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Mauston PTC treasurer accused of stealing $48K BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD On Tuesday morning, February 19, a felony charge of theft in a business setting was filed against 46 year old Lisa Lutz of Elroy. Due to Lutz's past employment history with Juneau County agencies, a special prosecutor, Tania Bennett, is handling the case on behalf of the State of Wisconsin. For the same reasons the investigation was handled by Deputy Sheriff Jesse Phillips with the Adams County Sheriff's Department. According to the criminal complaint Lutz is being accused of stealing a total of $48,174.55 from the Mauston Parents and Teachers for Children (PTC) organization where Lutz had served as treasurer. The complaint goes on to state that Lutz has returned $18,612 of the missing funds leaving $29,562.55 still not accounted for. The red flag went up in November of 2012 when PTC president Jami Lehman received a call from the Bank of Mauston that their account held at the bank was overdrawn. Lehman told investigators that she contacted Lutz about the call she had received and was told it was "impossible" and that she would contact the bank president, Bob Fait. Later on that same day Lehman received a call from Fait stating that he spoke to Lutz and told her that the PTC needed to deposit $1,900 by 2 p.m. or pending checks would bounce. Fait reportedly told Lehman that Lutz was not making any sense. Also on that day the bank provided Lehman with two years of bank statements. The criminal complaint states that Lutz had complete control over the accounts for the PTC and was solely responsible for their checking and savings accounts. In addition to an account at the Bank of Mauston, the PTC has a savings account with Edward Jones. Lehman's research supposedly discovered that in January of 2012 there was $3,000 missing from the savings account. Lehman told investigators that the PTC owed the Mauston School District $5,000 and they were unsure on how they were going to pay them back. After reviewing all statements she estimated that Lutz had stolen nearly $40,000. Lehman stated that there were approximately 75 checks missing due to Lutz writing them out for cash and that Lutz had obtained a debit card under the name of the PTC and had made withdrawals. Lehman turned over to investigators the PTC's treasurer's reports for 2011 and 2012 as well as bank statements dating back to 2008. On November 26, 2012 Adams County deputy Phillips met with Lutz at her place of employment, the Juneau County Child Support Agency. Lutz reportedly stated that she had gotten behind in several payments on payday loans while she was working for the Juneau County Sheriff's Department. She reportedly stated she would "rob Peter to pay for Paul." She is said to have stated she would pay off the interest on one loan by taking out another payday loan and it spiraled out of control in her acquiring debt. See THEFT, page 4
NATIONAL FFA WEEK All of our schools in the region are celebrating National FFA Week February 16 - 22. Throughout the year these students participate in a variety of activities and spend many hours giving back to their communities. Above, Amber Bellows of the Mauston FFA attends the annual Mauston FFA ice fishing tournament. See the center spread for more on all the groups.
Mauston Chief of Police refuses to release public documents for view Due to recent and numerous headlines involving missing persons, namely children, the Messenger has been working on compiling information and resources for our readers on what to do and what to expect when filing a missing person's report. As part of that research we made an emailed inquiry to the Mauston Police Department on what their policy and procedures are in regard to missing children. That request was emailed on Monday, February 18. On the following day, Tuesday, we stopped into the police department to see if we could attain that policy and procedure. We were told by Chief Mark Messer that he had 10 days to respond to our request. We then asked if we could inspect and review the department's policy and procedure manual. Chief Messer responded he would not make that manual available to us, and that we must provide a written request detailing the scope of what
information we were looking for. The documents we requested are open public documents and are required by government agencies to be made available upon request. It is for that very reason many agencies and departments post their policy and procedures online for all to view. That openness was noted on Tuesday morning when Chief Mark Messer and the Messenger were in the office of Mauston City Administrator Nathan Thiel. The Messenger had once again made the request to review and inspect the police department's policy and procedure manual to which Chief Messer stated he would not make it available to us nor any citizen making the request unless it went through the City Attorney and the scope of why the request was being made. "I won't let you go on a fishing expedition," he stated. City Administrator Thiel conducted a quick internet
search and reported that other police departments had their policy and procedures online and available to the public. Thiel did state he didn't feel comfortable stating an opinion on the matter on whether or not our request should be granted by the Mauston Police Department. The Messenger was not requesting any confidential material nor material that should have required man hours in attaining for our review. We were requesting the polices and procedures in which the police department operate under and are often required to by state and federal law. We were not requesting copies to be made but rather to review the manual which should be on hand in the department at any time a public request is made. Later that morning we received an email stating that we would need to make our request via the City Attorney and should email it to her. We responded that our request was simple and advised the Mauston Police
Department that if they should need legal counsel in granting the request that they should seek the legal counsel. Just prior to going to press we received a phone call from Chief Mark Messer that he had obtained a legal opinion from the city attorney. He stated he would provide to us policy and procedure on missing children reports and that if we required to view the entire policy and procedure manual we could come in and review as long as himself or an officer was present while we were reviewing the public document. We inquired if needing an officer present was the opinion of the attorney or his own requirement. Chief Messer responded that is was his requirement. The Messenger will follow up in upcoming issues with information on missing children, what to expect when filing a report and how to take steps in preventing a child from becoming missing.
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Obituaries RUSSELL OLSON
Russell Olson, age 93 years, of Hillsboro, passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Milestone Senior Living in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. He was born on November 22, 1919 to Lewis and Laura (Kegley) Olson at Neillsville, Wisconsin. Russell graduated from the Hillsboro High School. Russell was united in marriage to Elaine Sletten on April 13, 1946 in Cashton. They owned a farm on Fox Ridge, rural Hillsboro, where they lived most of their lives. Elaine preceded him in death on May 4, 2011. Russell worked at Badger Ordinance Ammunition Plant for many years; he also worked for Aunt Nellies Canning Company and drove truck for the Hillsboro Farmers Coop. He was a member of Cesky Den; they presided as the Royal Couple one year during their annual festival, and a member of the Lions Club. Russell and Elaine enjoyed polka dancing and camping, he also liked going out west and hunting. Survivors include his children, Maureen (Dan) Kouba of Hillsboro, David (Leatha) Olson of LaValle, Paul Olson (friend - Joyce) of Hillsboro, Doug (Beth) Olson of Kaukauna and Allan (Peggy) Olson of Hillsboro; nine Grandchildren; eighteen Great-Grandchildren; four Step Grandchildren and nine Step Great Grandchildren. In addition to his wife, Elaine, he was preceded in death by his Parents and a great-granddaughter, Olivia. Funeral Services were held on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, with Rev. Conrad Prell officiating. Burial was in the Greenwood Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hillsboro. Friends called at the Picha Funeral Home in Hillsboro on Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. and at the church on Monday starting at 10 a.m. For online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
RUBY CONNORS
Ruby Connors, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb 14, 2013, at Weber Haus in Wonewoc with family at her side. She was born in the Town of Woodland, the daughter of Edward Hamburg and Martha (Peters) on August 19, 1928. Ruby was united in marriage to Joseph A. Connors on May 20th, 1946, at St Paul’s Ev Lutheran Church in Wonewoc, and enjoyed 55 years of marriage with Joe, raising three sons and a daughter. After her daughter, JoAnn (Steve)Towne’s tragic auto accident she took in and raised her grandchildren; Jeff, Kevin and Melissa. She enjoyed life as a homemaker, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to all. She was a lifetime member of St Paul’s Ev Lutheran Church and a longtime member of the American Legion Post 206 Auxiliary. She always had a smile for everyone, with a just twinkle of mischief in her eyes. She is survived by her sons; Victor (Becky) of Lodi, Wayne (Pat) of Reedsburg and Timothy (Vickie) of Sioux Falls, SD, eleven grandchildren with fourteen great grandchildren, her brother, Edward of Baraboo, and many nephews, nieces and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, six brothers; Albert, Arthur, August, Walter, Alvin, and Benno and two sisters; Esther and Edna. Her funeral services were held at ST PAUL’S EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH, Wonewoc on February 18, 2013 at 11 a.m., with a burial ceremony in the Lutheran Cemetery, Wonewoc, with Reverend Peter Snyder presiding. Visitations were held at Thompson’s Funeral Home on Sunday evening, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and one hour preceding the funeral service at St Paul’s Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St Paul’s Ev Lutheran Elementary School Memorial Fund Thompson Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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EMIL J. SEBRANEK
Emil J. Sebranek, age 94 years, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital in Hillsboro, Wisconsin with his family at his side. He was born on August 13, 1918 to Jacob and Anna (Preslik) Sebranek near Dilly, Wisconsin. Emil was united in marriage to Bessie Birdd on June 24, 1947 in Wonewoc. They farmed in the Town of Hillsboro. She preceded him in death on March 9, 1964. Emil later married Helen Skala on October 30, 1971 in Hillsboro. They also farmed and following retirement moved into Hillsboro in 1983. In addition to his farm work, he also sold Vigortone Feed. They also cleaned at Farmers State Bank in Hillsboro for several years. She preceded him in death on January 14, 2013. He was a member of the St. Aloysius Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus. Emil was always known for his happy disposition and smile. He was a wonderful, loving and caring Dad and enjoyed his loving grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors include his daughters, Monica (Bryan) Good of Elroy and Joanne (Brad) Shanahan of Wonewoc; stepchildren, June (Ron) Hooker of Hillsboro and Steven (Sue) Skala of Hillsboro; grandchildren, Todd, Troy (Tosha), Tara (Mike), Jason, Justin (Crystal) and Matt; great grandchildren, Morgan, Chase, Brody, Caden, Bryce, Mickayla, Parker and Brynn; and sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Sebranek of Tomah, Marvelene Sebranek of Milwaukee, Bessie Sebranek of Hillsboro and Jeanette Birdd of Reedsburg. He was preceded in death by his Parents; wives, Bessie and Helen; sisters, Martha Novy, Emma Novy, Julia Dvorak and an infant, Elizabeth Sebranek; and brothers, John, Edward, James, Albert and Robert Sebranek. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Father Don Bauer officiating. Burial was in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery near Dilly. For online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
JEROME WILLIAMS
Jerome Williams, age 60, of Necedah, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013. He was born March 22, 1952, to Theodore and Barbara (Carter) Williams in Milwaukee, WI. Jerome was a 1970 graduate of J.I. Case High School in Racine, Wisconsin. Jerome moved to Necedah in 1974 and was employed as a tree trimmer. He also owned and operated Master’s Bait and Tackle for a number of years. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and taking trips out West and to Canada. More than anything, he loved his family and was a great father and grandfather. He is survived by his mother, Barbara of Greenwood, WI, his daughter Jamie (Mark Bolcerek) Williams of Necedah, WI and her daughter, Julia, his son, Justin (Melissa Smyser) Williams of Necedah, WI and their children, Justin, Hatanna and Tyonna, his daughter, Dayna (Michael) Teumer of Necedah, WI and her children, Michael, Donte, Dylan, Gracie, Faith, Gwendolyn and Marshall, his daughter, Danielle Amundson of West Salem, WI and her children, Caitlynn, Hannah and Maxwell, his brother, Gary (Carolyn ) Williams of Necedah, WI, and a sister, Wallene (Tom) Neumiller of Savanna, IL nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Theodore. A memorial service was held Saturday, February 16, 2013, 11:00 a.m. at the Necedah United Methodist Church in Necedah. Pastor Bill Dow officiated. The Torkelson Necedah Family Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfunerahome.com.
