The Star News February 19 2015

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STAR NEWS THE February 19, 2015 Volume 142 + Number 8 Medford, Wisconsin SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875 $1 www.centralwinews.com Love on Ice skate show Pages 10-11 Second Section Disorder at the board Win gives Raiders needed lift Sparks fly as Norgaards question Rib Lake Village Board ethics, practices — Sports by Reporter Sue Hady Fireworks erupted at the Rib Lake Village Board meeting on Feb. 11 in the form of a heated exchange between residents Ken and Renee Norgaard and the board of trustees. During this exchange, which lasted for about ten minutes, board president Wayne Tlusty pounded his gavel on the desk approximately 20 times to maintain order. Norgaards have had an on-going battle with the village board over what they believe to be an overpayment of their personal property taxes amounting to several thousand dollars, and recently filed a summons and complaint order against the village in an attempt to recoup this money. Both Renee and Ken Norgaard spoke under the citizen comments agenda item. Renee Norgaard referenced a conversation between her husband and Tlusty that had taken place at the village hall on Jan. 22. She asked for clarification concerning a statement allegedly made by Tlusty during this encounter. “I know that on Jan. 22 at approximately 3:30 p.m. you made this—and it’s pretty much a quote — ‘I’m ready to write you a check. What Hinder Binder brings out skiers despite cold — Page 10 Donkey basketball held in Gilman Cold fire call photos by Brian Wilson Firefighters from the Medford Area Fire Department and Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Company responded to the report of a structure fire at Blackwater Equipment at N2096 Hwy 13 at 9:32 a.m. on Feb. 13. Both departments are routinely called out for structure fires that occur between Medford and Stetsonville. Damages were contained to an attic area of a building on the property. See RIB LAKE on page 4 — Page 20 Commentary Support Taylor Electric’s solar project — Opinion Area deaths Obituaries start on page 18 for: Deanne Bauer Jerry Brandner Sandra Carmichael Ervin Clarkson Fola Fietz Roberta Nagel Pearl Olson David Segerstrom Weather Shield passes leadership torch Second generation of Schield family officially takes over at 60-year-old family company The Weather Shield Mfg., Inc., board of directors announced today the immediate appointments of Mark Schield as president and Kevin Schield as executive vice president of the company, succeeding their father, Edward “Lee” Schield, who founded the company 60 years ago. Lee had been serving as president and chairman of the company until Monday’s announcement. He will continue to serve on the board of directors and be active with marketing and purchasing matters. “Our priority will be the continued focus of exceeding our customers’ expectations for quality, innovation and service,” Mark Schield said. “Weather Shield looks forward to a bright future, ensuring ways to maintain our truly unique, long-standing position in the marketplace.” As president, Mark will be responsible for leading the company’s strategic direction and financial objectives, and meeting the needs of customers, employees and the communities where the company does business. Kevin Schield, as executive vice president, will direct the company’s daily operations to maximize performance, ensure healthy working environments and surpass customers’ expectations. “By leveraging Weather Shield’s strengths – quality products, a dedicated customer network, and a dependable and resolute workforce — we have emerged from the worst economic downturn in the housing industry since the Great Depression,” Lee said in announcing the leadership change to employees. “Many companies did not come through the eight-year decline intact or financially sound. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank all who have worked hard to make this remarkable accomplishment possible.” One month could change your life. During American Heart Month visit aspirus.org/healthyheart for easy recipes, quick health checks and other wellness tips. 5-146182 NEIGHBORHOOD THE STAR NEWS Page 2 THE STAR NEWS The only newspaper published in Taylor County, Wisconsin. 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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 and cold Hi 1°F Lo -11°F Thursday, February 19, 2015 USDA funds available for well system grants U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced the availability of funding for applications from nonprofit organizations to help rural homeowners construct or upgrade household water well systems. The funding is provided through USDA Rural Development’s Household Water Well System grant program. Grants may be made available to qualified nonprofit organizations to establish lending programs for homeowners to borrow up to $11,000 to construct or repair household water wells for an existing home. “Because many rural residents do not live in areas where a centralized water system is feasible, it is essential that — submitted photo Gilman blood drive A joint effort by many donors, coordinator Karen Chaplinski, Gilman Lioness and Gilman Ambulance resulted in the successful collection of 61 units of blood for the American Red Cross on Jan. 27. After 17 years, the Gilman blood drive continues to grow, possibly due in part to the lunch of homemade barbecue sandwiches and bars served by volunteers to all participants. Community Calendar The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. Gamblers Anonymous Meetings — Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and locations. Sunday, Feb. 22 Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12 Step Study Meeting — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Monday, Feb. 23 Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) 1013 of Rib Lake Meeting — Weigh-in 5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or Sandra 715-427-3408. High and Low Impact Step Aerobics — Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7 p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School, W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings. Taylor County Right to Life Meeting — 6:30 p.m. Frances L. Simek Memo- rial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Everyone welcome. Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting — 1:30 p.m. Multi-purpose Building, corner Hwy 13 and 64, Medford. Information: Taylor County Commission on Aging 715-748-1491. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Jump River 31 Meeting — 7:30 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 224 N. Powell, Stetsonville. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Medford Rotary Club Meeting — Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe & Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford. Information: 715-748-0370. Al-Anon Meeting — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613. Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic Meeting — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Overeaters Anonymous Meeting — 7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford. Information: 715-512-0048. their wells are safe and working properly,” said Brian Deaner from USDA Rural Development Wisconsin Community Programs. “This program helps meet a basic human need; access to clean, safe drinking water.” USDA Rural Development plans to award up to $993,000 in grants. Nonprofit groups must contribute at least 10 percent of the grant request. Individuals are not eligible for grants, but may be eligible for loans through the nonprofit’s lending program if their annual household income does not exceed 100 percent of their state or territory’s median nonmetropolitan income. Loans may not be provided for home sewer or septic system projects, and USDA does not provide funds directly to property owners under this program. The application deadline is April 13. The published notice and application guide may be obtained electronically through www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/household-water-well-systemgrants. For additional information, see the Feb. 10, 2015 Federal Register, http:// www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-02-10/ pdf/2015-02680.pdf. USDA Rural Development’s mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. Each year more than 100 rural communities in Wisconsin receive assistance from USDA Rural Development for community-improvement and public-safety projects. Program funds are used to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technological infrastructures. Further information on USDA Rural Development programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting the website at http://www.rd.usda.gov/wi. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting — 7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information: Arlene 715-427-3613. Medford Lions Club Meeting — Dinner 6:30 p.m. B.S. Bar & Grill, W4782 Hwy 64, Medford. Information: 715-785-7573. Thursday, Feb. 26 Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting — Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Information: 715-748-3237. Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting — 6-9 p.m. First Floor Conference Room, Taylor County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St., Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669. Alcoholics Anonymous Closed Meeting — 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Friday, Feb. 27 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 week’s 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 flurries likely Hi 13°F Lo 13°F Saturday Cloudy and cold Hi 22°F Lo -6°F Sunday Mostly cloudy and cold Hi 9°F Lo -15°F Monday Partly cloudy and cold Hi 7°F Lo 0°F Tuesday Snow flurries likely Hi 12°F Lo -8°F Wednesday Mostly cloudy and cold Hi 9°F Lo -6°F 2/10/2015 Hi 27°F Lo 5°F Precip. 0” Partly cloudy 2/11/2015 Hi 22°F Lo 14°F Precip. .22” Partly cloudy 2/12/2015 Hi 23°F Lo -4°F Precip. Tr. Clear 2/13/2015 Hi 12°F Lo -8°F Precip. Tr. Overcast 2/14/2015 Hi 18°F Lo -5°F Precip. .02” Clear 2/15/2015 Hi 1°F Lo -15°F Precip. 0” Partly cloudy 2/16/2015 Hi 5°F Lo-8°F Precip. 0” Overcast NEWS THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February January 2,19, 2014 2015 Page 3 Federal grant opens childcare options in area Indianhead will partner with Sand Box to offer Early Head Start by News Editor Brian Wilson Low income families in Medford will benefit from a $1.4 million grant received by the Ladysmith-based Indianhead Community Action Agency and Sand Box Child Care in Medford. The money is from an “Early Head Start” (EHS) grant and will help income-eligible families with access to high-quality childcare and preschool education services in a six-county region. As part of the grant, Indianhead was called on to partner with existing day-care providers in order to expand care for the region. “What is interesting and precedent setting for Wisconsin is that the grant awarded to Indianhead Consortium is based on specific components about its ruralness,” said Kelly Jensen, director of Sand Box, She explained that typically, federal money for poverty relief efforts and programs are concentrated in Milwaukee and other high population areas of the state. This grant opened the door to recognition that low-income families struggle even in rural areas. “Distance, communication, trainings, travel, etc were big factors that were highlighted in a rural setting that you don’t see a lot of time in urban areas,” Jensen said. “We feel it was quite significant to be recognized by the grant for our ability to offer high quality services in a rural setting when matched against Milwaukee’s needs.” As part of the grant, EHS will serve 100 children throughout the six county region. Jensen said in Taylor County the plan is to open up positions for 15-25 infants/ toddlers within the next three months. Jensen said this is presenting challenges for the staff and center, but they are good ones for the center to have to deal with. Historically, the center, like most others, has had to operate frugally in order to keep their doors open. This often means relying on donations of equipment or other items. This grant provides funding for the purchase of new equipment, but has short deadlines on when it can be spent. This puts Jensen and her staff at the 5-star Youngstar rated center in the position of needing to spend money on a deadline. “We will have to do a little reconfiguring to meet the standards of Head Start, but we are confident that the transitions will be smooth,” Jensen said. Sand Box is planning to offer Early Head Start Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m - 3 p.m.. There is an application/registration form parents will need to complete before eligibility is determined. According to Jensen, when she was first approached about participating in the grant program she was hesitant because she was concerned it would seek to compete with or duplicate existing services. Once they assured her the grant would enhance resources rather than duplicate them, she jumped on board. The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act included $500M for EHS-Child Care partnerships to grow the supply of effective and high-quality early learning opportunities for children from birth through three years old. These competitive grants will allow Early Head Start grantees to partner with center-based and family childcare providers who agree to meet EHS Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) and provide comprehensive, full-day, fullyear high-quality services to infants and toddlers from low-income families. EHS programs have always had relationships with childcare programs. Many EHS parents work, so their children need care beyond the hours of an EHS program. In 2011–2012, of two-parent EHS households, 78 percent had one or both parents employed; of single parent households, 44 percent had an employed parent. If a family is in a home-based EHS program, the child may also be in a childcare arrangement. Given the need for continuous support for the children’s development, EHS grantees often reach out to childcare programs caring for EHS children to work on quality improvement strategies. Some EHS grantees provide full-day services to meet the needs of working parents so the entire day occurs in an EHS Grant winners submitted photo Sand Box, in partnership with Indianhead Community Action Agency, has received an Early Head Start grant. Grant partners are: Michelle Stout (l. to r.), Nicole Sidenbender and Keith Brownlow of Indianhead Action Agency, Kelly Jensen of Sand Box; Chris Phernetton of Kid City Child Care & Kid Country Child Care in Burnett County; and Bobbi Jo Vojtasek and Katie Channell of Tender Learning Center in Rusk County. The grant will cover Burnett, Clark, Rusk, Taylor, Sawyer, and Washburn counties. The four group childcare centers named above assisted with information gathering, input and formation of the grant. Other childcare providers may apply to become part of the consortium by completing an application and going through a review process. environment. Jensen said the idea is to help existing centers to improve. While Sand Box is already a top-rated center, she said there are always areas where improvement can take place, specifically in staff development or equipment. Sand Box will be holding enrollment for those interested in the Early Head Start program from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 4. County raises highway fees by News Editor Brian Wilson BOARDERS INN & SUITES MEDFORD Friday, February 27th 10:00AM - 3:00PM 7-146618 Taylor County’s budget got a $27,000 boost Tuesday by bringing a county fee into line with the state average. County highway departments are allowed to add an administrative fee to work they do for other groups. For example, the county runs a line painting crew which does road painting for counties throughout northern Wisconsin. The revenue from the painting covers the truck purchase budget, keeping it off Taylor County’s tax levy. Historically, the county has charged a 1 percent administrative fee. Highway commissioner Jess Sackmann noted this does not come close to covering the cost of the administrative work that goes along with any highway department project. The state administrative fee for highway projects is 4.32 percent. “We can do whatever we want with it,” Sackmann said about how the number is picked. According to Ginny Wilkins, the department’s accountant, the state-level administrative fee would be under the actual administrative cost of the county. Supervisor Dennis Fuchs favored increasing the fee, but was concerned about its impact on other municipalities. The county does routine road work for a handful of towns and communities in Taylor County on a contract basis. Increasing the administrative fee would raise the cost for these towns, requiring them to pass it along to their local taxpayers. Supervisor Chuck Zenner phrased it differently, saying currently the towns that are not contracting with the county are subsidizing the ones that do. However, Fuchs noted they are giving the county crew work which does provide revenue for the county highway department. Fuchs said he could see raising the fee, but suggested going to a split rate of 2 percent for in-county and the state rate for out of county work. “I think 1 percent is too low,” he said. While it is possible to have two fees, there was concern about how much additional work and confusion having two fee schedules would create. Sackmann said he did not think increasing the fee would drive away work from other counties because those counties are already charging fees at the state level, or in some cases higher. It was noted the amount of unbilled work the county does for towns in administering grant programs and bridge aid requests. Even in the towns where the county contracts for road maintenance work, the increase will be about a few hundred dollars more each year. In the end, the committee voted to set the county’s fee at the state level. This amount fluctuates yearly based on an average fee charged. “That was not an easy vote,” said supervisor Ray Soper of the decision to raise the fee. In other business, committee members adopted the Wisconsin County Highway Association standard policy for utilities working in road right-of-ways. Sackmann said the county has always used the state’s permit form, but never had an established policy for when outside utilities do work on highway land and what they are responsible for in regard to restoration. He said the policy would give the county more teeth in enforcing their rules. Sackmann said the state association is trying to make the policy uniform so any utilities or their subcontractors can operate under the same rules regardless of where they are in the state. Committee members chose not to implement a fee for the permits, noting that with only 20-25 of them issued a year, the cost and headache of collecting the fee could be more than what is gained from it. NEWS City sets bill for summer work THE STAR NEWS Page 4 A by News Editor Brian Wilson Paying the bill photo by Brian Wilson Members of the Medford City Council set the special assessments for the road reconstruction project on S. Second St. Last summer crews worked to rebuild the street and utilities. Sometimes what is under the pavement can make a big difference to the final cost of a road project. Members of the Medford city council approved levying final special assessments for last summer’s road projects on S. Second St. and Werner Ct. The city charges back to adjoining property owners for curb and gutter, water and sewer laterals, driveway aprons, engineering and one-third the cost of the blacktop. Last year, the city gave each property owner a cost estimate. In keeping with past history, the preliminary estimates were higher than the actual project costs. However, while both projects came in below estimates, the S. Second St. project cost was about 16 percent below the estimate, while the Werner Ct. project was about 65 percent below the estimated cost. The city had estimated the S. Second St. project at $69,651.75 and its final cost was $59,547.19. The Werner Ct. project was estimated at $54,277.38 but came in at $19,162.96. The major difference in the projects, explained city coordinator John Fales, was in the quality of subsurface materials. Werner Ct. had better subsurface materials, meaning less had to be dug out and new material brought in. In addition, there were three less Thursday, Thursday, February January19, 2, 2014 2015 driveway aprons put in on Werner Ct. due to vacant lots. Alderman Peggy Kraschnewski abstained from the vote on S. Second St. assessments because she lives on that road. It passed 5-0 with aldermen Dave Brander and Mike Bub absent. The Werner Ct. assessments passed 6-0. In other business, aldermen: Approved paying Barb Gelhaus $2,000 to serve as the pool supervisor. She will help supervise the lifeguard staff. Approved a $1,000 hotel/motel room grant to the Twisted Threads Quilting Group for their upcoming show in March. Approved paying city clerk Virginia Brost for four hours of holiday pay for working the afternoon of Friday, April 3. State law requires the clerk to be available until 5 p.m. on the Friday before an election for voter registration and absentee voting. The spring election is April 7. It is an issue because April 3 is Good Friday and the city hall traditionally closes at noon on that day, Approved a parade permit for the May 15 American Cancer Society walk/run. The annual event will follow the same route as in the past, starting and finishing at the city park and looping around the millpond. Rib Lake board member threatens to call police during meeting Continued from page 1 would it take to get you out of my hair?’ Was that a personal offer or as a representative of the village?” Tlusty acknowledged a conversation had taken place between himself and Ken Norgaard, and briefly explained the context in which that discussion had occurred. At this point, trustee Bob Carpenter interjected, directing his comment to the Norgaards. “The attorney said you’re supposed to go to them.” Renee Norgaard said she was not talking about the personal property tax issue and then switched to another line of inquiry. She questioned how the Schmiege Law Office was selected to represent the village board. Tlusty explained the attorney they had worked with through the Ruder Ware law firm had passed away. “How did it happen that you dropped Ruder Ware, even though they have many other attorneys, and went ENERGY ASSISTANCE Taylor County Human Services Department Applications are currently being accepted at the Taylor County Human Services Department for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program. This program assists low income households with paying their heating bills. Applicants will need the following when they apply: 1. Written verification of all household income for the three months prior to the month of application. This includes: paycheck stubs or retirement checks, unemployment or workman’s compensation benefits, child support or other income. Your most recent income tax papers are required to verify self-employment income. Social security/SSI recipients will need to provide benefit letter for both 2014 and 2015. Bank statements are no longer allowed. 2. Social security numbers for all members of the household. 3. Written verification of heating and electrical vendors and account numbers. 4. Photo ID or driver’s license for case head. Applications will be accepted at the outreach sites:






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*ODPNF through Friday from 8:30 1 $6,288 AM to 4:30 PM. After hours please call the 2 $8,223 Taylor County Sheriff’s 3 $10,157 Department at 4 $12,092 715-748-2200. 5 $14,027 6 $15,961 7 $16,324 8 $16,687 7-146453 with a relative of yours?” Norgaard asked. “A relative of mine?” asked Tlusty. “Well, Schmiege, Tlusty,” responded Renee Norgaard. Taylor County District Attorney Kristi Tlusty is married to a cousin of Wayne Tlusty’s, and prior to becoming district attorney, worked as an associate with Ken Schmiege in his law office. She has been Taylor County’s district attorney for more than two years. “I have relatives that are a judge, attorney, district attorney. None of them have ever represented this board,” replied Tlusty. At this point trustee Doug Polacek said, “This goes on every time you guys come in here. To me it’s just sickening. Write it the way you want, but I’m tired of hearing this. It’s just over and over, same old stuff with you folks.” “Shame on you for feeling that way about a taxpayer, a good taxpayer,” shot back Ken Norgaard. “Shame on you.” Trustee Bill Schreiner commented, while referring to a printed document he was holding, “I have a comment. Right here. Does the public have a right to speak at the meeting of a governmental body? No!” “You advertise it—citizen comments,” replied Renee Norgaard, referring to the agenda item. “You cannot come in here and demand that you speak to this board,” said Tlusty. “That’s not how it works, Ken. To come before this board is a privilege, not a right.” “We’re under citizen comments,” repeated Renee Norgaard. Ken Norgaard claimed the board was not willing to hear comments from all the citizens of Rib Lake. He named several prominent Rib Lake families, and said the board would have been sympathetic to those families if they had made a mistake on their personal property taxes. “You’re picking and choosing,” said Norgaard. “Look at the faces of these board members. Why are you guys so angry and hateful towards Renee and I. Why?” Norgaard then directed his comments towards Tlusty. “Shame on you,” said Norgaard. “You’re supposed to be a hall-offamer. Shame on you, Wayne.” Norgaard added, “I’ve got information here that I think the citizens of the village of Rib Lake are interested in.” “Ken, Mr. Schmiege has warned you about the type of behavior that is acceptable,” cautioned Tlusty. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Eligible ages: Birth – 2.5 years Call Sand Box / Early Head Start to register 715.748.4525 7-146542 Norgaard responded, “Kristi Tlusty, when she was an attorney, warned me they were going to imprison me for 10 years and fine me $20,000 for speaking up. Why? Because you guys all have this hateful vendetta against Renee and I. That is not right. We didn’t come here for this nonsense.” Renee Norgaard interjected, “The comment is that Bill Schreiner said in the board meeting to the public that he is not involved in the Rib Lake Roller Mill that is not paying its personal property taxes, and in fact he is the vice president.” At the January board meeting, the Norgaards made allegations of unethical conduct against Schreiner in reference to payment of personal property taxes by Rib Lake Roller Mill. Schreiner said he had sold the business to his son several years ago. “It’s not on the agenda. We are not going into that,” said Tlusty, pounding the gavel and attempting to move on to the next agenda item. In response to a comment made by trustee Corky Tesch, Ken Norgaard stated, “You don’t even know me and why do you always look at me with scorn and disdain when I was the one counting on you to make a difference.” “My scorn and disdain?” asked Tesch. “Yes, you’ve given us the dirty looks, roll the eyes, and all that goofy stuff. Renee and I have said when we’ve gone home, grow up!” “Turn it around,” fired back Tesch. “You guys are shutting me down. You won’t let me speak about the real reason why I came here. It could have been over and done with by now,” said Norgaard. “We don’t want to hear it,” replied trustee Carpenter. “I suggest right now we call the authorities and get a policeman here to remove him,” said trustee Polacek. At this point, the Norgaards decided to pack up and leave the meeting room. Tlusty said the board would arrange to have an officer present at future meetings. Ken Norgaard’s parting comment as they were leaving was, “Government at its finest, Wayne.” Under other business, president Tlusty reported the village is now eligible to apply for a community development block grant in order to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant. Eligibility is based on having enough low and moderate income residents, so the community qualifies for grant application purposes, based on financial guidelines. The board reviewed the need to update the sewer ordinance and emergency management plan. It was decided to refer the existing ordinance and plan to the utilities committee and public works department for review and update, in order to bring these documents into compliance with all applicable mandates. A discussion took place regarding a proposal from MSA Professional Services, Inc. to do G.I.S. mapping of all buried utilities such as water turnoffs and storm sewer manholes. The board tabled action on this item and will reconsider the proposal at a future meeting. There was also a discussion about absenteeism at quarterly fire commission meetings. It has been difficult to have a quorum of members show up for these meetings on a consistent basis, in order for business to be conducted. NEWS Cooperative is hoping solar project grows roots THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February January 2,19, 2014 2015 Page 5 Taylor Electric Cooperative is looking for investors in the Bright Horizons solar project by News Editor Brian Wilson Taylor Electric Cooperative is giving its members an option to go green with the Bright Horizons solar garden project. According to Mike Schaefer, cooperative president, the Bright Horizons project includes the installation of a 100.8 kilowatt solar array that would be located in a field south of the cooperative’s office in the town of Little Black. “The proposed solar array will produce enough energy to power approximately 15 homes,” he said. In addition to generating electricity locally, the system will help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that goes into the atmosphere as a result of burning of fossil fuels. “Each 350-watt participation unit will displace about 345 pounds of carbon dioxide from coal emissions annually, or about 45 tons of CO2 displacement annually from the entire 100 kW array,” he said. In order for the Bright Horizons project to happen, the cooperative is offering members the option of buying into the project with the purchase of 25-year contracts. The upfront cost of the project covers the maintenance and upkeep for the length of the contract, the owner receives a benefit by having the amount of energy produced by their units subtracted from their home or business electric bills. “The idea is to have the members who want to own part of the green solar energy would share in its cost,” he said. “The whole cost of the project is borne by those who participate in it.” According to Schaefer, a segment of the cooperative’s membership has expressed interest for a cooperativeowned source for renewable energy. He noted there is already a growing number of people who are looking at small-scale units for their own properties, but felt they could provide a cost effective option to serve their members’ needs while keeping the entire system strong. “We think it is comparable or at a lower cost than what an individual can get for a smaller system in their yard,” he said. Solar project submitted photo Taylor Electric Cooperative is looking for community investors to support the installation of a 100 kW solar array at their offices in the town of Little Black. Investors in the project will get a deduction on their monthly electric bills based on the energy output of the array. Taylor Electric is working with Ten K Solar of Minneapolis to install the system. They bid the project with Clark Electric in Greenwood to get a better overall cost. A photovoltaic system, such as the one proposed by Taylor Electric Cooperative, uses specially coated panels to convert sunlight into electricity. Earlier forms of the technology were wired in series, meaning a break or interruption anywhere in the panel would shut down energy production. Schaefer noted the system used by Ten K Solar is wired both in series and parallel, which means energy is being produced if any portion of the array is exposed to sunlight. The system will consist of a large rack of stationary solar panels placed in angled brackets to maximize exposure to the sun. A feature of the array planned for Taylor Electric is the space opposite the panels will have mirrors mounted to reflect sunlight back onto the panels. regardless of the location of the sun in the sky. Schaefer explained that in researching the equipment, they found it was more cost effective to go with a stationary system rather than one that moved to track the sun’s position as it moved across the sky. He said it is better to just install more panels than pay for movable parts which could break down or need regular maintenance. One of the things that is exciting for Schaefer is the solar garden will provide a source of training in working with solar energy for the cooperative’s crew. Taylor Electric is working with an outside company for the installation, but their crew will be working with them to learn how these systems work. The hope is that as solar technology matures and becomes more readily available, the cooperative crew will be able to install them on member properties in the future. According to Schaefer, the program is open to all single-phase cooperative members. They have limits saying people cannot buy more than 125 percent of their average monthly electric usage for the past two years or a maximum of 57 units. Schaefer explained the upper limit on individual units is based on licensing restrictions for individuals and at this time he did not anticipate any single person buying that many units. Taylor Electric is making a push to sell all the available units before the March 1 deadline. Schaefer said they would continue to work until all the units are sold with the hope the solar array can be installed and producing electricity this spring. Proposed state budget undermines Gilman resources by Reporter Mark Berglund The Gilman School Board voted Monday night to add a second English teacher to the middle and high school, but possible cuts in state aid could derail the plan to fill the position. Grades 5-12 principal Dan Peggs brought the English position to the board for approval. Budget cuts and declining enrollment have left the district with just one position in recent years. “We still have a high need for another English position,” Peggs said. Peggs said having a second English teacher in the upper grades would help develop initiatives like common prep time in the academic area, Response to Intervention programs, and multiple tracks of study as the students advance. He said the fourth grade class has more than 30 students and it will be moving up to the middle school next year. While the position is a high priority in Gilman, there are worries about the proposed state budget. If the budget passes as proposed, Gilman could see close to a $130,000 loss in state aids due to freezes and declining enrollment. Board members wanted to move forward with posting the job. “I don’t want to wait too long to post this and then get nothing,” board member Sheri Johnson said. “I’d rather give something else up.” Board member Alexis Goebel agreed with Johnson and told the administrators to make the position a priority in the next school budget. Johnson made the motion and it passed. The district will have another key position to fill next year as the board accepted the resignation of longtime high school science teacher Steven Parker. District administrator Georgia Kraus provided board members with a legislative update from Wisconsin Association of School Boards. The memo covered many of the biggest concerns the association has with the proposed state budget. The first is financial, as it proposes no increase in revenue cap limits and on increases in general aid for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. The revenue caps would be locked in at $9,815 per student, or $40 more per student than school districts received in 2009-10. There will be no increase in general aid from the state this year and the revenue cap freeze would provide no additional overall resources the second year. There is no increase in special education categorical aid in either year of the budget. Funding levels for this aid are frozen at the 2014-15 level. Similarly, funding for high-cost special education aid is frozen as well. The Gilman district would receive a $25 a year increase for transporting pupils who live more than 12 miles from school. This year there are 93 students in this category. A pool of money for sparsity aid might also be available to districts like Gilman. A major expansion of the private school voucher program would hurt public schools on the whole and could hit individual schools particularly hard. The budget proposes removing the cap on the number of vouchers paid and expands which schools could accept them. The new rules would take the voucher money directly from the district’s state aid total. The district where the student resides would pay the price, no matter if the pupil was ever enrolled in the public school. Kraus said Eau Claire Regis is the closest voucher school in the program. She said only 19 percent of the private school vouchers go to students who are new enrollees in the program. The budget bill prohibits the Smarter Balanced Assessment test from being implemented next year and puts major limits on the development of Common Core standards in Wisconsin. District and school accountability reports would change from the current numerical categories to A-F letter grades Subscription P.O. 