
for filing nomination papers is
5:00 PM on Tuesday, January
6, 2015 in the Office of the City
Clerk, 639 South Second Street,
Medford, WI 54451. If a primary
is necessary, the primary will be
held on Tuesday, February 17,
2015. The last day for incumbents not seeking re-election
to file Notification of Noncandidacy is 5:00 PM on Friday,
December 26, 2014. Failure to
notify the Clerks Office will extend the nomination deadline 72
hours for that office only.
November 4, 2014 General
Election Report Shown below
is a summary of the November
4, 2014 Fall General Election.
The City has an estimated voter population of 3,419. Of this
number, 1,594 voted in this Fall
Election. This is 47% of the
Citys eligible voters. The breakdown is as follows:
Wards 1-8
Total Ballots Cast ............ 1,594
Total Electors .................. 1,595
Total Issued Absence Ballots ...
213
Total Returned Absentee Ballots
207
Late Voter Registrants*........ 18
Election Day Registrants ... 199
M100 Ballots ................... 1,308
Ivotronic Ballots ................. 285
Late Arriving Ballots ............... 1

*Registered between October
16th October 31st.
November/December 2014
Meeting Schedule The November 2013 meeting schedule
was distributed.
November 24, 2014 Committee of the Whole Meeting The
November 24, 2014 Committee
of the Whole meeting has been
canceled.
December 1, 2014 Plan Commission Meeting - There will be
a Plan Commission meeting on
December 1, 2014 at 5:30 PM
in the conference room of City
Hall.
Adjournment
Parent moved, Kraschnewski
seconded a motion to adjourn
the meeting at 6:20 PM. All in
favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
48-144427
WNAXLP
AMENDED SUMMONS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
CLARK COUNTY
Case No. 14CV000148
Artisan and Truckers Casualty Company as Subrogee of
Kevin Ehmke
Plaintiff,
vs.
MICHAEL E. KRAUS
Defendant.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
TO: MICHAEL E KRAUS
W5659 GRAVEL RD
PO BOX 205
MEDFORD WI 54451-0205
You are hereby notified that
the Plaintiff named above has
filed a lawsuit or other legal
action against you. The Complaint, which is also served on
you, states the nature and basis
of the legal action.
Within forty (40) days after
November 13, 2014, you must
respond with a written answer,
as that term is used in Chapter
802 of the Wisconsin Statutes,
to the Complaint. The court
may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the
requirements of the statutes.
The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court,
Clark County, 517 Court Street,
Room 405, Neillsville WI 54456
and the Kohn Law Firm, Plaintiffs attorneys, whose address
is 735 N. Water St., Suite 1300,
Milwaukee, WI 53202. You may
have an attorney help or represent you.
If no Complaint accompanies
this Summons you must respond
within the said 40 day period
with a written demand for a copy
of the Complaint by mailing or
delivering said written demand
to the court and to the Plaintiffs
attorneys at their respective addresses listed above.
If you do not provide a proper
answer to the Complaint or provide a written demand for said
complaint within the 40 day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award
of money or other legal action
requested in the Complaint,
and you may lose your right to
object to anything that is or may
be incorrect in the Complaint. A
judgment may be enforced as
provided by law. A judgment
awarding money may become a
lien against any real estate you
own now or in the future, and
may be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 31, 2014.
Kohn Law Firm S.C.
BY: /s/ Joseph R. Johnson
Joseph R. Johnson
Attorney for Plaintiff
(1st ins. November13,
3rd ins. November 27)
46-144136
WNAXLP
ACCIDENTS/PUBLIC NOTICES
THE STAR NEWS
Public notices
48-144453
WNAXLP
48-144244
WNAXLP
AMENDED NOTICE OF
SHERIFFS SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No: 11 CV 157
Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as
Trustee for the Certificate-holders of Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust 2006-5, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-5
Plaintiff
vs
Mark S. Glamann, et al.
Defendant(s)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that by virtue of a judgment of
foreclosure entered on November 15, 2013 in the amount of
$211,447.53 the Sheriff will sell
the described premises at public
auction as follows:
TIME: December 2, 2014 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
Visit Us On T he Web
www.centralwinews.com
THE
STAR NEWS
&
The
SHOPPER
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: ALL OF
GOVERNMENT LOT SIX (6),
SECTION EIGHTEEN (18),
TOWNSHIP
THIRTY-ONE
(31) NORTH, RANGE ONE
(1) EAST, EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL: COMMENCING AT A
POINT 382 FEET SOUTH OF
THE NORTHWEST CORNER
OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT
6; THENCE EAST 50 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 417.4 FEET;
THENCE WEST 50 FEET:
THENCE NORTH 417.4 FEET
TO THE POINT OF TRUE BEGINNING.
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
N3872 County Road E, Medford, WI 54451
TAX KEY NO.: 032-005920000
Dated this 18th day of November, 2014.
/s/ Bruce Daniels
Sheriff Bruce Daniels
Taylor County Sheriff
Scott D. Nabke
Blommer Peterman, S.C.
165 Bishops Way, Suite 100
Brookfield, WI 53005
262-790-5719
Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid
for this sale.
Blommer Peterman, S.C. is
the creditors attorney and is
attempting to collect a debt on
its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
48-144408
WNAXLP
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14IN17
Barbara Ellen Dahm.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
birth of January 11, 1960 and
date of death of November 20,
2014, was domiciled in Taylor
County, State of Wisconsin, with
a mailing address of W1858 Willow Ave., Medford, WI 54451.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
claim against the decedents estate is March 6, 2015.
office of the Probate Registrar,
Taylor County Courthouse, 224
South Second Street, Medford,
Wisconsin.
/s/ Toni Matthias
3rd ins. December 11)
48-144548
WNAXLP
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Nov. 18 at

8:50 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of Medford. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64 and was passing a farm tractor towing a grain cart
when the tractor made a left-hand turn into a field access driveway. The driver of the
first vehicle swerved to avoid a collision and the vehicle entered the north ditch. The
vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front passenger side area when it impacted
the ditch.
Two-vehicle accidents
Susan M. Walls and Ayla S. Brossow

were involved in an accident on Nov. 19
at 4:06 p.m. in a parking lot at 650 Jensen
Drive in the city of Medford. According
to the accident report, both vehicles were
backing out of parking spaces when they
collided with each other. Both vehicles
sustained a scuffed rear bumper.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Nov. 20
at 3:57 p.m. on Gibson Drive in the town
of Little Black. According to the accident
report, a vehicle was southbound on Gibson Drive when the driver lost control on
the ice-covered roadway and struck an
oncoming vehicle. The first vehicle came
to a stop in the west ditch. The second vehicle came to a stop in the east ditch. The
driver of the first vehicle stated her vehicle began to fishtail on the ice-packed and
rutted roadway. Both vehicles sustained
Disposition reports
Forfeitures
Rodney Strobach Trucking LLC, Rib

Lake, pled no contest at a pre-trial conference to a vehicle equipment violation
and was fined $175.30.
Karen L. Neumueller, 53, Thorp, pled
no contest at a pre-trial conference to
harassment and entered into a deferred
prosecution or sentence agreement.
Mara E. Schumacher, 17, Medford,
pled no contest at a pre-trial conference
to unreasonable and imprudent speed
and was fined $213.10.
Patricia K. Noland, 43, Rib Lake, pled
no contest at a pre-trial conference to an
amended charge of speeding 16-19 mph
over the limit and was fined $200.50. The
original charge had been speeding 20-24
mph over the limit.
END OF THE SEASON
SHRINK-WRAPPING
IMMACU KLEEN
TF-502039
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Two-vehicle accident
715-748-4030
%2$7632172216
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14-CV-44
Time Federal Savings Bank,
Plaintiff,
-vsGregory G. Krug,
Personal Representative of
the Estate of Bruce B. Tollin
Defendant
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 19, 2014, in the amount of
$102,178.60, the Sheriff or his
assignee will sell the described
premises at public auction as
follows:
DATE AND TIME: December
23, 2014, 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, encumbranc-
es, and unpaid real estate taxes.

PLACE: Taylor County Courthouse. Ground Floor Lobby, 224
S. Second Street, Medford, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: A parcel of
land located in the Southwest
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4-SW1/4), Section
Seven (7), Township Thirty (30)
North, Range One (1) West,
more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at the SW corner
of said SW1/4-SW1/4, being a
point on the centerline of County
Road DD; thence East along
the South line of said forty, 763
feet; thence North parallel with
the West forty line, 600 feet;
thence West parallel with the
South forty line, 763 feet, to the
West line of SW1/4-SW1/4 and
centerline of County Road DD;
thence South along said West
line, 600 feet to the point of beginning (approx, 10.51 acres).
TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 02200134-0001
PARCEL ADDRESS: N1606
County Rd DD, Withee, Wisconsin
ATTORNEY INFORMATION:
Jensen, Scott, Grunewald &
Shiffler, S.C., Attorney Corliss V. Jensen, 128 W. Division
St., P.O. Box 426) Medford, WI
54451; phone 715-748-2211.
Dated: November 10th, 2014
/s/ Bruce A Daniels
Bruce A. Daniels
Taylor County Sheriff
Attorney Corliss V. Jensen
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.
3rd ins, December 11)
PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT
NOTICE SETTING TIME TO

HEAR APPLICATION AND
DEADLINE FOR FILING
CLAIMS
(Informal Adminstration)
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 14IN16
John B. Rumler.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
birth of Sept. 6, 1945 and date of
death of October 15, 2014, was
domiciled in Taylor County, State
of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W1177 Fawn Ave., Rib
Lake, Wisconsin 54470.
3. The application will be
heard at the Taylor County
Courthouse, 224 S. Second
Street, Medford, Wisconsin
before Toni Matthias, Probate
Registrar, on January 12, 2015
at 9:00 a.m.
You do not need to appear
unless you object. The application may be granted if there
is no objection.
claim against the decedents estate is March 3, 2015.
Taylor County Courthouse, 224
South Second Street, Medford,
Wisconsin.
6. This publication is notice
to any persons whose names or
address are unknown.
/s/ Toni Matthias
Collin Schaefer
116 S. Main Street
Mayville, WI 53050
920-387-2300
3rd ins. December 11)
Accident reports
Page 13
very severe damage to their respective

left front ends and were towed from the
scene.
One-vehicle accident
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Nov.

21 at 11:08 p.m. on Meridian Drive in the
town of Taft. According to the accident
report, a vehicle was southbound on Meridian Drive when the driver lost control
on the ice-covered roadway. The vehicle
entered the ditch and overturned. Alcohol was a factor in the accident.
Deer-related accidents
The following deer-related accidents

were reported: Nov. 18 at 4:15 on CTH D
in the town of Westboro; Nov. 19 at 4:50
p.m. on CTH M in the town of Medford;
Nov. 20 at 5:25 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town
of Westboro; Nov. 21 at 5:42 p.m. on CTH
D in the town of Westboro, 5:48 p.m. on
Hwy 64 in the town of Medford and 7:35
p.m. on CTH M in the town of Hammel;
Nov. 22 at 3:45 a.m. on CTH A in the town
of Little Black, 12:25 p.m. on Hwy 64 in
the town of Goodrich and 5:31 p.m. on
Hwy 13 in the town of Medford; Nov. 23
at 5 p.m. on CTH M in the town of Hammel and 8:33 p.m. on CTH O in the town
of Medford.
Court proceedings
Charges dismissed
Charges of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct against Donna
M. Starr, 43, West Bend, were dismissed
on prosecutors motions on the grounds
the defendant has no prior criminal history, the victim is not requesting restitution, and the case lacks prosecutorial
merit.
BANKRUPTCY
DEBT PROBLEMS? NEED
FRESH START?
NO CHARGE FOR INITIAL CONSULTATION

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

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

HAYWARD, WI 54843
cslein@cheqnet.net
800-944-3949
www.leinlawoffices.com
TF-500100
OBITUARIES
THE STAR NEWS
Page 14
Ervin Arndt
Helen Lissner
1926-2014
1930-2014
Helen F. Lissner, 84,

Medford, died on Sunday,
Nov. 23 at Aspirus Care
and Rehab in Medford,
where she had resided the
past ve years. Funeral
services will be held on
Saturday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m.
at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Medford, with Rev. James
Krueger ofciating. Interment of her cremated
remains will take place at
Medford Evergreen Cemetery II.
Visitation will be held at Hemer Funeral Home in
Medford on Friday, Nov. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m., and at
the church on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time
of service.
The former Helen Bartelt was born on Oct. 25, 1930
in Goodrich to the late Emil Shorty and Elizabeth
(Risch) Bartelt. She attended Goodrich area schools.
On March 30, 1948 in Medford, she married Norman A. Lissner, who preceded her in death on Oct. 7,
1993. She worked for Memorial Hospital and Nursing
Home for 50 years, and owned and operated an antique store in Medford. After retiring from the nursing home, she was an in-home caregiver.
She was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. She enjoyed homemaking, antiquing, family and caring for others.
Survivors include 11 children, Mary (Jerry) Asleson of Janesville, Harvey Lissner, Judy Roehl, Donna (Dennis) Vesnefsky, Shirley (Ken) House, Beverly
Lissner, Paul (Lynn) Lissner, Janet Lissner, Bernice
(Mark) Meyer and Marlene (Todd) Brandner, all of
Medford, and Loretta (Tom) Grupstra of Washburn;
50 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild on the way.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by a son, Leon J. Lissner; threegrandsons, Travis Lekie, Shannon Brayshaw and
Robbie Grupstra; three siblings, Virginia Bartelt in
infancy, Chet Bartelt and Florence Neuman; a son-inlaw, Curt Roehl; and a daughter-in-law, Cindy Ellefson.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to her
family to be designated at a later date.
Online condolences may be made at www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
48-144591
Glen Ogle
1936-2014
Glen Ray Ogle, age 78,

of Perkinstown, passed
away on Friday, Nov. 21,
2014 in Marsheld.
A memorial service
was held on Wednesday,
Nov. 26 at Hemer Funeral
Home in Medford, with
Pastor David Clements ofciating. Cremation interment services will be held
at Perkinstown Community Cemetery at a later date.
Glen was born on May
8, 1936 to Harry and Dorothy Ogle in Perkinstown, where he lived his entire
life. Glen attended the one-room Lincoln School in
Perkinstown. He graduated from Hannibal High
School. On April 3, 1954, he married Lois Smith of
Jump River, who survives. They made their home in
Perkinstown where they raised their ve children.
Glen is preceded in death by his parents, brothers,
Arnold and Gerald Ogle, and a son, Randy.
Glen is lovingly survived by his wife, Lois, of 60
years; his children, Jacquelyn (William) Rosa, Holly
(Ron) Sromek, Chuck (Sally) Ogle, and Tammy (John
Wehe) Ogle. He is also survived by his 10 grandchildren, Tonia (Dave) Sromek-Fierke, Travis Sromek,
Rebecca (Eric) Zuleger, Billie (Brian) Schilling, Aaron (Erin) Day, Emily (Aemus) Balsis, Dillon (Kendall)
Immormino, Jesse Ogle, Roxanne Ogle, and Mitch
(Dana) Jaeger; and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition, he is survived by his ve sisters, Iris Faude,
Otillia (Lewis) Kohn, Marlene (Norman) Skabroud,
Elva (Bob) Drier, and Susan (Jerry) Krug; and two
sisters-in-law, Louise Ogle and Elloise Zach.
Out of high school, Glen worked in the automotive industry for Fischer Body in Lansing, Mich.,
for a season. He returned to the area and spent two

years at Hurds. In 1956, he began working for the
DNR, watching for res in the Jump River re tower.
Then he started building them. This was the beginning of his lifelong tower career. In the early 1970s,
he founded OK Tower Service and became known for
his relentless work ethic. OK Tower built everything
from DNR lookout towers to one of the tallest towers in the world, a 2,000 foot tower in Alvin, Texas.
His work and reputation took him all over the world,
including the Aleutian Islands, Puerto Rico, Hawaii
and Somoa where he spent a month dismantling a
tower with a crew of six Samoans. He nally retired
after he climbed his last tower in 2012 at the age of
76, at which time his daughter, Tammy, took over OK
Tower Service.
Glen was also known for his passion for the outdoors and unforgettable guide services. For years,
he kept a pack of hounds for coyote, bobcat and bear
hunting. He also guided hunters who sought pheasants, ducks, geese and just about anything you could
hunt. Glen also loved to take his grandkids on many
shing and hunting adventures. Not to mention, he
and Lois raised trophy white-tailed deer for many
years.
Glen and Lois kept a boat, the Circus Circus, in
Valdez, Alaska, for the past 14 years. They entertained hundreds of family and friends in the pursuit
of halibut and salmon. A notable momemt in Glens
life was performing the marriage ceremony of his
granddaughter, Tonia, on his boat in Valdez.
He had an instinctive understanding of nature
and loved the outdoors. His memory will live on in
his apple orchards where he loved to plant and graft
trees. Glen will forever be known for his ability to tell
a joke anywhere, anytime.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to the
In Memoriam
Join with us and the families of these loved ones as we remember who died 1 year ago:
Since 1891, four generations of continuous family service to the Medford and Stetsonville communities and the surrounding area.
Harold Sonny J. Dassow Jr.

Amber Marie Quante
December 6, 2013
December 6, 2013
48-137644
Hemer Funeral Service
-HIIUH\/+HPHU'LUHFWRU-ROHQH.6]HPUDM'LUHFWRU
:&HGDU6W0HGIRUGZZZKHPHUIXQHUDOVHUYLFHFRP
Paid Obituary 48-144563
Consumers look to
newspapers when theyre
in the market
for products and
services, making
newspapers
their primary
advertising
and
information
source.
Ervin A. Arndt, 88, Belvidere, Ill., died on Thursday,

Nov. 20 at Northwoods Care
Centre in Belvidere. Graveside services will be held on
Tuesday, Dec. 2 at noon at
Evergreen Cemetery in Medford.
Belvidere Funeral Home
assisted the family with arrangements.
Ervin Arndt was born on
Aug. 3, 1926 in Medford to the
late John W. and Alma (Bradro) Arndt.
Delores Draeger
1930-2014
Delores A. Draeger,
84, town of Medford,
died on Tuesday, Nov. 25
at Ministry St. Josephs
Hospital in Marsheld,
where she had been a
patient the past 12 days.
Funeral services will be
held on Monday, Dec. 1
at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford,
with Father Gerard
Willger and Deacon Joe
Stefancin ofciating. Interment will be at Holy
Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Medford. Active pallbearers are Aaron Fischer, Michael Kurth, Kyle Annala, and Teddy, Devin and Dustin Draeger. Honorary pallbearers are Kevin Fischer, Steven Ruback,
and Jason Draeger.
Visitation will be held at Hemer Funeral Home
in Medford on Sunday, Nov. 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. with
a 7:45 p.m. rosary service, and on Monday from 9 to
10:45 a.m.
The former Delores Brushaber was born on
March 22, 1930 in the town of Johnson, Marathon
County, to the late Elmer Hugo and Rose Marie (Weiler) Brushaber. She attended Beaver Creek Elementary School in Gad. She worked in Milwaukee and
worked as a nanny and cleaned houses in the Abbotsford area.
On June 14, 1949 in Medford, she married Robert Bob R. Draeger, who preceded her in death on
Dec. 8, 2013. They farmed in the town of Medford
and she was a housewife and mother. She also was
involved and worked as a secretary for the Medford
Farmers Union. During retirement, she worked in
area ginseng gardens for 15 years.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic
Church. She enjoyed gardening, owers, baking,
cooking, playing cards, board games, crocheting,
dancing, polka music, darts and spending time with
family and friends.
Survivors include 12 children, Janet (Ned)
Fischer of Chippewa Falls, Allen Draeger, Duane
(Sue) Draeger, Leroy (Marge) Draeger and Marlene
Gajda, all of Medford, Donald (Carol) Draeger of
Eau Claire, Carol (Gary) Kurth of Ogema, Sharon
Ruback of Merrimack, N.H., Eugene Draeger of
Kronenwetter, Laura (Kerry) Holm of Mantorville,
Minn., Cynthia Cindy (Jim) Annala of Westboro
and Brian Draeger of Faireld, Maine; 10 siblings,
Adeline Stoiber of Dorchester, Henry (Marcella)
Brushaber, Roceda Neumann, Arlene Brandner, and
Eugene (Helen) Brushaber, all of Medford, Norine
Bahr of Milwaukee, Loretta (Dale) Krug of Spencer, Melvin Brushaber of Beaver Dam, Donna (Don)
Brey of Stoughton and Alvin (Jane) Gilbertson of
Portage; 26 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she
was preceded in death by a son, Ervin Draeger, two
grandchildren, Anthony Fischer and Jason Draeger; a great-granddaughter, Tori Czarnezki; and two
siblings, Sandra Warzecha and Elmer Brushaber.
48-144617
THE STAR NEWS
Page 15
Louise Cummings
Obituaries
1932-2014
1987. She worked as a cook and janitor at Jump River

School in Ogema, and was a wife and homemaker.
She also helped her husband run their dairy farm.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church. She
enjoyed crocheting, sewing, gardening, canning, baking, cooking, reading, going to the casino, and her
family.
Survivors include four children, Robert (Rhonda)
Cummings, Debbie (Dennis) Reichert, William Billy Cummings and Brian (Wendy) Cummings, all of
Ogema; three sisters, Violet (Roger) Osbeck of Golden Valley, Minn., Evelyn Munson of Bloomington,
Minn., and Ruth (Gary) Makovsky of Boise, Idaho;
nine grandchildren, Jennifer Hayes, Jeremy (Traci)
Wolfe, Angela (Rance) Lentz, Mandy Cummings,
Brandon (Joan) Cummings, Alicia (Jesse) Eisner,
Malinda Reichert, and Jasen and Garrett Cummings;
10 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin and Phillip Garrow.
In lieu of owers, memorial donations in her honor may be given to her family to be designated at a
later date.
48-144580
Lloyd Bunkelman
1926-2014
reiber, who preceded him in death. In the early 1950s,

they bought the Leer farm in Milan. For 4-1/2 years
he worked at Kraft Foods, then moved to Athens
where he farmed full time until his retirement, then
he moved to town.
He enjoyed playing baseball in local towns, and
his team knew him as Jonsey.
Survivors include six children, Mary (Bruce)
Faulkner and James (Carol) Bunkelman, both of
Athens, Rita (Rusty) Shoquist of St. Croix Falls,
Tom (Florine) Bunkelman of Edgar, Robert (Deanna)
Bunkelman of Excelsior, Minn., and Matthew (Lucy)
Bunkelman of Medford; four sisters-in-law, Rosalind
Kramer, Betty Schefer, Darlene Bunkelman and
Janice Houts; 20 grandchildren, Katina, Brice, Lloyd,
Ashley, Larry, Christine, Brooke, Brent, Brodie, Ben,
Jason, Jesse, Danielle, Alyssa, Kyle, Brady, Cody,
Kelsey, Macy and John; 10 great-grandchildren; special friend, Joan Mader; many nieces and nephews;
and other relatives and friends.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Mattox; a sister, Lorraine Soard; and seven brothers, Raymond, Wilmer,
Harold, Chester, Bernard, Duane and Gerald.
Online condolences may be made at www.petersonkraemer.com.
1942-2014
Barbara Jean Redszus, 72,
Lake Forest, Ill., died on Sunday, Nov. 23. Funeral services
will be held on Sunday, Nov.
30 at 2 p.m. at Holy Rosary
Catholic Church in Medford,
with Father Gerard Willger
officiating. Burial will be at
Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Medford.
Visitation will be held at
the church on Sunday from
12 p.m. until the time of service.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
The former Barbara Guziak was born on Jan. 3, 1942
to Michael and Geneva (Furland) Guziak. She graduated from Medford High School in 1959, then moved to
Chicago, Ill. She worked in real estate sales.
Survivors include her mother; three children, David of Chicago, Daniel (Caroline) of London, and Diane
(Scott) Zimmer of La Grange, Ill.; three siblings, Patricia (Lyman) Bucki and Michael (Margie) Guziak, both
of Medford, and Judith (Paul) Nelson of Wisconsin Rapids; and four grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be
made for a future memorial.
In loving memory of Don Biermann

who passed away 8 years ago, November 25, 2006
Papa
Card of Thanks
A sincere thank you for all the prayers, flowers, cards

and sympathy offered at the time of the loss of our
husband, father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather,
Norman Blasel.
Thank you Pastor Babler for the service, and many
visits and prayers.
To the nurses and CNAs that took such good care of
him on Unit 3 in the nursing home. To Hope Hospice
for their care and kind words. To the ladies of Zion
Lutheran Church for preparing and serving the meal
and all who brought bars and helped in any way. The
organist Luanne Olson and soloist Randy Waldhart.
Thank you!
Hattie Knop
1923-2014
48-144564
48-144392
The family of Norman Blasel

In Loving Memory
Wilfred Brunner
1918-2000
Dad, it is hard to believe that it has been 14 years
I miss you all the time but more so, it seems, around hunting season.
As I teach my grandchildren all the things you taught me,
I am constantly reminded of the good old days.
Your pail on the big hill has gotten weak and long since rusted through,
But my feelings and my memories of you are as vivid and as strong as ever.
If there is a hunting season in heaven, I am sure you are sitting in a tree
stand somewhere.
Save me a spot
48-144411
in the town of Spirit. After his death, she moved to