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The Messenger of Juneau County
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DAVID L. MURRAY
David L. Murray, 78 of Kendall passed away Friday, February 15th after a two year battle with IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis), a rare lung disease that has no known cause or at this time any He was born cure. December 8th, 1934 to Ethel (Kyes) and Hugh Thomas Sr. Murray in Kendall, Wisconsin. David was blessed to have had two beautiful women in his life. He married Eugenia L. Sullivan on April 27th, 1957. From this union came five children - Linda (Lud) Ludeking, Michael (Jodi) Murray, Jon (Jana) Murray, Steve (Melissa) Murray and Ronnie (Mary) Murray. After 40 years of marriage Genie passed from cancer in 1997. The Lord blessed the Murray family by bringing Eileen VonHaden into David’s life. They were united in marriage on May 15, 1999. With Eileen came five daughters – Sharon (Darrell) Peterson, Nancy (William) Adis, Gina (Robert) Grueneberg, Robin VonHaden and Dana (Mitch) Steebs. David worked for Lund’s Garage in Tomah and also ran the family farm from 1957 until moving back to Kendall to farm full-time. The farm was designated a “century farm” in 2006. David semi-retired from farming, in 1991 when Steve and Melissa Murray bought the home farm. He continued to help with field work until the later stages of his illness prevented him from doing so. He worked for the Village of Kendall for 3 years and then he took over the duties as the Township of Glendale patrolman for 15 years until his retirement at age 70. After retiring he spent many hours on the farm cutting and stacking wood - it gave him a sense of peace to be outside with God and nature…it was one of the things he missed most after the illness took over. David will be most remembered for his sense of humor. Let it never be said he didn’t enjoy hearing (and especially telling) a good joke or story!! He loved playing sports but especially softball and he played and managed teams for many years getting to play on the field with his boys. His joy was getting to watch his children and later grandchildren play and succeed in their sporting endeavors throughout the years. He leaves his grandchildren - Tyler and Trevor Ludeking, Malachi and Moriah Murray, Jordan, Jackson and Jefferson Murray, Kaytlin, Kelsey and Erin Murray, Hillary and Emerson (great grandchild), Alexis and Sydney Murray, Logan, Aaron, Kim, and David Peterson, Haden, Emily, Katelyn and Courtney Adis, David and Dakota Grueneberg, a brother Doug (Yvonne) Murray, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Alice (Bugs) Murray, Mary (Bob) Mahr, Esther Sullivan, Joe Dorcey and Charles Sullivan, Florence (Gerald) May, Ralph (Janet) Gehl, Marion Gehl, Alan (Melanie) Gehl, Ivan (Janean) Gehl, Gloria Gehl and Gary (Amy) Gehl, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. David was preceded in death by his wife Eugenia, parents Ethel and Hugh Murray Sr., one brother Hugh Thomas (Bugs) Jr., two sisters Oka Wilcox and Jane Corn, an infant sister, brothers-in-law Lyle Corn, Robert Wilcox, Clarence Sullivan, sisters-in-law Donnaphee Murray and Irene Dorcey, mother and fathers-in-law, Clarence and Frieda (Schaller) Sullivan. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Kendall. Reverend Richard C. Dickman officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Relatives and friends were invited to call on Tuesday at the church from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and on Wednesday at the church from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the family in David’s memory. The Smith-Nelson Funeral Home, Kendall is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.sonnenburgfamilyfh.com
February 21, 2013
THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
Royall girls close to SBC title
BY TASHA MUELLER The Royall girls' basketball team will at least get a share of the Scenic Bluffs Conference Title after winning over New Lisbon Monday night with a last
second basket ending the game 38-36. Beginning in the girls' basketball season, New Lisbon was selected as a state ranked team but had a short run with the ranking falling
throughout the rest of the season. Royall was able to overcome a 9 point 1st quarter deficit as New Lisbon broke away 16-7 going into the second quarter. Royall then
Royall's Kelsea Storkel was to put in the game winning basket after the team kept getting tied up in the final 10 seconds. Royall was able to end the game with a few seconds to spare 38-36. After Brookwood's overtime loss over Hillsboro, Royall will either win the SBC title outright or share with Brookwood as both teams match up with Royall hosting the competition this Thursday night.