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Under the Bright Horizons project, the cooperative’s customers have the option to purchase a solar subscription for $945 for a 350 watt unit. Over the next 25 years the subscribers would see a payback on their monthly electric bills based on the energy generated by the unit. As a pilot program, the solar garden is a largely symbolic gesture with the potential for a long-term cash benefit for investors. It gives the option to act locally to those who want to “go green” and directly reduce their carbon footprint. At the same time, the investment in the technology opens the door for electric cooperative staff to learn more about how the systems function and how modern solar power can be part of the local utility grid. When solar power first came on the scene decades ago, it was in its infancy. The technology was glitchy. A leaf falling in the wrong place could shut down a panel. Times and technology have changed and the modern solar systems are much more efficient and reliable. These technological improvements have turned solar into a practical energy generation technology for temperate regions. For example, Germany’s climate is very similar to Wisconsin’s — one of the reasons so many German immigrants settled here over the years. Germany is a worldwide leader in electricity production through solar with 38,236 megawatts of installed capacity. Solar could have the same impact on Wisconsin. What this means is less dependance on foreign oil reserves and less reliance on the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Local projects such as Taylor Electric’s solar garden also aid in creating a more resilient electric grid. High voltage transmission lines can be compared to giant extension cords stretching from generation plants to local networks. These transmission lines are expen- sive to maintain and are points of vulnerability in the system. Taking a section of transmission lines down as a result of weather conditions or hostile action could be devastating for large areas. The goal of distributed generation is to reduce the reliance on these massive transmission lines and eventually cut the extension cords. Transmission is also the hidden cost of energy. Whether it is the cost of moving train loads of coal to power plants or building and maintaining high voltage lines, transmission costs add up quickly. City of Medford electric bills jumped this month due in large part to increasing transmission rates. With profit to be made in controlling the flow of energy, companies that own transmission capacity will continue to tighten their stranglehold on consumers. Rural cooperatives are built on the idea of working together on a local level to make something happen, rather than waiting for outside businesses to decide it was profitable to do it. Taylor Electric’s promotion of this solar garden project is a continuation of that cooperative tradition. Taylor Electric’s goal is to have commitments for the 274 units in the project by March 1 to allow it to move forward with construction this spring. They are working to meet that goal with community meetings and information given to their members. Once completed, the project will serve as an example for the city and other independent utilities as a way to give more power to the people to make energy choices. Performances showcased community talents The Medford school complex was a busy place last weekend. Hundreds of people came out to see Medford Area Community Theatre’s shows of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the high school’s Red/ White Theatre. Hundreds more attended the Love on Ice figure skating show on Saturday and Sunday across the parking lot at the Simek Recreation Center. The athletes, performers and organizers of each of the events deserve a hearty round of applause for a job well done. The work done by these individuals and groups was outstanding. Their efforts did the Medford area proud as a showcase sharing their talents and dedication. It is easy to look at the finished product and not truly appreciate the many hours of rehearsals and practices that went on over the past few months to make it all happen. From ice skaters hitting the rink before dawn for early morning practices, to actors working late into the night to memorize their lines and work on their vocals, taking part in a community performance represents a significant investment of time and energy. Star News This investment goes beyond just those in the spotlight, it is also an investment from their families. For the skaters, the practices involved many extra trips by their parents to the skating rink. The commitment to participate in the show committed the whole family to hours of extra practices and time at the rink. For those on stage, it would be impossible to measure the amount of support they receive from their families in order to make any production possible. It is a bonus for the entire community to have these sorts of entertainment options available here. Area businesses benefitted from those who made an event of going to the shows, bringing a positive economic impact as well. The challenge for all those attending the play’s performance or watching the skaters is for those watching to stand up and take their turn in the spotlight. Community theater is only as strong as the pool of community members willing to take the chance and try out for roles in productions. Singing or acting in front of an audience of your neighbors and friends is a terrifying proposition for Quote of the Week: We’ve made our voice heard down there, whether it will do any good or not. — City coordinator John Fales reporting to the Medford city council about contacting area legislators about concerns in the state budget. many people, but those who have taken the leap are quick to share how rewarding an experience it is. The same thing goes for the skaters. No matter how graceful the skaters were as they glided and spun across the ice, they all started as newcomers unsteady on their feet. The young women and men in the crowd who watched their peers take part in the pageantry of the show should remember that as they consider taking on a new sport or activity. Last weekend was one of those times when the community stepped back and said, “Wow.” The work and performances were exceptional. As a community we need to continue to be supportive of these and other programs which provide opportunities for creative expression. To all those who performed or helped in the productions, congratulations on a job well done. Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol O’Leary, General Manager Kris O’Leary 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 reflect subjects of current interest. All letters must be signed and contain the address and telephone number of the writer for verification 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: [email protected]. Thursday, 19, 2015 Thursday,February September 22, 2011 OPINION THE STAR NEWS Page 3 7 Page Brian Wilson Put a cap on it Vox Pop Subscriber shares other conspiracies to shortchange consumers Attention Brian Wilson We also have noted the conspiracy to shortchange the consumers. It would be nice if the chamber of commerce would regulate the marketing and manufacturing, also importing of these products. They have all been reduced in size and weight. Consumers are being short-wiped and suffer the consequences every day. Toilet paper — The roll is one inch narrower, a much larger diameter hole, much lighter paper. (Lift the various packages at the store.) You will soon have a ribbon of toilet paper. Facial paper tissues — Lighter weight and undersized (shake the box). It is one inch narrower. You need two or more to wipe your nose. Cake mixes — Smaller box, less product, you need to adjust any recipe that calls for a cake mix. Candy bars — Same size wrapper, but less candy. You wonder were the rest of it is. I guess we’ll have to go back to using corn cobs and binder twine in the outhouse. — Larry Hartman, Mukwonago Vox Pop Writer says Medford school district is top heavy The Medford Area School District is top heavy with administration. We have 10 administrators, plus at least two supervisors with administrative duties, and a human services supervisor. In my almost 20 years on the Medford Area School Board, I worked to reduce the number of administrators. It seems that it did not take the district administrator long to reverse my goal of eight administrators, which should be more than enough for this district. Even a couple of years ago, when an administrator retired and we could have just reassigned duties, our district administrator could not bring himself to find a way to do without one administrative position. At that point, no one would have had to lose their job; the duties would have been reassigned with the existing administrators. I know at least one person who would argue that for our school district’s size, we do not have too many administrators, but just ask any working person in this area if they have not had to do more work with less people in the last 10 years. When the budget is set for next year, let’s see if there are no cuts to education or if we need to take money from the fund balance again. In order to prevent this, it would be easy to save $100,000--just cut administration. Hopefully, there will be no repercussions or personal attacks for voicing my opinion in this Vox Pop. — Jeffrey R. Lange, Medford, former member of the Medford Area School Board. Vox Pop Hein urges Rib Lake voters to support school referendum Voters in the Rib Lake School District will have the opportunity this coming April 7 to vote on a referendum regarding our district’s buildings. The referendum asks, yes or no, if we the people shall borrow money to fix, repair, improve in energy efficiency, or replace as necessary structural and component issues related to our school district buildings. As Aimee gives me the latitude to occasionally wander from the friendly confines of 901 Kennedy, I am afforded the opportunity to, in passing, gain an overview of the opinions of my fellow citizens on a variety of subjects. One concept which will generate an immediate reaction is money and often two seemingly contradictory perceptions will be offered in the same sentence. Upon hearing the cost of a good or service a reaction will possibly go “that sure costs a lot of money but money isn’t worth anything anymore.” Those who know me and are aware of the financial philosophy of country singer Willie Nelson can agree that Nelson and I would never make it on Wall Street. Any value to be placed in dollars can only be determined in what we get for them. The referendum question affords us, we the people of the district, the opportunity to reinvest into the commitment of providing what it takes to maintain and improve our buildings and sites in our highly successful and award-winning school system. I can think of no better investment. I think Willie and I would be in lock step on this investment plan. I have a fair grasp of the needs and areas where attention and necessary action are warranted. For all to obtain a clear and fact-based overview of these needs and areas, public meetings are scheduled for Feb. 25 and March 24 at the high school, each to start at 7:00 p.m. I am sure information given at these meetings will be accurate and positive in influencing the educated decision to be made by each of us In my life I have witnessed the raising of school buildings as well as the razing of school buildings in our district. These were not contradictory events, rather they were necessary as the passage of time has shown. During these times different generations decided as they felt was best for our school district. Different school boards were elected to administer our school district. Different issues called for financial commitment from those generations before ours. So though the names change, the needs are always similar. And so must be the similar commitment. And that commitment is providing a safe, healthy, and efficient environment for the generation now using the facilities and for those generations to come. Let us honor the generations of yesterday, today, and tomorrow as we go about the business before us. — John Hein, Rib Lake Savings are key to any good household financial plan, but can they go too far? Regardless of which financial advisor you talk with or what articles you read, they pound home the need for individuals to save even if it is a little bit at a time. After all, isn’t a “penny saved a penny earned.” Of course, given the purchasing power of a penny, earning one on your savings account balance is sort of like getting a toothbrush for Christmas. The idea of savings is a sound one though. It goes with the fable of the industrious ants scrimping and working hard through the summer and then having resources to draw from in the lean times. Darn those freeloading grasshoppers. Periodically there are attempts to apply this fundamentally sound philosophy of savings to government. This is more often than not done through the creation of reserve funds — they may be called nonlapsing funds, rainy day funds, sinking funds, “undesignated designated reserve funds” or less flatteringly slush funds. Government reserve accounts are good budgeting tools, but, depending on your political viewpoint, may not always be good for taxpayers. Reserve funds can help even out the peaks and valleys of the budgeting cycle. For example, if a town board knows it will need a new roof on the town hall in 10 years, board members can set aside money each year from the budget so when the roof work is done it can be paid for with no tax impact. As budgeting theories go, it is a popular one that has a lot of good conservative appeal. But at the same time, is taxing and hoarding any better than taxing and spending? Let’s take that roof. It should last 20-30 years and the town could easily borrow money from a local bank at a good interest rate to pay for it and have it paid off by the people who would directly benefit from not having a leaky roof. At least with taxing and spending the taxpayer knows their money is going to provide a service or government function they could take advantage of in their lifetime. Taxing to add to the government savings account for a future rainy day means more money is being taken from current taxpayers so future taxpayers get a break. The debate becomes thornier when you consider nontax revenues — such as profit the county gets from harvesting timber in the county forest. The county forest is essentially a timber management business owned by the county’s taxpayers. A portion of the revenue generated from this quasi-business pays for its operations each year, while another portion goes into a fund to buy more parcels of forest land when they become available. At the Feb. 6 meeting it was noted that land acquisition fund has gotten rather large with no plans in the next few years to make any purchases. The question was raised if the county should put a cap on the fund and have taxpayers see more immediate benefit from it. Committee member Mike Roiger was absolutely correct in calling for the cap. If government saves it should be for a specific purpose and be capped at a reasonable amount with the remainder going into the budget to defray county expenses. A cap on nonlapsing funds can be an effective balance between saving ahead and keeping more money in the pockets of all taxpayers. Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News. Do you feel NAKED without THE STAR NEWS? DON’T MISS ANOTHER WEEK... SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Stop By or Give Us a Call 715-748-2626 • 116 S. Wisconsin Ave. • Medford OPINION THE STAR NEWS Page Page 8A Thursday, February22, 19, 2011 2015 Thursday, September Other voices Neither big nor bold, Scott Walker’s budget is sneaky, self serving State budget headlines have focused on massive cuts to the University of Wisconsin System and an attack-then-retreat on the Wisconsin Idea, which, we must infer, is that rare concept still popular across both blue and red Wisconsin. Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the instigator, believes he’s brimming with bold and fresh ideas, but his preeminent idea seems to be turning from his prime firstterm villain — public K-12 education — to a second-term one — our public university system. As much as Walker jauntily yearns to go big, his proposed budget is filled with provisions that are small and conniving. Walker’s central organizing principle is to permanently cripple Wisconsin government at every level and to undermine public education by manufacturing a budget crisis despite an improving economy. Simultaneously, he is burdening future leaders with unknowable financial crises once Walker is done exploiting the state to bolster his tea party credibility. In marketing terms, that is what you might call his “brand promise,” one that resonates with his far-right confidants, funders and, presumably, GOP presidential caucus-goers in Iowa. So let’s examine several parts of Walker’s budget, ones that have not received much attention, and suggest his rationales. Let’s start with agriculture, the environment and natural resources. Walker’s budget makes key boards in those areas advisory — diluting the role citizens play in rule-making and policy-making — ostensibly to streamline decisions. It’s more likely he wants to consolidate his control and reduce public input, probably on behalf of special interests. He also wants to eliminate scientist positions from the Department of Natural Resources, arguing they are not part of its core mission. Without scientific input, we could get a more random, anti-science style of decision-making by politicians. That certainly sounds good. Walker wants to raise state park vehicle fees by $2 per night for campsites and $3 for annual passes, but none of the extra money would go to parks because he is also cutting the general budget allocation. But remember, you outdoor enthusiasts, that’s not technically a tax increase. Under the arcane heading of budget management, Walker is continuing to permit a thin budget balance through the remainder of his term (should he complete it). In four years, that required minimum budget balance would quadruple, just in time for the next governor to grapple with finding new money or extending the toonarrow buffer. In the past, the technique was reserved for especially difficult budget periods, but Walker has apparently institutionalized it. Another cynical accounting trick he employs is balancing the budget by requiring that money appropriated but unspent be returned — or “lapsed” — into the general fund. For example, a program meant to be self-supporting and paid by license fees would be forced to return money to balance the overall budget rather than stay with the program. These are de facto budget cuts, easing short-term pressure on Walker, even if it takes an accountant to understand the process. Again, this is not unprecedented, but in the past was done only after the budget had been passed and in crisis situations. Elsewhere, the governor wants to eliminate state prison guards who occupy towers on the late shift. Won’t that make prison neighbors feel warm and fuzzy? On education, there would be new and more money for private schools, but public schools would have less in real terms than six years ago. There also are devious manipulations, such as a plan to give urban school boards less influence over students wanting to move to charter schools than boards have in less-populated areas. Meanwhile, Walker would help rural districts by increasing spending for programs related to “sparsity” of students and the distance they are transported. Perhaps that money is justified, but for Walker, it apparently never gets old helping his rural base and not urban critics. The governor also wants to ease regulation of 244 for-profit, post-secondary schools such as Globe University, the University of Phoenix, ITT Technical Institute and other schools that train everyone from welders to truck drivers, by eliminating the Educational Approval Board. The board handles complaints about graduation rates, job placement rates and costs from students who are often part time and low income. The board is self-funded through fees from licensed schools, so there is not even tax savings. Walker also wants to permit a pathway to teaching for those with no teaching credentials, only “real-life” experience. It does not include money for the three positions requested by the Department of Public Instruction to reduce an existing backlog in teacher certification licensing, one that would certainly be exacerbated if teaching credentials became more of a free-for-all. On taxes, even though there is no track record that Walker’s previous tax cuts led to job creation, the budget continues the phase-in of $185 million in business-tax reductions that were approved previously. Predictably, Walker wants no increase in shared revenue for local governments — just state-imposed levy limits. Now Walker also wants to further intrude on local government by requiring more detail on property-tax bills, with the apparent intent of making it more difficult to pass referendums. When it comes to strangling local governments and schools, Walker is a master. Meanwhile, Walker wants to merge the Department of Financial Institutions, which regulates banks and credit unions, with the Department of Safety and Professional Services, which licenses people such as funeral home directors and plumbers. A merger will not save tax dollars and appears illogical unless your first interest is creating a facade that you have constrained and consolidated “big government.” Walker also wants to dilute the power of the state Building Commission by increasing the threshold for projects requiring commission review and permitting approval of some plans without meetings. Contractors are no doubt delighted. For Walker, it apparently felt so good to stick it to public workers last time, he aspires to do so again by including a tobe-determined cut of $25 million for their health-insurance costs. Last term such a cut forced employees to pay a higher share of premiums. Walker also proposes a $2,000 stipend for employees forgoing state insurance coverage. So, you rightleaning Madison business leaders, how do you like having Walker driving health insurance costs toward spouses in your employ? Down in the weeds, Walker wants to eliminate a local government property insurance program, which has helped cities, villages, towns and school districts get low-cost insurance as part of a pool. That efficient, consolidated approach is unpopular with insurers who prefer to write more separate policies, and Walker is there to help. On transportation, instead of a small gas tax increase for roads, Walker proposes borrowing $1.3 billion. It’s the quintessential two-faced Walker, paying back the road-building lobby that helped elect him while appearing to “hold the line” on taxes. His budget even has arcane provisions that appear to help freight-rail interests, perhaps Walker backers who want to cheaply transport frac sand. As he started preparing his budget, one can imagine Walker with two lists: one with ideas to bolster his national tea party cred, the other to reward campaign donors expecting a return on investment. Walker, it appears, has neglected neither. — Paul Fanlund is editor of The Capital Times in Madison. This opinion piece was originally printed in The Cap Times on Feb. 16. School corner Medford Area Public School District - Policy Committee Policies are the board of education’s direction for district operation. They are the means by which the board sets educational goals and provides guidance for administrators and staff. Written policies provide for efficient school operation and consistency in decision making. They clarify board positions on issues and make for public accountability of board and administrative action. Policies are begat by legislative directives, emerging issues, local concerns and needs. They must be consistent with local, state and federal law, as well as other district policies. Policies have to be specific enough to provide clear guidance, yet broad enough to allow for discretionary action. Very broad or vague policies lack clear guidance, whereas overly specific policies are dif- ficult to enforce. The Medford Area Public School District has 308 policies organized into 13 categories. With every decision the board makes, some policy is being created, reinforced, revised or negated. It is the job of the policy committee to see to it that district policies have a legitimate educational value, meet community needs, serve an intended purpose, and are valid, clear and understandable. With continuous review, effective implementation, and accomplishment of purpose, complicity with changing laws and reflectivity of the current board’s position on the issues are assured. All policies are on a six year review cycle. Any policy can be brought up at any time for immediate review. Safety related policies are reviewed annually and technology related policies are reviewed every three years. The policy committee review is a first reading, then second reading process which involves the public and the board. In addition to spelling, punctuation and grammar corrections, the policy committee scrutinizes for readability and understandability. When deemed necessary, policy intent is changed to reflect current thinking or action. New policies are created as new issues emerge and policies are deleted as other issues become extinct. The policy committee meetings generally occur on the first Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. and are open to the public. — Paul Dixon, school board member NEWS THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February January 2,19, 2014 2015 Page 9 7 Medford fields another strong science team by Reporter Mark Berglund Medford Area Senior High has another strong group of National Science Olympiad competitors this year as it prepares for the upcoming state competition in Milwaukee next month. Medford has developed into one of the state’s top programs in the past decade and this year looks like another strong chance. The state champion advances to national competition. The program sent five teams of competitors to Wausau on Saturday and its varsity team came away with the most medals for the unofficial win. Medford won the small school division at the 61team University of Wisconsin-River Falls Invitational on Jan. 24. The big trophies and medals the Medford program is bringing home this school year come with hard work preparing and strong meet-day performances. The individuals and groups which make up each of the teams, tests on subject matter across the science and engineering disciplines and in some events prepares experiments or models for judging. Like athletes and musicians, it takes good students putting in plenty of practice time to be ready for early Saturday morning bus rides to tough competition. High school science teachers Brad Paff and Kristine Gingras coach the team this year. The growth and development presents challenges as their time resources for helping so many students gets thin. Paff said the teams which usually give Medford the biggest challenge come from places like River Falls, Madison and the Menomonie area, where university connections and parents working in sciencerelated fields provide extra mentors for the competitors. He invites people with science or engineering backgrounds in this community to check into the program to lend their expertise to preparation. The increasing participation and strong showing for the high school team is aided by strong development in the middle school, which has also grown in numbers and accomplishment during the past decade. Strong so far Jay Czerniak won four medals as Mackenzie Gingras, Douglas Schumacher, Richard Colwell and Madelyn Brost each won three medals to lead the strong effort in Wausau. Jared Wiese and Jacob Mahner added to a strong showing by the program. More than 900 students representing 33 high schools from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota competed in the fourth annual Science Olympiad competition at the UW-River Falls on Jan. 24. The event featured 61 teams competing in all 23 National Science Olympiad events as well as five trial events specific to Wisconsin. Medals were awarded to the top four finishers in both divisions (based on school size) in all 28 events in the tournament. In addition, team trophies were awarded to the top four teams in each division. Top team results are listed below, as well as individual winners. Members on the Medford High School Red Team were Roman Alvarado, Rubin Alvarado, Dillon Brost, Madelyn Brost, Macy Bunkelman, Richard Colwell, Jay Czerniak, Giovanni Faber, Jacob Geiger, Makenzie Gingras, Rebecca Held, Allison Potocnik, Alicia Rowland, and Douglas Schumacher. First place medal winners from Medford were Richard Colwell and Giovanni Faber in astronomy; Macy Bunkelman, Richard Colwell and Makenzie Gingras in codebusters; Macy Bunkelman and Douglas Schumacher in geocaching; Richard Colwell and Douglas Schumacher in geologic mapping; Jay Czerniak and Makenzie Gingras in invasives. Second place medal winners from Medford were Jakob Laub and Zachary Stange in entomology; Ruben Alvarado and Allison Potocnik in anatomy and physiology; Dillon Brost and Jay Czerniak in bridge building; Roman Alvarado Science team submitted photo Medford’s Red, the varsity team at the UW-River Falls Invitational, took first place in the small school division and seventh overall. They were (front, l. to r.) Douglas Schumacher, Ruben Alvarado, Makenzie Gingras, Roman Alvarado, Allison Potocnik, (middle) coach Kris Gingras, Jacob Geiger, Dillon Brost, Macy Bunkelman, Jay Czerniak, Rebecca Held, Madelyn Brost, Richard Colwell, (back) Alicia Rowland, Giovanni Faber and coach Brad Paff. and Jacob Geiger in bungee drop; Roman Alvarado and Dillon Brost in compound machines; Ruben Alvarado and Makenzie Gingras in disease detectives. Third place medal winners from Medford were Colin Porten and Zachary Stange in air trajectory; Zachary Stange and Ty Wrage in invasives; Shawna Konieczny and Tage Wrage in mystery design; Ruben Alvarado and Makenzie Gingras in cell biology; Jay Czerniak and Douglas Schumacher in dynamic planet; Jay Czerniak and Douglas Schumacher in it’s about time. Fourth place medal winners from Medford were Shawna Konieczny and Ty Wrage in geocaching; Shawna Konieczny and Amanda O’Toole in write it, do it; Jay Czerniak and Alicia Rowland in entomology; Madelyn Brost and Richard Colwell in food science; Madelyn Brost and Rebecca Held in mission possible; Nikola Babic and Wyatt Dohrwardt in forensics. UW-River Falls hosts the tournament to provide an opportunity for students to hone their skills before they compete in Science Olympiad regional tournaments. “We want to encourage and support enthusiasm for studying science, as well as showcase UWRF as a destination location for studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics),” said Earl Blodgett, tournament director and physics professor at UW-River Falls. Rib Lake working to get out the facts before vote School district to hold question and answer sessions about the project on Feb. 25 and March 24 by Reporter Sue Hady The Rib Lake Board of Education continued to review project information in preparation for the referendum to be held in April. At the board meeting on Feb. 12, revised figures were reviewed concerning the Act 32 proposal to upgrade and enhance the energy efficiency of all three facilities, including the elementary, middle school, and high school buildings. Project costs are estimated to be somewhat lower due to the fact that since a referendum will be held, it is no longer a state requirement to track, report, and demonstrate reduced energy costs, as would be required under a typical Act 32 project. A petition was filed last month, signed by enough voters in the district to require a referendum in order for the project to move forward. Had the petition not been filed, the school board would have advanced the project which was originally projected to cost $4 million. At the Jan. 8 meeting of the board, project costs were reduced to $3,440,000. A special meeting of the board was held on Jan. 26 in response to the petition by voters, and the board decided to adopt a resolution calling for a referendum in April. Thus, the voters in the school district will have the final say as to whether or not the project is approved. District administrator Lori Manion reviewed the progress being made by the district referendum committee to provide information to the public. Manion said, “The focus of this committee is to run an informational campaign. It is trying to gather the information. There’s been a lot of confusion out in the community, and that was definitely brought forward during this committee meeting, and the intent right now is to get questions answered.” Manion said she has been getting a lot of emails with questions from the community. “Our hope is to get those questions answered and then get them up onto our website, get it out, published in the community, so that we can answer the questions with the correct information.” She also reported there are two informational events scheduled for the public to provide information concerning the referendum. The first meeting will be held on Feb. 25 at 7 pm. in the Rib Lake High School commons. A second meeting will be held on March 24. Manion also reviewed a response from the project manager at H&H Energy Services, Inc. regarding whether or not the prices that were quoted by HVAC contractors and the boiler company would still be effective in April. The answer was affirmative. She also asked for clarification from the board regarding the plan to purchase a new biomass boiler, if grant funding can be obtained to help pay for a significant portion of this purchase. The board affirmed that a significant amount of grant funding would need to be obtained in order to replace the current boiler with a more energy efficient upgrade. It was reported that H&H is in the process of completing a grant application to the Focus on Energy Incentive Program. Board president Jerry Blomberg stated, “Just be careful. Don’t be on board time or on employee time— don’t be pushing yes or no. But just push the facts out and our people will decide.” Various reports were presented to the board, including reports by board members Joan Magnuson, Jerry Blomberg, and district administrator Manion, concerning their attendance at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) conference. Manion also reported current enrollment in the district has reached 490 students. She said they are anticipating a larger kindergarten class next school year, based on census figures. She also reported staff is monitoring the air quality in the fine arts room and other than low humidity, there are no problems at this time. Manion requested the board approve a change in legal counsel for the district. Currently, legal services have been provided by an attorney from WASB, and she requested a switch to attorney Lori Lubinsky at the firm of Axley Brynelson, LLP. Manion said she is familiar with this individual through M3 Insurance, the health insurance broker for the district. She said Lubinsky charges the same hourly fee as WASB, but also provides 90 minutes of free consultation services every quarter. The board approved this change. The board also approved a contract for the provision of bond services related to the April referendum with Quarles & Brady. In a letter to the district, the firm defined its role as “a recognized independent expert whose primary responsibility is to render an objective legal opinion with respect to the authorization and issuance of municipal obligations.” NEWS THE STAR NEWS Page 10 Thursday, February 19, 2015 Overall results from 33rd annual Hinder Binder ski race 23 K Classic 1 Dave Edic 1:29:41.0 2 Bob Baker 1:34.29.7 3 Andrew Jennings 1:35:30.0 4 Jay Sween 1:36:23.0 5 David Lombardo 1:36:50.9 6 Jim Alullen 1:37:23.3 7 Audun Mikkelson 1:42:24.0 8 Stanley Borzecki 1:42:34.8 9 Eric Bolwerk 1:44:39.8 10 Greg Kresse 1:44:44.2 11 Gary Zuelke 1:49:59.3 12 Will Gage 1:50:19.3 13 William Schnoor 1:52:49.2 14 Jim Smith 1:53:46.4 15 Paul Gage 1:58:52.4 16 Jeff Bollwer 2:00:50.6 17 Doug Henley 2:03:51.7 18 Doug Riske 2:04:12.7 19 Scott Stalheim 2:04:50.8 20 John Geissinger 2:05:05.0 21 Greg Urban 2:08:51.3 22 Vic LaPort 2:14:16.1 23 Steve Mott 2:18:46.9 24 Bob Schwart 2:20:27.5 25 Pete Wurl 2:21:36.8 26 Andrew Mott 2:24:54.9 27 Jim Luadtke 2:35:01.1 23 K Freestyle 1 Matt Zak 1:16:58.2 2 Thomas Krenz 1:20:32.6 3 Mark Wenzel 1:21:42.4 4 Nathan Koch 1:22:34.6 5 Owen Gage 1:23:58.2 6 Andrew Jahns 1:23:59.0 7 Justin Schwarting 1:25:45.2 8 Kevin Rogers 1:31:05.6 9 Kyle Schmidt 1:31:34.2 10 Stephen Koch 1:37:49.6 11 Rob Stieber 1:39:29.7 12 Eric Koch 1:39:33.6 13 Tom Carroll 1:39:36.8 14 Jim Washatka 1:40:11.3 15 Mark Ellenberger 1:46:55.2 16 Paula Liske 1:49:42.4 17 Joe Danowski 1:54:27.8 18 Anders Carlson 2:04:44.3 19 Dan Novitch 2:07:39.4 20 Sherry Koch 2:08:52.0 21 Dawn Collins 2:14:22.4 22 Grant Stousland 2:16:07.6 23 Emily VanTeyens 2:29:39.8 Out of the gates Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com Photos by Bryan Wegter Andrew Jahns (center) leads the charge from the start line during the 23 K Freestyle race. The cold and blustery day turned away many skiers, but 58 racers braved negative 10 degree weather to participate in the 33rd annual Hinder Binder ski race at Forest Springs Camp and Conference Center in Westboro. Frosty finish Jay Sween had the beginnings of an icicle beard when he came to the finish line. 8.2 K Freestyle 1 Jacob Novitch 32:17.7 2 Ryan Rogers 33:30.3 3 Anna Buchburger 35:00.3 4 Dan Dominski 38:38.2 4.4 K Freestyle 1 Makayla Niggeman 18:14.3 2 Caleb Novitch 18:38.6 3 Josalin Kymm 23:43.7 6.6 K 1 Jean Marchio 59:25.4 First place Almost there Dave Edic comes across the finish line with a smile. It’s possible he was celebrating his win in the 23 K Classic race, but more likely he was glad to get out of the cold. Makayla Niggeman nears the finish line. She finished first in the 4.4 K Freestyle race. THE STAR NEWS LIVING Pancake dinner sparks writer’s brain and stomach Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 11 by Reporter Mark Berglund Good ideas don’t develop easily. I point this out because it took a second round of sampling sausage links at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rib Lake to make my breakthrough on Saturday evening. My photo assignment was to get a couple pictures of the shrove pancake supper. While most images of preLenten celebrations focus on beads and parades, many mark the shift from winter to spring by eating pancakes. Taylor County is still blessed with plenty of worship sites and congregations which meet the definitions for faithful rural church. On Saturday, the fellowship took place in the old basement as folks packed into the kitchen and dining room area to serve and be served a traditional pancake meal. There were plenty of fluffy, buckwheat pancakes and potato pancakes. The sausage link is a good one and this region produces great maple syrup. For some, applesauce is the topping of choice on those potato pancakes. The baked goods selection was varied and offered a choice to top off the meal. My general strategy with the plate of bars is to get the pumpkin bar on the first pass. As the coffee cup nears empty and the conversations linger, a second pick from the chocolate group is acceptable. I was watching the potato pancakes fry to a golden brown and thinking how the best ones are thin and crispy. I was picturing the spatula flattening them to this perfect consistency. I thought thin, crispy - like a potato chip. Shazam! It hit me. The world needs another potato chip flavor, and what better taste than Lutheran pancake supper. I would start with that crispy potato and onion flavor in a chip. Infuse it with some maple flavoring for the total pancake flavor. I would take the sausage link to the next Potato potential level and add some bacon crisp to the snack mix. The topThe thin, crispy edges of potato pancakes frying on the per is replacing the applesauce. Dehydrated apple slices griddle at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rib Lake should do the trick. As a snack at your favorite coffee bar sparked the taste buds and brain waves during the annual din- it can’t be beat. Take along packages and a Thermos of coffee for the sugar shack, late season ice fishing or other acner on Saturday. tivities as winter makes its slow progression into spring. THE TIME MACHINE From past files of The Star News 10 YEARS AGO February 17, 2005 Local leaders are reacting cautiously to a state Department of Transportation (DOT) study that shows potential routes for a new Hwy 13 bypass of Medford and Stetsonville. The 170-page document called an environmental scan contains numerous descriptions and maps detailing where a new four-lane roadway could be located. It details options for leaving the road in its current form, converting it to a 4-lane road following the present corridor or building a new Hwy 13 corridor running either to the east or west of Medford and Stetsonville. The environmental scan focuses on the corridor extending about 26 miles between Abbostford and Hwy 102. It was prepared to assist the state DOT and local units of government in future corridor preservation and planning and capacity improvements. Possible bypass routes around Abbotsford and Colby also were described in detail. 