Rib Lake. In 1959 at St. Johns Lutheran Church, she
married Alfred Fritz H. C. Knop, who also preceded
her in death. She worked at Gem Product Shoe Factory until her retirement.
She was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church
and St. Johns Lutheran Church Ladies Aide. She
enjoyed playing cards, baking, cooking, traveling,
hiking, volunteering for hospice and the senior site
in Rib Lake, and spending time with her family and
friends.
Survivors include two children, Darlene (Alfred)
Unick of Rib Lake and Kathy (John) Stelling of Port
Washington; a brother, Don Stumpf; ve grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was
preceded in death by an infant son and daughter,
John and Rosella Larsen; a great-granddaughter; and
seven siblings, Violet Sterzinger, Hilda Janko, Viola
Shady, Elenora Stroschine, and Jake, Herbert and
Jim Stumpf.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to her
Forever in our hearts, Eileen,

Shannon, Marty, Zachary, Kellie & Jakob;
Sh
Sarah, Ray, Brianna & Alyssa;
Mary Jo, Tom & Tommy
48-144358
Paid Obituary 48-144565
Hattie M. Knop, 91, Rib

Lake, died on Thursday,
Nov. 20 at Continental
Manor-Golden LivingCenter in Abbotsford, where
she had been a resident
the past three years. Funeral services were held
on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at St.
Johns Lutheran Church
in Rib Lake, with Rev.
James Heffner ofciating.
Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery in Rib Lake.
Pallbearers
were
her
great-grandchildren, Tarek Scott, Donnie, Emily and
Nicholas Nehls, Devon Stelling and Dylan StellingKordash.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake
The former Hattie Stumpf was born on Nov. 15,
1923 in Dorchester to the late George and Lydia (Powers) Stumpf. She attended Dorchester area schools.
After her education she moved to the town of Spirit.
In 1940, she married Roy V. Larsen, who preceded
her in death. They owned and operated a dairy farm
Our hearts are full of memories,

With pride we speak your name.
Though life goes on without you.
It will never be the same.
Dad
Lloyd Bunkelman, 88,

Athens, died on Friday,
Nov. 21 at St. Josephs Hospital in Marsheld, with
his family by his side. A
funeral mass was held
on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at St.
Anthony Catholic Church
in Athens, with Rev. Paul
Hoffman and Rev. Charles
Hiebl ofciating. Burial
was at Calvary Cemetery
in Athens. Pallbearers
were
Brice
Faulkner,
Lloyd Faulkner, Larry
Hoen, Brodie Bunkelman, Ben Jahnke, Kyle Bunkelman and John Bunkelman.
Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home of Athens assisted the family with arrangements.
Lloyd Bunkelman was born on Oct. 3, 1926 on the
home farm in Milan to the late Chester and Tillie
(Suennen) Bunkelman. He attended country school
in Milan through eighth grade and graduated from
Abbotsford High School.
On Sept. 25, 1947, he married Carmeletta Sch-
Barbara Redszus
Honey
Louise M. Cummings,
82, town of Ogema, Price
County, died on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Aspirus
Medford Hospital, where
she had been a patient for
one day. Funeral services
were held on Monday,
Nov. 24 at First Lutheran
Church in Ogema, with
Rev. Dr. Bob Giese ofciating. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Ogema.
Pallbearers were Mandy
Cummings,
Brandon
Cummings, Jeremy Wolfe, Alicia Eisner, Jasen Cummings and Garrett Cummings.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake
The former Louise Garrow was born on June 1,
1932 in the town of Ogema to the late Edward and
Minnie M. (Johnson) Garrow. She attended Centerville and Sunnyside grade schools, and was a 1950
graduate of Westboro High School. She worked for
Honeywell in Minneapolis, Minn.
On June 16, 1951 in Ogema, she married Edwin
A. Cummings, who preceded her in death on Nov. 16,
NEWS
Page 16
A
Thursday,
Thursday,
November
January27,
2, 2014
THE STAR NEWS
Holiday tradition continues on Dec. 6

The 44th annual Abbotsford
Christmas Parade is right
around the corner
Mark your calendar for Saturday, Dec 6 at 7:30 pm.,
downtown Abbotsford.
What makes this parade different from every other
community parade? Until you have experienced it, you
wont believe what a city of 2,300 people can pull off. This
isnt your typical parade with tractor-trailers and politicians. Hundreds of hours of donated labor and time go
into making each float and costume. There are no advertisements on the floats, just your favorite fantasy and
cartoon characters and thousands of lights.
The parade is supported by area businesses that donate prizes, and through the purchase of raffle tickets.
The raffle tickets are available at area businesses now
through Friday, Dec. 5 and the night of the parade on the
parade route until the start of the parade at 7:30 p.m.
Grand prize is a Kalahari Resort vacation and cash donated by The Abbotsford/Colby Area Chamber of Commerce and the Axium Community Center.
Other prizes are a Hom Pellet grill donated by A-Z
Town and Country and Maurina-Schilling Funeral
Home; a chest freezer with $500 worh of meat donated by
Nicolet National Bank; a John Deere 4x2 Toy gator donated by Kramer-Schiferl Realty and Kramers County
Market; a snowblower donated by Forward Financial
Bank; an Insignia 10 tablet donated by AbbyBank; a $200
prepaid Visa card donated by RCU; an iPad Mini donated
by TP Printing; a $100 gas card and a $50 Hardees card
donated by Hardees of Colby and Super 29 Shell; a Ford
pedal tractor donated by Cherokee Garage; a two-night
stay at Abby Inn donated by the Abbotsford hotels; $100
Abby/Colby Chamber dollars donated by Christensen
Sales Corp.; a $100 Robs Redwood gift certificate donated
by Robs Redwood of Unity; a $100 pizza party donated
by Abbotsford Pizza Hut; and a large stuffed giraffe and
brown bear donated by First City Dental.
The new Frozen float may be the cause of all the early
cold weather. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, and the
trolls will warm your heart and melt all the holiday
stress away.
All the other costumes and floats are being repaired
and cleaned for the big night. If you missed the last couple of years, you will be enchanted by Cinderellas elegant handcrafted carriage and The Little Mermaid and
Ursula float.
If it has been years since you have been to the Abbotsford Christmas Parade or have never seen the parade,
make time this year to get your holiday spirit in full gear.
Past parade guests from the Twin Cities to Madison have
returned over and over because they dont have anything
Pick up your
costumes at
the Chamber
ofce
December 4th
from
4-8 p.m.
for Dec. 6th
REMINDER
48-162607
Tribune Phonograph photos
Cinderella and Prince Charming appear in the Abbotsford Christmas Parade in an elegant handcrafted carriage.
Over 40 floats and 250 costumed characters will make their way down Abbotsfords Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 6
for the 44th year of the annual event.
to compare to the Abbotsford Christmas Parade in those
communities. This is the Christmas parade you dont
want to miss.
Friday night, Dec. 5, the public learning center in Abbotsford City Hall will host a free family movie about two
sisters and a snowman. Come early to meet the movie
and parade characters from 6 to 7 p.m. The free movie
starts at 7 p.m.
A full schedule of events is planned on Saturday. A
cookie walk will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at St Bernards Catholic Church in Abbotsford. Lunch with Santa
will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Colby High
School. Abbotsford City Hall will be the site of the Abby
Lions soup and chili feed from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and
home-based business cash and carry sales Shops on Candy Cane Lane will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nicolet
Bank, downtown Abbotsford location only, will be open
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday serving refreshments
and candy canes with visits by Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Special discounts are being offered at Rodeway Inn
and Abby Inn for parade goers as they will offer a 25 percent room voucher for those riding the free shuttle bus to
the parade. The shuttle bus will pick up and drop off at
the East Town Mall parking lot and Rodeway Inn.
Bring the whole family, dress warm and enjoy the
magic of Christmas in Abbotsford on Dec. 6.
e
d
a
r
a
P
s
a
m
t
s
i
r
h
TTime
ime Ag
Again
g
C
you!
Itss
We need
FFAMILIES, KIDS & ADULTS

FA
Costume characters still available for the

Abbotsford Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m.
Adult/high school age
Fred peddles car Barney peddles car (1) Reindeer Brier Fox Geppetto
Pied Piper (2) X-wing ghters Casper Uncle Stinky
Jr. high age Goofy Pink Panther Daffy Duck Mufasa Dough Boy
Dough Girl C3PO Mr. Salt Velma
Need high school or adult pushers for

Blues Clues Tea Pot Smurfs Pirate Ship
Grades K-1-2 Dwarfs - Doc, Happy, Grumpy & Sneezy

Grades 1-2-3
(1) Little pig (6) Mice Peter Pan Pinocchio
Grades 2-3-4
Raggedy Ann Raggedy Andy Betty Boop Dora (2) Penguins
Grades 4-5 Candy Cane Bridget Elmo Count Bert

Ernie Wilma Betty Dino Yoda Han Solo (4) Toy Soldiers
Polar Bear (2) Pandas (2) Turtles
Contact Kris OLeary for costume tting and more information
715-223-2342 days or 715-223-2011 evenings
48-163201
Abbotsford
Christmas
Parade
Christmas parade
Saying hi
A youngster says hi to Winnie the Pooh during last
years Abbotsford Christmas Parade. Each December
hundreds of costumed characters take to the streets to
welcome in the holiday season.
STAR NEWS
THE
Rib Lake,
Gilman
girls hoops
defeated
November
2014
Medford,
W27,
isconsin
Inside this section:
Ask Ed 9-11
Your Money 12-13
Living 15-16
Page 5
Classieds 17-19
SECOND SECTION
Raiders dig out of early

hole, but Merrill holds on
The Medford Raiders recovered
from a shaky start to give themselves a
chance Friday, but Merrills Kennedy
Soderbergs three-pointer with 45 seconds left ended their comeback bid in a
46-43 loss to open the girls basketball season.
The Raiders trailed by as many as 10
points in the first half, but they slowly
crept closer and closer and finally took
a pair of one-point leads in the fourth
quarter, the last of which was 42-41. But
Soderbergs key shot from the deep left
wing got a good roll to put the Blue Jays
back up by two and they held on from
there to make their new coach, Ross
Reincke, a winner in his debut.
The three-pointer was Soderbergs
only made shot of the night.
We had a chance, Medford head
coach Scott Wildberg said after his seventh season opener at the helm. We
missed a couple of bunnies and a couple
of free throws. If we couldve gotten up by
about four points at the end, we wouldve
had them in some trouble.
But give them credit, they hit some
key shots, he added. It seemed like every one of their three-pointers came at a
point where they had to have it.
Medford trailed from the start and
didnt pull even until freshman Hailee
Clausnitzer swished a straight-on threepointer with 2:05 left in the third quarter
to make it 32-32. Thats where it stayed
heading into the fourth.
Emily Page sank a three-ball from the
right side to put Merrill back up by three,
but Heidi Wildberg answered with two
free throws with 5:57 left to make it 35-34.
Medfords Lakyn Kummer answered a
putback by Blue Jay Rylee Folz with two
bonus free throws at the 5:15 mark, then
Abbie Bergman put in a tough runner
from the right side of the lane off a Jen

Stolp assist to give the Raiders their first
lead at 38-37 with 4:30 left.
But, Merrill came back with another
clutch shot, a three-pointer from Mariah
Turenne, to take a two-point lead. Morgan
Marnholtzs free throw with 3:12 left gave
Merrill a 41-38 edge.
Freshman Mandi Baker aggressively
drove the lane and scored for Medford at
the 2:45 mark. The Raiders got a defensive stop and Bergman put a perfect lob
under the basket where Kendal Laher
grabbed it and scored to put Medford in
front with 2:10 to play.
The Raiders had a chance to extend
on their lead, but couldnt convert inside or at the free throw line, leading to
Soderbergs clutch go-ahead shot.
Early on, Medford struggled to keep
Merrill off the offensive glass and rushed
things on offense, leading to some turnover problems. Merrill took advantage
by jumping ahead 12-3 and then 17-7 at
the end of the first quarter on a late triple
from Marnholtz.
It was 19-9 early in the second before
Medford started to dig in defensively
and found some offensive energy. Jenice
Clausnitzer and Bergman scored, Stolp
sank a baseline jumper and Victoria
Lammar hit a 15-footer to pull Medford
within 21-17. Marnholtz hit yet another
late three-pointer to give Merrill a 26-18
halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Medford got
within four at 30-26 on a Laher hoop, assisted by Jenice Clausnitzer. Bergmans
three-pointer from the left side made it
32-29, setting up Hailee Clausnitzers tying trey.
Playing man-to-man defense the entire
way, Wildberg felt the Raiders more than
held their own on that end of the court,
See GIRLS on page 7
Fast break chance
Buy this photo on-line at www.centralwinews.com
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford guard Lakyn Kummer races toward the basket following a first-quarter
steal during Fridays 46-43 season-opening loss at Merrill. Kummer got fouled on her
shot and made one of two free throws to give the Raiders their first point of the season.
Dunlap, Marshall lead relatively inexperienced Medford boys team

Just when it seemed like it was all
coming together for Medfords boys basketball team at the end of last season, the
Raiders shooting touch disappeared at
the worst possible time, and the Mosinee
Indians handed them a 29-28 first-round
loss in the WIAA Division 2 tournament.
Now without a highly-respected graduating class that included four starters,
the Raiders look to regain the positive
vibes that surrounded the program when
they won seven of their last eight regular-season games to clinch a second-place
finish in the Great Northern Conference.
The Raiders were 8-4 in the conference
and 14-7 overall.
We lost 60 percent of our scoring, 62
percent of our rebounds and four starters
who had very good size, strength and athleticism, said Ron Lien, who enters his
ninth season as the varsity head coach.
We have a monumental task.
Monumental may be a strong word as
Medford has gotten used to filling holes

under Liens leadership. They have continually found a way to keep things rolling, averaging 14 wins per year the past
eight seasons.
This years journey begins Tuesday
when the Raiders visit Merrill, the first
of two Wisconsin Valley Conference opponents on Medfords schedule this winter, for a 7:30 p.m. tip time. The home
and GNC opener follows on Dec. 5 when
Tomahawk comes to Raider Hall for a
7:15 p.m. tip time.
What does make this years task a bit
harder is there isnt a ton of varsity experience to build from. However, the most
experienced player of the bunch is a good
place to start when building a team.
Junior Taylor Dunlap enters his
third year as a starter and is now the focal point of the team. He will be the guy
teams focus on when developing their
game plans. Lien said the second-team
All-GNC pick from a year ago is certainly
capable. Dunlap averaged 14.4 points in
17 games played a year ago, 5.6 rebounds

and 3.5 assists.
Taylor Dunlap is the best male basketball player I have coached, Lien said.
If he chooses he will be one of the best
all-time players to ever put on a Medford
boys basketball jersey. He can dominate
without scoring and he makes all of his
teammates better. Of course, its up to
Taylor.
The Raiders also return 6-7 senior
Elliot Marshall, whose in-season improvement last year was a big reason for
Medfords late-season surge. Marshall
averaged a modest five points per game,
but his length was a key to Medfords
defensive success and, of course, his rebounding was a plus.
There are high expectations of Elliot
Marshall, Lien said. He played a lot in
the off-season. He must play strong in the
post, rebound, finish shots and shoot free
throws well.
From there, just two more letter
winners return. They are junior guard
Ty Wrage and sophomore guard Osy

Ekwueme. Their roles should expand in
their second varsity seasons.
Osy and Ty look better than I expected, Lien said. Ty is coming off a broken
lower leg (suffered during the summer).
He is more confident with the ball and
no one makes more open shots from the
perimeter. Osy is getting craftier with
the ball. He can play man defense exceptionally well. He has embraced the role of
point guard. As Ty gets stronger, so does
his game.
Playing time may be up for grabs after
that. Lien said senior Lloyd Bernatzs return to the program has been a pleasant
surprise and he could open the year as a
starter at forward.
He has changed his body, footwork,
balance and athleticism tremendously
over the last two years, Lien said.
The rest of the senior class includes
guards Ben Nelson and Zach Smola
See BOYS on page 6
SN
PORTS
EWS
THE ST
TAR
HE N
STAR
EWS NEWS
Page 22
Thursday, November
September 27,
22, 2014
2011
Senior class heals up, juniors add depth for Rib Lake boys
With an experienced group of core
players to lean on, the Rib Lake boys
basketball team enters the 2014-15 season
poised to put more notches in the win
column.
The Redmen struggled to find consistency during a 6-16 campaign a year ago.
However, they did play some of their best
basketball right at the end, winning their
first WIAA Division 5 regional game on
the road at Cornell and then giving the
regionals top seed, Owen-Withee, a
battle in the regional semifinal into the
fourth quarter before fading 59-46.
At the start of his second year as
Rib Lakes head coach, Jason Wild said
Monday the first week of practice went
well. The Redmen had a lot to accomplish before their early first game with
Columbus Catholic on Tuesday. For the
most part, they got it done.
Tuesdays non-conference game was
played after The Star News early holiday
deadline for this week. Rib Lake hosts its
home opener Dec. 4 against the Pittsville
Panthers.
Practice has been pretty good, Wild
said. I think compared to last year, the
guys have been more competitive in
practice. We have some guys moving up
from JV looking for varsity spots and
thats really brought some intensity into
practice. Thats very nice to see. We have
some good attitudes right now.
The Redmen figure to rely on seven
key players, all of whom are juniors or
seniors.
The four seniors in that bunch are
Joe Frombach, Jordan Cardey, Jordan
Blomberg and Jared Hovde.
Frombach was an All-Marawood

North selection as a sophomore. Last
year, he was Rib Lakes second-leading
scorer (222 points) and led the team in assists (86) and steals (32). Cardey was right
behind Frombach in points (215), was the
teams second-leading three-point shooter and was Rib Lakes top free throw
shooter (76 percent).
Its a nice thing to have those two
guys back, Wild said, adding both have
started the year healthy. Frombach is
over some back troubles he had last year
and Cardeys work in the weight room
while working through some shoulder
troubles has made him stronger.
Blomberg and Hovde also have cleared
some health issues and are anxious to
make a bigger impact this winter. A concussion ended Blombergs junior season
after just a handful of games. Ankle problems wiped out Hovdes junior season
entirely.
Jordan gives us a 6-6 presence inside
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION
BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Abbotsford
0
0
0
0
Athens
0
0
0
0
Chequamegon
0
0
0
0
Rib Lake
0
0
0
0
Phillips
0
0
0
0
Edgar
0
0
0
0
Prentice
0
0
0
0
Nov. 25: Rib Lake at Columbus Catholic,
Greenwood at Abbotsford.
Dec. 1: Hayward at Chequamegon.
Dec. 2: Lake Holcombe at Prentice, North.
Lutheran at Edgar.
Dec. 4: Pittsville at Rib Lake, Edgar at Marathon, Athens at Auburndale, Chequamegon at
Winter.
that will definitely help us, Wild said.

Jared was able to play football, which
allowed him to test that ankle and get
back into some competition. He was able
to work in the weight room too for the
entire school year. Hell be one of our
stronger guys. That will be a good thing,
especially defensively. Hell bring some
senior leadership too.
Joe Scheithauer, a 6-3 junior, was arguably Rib Lakes most improved player
during last season. He wound up nearly
leading the team in rebounds, led the
team in blocked shots and gained more
confidence in his offensive game.
Hes a 6-3, long kid who has gained
a lot of confidence after his first year at
the varsity level, Wild said. Hes really competitive in practice. Hes giving
Jordan a run for his money in drills. Im
anxious to see what his ceiling really is.
Austin Ewan, Dalton Strebig and
Noah Weinke are three juniors figuring
to get major minutes this year after seeing spot duty. Juniors Nick Eisner and
Austin Zondlo saw some brief varsity
time a year ago as well.
I dont see a major drop-off when we
take our starters out of the game, Wild
said, adding that Weinke is developing a
strong outside shot, Strebig plays with a
style that is similar to Scheithauer and
Ewan possesses some inside and outside
skills that will help the offense.
Frombach and Cardey have been playing at the varsity level since they were
freshmen and Hovde joined them the
next year. Experience is something the
Redmen should be able to use to their advantage.
This year I think the team has more
awareness of whats happening on the
court, Wild said. We can take advantage of some things in half-court situa-
See RIB LAKE on page 7
2014-15 Rib Lake boys basketball varsity schedule

Nov. 25
Dec. 4
Dec. 9
Dec. 11
Dec. 19
Dec. 23
Jan. 5
Jan. 8
Jan. 13
Jan. 16
Jan. 19
Jan. 22
Jan. 26
Jan. 27
Feb. 2
at Columbus Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

PITTSVILLE, 7:30 p.m.
STRATFORD, 7:30 p.m.
at Prentice, 7:30 p.m.
at Winter, 7:30 p.m.
at Chequamegon, 7:30 p.m.
FLAMBEAU, 7:30 p.m.
PHILLIPS, 7:30 p.m.
at Abbotsford, 7:30 p.m.
at Athens, 7:30 p.m.
at Spencer, 7:30 p.m.
PRENTICE, 7:30 p.m.
TOMAHAWK, 7:30 p.m.
at Edgar, 7:30 p.m.
at Medford, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5
Feb. 9
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 19
Feb. 23
Feb. 26
Feb. 28
March 3
March 6
March 7
March 12
March 14
March 19
March 21
CHEQUAMEGON, 7:30 p.m.

LAKE HOLCOMBE, 7:30 p.m.
at Phillps, 7:30 p.m.
ABBOTSFORD, 7:30 p.m.
ATHENS, 7:30 p.m.
EDGAR, 7:30 p.m.
Mara. Crossover (3rd-7th at South), 7:30 p.m.
Mara. Championships at Mara., 1 & 2:45 p.m.
WIAA regional, 7 p.m.
WIAA regional semifinal, 7 p.m.
WIAA regional final, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional semifinal at Chetek, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional final at Spooner, TBA
WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 1:35 p.m.
WIAA state championship at Madison, 11 a.m.
Pirates set sail aiming to overcome lack of depth, size, experience

Not blessed with a lot of size, depth and
varsity experience, the Gilman boys basketball team is certain to be challenged
at times during the 2014-15 season.
With just 13 players in the entire program, second-year head coach Brian
Pernsteiner and the Pirates will need
health and good luck to keep varsity
and JV teams running at full speed. On
the positive side, there should be few
concerns with playing time and no experience is better than game experience
when it comes to individual player improvement.
The guys know what theyre up
against, Pernsteiner said Monday.
The Pirates lost four seniors who
played significant roles on last years
6-17 squad that managed to finish 6-12
in the Eastern Cloverbelt Conference.
Two of those losses were high-scoring
guards Tyler Amborn and Trevor Lepak.
Amborn was a second-team All-ECC
selection and Lepak earned honorable
mention.
The graduation losses leave plenty of
opportunities for the current players to
excel. Their first chance comes Tuesday
when Gilman hosts ECC contender
Neillsville at 7:30 p.m. The Warriors finished third in the conference a year ago
with a 14-4 league record. Gilman then
hosts Colby on Dec. 5.
Leading the list of players with
expanded roles are seniors James
Copenhaver and Colton Schmitt, who are
the teams captains.
Copenhaver, a guard, enters his third
year on the varsity squad. Schmitt is
Gilmans top post presence and enters
his second season of full-time varsity
work.
James and Colton are the captains,
Pernsteiner said. James is on his third
year now. Hell have to be the leader. He
made some big shots for us at times last
year. Coltons working really hard. Hes
set a goal of averaging 10 points a game.
He can make that.
From there, Gilman will be relying on
2014-15 Gilman boys basketball varsity schedule

Dec. 2
Dec. 5
Dec. 8
Dec. 11
Dec. 16
Dec. 19
Dec. 22
Jan. 6
Jan. 9
Jan. 13
Jan. 20
Jan. 23
Jan. 26
Jan. 29
Feb. 2
NEILLSVILLE, 7:30 p.m.

COLBY, 7:30 p.m.
at Cornell, 7:30 p.m.
at Columbus Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
at Loyal, 7:30 p.m.
GRANTON, 7:30 p.m.
at Owen-Withee, 6 p.m.
at Spencer, 7:30 p.m.
GREENWOOD, 7:30 p.m.
at Bruce, 7:30 p.m.
at Neillsville, 7:30 p.m.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC, 7:30 p.m.
at Thorp, 7 p.m.
at Colby, 7:30 p.m.
at Lake Holcombe, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 3
Feb. 6
Feb. 12
Feb. 17
Feb. 20
Feb. 26
Feb. 28
March 3
March 6
March 7
March 12
March 14
March 19
March 21
at Granton, 7:30 p.m.