added on 11 points as New Lisbon was only allowed 5 more points before the half as New Lisbon led by 3, 2118. Going into the third quarter, Royall was able to grab onto 11 more points and finally take the lead into the final stretch at 29-27. During the fourth, both teams added on 9 points but Royall came out on top after senior Kelly Switz was able to make a layup before New Lisbon went to the foul line to tie the game. Kelsey Vaassen was able to answer back with a basket, as the game was tied again at 36-36 with 10.1 seconds left. Within the last few seconds, Kelsea Storkel was able to win the game for the Lady Panthers. The basket made it in with only a few seconds to spare. Switz led the team in double digits with 17 points. Madeline Miller and Paige Hyer both had 6 points, Vaassen added on 4 points, Nicole Miller had 3 points and Storkel with her game winning 2 points. Earlier in the week on Saturday, Royall hosted Mauston in non-conference action. Royall was only allowed 15 points throughout the second half of the game as Mauston went on to
win 50-36. Kelly Switz was again the top scorer in double digits with 13 as Mauston's Alaina Laursen was able to do the same. The season will come down to the wire as Royall will host the conference matchup between Brookwood this Thursday evening. Royall now takes the lead in the conference after Monday night's game with one game ahead of Brookwood. Brookwood is coming off of an overtime loss against Hillsboro Monday night 48-46. If Royall wins, they could take the title outright or if Brookwood wins, both teams could share the title. Currently, Brookwood, Bangor and Hillsboro are tied up at 9-4. The race could
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get interesting for second and third place finishes as Bangor hosts WonewocCenter and Hillsboro travels to Necedah. Royall will begin their first WIAA regional game on Tuesday, February 26 and will host Kickapoo with tipoff at 7 pm. Royall received a number 1 seed within the La Crosse Logan sectional as the pairings were released this past weekend. Current Scenic Bluffs Girls Basketball Standings Royall: 10-3 Brookwood: 9-4 Bangor: 9-4 Hillsboro: 9-4 New Lisbon: 6-7 Cashton: 5-8 Wonewoc-Center: 4-9 Necedah: 0-13
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February 21, 2013
County approves land sales of foreclosed properties BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD At the Tuesday, February 19, meeting of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors the board accepted a $100,000 offer from Jeff Raese of Wonewoc for the purchase of a tax delinquent property in the Town of Necedah. The property was taken by the county in a 2012 foreclosure, however, has recently became the focus in an open criminal case within the Juneau County Courts. In the description of the resolution authorizing the land sale to Raese it is stated that there is an "improper cloud upon the title due to wrong actions by third parties." Those third parties are Francis Walsh of Lyndon Station and Alfred Simmons of Chicago. According to criminal complaint the pair have been charged with a felony party to criminal slander of a title. Walsh is accused of filing a Warranty Deed on the 20 acre land through the Juneau County Register of Deeds and doing so after the county had foreclosed and taken ownership of the property. According to records the deed was sold to Walsh by Simmons for 21 silver dollars. The county has filed a civil action in an attempt to clear the deed. Once the civil action has been completed Raese will take over ownership. Another Land Sale On a motion by supervisors to reduce the sale price by $10,000 of a property within the City of Mauston, the county entered into an agreement to sell a foreclosed property on Elmberta St. to Pastor Wendell Williams and his wife Susan. The Williams will pay $15,100 to take over ownership. Williams plans on renting the property to SEA of Change
where up to the past month he had been serving as treasurer. The property would be used as transitional housing for families and single mothers, one family at a time. SEA of Change will pay the living expenses for occupants who enter into a contract after meeting application criteria. The goal is to have them work towards being on their own feet within 3 months and at which time they will need to attain other living arrangements. SEA of Change hopes that the program will alleviate some issues facing the homeless population in Juneau County. They hope to help 4 separate families within a calendar year with their transitional program. Community Action oversees funds for another transitional housing program which supports the homeless community. Advocates working with the homeless state that resources, especially low income rentals, are needed to truly combat the hurdles many face in finding adequate and affordable housing. St. Vincent De Paul in Mauston helps residents of New Lisbon and Mauston with rental and utility payments. Circle of Hope aims to help Juneau County residents in need of shelter with stays at local motels until housing and employment resources kick in. All agencies are reporting higher than average numbers this past winter season in working with those needing assistance. All state the need outweighs the resources available. The Mauston Food Pantry has recently reported having served the highest number of families ever in a given month. The Salvation Army has been fielding calls for assistance for utility payments and gas vouchers. Circle of Hope stated that between mid November through present time they have had 4-6 rooms filled at area motels with fam-
ilies and individuals experiencing homelessness with the stays ranging from 3 to 6 weeks long. Juneau County Board Supervisor Alan Peterson stated all municipalities should look at making abandoned and foreclosed homes available for those with a need. New District Attorney Juneau County's new District Attorney Michael Solovey stopped in at the meeting on Tuesday morning to provide the supervisors with an update of the past month and since he has taken office. Solovey stated that while he has been busy, things in the District Attorney's office were "going well," The office has been working on creating an open relationship with law enforcement and according to Solovey has been getting the intake process "under control." He went on to state that he is now able to work on the back log of intake that was waiting for him when he took office. Solovey replaced former Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth in last year's November election. He officially took office in January. Open Positions At Tuesday's meeting the supervisors approved posting open positions in Human Resources and the Sheriff's Department. Due to a resignation a receptionist position is available in Human Resources. It is a Grade 5 position with a salary rate of $12.92 to $15.50. In the Sheriff's Department two positions were posted, one is a 911 dispatch position which is a Grade 11 with a salary rate between $16.42 up to $20.01. The other position is for a deputy sheriff and has a salary rate of $21.16.
Mauston School Board accepts $45K in donations BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD Approximately $45,000 in donations were accepted at the Monday evening meeting of the Mauston School Board. The largest donation, $31,000, came from the Mauston Golden Eagle Booster Club and has benefited various teams within the athletic department. The money has and will be used for uniforms, and equipment. A $13,000 donation was accepted from Randy Fenwick co-owner of the Fun Company in New Lisbon. The donation will be used for new equipment for the track and field in the form of a pole vault pit. A $700 grant from the Wisconsin State Gold Association was accepted on behalf of the Golf Team. School board members acknowledged the generosity of the local community and expressed that in upcoming meetings they will showcase more donations the district has received. "The donations help support the students and go for things that the district could not afford to do for them," stated board member RJ Rogers.
Administrator Reports One by one, building principals shared with board members how teaching staff was utilizing the newly adapted Professional Leaning Community (PLC) approach within each of the schools. PLC, stated the principals, has allowed for collaboration in addressing classes and individual student needs. Early release has allowed staff additional time for their PLC collaboration. Director of Technology Rob Demeuse announced the 2nd Annual Tech Camp for staff. The event will take place over two consecutive weekends in March and this year has been opened up for educators outside of the district. The camp will have 46 sessions with approximately 18 of the district's staff providing the various instruction to their peers. Teachers attending the free camp can earn educational credits and is considered a win-win for the district as hosting the camp comes in at basically no cost. Lynette Livingston the Director of Curriculum and iLead Charter School Administrator provided the board an update with
the recent open house at the charter school. Livingston stated the event was well attended and students showcased the results of the recent projects. She went on to state that 6 families from outside the district attended the event in an effort to learn more about the innovative charter school. In her report to board members Superintendent Christine Weymouth made an announcement that the district is looking into providing an online virtual school. Currently they are looking at two providers, one of which is the JEDI Network which is a consortium of eight to nine districts in southern Wisconsin. "The online virtual school can draw in students through the open enrollment and students within the district," stated Weymouth. Weymouth also announced that parents can expect to soon receive their child's WKCE test scores in the mail. A letter explaining the scores and test will also be provided. The scores, according to Weynouth, are just one measure the staff use in discerning a student's ability. Lastly, Weymouth stat-
ed she felt compelled to read a recent press release on an announcement by John Forrester from the Wisconsin School Administrators Association. In the release she read it stated: “Considering that public schools make up more than 40 percent of the state budget and Governor Walker has $1.7 billion in available revenues for new spending. I am shocked that he is proposing a revenue cap freeze for public schools,” said John Forester, director of government relations for the Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance (SAA). In his 2011-13 budget, adopted in June 2011, Governor Walker cut the public school revenue limit by an average of $550 per student, while private voucher school per-pupil allocations were held harmless. And at the same time the state was cutting more than $800 million from Wisconsin public schools, it was increasing the amount given to voucher schools by about $23 million. “The disastrous defunding of public education continues unabated,” Forester said. “Given that this is coming on the heels of the last
budget’s massive cuts, it’s safe to say that this proposal represents the worst state budget for public school students in Wisconsin history.” Despite overwhelming evidence that private school vouchers do not improve student achievement and lack adequate financial accountability to the public, Governor Walker continues to pursue private school voucher expansion. His current proposal would open private school vouchers to nine new school districts and special needs students. “Make no mistake about it,” said Forester. “The ultimate objective of voucher advocates is a statewide system of private school vouchers for all Wisconsin school children. This takes critical resources away from students in public schools, leaving most school districts in Wisconsin with no choice but to increase local property taxes and make greater reductions in quality educational opportunities for all students.” Weymouth urged citizens, no matter which side they fall on the issue, to contact their legislators and voice their opinion.
THEFT, from page 1 Lutz went on to state, according to the criminal complaint, that she first took money from the PTC by using the debit card at ATMs. Lutz also stated that she had kept all the receipts as she planned on paying all the money back and had made payments throughout the time in question. Lutz alleged to have admitted to altering treasurer reports to the PTC in an effort to avoid detection. She also stated that she didn't know how she thought she was going to get away with what she had been doing, and acknowledged it was wrong. She did also state that the PTC was a great program for the children and that "nothing ever didn't get paid for the children." At the time the Messenger went to press an initial hearing in the case against Lutz had not been scheduled.