25 YEARS AGO February 21, 1990 The Medford Area School Board took time out last Thursday evening in the preliminary stages of the 199091 budget process to consider new program and staff proposals from the public, teachers and administrators. The proposals made up a kind of “wish list” for improvements in the school’s curriculum. However, the reality of the situation was apparent to school board members as they must now decide how to cut over half of those requests out in order to achieve the budget limitations they have set for themselves. The board had previously set a goal of holding next year’s budget to a nine percent increase, which translates into a $785,000 increase (not including the middle school addition. If the $550,000 needed in the budget for the middle school addition is included, the goal is an 11.7 percent increase or about $1 million). The district is locked into most of that increase through contracts or fixed costs. photos by Mark Berglund Grace Taylor County is blessed with many rural congregations and churches where the annual dinner is a centerpoint of faithful fellowship. St. John’s has the fellowship and the fixtures, including a print of the Eric Enstrom photograph Grace, to make the list. Ask for all the details? Those will work out. Pass the sausage platter down and the answer was driving toward the area for the carnival program being held there Sunday afternoon. He met Gereau’s car on the brow of a steep knoll. Neither driver was able to turn his car out quick enough to avoid hitting the other. 100 YEARS AGO February 17, 1915 The County Representative has frequently been asked and urged to take up the possibilities of truck crops in our vir- gin soils. It is urged that potatoes, our customary crop are not suited for our conditions and when we do have a good crop prices are so low that good returns for labor are impossible. In answer to this we can quote Prof. Milward, Wisconsin’s authority or potatoes, “any good agricultural soil is good for potatoes,” and the average price paid for potatoes at the average yield per acre in the past decade demonstrates that one year with another, potatoes are a profitable crop. Remember When — Feb. 2005 50 YEARS AGO February 18, 1965 Area street and road crews did double-duty last week in sanding roads and clearing snow after a severe glazing from rain and sleet, followed by a blizzard. While the snowfall measured only 6 inches, according to the U. S. weather record here, blustery winds up to 35 miles per hour whipped snow across icy expanses—particularly aggravating drifting conditions in the city. Schools were closed two days last week, icy highways prompting a recess Wednesday and a snow vacation was called Friday. 75 YEARS AGO February 15, 1940 A car driven by Carl Braatz, Wasuau, collided with a vehicle driven by David Gereau, town of Maplehurst, last Sunday morning two miles south of the Perkinstown sports area. The accident occurred about 11 o’clock. With Vernon Prahl, Wausau, Braatz Josh Koolman of Delavan was the winner in the Adult Sled 6 Dog Speed Class at the Perkinstown Mush Sled Dog Race held at the Perkinstown Winter Sports Area. The race was sponsored by the Medford Lions Club and attracted more than 80 racing teams from around the country. NEWS THE STAR NEWS Page 12 A Thursday, Thursday, February January19, 2, 2014 2015 Board wants to keep Gilman looking its best by Reporter Kayla Peche A few village upkeep items were on the agenda during the Feb. 10 regular Gilman Village Board meeting, including street signs, a railroad building and a ball field condition. Bernie Van Den Heuvel, village trustee, said the old Standard Station by the railroad is an eye sore for the village. “I was asked by a village resident why we can’t get that sorry mess out of there because it is a hazard,” said Van Den Heuvel. “That is a good point,” Bill Brenemen, village president, said of the building being a hazard. “Something needs to be done with it.” This was a concern a few years ago, and Brenemen said there is still question about who owns the building. He said he sent a letter to the railroad, but never received a response. Brenemen advised Candice Grunseth, village clerk, to look into the new contact for the railroad to see who owns the building, and find out what can be done with it. The industrial park sign in Gilman and the County Highway M sign near the Chippewa County Campgrounds were other improvements the board recommended in the village. Grunseth said the industrial sign needs to be updated, and the County M sign needs to be redone. Van Den Heuvel and Rick Johnson, public works director, were appointed to look at the signs and see what could be done. “It might just be easier to make new signs,” said Van Den Heuvel. “Even have the kids at school make it.” In the parks report, Debbie Sager, village trustee, said the village received enough donations from the Gilman Community Betterment Association, and the Gilman Lions and Lioness, to add three new tables to the cement slab in the park. “We have enough money from the donations,” said Sager. “We are just looking for the OK to go ahead and order them.” The board approved using the donations to put picnic tables in the park. Also during the report, the board discussed redoing the ball field in the park. Derek Romig, from Romig’s Hardware, and Brian Phelps, athletic director and Gilman softball coach, recommended adding limestone to the field, and said they would voluntarily spread the material on the field. Van Den Heuvel said the lime may wash away after a rainfall, so it might be best to put on gravel like the school’s ball diamonds. At the meeting, Brenemen recommended Sager ask Romig and Phelps which material would be most cost effective for the baseball field. After the meeting, Grunseth notified Romig, who determined the gravel material was not an option because of price. In other businesss, to save money on energy bills, Sue Brenemen, Taylor County board representative, discussed how the village could obtain natural gas rather than propane. About two years ago, Xcel Energy told the village if they wanted natural gas, they would need to put a gas line through Gilman. Sue Brenemen says if the village wants to move forward with the natural gas line, she will continue to search for funding. She says the option of natural gas would save residents money. “I figured out what my savings would have been with natural gas vs. my propane,” Sue Brenemen said, “I cried. It would’ve been half of what I paid so far this year.” Because of equalized value at $17 million, the village is unable to take out a $4 million loan for the natural gas line. Sue Brenemen said with the board’s consent, she will continue to look for funding from other sources, but says owning a line in the village, without receiving the profit, is absurd. “We are being told ‘too bad, so sad,’ from the electric companies,” Brenemen said. “If you want it, you have to pay for it.” The board approved Brenemen to move forward with her research on the natural gas issue, and to speak with Xcel Energy to see if their stance has changed. She will also speak to the public service commission of Wisconsin for their input. “No One Fights Alone” The Berry family would like to thank family, friends, helpers, local & surrounding communities for your generous support, words of encouragement & appreciation UHFHQWO\VKRZQDW-HQDOHH·VEHQHÀW7ROLYHLQ a small town & experience the generosity shown is truly AMAZING! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Rick & Deb, Chad & Lisa, Trisha, Willy, Olivia, Tatum & Gaige and Jenalee & Ryan 7-146610 New sign needed photo by Donald Watson The sign for the Gilman industrial park is showing its age and village board members say it is time to repair or replace it. Gilman chief Tallier trained to ‘save lives’ by Reporter Kayla Peche If an active shooter were to enter the Gilman School District, Tom Tallier, Gilman police chief, has the proper training to handle the situation. “It was unbelievable training,” said Tallier during his police report at the Feb. 10 regular Gilman Village Board meeting. “It saves lives.” Tallier attended training in late December for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate (ALICE) training. “It’s a new procedure that’s going into school lockdown procedures,” Tallier said. “We are ahead of the game more than a lot of schools are.” According to the ALICE training institute, ALICE provides steps to survive an attack, and the training program provides examples for real, effective ways to stop an intruder. The breakdown covers how to respond to the intruder in the best way and gives options for individuals to utilize in attempts to survive an emergency situation. Most surrounding schools are staying put during a lockdown situation, which Tallier said gives power to the intruder. “If some intruder, or something were to happen in your school,” Tallier said, “it gives so many other measures for people, not just to sit in a room and let your fate be decided by someone who comes in.” The program was started by a police officer, Greg Crane, from Texas, who took to heart the Columbine High School shootings in 1999. Tallier said the officer wanted to start a program with lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate, and said Crane went to his first school in Texas and said, “I want to bring LICE to your school.” The Texas superintendent was not in favor of “lice” in the school, therefore, Crane added alert to the program to make it ALICE. “He knew he had to put something,” Tallier said with a smile. “He knew he couldn’t bring LICE into schools.” Tallier says the training is “catching fire” around schools, and he is pleased to bring it to the Gilman area. He said he is also certified to train others in the program, and is willing to teach school staff, personnel and corporate employees within his jurisdiction in the county. “Obviously, with board approval, when this starts going through,” Tallier said, “if others, Rib Lake or Medford, would buy into it, I certainly would like the opportunity to train their officers or staff because it’s something I believe is necessary.” Also during his report to the board, Tallier announced Taylor County will hold the event, “Life of an Athlete,” directed by John Underwood, which Tallier recommended board members attend. Underwood is a nationally known speaker who has trained Navy Seals and Olympic athletes, and advocates implementing the athlete lifestyle in schools and communities. Tallier said it is not just for athletes, and is geared toward proper sleep, exercise and nutrition to help academic life. “We have been fortunate enough to get him to come to Taylor County,” Tallier said, “thanks to well over $10,000 in donations for public service groups and Aspirus Hospital.” Underwood will speak the morning of March 9 at Medford High School, where Tallier said he will take Gilman School District students. Underwood will also speak that evening from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the school, at a free professional dinner for about 150 municipality leaders. “What we would like to see is all municipalities, board members, to have people there,” Tallier said. “The real policy makers within the county is what this is intended for. I would like to see Gilman represented at that professional dinner.” Tallier said the following day, March 10, there will be a leadership training, conducted by Underwood, at Forest Springs Camp and Conference Center in Westboro, for a select group of people in the county. Because Aspirus Hospital serves others outside of Taylor County, they opened the training up to other school districts as well. Thursday, February January 2,19, 2014 2015 NEWS THE STAR NEWS Page Page13 9 County says no to tablets for supervisors by Reporter Mark Berglund The Taylor County Finance Committee has no plans to purchase tablet-style devices for county board members. The county board discussed the tabled motion to make the technology devices accessible to county supervisors at Tuesday’s meeting, but little interest was shown by the committee. “I think it’s coming, but we’re not ready yet,” committee member Dave Krug said. The issue has come before board members on several occasions in recent years, but board members have shown some reluctance toward making the commitment. Committee member Dennis Fuchs once again asked what the advantage of the devices would be. The main advantages at this point would be the ability for county board members to receive paperless reports before meetings and to vote electronically at county board meetings. In other action, the committee approved a bid to purchase a 2016 Ford Fusion from Medford Motors for courthouse department use. The Ford was $174 more than a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu but the committee cited the age of the vehicles and working with a local contractor when it made its decision. The vehicle will cost $18,683. A warm welcome photo by Mark Berglund Medford Area Elementary School second graders welcomed grandparents to the school with musical performances and artwork. The day together included punch and cookies after the performances. Committee studies land conservation fees Finance called for new fees, but concerns were raised about impact they would have on federal support by Reporter Mark Berglund The Taylor County Land Conservation Committee studied a revised fee schedule at its meeting Feb. 10, but made no move to implement it. The new fees could include technical services for manure storage planning, cost share grants and nutrient management plan late fees. The committee already eliminated the idea of making the fees an hourly change. It will look at set fees for a certain size manure storage pit and percentage charges with a cap on the cost share grants. When it takes up the issue again, it hopes to close up two loose ends from this meeting. The first is setting a fee schedule which does not void existing agreements with the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). The county department and federal office are located in the same Medford office building and have enjoyed a good working relationship in the past. The other loose end is knowing if the new fees will be used for conservation efforts or strictly to balance the county budget. “I would need assurances this money is going back to conservation,” committee member Ray Soper said. The county already charges fees for animal waste and manure management ordinance construction permits and rental of the no-till drill and tree planter. The committee reviewed fee structures from Clark and Marathon counties and then looked at possible additions to the Taylor County list. The discussion came from the county’s efforts to raise revenues to cover a projected deficit in 2016. The committee and department have already paid a price toward filling the budget deficit gap. When land conservationist Ashly Steinke resigned in January, the county’s finance and personnel committees moved to cut positions in the department. The committees ended up promoting the remaining two staff members and committing to fill a half-time clerical position for the department. Committee chair Dave Krug had vowed to take the issue to the full county board if the land conservationist position was not filled. Krug and Soper both attended those meetings and felt like the department could have fared worse at the joint committee’s hands if the issue was pursued. “This is the reality of the situation,” Soper said. Ben Stanfley now holds the title of county conservation engineer in the department’s first position. Emily Bachinski holds the title of conservation engineer. Wausau Homes Medford wins awards for builder excellence Hard work and dedication to his homebuyers have been recognized for local builder Jason Wanke. Wanke was recently presented with three prestigious awards Platinum Builder, Voice of the Customer and the Centurion Award at the Wausau Homes annual Marketing Conference. The Platinum Builder of the Year Award goes to the builder who achieved the strongest ratings in three categories: customer satisfaction, creative marketing and share of the homebuilding market in their area. “Jason’s customer-first approach to homebuilding provides a stress-free building experience that is unique in the area,” said Joy Schuette, president of Wausau Homes. “As a result, he inspires trust and confidence among his customers which enabled him to win this prestigious award.” Wanke also earned the coveted Voice of the Customer Award based on his customers’ positive feedback about their building experience. He scored an 84 percent approval rating among his customers in 2014. Nominations sought for chamber recognition It is time to send in nominations for the 2015 Medford Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) recognition banquet. Nomination forms will be available at the chamber office located in downtown Medford. The annual recognition banquet will be held in early May. Person of the Year — This award is for someone who over the last year has impacted the community in a positive way by giving their time and talents to the Medford community. Their list of giving should include the last five years. Lifetime Achievement Award — This individual would have given over their lifetime to the Medford area. Their contributions to the community could in- clude volunteering, monetary or business. They should span the lifetime of the recipient. Employee Excellence Award — As a person goes about their business in the community and runs into an employee that continually goes out of their way to help, think about nominating them for the Employee Excellence Award. Community Project Recognition Award — This award is given to a person who has taken on a project or a cause in the community and poured their heart and soul into it. This differs from the Person of the Year in that it focuses on that one project or cause. Nomination forms are due back to the chamber of commerce by March 6. “It’s an honor to be recognized,” Wanke said. “It was a team effort. This award was earned by everybody, including our office staff as well as our sub-contractors and many outside partners. Together, we’re committed to building high-quality homes on time with a firm price up front, and customizing each home to fit the homebuyer’s specific lifestyle needs.” Wanke was also recognized with the Centurion award for building over 300 houses for homeowners in the Medford and surrounding area throughout his family’s career with Wausau Homes. ADVERTISE HERE! Your customers look to the Dining & Entertainment Section to see what’s happening each weekend. Don’t miss your chance to let them know you have “the place to be.” 116 S. Wisconsin Ave. • Medford 748-2626 PUBLIC NOTICES THE STAR NEWS Page 14 Taylor County Board of Supervisors Thursday, January 15, 2015 9:00 A.M. The following minutes are only a draft and have not yet been approved by the Taylor County Board. Therefore, they remain subject to revision pending final approval at the next meeting of the Taylor County Board of Supervisors. The Taylor County Board of Supervisors was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015, by Chairman Jim Metz in the Third Floor County Board Room, Taylor County Courthouse, 224 South Second Street, Medford, WI 54451. The Prayer of Divine Guidance was given by Pastor David Elleman, Goodrich Community Church, Rib Lake, WI. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Supervisor Myron Brooks. Roll call was taken with seventeen (17) members present. A quorum being present, the board was declared in session. It was moved by Soper, seconded by Breneman, to approve the agenda with thirteen (13) agenda items. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Makovsky, seconded by Ewan, to approve the minutes of the October 29, 2014, Session as published. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. County Clerk Strama read correspondence from the Medford Area Youth Hockey in appreciation for the donation that was given by Taylor County to their organization. Docket No. 2015-1-1: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO CHARLES JOHNSON FOR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF TAYLOR COUNTY. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS COMMITTEE It was moved by Albrecht, seconded by Lemke, to adopt the resolution as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 21. Jeffery Belongia from Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley and Co. discussed the General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2015, which is in regards to Docket No. 2015-1-2 and answered questions from the board regarding the resolution. The Board held a discussion regarding Docket No. 20145-39/Resolution 17 that was passed on October 29, 2014. Larry Brandl, Financial and Accounting Manager, answered questions from the board regarding rescinding the resolution and the impact to the county and to the taxpayers. The suggested wording by Corporation Counsel Ken Schmiege if a referendum were to be placed on the April ballot was as follows: “Should Taylor County be allowed to exceed newly imposed state levy limits by up to or not to exceed $1,000,000.00 (one million dollars) for each calendar year, beginning with year 2016 and ending with year 2020, for the purpose of continuing the cur- Advertisement for Bids This is a DOT TRIP Project Project Number 13339 TRIPD Project Number: M & P 13-198 Owner: Town of Molitor Taylor County, Wisconsin Sealed bids for Construction of Keyes Ave – Reconditioning and Resurfacing will be received by Lester Lewis, Chairman, Town of Molitor, Taylor County WI until 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 6, 2015. Bid opening will be at the Pioneer Bank of Wisconsin, meeting room, 200 Miner Ave. West, Ladysmith, Wisconsin and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed bids may be submitted to Morgan & Parmley Ltd., 115 W. 2nd Street South, Ladysmith, WI prior to the opening of the bids. Major Items of Bid Erosion Control Base Aggregate Dense Beam Guard Pulverizing HMA Pavement Type E-1 Shouldering The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following: Northwest Regional Builders Exchange, Wausau Builders Exchange, Duluth Builders Exchange, and Morgan & Parmley, Ltd., Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Copies may be obtained at the office of Morgan & Parmley, Ltd., 115 W. 2nd Street, S., Ladysmith, WI 54848, (715) 532-3721, [email protected] upon receipt of a $40.00 non-refundable plan fee. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Letting is subject to Section 62.15 and Section 66.0901, Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, an amount to secure the bid and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. The Contract shall be subject to Section 66.0903 of the Wisconsin Statutes pertaining to municipal wage and hour scales; State Wage Rates apply. We encourage DBEs, including MBEs and WBEs, to submit bid proposals. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within 60 days after the actual day of the opening thereof. The Contractor shall include a telephone number, FAX number, and e-mail address when requesting plans. Date: February 10, 2015 Authorized by: Lester Lewis, Chairman (1st ins. Feb. 19, 2nd ins. Feb. 26) 7-146506 WNAXLP rent level of services provided to county resident?” It was moved by Zenner, seconded by Hansen, to rescind Docket 2014-539/Resolution 17 and take the question off of the ballot. A roll call vote cast, sixteen (16) voting aye, one (1) voting no (Lewis), the motion carried. Docket No. 2015-1-2: RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF $4,385,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PROMISSORY NOTES, SERIES 2015. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JIM METZ, COUNTY BOARD CHAIR It was moved by Hansen, seconded by Krug, to adopt the resolution as submitted. A roll call vote cast, seventeen (17) voting aye, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 22. Docket No. 2015-1-3: A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 15, 2015, AS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ‘THANK YOUR MENTOR’ DAY. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JIM METZ, CHAIR It was moved by Thums, seconded by Makovsky, to adopt the resolution as submitted. unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 23. Docket No. 2015-1-4: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 4.03(2) AND REPEAL SECTION 4.03(2)(D), EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TAYLOR COUNTY CODE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ, CHAIR It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Breneman, to adopt the ordinance as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Ordinance No. 615. Docket No. 2015-1-5: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 9.14, HUBER BOARD CHARGE, AND AMEND SECTION 9.18, SHERIFF’S FEES, SHERIFF, TAYLOR COUNTY CODE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ, CHAIR It was moved by Soper, seconded by Lewis, to adopt the ordinance as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Ordinance No. 616. Docket No. 2015-1-6: A RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF HUMAN SERVICES FINANCIAL MANAGER. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: TIM HANSEN, DISTRICT 2 It was moved by Makovsky, seconded by Mildbrand, to adopt the resolution as submitted. Supervisor Hansen explained reasons why he submitted the resolution. Larry Brandl, Financial and Accounting Manager, and Amber Fallos, Human Services Director, explained the need for the position. Bruce Strama, County Clerk, expressed his concerns regarding the position. After much discussion by the Board, a roll call vote was cast, ten (10) voting aye, seven (7) voting no (Lemke, Zenner, Bizer, Thums, Lewis, Breneman, Metz), the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 24. Docket No. 2015-1-7: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE INCREASING THE Meeting Notice and Agenda Taylor County Board of Supervisors The Taylor County Board of Supervisors will be meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in the Third Floor County Board Room of the Taylor County Courthouse. All County Board meetings are open to the public. The agenda for this meeting includes the following: Resolutions & Ordinances to be acted on: Docket 2015-2-9: Resolution to elect a Veterans Service Officer for Taylor County. Docket 2015-2-10: Resolution expressing appreciation to Margaret (Maggie) Gebauer for many years of dedicated service to the citizens of Taylor County. Docket 2015-2-11: Resolution expressing appreciation to Mary Wagenknecht for many years of dedicated service to the citizens of Taylor County. Docket 2015-2-12: Resolution expressing appreciation to Leon Peetz for many years of dedicated service to the citizens of Taylor County. Docket 2015-2-13: Resolution expressing appreciation to Kendrick Carstensen for many years of dedicated service to the citizens of Taylor County. Docket 2015-2-14: Resolution expressing appreciation to Deputy Sheriff Anthony T. Schuett for his outstanding performance on October 01, 2013. Docket 2015-2-15: Resolution expressing appreciation to Deputy Sheriff Corey J. Dassow for his outstanding performance on October 07, 2014. Docket 2015-2-16: Resolution proclaiming April 12-18, 2015 as National Volunteer Week in Taylor County. Docket 2015-2-17: Resolution requesting declaration of the second Saturday in May as International Migratory Bird Day. Docket 2015-2-18: Ordinance to amend Section 7.13, Marriage License Applications, County Clerk, Taylor County Code. Reports & Presentations: • 2013 Annual Report Taylor County Human Services Department • Life of An Athlete program by Taylor County Drug Opposition Partners • 2016 Budget Report by Charles Zenner, Finance & Personnel Committee Chair For further information on any of these items, please feel free to contact Bruce Strama at the Taylor County Clerk’s Office, 715-748-1460. 7-146659 WNAXLP Thursday, February 19, 2015 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN STEPS FOR 2015. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE It was moved by Mildbrand, seconded by Zenner, to adopt the resolution as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 25. Docket No. 2015-1-8: A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF APRIL 19 – APRIL 25, 2015, AS ‘SWEETEN YOUR WEEK WITH MAPLE SYRUP’ IN TAYLOR COUNTY. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JIM METZ, CHAIR It was moved by Lemke, seconded by Breneman, to adopt the resolution as submitted. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The item was declared adopted and became Resolution No. 26. It was moved by Bizer, seconded by Zenner, to accept the Taylor County Forest Annual Work Plan 2015. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. It was moved by Albrecht, seconded by Lee, to adjourn subject to the call of the Chair. A unanimous vote cast, the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:09 a.m. Bruce P. Strama Taylor County Clerk (One ins. February 19) 7-146601 WNAXLP NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT TAYLOR COUNTY Case No. 15IN02 In the Matter of the Estate of Donald F. Halopka, decedent. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth of February 28, 1945 and date of death of December 27, 2014, was domiciled in Taylor County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W6839 County Rd. M, Medford, WI 54451. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 27, 2015. 5. A claim may be filed at the Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin. /s/ Shannon Kraucyk Shannon Kraucyk, Deputy Probate Registrar Date: January 26, 2015 Gene G. Krug State Bar No. 1008399 Krug Law Offices, S.C. 205 S. Second St. Medford, WI 54451 (715) 748-2273 (1st ins. February 5, 3rd ins. February 19) WNAXLP 5-146050 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT TAYLOR COUNTY Case No. 15-IN-03 In the Matter of the Estate of Dale I. Jasmer, Decedent. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth of March 22, 1925 and date of death of December 27, 2014, was domiciled in Taylor County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W16243 Sunset Rd., Thorp, WI 54451. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 11, 2015. 5. A claim may be filed at the Taylor County Courthouse, Room 224, Medford, Wisconsin. /s/ Shannon Kraucyk Shannon Kraucyk, Deputy Probate Registrar Date: February 4, 2015 Gregory G. Krug, Attorney State Bar No. 1000148 205 S. Second St. Medford, WI 54451 (715) 748-2273 (1st ins. February 12, 3rd ins. February 26) WNAXLP 6-146416 Gravel Bids Wanted Town of Rib Lake The Town of Rib Lake is looking for bids for approximately 10,000 yards of 3/4 inch minus gravel to be delivered anywhere in the township as needed. We would require that the gravel first be stockpiled so that the finished product could be sampled and tested to meet our specs. The town will need a copy of the bidders’ insurance and workmen’s comp, along with an estimate of the time it will take to complete both projects. Submit all bids to Gary Becker at N9218 Hwy 102 Rib Lake, WI 54470 or drop off at the Rib Lake Town Hall before the next meeting on March 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. For more information contact Gary Becker at 715- 427-3706, Joe Knorn at 715427-3346, Ben Kauer at 715-427-3622 or Matt Robish at 715-427-3350. The board reserves the right to accept or reject any bids. Rib Lake Town Board 7-146614 (1st ins. Feb. 19, 2nd ins. Feb. 26) WNAXLP GOV. SCOTT WALKER AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN G want you to be aware of the following public notices published the week of FEB. 10, 2015: MEETINGS: Wisconsin Investment Board, Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees, Feb. 9 and 10. REQUEST FOR BIDS: Department of Revenue, sale of intoxicating liquor, Feb. 14. DNR AIR POLLUTION PERMITS: Mastercraft Industries, Inc., Feb. 10; Bimbo Bakeries, Feb. 11; Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1, Feb. 13. Search public notices from all state communities online at: WisconsinPublicNotices.org is a public service made possible by the members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. PUBLIC NOTICES THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February 19, 2015 City of Medford Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 9, 2015 6:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall 639 South Second Street Medford, WI {Subject to Council Approval} Call to Order/Roll Call Mayor Mike Wellner called the meeting to order with the following members present: Dave J. Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson, Pat DeChatelets, Mike Bub, and Clem Johnson City Personnel Present The following City personnel were present: City Clerk Ginny Brost, Wastewater Utility Superintendent Ben Brooks, and City Coordinator/Public Works Director. City Attorney Courtney Graff was an excused absence. Visitors Present Visitors present were Brian Wilson-Star News, and Sue Emmerich-Medford Chamber of Commerce. Pledge of Allegiance Alderperson Peterson 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 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 Clerk’s Office. Anyone desiring information as to forthcoming meetings should contact the City Clerk’s Office. Citizens and Delegations There were no citizens or delegations present. Minutes Kraschnewski moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve the following meeting minutes as presented and to place the same on file in the Clerk’s Office: (A) January 20, 2015 Council; and (B) January 22, 2015 Swimming Pool Committee. All in favor: All Aye. Motion Carried. Engineering Agreement for the Construction of Well #12 Bid Solicitation for the Same The Community Development Authority Board, at its December 9, 2014 meeting, recommended that Council approve the engineering contract submitted by AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $211,000 for the development Well #12, the associated Water Treatment Facility improvements, and the solicitation of bids for construction. The development of a master water system study is also included as part of this project. Funding for this project was included in the Tax Increment #12 Budget. DeChatelets moved, Knight seconded a motion to accept the Community Development Authority Board’s recommendations and approved the engineering agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $211,000 for the development Well #12, the associated Water Treatment Facility improvements, the solicitation of bids for construction, and the development of a master water system study with costs allocated from the Tax Increment #12 Budget. Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. Pool Facility Enhancements & Funding for the Same The Swimming Pool Committee, at its January 22, 2015 meeting, recommended that Council approve the improvements to the pool’s men’s and women’s locker rooms at a cost not-to-exceed $15,988.54 (including Public Works Department labor) with the monies allocated from the Swimming Pool Future Needs Non-Lapsing account (#43-56320-39400). The estimates are attached. It is the Mayor’s recommendation that the cost of the locker room improvements (excluding labor) be allocated from the Swimming Pool Future Needs Non-Lapsing account (#43-56320-39400). The Public Works Department’s labor estimated at $6,688.00 would, with Council approval, be allocated from the budgeted monies in the General Fund Pool Labor account (#10-55420-11150). Should additional monies be needed to cover the cost of the labor for the locker room im- Notice of Bid The City of Medford Department of Public Works will be accepting bids on the following estimated quantities of street painting: 1. Yellow Curb Painting: Approximately 14,278 L.F. (Main St. east). Includes removing all loose existing paint, debris, dirt and grass before paint application. 2. White Stop Blocks: Approximately 3,300 L.F. Stop Blocks are 15 feet long by 1 foot wide. 3. Turning Lane Arrows: Approximately 12 4. Lane Marking: Approximately 1,000 L.F. 5. White Cross Walks: Approximately 7,000 L.F. (For new added crosswalks-the width between the two 4 inch lines will be five feet or width of the sidewalk) 6. White Parking Stalls: Approximately 10,000 L.F. White & Yellow Latex Paint Shall Conform to the Present State of Wisconsin Standard Specification Section 646. Starting date shall be May 1, 2015 with completion date being June 1, 2015. Work completed after June 1, 2015 shall carry a $100.00 per day penalty. Credit will be allowed on a day to day basis for rain delays. Sealed bids are to be turned in to the Department of Public Works, 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI 54451 by 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Please mark as “Street Striping Bid.” A Certificate of Insurance must be submitted with your bid. Bids will be opened immediately following the material bid opening at 10:00 a.m. on March 5, 2015 in the conference room at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Pat Chariton Street and Water Superintendent 7-146608 (1st ins. Feb. 19, 2nd ins. Feb.26) WNAXLP provements, monies could be allocated from the General Fund Contingency account. Any allocation from the Contingency account would require Council approval. Parent moved, Kraschnewski seconded a motion to accept the Swimming Pool Committee’s recommendation and approve the improvements to the pool’s men’s and women’s locker rooms at a cost not-to-exceed $16,100 with $9,400.00 allocated from the Swimming Pool Future Needs Non-Lapsing account (#43-56320-39400), and the Public Works Department labor cost allocated from the General Fund Pool Labor account (#10-55420-11150). Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. 40 Days of Life Parade/Special Event Application The 40 Days for Life has submitted a request for a daily peaceful prayer vigil beginning February 18 – March 29, 2015 from 8 AM to 8 PM in the City Municipal Parking lot in front of the Family Planning Center building located at 153 South Second Street. The Police Department has reviewed the request, and had no comments. Kraschnewski moved, DeChatelets seconded a motion to approve the 40 Days of Life’s permit for a daily peaceful prayer vigil beginning February 18-March 29, 2015 from 8 AM to 8 PM in the City Municipal Parking lot in front of the Family Planning Center building located at 153 South Second Street. All in favor: All Aye. Motion Carried. Adjourn to Closed Session Parent moved, Kraschnewski seconded a motion to adjourn to Closed Session at 6:10 PM in accordance with Wisconsin State Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider the employment, promotion, compensation evaluation data of any public employee over which the government body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The purpose of this Closed Session is to consider a leave of absence request submitted by an employee. Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. Meeting Adjourned to Closed Session. Closed Session At 6:20 PM, the Council reconvened into Open Session. Employee’s Request for a Leave of Absence Parent moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve an employee’s request for a paid leave of absence with the employee using sick leave due to the birth of a child retroactive to January 23, 2015 and ending January 29, 2015. Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. Adjourn to Committee of the Whole Kraschnewski moved, Knight seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting to Committee of the Whole at 6:21 PM. All in favor: All Aye. Motion Carried. Meeting Adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, Virginia Brost City Clerk, WCPC/MMC (One ins. February 19) 7-146467 WNAXLP City of Medford Special Council Meeting Minutes Closed Session Monday, February 9, 2015 6:10 PM Council Chambers, City Hall 639 South Second Street Medford, WI {Subject to Council Approval} Call to Order/Roll Call Mayor Mike Wellner called the Closed Session to order in accordance with Wisconsin State Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider the employment, promotion, compensation evaluation data of any public employee over which the government body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The purpose of this Closed Session is to consider a leave of absence request submitted by an employee. Members present were: Dave J. Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson, Notice of Bid The City of Medford will accept bids until 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015 for the following Public Works material bid items: 1. Ready-Mix Concrete - (7 bag mix) No Fly Ash 2. Backhoe Rental with operator 3. Blacktop (A & B) 4. Curb & Gutter Patchwork - (7 bag mix) No Fly Ash 5. Sidewalk Patchwork (4” & 6”) - (7 bag mix) No Fly Ash 6. Truck Rental with Operator 7. Screened Top Dirt 8. Crushing of Recovered Road Materials (blacktop & concrete) 9. Crack & Seal Coating — Cost of $17,500, more or less (Specifications should be ASTM D-3405) 10. Curb Removal per lineal foot including 2 feet behind curb 11. 3/4” washed rock - approximately 200 yards 12. 3/4” crushed gravel - approximately 200 yards Specifications and bid sheet on the above are available upon request at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI 54451 during regular business hours. All bids offered in regard to the above items shall be submitted to the Department of Public Works at 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI 54451, in a sealed envelope marked as “Material Bids.” Bid opening will occur in the conference room of City Hall immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Capital Project bid opening on Thursday, March 5, 2015. The City of Medford will accept bids by items only and reserves the right to reject any or all bids. For additional information, please contact the Department of Public Works at (715) 748-1187. Pat Chariton Street & Water Superintendent (1st ins. February 19, 2nd ins. February 26) 7-146607 WNAXLP Page 15 Pat DeChatelets, Mike Bub, and Clem Johnson. City Personnel Present The following City personnel present were Clerk Ginny Brost, and City Coordinator/Public Works Director John Fales. City Attorney Courtney Graff was an excused absence. Visitors Present There were no visitors present. Citizen(s) & Delegation(s) There were no citizens and/or delegations present. Employee’s Request for a Leave of Absence On January 28, 2015, an employee submitted a request for a paid leave absence due to the birth of a child beginning January 23, 2015 and ending January 29, 2015. The employee plans to use accrued sick leave for the leave of absence. According to the Police Association union contract, “any leave of absence that is granted will be subject to the conditions imposed by Council, and shall not exceed 30 days”. Parent moved, Knight seconded a motion to recommend that Council approve an employ- ee’s request for a paid leave of absence with the employee using sick leave due to the birth of a child retroactive to January 23, 2015 and ending January 29, 2015. Roll Call Vote: BrandnerYes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; PetersonYes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. Adjourn to Special CouncilOpen Session Brandner moved, Johnson seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting from Closed Session to Open Session at 6:20 PM. Roll Call Vote: BrandnerYes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; PetersonYes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. Meeting Adjourned to Open Session. Respectfully Submitted, Virginia Brost City Clerk, WCPC/MMC (One ins. February 19) 7-146468 WNAXLP More Public Notices on Page 16 Notice of Public Hearing The City of Medford Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing to gather public input on Monday, March 2, 2015 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 John & Angela Mueller for a change in Zoning classification for the property located at 741 E. Broadway Avenue and described as ‘The Easterly 55 feet of Lot 3 Block 1 Urquhart’s 1st Addition to the City of Medford Taylor County Wisconsin and Part of Lot 4 Block 1 Urquhart’s 1st Addition described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 4, thence North 100’; thence East 18’; thence South 100’; thence West To Place of Beginning’ from R-3, Multi-Family Residential to C-1 Commercial. Virginia Brost, City Clerk 7-146660 WNAXLP Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board Request for Proposals AGENCY: Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board (NWWIB) ACTION: Notice of Request for Proposals. SUMMARY: The Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board WDA #7 announces the availability of grant funds and requests proposals to provide workforce development services to youth under the provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This Request for Proposals (RFP) sets out the objectives for these projects, the eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, the application procedures, and the set of instructions needed to apply. DATES: Proposals must be received on or before April 3, 2015 at 4:30 pm. Proposals received after that date will not be considered for funding. TO OBTAIN RFP: A copy of this RFP can be downloaded at www.nwwib.com or to obtain a copy of this RFP and application materials, please contact: Mari Kay-Nabozny Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, Inc. 422 3rd St. W, Suite 200 P.O. Box 616 Ashland, WI 54806 715-682-9141 x101 When contacting NWWIB, Inc. please indicate that you are requesting application materials for the Youth Request for Proposals. Application materials may also be requested via Internet by sending a message with your name, mailing address and telephone number to mari@nwwib. com that states that you wish to receive a copy of the application materials for the Youth Request for Proposals. The RFP will then be mailed to you as quickly as possible. Please note a letter of intent is due by March 6, 2015. Completed application materials should be submitted by mail or electronically by April 3, 2015. Mari Kay-Nabozny NWWIB, Inc. 422 3rd St. W, Suite 200 P.O. Box 616 Ashland, WI 54806 [email protected] 7-146399 WNAXLP COURT/PUBLIC NOTICES THE STAR NEWS Page 16 Thursday, February 19, 2015 Court proceedings Taylor County Circuit Court Pleas entered The following made initial appearances in court and entered pleas of not guilty: Randall R. Baughman, 22, Greenwood, illegal shining of deer, elk or bear, and failure to attach ear tag to deer carcass; Joseph E. Eisner, 26, Medford, three counts of sex with a child 16 year old or older; Thomas H. Hoffman Jr., 18, Curtiss, illegal shining of deer, elk or bear, and failure to attach ear tag to deer carcass; Duane R. Leu, 49, Stetsonville, domestic abuse-battery and domestic abuse-disorderly conduct; Jody L. Moore a.k.a. Jody L. Lontocski, 29, Wausau, being a party to a crime of credit card theft by acquisitionrepeater; Leonard M. More, 45, Wausau, being a party to a crime of credit card theft by acquisition; Cody L. Oelke-Hamm, 17, Curtiss, illegal shining of deer, elk or bear, and failure to attach ear tag to deer carcass; Renea L. Henke, 45, Medford, obstructing an officer, failure of day-care provider to obtain a license, and six counts of neglecting a child. Forfeitures Tyler S. Ingersoll, 26, Athens, pled no contest to operating while revoked and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $831. Charges of operating a motor vehicle without insurance and violation of Class D license restriction (amended from failure to install ignition interlock device) were dismissed. John L. Whetstone, 62, Stetsonville, pled guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay costs of $443. Steven E. Deates, 49, Rib Lake, pled no contest to disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay costs of $443. Glen A. Bartow, 63, Rib Lake, pled no contest to an amended charge of a non-criminal ordinance violation of disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $330.50. The original charge had been a criminal charge of disorderly conduct. Jesus E. Parra Ortiz, 19, Abbotsford, pled guilty to operating without a valid license-third or greater offense within three years and was ordered to pay a fine Traffic court Taylor County Circuit Court Charge dismissed A charge of failure to pay parking fine against Andrew J. Weisenberger, 47, Marathon, was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion. Pleas entered The following made initial appearances and entered pleas of not guilty: Jonathan R. Gates, 27, Ogema, operating while revoked and operating a motor vehicle without insurance; Dustin P. S. Hartzell, 16, Lublin, minor transporting intoxicants in motor vehicle; Tammy R. Heier, 52, Medford, operating while under the influencefirst offense [prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC) equal to or greater than 0.15 percent] and operating with a PAC equal to or greater than 0.15 percent-first offense; Christopher P. Johnson, 49, Eau Claire, disorderly conduct; Jared P. Peterson, 34, Westboro, disorderly conduct; Benjamin A. Rehbein, 23, Medford, operating while suspended-fourth or greater offense; Kevin C. Walters, 48, Cadott, operating while revoked. Forfeitures $326.50: Victor D. Pagel, 40, Medford, illegal pass of school bus. $263.50: Alan J. Harder, 35, Medford, disorderly conduct; Theodore A. Lowe, 33, Platteville, interstate record of duty status violation; Angel M. Radlinger, 25, Medford, disorderly conduct; Phillip M. Schupp, 21, Rib Lake, disorderly conduct; Bryce S. Sromek, 18, Gilman, hit-and-run of an unattended vehicle. $238.30: Phillip M. Schupp, 21, Rib Lake, displaying an unauthorized vehicle registration plate. $200.50: David D. Alexander, 17, Medford, operating a motor vehicle without insurance; Tonya D. Allen, 34, Rib Lake, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and operating while suspended-third offense ($200.50 each); Johnathon K. Caponetto, 40, Medford, operating without a valid license-first offense; Alexaundria R. Graves, 25, Medford, operating without a valid licensefirst offense; Dustin P. S. Hartzell, 16, Lublin, operating while suspended; Melanie A. Holtz, 58, Gilman, speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Ryan R. Lawcewicz, 27, Lublin, speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Matthew S. Nelson, 22, operating while suspended; Ann M. Poster, 32, Medford, operating while suspended; Janeth R. Bonilla, 26, Curtiss, operating a motor vehicle without insurance. $175.30: Bauer Excavating, Inc., Owen, vehicle equipment violation; Eugene G. Gebert, 85, Medford, failure to yield right-of-way from a stop sign; Michael P. Harder, 34, Grand Chute, non-registration of vehicle; Matthew E. Parks, 24, Athens, non-registration of vehicle; Amber J. Sperl, 35, Medford, non-registration of vehicle; Adam S. Zoellick, 27, Spencer, vehicle tire protruding greater than two inches beyond. $169: Jeffery D. Hamrick, 51, Minocqua, failure to pay parking fine; Shawna L. Viellieux, 21, Medford, failure to pay parking fine. Public notices NOTICE SETTING TIME TO HEAR APPLICATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT TAYLOR COUNTY Case No. 15-IN-04 In the Matter of the Estate of Edward John Soraparu. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth of July 20, 1963 and date of death of May 2, 2014, was domiciled in Taylor County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 410 E. Murphy Street, Gilman, WI 54433. 3. The application will be heard at the Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin before Lindsay Rothmeier, Probate Registrar, on March 6, 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. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 15, 2015. 5. A claim may be filed at the Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or address are unknown. /s/ Shannon Kraucyk Shannon Kraucyk, Deputy Probate Registrar Date: February 4, 2015 Attorney William A. Grunewald State Bar No. 1008196 128 W. Division Street, P.O. Box 426 Medford, WI 54451 715-748-2211 (1st ins. February 12, 3rd ins. February 26) 6-146400 WNAXLP NOTICE IN REPLEVIN STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT CLARK COUNTY Case No. 15-SC-79 To: Dakota R. De La Cruz Martinez You are hereby notified that a Replevin action has been issued to recover possession of the following described goods and chattels, to wit: 2012 Ford Fusion; ID No. 3FAHP0JG3CR295440 of which I, the plaintiff, am entitled to possess, but which you have unjustly taken and unlawfully detain from me. NOW THEREFORE, unless you shall appear in the Circuit Court of Clark County, located in Room 401 of the Clark County Courthouse in the City of Neilsville, State of Wisconsin, on March 3, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. before the calendar judge or any other judge of said court to whom the said action may be assigned for trial, judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to the plaintiff and for damages for the detention thereof and for costs. Dated at Milwaukee, WI this 5th day of February , 2015. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. Plaintiff By: Jerome C. Johnson, Attorney State Bar No. 1016307 839 N. Jefferson St., #200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Tele: 414-271-5400 PO No.: 1857.29 (One ins. February 19) 7-146515 WNAXLP More Public Notices on Pages 14-15 and costs of $579. A charge of operating a motor vehicle without insurance was dismissed. David A. Westrich Jr., 40, Medford, pled no contest to operating while revoked and was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $579. He also pled no contest to failure of operator to notify police of an accident and forfeited $389.50. Probation ordered Lester A. Safemaster, 31, Rib Lake, pled no contest to possession of THC and was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail. The sentence was imposed and stayed and Safemaster was placed on probation for one year on the condition he pay a fine and costs of $563.25 and supervision fees as ordered by the Department of Corrections (DOC); and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with any recommendations. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed but read in. Stephen M. Girard, 24, Medford, pled no contest to possession of THC. His sentence was withheld and Girrard was placed on probation for one year on the condition he pay a fine and costs of $673.50 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; obtain/maintain full-time employment; and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with any recommendations. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed but read in. Accident reports Two-vehicle accidents Nathlie J. Venzke and Subreana L. Carlson were involved in an accident on Feb. 9 at 8:48 a.m. on Hwy 64 in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Venzke vehicle was westbound on Hwy 64 when it was struck in the rear by the Carlson vehicle. The Carlson vehicle then crossed the yellow line into the eastbound lane, the driver overcorrected, and the vehicle came back across the highway and struck a snowbank on the north side of the street. Carlson appeared okay and was taken to the doctor as a precaution by her grandparents. The Venzke vehicle sustained minor damage to the rear quarter panel, as well as possible mechanical damage. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Kyle S. Herr and Ashley A. Neumueller were involved in an accident on Feb. 13 at 5:18 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Neumueller vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64 and stopped in traffic when it was struck in the rear by the Herr vehicle. Herr admitted he was not watching the road while driving and was attempting to pick up a credit card he dropped onto the floor of the vehicle. When he looked up and saw the stopped Neumueller vehicle, Herr tried to swerve out of the way but was unable to avoid the collision. The Herr vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front and front driver side. The Neumueller vehicle sustained moderate damage to the rear and rear passenger side. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on Feb. 14 at 1:50 p.m. on CTH A in the town of Little Black. According to the accident report, a vehicle slid into the ditch due to drifted snow on the roadway and was stuck in a snowbank outside the north shoulder of CTH A. A short time later, the driver of a second vehicle also lost control due to slippery road conditions and slid into the ditch, striking the first vehicle. See ACCIDENT REPORTS on page 17 BANKRUPTCY D P ?N F S ? EBT ROBLEMS EED A RESH TART 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 [email protected] 800-944-3949 www.leinlawoffices.com TF-500100 Thursday, February 19, 2015 NEWS/DISPATCH LOGS THE STAR NEWS Dispatch log Gilman Police Department Feb. 11 — Accident at Hwy 64 and Eddy Ln. in town of Aurora at 7:31 a.m.; lockout at 515 W. Pine St. at 12:54 p.m.; lockout at W13219 CTH M in town of Cleveland at 1:12 p.m. Feb. 12 — Traffic hazard at N. 1st. Ave. and Babit Ave. at 11:22 a.m. Medford Police Department Feb. 9 — Traffic complaint at 404 E. Allman St. at 8:37 a.m.; accident at W. Broadway and N. Washington at 8:48 a.m.; extra patrol at 135 S. Gibson St. at 9:40 a.m.; traffic stop at N. Fourth St. and E. Lincoln St. at 1:14 p.m.; lockout on S. Main St. at 10:13 p.m. Feb. 10 — Welfare check at 509 E. Clark St. at 11:32 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 850 E. Broadway Ave. at 1:01 p.m.; traffic hazard at 642 S. Whelen Ave. at 2:59 p.m.; traffic hazard at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 6:12 p.m.; fraud at 705 N. Jackson St. at 6:34 p.m.; citizen dispute at 1014 W. Broadway Ave. at 8:02 p.m. Feb. 11 — Citizen assist at 886 N. Shattuck St. at 10:17 a.m.; truancy at 2:22 p.m.; suspicious activity at Riverside Terrace at 7:43 p.m. Feb. 12 — Agency assist at courthouse at 7:54 a.m.; welfare check at 1015 W. Broadway at 8:30 a.m.; parking problem on N. Main St. at 3:38 p.m.; agency assist on S. Whelen Ave. at 6:30 p.m.; animal complaint at CTH O and Skyline Dr. in town of Little Black at 7:09 p.m.; commercial alarm at 721 N. Eighth St. at 7:45 p.m.; deer tag request at CTH O and Skyline Dr. in town of Little Black at 11:58 p.m. Feb. 13 — Animal noise at 767 S. Gibson St. at 11:18 a.m.; disorderly conduct at 1015 W. Broadway at 1:37 p.m.; threats at 135 S. Gibson St. at 2:48 p.m.; vehicle inspection at 316 S. Main St. at 3:05 p.m.; accident at 111 N. Eighth St. at 5:18 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 508 N. Shattuck St. at 6:22 p.m. Feb. 14 — Lockout at 177 S. Eighth St. at 12:17 a.m.; traffic complaint at N. Sec- Accident reports Continued from page 16 The first vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front and was towed from the scene. The second vehicle sustained moderate damage to the rear driver side. The driver of the first vehicle was cited for operating without insurance. One-vehicle accidents The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on Feb. 7 at 7:58 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Little Black. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on Hwy 13 when it traveled too far onto the shoulder and went into the east ditch where it struck two mailboxes before coming to a stop. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on Feb. 14 at 2:29 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of Hammel. According to the accident report, a vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64 negotiating a curve when the driver lost control on a patch of snow and ice on the roadway. The vehicle overturned, landing on its top in the north ditch. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the front passenger side and was towed from the scene. Taylor County Law Enforcement ond St. and Roberta St. at 1:49 a.m.; lockout at 160 Medford Plaza at 4 p.m.; animal bite at 547 E. Urquhart St. at 6:03 p.m. Feb. 15 — Ambulance request at 506 E. Allman St. at 5:11 a.m.; domestic at Mink Capital Terrace at 11:27 a.m.; request for officer at Mink Capital Terrace at 10:54 a.m. Taylor County Sheriff Department Feb. 9 — Ambulance request at N2260 Hwy 13 in town of Little Black at 9:48 a.m.; identity theft at N5144 Hetland Ave. in town of Greenwood at 11:44 a.m.; K9 deployment at courthouse at 7:55 p.m.; welfare check at N7155 Evergreen Dr. in town of Greenwood at 10:18 p.m. Feb. 10 — Identity theft at 971 N. Front St. in village of Rib Lake at 7:55 a.m.; threats at W2424 Hwy 102 in town of Rib Lake at 9:12 a.m.; disorderly conduct at N3918 Evergreen St. in town of Medford at 12:32 p.m.; suspicious activity at N3220 Charleys Rd. in town of Hammel at 2:28 p.m.; probation violation at courthouse at 4:12 p.m.; accident at CTH E and CTH M in town of Molitor at 5:52 p.m.; suspicious activity at W3460 Hwy 102 in town of Rib Lake at 8:28 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at W4174 CTH A in town of Deer Creek at 9:18 p.m. Feb. 11 — Interlock device installation at 525 N. Second St. in Colby at 8:44 a.m.; identity theft at W6219 Horseshoe Lake Ave. in town of Chelsea at 9:34 a.m.; K9 deployment at 1236 Kennedy St. in village of Rib Lake at noon; information at 12:48 p.m.; suspicious activity at W4761 CTH M in town of Greenwood at 2:45 p.m.; identity theft at 204 S. Lincoln St. in village of Stetsonville at 3:07 p.m.; suspicious activity at N238 Hamm Dr. in town of Holway at 4:50 p.m.; accident at N658 CTH DD in town of Holway at 9:56 p.m.; request for officer at N336 Larson Dr. in town of Holway at 10:56 p.m.; suspicious activity at W8424 Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at 11:29 p.m. Feb. 12 — Extra patrol at Hwy 73 and Taylor County Law Enforcement The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on Feb. 14 at 2:47 p.m. on CTH O in the town of Hammel. According to the accident report, a vehicle was westbound on CTH O when it struck a large snowdrift in the roadway. The driver lost control and the vehicle rolled onto its side before coming to a stop in the north ditch. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the front driver side. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on Feb. 15 at 7:26 p.m. on Water Dr. in the town of Holway. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on Water Dr. when it was pulled into the ditch by snow on the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle struck a road sign. The driver was able to drive the vehicle out of the ditch onto the roadway. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the entire passenger side. Deer-related accident The following deer-related accident was reported: Feb. 10 at 5:45 p.m. on CTH E in the town of Molitor. CTH S in town of Roosevelt at 10:30 a.m.; identity theft at W6267 Apple Ave. at 11:18 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 1200 North St. in village of Rib Lake at 3:43 p.m.; welfare check at N336 Larson Dr. in town of Holway at 5:56 p.m.; suspicious activity at Hwy 73 and Hwy 64 in town of Ford at 6:39 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and Polley Ln. in town of Ford at 7:13 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and Hall Dr. in town of Browning at 7:25 p.m.; commercial alarm at 721 N. Eighth St. at 7:45 p.m.; accident on Hwy 13 in town of Little Black at 9:36 p.m. Feb. 13 — Transport from Marathon County secure facility at 6:31 a.m.; citizen assist at W5218 Correction Ln. in town of Medford at 8:10 a.m.; structure fire at N2096 Hwy 13 in town of Little Black at 9:32 a.m.; transport to Eau Claire Academy at 11:05 a.m.; identity theft at W14450 Scott Ave. in town of Cleveland at 11:48 a.m.; ambulance request at N8899 Arvid Ave. in town of Westboro at 2:19 p.m.; lockout at 1200 North St. in village of Rib Lake at 8:53 p.m. Feb. 14 — Accident at Gibson Dr. and Page 17 Elm Ave. in town of Little Black at 6:26 a.m.; animal complaint at N1135 Swallow Dr. in town of Little Black at 9:10 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 525 Lake Shore Dr. in village of Rib Lake at 1:12 p.m.; accident at Gibson Dr. and CTH A in town of Little Black at 2:01 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and Sawyer Ave. in town of Hammel at 2:29 p.m.; harassment at W7461 Cara Ln. in town of Medford at 2:37 p.m.; accident at CTH O and Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at 2:47 p.m.; warrant arrest at 318 Franklin St. in village of Stetsonville at 3:02 p.m.; disorderly conduct at 720 Hwy 102 in village of Rib Lake at 9:59 p.m.; child abuse in town of Maplehurst at 10:51 p.m. Feb. 15 — Welfare check at 731 S. Front St. in village of Rib Lake at 8:30 a.m.; domestic at Mink Capital Terrace at 11:27 a.m.; traffic complaint at Hwy 13 and Stetson Ave. in town of Little Black at 3:02 p.m.; information at W4137 Hwy 64 in town of Browning at 4:28 p.m.; garbage dumping in cemetery in village of Lublin at 4:36 p.m.; citizen assist at W4137 Hwy 64 in town of Browning at 5:18 p.m.; accident at CTH O and Water Dr. in town of Holway at 7:26 p.m.; request for officer at W7438 Mall Ln. in town of Medford at 7:41 p.m. Feb. 16 — Accident at N1154 Water Dr. in town of Holway at 3:56 a.m. March 31 is deadline for reporting hazardous chemical inventories Taylor County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) reminds business owners and facilities that handle, manufacture, or use hazardous chemicals it’s time to file inventory forms and send in the related documents. “The filing deadline for 2015 hazardous chemical inventory reporting is March 31,” said Taylor County Emergency Management Director Bill Breneman. Any facility that has threshold quantities of hazardous chemicals or extremely hazardous substances, identified under the Superfund Title III, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) will need to report. Facilities with reportable quantities that have fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees, or are a petroleum marketing facility with products for resale, are exempt from paying fees, but in some cases must still complete required reports. Under EPCRA a business, agency, facility or manufacturer must report if it meets the following: ★ Their inventory exceeds a threshold of 10,000 or more pounds of a hazardous chemical. ★ There is an extremely hazardous substance at or above the threshold planning quantity or 500 pounds (whichever is lower). For gas stations not in compliance with all applicable Underground Storage Tank (UST) requirements during the previous calendar year, the reporting threshold for gasoline and diesel fuel is 10,000 pounds, The reporting threshold for gasoline and diesel fuel at retail gas stations not stored entirely underground is 10,000 pounds for gasoline and 10,000 pounds for diesel fuel. Retail gas stations that are no longer required to report gasoline and diesel fuel must still report all other hazardous substances that meet reporting thresholds under EPCRA. If applicable reporting thresholds for gasoline and diesel fuel are exceeded, then gasoline and diesel fuel must be reported under EPCRA. However, these retail gas stations remain eligible to claim the fee exemption for gasoline and diesel fuel. A retail gas station is defined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a retail facility engaged in selling gasoline and/or diesel fuel principally to the public, for motor vehicle use on land. EPA added the phrase “for motor vehicle use on land” to the definition to clarify that gas stations in marinas and airports that sell fuel for boats or airplanes are not intended to be included in the definition of “retail gas station” for purposes of this rule at this time. Facilities that have petroleum products on hand for off road use such as farmers, loggers, and construction companies must report if they have had at any time over 10,000 pounds on hand. Petroleum dealers that have heating fuel oil on hand for delivery to their customers must also report if they have had at any time over 10,000 pounds on hand. If a facility has received reporting forms from Wisconsin Emergency Management and no longer has reportable amounts of hazardous materials on hand they should in item 8 of the Inventory Fee Statement check the “NO” box and check the appropriate box in Item 9. This will remove them from the state database and they will not receive forms in the future. Original copies of the Inventory Fee statements, Tier Two Forms and fee payment (if fee due) are to be mailed to the Wisconsin Emergency Management, Facility Reporting Section, P.O. Box 7978, Madison, WI 53707-7978. Copies of the forms are also required to be sent to Bill Breneman, Director, Taylor County Emergency Management, 224 S. 2nd St., Medford, WI 54451. Instructions on the forms will also list where the fee payment and remittance forms are to be sent. In the last several years it has become much simpler to complete the forms. The forms that the facilities receive are preprinted with the past years information. If there is no change in the location or quantities the only action required is to sign and return the forms. If there are changes they can be simply entered in the space provided. Any facilities that have not reported in the past and believe they now come under the reporting requirements of this law or any facility that has a question on the requirements should contact the Wisconsin Emergency Management Facility Reporting Section at 608-242-3221. NEWS/OBITUARIES THE STAR NEWS Page 18 Thursday, February 19, 2015 World Day of Prayer Medical assistant conference March 14 at NTC March 6 in Medford St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on N. Park Ave. in Medford will host this year’s World Day of Prayer service at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday in March. Each year a different country serves as the writer of the World Day of Prayer worship service. For 2015, the World Day of Prayer Committee of the Bahamas developed the theme, Jesus Said, “Do You Understand What I Have Done For You?” A free-will offering will go toward areas of concern expressed by the women of the Bahamas. Women from Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Community United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be taking part in the service. Refreshments will be served following the service. Both men and women are invited to this ecumenical service. Those with mobility issues are encouraged to use the handicapped accessible entrance to the church on the south end of the building. Hughes completes basic training U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Alan Hughes, son of Richard Hughes of Gilman, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. Hughes completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. He also earned four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is a 1995 graduate of Thorp High School. Northcentral Technical College (NTC) will host its spring Medical Assistant Conference at the Wausau campus on March 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This event delivers a wide variety of speakers from many different areas of the medical assistant world, providing students with a valuable day of education and the opportunity to hear updates and best practices from those in the healthcare field. The speakers use real life cases, research findings and personal experiences to in- form participants of current trends and topics affecting the medical assistant profession. The conference has been submitted for six continuing education units (CEUs) through the American Association of Medical Assistants. Breakfast and lunch are included in the cost of registration. To register, email [email protected], call 715-675-3331 and press “1” or visit www.ntc.edu/ce/conferences. Obituaries Reports of Area Deaths Ervin Clarkson 1926-2015 Ervin F. Clarkson, 88, Gilman, died on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Aspirus Nursing and Rehab in Medford. Interment took place on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Medford Evergreen Cemetery II. Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements. Ervin Clarkson was born on Oct. 1, 1926 in Medford to the late Clarence “Dick” B. and Minnie (Paugel) Clarkson. He attended Grover School in the Medford area. He worked throughout the western states doing various jobs. On Nov. 13, 1948 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford, he married Dorothy “Dot” D. Doberstein, who preceded him in death on June 20, 2009. He worked as a local logger. He enjoyed deer hunting, sports, softball, horseshoes, shooting pool, woodworking and craft making. Survivors include four children, Peggy (Peter) Dietsche of Eland, Bill Clarkson of Stevens Point, Doreen (Mike) Garten of Albuquerque, N.M. and Robin (Michael Jeske) Duellman of Gilman; two siblings, Roy (Elsie) Clarkson of Withee and Donald (Evelyn) Clarkson of Medford; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sons, Jeffrey and Randy; a grandson, Nathan Clarkson; and a brother, Lester Clarkson. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to his family to be designated at a later date. David Segerstrom 1937-2015 Obituaries Fola Fietz 1928-2015 Fola M. Fietz, age 86, Columbus, died on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the At Home Again Assisted Living in Columbus. Fola was born on November 8, 1928 in Perkinstown to John and Hulda (Kauss) Foss. She was married to Clarence Fietz on May 28, 1949 in Beaver Dam. Fola was employed for 14 years at Jack Winter Garment Company and for 20 years at Mosinee Converted Products, both in Columbus. She was an active member of Columbus United Methodist Church. Fola enjoyed sewing and quilting. She and Clarence loved traveling and have visited all 50 states. Survivors include her husband, Clarence of Columbus; two daughters, Linda (Ray Travis) Mondt of Primo Tapia, Mexico and Kay (Don) Stein of Lake Mills; five grandchildren, Matthew (Janene) Tietz, Christopher (C.J.) MacFarland, Danielle Dunn, Adrian (Angela) Bump and Kyle (Rebecca) Stein; eight great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandsons; three sisters, Doris (Harvey) Duessler of Waterloo, Merle (William) Nehmer of Columbus and Patricia (Bob) Goebel of Portage; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Marie Doleshal and Lois Caldwell; and one brother, Robert Foss. Funeral services were held on Monday, February 16 at Columbus United Methodist Church, with Pastor David Byers-Dent officiating. Interment was at Highland Memory Gardens, town of Trenton. Memorials may be directed to Columbus United Methodist Church, Columbus Community Hospital or a charity of one’s choice. Jensen Funeral and Cremation of Columbus assisted the family with arrangements. Paid Obituary 7-146616 David Anton Segerstrom, 77, town of Molitor, died on Sunday, Feb. 15 at Aspirus Medford Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at Hemer Funeral Home Chapel in Medford, with Rev. Kyochul Shin officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 12 p.m. until the time of service. David Segerstrom was born on March 11, 1937 in Michigan to the late Roy O. and Helen Marie (Dawson) Segerstrom. He earned two bachelor’s degrees in 1959 from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in music and biology. On Dec. 26, 1964 in Hustler, he married Dolores Clara Regelin, who survives. He worked for the New Lisbon School District in the music education department, then worked as a truck driver and retired in 2003. He also served in the United States Army National Guard. He attended Medford United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling to Florida and reading. In addition to his wife, survivors include two children, LaDene Edwards of Moscow, Idaho, and Georgene Revels of Baraboo; a brother, Robert (Bonnie) Segerstrom of Sterling, Colo.; and nieces and nephews. Memorial donations in his honor may made to Colonial Center or Aspirus Nursing and Rehab of Medford. Jerry Brandner 1933-2015 Jerry Ray Brandner, 82, Medford, died on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at his home, surrounded by his children and under hospice care. Funeral services and military rites will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford. Burial will be at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Medford. Pallbearers will be Brandon and Jaeden Brandner, Logan Wright, Alec and Austin Waldhart, Parker Alsteens and Lucas and Matthew Lekie. Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hemer Funeral Home Chapel in Medford. Jerry Brandner was born on Feb. 16, 1933 in the town of Chelsea to the late Carl and Lena (Born) Brandner. He attended Whittlesey elementary schools and was a 1951 graduate of Medford High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force where he attended radio operator school and served as an international morse code operator on both the B29 and B36 bomber aircraft during the Korean War from 1952 to 1956. He remained on inactive duty for four years. On Sept. 14, 1957 in Rib Lake, he married Shelby Jean Vlach, who preceded him in death in 2008. In 1961 he built and owned/operated Deep Rock Gas Station and Brandner Oil Company until 1998. He was a member of Whittlesey Lions Club and Holy Rosary Catholic Church, and charter member of Medford Jaycees. He also was a life member of Medford VFW Post No. 5729 and Stetsonville American Legion Post No. 519. He enjoyed NASCAR races, Green Bay Packers games, deer hunting activities and stopping by many social establishments in the Whittlesey and Medford areas. Survivors include six children, Cheryl Wright, Cindy (Roger) Dray, Dave (Kris) Brandner, Colleen (Todd) Waldhart and Todd (Marlene) Brandner, all of Medford, and Susette (Bill) Alsteens of Belleville; four siblings, Bonnie Fuchs, Ardath (Richard) Dums, Phyllis Fuchs and Gary (Eileen Mundt) Graham, all of Medford; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharron Brandner, and two brothers-in-law, Francis Fuchs and John Fuchs. Paid Obituary 7-146725 OBITUARIES THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 19 Obituaries Reports of Area Deaths Roberta Nagel Sandra Carmichael 1948-2015 1936-2014 Medford native Roberta Anne Nagel, 79, McNaughton, died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at her home. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Minocqua. Burial was at Newbold Cemetery in Newbold. Nimsgern Funeral and Cremation Services assisted the family with arrangements. The former Roberta (Grahl) was born on Jan. 22, 1936 in Medford to Robert and Clara (Ramm) Grahl. She worked at Leider’s Greenhouse. She was active at Trinity Lutheran Church and in the community with choir and Bible study, and Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Unit 318 where she was the historian and received the Auxiliary Member of Year in 2003. She also supported Camp American Legion and donated handmade items for the Veterans Hospital. She enjoyed gardening. Survivors include seven children, Kathrine (Alan) Nagel, Linda Riccio, Marybeth (Mark) Parish, Alan (Kathrine) Nagel, Theresa (Paul) Kamikawa, John Nagel and Daniel Nagel; 10 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Galen Decker in 1978, and her second husband, ElRoy Nagel in 2008. Pearl Olson 1918-2015 Pearl Edith Olson, 96, Medford, died on Friday, Feb. 13 at Aspirus Nursing and Rehab in Medford. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Heindl Funeral Home of Prentice assisted the family with arrangements. The former Pearl Lukes was born on July 27, 1918 in the town of Ogema to the late Joseph and Josephine Lukes. On Feb. 26, 1937 in Catawba, she married Elmer Olson, who preceded her in death on April 6, 2009. They owned and operated a dairy farm in the Ogema area until retirement. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking, reading and gambling. Survivors include three daughters, Colleen (Bill) Hartwell of Mission, Texas, Jeanette (Manny) Bolz of Baraboo and Florence (Dan) Makovsky of Medford; three sons, Leland Olson of Catawba, Bryan (Pat) Olson of Phillips and Alan Olson of Spokane, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and six great-greatgrandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Dennis Lukes; two sisters, Ruby Brantner and Katherine Nussberger; and two grandsons, Clyde and Ron Olson. Sandra J. Carmichael of Oconomowoc, passed away on February 12, 2015 at the age of 66 years. She was born on October 24, 1948 in Marshfield to Vernon and Betty Brecke. She married Steven Carmichael on August 15, 1970 at Zion Lutheran Church in Stetsonville. Sandra is survived by her loving husband, Steven. She is the loving mother of Dan Carmichael and Andrew (Jessie Turner) Carmichael. Sandra is further survived by her sister, Dianne (Jim) Sackmann; her brother, Duane (Linda) Brecke; five grandchildren, Ethan, Kayla, Jolene, Aaron and Alex; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Cheryl Lewis. Sandra was formerly employed at Information Systems Engineering in Oconomowoc. Friends may visit on Thursday, February 19 from 4 until 7 p.m., and again on Friday from 10 a.m. until time of funeral services at 11 a.m., all at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 145 Lisbon Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066. Final rest St. Lukes Cemetery. Memorials to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society. Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral and Cremation Services of Oconomowoc assisted the family with arrangements. Paid Obituary 7-146681 Thank You THANK YOU Thank You The Family of James Blair would like to express our sincere thanks to Pastor Shin, of the United Methodist Church, for the wonderful ceremony of his life. Thanks also to the relatives and friends who sent flowers, cards, and memorials in his honor, thanks to the ladies of the United Methodist Church for preparing and serving the meal, the Steve Mayer and Sunjoo Shin for the beautiful music, to the Medford Area Military Honors Team - great job guys. Special thanks to Hope Hospice of Medford. 7-146501 Deanne Bauer An Eternal Memory… 1945-2015 Deanne E. Bauer, age 69, of Hudson, born on July 30, 1945, passed away on February 9, 2015, surrounded by her family, after battling cancer. Deanne devoted her life to caring for her daughter, Margaret Bauer. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed bicycle riding, mountain biking, cross country skiing, kayaking and hiking. In 2006, she biked more than 3,000 miles, and despite her illness, she had skied as recently as January 2 of this year. Deanne was a co-founder of SOURCE and a member of the Operation HELP board. She also volunteered with Friends of the Library, Christian Community Home, Bethel Quilters and Bethel’s Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved. Where there is deep grief there was great love. Online SUBSCRIPTIONS Delivered by Mouse Respectful & Responsible 7-165606 options that exceed expectations with services available in your area. 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Special thanks to Father Gerard & Deacon Joe for the beautiful service given to honor Fuzz’s life & to the Ladies of Holy Rosary for serving a wonderful meal. Our thanks go out to the Honor Guard, organist & soloist for making the service complete. We also would like to thank the staff at Ministry Hospice for the excellent care they provided. Fuzz will be deeply missed by all. The entire Metz Family & Blazer 7-146480 www. centralwinews. com Scandinavian Food Fest, and served as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army. She worked for many years as an editor and substitute teacher, had a PhD in education, audited classes at UW-River Falls, belonged to two book groups, attended Bible study classes, and read incessantly. Deanne had an infectious sense of humor and loved to play pranks. Preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Eleanor Olsen. Survived by husband, Gerald; daughters, Margaret and Judy (Jessica); brother, Charles (Patricia); and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and friends. Visitation is at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 23 at Bethel Highlands Campus, 504 Frontage Road, Hudson, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. and reception at noon. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Croix Hospice or Friends of the Library. Services entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, 715-386-3725, www.oconnellfuneralhomes.com. Paid Obituary 7-146617 NEWS THE STAR NEWS Page 20 Thursday, February 19, 2015 Donkey Basketball The Gilman FFA hosted a donkey basketball tournament on Feb. 14 in the high school gym. Gilman FFA defeated Owen-Withee FFA 4-0 in the first game of the afternoon. The Gilman school staff and Stanley-Boyd FFA battled to a 2-2 tie in the second game. Owen-Withee won 4-2 in sudden-death overtime to advance to the championship game where they defeated Gilman FFA 2-0. Looking to pass Photos by Donald Watson Gilman FFA player Rebecca Heier chose a rather unorthodox method of riding her donkey as she looks for a teammate to pass the ball to during the game against OwenWithee FFA. Preparing to shoot Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com Gilman middle and high school principal Dan Peggs prepares to put up a shot that missed against a Stanley-Boyd FFA defender during the second game. And we were worried about the donkeys kicking Gilman FFA player Deanne Anderson shoves a Stanley-Boyd FFA defender away with her foot so she can get on her donkey during the championship game. Where’s that ball? Gilman staff member Jeanie Drier circles around under the basket while she struggles to get the basketball out of her sweater. Drier was having trouble getting on her donkey while holding the ball so she stuffed it down the front of her sweater. STAR NEWS THE FebruaryW 19, 2015 Medford, isconsin Inside this section: Ask Ed 9 Love on Ice 10-11 Living 15 Classifieds 16-19 Four Raiders advance, Wolfpack shut out Pages 2, 4 SECOND SECTION Raiders get much-needed lift by beating the Eagles by Sports Editor Matt Frey Bench points Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com Photo by Matt Frey Medford junior Molly Carstensen flips up a short shot over Northland Pines defender Lexi Smith during Tuesday’s third quarter. This shot rolled off the rim, but Carstensen provided a spark off the bench with six points in Medford’s 57-39 win. Having lost seven straight games, with the last one coming in rather ugly fashion, the Medford Raiders started the last week of the girls basketball regular season with a much-needed win on Tuesday. The Raiders had their highest offensive production in more than three weeks and solidly executed a defensive game plan to frustrate one of the Great Northern Conference’s top scorers in a 57-39 victory over Northland Pines at Raider Hall. Medford finished the GNC portion of their schedule at 4-8 and now carry a modest 6-14 overall record. But this was a big one. “Morale was really down after that Lakeland game,” said junior guard Lakyn Kummer, referencing the team’s 39-23 loss on Friday. “But over the weekend we were like, ‘this is our game, our house. We gotta win this one. Do it for us.’ The Lakeland game was kind of embarrassing.” Pines has played some solid basketball in recent weeks, capping a season sweep of Antigo and losing to league leaders Lakeland and Mosinee by four points each. But the Raiders’ most complete game in some time overwhelmed the Eagles (3-8, 8-13). It started with a strong first quarter on the offensive end. Medford took a 1710 lead in the first eight minutes, picking apart a couple of zones the Eagles threw at them. They worked the short corners to beat their initial 1-3-1 and then worked the high post to beat a 3-2 look. “I thought we executed and had a pretty good game plan against them,” head coach Scott Wildberg said. “When they switched into their three-guard defense, we answered. We switched into a doublehigh and they didn’t know whether to guard the guard or to guard the post. We got a couple of layups. They blocked a couple, but we actually missed a couple of opportunities too.” “That was a huge morale booster and the intensity just shot from there,” Kummer said of the early offense. “It was just awesome.” Defensively, Medford stayed with its usual man-to-man, but the Raiders put a special emphasis on containing the Eagles’ dynamic 5-10 sophomore guard Lexi Smith. Kummer and Haille Clausnitzer took turns faceguarding her wherever she went. She ended up hitting her average of 18 points, but she had to work for them. “Don’t worry about anyone else. There’s four people playing that game.” Kummer said of the defensive approach. “We just talked, especially with Lexi because we had to switch all the time. It just helped with everyone having your back because you know they’re there. That’s the best part.” “I thought everyone played really good defense,” Wildberg said. “We rebounded pretty well. The only one who probably really rebounded well on us was Lexi. We See MEDFORD GIRLS on page 20 Fast start to second period helps Warriors eliminate Raiders by Sports Editor Matt Frey Two goals in 58 seconds swung the momentum early in the second period of Tuesday’s WIAA hockey regional semifinal and sparked sixth-seeded Rice Lake to a 7-0 win over Medford, ending the Raiders’ season. The 11th-seeded Raiders played a really solid first period, according to head coach Chad Demulling, and hung in the game well until the Warriors put it away with three goals in the latter stages of the third period. “We sealed them out in the first period, then they got the two early ones in the second period,” he said. “That certainly quelled our momentum, but we hung in there. They got a fourth goal later in the second and I think we got a little outworked in the third. “The overall effort was good,” Demulling added. “Our legs were there. It just comes down to depth and youth, which are issues we’ve had all year. Those are nothing new. We had some scoring opportunities, but not many. Give credit to their goalie (Nick Feldt). He’s outstanding. He does pretty good for them for what they see in the Big Rivers.” Rice Lake (6-16-1) had a 51-16 advantage in shots on goal. Medford (2-22) was outshot just 9-6 in the first period but 21-5 in each of the last two periods. The only thing that prevented the first period from ending in a 0-0 tie was a wicked shot by Rice Lake’s Ryan Schmidt, who picked up a misplayed puck and beat Raider goalie Carter Jamieson 7:28 into the game. “He made a really good shot,” Demulling said. “Tip your cap to him.” The Raiders had a golden opportunity later on, getting a power play at 11:58 that turned into a two-man advantage 53 seconds later. “We had no real opportunities on that,” Demulling said. “We had some shots. A couple came from the point instead of trying to work it low.” The first of the back-to-back goals came from Zach Shadick just 16 seconds into the second period with Caleb Weber and Kole Sommerfeld getting the assists. See HOCKEY on page 20 Just doing what he does Submitted photo Medford goalie Carter Jamieson ends up on his back while making a save in front of a pair of Rice Lake Warriors during the first period of Tuesday’s WIAA regional semifinal loss. Jamieson had 44 saves to finish his remarkable season with 1,343 saves, easily the most of any goalie in the state. SN PORTS EWS THE ST TAR HE N STAR EWS NEWS Page 22 Thursday, Thursday,September February 19, 22, 2015 2011 Raiders send four to Amery; three win regional titles “They’re probably head and shoulders above the rest, but you never know,” he The four wrestlers the Medford said. Josh Brooks, a sophomore, won a Raiders felt had the best shot of advancing from Saturday’s WIAA Division 2 three-man bracket at 113 pounds. As Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T regional did the top seed, he went straight to the finals, where he pinned Ken Her (11-9) of just that. Now all four look to make it through Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T in 5:49. Her beat the sectional step that separates them Kyle Gurney of Neillsville-GreenwoodLoyal (28-14) 12-8 to get to the finals. from their first state appearances. “We actually figured we see Gurney Tucker Peterson, Josh Brooks and Kolten Hanson all won regional champi- in the finals,” Tran Brooks said. “Josh onships in Saturday’s six-team tourna- wrestled well. If he wouldn’t have pinned ment, while Preston Carlson advanced Her at the end, he would’ve won by techwith a second-place finish. They will nical fall.” Brooks will meet Cole Britton, a juall compete this Saturday at the WIAA Division 2 Amery sectional with top- nior from Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg three finishes needed in their eight-man who is 32-6 and a state qualifier a year brackets to qualify for trips to Madison ago, in the quarterfinals. Andrew Smith of Amery (13-4) was the 106-pound secnext weekend. As a team, the Raiders scored 129 tional champion last year and headlines points and took third in Saturday’s the other half of the bracket. Ellsworth tournament, finishing behind Melrose- sophomore Sawyer Strom (25-9) could be Mindoro/G-E-T (231.5) and Neillsville- a tough second-round challenge. “Josh got a tough draw,” Tran Brooks Greenwood-Loyal (218.5) in a regional that featured several brackets thin in said. “We have Britton and Strom on our numbers. Black River Falls edged Osseo- side and Smith and (Sam) Hoopengardner Fairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek for fourth (of Prescott) on the other side. We’re goplace 115-111. Abbotsford-Colby was ing to have to at least beat one on one side of the bracket and one on the back side.” sixth with 63 points. Hanson’s stellar freshman season conPeterson, a junior, improved to 38-3 while qualifying for the sectional meet tinued on Saturday. He improved to 37-4 for the third straight year. In a four- by pinning freshman Jesse Buchanan of man 152-pound bracket, Peterson pinned Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal in 1:02 in Abbotsford-Colby’s Cody Rodman (3-7) in the 145-pound semifinals and earning a 1:30 in the semifinals and earned a 12-3 win by injury default over Jeff Maynard major decision over Black River Falls of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (26-15) in the junior Kyle Peterson (27-11) in the cham- finals. Maynard earned the second-place sectional berth thanks to his semifinal pionship. Peterson, who is 0-3 in previous sec- win over Matt McLinn of Black River tional matches, starts Saturday’s tour- Falls. Hanson’s sectional debut starts with nament against St. Croix Central junior Kyle Larson (25-11). A tough sophomore, a quarterfinal match against sophomore 2014 state qualifier Anders Lantz of Eric Hoffstatter of Stanley-Boyd/OwenEllsworth (32-9), could be there in the sec- Withee/Thorp, who is 20-12. Hoffstatter ond round. Defending sectional champi- was not in the lineup when the two teams on Jonny Chamberlain (31-2) of Chetek- faced each other at UW-Eau Claire over Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm has the the holidays. The winner will face either best record in the top half of the bracket. Rice Lake sophomore Chase Schmidt (33Medford head coach Tran Brooks said 7) or Amery senior Trent Dado (23-13) in Chamberlain, Lantz and Peterson prob- the semifinals. Ryan Gulich of St. Croix Central (36-3), who beat Peterson last ably are the three favorites to advance. year, is on the other side of the bracket. Brooks said Ellsworth junior Riley Melstrom (15-10) also could be a factor. We would like to acknowledge the Carlson, a sophobusinesses that have supported more, wrestled in a full six-man 138-pound the Medford Wrestling Club in bracket on Saturday. the past year. After a first-round bye, he beat Tom Carlson of Nortrax - Eau Claire Northern Comfort Peterson Concrete Abbotsford-Colby 7-2 in Little Black Mutual Carbo’s Computer Stetsonville Oil the semifinals. That set Service Insurance Crass Sawmill up a title match with Krug’s Bus Service High View Cindy’s Bar & Grill Neillsville-GreenwoodMeyer Manufacturing Combined Nicolet National Loyal junior Derek Nicks’ Truck Repair Carpentry Bank Nielsen, who pinned Mayer & Associates Jim & Lori Rehbein LOOS Machinery Carlson in 2:38. By beating Mike Lissner Klinner Insurance DuraWeld third-place winner Tom Larry Brandl Forward Financial First City Dental Carlson from AbbotsfordAmerican Van Lines Bank Weigh In Club/ Colby in the semifinals, Henry Brandner Black River Golf Jordan Crass Preston Carlson did not Ken Sova Course Medford Co-op have to face a wrestleback. Dixon Greiner Realty Mirage Hair Design Mertens Chrysler “Preston wrestled pretty well,” Brooks said. “We actually thought Tom was ?QVVMZ[WNW]Z[\)VV]ITZINÆM_MZM the best guy there, so that 1 – Jody Jochimsen - $2,855 was a good win. Preston just wasn’t himself in the 2 – Bailey Angell - $100 finals for whatever reason 3 – Andrew Rothmeier - $50 and the Neillsville kid took 4 – Della Krug - $50 it to him. But he’s moving 5 – Gene Bartnik - $25 on and anything can hap6 – Lindsey Rothmeier - $25 pen in the sectional.” Brooks said the 7 – Carol Judnic - $25 by Sports Editor Matt Frey Thank You 7-146470 8 – Jenny Shipman - $25 See MOVING on page 20 Wins regional title Photo by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner Kolten Hanson piles up near fall points in the championship match against MelroseMindoro/G-E-T’s Jeff Maynard at 145 pounds. Hanson built an 11-3 lead after two periods before Maynard pulled out of the match with a shoulder injury. Medford native on contending team at USA Curling National Championships Medford native Kroy Nernberger and his teammates on the curling team skipped by Craig Brown lost a showdown game on Wednesday morning, but were still in solid title contention at the 2015 USA Curling National Championships at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich. Brown and Nernberger of Madison, along with Sean Beighton of Seattle, Jared Zezel of Hibbing, Minn., and Alex Leichter of Wayland, Mass., were tied with the Duluth-based John Shuster rink 5-1 records in the round-robin portion of the championships heading into their head-to-head matchup. Shuster’s team scored in the 10th end to break a 7-7 tie and win 8-7 to pull into first place with two draws remaining. At 5-2, the Brown rink was in second place, one game ahead of teams skipped by Brandon Corbett of Rochester, N.Y.; Heath McCormick of Bemidji, Minn., and Dean Gemmell of New York City. Brown’s team beat Gemmell’s squad 8-3 on Tuesday night, pulling out to a 5-1 lead through the fourth end and finishing it with two in the eighth. Wednesday morning’s game went back and forth, as one would expect from the tournament leaders. The Shuster rink took a 4-2 lead by scoring twice in the fourth, but Brown’s crew answered with two in the fifth. The teams traded single-scoring ends. Shuster scored two in the eighth, Brown answered in the ninth. With the hammer, Shuster’s team scored the winner in the 10th. The Brown rink’s last round-robin games were against the Ethan Meyers rink (1-6) on Wednesday afternoon and the Korey Dropkin rink (3-4) on Thursday. The team was in good shape to land a spot in the page playoffs, which take place Friday at 11 a.m. CDT. The men’s semifinal is set for 7 p.m. on Friday and the championship will be played at 2 p.m. CDT on Saturday. The tournament can be viewed live at www.usacurl.org. In earlier action, the Brown rink suffered its first loss of the tournament on Monday night, falling 6-5 in an extra end to the team skipped by Mark Haluptzok of Bemidji, Minn. Brown’s team had a 3-1 lead after three ends. The Haluptzok team tied it in the fourth and the game went back and forth from there. Brown’s team tied it in the 10th and Haluptzok’s team won it in the 11th. Earlier Monday, Brown’s team was a 7-4 winner in nine ends over Corbett’s team. Brown’s group grabbed a 6-0 lead through three ends and held on. It took an extra end to beat the team skipped by Seattle’s Brady Clark 7-5 in the evening draw on Sunday. Down 4-2 after seven ends, the Brown rink scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to go ahead 5-4. Clark’s team tied it in the 10th before Brown’s team put up a two-spot in the 11th. The Brown rink scored four in the seventh end and beat Paul Pustovar’s team 9-4 in nine ends in the Sunday morning draw and beat McCormick’s team 10-3 in the Saturday opener. Brown’s crew built a 5-1 lead through three ends and finished it with a three-spot in the eighth. Along with declaring the new national champions for USA Curling, this event will also determine who will represent the United States at the 2015 World Curling Championships. In contrast to years past, the World teams will not automatically be the winners of the Nationals. Last season a points-based Order of Merit system was implemented based on team results at major competitions throughout the season, including the 2015 Nationals. The 2015 World representatives will be the men’s and women’s teams with the most points that finish in the top three at the 2015 Nationals. SPORTS THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 3 Boys finish unbeaten conference run; teams are set for state by Sports Editor Matt Frey Medford’s varsity boys curling team completed a perfect conference season Monday at the Wausau Curling Center. Now the Raiders hope to maintain that Ready to sweep standard this weekend in Wausau. An 8-3 win over Wausau West gave the team of John Shear, Dillon Brost, Trevor Geiger and Noah Jalowitz a perfect 10-0 record in the Northern Conference for the 2014-15 season. The Raiders swept Buy this photo on-line at www.centralwinews.com Photo by Matt Frey Medford’s Rebecca Smolka (l.) and Shaniah Krueger are ready to sweep in front of a rock thrown by Jori Brandner during Medford’s JV match with Stevens Point on Thursday. These three, plus skip Tonja Firnstahl and Heidi Fliehs, were 12-2 winners. Rib Lake Sports BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday, February 19 Athens (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Monday, February 23 Edgar (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Thursday, February 26 Marawood Crossover at South site, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Friday, February 20 Northland Lutheran (H), V only, 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 24 WIAA Div. 5 regional, #6 Rib Lake at #3 Thorp, 7 p.m. Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Rib Lake/Thorp winner vs. #7 Cornell/#2 Owen-Withee winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. Gilman Sports GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday, February 19 Cadott (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Tuesday, February 24 WIAA Div. 5 regional, #5 Gilman at #4 Prentice, 7 p.m. Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Gilman/Prentice winner vs. #8 Lake Holcombe/#1 Flambeau winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Friday, February 20 at Greenwood, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. Thursday, February 26 Cloverbelt Crossover at West site, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. home-and-away matches with Wausau West, Wausau East, D.C. Everest, Stevens Point and Marshfield. Overall, the team completed the regular season with a 14-2 record in varsity matches, adding two wins in the Dec. 19 Battle of the Brooms against the Portage teams and a 2-2 record at the Tietge Bonspiel in January. The Shear rink enters this weekend’s state championships in Wausau as a legitimate contender for the state title. The varsity girls lost a close 7-6 decision against West Monday as the teams split their season series. Medford finished 7-3 in conference matches –– splitting with West, Point and Everest –– and 10-6 overall in varsity contests. The JV girls defeated the Warriors 7-1, while the boys were buried 17-1. The Warriors had a seven-point end in that match. The final meet of the season at the Medford Curling Club took place on Thursday with the Raiders earning a clean sweep of visiting Stevens Point. The boys team continued its march toward an undefeated Northern Conference record with a 10-5 win. The game was close most of the way with the teams trading one-spots in the early going before Medford pulled away. The girls team of Josie Brost, Bailey Feddick, Alyssa Loertscher, Courtney Sterzinger and Vanessa Laher had to battle as well. A three-spot in the first end proved big in a 6-5 win. Medford and Stevens Point will be competing in the same pool at the state tournament. The JV boys team of Douglas Schumacher, Trenton Geiger, Alec Shear and Sam Dake looked like it was in big Medford Sports GIRLS BASKETBALL Thursday, February 19 Nekoosa (H), V-5:45, JV-7:30 p.m. at MAES. Tuesday, February 24 WIAA Div. 2 regional, #5 Medford at #4 Merrill, 7 p.m. Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal, Medford/Merrill winner at #1 Mosinee, 7 p.m. GIRLS HOCKEY Thursday, February 19 WIAA regional final, #8 Medford at #1 Central Wisconsin (DCEGreenheck), 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 24 WIAA sectional semifinal, #5 Point-Rapids/#4 Tomahawk winner vs. Medford/Central Wisconsin winner, higher seed hosts, time TBA. BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday, February 19 Nekoosa (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m. at MAES. JV2-5:45 p.m. at MAMS. Monday, February 23 at Cadott, JV2, 5:45 p.m. Thursday, February 26 at Antigo (at middle school), V-7:15 p.m., JV & JV2-5:45 p.m. CURLING pionships at Wausau Curling Center. See schedule above. See STATE MEET on page 5 Medford’s state curling schedules Friday, Feb. 20 8 a.m.: Medford boys I vs. Portage II (sheet 1); Pardeeville I vs. Medford boys II (sheet 7). 10:30 a.m.: Pardeeville vs. Medford girls II (sheet 1); Medford girls I vs. Poynette (sheet 6). 1 p.m.: Medford boys II vs. Poynette (sheet 1); D.C. Everest II vs. Medford boys I (sheet 4). 3:30 p.m.: Medford girls I vs. Wausau East II (sheet 4); Portage II vs. Medford girls II (sheet 8). 6 p.m.: Homestead vs. Medford boys II (sheet 5); Medford boys I vs. Eau Claire (sheet 8). Saturday, Feb. 21 8 a.m.: Wausau West I vs. Medford boys II (sheet 4). 10:30 a.m.: Stevens Point vs. Medford girls I (sheet 1); Wausau East I vs. Medford girls II (sheet 6). 1 p.m.: Wausau East I vs. Medford boys I (sheet 1). 4 p.m.: Semifinals. 7 p.m.: Finals. Borealis Wellness Clinic LLC Dr. Samuel R. Klinner D.C. 115 E. P




  www.borealisclinic.com 342 S. 8th St. Medford 715-748-6400 WRESTLING Saturday, February 21 WIAA Div. 2 Amery sectional, 10 a.m. Medford’s Josh Brooks (113), Preston Carlson (138), Kolten Hanson (145) and Tucker Peterson (152) will compete. The top three finishers in each weight class advance to the individual state tournament. Thursday, February 26 WIAA Div. 2 individual state meet at the Kohl Center, Madison. Preliminary round starts at approx. 7:15 p.m. Friday, February 27 WIAA Div. 2 individual state meet at the Kohl Center, Madison. Quarterfinals at approx. 11:15 a.m., consolation semifinals at approx. 2:45 p.m. and semifinals at 7 p.m. 