LOYAL, 7:30 p.m.
OWEN-WITHEE, 7:30 p.m.
SPENCER, 7:30 p.m.
at Greenwood, 7:30 p.m.
Clov. Crossover (3rd-9th at West), 7:30 p.m.
Clov. Championships at Altoona, 1 & 2:30 p.m.
WIAA sectional semifinal at Chetek, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional final at Spooner, TBA
WIAA state championship at Madison, 11 a.m.
players making big steps up from seeing

just limited varsity time a year ago.
Bryce Sromek is the teams third
senior. Juniors Zach Sonnentag and
Ethan Aldinger and sophomore Chanse
Rosemeyer have their opportunities to
shine this year. Rosemeyer could wind
up being a key ball handler and threepoint shooter. Pernsteiner said Aldinger
worked hard in the off-season and might
be the teams most improved player.
Junior forward Emitt Sherfield has
worked well inside with Schmitt and will
be in the varsity rotation.
Another player to keep an eye on
might be freshman Elliot Wininger, who
Pernsteiner said is already one of the
programs better ball handlers.
Junior Tucker Schmuckal and sophomore Lane Webster add inside strength.
Junior Travis Lato could be in line for
some varsity time as well. Sophomore
newcomer Landon Tischer adds depth
at a guard position. Cassidy Ogle is the
second of only two freshmen in the program.
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Neillsville
0
0
0
0
Owen-Withee
0
0
0
0
Loyal
0
0
0
0
Colby
0
0
0
0
Greenwood
0
0
0
0
Columbus Cath.
0
0
0
0
Spencer
0
0
0
0
Gilman
0
0
0
0
Granton
0
0
0
0
Nov. 25: Greenwood at Abbotsford, Neillsville
at Black River Falls, Stratford at Colby, Loyal at
Whitehall, Phillips at Owen-Withee.
Nov. 28-29: Columbus Catholic at W.R. Assumption tournament.
Dec. 2: Neillsville at Gilman, Greenwood at
Colby, Columbus Catholic at Loyal.
Gilman was set to scrimmage Bruce

and Lake Holcombe on Tuesday. After
that, Pernsteiner said hed have a much
better idea of how to split the players between the varsity and JV levels.
Replacing the scoring of Amborn and
Lepak will be one of Gilmans biggest
challenges.
Were not tall. Were pretty short, so
offensively were going to try to pick up
the pace again, a lot like we did at the beginning of last year, Pernsteiner said.
Hopefully we can avoid injury so we can
do that again. Well probably run a lot of
four-out, one-in on offense. Defensively, I
think well be playing a lot of zone. It will
be tough for us to play man-to-man because with so few guys, well get tired. So
far in practice our press looks OK against
the JV.
Pernsteiner said Gilman should be
able to hold its own in the rebounding
department.
In the Eastern Cloverbelt, Gilman will
be up against some solid competition.
However, the Pirates werent the only
team to suffer some key graduation losses. Defending co-champion Columbus
Catholic lost three players who earned
All-ECC honors. Neillsville lost a couple
and brings a couple back. Spencer brings
back a strong core that has played together at the varsity level for a couple of
years now.
Columbus Catholic (15-3), OwenWithee (15-3), Neillsville (14-4), Spencer
(12-6) and Augusta (11-7) were the leagues
top five teams in 2013-14.
Augusta is no longer in the conference, making the Eastern Cloverbelt
a nine-team league now. The Pirates
have Cornell, Bruce, Thorp and Lake
Holcombe on their non-conference schedule.
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 3
Big junior class, new head coach lead girls hockey squad
As one of the few solo girls hockey
programs in Wisconsin, the Medford
Raiders continue to fight an uphill battle
against deeper and, oftentimes, more
experienced co-op programs theyll face
most of the time in the 2014-15 season.
This years journey starts with changes at the top. Sarah Markham is the
programs new head coach and Anne
LaRoche settles in at an assistant coach
position. Markham takes over the program from David Beaner Lemke, who
led the Raiders through their first five
varsity seasons. LaRoche was an accomplished hockey player at the youth,
high school and college levels. Markham
assisted Lemke a year ago, along with
Rick Gardner and Erik Branstetter.
Branstetter is back for his second year
on the staff.
In season six of Medford girls hockey,
Markham has a big group of 12 returning
letter winners to work with and none of
them are seniors. In all, 16 girls are playing hockey for Medford.
The Raiders will make their season
debut Monday with a challenging trip
to Northland Pines. Medfords home
opener is Dec. 5 against Lakeland at the
Simek Recreation Center.
So far, its going well, Markham
said Monday. Theres a lot of energy
in practice and a lot of fun. The girls are
working really hard.
Last season, the Raiders fielded possibly their youngest-ever squad. It featured
just one senior, one foreign-exchange junior, eight sophomores and a handful of
freshmen.
The team is still young this year, but
it certainly isnt as green as it was a year

ago at this time.
Whats nice is that these girls all get
to move up together, Markham said. I
think its really helpful for them to play
together and learn how each other plays.
Its also nice to have four new players,
two freshmen and two sophomores, who
have all played at least some hockey before.
Not surprisingly with such youth,
Medford finished last season at 2-22-1
overall and 1-13 in the Great Northern
Conference. The lone senior loss was a
big one. Senior defenseman Lizzy Lemke
earned All-GNC honorable mention after scoring seven goals and adding 10
assists in 25 games. The Raiders bring
back one other honorable mentionee,
Marissa McPeak, who led the team with
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
GIRLS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Northland Pines
0
0
3
0
Waupaca
0
0
1
0
Rhine.-Antigo-3L
0
0
0
0
Point-Rapids
0
0
0
0
Tomahawk
0
0
0
0
Marshfield
0
0
0
0
Lakeland
0
0
0
0
Medford
0
0
0
0
Nov. 21: Northland Pines 7, Appleton United 3.
Nov. 22: Northland Pines 7, Fond du Lac Co-op 1;
Northland Pines 5, Stoughton Co-op 1; Waupaca
5, Fox Cities 3.
Nov. 25: Marshfield at Onalaska.
Nov. 28-29: Waupaca at Black River Falls tournament.
Dec. 1: Medford at Northland Pines,
Marshfield at Point-Rapids (WR), Waupaca at
Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes (A), Lakeland
at Tomahawk.
Dec. 4: Point-Rapids at Waupaca.
Rib Lake Sports

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, December 2
Tomahawk (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Friday, December 5
Athens (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Thursday, December 4
Pittsville (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Gilman Sports
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, December 2
Neillsville (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV & C-team, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, December 5
Colby (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV & C-team, 5:45 p.m.
eight goals, 13 assists and 21 points in her

sophomore season.
Junior Amanda Bauer was another
of Medfords top scorers a year ago with
eight goals and three assists. Juniors
Sienna Demulling and Elise Southworth
start the season as two of the key players on the defensive end who will help
fill the hole left by Lemke. Junior forwards Carlye Baker, Sarah Strobach and
Depresha Isola also return.
Returning sophomores include forwards Mikayla Kelz and Emily Quante
and defenseman Katy Branstetter.
Demulling scored eight goals for the
Raiders a year ago. Southworth had seven. Branstetter and Baker scored three
goals during the season and Kelz had
two.
The four new skaters are sophomores
Kaitlin Gradberg and Taylor Adleman
and freshmen Joelle Zenner and Chass
Rinchich.
A year ago at this time, Medford was
quite nervous about its goal tending situation. Now, the Raiders feel comfortable
WRESTLING
Saturday, December 6
at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Duals, 9 a.m.
See RAIDERS on page 6
2014-15 Medford girls hockey schedule

Dec. 1
at Northland Pines, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5
LAKELAND, 7 p.m.
Dec. 8
at Waupaca, 7 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Tomahawk, 5 p.m.
Dec. 18 RHINE.-ANTIGO-THREE LAKES, 5 p.m.
Dec. 26-27 at Rhinelander tournament, TBA
Jan. 9
at Marshfield, 7 p.m.
Jan. 12
NORTHLAND PINES, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13
at Lakeland (nc), 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 16
BLACK RIVER FALLS CO-OP, 7 p.m.
Jan. 19
at Lakeland, 7 p.m.
Jan. 23
at Point-Rapids (SP-Willett), 6 p.m.
Medford Sports
GIRLS HOCKEY
Monday, December 1
at Northland Pines, 7
p.m.
Friday, December 5
Lakeland (H), 7 p.m.
CURLING
Tuesday, December 2
Wausau West (H), V &
JV, 3:45 p.m.
at D.C. Everest, V & JV, 3
p.m.
BOYS
SWIMMING
Tuesday, December 2
Rhinelander (H), 5:30
p.m.
Lakeland (H), 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Colby (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
with junior Makayla Hanson and sophomore Emily Lybert both back. Hanson
wound up with the majority of playing
time a year ago after Lybert was injured,
but both made huge strides as the season
progressed.
Taylors dad, John Adleman, has
some coaching experience and has
been coming in on some mornings and
Tuesday nights and worked with the
goalies, Markham said. Thats been a
big help. When were doing certain drills,
John can be just working with them. Its
also helpful because Anne and I dont
have any goal tending experience. Both
Emily and Makayla Hanson have worked
really hard.
Markham said the coaching staffs
first objective is to get the players conditioned and in shape to help them compete
against the deeper co-op programs that
can run more lines and stay fresh over
the course of 51 minutes.
Learning the skills and teaching
GIRLS
BASKETBALL
Tuesday, December 2
Antigo, V-7:15 p.m. JV &
JV2-5:45 p.m.
Friday, December 5
at Tomahawk, V-7:15
p.m., JV & JV2-5:45 p.m.
BOYS
BASKETBALL
Tuesday, December 2
at Merrill, V-7:30 p.m. ,
JV & JV2-5:45 p.m.
Friday, December 5
Tomahawk (H), V-7:15
p.m., JV & JV2-5:45 p.m.
Jan. 26
WAUPACA, 7 p.m.
Jan. 29
TOMAHAWK, 7 p.m.
Feb. 2
POINT-RAPIDS, 7 p.m.
Feb. 3
at Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes (R), 7 p.m.
Feb. 7
at Viroqua, 1 p.m.
Feb. 9
MARSHFIELD, 7 p.m.
Feb. 12 at Black River Falls Co-op, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 or 20 WIAA regional final, TBA
Feb. 24 WIAA sectional semifinal, TBA
Feb. 27 or 28 WIAA sectional final at D.C. Everest, TBA
March 6 WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 2 p.m.
March 7 WIAA state championship, noon
Borealis Wellness Clinic LLC

Dr. Samuel R. Klinner D.C.
115 E. P

www.borealisclinic.com
342 S. 8th St.

Medford
715-748-6400

611 Nort(%&%'-/%7715-748-5888
940 S. Whelen Ave.

Medford
715-748-5550

715-785-5300
GYMNASTICS
PO Box 149, Medford

715-748-4000
at Chequamegon Invite,
10 a.m.
DRIVE THRU
OPEN FRI-SAT
24 HOURS
Hwy, 13, Medford
BOYS HOCKEY
Tuesday, December 2
Marshfield (H), 7 p.m.
Lakeland (H), 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
at Stratford Schoenherr
Duals, 10 a.m.
These Businesses are proud to support their local High School Sports
36-141538
Gilman Corner Store

120 E. Main Street, Gilman
715-447-8376
Niemuth Implement
306 S. State Hwy. 13, Stetsonville
715-678-2271
sales@niemuthimp.com
www.niemuthimp.com
EWS
SNPORTS
STAR
NEWS
THETSHE
TAR
NEWS
Page 4
Thursday, November
September 27,
22, 2014
2011
Gilmans Derek Thorgerson returns to All-Cloverwood first team

by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
It was by most standards a down year
for the Gilman Pirates football team, but
five individuals stood out and earned
nomination to the 2014 All-Cloverwood
Conference team.
Defensive lineman Derek Thorgerson
headlined the group by capturing his
second
straight
All-Cloverwood
first-team
defense nomination,
as well as being
named to the second-team offense
as an offensive
lineman.
Running
back
James
Copenhaver
joined Thorgerson
Derek
on the secondThorgerson
team
offense,
First-Team
while linebacker
Defense
Cole
Johnson
Second-Team
was named to the
second-team
deOffense
fense. Defensive
lineman Takoda
Lee and linebacker Jesse Ogle were both
named honorable mention. Four of the
six nominees return from the 2013 AllCloverwood list, though some were in
different roles this time around.
Thorgerson, a defensive tackle in
coach Robin Rosemeyers defensive system, developed into a tackling machine.
This fall he tallied 70 total tackles, good
for third on the team. He recorded double-digit stops in four games, including
a season-high 13 in Gilmans 18-0 loss to
eventual Div. 7 state champion OwenWithee on Sept. 26. He then recorded 11
tackles in each of the next two games,
an 18-14 loss to Loyal and a 42-14 loss to
Greenwood-Granton.
Thorgerson notched five quarterback sacks and recovered one fumble.
Thorgerson was also named to the second-team offense as part of the offensive
line that helped clear the way for the
Pirates strong running game that averaged 180.2 rushing yards per game.
Copenhaver earned a second-team
offense nomination for his strong season at tailback. The senior was a dualthreat option out of the backfield as he
also had a strong season as a receiver.
In addition to leading the team in rushing with 864 yards, he also amassed 216
receiving yards. He averaged a whopping 5.61 yards per rush on his 154 carries. Copenhavers biggest performance
came during the Pirates 30-14 win over
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption when he
rumbled for 251 yards on 35 carries. He
also caught one pass for 11 yards in the
victory.
Pool
Wednesday Night League
Thirsty Choppers, 25; Gad Bar, 20; PBRs Lounge
Around, 19; Step N Up I, 19; Mainstreet Bar I, 18;
Mainstreet Bar II, 17; Kountry Korners I, 16; Kountry Korners II, 16; Step N Up II, 15; Cindys Bar I,
14; Deer Trail, 13; Thirsty Moose, 13; Cindys Bar
II, 11.
Nov. 19: Kountry Korners II 7, Cindys I 2; Mainstreet I 6, Cindys II 3; PBRs Lounge Around 7,
Mainstreet II 2; Gad 5, Step N Up I 4; Step N Up II
6, Deer Trail 3; Thirsty Choppers 8, Thirsty Moose
1; Kountry Korner I, bye.
Medford Womens League
Results: Thristy Moose 6, Bogeys 3; Step N Up
6, Mainstreet I 3; Hacienda 5, Gad 4; Cindys 7,
Maintreet II 2.
Note: Rhonda Hartwig had an eight-ball break.
James
Copenhaver
Second-Team
Offense
Cole Johnson
Second-Team
Defense
Copenhaver finished the year on a

roll, rattling off three straight 100-yard
games in the teams final three contests,
producing 106, 152 and 121 yards against
Loyal, Greenwood-Granton and Thorp,
respectively.
His biggest receiving output came on
Aug. 30 in Gilmans 22-12 loss to McDonell
Central when he snagged four passes for
84 yards. Copenhavers highest reception
total came on Oct. 3 at Loyal when he
caught six passes for 46 yards. Overall,
he recorded 11 total touchdowns, nine
on the ground and two through the air.
In 2013, he made the All-Cloverwood second-team as a defensive back.
Johnson finished as the leading tackler for the Pirates defense this fall. He
fought through knee pain to rack up 91
total stops and had five games with double-digit tackles. His highest output came
in the Oct. 10 game against GreenwoodGranton when he produced 16 tackles.
He opened the season with 10 tackles
against Abbotsford and also had 14 tackles against Newman Catholic on Sept. 12.
Ogle switched it up for 2014, earning
an All-Cloverwood honorable mention as
a linebacker. In 2013 he was nominated
as a running back. He recorded 71 tackles, good for second on the team. His
highest output came against GreenwoodGranton when he had 17 tackles. His
other double-digit tackle game came at
Assumption when he had 11 stops.
Ogle also exceled on offense for the
Pirates. He finished second on the team
with 680 rushing yards and ran for three
touchdowns. He averaged 4.82 yards per
carry on his 141 attempts. His biggest
rushing day came in the season finale
against Thorp as he powered the Pirates
offense with 156 rushing yards. He also
caught three passes for 41 yards this fall.
Lee makes his first appearance on the
All-Cloverwood lineup as a defensive
lineman. The sophomore finished with
44 tackles, including a season-high 15 in
the loss to Greenwood-Granton.
The Pirates finished the season tied
for eighth in the Cloverwood with a 2-7
record.
Athens picked up both the offensive
and defensive player of the year awards
en route to advancing to the Division 6
semifinal game, though they lost to eventual state champion St. Marys Springs
31-7. Running back Lane Tessmer is the
Cloverwoods Offensive Player of the
Year. Tessmer scored 19 touchdowns on
the ground in addition to piling up 1,188
rushing yards on only 130 carries. His astounding 9.14 yards per carry was second
in the conference, behind only Athens
Jake Stange and his 13.02 yards per attempt.
Shane Coker is the Defensive Player of
the Year. The linebacker proved to be a
force, stopping the run and pass for the
Blue Jays during their impressive season. He recorded 103 tackles, along with
five sacks, four forced fumbles, and two
interceptions. He even scored a touchdown on a blocked field goal. Coker was
also a first-team selection as a tight end
Jesse Ogle
Hon. Mention
Defense
Takoda Lee
Hon. Mention
Defense
on offense.
The Blue Jays placed six on the AllCloverwood first-team offense and six
more on the first-team defense.
Adding to the postseason success
for the Cloverwood, the Owen-Withee
Blackhawks secured the state champi-
onship by defeating Pepin-Alma 17-12

in the Division 7 state title game. OwenWithee was powered on offense by the
Cloverwoods leading rusher, Bryce
Niemi, who ran for 1,441 yards and 21
touchdowns this year.
In the head-to-head meeting between
these two teams, Athens handily defeated Owen-Withee 28-0.
Other Cloverwood squads also had
playoff success this fall. Abbotsford advanced to level 2 in Division 6 where
they were defeated 21-14 by Frederic,
and Loyal defeated Eleva-Strum before
Owen-Withee bounced the Greyhounds
from the playoffs.
WIAA FOOTBALL
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Camp Randall Stadium, Madison
Nov. 21 Div. 1 championship
Kimberly (14-0) 31, Hartland Arrowhead (10-4) 6.
Menasha (14-0) 35, Waukesha West (11-3) 17.
CLOVERWOOD CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Athens
9
0
12
1
Owen-Withee
8
1
13
1
Abbotsford
7
2
8
3
Loyal
5
4
6
5
Greenwood-Gran. 4
5
4
6
McDonell Central 4
5
4
6
Newman Catholic 4
5
4
6
Gilman
2
7
2
7
W.R. Assumption
2
7
2
7
Thorp
0
9
0
9
Nov. 20 WIAA Div. 7 state championship:
Owen-Withee 17, Pepin-Alma 12.

Wisconsin Lutheran (14-0) 42, Rice Lake (10-4) 18.
Somerset (14-0) 28, Little Chute (11-3) 16.
Lancaster (13-1) 41, Amherst (13-1) 21.
Fond du Lac St. Marys Springs (14-0) 37, Darlington (12-2) 28.
Owen-Withee (13-1) 17, Pepin-Alma (13-1) 12.
2014 All-Cloverwood Conference football teams

First-team offense
Collin Ellenbecker, Sr., Athens, QB
Jesse Jakel, Sr., Abbotsford, RB
Lane Tessmer, Sr., Athens, RB
Bryce Niemi, Sr., Owen-Withee, RB
Kasey Kollmansberger, Sr., Abbotsford, E
Shane Coker, Sr., Athens, E
Kyle Kunze, Sr., Abbotsford, OL
Nathan Belisle Sr., Athens, OL
Tony Thurs, Sr., Athens, OL
Anthony Peplinski, Sr., Loyal, OL
Jeff Ford, Sr., Newman Catholic, OL
Shane Coker, Sr., Athens, K
Second-team offense
Jake Gajewski, Jr., Newman Catholic, QB
Lance Schoch, Sr., McDonell Central, RB
Jake Stange, So., Athens, RB
James Copenhaver, Sr., Gilman, RB
Nick Thoreson, Sr., Newman Catholic, E
Stephen Ortman, Sr., McDonell Central, E
Dylan Bloch, Jr., Abbotsford, OL
Derek Thorgerson, Sr., Gilman, OL
Jake Ovyn, Jr., Owen-Withee, OL
Tucker Roesler, Sr., Athens, OL
Juan Pablo Orozco, Sr., Newman, OL
Alex Domanico, Sr., Greenwood-Gran., OL
Nick Rueth, So., Loyal, K
First-team defense
Nathan Belisle, Sr., Athens, DL
Derek Thorgerson, Sr., Gilman, DL
Jeff Ford, Sr., Newman Catholic, DL
Jesse Cwikla, Sr., Owen-Withee, DL
Kasey Kollmansberger, Sr., Abbotsford, LB
Tony Thurs, Sr., Athens, LB
Shane Coker, Sr., Athens, LB
Will Maki, Jr., Owen-Withee, LB
Kolt Linzmeier, Sr., W.R. Assumption, DB
Collin Ellenbecker, Sr., Athens, DB
Lance Schoch, Sr., McDonell Cent., DB
Shane Coker, Sr., Athens, P
Second-team defense
Dillon Kramas, Sr., Abbotsford, DL
Ryley Fischer, Sr., Loyal, DL
Anthony Peplinski, Sr., Loyal, DL
Justin Damask, Sr., Newman Catholic, DL
Jake Rueth, Sr., Loyal, LB
Lane Tessmer, Sr., Athens, LB
Booker Bredlau, Sr., Greenwood-Gran., LB
Cole Johnson, Sr., Gilman, LB
Garrett Rau, Jr., Abbotsford, DB
Logan Johnson, Sr., Greenwood-Gran., DB
Zach Gilles, Jr., McDonell Central, DB
Garrett Rau, Jr., Abbotsford, P
Kolt Linzmeier, Sr., W.R. Assumption, P
Honorable Mention
Garrett Rau, Jr., Abbotsford, QB
Austin Engel, So., Athens, DL
Booker Bredlau, Sr., Greenwood-Gran., QB Takoda Lee, So., Gilman, DL
Max Stange, Jr., Athens, RB
Matt Anderson, Jr., Thorp, DL
Cooper Henrickson, Jr., Abbotsford
Nathaniel Clark, Sr., W.R. Assumption, LB
Delten Schmitz, Sr., Greenwood-Gran., RB
Brady Baltus, Jr., W.R. Assumption, LB
Ryley Fischer, Sr., Loyal, RB
Max Stange, Jr., Athens, LB
Austin Milliren, Sr., Owen-Withee, RB
Delten Schmitz, Sr., Greenwood-Granton, LB
Nathaniel Clark, Jr., W.R. Assumption, E
Jesse Ogle, Sr., Gilman, LB
Logan Johnson, Sr., Greenwood-Granton, E Ryan Sorensen, So., McDonell Central, LB
Josh Watson, Sr., Newman Catholic, E
Jared Szymanski, Sr., Thorp, LB
Brandon Cwikla, Sr., Owen-Withee, OL
Cooper Henrickson, Jr., Abbotsford, DB
Aaron Leiby, Sr., Abbotsford, OL
Isaac Kollock, Jr., W.R. Assumption, DB
Tyler Hutchinson, Sr., Athens, OL
Jake Stange, So., Athens, DB
Caleb Parkhurst, Jr., McDonell Central, OL Logan Genteman, Sr., Loyal, DB
Lee Peterson, Sr., Newman Catholic, OL
Colten Roehl, Jr., Loyal, DB
Trent Kollock, Jr., W.R. Assumption, OL
Kameron Kryzanski, So., Thorp, DB
Offensive Player of the Year: Lane Tessmer, Athens
Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Coker, Athens
Co-Coaches of the Year: Mike Thurs, Athens, and Jacob Knapmiller, Abbotsford
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 5
Stratford handles cold-shooting