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February 21, 2013
THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
Toastmasters attend training
Board members of the Six Rivers Toastmasters Club located in Mauston WI attended an officer training on January 26 in Onalaska WI. The board members in attendance were joined by the District 35 Governor, Area C5 Governor, and Division Governor. A piece of the morning's agenda included a Club Success Plan while examining club challenges, club foci, and club excellence. During Moments of Truth, the group heard more about club quality standards and finished off the morning by attending various breakout sessions on leadership, contest judging, and member retention. Have you always been curi- Dianne Young, District 35 Governor; John Lavallee, Six Rivers Toastmasters ous about Toastmasters? Vice President of Education; Margie Strouse, Six Rivers Toastmasters Wonder if it might be a good President; Barb Baker, Six Rivers Toastmasters Sergeant at Arms; Doug Kryder, place to overcome YOUR fear Six Rivers Toastmasters Vice President of Membership; kneeling-April Martell, of speaking in public? Six Rivers Toastmasters Vice President of Public Relations. Board member Interested in seeing real peo- missing from the photo: Michele Wilkinson, Six Rivers Toastmasters ple---not professional speak- Secretary/Treasurer. ers-demonstrate what they've learned? Plan to join Six al development in a supporting and non-threatening environRivers Toastmasters in action at one of their upcoming meetings ment. Club members practice not only speaking but listening on February 18 (Monday) and March 7 (Thursday) starting and leadership by serving various roles on a regular basis to fulpromptly at 7 p.m. and ending prior to 8:30 p.m. The meetings fill the meeting requirements. take place at Mauston's Hatch Public Library located at 111 W. For more information, contact Margie Strouse, Six Rivers State Street in the Community Room. Toastmasters President, at 608-751-7515. Toastmasters is a great way to take your leadership and comBE OUR GUEST….and see what Toastmasters can do for munication skills to the next level. These meetings are the per- you! fect event to attend if you are looking for a low cost profession-
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February 21, 2013
Lunde and Moore earn trip to state BY TASHA MUELLER
After months of practice and meets, determination was finally achieved for two Royall wrestlers after succeeding their weight class brackets in sectionals at Mineral Point this past Saturday. Senior Christian Moore will be making his second trip to state after he achieved a 3rd place finish at 195 pounds last season, while this will be junior Dalton Lunde's first trip to state. Teammates sophomore Trenton Pasch was able to round out the day at 4th place, as well as junior Landon Robertson, as only the top 3 at each sectional would move on. Pasch was unable to move past Luke Nowak from Iowa Grant/Highland at 45 pounds as Nowak won by decision 118 during the 3rd place match. At 285 pounds, Robertson faced Mineral Point's Brian Steffes and couldn't rally a pin in the first period in 1:15. Pasch's record rounded out the season at 34-11 and Robertson's ended at 19-18.
Moore started out the day at 220 pounds with a matchup between North Crawford/Seneca's Jared Grimsled and winning by decision 4-2 in the quarterfinal. Next up, Moore was able to find an early pin for the day over Cody Rider from Iowa Grant/Highland in 0:48 during the semifinal. In the first place match, Moore met up with Westby's Chase Nottestad for a close decision final score of 2-1. Moore will begin his road to a title starting Friday morning at 11:15 taking on the winner between Blake Olson of Independence/Gilmanton or Sam Beschta of Lena/St. Thomas. Looking at all of the wrestlers in Moore's bracket, he is the only one to be undefeated. At 170 pounds, Lunde picked up two extra pins for his season in the first two rounds over Trevor Troxel from Riverdale in 1:33 and Logan Meyer of Waterloo in 3:40. Lunde was unable to overcome a pin from Wyatt Seep from Weston/Ithaca in 1:33 during the 1st place match. During the 2nd place match, Lancaster's David Chadd won by decision
over Lunde with a final score of 8-5 and pumped Lunde's final position into 3rd place. Lunde will begin his state competition a little earlier on Thursday night at 7:15 pm. Lunde will take on Adam Risse of Random Lake with a record of 31-6. If Lunde wins, the next match will be Friday at 11:15 am against Matt Nowak of Edgar. The team ended the day at 6th place out of 22 teams with 51.5 points. Lancaster was able to take away the sectional title with 146.0 points. If you are unable to make the trip to the Kohl Center in Madison during the three-day state tournament, online streaming of all matches will be available online at http://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Wrestling/TournamentInform ation with a link to Live Stream and Line Results. Good luck to both at the 70th Annual WIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament!
Karas Dental spends a day sharing dental education and fun with area students BY EILEEN NALE Each year the students from the area visit Karas Dental in Elroy and learn a lot about caring for their teeth and many other helpful tips. On Monday, February 18, it was not the normal day for those at Karas Dental and also some students from the grade schools of Wonewoc,
Royall, New Lisbon and Hillsboro. They were there in one day to learn the importance of taking care of their teeth. The first group to stop by was Wonewoc which arrived at 9:00 a.m. Karas Dental employee Diane Johnson read a book called, “Just Going to the Dentist� while
the children listened intently. Next it was Royall students who arrived at 10:40 a.m. and there were several of them that got to listen to a story read by Diane Johnson that showed the proper way to brush their teeth. There were several of them that also were brave and went into a dentist chair as they
had all the instruments shown to them. They were able to realize that these instruments were there to help them continue to have a wonderful smile. At noon the New Lisbon students arrived and when they were read the book they were asked to see how wide they could open their mouth
for the dentist to see in, and they really opened them wide. This group asked a lot of questions and some also went into the dentist chair to see what that felt like. The last group of children to come to Karas Dental was Hillsboro who arrived at 1:00 p.m. They were all smiles and were ready to
answer questions. After being read the book about going to the dentist, they were shown on a puppet the correct way to brush their teeth. Overall the day provided a lot of dental health education to the groups that will help them keep great smiles for a lifetime.
The Hillsboro students arrived at 1 p.m. and Diane Johnson read a book about a dentist visit.
The New Lisbon group of students had a lot of great questions and were very interested in learning about the dentist.
Some of the Royall students got to take a turn sitting in the dentist chair as they learned about the tools used to clean and work on teeth.
The Wonewoc group learned about the proper way to brush their teeth through a book read by Diane Johnson of Karas Dental.
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Elroy Library news BY MARY WAARVIK LIBRARIAN Our Mystery Book Group will meet next Monday to talk about the book we all read. I don't know if I should tell you what it is - after all, they are a mysterious group - but I can say that it is by an excellent author, it is just goofy, and the protagonist is called Dortmunder. Know who the author is? Come in and take a guess, or join the group for more fun. The Milwaukee Bucks' Reading Challenge will end next week, at the end of February. Kids, if you have read 500 (or more?) pages, come in and get your free pass to a Bucks game. We have added a passel of old/new DVDs to our shelves recently. Maybe you missed an old classic, like Sleepless in Seattle or The Blues Brothers. They can be checked out for a week.
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of New Lisbon February 21, 2013
Street Department improvements for New Lisbon BY DIANNA ANDERSON New Lisbon City council has approved the purchase of a new 2013 John Deere Tractor for the street department at a cost of $11,828.00 at a .95% interest rate from the Bank of Mauston. The street department now has a 12 year old tractor and the city will be trading it in on the new one. The street dump truck also has been approved for repairs as the box on the dump truck is falling apart so the box will be replaced. The street department has also approved repairs to the crane as it cannot pass an inspection at this time. The Public Works building located off of highway 12&16 has been of concern to the street department as well, building two has a roof collapse and windows out of the building.
The council approved to have the building removed by an independent person after showing proof of insurance and proof of job completion, the city has agreed that the building should be removed in three days. Council member, Gary Cowan, told the council members that the Wa Du Shuda committee will have a competition for a Little Miss Wa Du Shuda and Miss Wa Du Shuda this year. This will be the first year for this new addition to the celebration. Cowan also explained that the parade time will be moved up to noon on Sunday instead of at 1:00 p.m. Mayor, Lloyd Chase reminded council members that the city is hosting business after five with the New Lisbon Travel Mart on Thursday March 14th at 5:00 p.m.
New Lisbon High School Honor Roll “A” Honor Roll - 20122013 Semester All A Honor Roll Students with a 4.0000 are: Seniors Elayne J. Hansen, Stephanie Elizabeth Heindl, Lydia Jasmine J. LaBudda, Malouff, Stephanie Janet Oleson, Krista Mae Ulrich and Jenna Lynn Washetas. students are: Junior McKenzie Dahlke, Kayla Marie Gregar, Amanda Kippenhan, Michelle Amber Larsen, Taylor Marie LeTexier, Alanna Shea McCullough, Lisa M. O'Mara, Alyssa Rae Spaniol and Chenyi Zhao. Sophomore students are: Adam Edward Bell, Justin L Giebel, Kelsi Mae Gregar, Monica Ann Larsen, Freshman students are: Alyssa M. Allard, Stephan Bear Burbach, Adele G. Hansen, Savanna R. Morris, Larissa Marie Pedersen, Elizabeth Christine Reeve and Makayla Marie Schmidt, High Honor Roll students are: Seniors - Brielyn Georgeson with a 3.6667; Ashley Amber Huffman with a 3.7500; Hannah Johnson with a 3.8000; Abigail Lutz with a 3.7500 and Samantha Olson with a 3.8000. Junior students with a 3.8000 are: Codi Ellen Christopherson, John Curtis Costello, Brett M. Fank, Bethany Marie Forsythe, Aaron Robert Frisk, Shauniquah Rain Miller, Michael A. Myers and Alexandria Dianne Schindler.