 

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State Hwy. 13, Stetsonville 715-678-2271 [email protected] www.niemuthimp.com Page 4 EWS SNPORTS STAR NEWS THETSHE TAR NEWS Thursday, Thursday,September February 19, 22, 2015 2011 Gilman rallies from 14 down, but falls to O-W in overtime by Sports Editor Matt Frey Two nights after Gilman’s girls basketball team had an upset over OwenWithee in its grasp, it was the boys’ turn on Thursday. The Pirates rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to send Thursday’s game to overtime and had a three-point lead in the extra period. But two missed free throws, a key turnover and a key foul –– all in a 45-second span –– turned things back in Owen-Withee’s favor and the Blackhawks took advantage, scoring the last six points to escape with a 61-58 win. Kolton Kaduce hit nine three-pointers and scored 29 points for the Blackhawks. His last triple tied the game with 1:15 left in overtime. Three Owen-Withee free throws in the final minute won it. “We’ve always played good games with them here,” Gilman head coach Brian Pernsteiner said. “It just seems like we always come out on the wrong end.” The fast-paced game was entertaining to watch throughout. The Blackhawks wanted an up-tempo pace, but Gilman took good care of the basketball, shared the basketball and shot the basketball well in the first half to keep pace with the visitors. The Pirates emerged with a 3230 halftime lead when Zach Sonnentag sank a three-pointer at the buzzer from nearly 30 feet out. Sonnentag had a big first half, scoring 13 of his 16 points in the first 16 minutes. Gilman hit five three-point shots in the half, getting two from Sonnentag and one each from Chanse Rosemeyer, James Copenhaver and Ethan Aldinger. “Zach Sonnentag has really been playing well in the last few games,” Pernsteiner said. Gilman didn’t buckle against OwenWithee’s half-court pressure in the first half, but when the Blackhawks went to full-court pressure in the third, they got the Pirates off their game. Owen-Withee got some cheap points off turnovers, a couple of long balls from Kaduce and beat Gilman down the court for some transition buckets to take command at 51-37. AJ Ovyn extended the lead to 14 with a late three-pointer. “The game got fast and we struggled with that again in the third quarter,” Pernsteiner said. Gilman, though, tightened up defensively and with rebounding out its 2-3 zone in the fourth quarter and, to its credit, stayed aggressive on offense and went on an 18-4 run to tie it. Colton Schmitt started the run innocently by hitting one of two free throws. Emmit Sherfield hit a baseline jumper. After Ovyn scored off an inbound play, James Copenhaver made two free throws and added a pull-up jumper. Ethan Aldinger’s three-pointer with 5:12 to go made the comeback look truly possible, pulling the Pirates within 53-47. Aldinger sank two bonus free throws with 2:34 to go, then Schmitt got a steal near mid-court and rumbled in for an easy layup to make it 53-51 with 2:13 left. Austin Milliren used his quickness to get to hoop for Owen-Withee, but Copenhaver’s free throws again made it a two-point game with 1:32 to go. The Pirates hit seven of 10 fourth-quarter free throws in the quarter. Fouls were a huge factor late. With 92 seconds to go, OwenWithee had eight team fouls. Gilman had just one. Owen-Withee ran off almost 40 seconds before Gilman started fouling to try to get the Blackhawks into the bonus and to the free throw. The Blackhawks then gave Copenhaver a gift steal, and he turned it into the tying bucket with 40 seconds left. But Copenhaver would commit two fouls in the last minute to get to four personal fouls. Rosemeyer defended Milliren perfectly to force a missed shot See GILMAN BOYS on page 13 Contested shot Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com Photo by Matt Frey Gilman’s Zach Sonnentag is unable to connect on this first-quarter shot, thanks in large part to the defense of Owen-Withee’s Bryce Niemi, during the Pirates’ 61-58 overtime loss on Thursday. Wolfpack’s wrestling season ends with sixth-place regional finish by Sports Editor Matt Frey An improved season ended for the Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe wrestling co-op on Saturday when none of the team’s nine competitors could battle their way into top-two finishes at the WIAA Division 2 Ellsworth regional. Already a tough regional with the host Panthers, a perennial power, always leading the way, the addition of the Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp coop added to the tournament’s difficulty. Those two teams topped the seven-team field with 313 and 197 points. Baldwin-Woodville edged Prescott 139-136 for third place. Bloomer-Colfax outscored the Wolfpack 93-80 to claim fifth. The Regis-McDonell Central co-op was seventh with 75 points. “It was a rough day for us,” head coach Greg Sonnentag said. “Some of the boys definitely didn’t meet their expectations. We couldn’t catch a break. Hopefully, this doesn’t sit well in their stomachs and gives them a little more motivation for the off season and next season.” Three Wolfpack wrestlers came up one spot short of advancing to the sectional meet in Amery by taking third in their weight classes. Gilman’s Takoda Lee was one of them. Wrestling at 285 pounds, Lee’s chanc- es took a big hit in the semifinals. After a quarterfinal bye, Lee was upset by Ellsworth junior Ben Achenbach (49), who pinned Lee at the 4:54 mark. Sonnentag said Lee tried to force a throw and got caught on his back. Lee bounced back with a 54-second pin of BaldwinWoodville’s Muatxju Lee (8-22) in the third-place match, but when Achenbach was pinned in 3:42 in the finals by Jesse Cwikla of Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/ Thorp, Lee lost his chance at a wrestleback for second place. Lee finished a fine sophomore campaign at 27-11. 2013 sectional qualifier Eric Nedland fell short in his last quest to get back. He drew a quarterfinal bye and then was knocked off by Ellsworth sophomore Thaddeus Kosnopful (8-11) by a score of 14-8 in the semifinals. Nedland was ahead 7-0 at one point. Nedland pinned Prescott freshman Cody Atherton (19-18) in 3:52 in the third-place match, but Kosnopful lost 12-7 in the finals to Bloomer-Colfax’s Brady Simonson to prevent Nedland (298) from getting a wrestleback. Matt Kostka did get a wrestleback at 182 pounds. Kostka (16-7) drew a quarterfinal bye, lost 11-2 in the semifinals to eventual champion Jacob Sigler of Ellsworth (29-11) and pinned Jered Olson (3-6) of Regis-McDonell in 1:28 in the third-place bout. Sigler’s 9-3 win over Austin Burzynski of Stanley-Boyd/ Owen-Withee/Thorp (30-6) gave Kostka a shot at second, but Burzynski was too tough, pinning Kostka in 2:55 to advance to Amery. Sonnentag said Kostka led 4-0 and then got caught in a scramble and was pinned. Four more Wolfpack wrestlers made it to the semifinals. Junior Spencer Gibson (22-13) pinned Nick Brock (4-20) of Baldwin-Woodville in 1:57 in the quarterfinals, but he was pinned by eventual champion Paul Hansen of Prescott in 1:40 in the semifinals. Gibson’s season ended with a loss by pin in 5:16 to Ellsworth’s Devin Drier (14-13) in the third-place match. Senior Dusty Boehm drew a quarterfinal bye and then lost a 12-3 major decision in the 152-pound semifinals to eventual runner-up Brandon Nitz (20-14) of Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp. Boehm (17-14) was pinned by BaldwinWoodville’s Michigan Trunkel in 2:59 in the third-place match. Trunkel beat Nitz 11-1 in the second-place wrestleback to advance. Sophomore Peyton Bowe (15-13) opened with a pin in 1:13 over Paul Alexander of Regis-McDonell (10-7) in 113-pound competition. He gave BaldwinWoodville’s Carter Newton (22-18) a battle in semifinals but fell just short, 8-7. Bowe was pinned by Prescott senior Sam Hoopengardner (13-12) in the third- place bout. Hoopengardner beat Newton 5-4 in the wrestleback to advance. At 160 pounds, Micah Raatz (16-21) beat Baldwin-Woodville’s Brice Almquist (6-15) 6-1 in the quarterfinals. That put him up against top-seeded Ronny Ponick of Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp (34-1), who pinned Raatz in 56 seconds. Prescott’s Mathew Mcnurlin (20-18) pinned Raatz in 3:57 in the third-place match. Sophomore Jake Hillebrand (13-20) finished sixth at 132 pounds. He was pinned by Regis-McDonell’s Joe Larsen (5-19) in the quarterfinals in 3:52 and by Prescott’s Jonah Luksich (4-16) in 1:07 in the fifthplace match. Freshman Paul Nedland (18-21) was sixth at 106 pounds. He was pinned in the quarterfinals in 1:15 by Regis-McDonell’s Zach Yengo (11-10) and by Prescott’s Ethan Tulip (11-23) in 1:45 in the fifth-place match. “Overall, the boys did wrestle a tough season,” Sonnentag said. “We were pretty banged up the last part of the season, which didn’t help us out down the stretch. The boys battled back hard from those injuries but came up short on Saturday. We will be getting nine of our 11 wrestlers back for next season and should be bringing in a few competitive freshman. All we can do now is start building for the future and be as prepared as we can be when next season rolls around.” SPORTS THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 5 Medford pushes past Pines in second half; shot down by Lakeland The Northland Pines Eagles had Medford’s boys basketball team out of sync through Tuesday’s first half, but the Raiders changed things up defensively in the second half and that sparked them to a 53-42 road win. Medford coach Ryan Brown said this was the second straight game where the team struggled to make shots. Pines executed a solid game to take a 22-17 halftime lead. The Raiders, though, turned it around after halftime, outscoring the Eagles 36-20. An 18-8 third-quarter run was the turning point. “Eventually just to try to find a kick start, we went to our man defense,” Brown said. “We got some quick turnovers and started making some shots.” Sophomore guard Osy Ekwueme played a big part in the strong second half, scoring 11 of his 13 points in that time. Garrett Strebig hit a couple of big threes in the half as well. He hit three threes overall for nine points. Brown credited Taylor Dunlap with some solid play as well. “Taylor only scored four points, but he really controlled the game,” Brown said. “He got a lot of rebounds. He did a great job in our man-to-man. He blocked some shots coming from the help side.” Elliot Marshall hit double figures with 10 points. Sophomore guard Jake Sullivan had his best game, scoring nine points, including a big three-pointer in the second half. Cameron Wenzel scored six points and Trent Klemm added two. The Raiders helped themselves by making 17 of 19 free throws. The Raiders led 11-10 after one quarter but got outscored 12-6 in the second quarter. “They were very patient on offense, Girls hockey bitten by Tigers; WIAA opener is tonight Baleigh Johnson lit the lamp four times, leading the Black River Falls Coop to an 8-1 win over Medford’s girls hockey team in Thursday’s regular-season finale. Johnson scored the first two goals of the game, giving the host Tigers all the scoring they would need to improve to 10-13. She added two in the final period, when Black River Falls pushed its lead from 5-1 to 8-1. Marissa McPeak scored Medford’s goal with 29 seconds left in the first period. Sienna Demulling had the assist. That cut the Tigers’ lead at the time to 3-1. The Tigers set the tone, outshooting Medford 15-4 in the opening 17 minutes. Johnson connected for even-strength goals at 2:03 and 10:03. Khloe Spears made it 3-0 at the 15:56 mark. McPeak answered 35 seconds later. Destiny Muir made it 4-1 at the 8:48 mark of the second period. Miranda Hizer punched in a power-play goal with 24 seconds left to extend the lead to 5-1. Johnson’s goal 25 seconds into the third period and Hana Ledebuhr’s goal 50 seconds later all but ended the suspense. Johnson got the last goal at the 7:02 mark. Taylor Gular, Abbie Johnson and Kacie Suchanek had two assists apiece Pool Wednesday Night Pool League PBR’s Lounge Around, 76 wins; Thirsty Chopper’s, 73; Cindy’s Bar I, 68; Gad Bar, 63; Kountry Korners II, 56; Cindy’s Bar II, 55; Steppin’ Up to Bottoms Up I, 51; Kountry Korners I, 49; Mainstreet Bar I, 47; Mainstreet Bar II, 46; Steppin’ Up to Bottoms Up II, 45; Thirsty Moose, 42; Deer Trail, 41. Feb. 11: Thirsty Chopper’s 8, Deer Trail 1; Gad 5, Steppin’ Up II 4; PBR’s Lounge Around 5, Steppin’ Up I 4; Cindy’s II 7, Mainstreet II 2; Cindy’s I 5, Mainstreet I 4; Kountry Korners II 5, Kountry Korner’s I 4; Thirsty Moose, bye. Medford Women’s League Cindy’s, 62 games won, 90 games played; Hacienda, 56, 90; Steppin’ Up, 54, 99; Thirsty Moose, 47, 90; Main Street II, 45, 81; VFW, 40, 81; Main Street I, 34, 81; Bogey’s, 30, 90; Gad, 28, 90. Results: Thirsty Moose 5, Bogey’s 4; Hacienda 8, Gad 1; Main Street II 5, Cindy’s 4; Steppin’ Up 5, Main Street I 4. for Black River Falls. Emily Lybert had 23 saves for Medford, 20 of which came in the first two periods. Mollie Lelonek had 13 saves for the Tigers. Black River Falls was two for four on power plays. Medford did not score in three power-play chances. Medford (3-18) is the eighth seed in the WIAA D.C. Everest sectional and will play at top-D.C. Everest (the Central Wisconsin Storm) tonight, Thursday, in a WIAA regional final. The Storm are the seven-time defending sectional champions. They carry a six-game winning streak and a 16-6-1 record into tonight’s game at the Greenheck Fieldhouse. Game time is 7 p.m. If Medford pulls off the monumental upset, it would play at either fifth-seeded Point-Rapids (6-13-3) or fourth-seeded Tomahawk (13-10-1) on Tuesday. GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE GIRLS HOCKEY FINAL STANDINGS Conf. Overall W-L-T W-L-T Waupaca 11-1-0 22-2-0 Rhine.-Antigo-3L 9-2-1 18-4-2 Northland Pines 8-3-1 15-8-1 Marshfield 6-6-0 7-13-0 Tomahawk 5-7-0 13-10-1 Lakeland 2-10-0 3-15-0 Medford 0-12-0 3-18-0 Feb. 12: Black River Falls Co-op 8, Medford 1. Feb. 13: Waupaca 4, Tomahawk 1; Marshfield 5, Lakeland 0; Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes 4, Fox Cities 1. Feb. 19 WIAA reg. finals: Medford at Central Wisconsin, Point-Rapids at Tomahawk, Lakeland at Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes, Fond du Lac Co-op at Waupaca. Feb. 20 WIAA reg. final: Marshfield at Northland Pines. Feb. 24: WIAA sectional semifinals. Volleyball Medford Women’s League A League: Thums Construction, 18-6; ABG Masonry, 15-6; Riemers, 13-11; Reflections, 1215; Thums Trucking, 10-14; Frese Frame, 9-12; Timberline, 4-17. B League: Quality Reality, 26-1; Pro Express, 23-4; K&B, 16-8; WD 40, 15-12; Thirsty Moose, 14-7; Klinner, 11-13; Nicolet, 11-16; Neubauers, 10-14; Vet Clinic, 9-18; Phillips, 7-17; Allied MH, 7-20; Stetsonville Lumber, 2-22. and we weren’t as patient,” Brown said. “We didn’t shoot well. In the last two games now, we haven’t shot the ball great. We probably depended on the outside shot too much and stopped attacking the rim. Defensively it was a frustrating half, because it seemed like we weren’t playing with the same energy we normally have.” Michael Rosinski led the Eagles with 11 points, while Kevin Gauthier scored nine and Kody Godleske added eight. Northland Pines fell to 0-10 in the GNC and 3-16 overall. Medford, now 4-7 in the GNC and 9-10 overall, will play in front of its home crowd for the last time this season tonight, Thursday, when it hosts the Nekoosa Papermakers in the back end of a girls-boys non-conference varsity doubleheader. Tip time is slated for about 7:30 p.m. The Raiders will finish the regular season on Feb. 26 when they visit the Antigo Red Robins for a 7:15 p.m. tip time. That game will be played at Antigo Middle School because the high school is the site for that night’s WIAA Division 2 gymnastics sectional. The WIAA regional seeding process will take place this weekend with Medford virtually guaranteed of being the sixth seed in the six-team bracket. Merrill is the favorite to land the top seed, but it’s anyone’s guess how Rhinelander, Lakeland, Mosinee and Wausau East will be seeded in between. Thunderbirds roll On Friday, the Lakeland Thunderbirds got on an early roll and the Raiders couldn’t keep up in a 62-45 loss in Minocqua. The Raiders stayed within shouting distance through halftime, but a 17-5 third-quarter run was the knockout punch for Lakeland, turning a 31-21 halftime lead into a 48-26 rout. GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS Conf. Overall W L W L Rhinelander 9 1 10 10 Mosinee 8 2 14 6 Lakeland 8 2 13 7 Antigo 6 4 14 5 Medford 4 7 9 10 Tomahawk 1 10 5 15 Northland Pines 0 10 3 16 Feb. 13: Lakeland 62, Medford 45; Rhinelander 52, Antigo 42; Mosinee 65, Tomahawk 36. Feb. 16: D.C. Everest 55, Lakeland 39. Feb. 17: Medford 53, Northland Pines 42; Mosinee 49, Rhinelander 47; Lakeland 67, Tomahawk 30; Antigo 61, Wausau East 56. Feb. 19: Nekoosa at Medford. Feb. 20: Lakeland at Rhinelander, Antigo at Mosinee, Northland Pines at Tomahawk. Feb. 23: Northland Pines at Prentice, Crandon at Tomahawk. Feb. 26: Medford at Antigo, Lakeland at Mosinee, Northland Pines at Rhinelander. “We made five three-pointers, but we probably shot 25,” Brown said. “We had some great looks too. The other problem we had was they controlled the glass. We were doing everything we could to get some rebounds. They’re a much bigger team than we are. We couldn’t find a way to get some boards. “Lakeland shot well too,” he added. “They were contested shots too. They knocked them down. It was just one of those games.” Lakeland’s 6-4 junior forward Andrew McGill scored nine first-quarter points to spark the T-Birds’ game-opening 21-9 run. Lakeland hit three three-pointers in the quarter. Wenzel knocked down two long balls and Dunlap scored six points in the second quarter to keep the Raiders in the game. But Dunlap had the only five points Medford scored in the third. McGill scored six more and Levi Herrick hit three field goals and scored seven of See MEDFORD on page 13 State meet is this weekend Continued from page 3 Krueger and Heidi Fliehs had no such problems. They filled the house with rocks early and often in a 12-2 win. State tourney time 15th and is in a pool with Pardeeville I, seventh-seeded Poynette, 10th-seeded Wausau West I and 18th-seeded Homestead. The varsity girls are seeded sixth out of 16 teams in their tournament. The Raiders get third-seeded Stevens Point, 11th-seeded Poynette and 14th-seeded Wausau East II in their pool. Medford II is the 13th seed and is in a pool with top-seeded Pardeeville, eighth-seeded Portage II and ninth-seeded Wausau East I. Portage I is the two-seed and Kettle Moraine is the four-seed. Boys and girls semifinals will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the championship matches at 7 p.m. The 2014-15 season comes to a close this weekend with Medford putting two teams in both the boys and girls state tournament brackets. The tournament returns to the Wausau Curling Center, where eight sheets of competition will take place all day Friday and Saturday. Medford has earned championship and runner-up finishes the past two seasons in boys competition. The Raiders’ top team is lined up for another potential run toward an appearance in the finals of the 20-team boys tournament. The team skipped by Shear is the third seed behind number-one Portage Courage I, who Medford beat in the To Battle of the Brooms on Dec. 19, and Tietge Bonspiel Change champion Pardeeville I. Recovery Stevens Point is seeded fourth. Medford is in a five-team Medford, Abbotsford & Phillips pool with Wausau East I, Eau Claire, Portage II and D.C. Everest II. Medford State Certified Outpatient Treatment - Counseling swept sixth-seeded East in Northern Conference play Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services but lost to the Lumberjacks at the Tietge Bonspiel. Rae Ann Wichlacz – MS, LPC, CSAC - Director/Therapist Medford II, skipped by Gayle Pierce – MS, LPC, CSAC, LCSW - Therapist/Counselor Schumacher, is seeded COUNSELING SERVICES TFOD-503045 by Sports Editor Matt Frey 715-748-0480 THE STAR NEWS SPORTS Page 6 Thursday, February 19, 2015 Late-season signature win just eludes the Lady Redmen twice by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter The Rib Lake Lady Redmen basketball team dug themselves a big hole in the first three quarters of Tuesday night’s game against the Phillips Loggers, and they nearly climbed all the way out. Down 14 midway through the third quarter, the Redmen rallied back to tie the game at 38 with two minutes to play, but the comeback ran out of gas and Phillips emerged with the 42-38 Marawood North win. “We need to learn how to win the close ones and to not dig ourselves such deep holes that we have to battle so hard to climb back out of,” Rib Lake head coach Mike Wudi said. The score stayed close in the first quarter as the Loggers got a 10-8 lead after the first period. Phillips broke the game open in the second quarter as they outscored the Redmen 14-6 to take a 24-14 lead into halftime. The Loggers added four more to the lead by taking the third quarter 12-8, but Rib Lake was beginning its comeback. The Redmen continued to fight and were able to tie the game with two minutes to go, but four free throws out of Phillips were enough to seal the game as Rib Lake had no answer on offense. Ellie Lochner scored 15 to lead the Loggers. Makala Williams and Morgan Edwards each netted eight in the win. The Loggers made up for a poor night from the floor (15 of 49) with a strong night at the foul line (10 of 14). They made two three-pointers in the game. Rib Lake got another big game out of Ciara Scheithauer. She scored 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Katie Cardey returned to the lineup and scored eight points with 10 rebounds. Regan Dobbs scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds and three steals. Jasmine Fitzl scored two points but swiped four steals from the Loggers. The Redmen were 15 of 36 (41.6 percent) from the field and five of 10 at the free throw line. “Another great effort, but we keep coming up just a bit short,” Wudi said. Rib Lake (5-16) concludes its regular season on Friday when it hosts a Marawood Crossover against Northland Lutheran. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. On Tuesday, Rib Lake will travel to Thorp in the first round of the WIAA Division 5 girls basketball tournament. The Cardinals (12-9) finished fifth in the Cloverbelt West. That game tips at 7 p.m. Overtime loss Down 10 going into the fourth quarter on Thursday, the Redmen rallied to force overtime against the visiting Abbotsford Falcons, one of the top teams in the Marawood North. Unfortunately, they came up short in the extra session and fell 51-48. The Redmen fit a whole season’s worth of tension and excitement into the final 12 minutes. The Falcons led 38-28 going into the fourth quarter, but three straight Rib Lake baskets got the crowd roaring. Abbotsford had to call a timeout to stop the momentum with 5:40 left. The stoppage didn’t slow down the Redmen. Scheithauer made twos on consecutive trips as Rib Lake tied it at 38 with 4:19 left. Abbotsford’s Brooklyn Gunderson stopped the Rib Lake run by making two free throws to put the Falcons up two. Fitzl swished a jumper with 1:46 to play that tied the game again. Following an Abbotsford turnover, Fitzl found a wide-open Hailey Wudi for the go-ahead jumper off left wing with 1:10 to play. Falcons’ guard Shelly Kneifl was able to draw contact and went to the MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS Conf. Overall W L W L Athens 10 2 14 6 Edgar 9 3 13 8 Abbotsford 9 3 13 8 Prentice 7 5 11 10 Phillips 5 7 9 11 Rib Lake 1 11 5 16 Chequamegon 1 11 4 16 Feb. 12: Abbotsford 51, Rib Lake 48 (OT); Athens 45, Edgar 43; Phillips 39, Chequamegon 34; Prentice 43, Bruce 22. Feb. 16: Marathon 55, Abbotsford 26; South Shore 81, Chequamegon 45. Feb. 17: Phillips 42, Rib Lake 38; Abbotsford 45, Edgar 44; Auburndale 62, Athens 38. Feb. 20 Marawood Crossovers: 3rd –– Auburndale at Abbotsford or Edgar. 4th –– Stratford at Prentice. 5th –– Newman Catholic at Phillips. 6th –– North. Lutheran at Rib Lake. 7th –– Pittsville at Chequamegon. Feb. 21 Marawood Championships at Abbotsford: 1st –– Marathon vs. Athens. 2nd –– W.R. Assumption vs. Edgar or Abbotsford. Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Rib Lake at Thorp, Gilman at Prentice, North. Lutheran at Abbotsford. Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Chequamegon at Colby, Spencer at Edgar. line with 38.2 to go. She made both attempts and once again tied the game. Rib Lake got into its half-court offense looking for a game-winning shot, but a pass was picked off by the Falcons and they went on the offensive. Just outside the three-point arc, Wudi intercepted a pass and raced up court with 11 seconds to go. The Falcons stole the ball back but were called for a double-dribble in the process. The Redmen set up their offense with 8.5 seconds left. Gracie Weinke took the inbound and, with no one open, fired a shot as time expired. The Falcons blocked the shot, sending the game to overtime tied at 42. Abbotsford won the tip, but tough defense from Rib Lake forced them into a backcourt violation. Wudi hit her second big shot of the night to put the Redmen up two with 3:25 to go. The Falcons answered with a basket of their own. On Rib Lake’s next possession, Mariah Thums found herself open on the left sideline and took the three-point attempt. The ball found the rim several times before rolling into the hoop and put the crowd on its feet as the Redmen took a three-point lead. Abbotsford wasn’t rattled. The Falcons got the next two baskets and retook the lead with two minutes to play. With 1:29 to play, Scheithauer found herself at the line and made one of two free throws to tie the game at 48. The Falcons took possession and lost the ball in a scrum on their attempt, but it was ruled to be off a Rib Lake defender. On the inbound, Kneifl charged to the hoop and put up a shot while being fouled. The shot fell and the small contingent of Abbotsford fans cheered while the rest of the gym fell silent. She missed the free throw to keep the Redmen down two. With 15.2 seconds remaining, Scheithauer took the inbound and dribbled up court. Just after crossing halfcourt, an Abbotsford defender attacked and was able to force a jump ball with possession going back to the Falcons. Kneifl was fouled and made one of the two following free throws. As the second shot clanged off the rim, Regan Dobbs gathered the rebound for the Redmen. As she crossed mid-court she let loose a shot that found only the front of the rim as the clock expired. Rib Lake battled through several injuries and the absence of starting forward Cardey (illness) to stay with the Falcons until their fourth quarter explosion. Fitzl See LADY REDMEN on page 12 Fouled Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com Photo by Bryan Wegter Rib Lake’s Ciara Scheithauer (30) gets fouled by Abbotsford’s Elli Carpenter (24) as she takes the ball to the hoop during the second quarter of the Redmen’s 51-48 loss to the Falcons last Thursday. Gilman falls to Dons; Skabroud’s double-double beats Granton by Sports Editor Matt Frey The turnover bug hit early, then Columbus Catholic seemingly hit a big shot every time they needed one on Monday in a 48-35 win over Gilman’s girls basketball team. The Pirates hoped to finish Eastern Cloverbelt Conference play with a twogame winning streak. Instead, they settled for a 3-13 mark in league play and a spot in tonight’s eighth-place game of the Cloverbelt Crossovers against the Cadott Hornets to wrap up the regular season. Columbus Catholic led wire-to-wire Monday, getting a huge night from junior guard Jessica Trad. She scorched the nets for half of her team’s points with 24. She nailed five three-point shots. “They hit some timely shots,” Gilman head coach Chris Skabroud said. “About the time you figured you could work your way back in it, they hit one. They have some good shooters. There’s no doubt about that.” The Pirates tried to take two of those shooters, Trad and Abby Baierl, out with a triangle-and-two look early. But the Dons’ quick senior point guard Meena Thill beat that with two early 15-foot jumpers. Trad beat Gilman’s zone in the second quarter with two big threes and Baierl added her lone long ball of the night as the Dons opened up a 22-9 lead before settling for a 26-14 halftime bulge. Skabroud felt the Pirates lacked energy in the opening 16 minutes and were hurt by turnovers, most of which were unforced against Columbus Catholic’s full-court pressure. “Their press should have never given us that many problems,” he said. “We broke it right one and got a layup. But then we didn’t do it again.” A strong offensive third quarter kept the Pirates in the game, yet the Dons kept them at arm’s length. Taylor Hendricks opened the quarter with a three-pointer, but Trad answered with one. Kendall Skabroud canned a long ball to make it 29-20 with 5:35 left. Trad hit a jumper off a long rebound and buried a three-ball to make it 35-20. Makaylen Skabroud then found her shooting stroke for Gilman, scoring inside, hitting a baseline jumper off a turnover and then getting a three-point play while hitting another baseline jumper to pull the Pirates within 35-27 with 1:01 to go. An Alishia Reigel free throw gave the Dons a nine-point lead going into the fourth quarter. Kyla Schoene scored off a Kendall Skabroud assist to start the fourth and Hendricks hit a shot in the lane to cut the deficit to 39-31 with more than five minutes left, but that was as close as Gilman would get. Makaylen Skabroud’s 13 points paced Gilman. She also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Schoene wasn’t at 100 percent and finished with seven points, three rebounds and two steals. 