Rib Lake girls hoops team
The Rib Lake Lady Redmen scored
the first basket of the game, but another
ice cold day of shooting resulted in a 4525 loss to the visiting Stratford Tigers on
Friday night.
The Redmen finished 10 for 30 (33 percent) from two-point range and didnt
make any of their five attempts from beyond the arc in the defeat.
We werent getting girls open, there
were not enough good looks, Rib Lake
coach Mike Wudi said after the game.
The Tigers werent much better, making only 14 of 39 (35.9 percent) from the
field along with three of 11 (27.2 percent)
from three-point range, but it was enough
to secure the win. Forward Regan Dobbs
led the way for the Redmen, scoring 11
points on an efficient five of seven (71.4
percent) shooting. She also added three
rebounds and one assist. Tianna Hughes,
led the Tigers. She scored 17 points on six
of 10 shooting along with 10 rebounds to
notch a double-double.
Dobbs opened the scoring in the
game, scoring on a layup with six minutes to play in the first quarter. The
Redmen went ice cold after that, allowing the Tigers to go on a 12-0 run to
finish the opening quarter. Stratfords
Macie Frueh drilled a three to begin the
run and Hughes added five points as the
Tigers opened a 10-point lead early on.
The Redmen found a rhythm in the second quarter behind Ciara Scheithauer.
Weaving through several defenders,
Scheithauer put home a left-handed layup while being fouled to make the score
16-6 early in the second quarter. She
tacked on the free throw to complete the
three-point play. A few possessions later,
after a jumper by Hughes, Gracie Weinke
picked off a Tigers pass and raced the
length of the court to drain a pull-up two.
The Redmen went into the bonus a possession later and Scheithauer hit a pair
of free throws to bring Rib Lake within
seven in the late stages of the half. The
Redmen made the score 20-15 before the
Tigers rattled off nine straight points,
powered by Savannah Schillinger who
nailed two threes to start the run. Hughes
hit two free throws to send the Tigers
into the break with a 29-15 lead.
Stratfords roll continued in the third
quarter. The Tigers scored five straight
before Scheithauer put in a layup to stop
the bleeding. Dobbs followed that with a
basket on a beautiful pick-and-roll pass
from Mariah Thums. After the 4-0 run,
the Redmen found themselves in a 34-19
hole going into the final frame, but they
were unable to muster a comeback.
Stratford scored five straight to open
the quarter, and with 5:08 left in the
game Dobbs finally ended the Redmens
scoring drought with her layup. After
giving up two baskets to the Tigers, Katie
Cardey hit a free throw and Dobbs put
home an offensive rebound to close out
the game on a 4-0 run for the Redmen,
though it wasnt enough.
Stratford out-rebounded Rib Lake 2516 and used their height advantages to
gain some easy putbacks.
Defensively we can play with them,
we did give up a lot of second-chance
points though. Were trying to make
rebounding a priority going forward,
CONNECT WITH US
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Star
Heres how to reach us at The Star News:
748-2626
748-2699
starnews@
centralwinews.com
P.O. Box 180,
Medford, WI 54451
News
News
News
News
News
News
News
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Athens
0
0
1
0
Edgar
0
0
1
0
Phillips
0
0
1
0
Prentice
0
0
1
0
Chequamegon
0
0
1
0
Abbotsford
0
0
1
1
Rib Lake
0
0
0
2
Nov. 20: Newman Catholic 56, Abbotsford 40;
Edgar 64, North. Lutheran 42; Phillips 67, Mellen
19; Prentice over Three Lakes.
Nov. 21: Stratford 45, Rib Lake 25; Athens 59,
Port Edwards 26; Chequamegon 51, Phelps 31.
Nov. 25: Rib Lake at Pittsville, Athens at
Marathon, Abbotsford at Auburndale, Edgar at
Stratford, Elcho at Phillips, Chequamegon at
Washburn.
Dec. 1: Edgar at Colby.
Dec. 2: Tomahawk at Rib Lake, Athens at
Newman Catholic, Edgar at Spencer, Pittsville at
Abbotsford, Lake Holcombe at Prentice.
Dec. 4: Chequamegon at Winter, Bruce at Phillips.
Wudi said.
Scheithauer scored nine points on
three of eight shooting in the losing effort, and was a perfect three of three from
the free throw line. She also had nine rebounds, three assists, and three steals in
the game.
Ciara was flying around, shes a
high-energy player, Wudi said about
her good performance.
The girls played hard, we can build
from this game, Wudi concluded.
The Lady Redmen continued their
season Tuesday in Pittsville. They will
host Tomahawk this coming Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
Surveying the floor
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Rib Lakes Jasmine Fitzl brings the ball into the offensive end during the third quarter of the teams 45-25 loss to Stratford last Friday.
Walkers hot hand, foul trouble hurt Gilman in loss

Greenwoods Ashley Walker went
on a first-quarter shooting spree and
the Gilman Pirates were thrown off by
early foul trouble Thursday night, leading to a lopsided 61-26 loss in the Eastern
Cloverbelt Conference opener for both
teams.
Walker sank four first-quarter threepointers on her way to a 20-point outing.
Walker finished six for eight from threepoint range two nights after going one for
nine in Greenwoods non-conference 4738 loss to Abbotsford.
The Pirates, meanwhile, had a fairly
productive first quarter offensively, but
still found themselves down by 10. They
couldnt take advantage of a cold second quarter by the Indians, who buried
Gilman with a 38-13 surge after halftime.
Three starters found themselves in
first-half foul trouble. Senior forward
Makaylen Skabroud picked up four
first-half fouls, got her fifth in the third
quarter and wound up with two points in
the loss. Kendall Skabroud and Morgan
Birkenholz picked up two fouls before
halftime and had to play cautiously.
We started out playing man-to-man
and got some quick fouls with some hand
checks, head coach Chris Skabroud
said. I had to pull the pressure off and
that was not good for us at all.
Makaylens foul trouble hurt, he
added. She does a lot for us defensively
and with rebounding and shes been attacking the basket really well in practice.
They told us theyd be calling the hand
checking really tight this year and they
are. No question about it.
Walkers early success helped give
Greenwood a 19-9 first-quarter lead.
Desire Budzinski scored twice and
Kendall Skabroud sank a three-pointer

to try to keep Gilman close. In fact, the
Pirates were close, trailing 14-9 with
a minute to go in the period when two
turnovers led to five quick points.
The Pirates had their chance to get
back in it in the second quarter when
they held Greenwood to four points. But
they only scored four points themselves
on buckets by Makaylen Skabroud and
Budzinski to trail 23-13 at the break.
Taylor Opelt scored three times and
Walker hit her fifth triple of the night as
the hosts outscored Gilman 18-7 in the
third quarter to widen their lead to 41-20.
Greenwood finished the game on a 20-6
tear.
Sophomore Taylor Hendricks was a
bright spot for Gilman, scoring seven of
her team-high nine points in the second
half. She was three of eight from the field
and three of four from the free throw
line. She added four rebounds, an assist
and a steal. Budzinski finished with six
points and grabbed two rebounds.
Taylor played a nice game,
Skabroud said. She attacked the basket
to get to the line and she was aggressive
on her made field goals as well. Desire
got off to a nice start. I think she made
three of her first four shots and was aggressive to the basket.
Kendall Skabroud had five points,
six rebounds and two assists. Makaylen
Skabroud matched her six rebounds to
tie for the team lead. Four of those boards
came on the offensive end.
Morgan Birkenholz had four points.
Her aggressiveness led to six free throw
attempts in the second half. Kyla Schoene
had three rebounds. Gilman had 25 rebounds overall to trail the more physical Indians by just three. The Pirates 27
turnovers didnt help the cause.
Gilman also made just five of 19 free

throws.
We got to the line like we wanted to,
Skabroud said. But our percentage was
terrible and were shooting more free
throws in practice than we ever have.
Opelt added 15 points for the Indians,
who improved to 1-1 overall. Morgan
Hinker and Kassidy Lamovec added seven points apiece.
Gilman hosted Loyal on Tuesday, a
game completed after The Star News
early holiday deadline. Loyal ended
Neillsvilles 70-game Eastern Cloverbelt
Conference win streak Friday with a 4431 victory over the Warriors.
Gilman hosts Colby at 7:30 p.m. on
Dec. 4.
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Loyal
1
0
1
0
Colby
1
0
1
0
Greenwood
1
0
1
1
Columbus Cath.
0
0
1
1
Owen-Withee
0
0
0
0
Spencer
0
0
0
0
Neillsville
0
1
0
1
Gilman
0
1
0
1
Granton
0
1
0
1
Nov. 20: Greenwood 61, Gilman 26; Stratford
51, Columbus Catholic 19.
Nov. 21: Loyal 44, Neillsville 31; Colby 49,
Granton 25.
Nov. 25: Loyal at Gilman, Colby at Spencer,
Columbus Catholic at Greenwood, Owen-Withee
at Granton, W.R. Assumption at Neillsville.
Nov. 28-29: Columbus Catholic at W.R. Assumption Cranberry Classic.
Dec. 1: Edgar at Colby.
Dec. 2: Loyal at W.R. Assumption, Neillsville at
Auburndale, Edgar at Spencer, Owen-Withee at
Thorp.
Dec. 4: Colby at Gilman, Neillsville at OwenWithee, Spencer at Columbus Catholic, Greenwood at Granton, Loyal at Black River Falls.
THE STAR NEWS
SPORTS
Page 6
Boys basketball picked to finish fifth but aims for higher finish
and posts Trent Klemm and Hunter
Anderson. Sophomores trying to make
a strong impression include guards
Garrett Strebig, Jake Sullivan and exchange student Nikola Babic and forward Jon Wiegel. Freshman Cameron
Wenzel also could fit into the rotation
after a strong summer.
Lien said the work the players put in
during the summer and the off-season
will certainly help them as they try to adjust to varsity-level basketball.
The varsity played in two leagues
and five tournaments, Lien said. Also,
several individuals spent time in the
weight room and gym getting better individually. It has shown in that we have
four sophomores vying for time on varsity and three freshmen on JV and one
on varsity.
The Raiders were scheduled to go to
Altoona on Tuesday to scrimmage the
host Railroaders and Independence. Lien
said the team had a productive first week
of practice, but the coaches were anxious to see how things would look in the
scrimmages.
The scrimmage will provide much
clarity in regards to the final determination of the varsity roster and playing
time is not set, Lien said. The scrimmage will provide excellent learning
opportunities for our players and coaching staff. Things we can and should do
and cant and shouldnt do became more
clear. Learning about ones limitations
is just as valuable as learning about

Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Rhinelander
0
0
0
0
Medford
0
0
0
0
Antigo
0
0
0
0
Mosinee
0
0
0
0
Lakeland
0
0
0
0
Tomahawk
0
0
0
0
Northland Pines
0
0
0
0
Nov. 25: Lakeland at Wausau West, Wausau East
at Mosinee, S.P. Pacelli at Antigo, Crandon at
Northland Pines.
Dec. 1: Tomahawk at Wittenberg-Birnamwood,
Three Lakes at Northland Pines.
Dec. 2: Medford at Merrill, Rhinelander at
Pulaski, Antigo at Wausau West, Lakeland at
Wausau East, Mosinee at Marathon.
Dec. 5: Tomahawk at Medford, Antigo at
Lakeland, Mosinee at Northland Pines, Wausau
East at Rhinelander.
ones strengths.
An early emphasis for Medford is
tweaking the man-to-man offense, though
the Raiders will continue to use the fourout concept with ball screens as well as
the read-and-react and dribble drive systems that have worked in the past. Last
year, the Raiders started using a 1-3-1
zone defense in game two and wound up
tweaking it and sticking with it the rest
of the way. Lien said early on, it doesnt
look like the Raiders will rely on one defensive strategy like that again this year.
We may have to play 2-3 with some
man-to-man, Lien said. It may be more
dependent on foul trouble, depth and personnel as to which defense we will utilize
2014-15 Medford boys basketball varsity schedule

at Merrill, 7:30 p.m.
TOMAHAWK, 7:15 p.m.
at Menomonie, 7:15 p.m.
at Rhinelander, 8 p.m.
MOSINEE, 7:15 p.m.
LAKELAND, 7:15 p.m.
at Ashland, 7:15 p.m.
PHILLIPS, 3:30 p.m.
NORTHLAND PINES, 7:15 p.m.
WAUSAU EAST, 6 p.m.
ANTIGO, 7:15 p.m.
at Tomahawk, 7:15 p.m.
STANLEY-BOYD, 7:15 p.m.
RHINELANDER, 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 2
Feb. 6
Feb. 10
Feb. 13
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
Feb. 26
March 3
March 6
March 7
March 12
March 14
March 20
March 21
RIB LAKE, 7:30 p.m.

at Mosinee, 7:15 p.m.
at Bloomer, 7:15 p.m.
at Lakeland, 7:15 p.m.
at Northland Pines, 7:15 p.m.
NEKOOSA, 7:30 p.m.
at Antigo, 7:15 p.m.
WIAA sectional semifinal at Stev. Point, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional final at Marshfield, TBA
WIAA state championship at Madison, 3 p.m.
Taylor Dunlap
Elliot Marshall
gets a tad tougher this year with the additions of Merrill and Wausau East. Both
are potential WIAA regional foes. The
Raiders also play Menomonie again,
who was one of the best teams in the Big
Rivers Conference a year ago behind Rice
Lake, and potentially solid teams from
schools like Bloomer, Nekoosa, Ashland,
Stanley-Boyd, Rib Lake and Phillips.
Raiders bring back 12 skaters

the game will come along with that,
Markham said. We need to be able to
keep up with these teams. Thats what
were hoping for.
Strategically, Markham said she isnt
implementing many big changes. The
one difference she would like to see in
the Raiders game is more pressure on
the puck in the defensive zone. Medfords
approach in the past has been to use good
positioning to keep defenders out of the
slot area and make shots come from outside the house.
Beaners approach was to protect the
house, Markham said. Its a conservative style of defense, but it worked very
well for him. Were looking to put a little
more pressure on the puck. Maybe we
can create some breakouts that way.
Offensively, Markham feels the team
has some capable scorers, led by McPeak.
The coaches are still tinkering with the
teams offensive lines, trying to figure
out who works well with each other.
Medford faces a very familiar sched-
ule in 2014-15 with the only new nonconference opponent being Viroqua on
Feb. 7. The Raiders will again attend the
Rhinelander holiday tournament. They
are not going to the Beaver Dam tournament they had attended the past few
years.
Markham expects the same quality competition the Great Northern
Conference has featured since its inception. Northland Pines is the defending champion. The Eagles were 13-0-1
in league play last season, 20-4-1 overall
and made it to the WIAA sectional final,
which it lost to the Central Wisconsin.
The Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes
Northern Edge (11-2-1, 16-8-2) and PointRapids Red Panthers (9-4-1, 12-10-3) also
are coming off good seasons. Tomahawk
and the Marshfield and Waupaca co-ops
were in the middle of last years GNC
pack. Lakeland (2-12) finished a game
above Medford in the standings. The
Raiders and T-Birds split their conference matchups.
Subscription
P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451
^^^JLU[YHS^PUL^ZJVT
In Taylor County ..................... $39/year .............. $26/6 months

Elsewhere in Wisconsin .......... $41/year .............. $28/6 months
Out of Wisconsin ..................... $50/year .............. $32/6 months
Name___________________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________________
48-144554
Dec. 2
Dec. 5
Dec. 9
Dec. 12
Dec. 16
Dec. 19
Dec. 23
Dec. 30
Jan. 6
Jan. 9
Jan. 16
Jan. 23
Jan. 27
Jan. 30
this year.
The pre-season coaches poll conducted by the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook
has Medford projected to finish fifth in the
seven-team Great Northern Conference,
ahead of only Tomahawk and Northland
Pines. The Raiders were projected to
finish fourth last year and surprised
people by finishing ahead of Antigo (7-5),
Mosinee (6-5) and Lakeland (6-6) in the
standings. Rhinelander is again the preseason favorite. The Hodags ran the table
in the GNC last year, going 12-0 and 20-6
overall. Their season ended in a WIAA
sectional final loss to Division 2 giant
Rice Lake.
Antigo gets the runner-up nod in
this years pre-season poll, followed by
Mosinee and Lakeland. The conference
lost a lot of star power last winter as all
five All-GNC first-teamers and three of
five second-teamers graduated. Dunlap
and Mosinees Aaron Maas are the only
second-teamers who return.
Medfords non-conference schedule
Phone # ______________ Email Address ____________________________________

We accept Discover, MasterCard or VISA
Circle One
NEW
RENEWAL
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS ALSO AVAILABLE

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

Online Only...................... $39/year
THE STAR NEWS
SPORTS
Page 7
Lewandowski
returns to NCAA
final; college
football news
Beating a double team
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford forward Jennifer Stolp uses a left-hand dribble to work through an attempted trap from Merrills Rylee Folz (l.) and
Rheanna Hinz during the second quarter of Fridays non-conference girls basketball season opener. Stolp scored eight points in the
46-43 loss. Marissia Friedel is pictured in the background. The Raiders trailed by 10 points in the first half but rallied to take a pair
of one-point leads in the fourth quarter. The Raiders open Great Northern Conference play Tuesday by hosting Antigo.
Girls nearly knock off Jays

especially in the last three quarters.
If we play good defense, that will
be there for us when the offense isnt,
Wildberg said. Our goal tonight was to
hold them to 40 and hopefully get to 45
offensively. We were right there. If we
play defense this well against conference
teams, well be just fine.
Wildberg is hoping to use more fullcourt defensive pressure, but with the
way Fridays game unfolded, the Raiders
backed off.
Our halfcourt defense was doing OK
and I just didnt want to give Merrill anything easy, Wildberg said.
The senior trio of Bergman (nine
points), Stolp (eight points) and Wildberg
(six points) led Medford in scoring.
Juniors Kummer and Laher added four
points each. Lammar also had four.
The two freshmen, Baker and Hailee
Clausnitzer, scored three points apiece.
Jenice Clausnitzer scored two points.
Freshman Maddix Bonnell led Merrill
with 14 points, 10 of which came in the
first half. Marnholtz scored nine and Folz
had eight.
The Raiders dont possess a lot of
size and they struggled at times with rebounding, but their energy in the second
quarter sparked the comeback and bodes
well for a big stretch of upcoming Great
Northern Conference games.
These girls want to win, Wildberg

said. I think theyre having fun playing
with each other. There were a lot of positives to build from.
Medford opens GNC play Tuesday by
hosting Antigo at Raider Hall. New this
season, GNC varsity games now have
7:15 p.m. tip times. The Raiders go to
Tomahawk on Dec. 5.
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Antigo
0
0
2
0
Northland Pines
0
0
1
0
Mosinee
0
0
1
1
Lakeland
0
0
0
0
Tomahawk
0
0
0
0
Medford
0
0
0
1
Rhinelander
0
0
0
2
Nov. 20: Marshfield 69, Rhinelander 28; Wittenberg-Birnamwood 57, Mosinee 45; Antigo 42,
Oconto Falls 38; Northland Pines 53, Crandon 45.
Nov. 21: Merrill 46, Medford 43; Antigo 26,
Shawano 21.
Nov. 22: Sheboygan North 61, Rhinelander 27.
Nov. 25: Mosinee at Sauk Prairie, Hurley at
Lakeland, Northland Pines at Three Lakes.
Nov. 28: Rhinelander and Antigo at Wausau
West tournament.
Nov. 29: Rhinelander and Antigo at Wausau
West tournament.
Dec. 2: Antigo at Medford, Mosinee at Lakeland, Rhinelander at Northland Pines, Tomahawk at Rib Lake.
Medford graduate and UW-Parkside

cross country runner Evan Lewandowski
secured his third trip to NCAA Division
II National Championships with his
fourth place finish at the Div. II Midwest
Regional held at Angel Mounds Park in
Evansville, Ind.
His time of 30:37.5 was tops on the
Rangers and earned him a trip to nationals for a third time. Lewandowski finished 87th at nationals in 2011 and 34th
in 2012 before being redshirted in 2013.
Lewandowksi will finish off his collegiate career on Dec. 6 in Lousville, Kent.
Linebacker Brent Stiglich, a Medford
graduate, and the Minnesota-Duluth
Bulldogs (12-0) continued their unbeaten
season on Saturday with a miraculous
comeback win over Northwest Missouri
to advance to the second round of the
NCAA Div. II playoffs. Down 21-6 going
into the final quarter, the Bulldogs fired
off 19 straight points, including a Drew
Bauer touchdown rush with 0:26 left in
the game, to claim the victory. Stiglich
recorded one solo tackle and one assisted tackle in the game. The Bulldogs will
travel to Arkadelphia, Ark. on Saturday
to take on top-ranked Ouachita Baptist
(11-0).
Wide receiver Jordan Christianson,
another Medford graduate, was named
to the All-WIAC football team as an honorable mention on offense. The senior
wideout caught 45 passes for 673 yards
and six touchdowns for UW-River Falls
as the Falcons went 2-7.
Rib Lake focusing on defense

tions. Were still going to look to push the
basketball and get some quick layups,
some easy layups. Were going to press a
little bit.
Certainly there are some offensive improvements to make if Rib Lake wants
to finish better than 6-16 overall and 3-6
in the conference. The team turned the
ball over 14.5 times per game last year,
a number that can be reduced, and the
team had shooting struggles at times.
But Wild insists a commitment to
defense will be the biggest key to a successful season. Rib Lake ranked fifth out
of six teams in the Marawood North in
scoring defense, allowing 58.1 points per
game.
The only way were going to be more
competitive in the conference and in the
playoffs is to play better man-to-man defense, Wild said. We wound up relying
on a 2-3 zone last year because physically
that was the only way we could compete.
I dont want to rely on a zone like that
again.
Weve been explaining to the guys
that no matter how good you are shooting, we cant make it work if we arent
able to get a couple of stops in a row,
Wild added. I think the guys are realizing that.

An outstanding Abbotsford squad won
last years Marawood North championship. The Falcons went 10-0 in the league
last year and wound up 21-3 overall, losing a double-overtime game to Unity in a
WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal.
Wild guessed Athens (6-3, 14-9 last
year) might be the team best suited to dethrone the Falcons.
Just because they have all of their key
guys back, Wild said. Theyre physical,
strong and just have a good group of guys
who have been together for awhile. They
should have a nice year. Abbotsford lost
some size but they still have some weapons. Theyre going to be pretty tough.
Chequamegon (6-4, 11-12) is a team Rib
Lake had a tough time stopping last year
as well. The Screaming Eagles used their
fast-paced style to put 79 and 86 points
on the board against the Redmen in two
wins last year.
If we can take care of business
against teams like Abbotsford, Athens
and Chequamegon, well be sitting pretty
good, Wild said.
A newspapers circulation figure tells just half of the story.

On average, 2.5 people read each copy of the newspaper.
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 8
Thursday, November
September 27,
22, 2014
2011
Medford Area Senior High athletics issue fall sports awards

Coaches of the Medford Raiders fall
sports teams recently presented awards
to players on their respective teams.
Awards for cross country, football, boys
soccer, girls swimming, girls tennis and
volleyball were as follows:
Cross country
Cross country head coach Kevin
Wellman named Jarod Rudolph the
boys Most Valuable Runner, Mackenzie
Carey the girls Most Valuable Runner,
Colton Werner the boys Most Improved
Runner and Charlie Faude the girls
Most Improved Runner. Brett Hedlund
earned the Determination Award, Josh
Kakes and Margaret Hamann won the
Best Teammate awards, Sam Hallgren
won the Kick Award and Kara Rudolph
earned the Fearless Award. Wellman
also presented the following:
Letters Josh Kakes, Margaret
Hamann, Hannah Brandner, Mackenzie
Carey, Cassandra Meyer, Jarod Rudolph,
Taylor Adleman, Kara Rudolph, Joe
Tomandl, Cassandra Mravik, Myranda
Baker, Sam Hallgren, Trey Ulrich.
Numerals Brett Hedlund, Elliot
Marshall, Jessica Pai, Carlye Baker,
Mike Knight, Charlie Faude, Carter
Sapinski, Jon Wiegel, Michael Cypher,
Victor Rinaldi, Colton Werner.
Certificate Makayla Hanson.
Football
Football head coach Ted Wilson
named Dalton Hildebrandt the Most
Valuable Player, Jacob Jablonsky the
Most Improved Player and Derrick Bizer
the Best Blocker. Jed Miller earned the
Hatchet Award, Ben Meier earned the

Team Award and Mark Jablonsky won
the Hustle Award. Wilson also presented
the following:
Letters Hunter Anderson, Lloyd
Bernatz, Derrick Bizer, Nick Drott,
Dalton Hildebrandt, Jacob Jablonsky,
Mark Jablonsky, Trent Klemm, Jed
Miller, John Shear, Jacob Way, Mikel
Delzer, Caleb Dietzman, Cody Hobl, Gus
Mahner, Ben Meier, Colton Nelson, Brett
Paul, Lane Ruch, Garett Storch, Brent
Winter, Conrad Bolz, Josh Thiede.
Numerals Brayden Fultz, Jake
Kreklau, Kenny Krug, Cole Mann,
Cordell Piller, Matt Reuter, Jared
Robinson, Jack Schafer, Alex Searer,
Garrett Strebig, Jake Sullivan, Jacob
Thums, Kenny Wesle.
Certificates Connor Boehm,
Andrew Dassow, Dakota Drager, Logan
Frischmann, Chett Grunwald, Kolten
Hanson, Colton Hill, Trevor Kraemer,
Ben Lindgren, Brady Loertscher, Zach
Meier, Tyler Moretz, Brad Nelles, Cage
Purdy, Colten Quante, Alec Shear,
Chandler Spor, Zavyor Steinke, Dain
Strick, Nick Szymanski, Jonathan
Vesnefsky, Evan Zick, Kayla Brooks
(mgr.).
Boys soccer
Boys soccer head coach Dan Felix
named Adrian Felix the Most Valuable
Player, Osy Ekwueme the Most Improved
Player and Ruben Alvarado the winner
of the All-Around Award. Felix also presented the following:
Letters Ruben Alvarado, Romain
Grard, Jakob Laub, Ben Nelson, Sammy