Sophomore students with a 3.8000 are: Emma Lee Bunker, Joseph C. Cook, Haley Nicole Hoile and Emma JoAnn Rheingans. Freshman students with a 3.8000 are: Tiffany Amber Fenske, Justin David Spaniol and Kassandra J. Woggon. Honor Roll students are: Seniors - Hunter B. Berry with a 3.0000; Chelsey M.A. Briner with a 3.0000; Kyle Kalen Craft with a 3.2500; Dalton Cole Day with a 3.0000; Shantal Lynn Eastman with a 3.0000; Christian Derrick Forsythe with a 3.0000; Matthias Reid Haschke with a 3.0000; Mikaila C. Novak with a 3.3333; Katlyn (Kadee) Dee Reisdorph with a 2.6667; Jacob Alan Ruetten with a 2.7500; Bradley J. Solinski with a 2.7500; Craig Wilson Walker with a 3.2500; Dan J. Davenport with a 3.0000 and Mikaela Kennedy with a 2.7500. Junior students- Tyler Dean Allard with a 2.8000; Breanna M. Borcherdt with a 3.0000; Casey Brummund with a 3.4000; Myles Connor with a 3.6000; Morgan Sue Dalberg with a 3.3333; Shaunna L Fox with a 3.2500; Travis Owen Gibbons with a 2.6667; Austin Scott Granger with a 2.8000; Hillary Hannah Hadley with a 3.2500; Rachel Lee Haschke with a 3.6000; Ryan J. Huffman with a 3.4000; Zoey R. Jensen with a 3.0000; Dylan M. Laack with a 3.0000; Amber Irene
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Kyhlie Dawn Steele with a 3.4000; Abigail Rose Washetas with a 2.8000; Lauren A. Woggon with a 3.6000 and Elaine Lee Wood with a 3.4000. Freshman students - Keegan R. Berry with a 3.0000; Levi Nathaniel Billups with a 3.2000; Daniel Ray Czubakowski with a 3.0000; Marisa Rain Day with a 3.6000; Royce J. Gerke with a 2.7500; Noelle Joy Gibbons with a 3.0000; Lucas James Kleifgen with a 3.4000; Bryton Michael Kline with a 3.2000; Nelson Miller with a 3.2000; EmmaLee C. Schindler with a 3.0000; Jake B. Shymanik with a 3.0000; Bailey S. Slater with a 3.6000; Andrew T. St. Clair with a 3.4000; James Ray Townsend with a 2.8000; Lydia A. Weiland with a 3.4000; Matthew M. Westenberg with a 3.0000 and Kyle Michael Woodward with a 3.0000.
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Necedah basketball action takes to sides BY STEVE NORLING This past Tuesday, February 14th was not a good Valentines Day for the Necedah Lady Cardinal basketball team. They hosted the Royall Lady Panthers and it was also retro-night. Both teams were dressed in uniforms from the past. Prior to the game there was camaraderie to the point of having a group pictures of the two teams together taken. With the jump ball for the start of the game the camaraderie ended. The Royall Lady Panthers are one of the best teams I have observed this year and they did not take long to show. They are a
very fast and athletic team and there was no way that the Lady Cardinals could keep up with them. They took over from the beginning and by halftime led by a score of 37 - 8. While the Lady Cardinals gave it their best there was not much they could do. The Lady Panthers wound up winning the game by a lopsided score of 63 20. On Thursday evening the Cardinal Boys hosted the Wonewoc-Center Wolves and this was a much different story. Necedah took control and led the game all the way. At the end of the first quarter it was 15 - 8 and at
The Cardinal and Panther girls teams celebrated Retro Night with uniforms from the past and took the opportunity to share some photo time together.
The Cardinal boys were able to stay on their A game and defeat the Wonewoc Wolves 71-54.
the half 34 - 23. The Cardinals wound up winning by a 71 - 54 score. Jordan Murphy was the game's high scorer with a total of twenty points, nine of which came on three three-pointers. Trip Horbinski had two threepointers and ten points and while Aston Knutson did not have any three-point shots
he wound up with thirteen points. Palmer Schroeder was high point man for the Wolves with fifteen points, including one three-pointer. Josh Brockman was the only other Wolf in double figures with fourteen points, with four three-pointers to his credit. While neither hit double figures, Casey Krueger
had two three-pointers and Cory Olson had one. By the time this paper comes out the Cardinals will have played their first regional tournament game. Hopefully I will have good news for you next week.
Necedah board looking into language on busses BY STEVE NORLING
SPELLING BEE CHAMPS Necedah Middle School has completed the local competition and the two contestants for the CESA 5 regional spelling bee in Sauk Prairie are: Rhiannon Mach 8th grade Champion and Dane Moore 8th grade Runner-up. Also notable mention was 6th grader Selina Walters finishing 3rd in her first middle school spelling bee. The contest lasted approximately 2 hours going deep into the 16th round to determine the school champion from a finalist pool of 18 contestants. Congratulations go out to all those who performed last Friday. The three finalists pictured above are: From left to right, Selina Walters (3), Rhiannon Mach (1), Dane Moore (2).
The February School Board met on February 18th at 7:00 PM. In the public comment section one citizen asked what could be done about the filthy language and talk about porn sites on the busses. He has pulled his children off the bus due to this language and other off color talk. Superintendent Gierach and the board stated that they would look into it and get back to him. Jessica Bilski, president of the PATT organization, questioned the board as to where they were on the safety issue of the school. While nothing definite has been decided, there are things that are being looked into and there have been meetings with various police agencies. More should be known by next month's meeting. Brian Seebruck was sworn in as an interim board member, taking the place of the resigned Steve Gillespie. His term will be filled in the spring election. The board then unanimously approved accepting a $1,000 donation from Oakdale Electric. The donation is to go to the Lead the Way program and the new CNC machine. There was one resignation and three hiring's to be reported and all were accepted by the board. The resignation was Kris Saylor from his position as Middle School football coach. The hiring's were Kris Saylor as assistant baseball coach filling an open position, John Daubs to fill an open position as assistant track coach and Jacquie Peters to fill an open position as
assistant softball coach. In his report, High School principal Mark Becker noted that the Skills USA competition is to he held Feb. 28 and Mar. 1. Girls state powerlifting competition will be held in Necedah on March 2. Forensics-district competition at DeForest will be held on March 4. Some things of note were that the 7th grade quiz bowl placed fifth in competition. All 21 students on the forensics team advanced to district competition. Our wrestlers did well but none of them made it through to state. The two students in the middle school spelling bee in Sauk Prairie place twelfth and fourth. Superintendent Gierach reported that there will be a $2,500 forthcoming through TDS. He will report further on it next month. The county stopped by to see if they could plant a natural snow fence in front of the school. The board instructed Mr. Gierach to look into it further. Gierach noted that he and the staff are looking for ways to make up some time, which was lost on snow days, etc. The superintendent and the board president have been invited to take part in a meeting in Stevens Point about the Skyward information system and the possible change to another company. Necedah uses Skyward and this would cost quite a bit. Gierach also suggested that the board study the new voucher system that the state is proposing. He will be meeting with our representatives in Madison to discuss it in depth.
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Mile Bluff Medical Center is shining the volunteer spotlight on Dwight Condon for his hard work and dedication. given me a place here on earth to do things. I feel the need to help people in whatever way I possibly can, and I felt that Mile Bluff was a good place to do this." Dwight encourages others to volunteer as well. "We're living in a world that is so 'me-oriented,'" explains Dwight. "Volunteering is a good way for people to stop
focusing on themselves and to start thinking about helping others." When he isn't volunteering, Dwight enjoys listening to music and reading. If you would like to volunteer at Mile Bluff Medical Center or Terrace Heights Retirement Community in Mauston, contact Reverend Fairchild at 608-847-1285.
If you would like to donate time at Mile Bluff - Crest View Nursing Home in New Lisbon, call Lorraine Anderson at 608-562-3667. For opportunities at Mile Bluff - Fair View Nursing Home in Mauston, contact Jill Finley at 608-847-1290. There are opportunities available for individuals and groups!
Kendall Public Library news BY LYNETTE VLASAK The February meeting of the book club will be on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at the library. We will be discussing Philip Roth’s novel Nemesis which deals with the polio epidemic in the 1940s. If you haven’t read the book you are still welcome to come and listen to the discussion. New additions to our library fiction collection include
Brad Meltzer’s The Fifth Assassin. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis and Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. New nonfiction titles include Betsy McCaughey’s Beating Obamacare, 101 Best Diabetic Foods and Letters Home to Sarah: The Civil War Letters of Guy C. Taylor, Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers edited by local authors Kevin and Patsy Alderson.
Hatch Happenings BY DEBBY ENNIS Congratulations to Gracelyn Footit, winner of the M & M's glass for February! The actual number of M & M's in the glass was 428 and Gracelyn won with a guess of 417enjoy! Twenty-five people came to our Valentine's Day Evening Story Time on Wednesday, February 13 to enjoy stories, games, milk and cookies. If you weren't able to attend this time, be sure to mark your calendars for the next one! Wednesday, March 13 will be our Spring Evening Story Time from 6:30-7:00 pm. Calling all Princesses and Knights! On
Saturday, March 23, kids of all ages are invited to a royal celebration. Everyone is welcome to come in costume to share stories, games, snacks and a craft from 11 am12 pm on that day. Registration is required so be sure to sign up early to reserve a spot. On Thursday, February 21, Mary Morgan will be a guest for our Arts After School Program. Kids ages 9-12 are invited to join us at 3:30 to learn how to make "relief prints." If you aren't sure what they are, stop at my desk and I will show you examples. This is going to be one program you won't want to miss!