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The Polar Bears hold a one-game lead over Kimberly in the Fox Valley Association and can clinch the league title with a win over Fon du Lac Thursday. Maddie Dunathan is the top scorer on the squad at 15.7 ppg. Shay Frederick chips in 11.2 ppg for the Polar Bears. Lost two games to Kimberly this year, other loss is to De Pere. Pair of wins over Appleton North and defeated two-seed New London 60-43 on Jan. 3. Hortonville averages 55.8 ppg while giving up 43.9 ppg. Hortonville lost to New London (13-8) in their third-round game last season. The Bulldogs went all the way to the sectional finals before losing last year, but they’ll have a more difficult route this time. New London sits in third place in the Bay Conference but has a chance to clinch at least a share of the title if they can beat West De Pere tonight. Lost to Rhinelander 34-33 on Jan. 31. Pair of wins over Shawano and defeated Appleton East in the season opener back on Nov. 20. One-seed Mosinee (15-6) out of the Great Northern Conference has a season sweep of Rhinelander but also lost to Antigo on Jan. 9. Split the season series with GNC leader Lakeland. Bailey Schultz leads the Indians at 13.2 ppg. Onalaska (15-6) grabs a one-seed for the second straight year. It didn’t help the Hilltoppers last year as they were bounced in the third round by La Crosse Central (7-15). If Central knocks off Sparta in the first round, Onalaska will have its chance for revenge in round two. Onalaska has season sweeps against Central and La Crosse Logan and are two games back of Aquinas in the Mississippi Valley Conference. River Falls (11-10) may have the worst record of one-seeds in the Marshfield sectional, but their body of work suggests the Wildcats will have success in the postseason. River Falls is currently fifth in the Big Rivers Conference. Defeated New Richmond 59-32 on Dec. 23 and beat Rice Lake 45-38 on Feb. 3. Also has a pair of wins over three-seed Menomonie. Despite occupying the top spot in the GNC, Lakeland (18-2) was seeded below Mosinee. The Thunderbirds’ only two losses came against Mosinee on Dec. 2 and Merrill on Jan. 20. Owns a 54-37 win over Rhinelander, a 57-37 win over Wausau East this year, and a season sweep of Antigo. Lilith Schuman scores 15.2 ppg and Abby Schrom scores 11.4 for Lakeland. Best of the rest: Three-seed Antigo (165) will be seeking a reversal of last years second round game when they play New London on Feb. 27. Last year’s game was won by New London, 46-28. The Red Robins got a season sweep of Rhinelander and beat Shawano 2621 on Nov. 21. Lost twice to Lakeland but beat Mosinee 43-42 on Jan. 9. Rice Lake (1111) struggled in the Big Rivers, but swept both games against first-round opponent Menomonie. Sophomore Ella Ellenson is the top scorer for the Warriors at 13.6 ppg. It figures to be an intense atmosphere when Medford (6-14) travels to Merrill (515) in the first round. The two squads met in the opening game of the year, won by Merrill 46-43. The Blue Jays have wins over Lakeland (Jan. 20) and La Crosse Logan (Jan. 24), but are sixth in the seven-team Valley Conference. Familiar names highlight Division 5 bracket The usual suspects, along with one newcomer, make up the top contenders in the Spooner Div. 5 girls basketball sectional. After losing to Owen-Withee in the sectional final last season, 51-48, South Shore (19-2) is hoping for revenge as both sides are poised to make deep runs. Led by 6-3 senior Megan Gustafson (38.8 ppg, 19.1 rpg), the Cardinals shouldn’t have much trouble with their half of the sectional. The Iowa-commit scored a season-high 49 in a 76-46 win over WakefieldMarenisco on Jan. 17 and has scored 40 or more points on 11 occasions this season. She scored 46 on Monday night to become the state’s all-time leading scorer with 2,917 career points. The Cardinals went undefeated in conference to clinch the Indianhead West title. Only losses were to Northwestern (49-58) on Dec. 19 and Siren (42-44) on Jan. 30. Beat fellow number-one seed Northwood 49-31 on Dec. 12. Owen-Withee (16-5), will have a slightly tougher task to make it to the sectional final for the third straight year. The Blackhawks would have to get by three-seed Thorp in the second round before a likely date with oneseed Flambeau. Thorp got a 37-29 win over Owen-Withee back on Dec. 2. Whitney Baehr and Stephany Heggemeier both score about 15 ppg. Owen-Withee tied Neillsville for second in the Cloverbelt East behind Loyal. One-seed Flambeau (20-1) took the Lakeland East title with an undefeated conference season. The Falcons’ only loss came in their opening game of the year on Nov. 20 against Northwood, 43-30. Beat Siren 60-45 on Jan. 20 and Prentice 62-32 on Jan. 26. Clayton (18-3) is the other one-seed in the Chetek-Weyerhauser half of the sectional. The Bears are in third place in the Lakeland Central. They split their series with two-seed Turtle Lake this year. On Dec. 19, they got a 44-32 win while on Feb. 6 the Lakers won 49-40. Defeated Northwood 36-22 on Jan. 20. As a oneseed last year, the Bears were upset by Eau Claire Immanuel in the second round. Northwood (15-6) awaits the winner of Shell Lake and Luck. The Evergreens lost to Siren on Jan. 6, 42-31. Got a pair of wins over Turtle Lake and defeated Flambeau on Nov. 20. Senior forward McKayla Waggoner is the top scorer and rebounder on the team at 12.8 and 6.4 respectively. Best of the rest: With wins over one-seeds South Shore (Jan. 30) and Northwood (Jan. 6), Siren (16-4) has the potential to make some noise. The Dragons beat Frederic on Jan. 13, but lost the rematch last Thursday. Turtle Lake (14-7) got a win over Frederic on Nov. 20 and has also beaten Clayton this year. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran (16-3) suffered their only losses of the year in both games against Independence (Dec. 2 and Feb. 3) and on Feb. 12 against McDonell Central as they finished second in the Dairyland Small. Frederic (16-5) currently sits in first place in the Lakeland West. Lara Harlander leads the Vikings with 19.6 ppg. It’ll be a seafarer’s dream when Gilman (6-15) and Prentice (11-10) meet in the first round. The Pirates’ took Owen-Withee to the final minute before falling 62-58 on Feb. 10. The Buccaneers beat Athens 52-49 on Feb. 6 and enters the postseason having won three straight in the Marawood North. Compiled by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter SPORTS THE STAR NEWS Page 8 Thursday, Thursday,September February 19, 22, 2015 2011 Scheithauer scores 23; Redmen hold off Abbotsford by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter Joe Scheithauer continued his excellent season and the Rib Lake Redmen boys basketball team knocked off the visiting Abbotsford Falcons 54-50 in a Marawood North contest on Friday. Both teams went on scoring runs throughout the game and Abbotsford got within one point late in the fourth, but it was the Redmen who emerged with the win. Scheithauer was a one-man act in the first quarter. He poured in 12 of Rib Lake’s 16 points in the opening period. He was all over the boards on both ends as well. The Falcons got four points from Dillon Novak as they scored 12 in the first. Aggressive defense from the Redmen forced several turnovers from the Falcons that set the early tone in what would become a very physical struggle. “We had a very strong start to the game. As he usually is, Joe was a big part of that,” Rib Lake head coach Jason Wild said. Both squads opened up on offense in the second quarter. Jacob Lavin made a pair of free throws to get Abbotsford rolling, but the Redmen countered with the next six points as they ran their lead to eight. Treven Gorst made a three and the Falcons answered with the next eight points to tie the game at 22. Scheithauer started another roll for Rib Lake with a layup. The Redmen got the next four points as well to recapture the lead. Jordan Cardey made a three in the final seconds before halftime as Rib Lake took a 33-27 lead into the break. Jared Hovde got the first bucket after halftime and Scheithauer followed that with another basket to give the Redmen a 10-point lead. But after a good start, the third quarter doldrums that have plagued Rib Lake struck again. Abbotsford’s Ethan Kramas was red-hot as he made three-pointers on three straight possessions and added a two-point jumper on a fourth to pull the Falcons in front, 38-37. As he’s done so many times in the past few months, Scheithauer was the one who came up with the basket the Redmen desperately needed. His two-pointer ended the Falcons’ scoring run and allowed Rib Lake to regain their footing heading into the game’s decisive minutes. Austin Ewan scored a layup to extend MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS Conf. Overall W L W L Phillips 11 1 18 3 Edgar 8 2 12 6 Chequamegon 6 5 10 9 Rib Lake 5 5 10 9 Prentice 3 8 8 10 Abbotsford 3 8 3 16 Athens 2 9 4 14 Feb. 13: Rib Lake 54, Abbotsford 50; Phillips 56, Chequamegon 43; Edgar 56, Athens 40; Prentice 75, Flambeau 44. Feb. 16: Hayward 52, Phillips 49; Athens 48, Spencer 47; W.R. Assumption 62, Abbotsford 57; Iola-Scandinavia 48, Edgar 40. Feb. 17: Chequamegon 55, Ladysmith 45; Prentice 62, Bruce 50. Feb. 19: Athens at Rib Lake, Abbotsford at Chequamegon, Prentice at Edgar. Feb. 23: Edgar at Rib Lake, Abbotsford at Auburndale, Northland Pines at Prentice, Athens at Stanley-Boyd, Washburn at Chequamegon. Feb. 26: Marawood Crossovers (3rd-7th) at South sites. the Redmen’s lead to three heading into the fourth. “For whatever reason, the third quarter has been a mixed bag for us all year. The guys did a good job to fight through that tonight,” Wild said. Ewan made the first basket of the fourth after Cardey found him open under the basket following a steal. Rib Lake scored six of the next eight points as they built their lead to nine with 4:48 to play. The Falcons weren’t down yet. Lavin made a pair of free throws and drained a three to pull his side within four with 1:25 to go. Garrett Rau made a three on Abbotsford’s next possession to trim the lead to one, but that was as close as the visiting team would get. Scheithauer made a free throw and Jordan Blomberg made a pair with 12 seconds left as the Redmen shut the door on any comeback hopes for the Falcons. Gorst scored 16 to lead Abbotsford. Kramas scored 13 and Lavin netted 12 in the loss. The Falcons were eight of 13 at the free throw line and made six threes in the game. Coming off a season-high 26 points last week against Lake Holcombe, Scheithauer scored 23 to continue his recent string of excellent games. A big game off the bench for Ewan proved important as well. He scored 10 points and played effective minutes in relief of the starting five. Blomberg added eight points while Cardey scored seven. The Redmen made one three-pointer and were three of five at the free throw line. “Joe continued to play great. He was all over the place. We’ve talked recently about getting more production out of our bench players, and Austin (Ewan) picked up the slack tonight. He played a smart game,” Wild said. The Redmen (10-9) are back at home tonight, Thursday, against Athens as they continue through the final stretch of Marawood games. They’ll finish the conference season at home on Monday when they welcome Edgar. Both games have 7:30 p.m. starts. Athens beat Rib Lake in overtime in their Jan. 16 meeting and Edgar got a 16-point win over the Redmen on Jan. 27. Rib Lake will play in a Marawood Your local Oxygen provider. Serving northern & north central Wisconsin, northern Minnesota and Michigan’s upper peninsula. through the Ole’ Country Cowboy Church Medford, WI GROCERY DISTRIBUTION N 7-146398 Distribution will be held at PRODUCTS & SERVICES Located in the Evergreen Plaza across from Merten’s Garage TF-500305 6RXWKWK6WUHHW‡0HGIRUG ‡ www.homeoxygen.com Rib Lake’s Jordan Cardey (3) is all by himself amongst a sea of red underneath the basket. Cardey scored seven as the Redmen beat Abbotsford 54-50 last Friday. Photo by Bryan Wegter Crossover game on Feb. 26 at a Marawood South site to finish the regular season. “You can tell some of the guys are starting to wear down. It’s a long season and we don’t have much to play for in the conference anymore, so it’s about pride now, especially for the seniors. We’re just trying to put it all together for the postseason run,” Wild said. Pistol League Offering a complete line of medical equipment and supplies for purchase or rent. HOME MEDICAL Under pressure ew V n tee are woelu lcomers Medford Armory on Jensen Drive Saturday, February 28, 2015 Distribution from 10am-12pm Abundance of groceries for $20.00 cash donation If your family could use some groceries... Please come. No income requirements Please bring your own containers for groceries Phone 715-678-2381 or 715-748-2944 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Range Boys Club Week 5 .44-Cal.: Sparky’s Sport Shop, 4-1; Main Street Mini Storage, 3-2; Zvolena Masonry, 2.5-2.5; RZ Builders, 0.5-4.5. High shooters: Mike Preisinger 143, Ryan Preisinger 136. .38/.357-Cal.: 8th Street Sloon, 4-1; Abegglen Landscape, 4-1; Shell Shack, 3-2; Hit & Miss, 3-2; Schnever’s Sugarbush, 1-4; Lights-Out, 0-5. High shooters: Scott Stamos 166, Jon Rulien 159, Tom Neumann 159. .22-Cal. Division 1: Power Kleen, 5-0; BT Sureshots, 5-0; Short Lane Ag Supply, 4-1; After Dark Taxidermy, 3-2; Sheldon Shooters, 3-2; P-Town Saloon, 3-2; Mark III, 2-3; Sparky’s Sport Shop, 0-5; Mews Trucking, 0-5; Clip Busters, 0-5. High shooters: Greg Ackeret 181, Brian Tessmer 167, Matt Oehmichen 165, Scott Anderson 165. Division 2: Lloyd’s Carpentry, 5-0; Frane Auto Body, 4-1; Wild Things Taxidermy, 4-1; Ray’s Big Weiners, 3-2; Hunter’s Choice, 2-3; Dummy Team, 2-3; Designer Advertising, 2-3; RZ Builders, 1-4; Henry’s Heros, 1-4; Hall’s Angels, 1-4. High shooters: Mike Henline 180, Nick Neumann 155, Tom Neumann 150. .22-cal. Couples: Dead Eye Duo, 4-1; Short Lane Ag Supply, 4-1; Farm Boys, 3-2; Hunter’s Choice, 3-2; LaGrander’s Hilltop Dairy, 2-3; Points of Health, 2-3; Abegglen Landscape, 2-3; Daart, 2-3; Dummy Team, 2-3; Kaat, 1-4. High shooters: Craig Oehmichen 148, Dan Hederer 147, Wayne Hoeg 146. Ask Ed For Entertainment & Dining Advice The Star News February 19, 2015 Page 9 Lekies performs This Weekend Terry Lekies, former Medford resident, is shown with Jane Seymour at the Milan Art Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas. Seymour, who is known for her award winning films and television roles, including “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” is also an artist, painting in floral watercolor brushstrokes. She recently established the “Open Hearts Foundation,” designing jewelry for Kay Jewelers, with profits benefitting children’s health and education. Lekies, a professional musician in the Fort Worth area, played piano and harmonica for the reception of the benefit art exhibition. Friday, February 20 9 Pin Tap Scotch Doubles at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Pirates Cove Sports Bar & Bowl in Gilman. Music by Lonie G from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Hacienda. Saturday, February 21 Taylor County Tavern League Snow Golf Tournament and Chili Cook-off starting at 10:30 a.m. at Hannah’s Hen House. Couples Dart Tourney starting at noon at Mohr’s Bar. Doubles Cribbage starting at 1 p.m. at JuJu’s Place. Underhand Dartball Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at Crossroads. Gail Lindahl and Lloyd Lindahl Doubles Cribbage Memorial Tournament starting at 1 p.m. at Bogey’s. Dumpling Daze from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church. Special Olympics Soup Supper and Bake Sale from 4 to 7 p.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church and School. 9 Pin Tap Scotch Doubles at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Pirates Cove Sports Bar & Bowl in Gilman. Live music by Red Coal Carpet starting at 9 p.m. at Roost Bar. Live music by The Blue Moon Band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Hacienda. 59th Annual Chelsea Conservation Club ICE FISHING CONTEST on (contest ends 3:00 p.m.) Dumpling Daze Menu: Pork Roast, Sausage, Sauerkraut, Dumplings, Potatoes, Beef Stew and Desserts 6-146364 Adults: $9 Preschool-12 years old: $4 Pre-school: Free Located 5 miles south of 102 on Cty C or 1-3/4 miles north of M on Cty C Special Olympics Soup Supper and Bake Sale Youth Fishing Contest sponsored by the Scott Family in Memory of John “Brush” Scott Chicken Bouyah & Refreshments served at the lake SMORGASBORD served at the Clubhouse starting at 11:00 a.m. Clubhouse located at N6357 State Hwy. 13 - approx. 9 miles north of Medford Music by MR. CONCERTINA Raffle ticket drawing will be held after the fishing contest at the clubhouse February 21, 2015 at 4-7 p.m. Holy Rosary Catholic Church & School 215 S. Washington Ave. Saturday, March 14 6-146187 Saturday, March 21 St. Peter Lutheran Church Proceeds will be donated to: Mission Relief Fund Saturday, February 28 Aspirus Medford Hospital’s 3rd Annual Women’s Health Retreat from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Northcentral Technical College. 3:00 -7:00 p.m. Hosted by Gun Show from 3 to 8 p.m. at Oak Avenue Community Center in Marshfield. 8th Annual Lee Drolshagen Memorial Pool Tournament starting at 10 a.m. at DC’s Breaktime, Fuzzy’s, Tappers and Point-0-Eight Bar. Saturday, February 21 Winners of the fishing contest will be announced at the lake when the contest ends!! • Serving chicken noodle, cheesy broccoli & chili • Meal includes: Soup, cheese & crackers, bread & dessert • Bake sale will be held • If you have any questions contact: Katie Freudenthal - 715-383-5476 Brenda Clark - 715-678-6055 There will be a free will donation taken for the soup supper to help raise funds for participation in all Special Olympics athletic sports. It’s true! More people trust hometown newspapers than any other media. 7-146073 submitted photo Friday, February 27 Gun Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oak Avenue Community Center in Marshfield. Special Occasion Dress Resale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Taylor County Education Center. 6th Annual Strike-A-Bond Bowling Tournament at noon and 3 p.m. at The Sports Page. Four Person Underhand Dartball Tourney at Foxy’s. Chicago Style Luck of the Draw Dart Tournament and Triple Shoot starting at 7:30 p.m. at Zondlo’s. Texas Hold ‘Em at JuJu’s. Chelsea Lake Sunday, February 22, 2015 Sunday, February 22 59th Annual Chelsea Conservation Club Ice Fishing Contest on Chelsea Lake with music by Mr. Concertina. Medford FFA and FFA Alumni Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Medford Senior High cafeteria. 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Hendricks scored five and Morgan Birkenholz and Desireé Budzinski scored two each. Birkenholz had three assists. Gilman (6-15) drew the fifth seed in its WIAA Division 5 regional bracket and will travel to fourth-seeded Prentice (1110) Tuesday to open post-season play. Prentice has played well in the second half of the season in the Marawood North, including getting a win at league co-champion Athens on Feb. 6. Tuesday’s winner advances to a Feb. 27 regional semifinal, in all likelihood, at top-seeded Flambeau (20-1). Gets by Granton Gilman was challenged on Friday by last-place Granton, but the Pirates survived, leaning on Makaylen Skabroud’s 20 points and 11 rebounds in a 41-31 home win. Schoene was out of the lineup due to Look out! Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com Photo by Matt Frey Gilman’s Taylor Hendricks has the basketball knocked out of bounds from behind by Columbus Catholic guard Meena Thill during the third quarter of Monday’s 48-35 loss. 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The Redmen finished 20 of 59 (33.9 percent) from the field, which included two of 17 (11.7 percent) from beyond the arc. They were six of 15 at the free throw line. “Ciara played her heart out. They all did out there. Hailey’s been struggling recently, but she made some huge shots tonight. We cleaned up our man to man defense and it really showed. Down one starter, I think this was a pretty positive result,” Wudi said. EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS Conf. Overall W L W L Loyal 16 0 19 2 Neillsville 13 3 17 4 Owen-Withee 13 3 16 5 Colby 10 6 10 11 Columbus Cath. 8 8 11 10 Spencer 5 11 6 14 Gilman 3 13 6 15 Greenwood 3 13 4 15 Granton 1 15 1 16 Feb. 12: Flambeau 73, Spencer 39. Feb. 13: Gilman 41, Granton 31; Loyal 70, Greenwood 38; Neillsville 46, Spencer 29; Colby 40, Columbus Catholic 35. Feb. 16: Columbus Catholic 48, Gilman 35; Loyal 59, Owen-Withee 37; Spencer 49, Greenwood 44; Neillsville 49, Granton 18. Feb. 19 Cloverbelt Crossovers: 3rd –– StanleyBoyd at Owen-Withee. 4th –– Altoona at Colby. 5th –– Thorp at Columbus Catholic. 6th –– McDonell Central at Spencer. 7th –– Osseo-Fairchild at Greenwood. 8th –– Cadott at Gilman. Feb. 21 Cloverbelt Championships at Neillsville: 1st –– Fall Creek vs. Loyal. 2nd –– E.C. Regis vs. Neillsville. Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Gilman at Prentice, Cornell at Owen-Withee, W.V. Lutheran at Loyal, Greenwood at Columbus Catholic, Granton at Independence. Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Chequamegon at Colby, Spencer at Edgar. illness, hurting the Pirates inside. But Skabroud picked up the slack in inside scoring and rebounding. She had 12 of her points and six of her field goals in the second half. Hendricks came through with eight rebounds in the win, while Birkenholz grabbed nine. Gilman nudged out to leads of 10-8 and 20-17 after the first two quarters. Kendall Skabroud hit two three-pointers and Camryn Skabroud hit one in the second quarter to aid Makaylen Skabroud’s eight first-half points. Makaylen Skabroud scored eight points, Kayla Chause got a key bucket off the bench and Camryn Skabroud hit another trey as Gilman pushed its lead to 33-27 in the third. Birkenholz and Hendricks each sank two fourth-quarter free throws and Makaylen Skabroud scored twice down the stretch. Three-pointers gave Kendall and Camryn Skabroud six points apiece. Kendall had five rebounds. Birkenholz had four points and four assists. Hendricks finished with three points and Chause had two. Jill Richmond led the Bulldogs, who finished 1-15 in the Eastern Cloverbelt, with eight points. Alanna Dix scored seven. 