Payne, Nate Schield, Dalton Everhard,
Adrian Felix, Jacob Geiger, Brayan
Rivas, Koltin Ulrich, Alex Zick, Cristin
Alvarado (mgr.), Nikola Babic, Preston
Carlson, Osy Ekwueme, Carter Ray,
Noah Waldhart, Jared Armbrust, Noah
Sackmann, Enock Tumaini.
Numerals Ryan Neubauer, Michael
Zitzer Roe, Justin Nuernberger, Douglas
Schumacher, Michael Westrich, Joshua
Brooks, Jordan Egle, Preston Gingras,
John Laub Jr., Jake Merrill, Michael
Franz, Aries Johnson, Sam Phillips,
Lucas Schuld, Alex Vazquez, Alec Veal.
Certificates Sienna Demulling
(mgr.), David Silva, Patrick Nelson.
Girls swimming
Girls swimming head coach Anne
Burghaus named Alyssa Loertscher the
Most Valuable Swimmer and Tage Wrage
the Most Improved Swimmer. Burghaus
also presented the following:
Letters Abbie Bergman, Samantha
Bowe, Josie Brost, Makenzie Gingras,
Alyssa Loertscher, Maria Neubauer,
Samantha Poehler, Mara Schumacher,
Chas Lehman (mgr.), Paige Olson,
Bailey Brandner, Jordan Brost, Daryian
Doberstein, Markki Farmer, Allison
Lynch, Hallie Schumacher.
Numerals Makenna Drost, Tage
Wrage.
Certificate Brianna Martin.
Girls tennis
Girls tennis head coach Sue Conn
named Keysha Firnstahl and Jori
Brandner the Most Valuable Teammates
and Sydney Emmerich the Most
Improved Player. Conn also presented

the following:
Letters Ciera Danen, Katie
Doucette, Keysha Firnstahl, Marissia
Friedel, Beth Marshall, Carly Rhyner,
Jori Brandner, Sydney Emmerich,
Shantel Faude, Chelsea Rausch, Angela
Tischendorf, Rylee Anderson.
Numerals Molly Carstensen, Emily
Shipman, Karlee Batchelder.
Certificates Tonja Firnstahl,
Shaniah Krueger, Courtney Sterzinger.
Volleyball
Volleyball head coach Dave Vaara
named Victoria Lammar the Most
Valuable Player. Vaara also presented
the following:
Letters McKenzie Dahl, Madeline
Higgins, Carlie Rau, Jennifer Stolp,
Morgan Dutzle, Sydney Elsner, Kaitlin
Walsh, Maggie Baker, Lauren Carstensen,
Brynn Dahlby, Jenna Klemm, Vanessa
Laher,
Victoria
Lammar,
Sophia
Pernsteiner, Lainey Brunner.
Numerals Katie McMurry, Cayden
Nuernberger, Emily Quante, Katie
Rehbein, Olivia Weir, Taylor Ziehlke,
Emily Zirngible, Hailee Clausnitzer,
Kirsten Kloth, Joelle Zenner.
Certificates Jasmine Enriquez
(mgr.), Alexis Isola, Lucy Marshall,
Maddie Moberg, Cassie Riemer, Tiffany
Acker, Malia Ching, Brittany Fisher,
Mackenze Fries, Morgan Hartl, Brooke
Helmert, Ashley Hoffman, Ashlea
Jochimsen, Hailey Johnson, Jessica
Johnson (mgr.), Mali Kestler, Kayla
Kohler, Shawna Konieczny, Kelsey
Krueger, Morgan Mudgett, Amanda
OToole, Molly Phillips, Kaylee Powell,
Kayla Rausch, Shelby Winchell.
48-144526
48-143830
Ask
Ed
For Entertainment & Dining Advice

The Star News
November 27, 2014 Page 9
Giving thanks
Ben Johnson tells the audience

he is thankful for a family who
cares during the conclusion of the
Thanksgiving program. Each student prepares a poster and poem
to show the lesson. Johnson portrayed pilgrim John Alden in the
play.
This Weekend
Friday, November 28
Just For Fun Karaoke starting at 9 p.m. at The
Last Straw.
Westboro Fish and Wildlife Club Hunters Ball
with DJ Music from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Westboro
VFW Hall.
Karaoke by Jonah at Roost Bar.
Saturday, November 29
Ads Tunes at Patti Jos Crossroads.
Phoenix Entertainment with DJ Howie starting
at 9 p.m. at Boozers.
Red Higgins 5th Annual Classic Country
Christmas Show starting at 6:30 p.m. at Medford High
School Red/White Theatre.
Small Business Saturday Holiday Open House
in Thorp.
Karaoke at Hannahs Hen House 9 p.m. to close
Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com
Cultural connection
Rachael Sova (who portrayed Wampanoag

woman Nioka), Hailey Reilly (Winona), and
Vanessa Herrada (Aponi) bring baskets of food to
the first Thanksgiving feast as part of the Stetsonville
Thanksgiving play held Friday.
Multi day events

Christmas Open House Nov. 28, 29 and 30 at
Munson Bridge Winery.
Upcoming events
Chelsea Conservation Club Special Meeting and
Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 6 starting at 4:30
p.m.
36th Annual Fantasy Bazaar Arts & Crafts Fair
on Saturday, Dec. 6 form 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Thorp High
School.
All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast on Saturday,
Dec. 6 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Thorp Fire Hall.
photos by Mark Berglund
Horn of plenty
(Lef)) Lilly Bach (who portrayed Constance

Jett Rau (who portrayed
Hopkins) knits as pilgrim children gather to talk Wampanoag man Miwok) holds
about the events they are seeing.
a basket as his culture and new
English settlers build their friendship in third grade play The First
Thanksgiving at Stetsonville Area
Elementary School on Friday.
The Celtic Tenors Christmas

coming to Spencer Dec. 6
Celebrate the holidays in style with the Celtic
Tenors Christmas at LuCille Tack Center for the Arts,
Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Even the most committed Grinch wont be able to resist the holiday harmonies and Christmas cheer of this
trio, called, the most successful classical crossover
artists ever to emerge from Ireland. This performance
is sure to be a thoroughly uplifting experience.
For tickets or for more information, call 715-659-4499
or visit www.lucilletackcenter.com,
Mann Made
Pizza & Ice Cream
48-144397
Gift
Certificates
GREAT for Gifts
& Stocking Stuffers
Supporting literacy efforts
submitted photo
A Words with Friends Tournament was held on Nov. 6, by the Taylor County Literacy Council. Fifteen teams
competed in this annual fundraiser. The winners were: first place, Words Between SiblingsDan Dassow and Kris
Brandner, second place, Verbose Vixens Laura and Kathy Zuleger; and third place, Scrabble LoversJean Egle
and Laura Lundy. Sponsors of this event included Time Federal, Peterson Concrete, Medford Aspirus, Forward
Financial, Medford Rotary and Nicolet Bank. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans was a Gold Sponsor, matching funds
up to $500.
Proceeds from this event are used for the many projects which seek to improve literacy within the communities
of Taylor County. Little Free Libraries in Medford, Rib Lake and Gilman provide a convenient place to borrow or
donate a book. The Reach Out and Read program partners with the pediatricians at Medford Aspirus to give a book
to children at their well-child visits. The literacy council also gives monthly book donations to children in conjunction with Child Development Days, Week of the Young Child, the HeadStart program and a school in Guatemala.
Taylor County Literacy Council partners with Northcentral Technical College to offer a class for English language
learners and offers one-to-one tutoring for adults who want to learn English or improve their reading skills.
Page 10
Two in Ten
It was about an hour before dark, and suddenly a shadow
was standing right beside me. My dad and I were hunting
in Jump River. It was a wonderful night--cold, with fresh
snow on the ground. I was sitting in my ground blind. As
the shadow came closer, it became clear that it was a six
pointer. I felt like my heart was going to explode because
I was so excited. I got a really good shot. The
deer took a couple of steps and it was down.
I decided to wait and see if anything else
would come in. About ten minutes later,
this seven pointer started to slowly creep
in. Then I saw my chance for a great shot,
and I shot it behind the front shoulder. It
lay about five feet away from the first deer.
My dad was very proud of me, and I was
proud too. I was so proud I shot my first deer.
I will never forget that day. Savannah Brandt
The Rustling
I heard some rustling behind me, I looked, there it was! I
was on the Youth Hunt during October with my grandpa
on his land near Chelsea. We were one and a half miles
back in the woods. After about an hour of just sitting there in the cold, I heard rustling behind
me, and there it was. A spiker was about
20 yards away from me, and it kept getting
closer. After a couple of minutes, it was 10
yards away when I had the gun lined up to
it. It looked at me and then ran off. I never
had a chance to shoot. Even though I was
a little upset, I still have a good story to tell,
and I had a great time. Walker Ewan
One That Got Away

Where did the buck go? From somewhere in my grandpas
woods we heard a gunshot. My brother Jacob called us because he thought he shot a big buck. When we got there,
Jacob said, Look for a blood trail because it ran. My family started looking and my grandma was panicking as usual.
She kept saying, Stay away from the shooter.
Ten minutes later Jacob found the buck. He almost walked
right past the deer because it was lying in the grass. It
was an eight-pointer. Jacob also found a doe lying down
beside the buck. When the buck and doe saw
my brother, they both got up and started to
run. Jacob tried to shoot the buck again,
but he missed. We watched the two deer
jump the fence into the neighbors field. It
was clear that the buck was hurt, but we
couldnt do anything because he was no
longer on our grandpas land. Grandma
then gave us a ride home. I will never forget
what happened that day. Rebecca Lekie
THE STAR NEWS
Thanksgiving
Memories
Thanksgiving
Traditions
McKenna, its time to go! my mom yells.

My dad, mom, brother, and I get into the
car and head somewhere for Thanksgiving. Usually for Thanksgiving people go to
the same place, but not my family. We go to
a different relatives house each year. However, we do
some things the same. Every year my family has to have
turkey because Thanksgiving without turkey just wouldnt
be the same. There are four big tables set up for our
huge family. Once the food is finished cooking, we eat
supper. After supper I play with my eight cousins who I
havent seen in a while. When everybody starts to leave,
two of my cousins get to spend the night at my house.
Then in the morning we eat donuts, another tradition.
Last year my cousin had a fit because he didnt get a
chocolate donut. I know my Thanksgiving might not sound
exciting, but I love spending time with my family, and thats
what is important. McKenna Henrichs
Smiling Faces
Look Mom! or Look Dad! screamed
the kids at Woodland Community
Churchs Fall Family Fun Night. The night
was filled with decorations, colorful signs,
pumpkins, water games, basketball, and
a fun punching bag. Of course the warm,
decorated caramel apples, trail mix, and
lemonade were good too. The big building was full of
excited kids, who made me feel all warm and happy inside.
I helped with the crafts. Some kids made fall globes. They
were like snow globes but had a stick inside with orange,
green and yellow glitter. Other kids painted pumpkins with
splashes of color, Packer symbols, and even minions from
Despicable Me. The smiles on the kids faces when they
said, Look at my pumpkin, made me feel excited. It gave
me the chills because their smiles were so enormous. Fall
Family Fun Night is amazing! It is my favorite thing about
fall. Kailee Mann
Leaf Piles and

Big Smiles
Raking leaves has never been my favorite
chore. I hated the idea of it, so when
my mom called my brother and me out
of our rooms and handed both of us big
rakes, I was pretty irritated. Great, I thought
sarcastically, this is going to be so much fun. She told
us to go outside and get all the colored leaved into huge
piles. My brother and I groaned, but we stomped outside
anyway. After a few minutes of idly moving my rake, I hit
my brother with it, and we started playing sword-fighter.
My mom stepped outside the door with another rake
to help. Once we eventually got the leaves into two huge
piles, I was suddenly pushed backwards. Though I didnt
see who pushed me, Im willing to bet it was my brother. I
hit the pile of leaves behind me, sinking into it and getting
leaves in my hair and mouth. As I spit them out, my family
laughed. The war had begun. I jumped from the pile, ran
at my huge brother, and tried to push him down. He didnt
budge a bit so I just bent down, grabbed two handfuls of
leaves, and threw them at his head. After that, I lost count
of how many times I had fallen in the leaves. We were all
really dirty and had leaves everywhere. Once night fell, we
went inside and ate dinner, occasionally picking leaves
out of our hair. In the end, I had a marvelous time with my
family, even if we had to work first. PekeBo Donovan
Family, Fun
and Flavors
When we sit down for Thanksgiving dinner at my grandmas house, food aromas
fill the room. I make my way towards the
cheesy potatoes, so I get first dibbs. Thanksgiving has begun. Its my favorite time of year.
At around 11:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, we go to my
grandmas and start to prepare the food. When we arrive, the house is full of chatter. Everyone is pitching in. My
grandpa cuts the turkey, and my grandma cooks all of the
food. My personal favorite is her creamy, raspberry fluff.
Every year she makes a big bowl of it because she knows
we all enjoy it. Next, I fill my plate with the juicy turkey, the
red cranberries and the mouth-watering stuffing. While
we eat, everyone talks, tells stories, and catches up. After
eating the filling food and the thick pie, we all head to
the living room and watch the classic A Charlie Brown
Thanksgiving. Overall, Thanksgiving means so much to
me because I love spending time with my family, and it
brings everyone together. Abby Tomandl
The Fall of Kickball

I was sleeping peacefully until I felt something poke my
face. I opened my eyes to see my cousin Promise. I sat up
quickly in surprise, smacking my forehead into her nose. I
apologized, and we went downstairs to say hi to everyone.
It was Thanksgiving after all, and excitement was in the air.
After all the greetings were finished, we helped my mom
in the kitchen. But then we got to my favorite part of the
day--going outside to play kickball with my cousins, as we
usually do on Thanksgiving. We divided the teams equally
and started a game. The score was 17-17, and I was up
to kick the ball. I backed up a few paces, and the ball was
rolled to me at a high speed. When it reached me, I kicked
with all my might. I ran and the ball soared through the air.
It then hit my cousin in the face hard enough to
take her down. It ricocheted off her face and
sent me to the ground too. It was silent for
a few moments, and then I heard laughter.
I looked over to see Promise laughing
hysterically. When the rest of us saw her
laughing, we soon joined in. I apologized for
the second time that day, and she said it
was alright. Although that kickball game is
long behind, the memory will remain forever.
Kenny Mupendwa
The Winning Ticket

I was very nervous because I was the only girl. It was my
first time spending the night at the hunting shack. After a
few rounds of playing cards and fooling around with all of
the guys, I wasnt so shy anymore. At the shack we raffle
off a gun every year. This year I got to pick the winning
ticket. I reached into the coffee jar and felt the tickets
around my hand. Everyone was jokingly telling me to pick
his ticket. Then I felt a ticket that was folded in half. I knew
that ticket was going to be the one. As I pulled it out, I saw
everyone start to lean in. Their eyebrows went
up, and they listened closely. I unfolded the
ticket and read the name. It was my dads
ticket. He was very happy and everyone
was teasing me saying that I rigged it. The
best part of it all is that I received fifty
dollars just for picking the winning ticket.
I was so happy. When we left, I couldnt
wait to come back next year. It turned out
to be way more fun than I would have ever
expected it to be. Sierra Hanson
THE STAR NEWS
Page 11
Thanksgiving Memories
Wait!
Dont Shoot!
A deer. It was running to Grandpa, but

Grandpa didnt see it. The deer turned
around and was heading to an opening in
the Chequamegon. I brought up my rifle and
aimed. All I saw in my scope was big horns
and brown fur. An orange blob suddenly appeared in the
scope too. There was another hunter. The big buck ran
away unharmed. I really wished I could have taken a shot
at the deer, but I did the right thing not shooting. If I would
have shot, I could have hit one of the hunters and that
would have been dreadful. I was proud of myself for doing
the right thing, and my family was very proud of me too.
Bryant Konieczny
The Rocks of
Big Falls
I ran down the hill stumbling a little until I
hit the first rock I saw. In the beginning of
October, my mom, her friend, his daughter,
and I all piled into the car and drove to Big
Falls. At first we couldnt see the river or the
rocks, but my mom told us to walk to the edge of the land
where there was a steep dropoff. Once I got to the edge,
I was blown away. It was so beautiful. The trees were perfect shades of dark red, blaze orange, and bright yellow.
The huge boulders emphasized the sparkling, cold water.
It looked like a scene from a movie, it was so beautiful. I
climbed to the top of the rock then jumped to the next,
the next, and the next. I ran onto the beach and back to
the rocks in lightning speed. I was so excited because it
was my first time being at Big Falls. As I went on, I took
pictures of all the beautiful leaves and rocks. Once the
rest of the group caught up with me, I slowed down and
walked with them. About a half mile up, I found a cave
which I declared mine. It had a hole that fit me perfectly.
Then my mom and her friend tried to walk across the
water on the rocks but slipped and fell. We all laughed
as they climbed out of the water. After a while we walked
some more, and I found another hole that hid me completely. It was the best time ever because I got to spend
time with the best people at my new favorite place.
Andrea Klinger- Hinde
Beneath Boots
I quickly reached for my flashlight. When

I looked down, I saw nothing unusual
because the grass was too tall. In a rush,
my brother Ryan said, Carli, seriously,
hurry. I cant see it. What could I have
stepped on in the middle of our field? It
was the middle of November, and we were
out checking his trail camera at four in the morning when
he stepped on something.
Taking a closer look, I realized what it was. Ryan, you can
move your foot. Its only a little turkey. I said teasingly.
As Ryan jumped, the turkey flew away. At first I thought
it could have been a grass snake, but when I saw it was
only a turkey, I was relieved. But it was still hilarious. We
continued trudging through the field.
Around six oclock the sun was coming up, signaling
another beautiful fall day. I loved all of the colors that
circled us as we walked. My favorite part was how fresh
it smelled outside. We were only a mile away from home
when suddenly I felt something squirm beneath my foot.
I immediately looked down and asked, Um, Ryan, what is
that?
He bent down and looked closer. Carli, you can move
your foot. Its only a little turkey. he said mockingly. I lifted
my foot, and a turkey hobbled away. Isnt that the turkey I
stepped on earlier? Ryan questioned. It was.
It was supposed to be just an ordinary day, but how often
is it that you step on a turkey, let alone the same one as
your brother. Ryan and I laughed hysterically the whole
way home. It was one of the funniest things I have ever
experienced. Carli Newberry
The Acrobatic Deer

My dad shouted, Thats my boy! It was a cool afternoon,
the first day of the 2014 youth hunt. We got to our blind
on my grandpas land. The first animal we saw was a
squirrel, then we saw two blue jays, and finally there was
a woodpecker. After thirty-five minutes of that nonsense,
we heard footsteps behind us. After five minutes the deer
showed up. With my .243 bolt rifle and my heart set on
shooting this buck, I got ready. I steadied my aim and
slowed down my heart rate. I shot. Boom! My heart was
racing. The deer ran. It hit a birch sapling, and
then a thick elm tree. To my amazement,
the deer did a twist, hit the ground, and did
a front flip. My dad and I walked up to it. I
poked the buck with my gun twice. It raised
its head, made a distress call, winked, and
then died. When I knew it was dead, I was
so happy and proud I could barely talk. I
knew my dad, mom, and grandpa would be
proud. Logan Dassow
Doe Down
I had no reason at all to be nervous, but when I got out to
the field, all of my nerves came alive when I saw the first
deer. I had to wait a while for the doe to come into shooting range. It was a little cold but not too bad. It took me
about ten minutes just to get the first shot off because I
was so scared. I thought that I would miss, and my dad
would make fun of me. Well, I did miss.
That night I slept great, and the next day I was ready. The
first doe came in after about twenty minutes of sitting in
the ground blind. When it came into range, I shot. It was
a big doe that I shot, but it took off running. It
was getting a little dark out, so we ran in and
got flashlights to find the blood trail. My dad
thought it would be a good idea to get our
neighbor, Jake Brunner, to help. When we
finally got out there, we discovered the doe
went 30 yards into the woods and died.
One thing I remember about that night was
when my dad and I went to drop Jake off.
My dad was talking to Jakes dad, Jess, and
told him that he didnt expect me to shoot that
fast. That made me very happy. Alex Nicks
Thanksgiving Fun
Suppers ready! calls my grandma. It is Thanksgiving dinner. The first thing I go for is the stuffing. It is so delicious.
When my grandma makes the stuffing, the whole kitchen
smells scrumptious. In addition to that, the whole house
smells good. The next best thing is the buttery, creamy
mashed potatoes. If you add some turkey and gravy, the
potatoes taste even better. When we finish eating the
main course, we dig in on dessert, pumpkin pie. After
eating dessert, we sit in the living room and relax for a bit.
Once our food settles, we go outside and sled down a huge
hill. The little kids think it is fun when the adults throw them
over a hill, into the snow. I love to climb trees until my mom
says that I cant climb up any higher. I love the challenge of
climbing really high and then jumping off into a snowbank.
My family has so much fun playing outside.
When we come back inside, we always make
puddles from our clothes because they are
dripping wet. Sometimes I am so exhausted, I fall asleep on the couch, and my mom
doesnt wake me until it is time to leave.
Even though I dont want to leave, I know
that it is okay because I spent the whole day
with family. I am grateful that I have a family
that is so much fun. Koryn Duesing
When Thanksgiving
Comes
Some people dont think of Thanksgiving
as such an important holiday, probably
because it doesnt have all the colors or
lights. However, I cant wait for Thanksgiving. The thing I love about Thanksgiving
is the food, the get-togethers, and all the
happiness people have when they walk in
the door, smell all the treats, and see all the
food. My favorite part about Thanksgiving is
making all kinds of food with my mom like turkey, stuffing
or mashed potatoes, but the one thing I love to make the
most is my special rolls. Oh, my special rolls taste amazing. I start by making the dough, and when it is finished, I
always sprinkle some paprika on the dough. One reason I
love to do this is because when the rolls come out of the
oven, they always have these beautiful red shiny sprinkles
on them. When my family tastes them, I especially love to
watch their faces. Everyone loves all the food. I adore my
moms mashed potatoes. They taste so delicious because
they have this nice creamy texture. All the food we make
is scrumptious no matter what. Thanksgiving is the best..
Devon Ewer
Gobbles
I whispered to my cousin Vincent, Walk

away slowly and quietly. We were in my
grandmas woods on a late fall day, and
we knew there were turkeys in the area.
They blended into the woods because
the leaves, like the turkeys feathers, were
brown. Often we would see them in the fields
or yards, but we had never heard them. There was a
sound coming from behind us, so Vincent and I turned
around thinking it was an animal. We saw nothing. We
continued our walk and kept hearing sounds but didnt
know where they were coming from. Once we finished
our walk and started heading home, we were suddenly
facing a very large tom turkey and some much smaller
hens. The tom was puffed up in a menacing state with his
mouth open as if he was panting. Vincent and I heard the
sound again. It was the tom who was making the noise.
We had thought turkeys gobbled but finally realized
their sound was more of a higher gurgle. The turkeys
must have been following us because we had been hearing that sound for quite awhile. When we tried to walk
around them, the tom would follow. As soon as we got
home, Vincent and I told the adults what happened. They
laughed, teasing us saying we should have caught one for
Thanksgiving. Renni Wieman
These Thanksgiving stories were shared by students in

Rachel Dolezaleks 7th grade language arts classes., with
Tayler Viegut, student teacher assisting in the project.
Student writing will appear throughout the year.
Your Money
The Star News
November 27, 2014
Page 12
Know your options and the total cost of short-term borrowing
Not all short-term loan options are bad

The pinch of a short-term money crunch comes to
many homes. It might be unexpected repairs on a vehicle or furnace. An out-of-town funeral may mean travel
to another city or state. The timing of Christmas purchases might not fit a pre-arranged budget. For those
reasons, and many others which come along, there are
short-term borrowing options.
As any fan of Pawn Stars can tell you, there is an entire financial industry based on short-term borrowing.
For some, bad decisions on short-term borrowing has
led to even bigger problems as the cycle of high-interest
loans pushes them even further into a financial hole.
Depending on the loan program, some loans in this
market can charge interest rates in the 300 to 400 percent range.
In this case, the phrase might be borrower beware.