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Elroy community supper planned All are Invited to Community Supper in Elroy. A Community Supper will be held on Wednesday, February 27th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Royall Ave., Elroy. This community supper gives individuals and families a chance to share a meal and build relationships within the community. The Community Supper is served on the last Wednesday of each month, and will continue throughout 2013, with some adjustments for holidays. Everyone is invited to share in this dining experience. Come and join your neighbors for a wonderful meal.
BY KATIE NUTTALL Mile Bluff would like to recognize and thank Dwight Condon for volunteering at the medical center. Since August, 2012, Dwight has been serving as an information desk ambassador. When he's volunteering, Dwight helps at the registration desk at the hospital. "I take patients to the areas they need to go in the facility, and direct guests," explains Dwight. "I also help the front desk staff by making copies, getting files ready, and keeping track of who is next in line to register." In 2011, Dwight had a heart attack and later came to Mile Bluff Medical Center for cardiac rehabilitation. After he recovered, Dwight was unable to continue working as a post master due to lifting restrictions, so he decided to start volunteering a couple days a week to fill his time. "After going through cardiac rehabilitation, I thought that Mile Bluff Medical Center would be a pretty good place to volunteer," says Dwight. "As a Christian, I wanted volunteer because the Lord has
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Blowing and drifting snow was causing hazardous driving conditions statewide on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) was alerting all travelers to the hazardous driving conditions they may encounter across the state. High winds, at times reaching 25 mph, were causing poor visibility and large snow drifts in some areas of Wisconsin. In addition, many areas were still icy following Monday nights freeze. The combination of these two elements, as well as the potential for additional snow showers in some areas, was proving to be dangerous for some motorists. With more snow predicted for Thursday and Friday, WisDOT advises that travelers check winter road conditions before leaving home by calling 5-1-1 or visiting Wisconsin 511 online at 511wi.gov. As always, follow these tips during winter travel: Leave at least 500 feet of distance between your vehicle and a snowplow, salt truck or another vehicle. Drive at a safe and legal speed for conditions. Make sure your gas tank is full and you have some food, warm blankets and clothing in the vehicle in case of emergency. Drive alert and sober. Always wear seatbelts. Make sure your cell phone is fully charged and working, and keep both hands on the wheel while driving. Tell others about your travel route and itinerary. Additional winter driving tips can be found on WisDOTs web site at: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/motorist/winterdriving/index.htm. Motorists are advised to plan ahead, drive with extreme caution and expect delays.
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Celebrating National FFA Week!
MAUSTON HIGH SCHOOL FFA From Left, Back Row: Aaron Schneider, Courtney Miller, Megan Schroeder, Paige Waits, Rayne Karas, Adam Vaughm, Pat Summerton, Daren Garza. 5th Row: Andrea Arndt, Emma Leopold, Erik Arndt, Nick Brunner, Micale Lunk, Alissa Voss, Cassie Blackdeer, Katie Coleman. 4th Row: Makenna Lancaster, Jasmine Schoff, James Duran, Kyle Voss, Austin Holle, Alexandro Evangelista, Reed Hoile, McKayla Osbourne, Sam Day. 3rd Row: Sheila Rose, Alexis Lenorud, Danielle Norwick, Carlie Blackdeer, Andrew Schwedrsky, Ryan Schneider, Peter Cauley, Zach Voss, Morgan Denton, Michaela Honnold, Anthony Bermeo, Shannon McDade. 2nd Row: Jacob Brunner, Haley Schwedrsky, Pat Cauley, Michael Clark, Ryan Gill, Craig Dallman, Casey Goers, Kyle Barribeau, Zach Gray, Atley Pufahl. Front Row: Advisor Darrell Hines, Adam Kramer, Theron Wilkinson, Kadi Walsh–President, Mitch Giebel–Vice President, Charitee Seebecker–Secretary, Amber Bellows–Treasurer, Roshani Patel–Reporter, Austin Remington–Sentinel, Chris Rut, Krystal Hancock, Abby Williams.
OLSON MIDDLE SCHOOL FFA Front Row, Left to Right: Ross Warner, Kayte Free, Twyla Pufahl, Ryan Williams, Travis Johnson, Ian Fenner, Gabbi Eickhoff, Brook Hoffman, Cheyenne Galovits. 2nd Row, Left to Right: Mr. Hines, Kevin Kustief, Hayley Makela. Nic Breunig, Cole Kobylsi, Andrew Babcock, Nolan Buss, Beth Voigt, Sara Erickson, Libby Patton. 3rd Row, Left to Right: Matt Clark, Marie Duffy, Brianna Boyd, Grace Hammer, Emily Reigard, Alonda Schwedrsky, Kara Kidd, Arianna Bilz, Shelbi Miller, Alexis Edgerton, Ashton Wetley. 4th Row, Left to Right: Noah Olson, Garret Lutz, Malisha Jay, Raven Dawson, Riley Honnold, Cali Ogurek, Riley Champlin, Lauren Luke, Crystal Cafferty, Lindsey Zoller, Blake Nelson, Jasper Duran. Back Row, Left to Right: Sam Tyler, Tara Hatfield, Kadi Walsh, Amber Bellows, Mitch Giebel, Charitee Seebecker, Roshani Patel, Austin Remington, Josh Domenech, Noah Leopold, Logan Larson.
National FFA week supported by these fine businesses Lamperts 847-5819 Hofmeister Insurance 489-2441 Bank of Mauston 847-6200 Karas Dental 462-8282 and 565-7173 R&R Shooters 847-4562 BTU Management 847-4600
PT Works 847-5100
Laser Therapy 697-0355
H&R Block 847-4041
Crandall Funeral Home 847-5894
Royal Bank 462-8477
ATH Collision 847-1999
Hair Affair 847-7871
St. Joseph’s Health Services – Gundersen Lutheran Hospital & Clinic Hillsboro 489-8000
Festival Foods 847-4331
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Celebrating National FFA Week!
ROYALL FFA Front row (l-r) Anna Riedl, Katelyn Woodworth, Tristan Dow, Amanda Woodworth 2nd row (l-r) Cassie Bigham, Chelsea Johnson, Sabrinna Clemmerson, Catiglenn Northcott, Bethany Lee 3rd row (l-r) Nicole Dewitt, Kelly Switz, Jordan Christian, Maricruz Burkhalter, Lauren Marx, Hannah Lamb, Cara Masters 4th row (l-r) Katie Sugden, Michaela Nofsinger, Trenton Pasch, Zach Preston, Colton Johnson, Ally Stanek 5th row (l-r) Jacob Kolodzinski, Trevor Jenkins, Dustin Groom, Kyle Marx, Lane Kobel, Trystan Houzner, Brett Stanek Missing were Erica Murray, Wrangler Jones, Garth Woodrick, Brianna Steinmetz, Erica Woodruff, Joey Sugden, Charmayne Henze and Mallory Novachek.
Royall FFA members participate in the local Homecoming Festivities by having a float in the parade. Pictured in front of the float are members (l-r) Wrangler Jones, Joe Sugden, Lauren Marx, Janessa Young, Katie Sugden, Tristan Dow and Zach Preston (the ghost).
Royall FFA members and students in the Large Animal Science class made a display recognizing farmers in the Elroy and Kendall areas which was on display at Royall High School and at the Tom Murray farm during the Colors of Kendall celebration. Pictured with the display are: (l-r) Eaon Welchin, Jacob Orth, Landon Robertson, Tiffany Hastings, Erica Woodruff, Alana Braund, Courtney Newlun, Tara Sweatt, Taylor Ladwig, Alexis Brand, and Kylee Thompson. Seated to the right are (l-r) Colton Johnson, Shane Birch, Brandon Britzke, Kyle Marx.
National FFA Week is supported by these fine businesses Hofmeister Insurance 489-2441
Karas Dental 462-8282 or 565-7173
Laser Therapy 697-0355
Farmers State Bank 489-2621
Twins Beauty Salon 462-8230
Royal Bank 462-8477
Peterson Pharmacy 489-3141
Elroy Auto and Home 462-5192
St. Joseph’s Clinic –Elroy 462-4116
Heritage Manor 462-8491
Kendall Trucking 463-7125
County Market 489-2423 Mark’s Jewelry 462-5545 Midor 462-8275 Biermier Insurance 462-8646 Waterman Auto Body 462-8600
Miller Heating 462-5216 Elroy Gas 462-8454 Picha Funeral Home Elroy/ Hillsboro 489-2516
Bubba’s Little Squirt 462-4994 Cheese Store and More 489-2654 Bardo Custom Blending 462-8540
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HILLSBORO FFA Chapter had 46 members compete in the
Sectional and State Career Development Events. Our Chapter has been the awarded the overall Sectional Sweepstakes winner for 9 years running. Last Spring Hillsboro FFA members won 3 of the 16 State Judging Contests at UW Madison.