7-146661 Four days after taking Owen-Withee to overtime, the Gilman Pirates boys basketball team came out flat and ended up being flattened by the visiting Spencer Rockets, 62-32. The Rockets entered the game at the top of the Cloverbelt East and left nothing to chance after jumping out to a 22-7 lead after the first quarter. “We got beat right from the start. Our heads were just not in the game,” Pirates coach Brian Pernsteiner said. Whether it was a hangover from a mentally draining game against Owen-Withee last Thursday or the lateseason blues, Gilman was ill prepared to handle the best team in the East. Spencer got big performances right from the opening tip. Bobby Pilz scored six while Nate Mercier scored five in the opening quarter as the Rockets scored 22. Mitchell Susa made a pair of three-pointers in support. James Copenhaver made a free throw and a two-point basket to help the Pirates score seven in the first quarter. Copenhaver scored three again in the second on a shot from behind the arc. Emmitt Sherfield and Colton Schmitt both chipped in baskets as the Pirates scored seven again in the second. Mercier scored seven for the Rockets while Miles Weber added four as the Rockets ran their halftime lead to 35-14. The halftime break helped Gilman find their rhythm from three-point range, but they couldn’t get much else working in the second half. James Copenhaver made a pair of threes in the third and Sherfield added a basket as the Pirates scored eight. Spencer came back with 15 points as Ryan Busse scored six and Mercier added three more. Zach Sonnentag scored his only points of the night on a three in the fourth quarter and Chanse Rosemeyer got his only tally on a three a few possessions later. Sherfield put home two layups to make the final period competitive, but Spencer got 12 to add two more to its final lead. Mercier hit a three and Aaron Pankratz made two baskets to round out the Rockets’ scoring. Mercier scored a game-high 18 in the win. Pilz added 12 and Weber and Susa both scored seven for Spencer. The Rockets were seven of nine at the free throw line and made five three-pointers in the game. Copenhaver led Gilman with 12 points. Sherfield scored 10 and Schmitt netted four in the loss. The Pirates were one of three at the free throw line and made five three-pointers in the game. Having been eliminated from the conference title race long ago, Gilman doesn’t have a lot left to play for this year. That is not a reason for the team to fold up though. “I just want to see us not make the same mistakes we’ve made all year. I want us to play a complete game from start to finish. Owen-Withee was close, but we didn’t finish the deal,” Pernsteiner said. The Pirates (5-15) close their regular season on the road against Greenwood on Friday. Back on Jan. 9, Gilman got a 46-44 win over the Indians. The Pirates have yet to learn their Cloverbelt Crossover opponent. As the standings are now, Gilman would take on Cadott next Thursday. The Pirates will also learn their postseason fate this weekend. Selections will be held for the WIAA Division 5 Spooner sectional. Other teams in Gilman’s regional include Cornell, Flambeau, Lake Holcombe, Owen-Withee, Prentice, Rib Lake, and Thorp. SPORTS THE STAR NEWS Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 13 Local Free Throw Championship winners announced; seven move on to regionals Twelve boys and girls were named local champions of the 2015 Medford Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship, according to contest coordinator Robert Plawski. Medford Council 1744 sponsored the local competition. All local youngsters ages 9-14 were eligible to participate and 610 boys and girls did. Autumn Higgins was the 9-year-old girls champion and Logan Baumgartner was the winner in the 9-year-old boys division. In the 10-year-old bracket of competition, Gabriella Brunner was the girls champion and Skyler Curtis was the boys champion. The 11-year-old winners were Anna Vervaecke for the girls and Samuel Blair for the boys. Jordaan Clark was the girls winner in the 12-year-old division, while Peyton Kuhn was the boys champion. The 13-year-old champions included Desirae Weissmiller and Zach Kawa. The 14-year- Medford Continued from page 5 his 10 points in the period. Dunlap’s 18 points led Medford. Wenzel finished with 11 and Marshall scored four. Ty Wrage, Sullivan and Zach Smola scored three points apiece. Strebig had a bucket and Lloyd Bernatz added a fourth-quarter free throw. McGill’s 17 points paced Lakeland, who is 8-2 in the GNC and 14-6 with two games left. The T-Birds are in a secondplace tie with Mosinee in the GNC. Both are a game behind 9-1 Rhinelander. Mosinee beat Rhinelander 49-47 on Tuesday. Lakeland visits Rhinelander on Friday with a chance to pull into a first-place tie, while Mosinee has a tough home game with Antigo. old champions were Hannah Tabbert and Cade Alexander. Each contestant was allowed 15 free throw attempts in the contest. Ties were settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged. The local winners competed in district level competition in which each contestant was allowed 25 free throw attempts and ties were settled by successive rounds of five free throws per contestant until a winner emerged. Seven local winners won the district level competition between Gilman and Medford with these individuals advancing to regional level competition at Ladysmith on Feb. 28. Baumgartner, Kuhn and Alexander are the boys who advanced. Higgins, Brunner, Vervaecke and Weissmiller are the girls who advanced. The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district, regional and state levels. International champions are determined based on scores at the state competitions. Last year, nearly 120,000 boys and girls participated in 3,600 local competitions. The Knights of Columbus is an international, Catholic, family, fraternal service organization with nearly 1.8 million members in more than 14,500 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 70 million volunteer hours and $162 million to charitable causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth. Gilman boys fall Continued from page 4 at the buzzer and extend the game. Owen-Withee won the tip to start the four-minute overtime and held the ball for 1:30 before missing a three-pointer. Rosemeyer then stuck a three-ball to put the Pirates on top 58-55 with 2:10 to go. The Blackhawks missed another three-pointer, but Gilman missed two free throws with 1:51 left, starting Gilman’s downfall. Schmitt got a steal to give Gilman the ball with 1:30 to go. After a timeout, a cross court pass was intercepted by Owen-Withee’s Bryce Niemi, leading to Kaduce’s big three-pointer. Then, Copenhaver drew a charge on a call that could’ve gone either way, fouling out and leaving Gilman without its floor leader. Niemi’s miss was rebounded by Ovyn, who was fouled with 39.2 seconds left. He made one of two free throws. Aldinger’s baseline shot was short, leading to two Milliren free throws with 20.8 seconds left. Gilman turned the ball over again, but Milliren missed a bonus throw with 4.8 seconds to. But all Gilman got was a three-quarter court prayer by Aldinger that wasn’t answered. Gilman got some of its best offensive balance of the year. Copenhaver had 13 points, Schmitt had 12 and Aldinger had nine to add to Sonnentag’s 16. Rosemeyer finished with six points. Sherfield had two. Milliren had 11 points and Ovyn added eight for Owen-Withee, who improved to 8-5 in the Eastern Cloverbelt Conference and 10-8 overall. Gilman made 13 of 24 free throws. Owen-Withee was just four of seven. “I can’t take anything away from our guys,” Pernsteiner said. “They left it all on the court tonight.” Visit Us On T he Web… www.centralwinews.com Boys FT winners Photos by Mark Berglund Local boys winners in the Medford Council 1744 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship include (l. to r.) Cade Alexander, Zach Kawa, Peyton Kuhn, Samuel Blair, Skyler Curtis and Logan Baumgartner. Girls FT winners Local girls winners in the Medford Council 1744 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship include (l. to r.) Hannah Tabbert, Desirae Weissmiller, Gabriella Brunner, Jordaan Clark, Anna Vervaecke and Autumn Higgins. Bowling The Sports Page Classy Ladies League Ann McNamar 213 Jessica Haenel 567 Jessica Haenel 210 Ann McNamar 566 Cindy Meyer 201 Sherri Woller 530 Results: Al’s Auto Dock 5, Moosie’s Ice Cream 2; VFW 7; J&B Custom Carpentry 5, Pauline’s Hair Fashion 2; Rocky’s Cozy Kitchen 7, Fidelity Bank 0; Klinner Insurance 5, A&M Apartments 2; The Flower Shoppe 5, Tease Tanning Plus 2. Three-Man Major League Rocky Mantik 300 Rocky Mantik 767 Kurt Werner 266 Mike Platt 705 Pat Gunn 265 Kurt Werner 685 Feb. 10; Klinner Insurance I 21, Nite Electric 9; Krug Bus 21, Klinner Insurance II 9; KZ Electric 17, Sports Page I 13; BB’s Aquatic I 15, Cindy’s Bar & Grill 15; Team Stihl 21, Country Garden 9; Rocky’s Cozy Kitchen 19, Sports Page II 11; 8th Street Saloon 21, BB’s Aquatic II 9. Justin Smith 253 Bob Schilling 686 Feb. 10: High View II 31, High View I 9; Fuzzy’s Bar 27, Medford Co-op 13; Riemer Builders 25.5, Liske Marine 14.5. Blue Monday League Lisa Bub 200 Carol Willman 541 Carol Willman 191 Mary Lou Anderson 510 Aggie Mertens 184 Lisa Bub 506 Shirley Lemke 184 Mary Lou Anderson 184 Feb. 9: Heier’s Wreaths 5, Big Bird’s Lodge 2; Happy Joe’s 7, Holy Rollers 0; Bakers 7, Strikes ‘R Us 0. Wednesday Mid-Weekers League Anna Goessl 213 Mary Lou Anderson 586 Kathy Hana 212 Anna Goessl 528 Mary Lou Anderson 207 Jane Clausnitzer 518 Feb. 11: Happy Joe’s 5, Lounge Around 2; Mach Lock Locksmith 4, Sports Page 3; Werner Sales & Service 5, Medford Motors 2. Businessmen’s League Women Lori Zenner 248 Lori Zenner 616 Tracy Platt 224 Kim Virnig 553 Men Rocky Mantik 299 Rocky Mantik 794 Casey Nernberger 268 Casey Nernberger 725 Results: Turtle Club 23, Rural Insurance 17; Al’s Auto Dock 29, Shell Shack 11; Medford Motors 30.5, PBR’s Lounge Around 9.5; Werner Sales & Service 27, Rocky’s Cozy Kitchen 13; VFW 33.5, Haenels 6.5; Sports Page 31, Jensen & Son Asphalt 9; Melvin Companies 33, blind 7. Ball and Chain Nine-Pin Tap League Men Tom Olson 265 Ed Brandt 726 Roger Smith 257 Steve Eisch 705 Justin Smith 256 Justin Smith 704 Women Brenda Nernberger 222 Brenda Nernberger 593 Bobbie Smith 220 Lori Brandt 576 Lori Eisch 217 Bobbie Smith 574 Feb. 7: Ray & The Girls 26, Outlaws 6; Mamas & Papas 30; Alley Cats 21, Thunder Buddies 11; Whatchamacallit 22, Jr. Snowpushers 10; B-Sers 20, Pinbusters 12. Monday Men’s City League Paul Jacobsen 268 Ron Ziemba 687 Justin Smith 259 Gene Noland 680 Gene Noland 254 Jerry Roberts 674 Feb. 9: JR Construction 25, Klingbeil Lumber 15; Northwest Mutual 26, Fidelity Bank 14; Edgar Lanes 39, blind 1; Taylor Credit Union 37, Crossroads 3; Sports Page 20, Mayer Accounting 20; T&C Water 22, WTC 18. Tappers Bar (Dorchester) Tuesday Seniors League Men Don Scheibe 148 Don Scheibe 424 Don Clarkson 139 Don Clarkson 403 Jerry Huber 137 Jerry Huber 388 Women Dorothy Scheibe 155 Mona Pope 419 Sharon Ellenbecker 155 Dorothy Scheibe 418 Mona Pope 149 Linda Metz 415 Feb. 17: Maybees 4, Slo Poks 3, Slow Starters 3, Alley Cats 1, Amigos 0. Tuesday Night Mixed League Bob Schilling 269 Justin Smith Jay Jochimsen 257 Jay Jochimsen 723 711 OUTDOORS THE STAR NEWS Page 14 Thursday, February 19, 2015 Anglers brave frigid conditions at Spirit Lakes ice fishing jamboree Despite blustery conditions and sub-zero temperatures, a group of die-hard fishermen hit the ice Saturday on Spirit and North Spirit lakes. Northern pike were active again for this year’s contest and panfish were active too. The 2015 winners are as follows: Northern pike Dave Zondlo, Weston, 30 inches; 2. Cade Fliehs, Rib Lake, 29.5 inches. Crappie Ray Ramm, Medford, 10 inches; 2. Ray Ramm, Medford, 9 7/8 inches. Perch Treyton Roesler, Athens, 10.25 inches; 2. Jordan Yanko, Rib Lake, 9.75 inches. Bluegill Joe Westfall, Athens, 8.75 inches; 2. Taiten Martin, Elkhorn, 7 3/8 inches. Second-place pike Winning crappie Cade Fliehs of Rib Lake shows off the 29.5-inch northern Ray Ramm of Medford won the crappie compe- pike that placed second in Saturday’s Spirit Lakes Improvement tition with this 10-inch fish. Association ice fishing jamboree. KWD An Outdoorman’s Journal www.komarekwelldrilling.com KOMAREK Mark Walters sponsored by Saturday, Feb. 7 High 39, Low 13 As is sometimes the case, this week’s column is all over the map so here goes. Gary Howe, Selina and I are headed to Guttenberg, Iowa. When we arrive we will launch Gary’s 16-foot flat bottom boat across a patch of ice and then hit the open water at Lock and Dam number 10 to fish for walleyes and saugers by vertical jigging. Gary Howe has been a good buddy of mine since the mid ‘90s, owns a few papers in the area and every year we try to do a warm weather and cold weather outing together. Twice in the past I have fished this method with Gary Howe. This winter, Gary and his comrades Bob Titlbach, Jerry Finney, Jeff Wolf, John Howe and Dave Coorough have been having excellent success at catching walleyes and saugers in this somewhat crazy method of fishing. Here is what you do. If your motor starts (Mr. Howe’s froze up this morning and had to be thawed), you ease your way over to the dam, which is where the only open water is and you vertical jig amongst the always-changing ice flow that is flowing through the dam. Just launching your boat can be very interesting. First, you drop it on the ice, then you push it to open water, then you push it in the river, making sure to jump in the boat on time. Trailering your boat can be very physical and somewhat dangerous. So Selina and I are listening to the nonstop stories of our good buddy, the air temp to start our outing is a crisp 13 degrees and the local school of walleyes and saugers are not hungry. For the most part we are jigging half-ounce jigs tipped with a minnow or Sonars. There are a total of five boats below the dam. Quite often you may be bumping your neighbor as the current and ice flow are the real bosses out here. As always, we snack on pickled eggs (Selina declines) and hope the fish will get hungry. Of all the activities in the outdoors I take part in, this may be the one that is the combo platter of the most dangerous while requiring the most skill. None of us lit the 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 my 14-year-old daughter, Selina, and I headed down to Prairie du Chien to visit our very good friends Gary and Joan Howe and fish out of a boat on the ice. TF-500162 Victory on the Mississippi! 136 W. Broadway WELL DRILLING Fax: 715.767.5436 [email protected] 715.767.5469 river on fire with a hot bite, but everyone caught more fish than Selina and I. In one burst of energy, Gary did catch 20-inch and 18inch walleyes, but that lasted about as long as you can see a falling star. We topped off our day ice fishing and did not catch a fish, but, as usual, laughed a lot. Sunday, Feb. 8 High 33, Low 17 Now here is the real joke. I have fished in Prairie du Chien’s annual fisheree (65th) off and on for about 16 years. I have never caught a fish in it. Our plan today was to tip-up fish in this fisheree, run by the Chamber of Commerce, the PDC Jaycees and the American Legion baseball team. It is run out of Lakeview Resort, which is a very cool bar and restaurant on the north end of town. This fisheree is a big deal in the area and attracts a lot of people. By God, I needed to get on the board with a fish. So we have our tip-ups out and Selina, who has not got a bite all weekend, gets a flag. My little girl does an excellent job of landing a gator that would later weigh just shy of 10 pounds. Moments later, Selina tells us where she wants to put in her third tip-up. It was not 10 minutes and the flag goes up and Selina ices a gator that tipped the scale at 6.5 pounds. Ten minutes later I have a flag and I catch a gator that was only about 15 inches, but I got the monkey off my back. We head over to Lakeview and, after weighing Selina’s two gators, find out she is now in first and second place in the kids division with her two northern pike. We ate lunch, visited with a whole bunch of people and when the weigh-ins closed at 2 p.m., my little girl who was in her first fisheree had taken first and second in the gator division for the kids end of this fisheree. Soon after that we were headed home to Necedah and Selina told me that she wants to make this an annual trip. We laughed a lot on this trip and were very tired when we got home! Sunset Raffle Winners First prize: Richard Thums, Rib Lake, $300. Second prize: Grant Burger, Athens, $200. Third prize: Ray Rodman, Ogema, $100. Fourth prize: Lois Lindholm, Elkhorn, $50. Fifth prize: Michael Zondlo, Rib Lake, $50. Natural Resources Board to consider deer rules, population objectives at Feb. 25 meeting Proposed rules related to deer management, hunting and implementation of the 2012 White-tailed Deer Trustee’s Report and white-tailed deer population objectives for Wisconsin deer management units are among the issues the state Natural Resources Board will take up at its Feb. 25 meeting in Madison. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St., Madison. The board will also consider:  Proposed revisions to administrative rules intended to provide consistency and standardization of eligibility and reimbursement standards for the state, counties, and municipalities for their assistance with Department of Natural Resources law enforcement programs, such as all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile and boating.  A request for the state parks program to undertake a master plan amendment process at Rib Mountain State Park for the purpose of expanding the Granite Peak Ski Area.  A request for public hearings for emergency and permanent rules related to the DNR’s environmental analysis and review program.  Making adjustments to laboratory certification and registration program fees. The board will also hear updates on the history of the Natural Resources Board and the proposed 2015-17 DNR budget. The complete February board agenda is available by searching the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov for keyword “NRB” and clicking on the button for “view agendas.” The public may testify at board meetings on topics open for public comment (listed on the agenda) and during the citizen participation period. The deadline to register to speak at the board meeting or to submit comments is 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20. The public may also submit written comments about issues that come before the board. For more information, see the board public participation page of the DNR website. Board meetings are webcast live. People can watch the meeting over the internet by going to the NRB page of the DNR website and clicking on “NRB webcasts” link under the “meeting materials” tab. Then click on this month’s meeting. After each meeting, the webcast will be permanently available on demand. Visit Us On T he Web… www.centralwinews.com LIVING The Star News Thursday, February 19, 2015 Page 15 Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings Births Johnny Hopper and Chelsea Ritzel of Westboro announce the birth of a daughter, Kendall Ann, born on Jan. 21 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. She weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long. Her sister is Ellie Lee, age 2. Her grandparents are Roger and Lynn Ritzel of Westboro, Johnny and Jennifer Hopper of Greenville, Ky., and Genena Gwinn of Rochelle, Ill. Her great-grandparents are Reginald and Marlene Rymer of Westboro and June Ritzel of Elkmont, Ala. Wheelchair donation Dear Nutrition Nuts With Kate Bromann, County Market Nutritionist & Kim Mueller, Natural Foods Manager Dear Nutrition Nuts, My wife and I both consume your Everyday Essential Breads. We use the White Enriched Bread and the Split Top Wheat Bread. We wonder about the nutritional value of each type of bread. 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Box 180, Medford, WI 54451 Name ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ W1982 Layman Ave., Rib Lake OVER 20 WORDS: *20¢ per word **30¢ per word 1210 Fayette Ave., Rib Lake Nice 2 bed, 2 bath home built in 1999. *DVÀUHSODFHDQGFHQWUDO DLU&ORVHWRVFKRROVDQGVKRSSLQJ Appliances included. $63,500 6KDWWXFN6WUHHW3KHDVDQW Run Road/Stoney Ridge Road, Medford 7KLQNLQJDERXWEXLOGLQJDQHZKRPH WKLVVSULQJ"7 building lots available just north of Medford. Call for more details. $14,900-$42,500 ***50¢ per word SPORTS THE STAR NEWS Page 20 Thursday, February 19, 2015 Medford girls end recent skid Continued from page 1 were after that ball. We had our hands on that ball all the time.” The closest Pines got was 20-17 following a Kate Mendham three-pointer with three minutes left in the second quarter. Medford, though, responded with a 9-2 run to end the half. Jen Stolp had the first five of those points with one hoop coming on a Jenice Clausnitzer assist and the second off an offensive rebound. Abbie Bergman found Jenice Clausnitzer with a diagonal pass to end the run in the final seconds as Medford led 27-19 at the break. Kummer, who scored nine points, all in the second half, set the tone in the third quarter by scoring the team’s first five points as the lead grew to 3219. Pines got within 32-24, then Medford put it away with a 13-5 surge to end the third, using smart cutting and passing and some strong offensive rebounding as well, to beat the Eagles’ man-to-man. Pines had a size advantage and blocked a fair share of shots. But Medford never quit attacking the heart of the Northland Pines defense in the second half. “The girls were saying, ‘no letdowns in the third,’” Wildberg said. “We didn’t really have any. When they came back with some points, we answered.” Wildberg also liked the offensive balance. Stolp led the way with 11 points, nine of which came in the first half. Jenice Clausnitzer joined Kummer with nine. Hailee Clausnitzer hit a pair of threes and scored eight. Molly Carstensen gave the Raiders a nice lift, working the high post area for six points. Mandi Baker scored six, Victoria Lammar scored four, Heidi Wildberg had three points and Kendal Laher had one. Medford hopes to keep building some momentum before post-season play begins. The Raiders host Nekoosa today, Thursday, at 5:45 to start a girls-boys var- sity doubleheader. The fifth-seeded Raiders then begin regional play at fourth-seeded Merrill (5-14) on Tuesday in a rematch of the season’s first game, won by Merrill 46-43 on Nov. 20. The winner gets a trip to top-seeded Mosinee on Feb. 27. Lakeland keeps GNC lead For the second straight home game, the rims at Raider Hall were anything but friendly for the Raiders, who fell 3923 to Lakeland on Friday in a lackluster performance by both sides. The GNC leaders never trailed, outscoring Medford 13-0 in the first 9:37 of the game. The Raiders didn’t make a field goal until Marissia Friedel’s three-pointer 11:40 into the game and only made eight shots from the field in the game. Lakeland never really put the Raiders away, despite their shooting woes, until the last half of the fourth quarter. Had Medford just been able to find some kind of offensive spark in the middle quarters, it had opportunities to make a game of it. “We had them on their heels for just that little bit,” Wildberg said of a small run that got the Raiders within 33-23 with six minutes to go. Unfortunately, Medford went on another drought, not scoring another point. Stolp finished with seven points and Carstensen scored four. Friedel and Wildberg scored three each. Bergman and Hailee Clausnitzer each made one free throw. The loss came one week after Medford made just five field goals in the first three quarters of a 42-30 home loss to Mosinee. Lilith Schuman led the Thunderbirds with 12 points. Abby Schrom and Schroeder scored eight apiece. Lakeland (10-1, 19-2) clinched at least a share of the GNC title on Tuesday by beating Tomahawk. Hockey season ends with loss Continued from page 1 At 1:14, Steve Scheurer started his trek to a hat trick with his first goal of the night, assisted by Dalton Fenske. Scheurer made it 4-0 at the 10:43 mark, with an assist from Jacob Tomesh. Scheurer capped his hat trick 8:14 into the third period, assisted by Tomesh and Schmidt. Just 34 seconds later, Shadick scored his second goal of the night, a power-play tally assisted by Weber and Lucas Robarge. Tomesh got assists from Scheurer and Taylor Forsberg to close the scoring at 13:24. “They didn’t surprise us in any way, shape or form,” Demulling said of the Warriors, who advanced to a regional final tonight, Thursday, at third-seeded Hayward (12-11-1). “They didn’t run anything fancy. They ran a simple forecheck that we defended well, especially in the first period.” The game was the final one for seniors Jacob Kadlecek and Jamieson, who both started playing major minutes early in their careers. Jamieson completed his standout senior season between the pipes with 44 more saves to finish with 1,343 for the season in 1,496 shots faced. Both numbers were easily state bests. He finished with an .898 save percentage. “Obviously he’s been a very good goalie for us, a three-year starter and he started the last half of his freshman year,” Demulling said. “He’s done very well for the program. He worked hard. He had a goal to have a .900 save percentage for the season and he was right there.” Looking at the season, Demulling said the main positive was the team’s offensive production improved over last year. Penalty kill and power play efficiency are areas that need improvement next year. The Raiders know the loss of Jamieson next year will hurt, but they hope the experience their young defensemen gained this winter will help ease that loss. “For having 13 guys for 85-90 percent of the year, we didn’t run out of gas,” Demulling said. “The guys had their legs at the end. We’re a youthful team and we’re not going to get much older.” Comets get the shutout For the second time in three weeks, the Raiders gave the Waupaca Comets a fight on Thursday. But unlike the Jan. 22 meeting at the Simek Center (5-4), this one did not go down to the wire. The Raiders were down just 2-0 heading into the third period at the Waupaca Expo Center, but the Comets got two power-play goals and a short-hander in the final 17 minutes to cap a 6-0 win. The loss put Medford at 1-13 in the final Great Northern Conference standings. Waupaca finished 8-3-3 after beating Rhinelander 4-2 on Saturday. Austin Erickson recorded a hat trick for Waupaca and added an assist. The Comets outshot Medford 72-19. Jamieson stopped 45 of 47 shots in the first 34 minutes, keeping Medford in it. The Raiders put 14 shots on net in those periods, but they couldn’t get anything past Waupaca goalie Walker Smith, who has a .930 save percentage in GNC play. First-round win Photo by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner Medford’s Jake Merrill twists Black River Falls’ Tyler Leadhom to his back in a firstround match at 182 pounds. Merrill won the match by pin in 3:10. Moving on to sectional meet Continued from page 2 138-pound sectional bracket isn’t easy. Carlson will face Rice Lake junior Cole Paulson (18-3) in the quarterfinals. Paul Hansen of Prescott (21-7) is a solid potential semifinalist and the other side of the bracket features returning state qualifier Bucky Nelson of Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/ Prairie Farm (25-7) and solid sophomore Tony Borowski of Stanley-Boyd/OwenWithee/Thorp (25-9). Saturday’s sectional meet starts at 10 a.m. Season ends for four Four more Raiders saw their seasons end on Saturday. At 182 pounds, sophomore Jake Merrill (16-15) was fourth out of six wrestlers. He pinned Tyler Leadhom of Black River Falls (10-22) in 3:10 in the first round and then lost 11-4 to eventual champion Brad Ritger (29-7) of OsseoFairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek. Cole Williams of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (2613) won the third-place match 3-0. Sophomore Tanner Peterson finished an improved season with a fourth-place finish out of five wrestlers at 160 pounds. He was bumped up to make room for Tucker Peterson at 152 pounds. Tanner (16-15) was pinned in 1:15 in his semifinal match with eventual second-place finisher Dakota Steinke (33-12) of OsseoFairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek. Colin Stuttgen of Abbotsford-Colby (16-26) pinned Peterson in 2:41 in the third-place bout. Kenny Krug was in a three-man bracket at 220 pounds. Krug (8-25) was pinned in 1:04 by Melrose-Mindoro/G-ET’s Sam Higley (27-14) in his only bout. At 126 pounds, Brayden Fultz (7-31) took fourth. He was pinned in 1:25 by MelroseMindoro’s MIke Horton (11-10) and in 2:30 by Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek’s Kyle Gjerseth (8-16). WIAA Div. 2 Amery wrestling sectional brackets 113 pounds Blake Larson, Jr., Spooner, 21-6 vs. Sam Hoopengardner, Sr., Prescott, 13-12; Andrew Smith, Jr., Amery, 13-4 vs. Ken Her, So., M-M/G-E-T, 11-9; Sawyer Strom, So., Ellsworth, 25-9 vs. Hunter Rhea, Fr., Hayward, 17-12; Josh Brooks, So., Medford, 33-8 vs. Cole Britton, Jr., Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg, 32-6. 138 pounds Cole Paulson, Jr., Rice Lake 18-3 vs. Preston Carlson, So., Medford, 20-9; Paul Hansen, Sr., Prescott, 21-7 vs. Freddie Mangine, Sr., Somerset, 25-10; Derek Nielsen, Jr., Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal, 19-12 vs. Lane Deyo, Jr., Hayward, 25-10; Bucky Nelson, Sr., Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/ Prairie Farm, 25-7 vs. Tony Borowski, So., Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp, 25-9. 145 pounds Chase Schmidt, So., Rice Lake, 33-7 vs. Trent Dado, Sr., Amery, 23-13; Kolten Hanson, Fr., Medford, 37-4 vs. Eric Hoffstatter, So., Stanley-Boyd/OwenWithee/Thorp, 20-12; Ryan Gulich, Sr., St. Croix Central, 36-3 vs. Donald Pooler, Fr., Northwestern, 24-15; Riley Melstrom, Jr., Ellsworth, 15-10 vs. Jeff Maynard, So., M-M/G-E-T, 26-15. 152 pounds Brandon Jepson, Jr., Spooner, 27-7 vs. Michigan Trunkel, Sr., Baldwin-Woodville, 21-18; Jonny Chamberlain, Sr., ChetekWeyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm, 31-2 vs. Kyle Peterson, Jr., Black River Falls, 2711; Anders Lantz, So., Ellsworth, 32-9 vs. Andrew Hanson, Fr., Northwestern, 19-10; Tucker Peterson, Jr., Medford, 38-3 vs. Kyle Larson, Jr., St. Croix Central, 2511.