Look at all of your options and put a pencil to paper to
figure out if the real cost of short-term borrowing fits
your needs.
At times when short-term borrowing is needed, relationships are valuable. Check with the human resources manager at work to see about options like having
wages advanced by a week or two or converting vacation pay into cash. An open discussion with the manager could provide a clear head to good decisions when
it feels like the world is closing in.
An established relationship with your financial institution can also be important. Let them know what
your needs are and why you are having tight finances.
They can steer you to the institutions short-term borrowing solutions or provide other assistance with the
situation.
No matter how you resolve the short-term cash flow

problem, remember to look ahead in the coming weeks
and months to make sure you can repay it and stay on
budget. Short-term loans come due quickly, so you need
to figure this expense into the coming weeks and tighten the belt as needed.
PAL loans
Peoples Choice Credit Union offers a popular shortterm program called PAL. It is a 30-day loan of money to
its members. Rather than an interest rate, PCCU charges $9.25 per $100 borrowed. The loans range from $300
up to $1,000.
PCCU offers a follow-up program for customers who
wish to improve their credit rating. It is called a Next
Step loan and it does report the application and completion of the loan to credit bureaus.
Set a budget before shopping to avoid bad surprises

Setting your holiday budget now will
make sticking to it later easier. The earlier you start saving for known expenses,
the more youll be able to absorb any
unexpected costs that crop up. Here are
a few tips to remember when creating
your holiday budget for this year.
Creating an effective holiday budget
means including everything you plan to
spend. Budget for decorating, new outfits

you plan to buy, food estimates, and travel costs alongside the gifts on your expense list. Be sure to include any money
you plan to receive, too. Does grandma
give you $50 every year like clockwork?
Include that in your calculations. Will
you be buying a joint gift and then receiving cash from the others going in on
it? Include that, too. The best budgets encompass all of the spending and saving
you do throughout the holidays, not just
how much you spend on gifts. If youre
not sure where to start, look up what
you spent last year as a good jumping-off
point.
Determine in advance what youll
purchase with credit and what youll
buy with cash. Using cash for everything
during the holidays isnt feasible sometimes, but its also not a good idea to put
every purchase on the credit card. One
example of a plan would be to use cash
for all food and decoration purchases,
and then use credit for gifts. The most
important piece of this strategy is to give
your budget a credit spending limit. It
can be tempting to run up a big bill on
the credit card.
Downtown Medford plans

holiday celebration events
The Friends of the Downtown-Medford invites people to shop Downtown
Medford on Small Business Saturday,
Nov. 29.
In addition to the products and services available throughout the downtown, the Medford Senior High School
Choir will provide Christmas Caroling
throughout the day.
The MASH Choir will have groups
of students in the downtown caroling,
spreading good cheer, handing out special Small Business Saturday canvas
bags, gift certificates and more.
Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to showcasing and supporting local
small businesses throughout the country. This event began in 2010 as a way to
encourage people to shop at their hometown small businesses on the Saturday
after Thanksgiving. Small Business
Saturday has become a national holiday
campaign and Downtown Medford, as a
regional center of locally-owned businesses, once again will celebrate the importance behind shopping local.
By shopping small you are exactly
helping in a big way:
Medford
AS
M
T
S
I
R
CH AN
LO liday gifts on
These businesses help give Downtown Medford a distinct personality that

makes shopping and visiting downtown
a unique and special experience.
Research has shown over half of what
you spend when you shop at a locally
owned business will stay in your community supporting local organizations
and services.
Come experience hometown customer
service while receiving special sale promotions, enjoy Christmas caroling and
pick up a complimentary shop local
shopping bag (will supplies last).
Lighting of the Lights

A holiday season tradition will continue on Friday night with the annual
Lighting of the Lights event in downtown
Medford. Watch as the magic of Christmas begins and Santa Claus makes an
appearance.
People will be able to get their pictures taken with Santa and warm up
with cookies and hot chocolate.
The Lighting the Lights event takes
place at 6 p.m.
715-748-2447
48-144413
48-144197
Abbotsford
715-223-4777
s!SLOWAS8.00%!02
your ho terest rates.

e
s
a
h
c
r
u
n
i
p
h
t
s,OWMONTHLYPAYMENTS
g
n
i
Do
with h of our loan
d
r
a
c
t
s5PTO
i
d
a cre n and let one sh for the
i
s!VAILABLEUNTIL
a
c
Stop t you ex tra
e
g
*APR annual percentage rate, Monthly payments of $94.58 per $1000 borrowed at 8.00% APR for 11 months. The rate listed
.
officers
is subject to credit approval. Other rates are available to non-qualifiying credit scores. Rates and terms are subject to change.
holidays
YOUR MONEY
THE STAR NEWS
Page 13
Retail experts see 2014

holiday shopping trends
The holiday season is just around the
corner and consumer trends suggest giftgivers are planning to shop until they
drop. In fact, one-quarter of U.S. consumers plan to spend more on holiday
shopping this year and, according to Accentures annual holiday shopping survey, spending on holiday gifts is expected
to hit an average of $718 per shopper.
While retailers may lure customers
with online discounts, glitzy, in-store
merchandising and upbeat music, Better
Business Bureau serving Wisconsin offers tips to help you shop smart in step
with 2014 holiday trends.
2014 trend: The survey also found
consumer enthusiasm for Black Friday shopping has reached its highest
level in eight years. Two-thirds of the respondents said they are likely to shop on
Black Friday. Plans to shop on Thanksgiving Day and evening rose to 45 percent.
BBB tip: Experts agree that Black Friday hype is often exactly that - deals can
still be had throughout the shopping season. Frenzied sales can create impulse
buys. Make a list and stick to it.
2014 trend: Even though they intend
to spend more, holiday shoppers remain
keenly focused on discounts and sales.
Nearly all respondents said discounts
will be important to their purchasing decisions, and more than one in four said
it would take a discount of 50 percent or
more to persuade them to make a purchase.
BBB tip: Price isnt everything.
Make sure you do your due diligence and
compare the products quality and the
companys reliability. Check Consumer
Reports, check with bbb.org for free business reviews, and talk to friends.
2014 trend: Retailers could also see a
shift in sales in the post-holiday season
this year, as more than half (57 percent)
of consumers plan to purchase gift cards
(the top item on consumers shopping
lists) this year.
BBB tip: Read the fine print before
you buy. Is there a fee to buy the card?
If you buy a card by phone or online,
are there shipping and handling fees? If
you dont like the terms and conditions,
buy elsewhere. Be wary of any offers for
highly discounted cards and coupons
through email, social media links, online
auctions and classified ad sites. Get a receipt of activation when buying in-store
and hang onto it for your (and your recipients) protection.
2014 trend: Loyalty programs. When
asked how likely they would be to share
more of their personal information, such
as contact details and preferences, in
order for retailers to be able to provide
them with personalized and customized
offers during the holidays, one-third of

consumers said they would be likely to
do so.
BBB tip: Guard personal and financial information. Less is more. Be careful who you share with and watch your
passwords. Watch online free subscriptions that may turn into monthly
charges after an introductory period.
Watch for phishing emails from phony retailers or shippers that try to trick
you into exposing passwords or financial
information.
2014 trend: More than half of consumers surveyed (63 percent) indicated
they will use a laptop or home computer
to make purchases or assist in their holiday shopping this season (up 16 percentage points from last year), and 24 percent
plan to use a smartphone. In addition, 13
percent of respondents said they intend
to use social networking sites to assist
them in their holiday shopping.
BBB tip: Never make purchases while
on Wi-Fi. Only use secure, encrypted,
https, sites when buying online. Dont
use the same password for shopping or
for creation of user accounts that is
used for your bank account.
2014 trend: 71 percent of consumers plan to participate in webrooming
- browsing online and then going into a
store to make their purchase. While researching online offers consumers many
conveniences, checking online to determine if a product is in stock was selected
by respondents as their top reason for
webrooming, followed by being able to
touch and feel a product before purchase
and the desire to avoid shipping costs.
Shipping shortfalls during last years
Christmas holiday season have raised
concerns among consumers this year. In
fact, nearly half of survey respondents
(49 percent) are concerned about receiving deliveries from online purchases on
time, and of those, nearly one out of five
are very concerned.
BBB tip: Place online orders early.
For items and letters you wish to arrive
by Dec. 24, the U.S. Postal Service offers
the following deadlines:
Dec. 15 - Anything to be sent standard
post
Dec. 20 - Anything sent by first class
mail or first class priority mail
Dec. 23 - Anything sent priority mail
express
Additionally, to close the loophole
on shipping complaints against online
merchants, the Federal Trade Commission has updated a longstanding rule
governing mail- and phone-based retailers to explicitly include e-commerce vendors, meaning online retailers now must
abide by a 30-day shipping requirement
or refund customers payments.
Black Friday shopping

begins Thursday for some
Thanksgiving is almost here and
Black Friday shoppers are preparing.
Some may even get a jump start with various retailers opening their doors Thursday evening. With U.S. holiday shopping
expected to be moderately better this
year, price competition is expected to remain fierce.
The Better Business Bureau serving
Wisconsin is offering tips to people planning on taking advantage of Black Friday - traditionally the day after Thanksgiving - sales offers.
Some people are so eager to get big
ticket items, they plan their Thanksgiving around Black Friday sales, says Ran
Hoth, president and CEO. The crowds
this year will be no different. Ease your
shopping day by making a game plan,
sticking to your budget, and understanding each stores return policy.
Black Friday shoppers should keep
these tips in mind:
Compare deals. Do you know if a
sale is really a sale? It always pays to
comparison shop. Take the time to check
prices on the same items at various
stores.
Create a budget and stick to it.
Make a list, determine how much you
can afford to spend on each person, and
stick to it.
Search for Black Friday ads ahead
of time. Newspapers often have coupons

that give discounts for Black Friday.
Black Friday ads may also be posted
on the internet. Some sites post ads for
Black Friday before they are published.
Maximize advance alerts. Do you
have favorite retailers? Sign up for their
email alerts and take advantage of special social network opportunities. Many
stores work to reward your loyalty and
you may get a jump on special offers.
Return policies, restocking fees
and refunds. Ask for the stores return
policy before you make your purchase.
Also, ask about restocking fees, and save
your receipts in one place so you dont
lose them. Many stores will require you
to produce a receipt for a return.
Be sure to ask for gift receipts.
Without proof of purchase, the recipient
may be turned down for returning or exchanging an item or risk receiving a refund at a lower price.
Gift cards. Gift cards regularly top
consumers wish lists. When buying gift
cards in a store, check the packaging and
any security seals to be sure they are intact and havent been tampered with. Be
sure to check the terms and conditions of
each card.
Check out the company. Visit BBB.
ORG before doing business for business
reviews on local and national companies.
Hit the stores with a shopping plan this season

Wisconsin consumers are gearing up for Black Friday the annual sales event that has morphed from a
one-day blowout to a discount parade stretching from
Thanksgiving afternoon through the weekend. The
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds you that planning
ahead can help minimize any confusion about eventspecific terms and limitations you may face in the
stores.
Before you hit the road to start your shopping,
make sure you carefully review the ads and understand
each stores Black Friday policies, said Sandy Chalmers, division administrator for Trade and Consumer
Protection. Look for disclaimers on limited quantities,
internet-only prices, special sale hours, and return/exchange policies.
Wisconsin law requires stores to charge their lowest advertised price for a product and to refund any
overcharge. With so many items discounted on Black
Friday, it is important for consumers to keep an eye
on the register as they check out. Special pricing may
only apply to specific products, so be sure you have the
correct item and model name or number before you hit
the checkout lane. Review your receipts to make certain you were charged the advertised price. If you are
charged the wrong price on an item and the store will
not correct the error, file a complaint with DATCP and
weights and measures inspectors will follow up.
Other simple tips to remember when you are out
shopping this holiday season include:
Keep the store ad in hand while you shop and take
notes of any special prices or sale signage.
Make sure you understand return/refund/exchange

policies before you buy. Retailers may have stricter
policies in place for Black Friday purchases. Keep your
receipts.
To help a gift recipient make a return if there is a
problem with the item, remember to pick up a gift receipt and include it in the package.
Be aware that clearance and open items may have
different return policies or not be returnable at all.
As the items run through the register, keep an eye
on the display and speak up if you believe an item did
not register at its advertised price.
To file a pricing complaint with DATCPs Weights
and Measures Bureau, visit datcp.wi.gov, send an email
to datcpweightsandmeasures@wi.gov or call 608-2244942.
OUTDOORS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 14
Following nine-day gun deer hunt, more opportunities available in December

The close of this years nine-day gun deer season will
signal the opening of the 10-day muzzleloader deer season, which runs Dec. 1-10.
The muzzleloader season will be open statewide to
anyone with an unfilled buck or antlerless tag. Like the
nine-day gun deer season, bucks may be taken statewide, but antlerless harvest is restricted to the zone and
county where their antlerless permit is valid.
Hunters are encouraged to review the 2014 deer hunting regulations, as some state and county parks and
trails do not allow hunting.
Hunters have the option of using a muzzleloader, a
bow and arrow or a crossbow during the season. It is
important to note that muzzleloading firearms are the
only firearms that may be used during the 10-day muzzleloader season.
Following the muzzleloader hunt, a Central Forest
and Central Farmland Antlerless Hunt will take place
Dec. 11-14. The Southern Farmland Zone Holiday Hunt
for antlerless deer will be open Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, 2015.
Archery and crossbow deer hunting seasons will remain open through Jan. 4, 2015.
Late archery deer season and small game seasons are
still in play during the muzzleloader and late antlerless
gun deer seasons, which means archers and small game
hunters must follow blaze orange clothing requirements through. Waterfowl hunters are exempt from the
blaze orange requirements.
Junior Marksmanship Program starts on December 6

The MRC Sportsmans Clubs Junior Marksmanship
Program starts Saturday, Dec. 6 and runs through the
end of March.
The program is open to boys and girls 12 years old
through high school. There are a limited number of
openings for this program. Shooters may sign up at any
time during the year.
Practice begins each Saturday at 8 a.m. and goes to
noon. Juniors are expected to practice at least two hours
a session. Practices are held at the MRC Sportsmans
Club indoor range behind the Chelsea Conservation
Club.
The program involves indoor shooting from the three
and four positions with a small bore rifle. Shooting

equipment is supplied.
The MRC Junior Rifle Club membership fee is $35.
There is a $2 ammunition fee per week.
To sign up or for more information, contact Randy
Gregory at Accuracy Unlimited, 715-748-4427 or at home,
715-748-5373. His email address is accuracyunlimited@
gmail.com.
This program is supported by the Friends of the NRA,
MRC Sportsmans Club, Medford VFW, Stetsonville
American Legion, Taylor County Sportsmans Club,
Abbotsford Sportsmans Club and other clubs and individuals.
KWD
An Outdoormans
Journal
www.komarekwelldrilling.com
KOMAREK
Mark Walters sponsored by
Friday, Nov. 15
High 35, Low 17
Fall has been replaced by winter even though it is 46
days before the calendar says it is winter. Today, for the
first time this fall, I sat in a tree on my daughter Selinas
food plot with a bow in my hand while she was hunting.
Selina and I worked our butts off to first rototill and
then plant three-quarters of an acre of clover and chickaree last spring. This fall on an adjoining plot we tilled
and then planted a quarter-acre of turnips, beets and
radishes.
To earn the right to hunt on this land, we cut, split
and delivered three loads of firewood. Selina is in her
second season of bowhunting and is yet to harvest a
deer with a bow and arrow. Tonight would be about her
20th night out this fall.
This afternoon it was cold and we had a dinner and
a play to go to as soon as we climbed down from our
stands. We did not see a deer but were very confident for
the next two days hunts. This was the first time in my
life I sat in a separate tree from Selina with both of us
carrying a bow. It sure made me think about how fast a
1-year-old becomes a 13-year-old.
Saturday, Nov. 16
High 28, Low 12
This morning, the original KAMO Kid Jamie
Bistodeau, who is now a junior at Necedah High School,
pulled into our driveway with her Ford pickup. Jamie
is part of The Red Brush Gang (our deer hunting camp).
I have traveled throughout Wisconsin with Jamie
both hunting and fishing. After she lost her dad at a
N1690 State Hwy 13

Ogema, WI 54459
Medford, WI 54451
715.748.4213
www.hedlundagency.com
INSURANCE
FOR A LIFETIME!
TF-500286
Hello friends,
This week I was going to write about a bowhunting
and camping trip that had to be canceled, so instead I
will write about three pretty full days in the outdoors
near my home in Juneau County.
TF-500162
Another positive weekend

in the great outdoors
136 W. Broadway
WELL DRILLING
Fax: 715.767.5436
cte49203@centurytel.net
715.767.5469
young age to a snowmobile accident, I like to think our

experiences have helped her to become the outdoorswoman she is.
Today, Selina, Jamie and I were scouting for deer
in the Meadow Valley Wildlife Area, which joins the
Necedah National Wildlife Area. Along with other public lands there is over 200 square miles of woods, water
and marsh.
This fall I trapped a wolf and let me tell you, in a lot of
sections of this area there are very few deer.
Today, we found an area that, with recent snow on
the forest and marsh floor, revealed a good population
of deer. We each picked out a spot to hunt with a rifle.
Tonight I drove to Waupun to pick up my/Selinas
golden retriever Fire. Fire went into heat last week and
I was very fortunate to find an excellent stud.
Steve and Tina Hopp are true golden people and
have three excellent males. Duke is Steves pride and
joy and has won a ton of first and second places in sanctioned field trials. Steve spent several years traveling
with Duke, working the field trial circuit. This master
and his dog have a ton to be proud of.
Fire must have recognized that in Duke because
within one minute of meeting him last week, she decided they should start a family. The bottom line is I might
have pups from two exceptional goldens, so if you are
interested, get a hold of me.
The following day, Selina and I were going to do an
afternoon bow hunt. While I was at a farm in Adams
County buying hay and straw, I saw a ton of geese and
ducks working a picked cornfield.
Bows were replaced with shotguns and a man, his
daughter and their hopefully pregnant pup had another
exceptional outing in the great outdoors.
I wish fall lasted longer!
Sunset
For details on license requirements, permit availability, bag limits and harvest rules search the DNR
web site, dnr.wi.gov, for keyword deer. For additional questions call the toll free-888-WDNR-INFo (888-9367463) line for answers. The line is staffed 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. seven days per week.
Bowling
The Sports Page
Monday Mens City League
Paul Jacobsen
300
Dave Kallenbach
711
Curt Haenel
278
Bill Klingbeil
707
Jess Haenel
275
Adam Haenel
703
Nov. 17: Crossroads 40; T&C Water 31.5, Northwestern Mutual 8.5;
Sports Page 31, WTC 9; Edgar Lanes 26, JR Construction 14; Mayer
Accounting 30, Fidelity Bank 10; Klingbeil Lumber 35, Taylor Credit
Union 5.
Thursday Businessmens League
Women
Irene Borman
225
Irene Borman
600
Ann McNamar
220
Lori Zenner
575
Men
Rocky Mantik
275
Casey Nernberger
782
Casey Nernberger 265
Rocky Mantik
701
Nov. 13: Turtle Club 34, Als Auto Dock 6; Melvin Companies 24,
Werner Sales & Service 16; Shell Shack 23.5, Sports Page 16.5; Medford Motors 35, Haenels 5; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 20.5, PBRs Lounge
Around 19.5; Jensen & Son Asphalt 23, VFW 17; Rural Insurance 37,
blind 3.
Women
Ann McNamar
234
Ann McNamar
618
Lori Zenner
214
Lori Zenner
544
Men
Dave Kallenbach
276
Dave Kallenbach
690
Corey Lingen
266
Corey Lingen
678
Nov. 20; PBRs Lounge Around 25, Jensen & Son Asphalt 15; Medford Motors 37, Sports Page 3; Turtle Club 33, VFW 7; Rockys Cozy
Kitchen 25, Rural Insurance 15; Shell Shack 36, blind 4; Als Auto
Dock 33, Melvin Companies 7; Haenels 24, Werner Sales & Service
16.
Three-Man Major League
Rocky Mantik
290
Rocky Mantik
721
Chad Lingen
264
Chad Lingen
707
Russ Bormann
256
Casey Nernberger
645
Nov. 18; 8th Street Saloon 22, Country Gardens 8; BBs Aquatic I 19,
BBs Aquatic II 11; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 25, Klinner Insurance II 5;
KZ Electric 23, Klinner Insurance I 7; Sports Page II 25, Cindys Bar &
Grill 5; Krug Bus 24, Nite Electric 6; Sports Page I 23, Team Stihl 7.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Rick Acker
268
Rick Acker
696
Justin Smith
254
Justin Smith
696
Robert Schilling
237
Robert Schilling
640
Nov. 18; High View II 33, Medford Co-op 7; Liske Marine 26,
Fuzzys Bar 14; High View I 40, Riemer Builders 0.
Blue Monday League
Judy Lang
218
Judy Lang
566
Lisa Bub
211
Anna Goessl
546
Donna Werner
201
Donna Werner
496
Nov. 17: Big Birds Lodge 5, Strikes R Us 2; Holy Rollers 7, Heiers
Wreaths 0; Bakers 5, Happy Joes 2.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Julaine Anderson
193
Sharon Nuernberger
533
Sharon Nuernberger 192
Marge Loertscher
501
Marge Loertscher
188
Donna Werner
494
Nov. 19; Lounge Around 5, Werner Sales & Service 2; Medford Motors 5, Mach Lock Locksmith 2; Sports Page 7, Happy Joes 0.
Classy Ladies League
Sherri Woller
225
Mary Lou Anderson
531
Mary Lou Anderson 210
Sherri Woller
530
Bobbie Smith
209
Carmen Merrell
528
Results; Klinner Insurance 5, Tease Tanning Plus 2; J&B Custom Carpentry 4, VFW 3; Als Auto Dock 5, A&M Apartments 2; The Flower
Shoppe 4, Moosies Ice Cream 3; Fidelity Bank 7, Paulines Hair
Fashion 0; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 7.
Tappers Bar (Dorchester)
Sunday Mixed Couples League
Women
Amanda Edwards 183
Beth Specht
468
Beth Specht
181
Janelle Voelker
459
Pauline Riemer
171
Pauline Riemer
456
Men
Tommy Danen
214
Tommy Danen
608
Josh Edwards
213
Josh Edwards
550
Steve Voelker
213
Steve Voelker
538
Nov. 16: Keglers, 12-4; Over Easy, 12-4; Neighborhood Pinheads,
8-8; Slow & Easy, 6-10; Alley Boy & One Hot Chick, 6-10; Fireballs,
4-12.
LIVING
The Star News
Page 15
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Alan and Gina Brandt
Rodda-Brandt
Brandon and Sara Budimlija
Witek-Budimlija
Kevin and Linda OBrien
Hale-OBrien
Linda Hale and Kevin OBrien were united in marriage on Sept. 20 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford with Father Gerard Wilger officiating. The bride is
the daughter of Everett and Pearl Hale of Medford and
her husband is the son of Mike and Connie OBrien of
Brainerd, Minn.
Jennifer Hale of Washington D.C., the brides sister,
was the matron of honor.
Colin OBrien of Shakopee, Minn., the grooms brother, was the best man.
Bailey OBrien of Shakopee, Minn., the grooms niece,
was the junior bridesmaid. Ava Richlen of Menomonee
Falls, the brides niece, was the flower girl and Grant
Richlen of Menomonee Falls, the brides nephew, was
the ring bearer.
Darlene Wellner provided music for the ceremony.
A reception was held at The Veranda in Medford,
with 100 guests attending.
The bride is a 1991 graduate of Medford Area Senior
High and a 1996 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She is a home healthcare worker for At
Home Care.
Her husband is a 1998 graduate of Cooper High
School in New Hope, Minn., and a 2002 graduate of the
University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He is the editor of
the Tribune-Phonograph in Abbotsford.
The couple honeymooned in Door County. They reside in Colby.
Your Printing
Professionals
Sara Beth Witek and Brandon Randall Budimlija

were united in marriage on Sept. 20 at Woodland Community Church in Westboro, with Pastor Grant Brown
officiating. She is the daughter of Kate Witek of Medford. The grooms parents are Randy and Wendy Budimlija of Rib Lake. The bride was given in marriage
by her mother. Matt Hoffland provided music for the
ceremony.
Tracy Witek of New Richmond was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Elaina Budimlija and Carissa Budimlija, both of Eau Claire, Missy Witek and Katie
Sackmann, both of Medford, Jennifer Bump of Milwaukee, and Michelle Madison of Eau Claire.
Ethan Budimlija of Joplin, Mo. was best man.
Groomsmen were Walter Hackbarth, Jeremiah Hackbarth, Max Krueger and Alex Mann, all of Rib Lake,
Patrick Fliehs of Menomonie and Brandon Loertscher
of Wausau. Ushers were Aaron Zondlo and Mike Martines.
A reception was held at the Simek Center in Medford, with Zooys DJ Service providing the music.
The bride is a 2008 graduate of Medford Area Senior
High. She graduated from Chippewa Valley Technical College in 2011 and in 2013 from the University of
Wisconsin-Stout with a degree in business management
- human resources. She is an office operations associate
at UW-Stout.
The groom is a 2007 graduate of Rib Lake High
School. He graduated from Fox Valley Technical College in 2009 and in 2011 from UW-Stout with a degree in
industrial management. He is a sales engineer for LPI
of Chippewa Falls.
The couple plans a honeymoon trip to Las Vegas in
January. They reside in Eau Claire.
Business Cards
From carbonless invoices to informational pamphlets,

we can handle all your job printing needs... start to finish.
CHECK OUT OUR NEW LOWER PRICES ON FULL

COLOR PRINTING. FREE ESTIMATES!!
The Star News 748-2626 116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford
Raffle
Tickets
Gina L. Rodda and Alan R. Brandt were united in

marriage on Sept. 27 at Woodlands Inn and Suites in
Medford with court commissioner Greg Krug officiating. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She
is the daughter of Geraldeen and Robert Rodda of Medford. The groom is the son of Rosalie and the late Harold
Brandt of Medford.
Roberta Arrowood of Weston was the matron of
honor. Bridesmaids were Julie David of Pittsville and
Cathy Rodda of Eugene, Ore.
Wayne Schmitt of Gilman was the best man. Groomsmen were Kelly Durham of Medford and Tim Mravik of
Medford. Derrick Neitzel of Stetsonville was an usher.
Sam Arrowood of Weston was the ring bearer.
A recption was held at Medford City Park with DJ
Silence Entertainment providing the music.
The bride works at AmericInn in Medford. The
groom works at Walmart. The couple resides in Medford.
Births
Makayla Elizabeth
Jeremiah and Marie Jahsman of Medford announce
the birth of a daughter, Makayla Elizabeth, born on
Nov. 16 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. She
weighed seven pounds, two ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. She joins a sister, Morgan, who is almost two
years old. Her grandparents are Tom and Theresa Hofmann, Carol Jahsman and Bill Jahsman, all of Medford.
Her great-grandparents are Pete and Rosie Themar of
Medford, and Betty Krizmanich of South Bend, Ind.
Penelope Marie
Tonya and Dan Langerak of Rodgers, Minn. announce the birth of a daughter, Penelope Marie, born
on Nov. 11 at Maple Grove, Minn. She weighed eight
pounds, 15 ounces and was 22 inches long. Her grandparents are Paul and Judy Gabriel of Medford, and Bob
and Donna Langerak of Crosslake, Minn.
Formal Invitations
Envelopes
Flyers
Brochures
THE STAR NEWS
LIVING
Page 16
Thursday, November 27,Page