STATE FFA CONVENTION at Madison. Hillsboro was the only Chapter in the State to win 3 career Development Events.
National FFA Week is supported by these fine businesses Royal Bank 462-8477
Hofmeister Insurance 489-2441
St. Joseph’s Clinic – Hillsboro 489-8280
Peterson Pharmacy 489-3141
Farmers State Bank 489-2621 Cheese Store and More 489-2651
Karas Dental 462-8282 and 565-7173 Treasure Mill 985-7300 Dana Foods 489-2924
Picha Funeral Home Elroy/ Hillsboro 489-2516 Heritage Manor 462-8491 Ocooch Dairy 489-2688 Heritage Manor 462-8491
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Celebrating National FFA Week! Wonewoc FFA speaking contest On Monday, February 4th, Wonewoc-Center FFA hosted the District 9 Speaking contest for Brookwood, DeSoto, Hillsboro, Kickapoo, La Farge, Royall, Viroqua, and Westby. The Wisconsin Association of FFA makes available seven speaking events for Wisconsin FFA members to participate in. These seven competitions include Creed Speaking, Prepared Public Speaking, Extemporaneous Public Speaking, Parliamentary Procedure, Discussion Meet, Quiz Bowl and Job Interview. The contest was a success and several individuals from various schools mentioned above will be advancing to the Sectional competition
held in Black River Falls in March. Wonewoc-Center FFA would like to thank the following individuals for their assistance as judges and helpers to ensure the success of our speaking contest, as a competition like this one would not be possible without your support: Dion Grisar, Craig Saxe, Julie Ott, Trudie Roloff, Ron Leis, Jean Byington, Peggy Bradley, Leigh Hembd, Bruce Schroeder, Maxine Chipman, Cory Wohlrab, Judy Kennedy, Holly Nemec, Melanie Benson, Shannon Miller, Gary Dieck, Jeannie Jones, Joan Holig, Sandy Rogers, Nancy Dieck, Katie Roloff, Julie LankeySmallwood, Michelle Noll,
Melissa Gehri, and State FFA Officer Nate Zimdars. Also, a special thank you to the Juneau County Dairy Promotion Council for providing snacks for the participants. Wonewoc-Center FFA would like to congratulate all of the area FFA members who participated, and those who are advancing to sectionals. Mrs. Miller would like to thank the WonewocCenter FFA members and Officers for assisting with the preparation, set-up, and running of the contest. Here are also some photos of the many activities the Wonewoc Center FFA has participated in this year.
FFA members getting ready for homecoming 2012.
FFA members participating in one of the blood drives this year.
Attending the Juneau County Fair with their many projects.
National FFA Week supported by these fine businesses Bank of Wonewoc 464-3210
Hofmeister Insurance 489-2441
St. Joseph’s Clinic – Wonewoc 464-3575
Karas Dental 462-8282 or 565-7173
Royal Bank 462-8477 Farmers State Bank 489-2621
Peterson Pharmacy 489-3141 Cheese Store and More 489-2651
Weber Haus 464-7688 Midor 462-8275 Treasure Mill 985-7300 Trail Break 985-8464 Heritage Manor 462-8491
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The Messenger of Juneau County’s want ads are just $10 for the first 20 words. Additional words are 10 cents each. To place an ad, call 1-(608)-462-4902, fax to 1-(608)-462-4903 or email to: themessenger@centurytel.net. We reserve the right to reject any ad that does not meet our standards.
APARTMENTS NEW LISBON: 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Includes heat, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer, dryer and garage. Located on Allen Road, New Lisbon. Call Real Estate Management 608-356-5050 or go to www.realestate managementsolutionsllc.com b1tf FOR RENT: ELROY 2 bedroom apartment $325, 2 bedroom house $425. References, security deposit required. No pets. Call 608462-5595. b19tf
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NEW LISBON: 1 or 2 bedroom. Rent based on 30% of income. Great location and affordable rent! Call Mel today at 1-800-944-4866 Ext 126. Equal Housing Opportunity. b30tf
ELROY: Goebel Properties LLC. One and two bedroom apartments for rent on ground level. No smoking. No pets $425 per month and $425 security deposit. 204 Prospect St. Elroy, WI 53929 Contact Nicki Goebel 4823956 for more information. b15 ELROY: Nice lower 1 bedroom apartment. $550/month, deposit to match. Utilities included. NO PETS. 534 Franklin St. Elroy. 853-1370 or 8531371. b24tf NEW LISBON: 1 bedroom, 1 bath. City of New Lisbon. Washing facilities on site. Includes sewer and water. $425/per month with $425 security deposit. Please call 847-3747. b24tf MAUSTON: Second floor, 1 bedroom apartment. Includes heat, refrigerator, stove. $500/month. Security deposit, references. NO PETS. Call 608-562-3577 or 608-542-0120. b25tf NEW LISBON: 2 bedroom apartment in New Lisbon. Stove & Refrigerator furnished, also washer & dryer. Heat, sewer, and water included. 1 car garage. $525.00 plus security deposit. Call 608-547-2326 or 608-847-3747. b29tf
RUMMAGE-O-RAMA & BAKE SALE St. Patricks Parish Hall 110 Spring St, Elroy WI Friday, March 1 • 9AM–6PM Saturday, March 2 • 9AM–3PM Sunday, March 3 • 8AM–10AM Estate Items, Collectibles, Furniture, Clothing, Lots of Household Misc. b30
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HOUSES FOR RENT MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT: 2 bedroom mobile homes available in Mauston area. References and Security Deposit Required. Call 608-847-6159. b1tf WONEWOC: 2-3 bedroom w/ appliances, W/D hookups, storage shed. One year lease, security deposit, and references required. No smokers; No pets. Great floor plan for seniors! $550.00/mo. plus utilities. Call 608-963-6980 p30-3 FOR RENT: 2 bdrom—1 bath mobile home set up in quiet country park. AC – exel. condition. Must have excellent references. April 1. $495.00/mo plus S.D. 608847-7671. b30-tf
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Crossing Guard Part-time seasonal position (school year). One regular position, one substitute position, and eligibility list. $12.00/hour. Approx. 7.5 hr/week. Outdoor position with exposure to all weather conditions. Must pass background investigation. Apps. available at Mauston City Hall, Mauston Police Dept., www.mauston.com, or mspolice@mauston.com. Submit letter of interest & app.to: Crossing Guard, Mauston Police Dept., 303 Mansion St., Mauston, WI 53948. Apps due 4:30 p.m. 2/22/13. EOE
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Juneau County Public Works Department – Highway Division seeks qualified individual for the position of Highway Patrolman (Highway Maintenance Worker). The Patrolman will be under the general direction of the Juneau County Public Works State/County Superintendent, Highway Commissioner. The Patrolman performs a variety of semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance and repair of county roads and highways, right-of-ways and rest areas within Juneau County. He or she will also perform a variety of tasks such as snow plowing, bridge repair, surface maintenance, culvert maintenance and repair, maintenance of signs and guard rails, equipment operation and road maintenance, etc. Training and Experience: Graduation from high school and some experience or any combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Possession of a Commercial Driver’s License A, B, C, D, with endorsement N (Tank Vehicles). Hourly wage of $19.47 per hour. A detailed job description and application is available at:
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Sebranek and Treu advance to WIAA tournament
BY TASHA MUELLER With a tough sectional pairing in Mineral Point Saturday, one thing was on the line, which was a trip to the individual state tournament. Senior Spencer Treu will be making his first state wrestling debut at 160 pounds after receiving a 3rd place nod, while teammate junior Max Sebranek will also be doing the same with the 3rd place finish at 185 pounds. Other Tiger grappler senior Jake Stockwell finished the day in 4th as the top three from each sectional would move on to the state tournament. Stockwell couldn’t surpass state ranked Atticus Sharp of Weston/Ithaca during the 3rd place match at 195 pounds as Sharp found the pin in 5:03 ending Stockwell’s streak with 4th place. Treu was able to overcome conference rival Brandon
Schmitz of Cashton during the 3rd place match as Treu won by decision 4-0. During the 2nd place match, Treu was unable to find his footing over Mason McCauley from Weston/Ithaca as a rule decision was made and McCauley finished the day in 2nd place. Treu will begin the road to a Division III state title on Thursday evening at 7:15 pm where he will take on Joey Johnson from Elcho. If he is able to win the match, Treu will then advance onto Friday’s competition at 11:15 am and would face Ross Peterson of Ladysmith. Sebranek won by major decision over Cody Glass of Lancaster in the 3rd place matchup with a final score of 102. In the 2nd place match, Sebranek was unable to get past Justin Graham of Parkview after a decision score of 6-4. Sebranek will also begin on Thursday evening at 7:15 pm pairing up against Mike Scharenbrock from Flambeau. If
Collins selected for WFCA all-star game BY TASHA MUELLER After all nominations were evaluated, Hillsboro senior Ian Collins received the news that he had been selected to participate in this summer’s Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Small Schools All-Star Game. Collins, a two-way all-conference lineman is the first Hillsboro football player to receive the nod and play in the event that was formerly known as the Shrine Bowl. This year, the event decided to feature small and large schools as separate divisions. In 2009, the division split for larger and small schools. Since the small school division was decided on four years ago, the South Squad has won every game. Smaller schools will now be able to hopefully be well represented in the future allowing selected seniors to play in the once-in-a-lifetime game. He will be playing defensive end for the Small Schools South team, comprised of all-stars from Division 4-7 schools, which will be coached by Cochrane-Fountain City’s Steve Lyga. Collins received a first-team All-Scenic Bluffs selection both as a defensive end and at guard this past season. Within
defense he tallied 33 tackles, including 28 solos and three sacks. On offense he led the line with helping the Tigers to rush for 3,162 yards and 45 touchdowns in 10 games. The average Hillsboro offense stacked up to be 27.6 points per game. Finalizing the season, Collins was able to lead the Tigers to a 7-3 overall record. Hillsboro tied New Lisbon and Necedah for second place in the conference with a 5-2 final. Hillsboro was knocked out of the playoffs by Lyga’s C-FC team within the second-round 46-22. Collins was also named first-team all-conference at defensive end as a junior after recording 41 total tackles two seasons ago. The game will be held on Saturday, July 20 at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Titan Stadium with a Small Schools kick-off at noon. Collins is proud to share what he has to offer while on the field with many other football athletes from around the state.