2014
3
Nelson family holds reunion

The Thomas and Bertha Nelson family reunion was held on Aug. 17 at the Dorchester
Community Center.
Thomas and Bertha Nelson were married in
Norway in 1877 and came to the United States in
1883, first to Illinois and then to Taylor County.
They had nine children: Mary, Tillie, Nellie,
Olga, Nels, Robert, Oscar, Clara and Alma.
At the reunion, there were people from all
over the United States; California, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Kentucky and Florida,
with most of the attendees coming from the area.
The Krueger family, Pete and Kathy, Jim,
Ron and Sharon and Joel and Karen Hoeppner
hosted the reunion with help from the Harvey
Halverson family, Corlas Meier family and Deron Olson family.
The oldest relative attending was Harriet
Vircks of Abbottsford. The person who traveled
the farthest was Norma (Meier) McMorrow of
California.
Marys descendants attending were Vicky
Thompson-Wandler, Wayne and Jean Thompson, Jane Meschefske Anna Boxrucker, Rick
Hanson, Jerry Boxrucker, Mike and Sharon
Gillis, Dale Nelson, Nancy and Dan Sova, Sandi
and Dick Simonson, Mike and Lisa Thompson,
Alexander Thompson, Natlie Thompson, Kassidy Thompson, Delbert and Myrna Zimpel, Julie
Glint and Debra Schmitz.
Tillies decendants attending were Cabby
Wild, Sally Erickson, Buck and Karen Kleiber,
Tom and Hazel Nelson, Pat Temple, Carol Pearson, Peggy Nelson, Shirley Werner, Corliss Jensen, Don and Judy Meier, Don and Alice Nelson.
Nellies descendants attending were Deron,
Jen, Jared and Lauren Olson, Jerry and Diane
Olson, Joanne Lavin, Sharon Cicha, Corlas and
Ardis Meier, Anne and Scott Schlenck, Debbie
Storch, Barbara Olson (Dale), Mr and Mrs. Neil
Blume, David and Juanita Krug, Karen Larson,
THE
TIME
MACHINE
From past les of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
Nov. 25, 2004
The Medford Area School Board will

review a plan that allows freshmen students to participate in sports even if
they fail two or more classes in eighth
grade.
The plan had been scheduled to take
effect starting with the incoming freshman class of the 2005-06 school year.
After hearing concerns from a former
teacher and school board members last
Thursday, the board decided it and its
policy committee should continue reviewing a matter that so far has only
been reviewed by its policy committee.
The Policy Committee two week ago
discussed removing a portion of the
Student/Parent Handbook that reads,
Eighth grade students who fail two
fourth quarter classes (any combination of core or related arts classes) will
be ineligible for participation in extracurricular activities for the first quarter of the freshman year.
25 YEARS AGO
November 29, 1989
A decision by the Medford Common
Council to split the citys 1990 capital
improvement projects between two different engineering firms was vetoed by
Mayor Dolores Dee Meyer last week.
The Council had solicited bids from
Donohue & Associates for the Brucker
Bob Blume, Jason and Lori Blume, Cindy Hassemer, Lola and Bill Church, Dan and Norma McMorrow, Jim and Judy Wallace, Rick and Misty
Straight, Sheala and Shanna Van Ernst, Dana,
Rob, Katie and Josie Detwiler, Erick and Rocco
Miller, Brandon and Caitlin Guichard, Kristin
M. Meier, Nelda Thoreson, and Janet and Jim
Sova.
Olgas descendants attending were Jim
Krueger, Karen and Joel Hoeppner, Pete and
Kathy Krueger, Ron and Sharon Krueger,
Richard Halverson, Harvey and Gerry Halverson, Julie Simono, Paula Stroinski, Dave and
Theresa Kirkpatrick, Laurie Richter, Kristin,
Dean, Maya and Noah Reimer, David Halverson, Pat Kresha, Rita Kawa, Wendy and Kaisha
Scharrschmidt, Taylor Olson, Max Martyn and
Gail and Scott Olson.
Nels and Robert Nelson never married, therefore they had no descendants.
Oscars descendants attending were Allen
and Mary Nelson.
Claras descendants attending were Harriet
Viricks, Kristin Brunner, Amy Gromski, Lois
Neibacher, Echo Buehler, Lori Berry, Jean
Pitzka, Karleen and Mike Langer, Kari Draeger,
Holly and Samantha Draeger.
Almas descendants attending were Shirley
Olson, Sharon Zager, and two grandchildren of
Shirleys.
Also attending was Dawn Gumz of the Lauritz
Nelson family.
We had five very special door prizes that
were hand painted and donated by Gerry Halverson.
Organizers expressed thanks to all who attended and hope everyone had a good time. If
anyone is interested in pictures or additional
information, contact Pete at 262-547-1069 or lkrueger25@wi.rr.com.
The next reunion will by July 8, 2017.
and Main St. alley projects, and from

Ayres Associates for the 7th Street project.
Donohue has been the citys consulting engineers for the sewer plant and
other projects, but some aldermen have
questioned Donohues quality of work
and asked that the engineering projects
be split between the two firms to determine which one does the best job.
Last week, the Council voted to let
Donohue design the Brucker St. project
(as a cost not to exceed $9,700), and Ayres
the 7th St. design (not to exceed $15,260).
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 26, 1964
The Wisconsin public service commission has called a public hearing on

the Chequamegon Waters flowage project proposed by Taylor county on the
Yellow river at the site of the Miller
Dam. The hearing in the courthouse at
Medford will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1,
starting at 9 a.m.
It will culminate a two-year study on
the project as proposed by the county
board of supervisors. Headed by a flowage committee, the groundwork for the
flowage was supervised by county agriculture and resource agent, Russ Prell
and his predecessor, Joe Tuss, now serving with the state extension service in
Columbia county.
Picture perfect pie
Nothing nishes off a holiday meal quite like homemade pie. This
apple pie gets the nishing touches before baking in the United Methodist Church kitchen in Medford last week. The church also hosted a
holiday bazaar last week.
per floor, the sleeping quarters for club

members living in distant parts of the
county.
The cost for materials and supervision
for the project was estimated at $600, on
1939 prices. The resolution (number one)
asked the board to appropriate not over
$350 to cover half the cost, the county 4-H
leaders federation to assume the other
half.
The board had appropriated $250 at
its spring session this year for making a
dining room out of the space under the
grandstand, but it was decided that that
space would be inadequate and that a
separate building is needed.
100 YEARS AGO

Nov. 27, 1914
Storm porches have been built on

the Geo. Smith residence and M. E. Parsonage, C. D. Carlton doing the work.
C. L. Alverson has rented rooms in
his former residence and he and daughter Miss Belle are taking meals at the
Inn.
The M. W. of A. got out posters of
a war nature which caused all to stop
and take notice in advertising their
Thanksgiving ball.
Remember When November 2004
75 YEARS AGO
Nov. 23, 1939
The county supervisors last week

voted to lay over to their spring session
a proposal that Taylor county sponsor a
WPA project for building a 24 by 40 foot,
two story 4-H club dining room and dormitory at the county fairgrounds in Medford.
The lower floor of the frame structure
would contain the dining room; the up-
Medford Elementary School kindergartners Kyler Nelson (l. to r.), Elizabeth Baker
and Mason Henrichs dine on a delicious dinner of turkey, corn, peas, cornbread,
cranberry sauce and juice. Teacher Stacy Leonard and her class took part in the
schools 30th kindergarten feast on Nov. 23 to celebrate Thanksgiving. Students
wore Indian headbands and pilgrim hats and bonnets for the special meal.
SCHOOL NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS
Medford Middle School first quarter honor roll
THE STAR NEWS
Highest Honor:
Fifth Grade Elspeth Bair, Lacey Brandner, Lyza Brandner, Shaniah Brandt, Emma
Brost, Sophie Brost, Benjamin Brunner, Gabriella Brunner, Colbe Bull, Emmalee Clarkson, Caitlin Doyle, Colby Elsner, Alexis Fleegel, Abbie Frey, Kadia Gehrke, Caleb Guden,
Courtney Guerrero, Robert Henry, Stephen
Hraby, Kelsey Jascor, Matthew Jensen, Alisha
Jochimsen, Molly Kapfhamer, Brigham Kelley, Laurissa Klapatauskas, Autumn Krause,
Olivia Krug, Katie Lybert, Connor Mayotte,
Seth Mudgett, Gage Neubauer, Katlyn Olson,
Lucas Ortengren, Lydia Pernsteiner, Caleb
Polacek, Abbi Potocnik, Kami Razink, Rynn
Ruesch, Kalista Schreiner, Taiya Schwarz,
Delaney Searer, Jake Seifert, Hailey Sperl,
Rain Sperl, Peyton Spor, Carter Waldhart, Rachel Weiler, Lindsey Wildberg, Madelyn Williams, Trevor Woebbeking and Brianna Zick.
Sixth Grade Lauryn Anderson, Morgan Ball, Calvin Bergen, Erin Bergman, Alleah Christensen, Carson Church, Jake Cipar,
Jordaan Clark, Ruthie Clark, Taylor Dahl,
Kevin Damm, Tahtankka Damm, Emily Dassow, Veronica Diercks, Isaac Dittrich, Brody
Doberstein, Nathan Doriot, Emma Ellis, Olivia Felix, Marissa Fronk, Allie Gripentrog, Alicia Kawa, Carson Kleist, Ethan Kraemer, Peyton Kuhn, Nicholas Ludwig, Abraham Miller,
Emma Nowak, Reilly Nutting, Nathan Retterath, Rachael Schreiber, Mya Serrano, Nara
Shin, Olivia Steinman, Colton Surek, Jackson
Tlusty, Anna Vervaecke, Lucas Viergutz, Bri-
Page 17
anna Weiler, Allie Wesle and Owen Wipf.

Seventh Grade Harlie Ahlers, Cassidy Balciar, Carli Berger, Brendan Borman,
Morgan Brandner, Paige Brandner, Zachary
Breneman, Brody Brunner, Jake Brunner,
Kiah Ching, Kiersten Crass, Sarah Dake,
Trinity Dassow, PekeBo Donovan, Nicholas
Doriot, Mckena Downey, Logan Egle, Dane
Faber, Nicholas Gebert, Kiana Haenel, Sierra Hanson, Mckenna Henrichs, Carlos Herrada, Dane Higgins, Hannah Horenberger,
Alexis Kowalski, Kaitlin Kowalski, Rebecca
Lekie, Morgan Ludwig, Kailee Mann, Rachel
Mudgett, Logan Nelson, Kaitlyn Netzer, Zoey
Neumann, Cassandra Nicks, Katelyn Phillips,
Rileigh Polacek, Marissa Pope, Brynn Rau,
Sterling Reilly, Emily Schafer, Sawyer Scholl,
Alexandre Schroeder, Elaine Schumacher,
Cade Shipman, Madlyn Spencer, Samantha
Stolp, Lauryn Strick, Justin Sullivan, Abigail
Tomandl, Isabella Veal, Janessa Venzke, Kaleb Voight, Dylan Wickersheim, Renni Wieman, Colby Winter and Callie Woller.
Eighth Grade Amy Abegglen, Brandy
Acker, Cade Alexander, Devin Balciar, Sarah
Brandt, Trevor Brehm, Shaya Brockhaus, Lilly Brost, Aubrey Buskerud, Alex Carstensen,
Noah Cipar, Grace Geiger, Krista Gollhardt,
Megan Graff, Hunter Hildebrandt, Garret Hill,
George Hinderliter, Zachary Kawa, Grace
Kelley, Bailey Klabunde, Hailey Kollmansberger, Carson Laher, Jon Laher, Mariah
Leader, Leah Leonard, Jessica Ludwig, Hannah Machan, Jobe Miller, Elizabeth Noland,
Emma Paul, Claire Pearson, Charity Pester,

Denae Pocock, Andrew Paetzl, Dakota Ratcliff, Nickolas Retterath, Mallory Rudolph,
Sarah Rudolph, Emma Schultz, Meredith Seidel, Kaylee Seifert, Montana Stahnke, Aimee
Swedlund, Amannda Szomi, Brady Tlusty,
Alison Vanden Heuvel, Desirae Weissmiller,
Hailey Willner, Elijah Wipf and Holly Zak.
High Honor:
Fifth Grade Isaac Anderson, Samuel
Blair, Katie Brehm, Makayla Breneman,
Nicholas Buchan, Mara Buskerud, Hailey
Carey, Carlos Carmona, Aubry Chaffee, Parker Crass, Susan Dake, Easton Dowden, Chloe
Elliott, Misael Espino, Gabriel Felix, Hailey
Fisher, Aiden Gardner, Colten Halopka, Sara
Hamm, Tatum Higgins, Oscar Hinderliter,
Destiny Jochimsen, Aiden Johnson, Justice
Judnic, Shaylee Kestler, Megan Kloth, Tyler
Korbel, Dexter Kraemer, Colton Lauersdorf,
Jacob Mertens, Kathleen Messmann, Abigail
Moretz, Zachary Moschkau, Tasia Mravik, Denise Parra, Bronson Peterson, Carmen Peterson, Lindsey Quante, Wheeler Rogers, Makayla Schultz, Laney Schulz, Myah Smith, Joseph
Sullivan, Kayla Szydel, Quinton Tlusty, Kaden
Trudell and Karlee Westrich.
Sixth Grade Bryce Anderson, Ty Baker,
Olivia Berry, Jacob Clark, Delani Clausnitzer,
Shannon Connelly, Logan Dahl, Michael Errthum, Chloe Ertl, Desmon Firnstahl, Colton
Gowey, Jersey Graumann, Carl Hanish, Karli
Higgins, Frankie Homer, Aaliyah Jaslowski,
Elaina Jaslowski, Tyler Kapitz, Braden Kestler, Dalton Krug, Ellyn Laska, Keith Lorenz,
Jozie Loucks, Karli Nelson, Carter Pernsteiner, Jace Rausch, Jsera Reed, Jakob Rief, Jadyn
Scott, Blaine Seidl, Abigail Sova, Christian
SpinIer, Karysa Stahlbusch, Ethan Swiantek,
Isaac Tanata, Alayna VanLuven, Blake Weiler, Reece Williams and Megan Zittlow.
Seventh Grade Anthony Adleman,
Kamry Albrecht, Dakota Anderson, Rachel
Armbrust, Aidan Boehm, Saundra Borntrager, Matthew Buchan, Walker Ewan, Kirk
Giencke, Abby Graham, Jack Griesbach,
Karina Herrada-Moreno, Kara Hudak, Nicole
Jacobsen, Matthew Jeno, Bryant Konieczny,
Austin Kraegenbrink, Seth Mayrer, Andrea
Moberg-Konecny, Zackary Mottle, Kenneth
Mupendwa, Carli Newberry, Lexi Niewolny,
Mary Noland, Kyle Petrick, Faith Piller, Preston Pope, Jake Rau, Mason Rudolph, Francine Seidel, Luis Silva, Austin Stahnke, Karla
Vazquez, Abigail Vervaecke, Douglas Way,
Ean Wilson and Isaac Zepeda.
Eighth Grade Emily Anderson, Megan Becker, Charles Branstetter, Madelynn
Rib Lake High School

first quarter honor roll
Highest Honor Brooke Buehler, Cody
Matyka, Julie Schubert and Chelsea Shook.
High Honor Kyle Annala, Shawna
Annala, Michaela Blomberg, Bryanne Brugger, Kaitlyn Cardey, Keesha Clark, Emily
Colson, Regan Dobbs, Adam Dums, Nicholas
Eisner, Emily Espinoza, Rachel Filipiak, Joe
Frombach, Victoria Goodnoe, John Hoffland,
Carter Hopkins, Moriah Hopkins, Jared
Hovde, Rachel Hoyt, Branden Jerome, Kyle
Matyka, Patrick Matyka, Jonathan Monty,
Keith Perkins, Cullin Peterson, Tiffany Peterson, Erin Probst, Kassie Quante, Zoe Reissner, Casey Scheithauer, Ciara Scheithauer,
Joe Scheithauer, Katherine Strobach, Hunter
Swan, Gracie Weinke, Noah Weinke, Tristian
Weinzatl, Kylie Weise and Hailey Wudi.
Honor Jerod Arkola, Megan Beard,

Krista Betz, Cody Blomberg, Jordan Blomberg, Makayla Bohmbach, Ricky Boomer,
Samantha Butler, Jordan Cardey, Breanna
Czysz, Donald Dums, Kelly Ertl, Austin Ewan,
Caitlyn Fitzl, Lindsay Grubbs, Elijah Gustafson, McKay Hamann, Trinity Keiser, Cole
Klemann, Kelli Lueck, Eliza Matyka, Jesus
Ontiveros, Joshua Probst, Jerry Reinhardt,
Sean Schreiner, Olivia Schuppel, Samantha
Staab, TrayVon Sutherland, Mariah Thums,
Cody Van Luven, Rebecca Van Luven, Connor
Walters, Megan Wiitala, Rachel Wilhelm, Austin Winter and Weston Writz.
CLASSIFIEDS
THE SHOPPER & STAR NEWS

*20 per word
Carstensen, Cody Church, Taylor Crass,

Emily Cypher, Michael Dassow, Starla
Dohrwardt, Erin Elsner, Joshua Fredrikson,
Sutton Fronk, Amber Gerum, Ethan Hahn,
Izaak Hansen, Zachary Haynes, Taylor Hempel, Breanna Jentzsch, Ethan Kirkeeng, Haley
Kraemer, Joseph Kraemer, Jace Laher, Samuel Lindow, Ethan Marthaler, Joseph Mertens,
Lauren Meyer, Brice Ogle, Jordyn OlsonBevins, Julia Pester, Oscar Poehler, Andrew
Rothmeier, Kaelee Rudolph, Kylie SchultzSnellman, Lawrence Sorensen, Kendyl Stahlbusch, Benjamin Syryczuk, Hannah Tabbert,
Sarah Thums, Parker Toth, Anna Voldberg,
Mckenzie Waldhart, Maxwell Willman and
Mercedes Zepeda.
Honor:
Fifth Grade Brayan Anguiano Contreras, Peyton Briggs, John Bunkelman, Irvin Chacon, Emiliano Cruz, Skyler Curtis,
Kayden Dassow, Sydney Dehart, Emma Eckert, Madison Eckert, Lily Emmerich, Destiny
Evers, Camryn Fuchs, Abraham Galan, Zachary Grover, Jacob Haavisto, Brok Hathaway,
Jaydn Hughes, Jordan Kautzer, Kale Klussendorf, Brayden Machan, Kenya Mann, Angelo
Martinez, Brandi Nelson, Bailee Netzer, Isiah
Nicholson, Patrick Noland, Austin Olson,
Bregan Paul, Caleb Roe, Justine Wojcik, Chasidy Yeager and Conner Zirngible.
Sixth Grade Ryan Alexander, Samantha Alexander, Mikaylee Balla, Jaeden Butkus, Tanner Cliver, Kelly Dahl, Brenden Dillabough, Slade Doberstein, Mackenzie Elliott,
Alex Gilbertson, Hayden Johnson, Ashayla
Lee, Jackson Leipart, Warryck Leonhardt,
Dylan Leu, Jennifer Pester, Julian Poetsch,
Megan Ryskoski, Blake Studinger, Hunter
Zickert and Keisha Zygowicz.
Seventh Grade Kala Albers, Lakayla
Baumgartner, Skylar Campbell, Conner Carbaugh, Devon Ewer, Keaten Gumz, Tristan
Haenel, Rose Hartl, Vanessa Hartwig, Naomi
Jaslowski, Samantha Kuenne, Michael Madison, Jaden Makovsky, Eric Rehbein, Wyatt
Sherfield, Ezekiel Sigmund, Austin Waldhart
and Autumn Werner.
Eighth Grade Scarlett Bender-Bishop,
Alexander Davis, Zak Farmer, Brianna Fisher, Zachary Geiger, Shawnnie Homer, Korissa
Hraby, Megan Jeno, Payton Kraucyk, Tiaja
Lee, Weston Leonhardt, Zechariah Lewandowski, Gavin Lybert, Ambernette Mabie, Damian Mahner, Collin Nutting, Monica Piller,
Logan Pogue, Kyle Rouiller, Derek Rudolph,
Tierra Rudolph, Joshua Ryskoski, Joshua
Schultz, Elijah Strebig and Ray Zirngible.
CLASSIFIED AD FORM
Over 20 Words:
**30 per word
***50 per word
Mail to: P.O. Box 180, Medford, WI 54451
Name ___________________________________________________________________________
MARTEN
TRANSPORT:
Regional
Runs
Available
CHOOSE the TOTAL PACKAGE: AUTOMATIC DETENTION PAY AFTER 1HR! Regular, Frequent HOME TIME;
TOP PAY BENEFTITS; Mthly
BONUSES & more! CDL-A,
6 mos. Exp. Reqd. EEOE/
AAP
866-322-4039
www.
drive4marten.com
(CNOW)
CONTRACT SALESPERSON
Selling aerial photography of
farms on commission basis.
$4225.00 first month guarantee.
$1,500-$3,000
weekly
proven earnings. Travel required. More info msphotosd.
com or 877/882-3566 (CNOW)
ATTN: Truck Driver recruiters.
We can help you place your
ad in print & online for as low
as $1.18 per paper. C.N.A is
your trusted source for finding
qualified drivers statewide! Call
800-227-7636 for more details.
Www.cnaads.com
(CNOW)
$3000 SIGN ON BONUS, $65K$75K Annually! Dedicated Customer Freight, Excellent Benefits and We Get You Home
Every Week! Call Today 888409-6033, Apply Online www.
DriveJacobson.com
(CNOW)
CDL-A
TRUCK
DRIVERS
Get Knighted today and Be
Rewarded with TOP PAY,
Personalized Home Time Options and Consistent, round
trip miles. Call: 855-876-6079
Knight Refrigerated (CNOW)
ACORN STAIRLIFTS. The AFFORDABLE solution to your
stairs! **Limited time -$250
Off Your Stairlift Purchase!**
Buy Direct & SAVE. Please
call 1-800-285-3520 for FREE
DVD and brochure. (CNOW)
ADVERTISE YOUR PRODUCT
or recruit an applicant in this
paper plus 50 other papers in
Northwest Wisconsin for only
$100/week! Call 800-227-7636
www.cnaads.com
(CNOW)
Address _______________ City/Zip ________ Ph # _____________________________________

Amount Enclosed $ ________________________________________________________________
Ad must be pre-paid. Please enclose check or call for credit and debit card
payment.
20 WORDS OR LESS
One word on each line.

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

run and number of times you would like it to run:
Publications*:
Weekly Price # Weeks
____________________________
4
____________________________
8
____________________________
12
____________________________
16
____________________________
20
____________________________
24
Star News Shopper ............................... $6.50 _________

Central WI Shopper .............................. $6.50 _________
West Central WI Shopper...................... $6.50 _________
The Star News....................................... $6.50 _________
TP/RR ................................................... $6.50 _________
Thorp Courier........................................ $6.50 _________
Tribune Record Gleaner ........................ $6.50 _________
Courier Sentinel ................................... $10.00 _________
Combos**:
20 WORDS OR LESS
SNS & SN ............................................. $9.75 _______
CWS & TP/RR ....................................... $9.75 _________
SNS & CWS ......................................... $10.50 _________
CWS & TRG .......................................... $9.75 _________
TP & RR & TRG .................................... $9.75 _________
Full Combo***:
CWS, SNS, SN, TP, RR, TRG, CS ......... $20.00
BOLD AD: $5/publication per week (excludes Thorp Courier & West Central WI Shopper)
Classication__________________________________
(Auto, Misc. for Sale, Garage Sale, etc.)
_____________________________
25
____________________________
26
_________________________
27
____________________________
28
OVER 20 WORDS:
*20 per word
**30 per word
***50 per word
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 18
www.c21dairyland.com
DAIRYLAND REALTY
REDUCED
REDUCED
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
585 E. McSloy St.,

Gilman
N1942 Eagle Lane,

Medford
N2393 Larson Drive,

Medford
204 N. Washington Ave.,

Medford
317 S. Gershwin Street,

Stetsonville
New roof, siding, windows, front

deck and furnace are some of
the newer items in this lovely 3
bedroom, 1-1/2 bath home. Add
a beautiful corner lot with mature
trees and this home has it all.
Endless possibilities! Build your

home or business. 10.39 acres on
a dead end road with a mix of
eld and woods. 40x60 stick built
garage with steel siding, 16 walls,
2 overhead doors, 1/2 bath, ofce
insulated, heated and cooled.
Very well maintained ranch home

with many amenities including a
beautiful wood burning replace,
large family room, open concept
oor plan, 30x40 garage & 40x20
storage shed all sitting on 11.4
wooded acres.
1.5 Story duplex with covered

front porch, new roof and freshly
painted interior. This rental is
ready to go.
Full brick, ranch home with new

roof, full basement & attached 2
car garage boasts comfortable
living & low maintenance. The
large backyard, deck & pergola are
an added bonus.
#1303943....................$79,000 #1405817..................$174,500 #1406456..................$192,500 #1407056....................$56,800 #1407191....................$94,500
48-144436
t
Dan Olson
CRS/GRI
Jodi Drost
Sue Anderson
CRS/CHMS
Kelly Rau
CRS/SRES/GRI
Susan J. Thums
ABR/CRS/CHMS/GRI
Jamie Kleutsch
Terra Brost
for openings in Medford!
Starting wage
PART TIME YOUTH COORDINATOR
12.50 per hour
The Taylor County Sportsmans club is seeking

a youth coordinator. This individual must be
self-motivated and interested in working with
youth programs such as the youth turkey
hunt and the fifth grade youth expo. Hours
are variable with some nights and weekends
required. Time commitment is 120 to 200
hours yearly. Computer skills are required. If
interested email your resume to:
Pay increases can be earned within the rst 30 days on the job.
Looking for candidates with a good work history, a positive attitude
and the willingness to learn.
Weather Shield offers the following full benet package:

t*ODFOUJWFQBZFRVBMUPVQUPPGXBHFQBJEJOBEEJUJPOUPIPVSMZXBHF
tEBZXPSLTDIFEVMFTXJUIQPTTJCMFPWFSUJNFIPVSTPO'SJEBZBOE4BUVSEBZ
t4IJGUQSFNJVNGPSTFDPOEBOEUIJSETIJGUT
t7BDBUJPOUJNF
t1BJE)PMJEBZT
t$PNQBOZQBJE4IPSU5FSN%JTBCJMJUZ
t$PNQBOZQBJE-JGF*OTVSBODF
t)FBMUI*OTVSBODF
t%FOUBM*OTVSBODF
t7JTJPO*OTVSBODF
tLXJUIFNQMPZFSNBUDI
48-144528
EOE
Stop in and ll out an application today:

531 N. 8th Street
Medford, WI 54451
48-144439
Now Accepting Applications for Professional

Over the Road Truck Drivers!
Top wage of $.422 per mile. Average 2,150 Miles Per Week
$300 Average Weekly Drop and Pickup Pay in Addition to
Mileage Pay
$2,000 Sign-on Bonus
Provides for the timely and accurate management of activities related to the inventory,
movement and storage of incoming commodities and outgoing products. Responsible for
sales and marketing of dry distillers grains (DDG). Works with customers and potential
customers to increase local sales of the product. Works with General Manager to establish
DDG pricing, monitor market movements and respond accordingly. Works with Accounting
to accurately record transactions and problem solve exceptions. Positively represents the
Company in these interactions. Requires at least an associates degree in agriculture or
related area (a 4-year degree is preferred) and at least 3 years of inventory management
experience, preferably in agricultural commodities. Knowledge of corn grading is very helpful,
as is use of Grain Smart computerized inventory system. Must have ability to read and clearly
speak English, interact professionally with other people, diplomatically communicate and
enforce Company policies and procedures, perform basic math operations, use a computer
proficiently for data entry and retrieval, read scales. Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook,
Excel and Word is necessary. Works mostly during regular office hours on weekends. May be
required to work overtime, evenings, weekends or holidays. Due to 24/7/365 operations,
must be reliable and timely in reporting to work. Pre-employment drug screening and
background check required. Salary is dependent upon qualifications.
Please apply by sending resume and salary requirements to:
Ace Ethanol LLC
Attn: Joanna Hart
815 W. Maple Street
Stanley, WI 54768
Phone: (715)644-2909
Fax: (715)709-0290
Email: jhart@aceethanol.com
47-144200
401K Retirement and Health Insurance Plans Available

Interested candidates should send resume and letter of
application to:
48-144527
Distillers Grain Merchandising Manager
tcscmedford@gmail.com
DRIVERS
IUUQTKPCDFOUFSPGXJTDPOTJODPN1SFTFOUBUJPO&NQMPZFST%FGBVMUBTQY
Ace Ethanol, LLC in Stanley, WI offers a very safe and fast-paced work environment,
competent and committed co-workers, competitive base pay, excellent employee benefits,
and profit-sharing eligibility - all in an industry-leading and state-of-the-art facility. We are
currently seeking highly motivated individuals for the following opening:
Angela Mueller
ABR/CRS/GRI/CHMS
HELP WANTED
APPLY TODAY
up $
to
Jon Roepke
Weather Shield
Transportation
One Weather Shield Plaza
Medford, WI 54451
or
tsfcjobs@weathershield.com
EOE
Public Works/Maintenance
Full Time Position
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain and
operate mechanical equipment including but not limited to;
tractor, snow removal equipment, and dump truck. Perform
maintenance of streets, parks, and municipal buildings.
Requirements: Must possess good mechanical skills.
Must be self-motivated and be able to work without direct
supervision.
Application Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2014
Start Date: ASAP
Please send or email your letter of interest and resume to:
Shawn Sullivan
PO Box 219
Stetsonville, WI 54480
or request an application by contacting:
stetsdata@tds.net or 715-678-2191
EOE
47-144349
DRIVERS: GROWING company. Midwest weekly and biweekly schedules available,

100% employer paid group
health coverage. All terminals
have driver facilities. My drivers on track to make $50,000
to $70,000 this year. Class A
with OTR experience. www.
getmehomedispatcher.com.
Call
Tony,
800-999-6188.
SNOW PLOWER or shovel
snow removal at residence
in Medford. Good pay. Email
loosechangelost@gmail.com.
TRUCK DRIVER wanted for
grain hopper division. Home
weekends.
715-571-9601.
SERVICES
CLEAN-UP America Recycling.
Will pick up your unwanted
items,
kitchen
appliances,
washers, dryers, refrigerators,
freezers, batteries, all sorts of
metals. Cleaning up properties,
estates, etc. State licensed,
DNR certied. Please call
715-223-6976, 715-613-7016.
K&C FIREWOOD Processing will come to you. I take
the sweat out of making rewood. Will cut loggers cords
into rewood. 715-748-4430.
RAFFLE TICKETS, business
cards, envelopes, letterhead,
invoices, statements, promotional items, etc. Call of stop by
The Star News ofce to place
your order. 715-748-2626, 116
S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford.
FEEDS-SEEDS-PLANTS
FOR SALE: 4x5 round bales
of hay, no rain. 715-564-3304.
PETS
RED AND Blue Heeler puppies,
very good farm dogs, males $65,
females $80. Call 715-229-2405.
MISCELLANEOUS
OVER 30,000 homes can
read your classied ad when
its placed in The Star News
Shopper and the Central
Wisconsin Shopper for only
$10.50 (20 words or less). Call
The Star News today at 715748-2626 to place your ad.
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
AVON, LISA Fawley. 5% off

new customers! Seniors free handling fee! Orders will
be placed weekly on Mondays. Gift certificates. Call
for brochure, 715-560-1017,
y o u r a v o n . c o m / l i s a f a w l e y.
BOLD IS the way to go. Make
your classied ad stand out
above the rest with bold print
for only $5. Call The Star News
at 715-748-2626 for details.
CENTRAL BOILER outdoor
wood furnace. Safe, clean, efficient, wood heat. 25 year
warranty
available.
Northern Renewable Energy Systems
LLC,
715-532-1624.
H&S LOADMASTER Alum.
Lowboy 48x96 trailer, sides
added, GVWR 1500 lbs.,
$475.
Call
715-687-4574.
LOOKING TO save money? Call today for a free bill

analysis for your TV and Internet
services!
Petersons
Satellite,
715-748-2834.
ONLY $20 will place your classified ad (20 words or less) in 7
area publications, reaching over
46,000 homes. The ad will also
be placed online. What better
way to get rid of those unwanted items? Call 715-748-2626
or stop in at 116 S. Wisconsin
Ave., Medford to place your ad.
YOUNG LIVING essential oils:
pure, natural, organic, therapeutic. To learn more or to
place an order, call Janis at
715-965-2434 or 715-785-7172.
THREE
BEDROOM
16x80
trailer house located in Goodrich
area,
$500/month
plus utilities, all appliances
included.
715-574-5153.
THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath
home 1/2 mile south of Medford
on Hwy 13. $650/month plus
heat and electric, 1 car garage
included, no pets, nonsmoking,
1 year lease and security deposit
required. Jason, 715-829-4180.
TWO
BEDROOM
mobile
home on double lot in Westboro, $390 plus utilities and
security
deposit,
available
11/15/14. Call 715-965-4688.
NOTICES
NEED INFORMATION, pictures,
etc., on the Abbotsford Masonic
Lodge. Please email anchorandark1027secretary@gmail.com.
SEXUAL ABUSE Anonymous
Self Help Evening Group for
Victims of Sexual Abuse. Tuesday & Wednesday evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Also Saturday Mens Group. For information write: Evening Group, P.O.
Box 366, Stratford, WI 54484.
(Meeting place not disclosed).
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION to
The Star News is available.
Dont wait for it to come in
the mail, view it at 8 a.m. on
Thursday. Go to www.centralwinews.com to subscribe today.
FIVE NEWSPAPERS are available for purchase at The Star
News office, 116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford: The Star
News, The Tribune-Phonograph
(Abbotsford, Colby, Curtiss,
Dorchester, Milan, Unity), The
Record-Review (Athens, Edgar,
Marathon, Stratford), TribuneRecord-Gleaner
(Granton,
Greenwood, Loyal, Spencer),
and Courier Sentinel (Cornell,
Cadott, Lake Holcombe). Stop
in to purchase a subscription.
Sues Medford Cafe

is taking applications
for an experienced
dinner cook/grill cook.

48-144405
Will train the right person.

Stop in to ll out an application.
403 S. 8th Street, Medford, xt to
715-748-2233
Mechanic /
Truck Driver
t.VTUIBWF$%t'VMMUJNF
FNQMPZNFOU
1SPDIOPX
5SBOTQPSU *OD
715-748-4556
800-522-3140
48-144410
Newspapers have a
strong reach among
all education levels.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT
AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY:
One bedroom apartments for
those 62+. Rod Becker Villa, 645
Maple Court, Rib Lake. Owner
paid heat, water, sewer and
trash removal, community room,
laundry facilities, additional storage, indoor mail delivery and
off-street parking. Tenant pays
30% of adjusted income. Pet
friendly property For an application, contact Impact Seven Inc.,
855-316-8967 or 715-357-0011.
www.impactseven.org.
EHO
MEDFORD ONE bedroom lower, $360, includes sewer, water,
garbage, storage unit, onsite
laundry, garage, available, no
dogs, cats okay. 715-965-4440.
MEDFORD
TWO
bedroom
apartment, $460 includes sewer,
water, garbage, storage unit, onsite laundry, garage available, no
NEWER MEDFORD apartment
homes, 765 S. Gibson Ave. 2
bedroom apartments include
appliances, spacious rooms,
walk-in closet, in-unit laundry,
secure entrance, garage, deck/
patio and utilities (heat, sewer
& water). 2 bedroom $670-680/
month. Call now, 715-3402331,
www.scswiderski.com.
ONE BEDROOM upper apartment, $400 per month, nonsmoking, no pets, stove,
refrigerator, heat, water, electric. Rib Lake, 715-427-5783.
ALLMAN PARK, 2 bedroom,

rent $725, includes heat, water/
sewer, garbage, in-unit washer/
dryer, dishwasher, A/C, 1 car detached garage. 715-497-6161.
LOWER, SPACIOUS 2 bedroom apartment, A/C, nonsmoking, village of Rib Lake,
$450/month
plus
security
deposit.
715-427-5809.
SPACIOUS UPPER two bedroom in Medford, $475, no
REAL ESTATE
6.2 ACRE lot tested for holding tanks or mound to be sold
with home package, $19,000.
See Wausau Homes Medford
for home plans. Contact Jason at 715-829-4180 to view.
LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wooded country lot, 3 miles northwest
of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
FOR SALE
1-1/2 story home on large

corner lot. Home features
attached garage, vinyl
siding, deck and central
a/c, range, refrigerator,
washer & dryer. Fair market
value $41,200. Reduced to
$29,900 or best offer.
For more information call 715-570-9826
715-748-2258
Medford Ofce Hwy. 13 South
48-144437
KLOTH SATELLITE LLC. Dish

Network starting at $19.99/
month. Free install, HD DVR,
3 months HBO, Cinemax,
Showtime and Starz. Call for
more information. Also available, local network antenna
sales & service. Phone 715654-5600, cell 715-613-5036.
FOR RENT
www.DixonGreinerRealty.com
Luke Dixon, Jon Knoll,
Jesse Lukewich, George Zondlo
MOBILE HOMES
THREE BEDROOM mobile
homes available for rent at $625/
month or for sale at $22,900 in
Medford. Contact Pleasant Valley Properties at 715-879-5179.
Ask us about our rent special.
NEW LISTING
534 St. Hwy. 102,
Rib Lake
Solid 5 bed, 1.5 bath home features a
large living room, laundry room and
an attached garage. Drilled well and a
poured concrete basement. +/- 2.5 acres.
$110,000
WOODRIDGE APARTMENTS in
RIB LAKE has AVAILABLE
TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR
5(171LFHRRUSODQDSSOLDQFHV
NO AGE RESTRICTIONS.
6RPHZLWK%($87,)8//$.(9,(:
6XEVLGL]HGUHQWIRUTXDOLI\LQJKRXVHKROGV
LANDMARK COMPANY
1-800-924-3256
Woodridge Housing is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
TF-500308
MISC FOR SALE
Page 19
48-144421
Great Northern Cabinetry, Inc. has an immediate

opening in our receiving area. This position requires the
qualified candidate to bend and lift up to 75 pounds, maintain
accurate records and have proven computer experience. A
history of operating a forklift is preferred but not required.
Anyone interested in applying for this position can stop by our
office and fill out an application. No phone calls, please.
48-144416
NEW LISTING
N5425 Division Dr.,
Medford
Large 8 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom
home or hunting cabin located on 5
acres. 3URSHUW\LVORFDWHGFORVHWRWKH
&KHTXDPHJRQ1DWLRQDO)RUHVW
$99,600
333 E. Taylor St.,
Medford
Move in ready 4 bed, 1.75 bath
home with attached 2 car heated
garage. Patio doors to deck
overlooking a large backyard.
.LWFKHQZLWKEUHDNIDVWEDU/DUJH
PDVWHUEHGURRPZLWKZDONLQFORVHW
New roof installed fall of 2014.
$125,500
518 N. Shattuck St.,
Medford
Move in ready 3 bed, one full
bath ranch home. &XVWRPFKHUU\
cabinetry, family room, large
private backyardGHWDFKHGJDUDJH
DQGVWRUDJHVKHG
Great Northern Cabinetry Inc.

749 Kennedy Street
Rib Lake, WI 54470
$112,000
218 E. Blackhawk Ave.,
Stetsonville
SAVE THE DATE!!
DATE: SAT., DECEMBER 13, 2014

WHERE: COURTESY AUTO & TRUCK CENTER
TIME: 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Well maintained 4 bed, 1.75

bath home on a double lot. Full
basement, vinyl windows, steel
siding, two car garage.
$99,900
W9091 County Road D,
Westboro
Bob Bosold from WAXX will be here to help Courtesy Auto present the
checks to our organizations:
Thorp Food Pantry Cardinal Closet Greenwood Food Pantry
Clark County Relay for Life Personal Development
Jump River Food Pantry Clark County Humane Society
Stanley Food Pantry & Weekend Backpack Program
d & o o d T i me
o
o
c
r
i
F
s
e
t
e
u
a
B
M
G re
AG
Easy to Find Just Off Hwy. 29, Thorp, WI
715-669-5517
11-10-14C
Like new hunting cabin on +/-35.5

wooded acres. Open concept design,
WZREHGURRPVZRRGUHSODFHW J
QLVKHGLQWHULRU. Private setting,
abundant wildlife.
$87,500
Vacant Land Zuege Rd.,

Rib Lake
+/-47.80 acres of vacant land with a
mix of tillable and wooded acreage.
Located just east of Rib Lake.
$72,500
SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
Page 20
Bergman to take swim talents

to Division II St. Cloud State
Not long after her senior swim season at Medford Area Senior High ended,
Abbie Bergman dove into next year by
announcing she intends to swim for the
St. Cloud State University Huskies, an
NCAA Division II program.
The announcement was made during
a small reception in the MASH M-room
after school on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Bergman is a four-year letter winner in the sport. She was part of seven
Great Northern Conference championship swims, individual and relay, and
currently has her
name on the school
record board three
times in the 200yard freestyle, the
200-yard freestyle
relay and the 200yard medley relay.
She once held
the 500-yard backstroke
record
as
well,
before
Abbie Bergman
teammate
Mara
Schumacher broke
that last year at the
conference meet and re-broke it again at
this years GNC meet.
Bergman leaves Medfords program
as the Great Northern Conference record holder in the 100-yard backstroke
(1:03.09) and is part of the current recordholding team in the 200-yard medley relay (1:54.76).
Its exciting, Bergman said. Im really happy that Im going to a Division II
school for swimming. Ive put in the time
and effort for it. It came out to be something good.
This years womens team at St.
Cloud State is currently ranked 20th in
the College Swim Coaches Association
of America NCAA Division II poll. The
team has finished second in its own invitational, second in the UW-Green Bay
Invitational and swept a double-dual
with UW-Stevens Point and UW-Eau
Claire to highlight its performance so far
this season.
The Huskies swim in the New South
Intercollegiate Swim Conference, a new
league which covers a huge geographical region and includes schools from
Florida, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia,
Illinois and Minnesota. There is just one
season-ending conference meet. This
years meet is hosted by Delta State of
Cleveland, Miss. West Florida is currently the top-ranked team in the conference,
while St. Cloud State is ranked second in
the nine-team league. The Huskies were
ranked third in the coaches pre-season

conference poll.
St. Cloud States mens and womens
programs combined to send 12 swimmers
to last years NCAA Division II National
Championship meet.
Bergman said its not yet determined
if there are particular events she will
be focusing on. She said St. Cloud State
quickly shot to the top of her list during her school search, which started last
summer. Her parents, Randy and Shari
Bergman, said Huskies head coach Jeff
Hegle actively recruited Abbie and built
a strong relationship with her.
I went to a couple of other schools
like Mankato, Bergman said. But I just
didnt feel like I fit into that one. Then I
went to St. Cloud twice and felt like I really fit in to that program.
Bergman said her decision had been
made during the season, but kept it a
secret while focusing on helping the
Raiders to a strong finish.
It went by really fast, Bergman said
of her high-school swim career. Im going to miss a lot of girls on the swim team.
Probably my top moments were my sophomore year and making it to state and doing fairly decent at conference meets and
sectionals.
Its a big game changer from here.
Hopefully she does well, Medford assistant swim coach Rich Burghaus said.
She had a great career here. Injuries
slowed her down, which kinda hurt but
hopefully shes over that and she can
excel there. Its always nice to have kids
go on and compete again at the college
level.
Bergman, along with Schumacher,
Katie Homeyer and Alyssa Loertscher,
placed 11th at state in the 200-yard medley relay in 2012. Bergmans post-season
drive was cut short by injury last fall.
This year, Bergman took second in the
Great Northern Conference in the 100yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke
and was part of the second-place 200yard medley relay team and third-place
200-yard freestyle relay team. Bergman
had four top-four finishes at the WIAA
Division 2 Stevens Point sectional on
Nov. 8.
Probably since my freshman year
this is what I wanted, so Im super happy, Bergman said.
Bergman said shell continue to do
some club swimming over the winter
just to stay sharp. But much of her focus
now switches to her senior season with
Medfords girls basketball team.
Bergman plans to major in education
with an eye toward elementary school
teaching and possibly coaching.
Care Partners Country Terrace

Assisted Living
Multiple locations
now accepting long term admission applications
Limited Availability
Care Partners
Country Terrace
955 E. Allman St.
100 S. 4th Ave.
Medford, WI 54451
Abbotsford, WI 54405
715-748-2114
715-223-2182
www.carepartners-countryterrace.com
m
48-144449
Going to be a Husky
Photo by Matt Frey
Joined by her parents Randy and Shari Bergman, Medford senior Abbie Bergman
signs the paperwork finalizing her commitment to join the St. Cloud State womens
swim program next fall.
Nagel has huge game as Antigo

shuts out Medford in hockey opener
Alex Nagel scored four goals including a lightning-quick first-period hat
trick and added four assists to lead
the Antigo Red Robins to a 9-0 win over
Medford on Friday in the boys hockey
season opener for both teams.
The young Raiders knew theyd be
in for a tough challenge opening the
season on the home ice of the defending
Great Northern Conference champions.
Antigo dominated play early, outshooting Medford 33-1 in the opening period.
Goalie Carter Jamieson stopped 30 of
those early shots on his way to a 50-save
night.
Nagel scored his first three goals in an
amazing 15-second span in the first period. He scored at the 2:12 mark, scored
off a Zack Levis assist at 2:21 and again
right off the face-off six seconds later to
make it 3-0.
Elijah Wickersheims short-handed
goal 3:23 into the second period made it
4-0. Nagel had the assist. Nagel scored at
the 7:12 mark with assists from Levis and
Ben Jansen. Jed Weix made it 6-0 at the
10:09 mark with assists from Nagel and
Levis.
Nagel and Levis assisted on Weixs
second goal, which came 1:08 into the
third period. Andrew Turunen scored off
a Tyler Husnick assist 29 seconds later.
Jack Shinners closed the scoring with a
Nagel assist at 10:45.
Antigo outshot the Raiders 59-3, including 11-2 in the second period and 15-0
in the third. Ryan Schmidt had the three
saves for Antigo.

Medford was zero for three in power
play opportunities. The Raiders did not
commit a penalty in the loss.
Medford had another difficult matchup Tuesday at Mosinee. The Raiders
host their home opener Tuesday. The
Marshfield Tigers will invade the Simek
Recreation Center for a 7 p.m. face-off.
The Lakeland Thunderbirds are here for
a GNC contest on December 4.
BOYS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Antigo
1
0
1
0
Northland Pines
0
0
0
0
Mosinee
0
0
0
0
Waupaca
0
0
0
0
Lakeland
0
0
0
0
Rhinelander
0
0
0
0
Tomahawk
0
0
0
0
Medford
0
1
0
1
Nov. 21: Antigo 9, Medford 0.
Nov. 25: Medford at Mosinee, Northland Pines
at D.C. Everest, Ashland at Tomahawk, Chequamegon-Phillips at Rhinelander.
Nov. 28: Antigo at New Richmond, Mosinee at
Kettle Moraine tournament, Waupaca hosts
tournament.
Nov. 29: Antigo at Hudson, Mosinee at Kettle
Moraine tournament, Waupaca hosts tournament.
Dec. 1: Lakeland at Wausau East.
Dec. 2: Marshfield at Medford, Antigo at
Stevens Point, Waupaca at Wisconsin Rapids,
Tomahawk at Wausau East, Merrill at Rhinelander, Ashland at Lakeland, Houghton, Mich. at
Northland Pines.
Dec. 4: Lakeland at Medford, Tomahawk at
Mosinee, Rhinelander at Antigo.
Click See a photo you like? Browse or buy these photos and all
the photos snapped by our photographers at your event.
HERE to
Its easy! Visit www.centralwinews.com/starnews and
See and Buy
Photos
JUST CLICK THE
BLUE BUTTON!

The Star News November 27, 2014

Diunggah oleh

Informasi Dokumen

Hak Cipta

Format Tersedia

Bagikan dokumen Ini

Bagikan atau Tanam Dokumen

Opsi Berbagi

Apakah menurut Anda dokumen ini bermanfaat?

Apakah konten ini tidak pantas?

Hak Cipta:

Format Tersedia

The Star News November 27, 2014

Diunggah oleh

Hak Cipta:

Format Tersedia

STAR NEWS

November 27, 2014

SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875

Raiders dig out of

Three Milwaukee-area men were

by News Editor Brian Wilson

Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com

photo by Mark Berglund

Road conditions, speed and alcohol are suspected of

See FATAL on page 3

County to fill veterans service post

veterans hat like so many in this room, Krug

circumstances of the recent resignation of

Area veterans attended the meeting to show support

See COUNTY on page 4

Premiums Increasing? How Can I Save Money? Call Us.

Schedule your one-on-one

8#SPBEXBZ"WF .FEGPSE 8*t(715) 748-4213t 

THE STAR NEWS

The only newspaper published in

*POSTMASTER This information is provided to our mail

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Gilman school board considers policy options

ker with the ideas, Peggs said. Peggs

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic

ment Court, Medford. Program open to

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

7-Day Forecast for Medford, Wisconsin

Last weeks weather recorded at the Medford Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Weather forecast information from the National Weather Service in La Crosse

by Reporter Donald Watson

lage would not have to flush the hydrants as it usually

levy. The mill rate is $6.31, compared to $6.27 last year.

Total assessed valuation for 2014 is $31,956,

Approved televising and jetting the sewer main

Approved a quote from Kozik Construction of

Approved donating $400 to the Christmas for

Gilman members attend national FBLA conference

8 Weeks of Lessons Begin on Wed., January 7th, 2015

For more information call

Register at the Simek Center (Hwy. 64, Medford)

School Age Children (age 5 & up) & Adults

FIGURE SKATING LESSONS

The Wreath Shop

THE STAR NEWS

County approves filling full-time veterans service officer position

There are places to cut. This is not a place to cut.

Supervisor Tim Hansen

full-time veterans service officer and

board has 17 members.

State law defines veterans service rules

Dec. 2-17, 2014

Closed Dec. 5 & 6

 ! $715-748-2385

erans service officer could be elected directly by the

THE STAR NEWS

Medford looks at starting school newsletter

for a vote. We want to bring them along

New initiatives program

Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com

each year toward the best idea or ideas.

at the three-week grade check, Hraby

photos by Brian Wilson

by Reporter Mark Berglund

8#SPBEXBZ"WF .FEGPSE 8*t(715) 748-4213t

! $715-748-2385