Ordinance change to accommodate pay raise for council members BY EILEEN NALE Ordinance #03-2013 was brought before the City of Hillsboro Council for discussion at the Monday, February 18 meeting. This is an Ordinance to repeal, amend, and recreate Section 2.2.8 of Code of Ordinances of the City of Hillsboro relating to the compensation of the Mayor and Alderpersons. The Common Council by three-fourths majority vote has the authority under Wis. Stat. sec. 62.09(6) to establish the compensation for the mayor and alderpersons and the Common Council desires to establish a compensation structure that encourages meeting attendance and the Common Council believes the establishment of a compensation structure that includes both a fixed salary and a per diem compensation for meetings attended would be beneficial to the good order and public welfare of the City. The following salary compensations were approved. The Mayor’s annual salary shall be $2,500.00 and an alderperson’s annual salary shall be $1,050.00. Annual salaries shall be payable in equal monthly installments at the end of each quarter. In addition to the annual salaries, the mayor and alderpersons shall be entitled to per diem compensation for each Common Council Meeting and each Committee of the Whole meeting attended. The Mayor shall receive a per diem of $104.17 and an alderperson shall receive a per diem of $43.75 for each such meeting attended. For purposes of this paragraph, “attended” shall mean being present at the meeting for more than half the duration of the meeting as noted by the minutes of the meeting. Per diem compensation shall be payable quarterly. The new rates for salary and per diem payments set forth above shall be effective on April 1, 2014 to be implemented with respect to the elective terms beginning in
April 2014 and thereafter. In a note after the meeting to the Messenger, Hillsboro City Administrator, Adam Sonntag stated, “I just want to clarify what the Council passed at the February 18 meeting in regards to Council compensation and attendance. In the past, council members received a salary of $1,800 and the mayor $4,500. This was paid regardless of attending any common council or committee of a whole meeting. The Hillsboro City Council voted to change their pay structure. Each council member has the opportunity to be paid $2,100 annually. $1,050 (50%) is guaranteed, while the remaining 50% is split by the 24 regular scheduled meetings at a per diem rate of $43.75 per meeting. So, if they do not attend a council or committee meeting, they are unable to be paid their full compensation for the year. The same applies to the Mayor. “So, to be clear they did provide themselves a raise, but the raise can only be earned by attending the majority of the regularly scheduled meetings.” In other business they approved the appointment of Lisa Verbsky to the Hillsboro Public Library Board; purchased two new lifeguard chairs for $7,295 for the set; approved Well #3 CDBG Grant Administration Agreement and approved three Operator’s Licenses.
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Sebranek is able to make it through to the next round on Friday at 11:15 am, he would then take on Vince Stensrud of Markesan with final rounds on Saturday. The team ended the day tying for 11th place with Cashton out of 22 teams with 33.0 points apiece. New Lisbon was one place behind in 13th with 25.0 points. Lancaster was able to take away the sectional title with 146.0 points. If you are unable to make the trip to the Kohl Center in Madison during the three-day state tournament, online streaming of all matches will be available online at http://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Wrestling/TournamentInform ation with a link to Live Stream and Live Results. Good luck to both at the 70th Annual WIAA Individual Wrestling Championship Tournament!
James Knower Honored
Former Hillsboro High School basketball player James Knower, who is a sophomore at UW-Baraboo Sauk County, had a night he won’t forget on Wednesday, February 13. Knower was presented prior to the game a framed Fighting Spirits jersey bearing the #25 that he has worn during the past two seasons. He was honored by his team for the hard work and dedication he has shown while attending school there, both as a student and an athlete. Although they lost to UW-Marshfield by a score of 76-65, Knower’s performance on the court that night was awesome. He made six 3-pointers and led the Spirits with a career-high 24 points.
Township Bowl Tuesday Mixers 2/5 Lee Revels 665-234 Bill Johnson Sr. 627-227 Steve Nofsinger 588-219 Jim Marvin 567-209 Ed Schmidt 566-217 Ken Johnson Sr. 565-200 Wednesday Mixers 2/6 Bill Johnson Sr. 634-246 Steve Nofsinger 617-222 Justin Phillips 616-241 Kyle Phillips 589-206 Ed Schmidt 574-211 Ken Johnson Sr. 561-191 American 2-7 Tim Hubbard 693-244 Ken Johnson Sr. 661-256 Ed Haugh 644-219 Mike Hubbard 606-224 Bill Johnson Sr. 602-213 Scott Stanek 592-205 Tuesday Mixers 2/12
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The officer team visited Boulder Junction while camping at Jag Lake in Northern Wisconsin.
Students saw a panoramic view of Dubuque, Iowa and the Mississippi River while traveling down the river on an FFA Summer Trip.
Hillsboro Honor roll The Lock and Dam at Genoa was a stop on out River Tour along with the Fish Hatchery
Students in the Ag Mechanics class repainted Doug Novy’s International 656 Tractor as a project.
Norwalk Public Library New DVD’s, The Lucky One, starring Zac Efron, Jay R. Ferguson, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner. The Mystery Book Group’s next meeting is Friday, March 1st, from 10:30 to 11:30 am we’ll discuss Mr. Monk in Trouble, by Lee Goldberg, the 9th book in the Monk series. From NoveList, provided by BadgerLink: “Ever since a 1962 unsolved train robbery made it famous, the people have made their way to the little town of Trouble in California’s gold country. Some people come to see the Gold Rush Museum, but most come to search for the booty that the train robbers supposedly dumped off the Golden Rail Express in the botched heist. When the museum watchman, a retired SFPD cop is murdered, Monk and his assistant, Natalie, are sent to investigate”.–From publisher’s description. Norwalk, Ontario, and Wilton Public Libraries will be at N-O-W Elementary School Family Reading Night. The elementary school Family Reading Night will be held on Thursday, March 14th. Bob Kann, who is tremendously entertaining and all about family reading, will be the entertainer. More information will be coming soon. The N-O-W Traveling Preschool Playgroup will be at Norwalk Public Library from 10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, March 20th, April 24th , & May 22nd, 2013. Bring your 3 or 4 year old for a chance to play, hear stories, and have a snack while parents and caregivers will have a chance to talk to the Playgroup presenters. Please feel free to bring younger or older children. Jeanne Rice, Director Norwalk Public Library 101 Railroad Street Post Office Box 132 Norwalk, Wisconsin 54648-0132 608-823-7473 norwalkpl@wrlsweb.org http://www.wrlsweb.org/norwalk/
“A” Honor Roll for Quarter 2 Students with a grade point average of 3.500 to 4.000 Grade 12: Jordyn Allen, Marissa Beaver, Allison Brey, Connor Brown, Ian Collins, Heather Fronk, Zachary Griffin, Layne Hammer, Chamaine Hofmeister, Kelli Janecek, Caroline Kraska, Stephanie Munson, Savannah Noth, Ryan Novy, Jaimy Pettit, Leeta Russell, Chris Sake, Jordan Schraufnagel, Alex Shaker, Nick Skala, Hilary Stanek, Jacob Stockwell, Kelsey Taylor, Spencer Treu and Mirissa Williamson. Grade 11: Mercedes Anderson, Daniel Benish, Brody Fanshaw, Riley Fisher, Elsie Griffin, Grant Jefferies, Karolin Krueger, Samantha Levy, Sanni Lukkari, Macy Mislivecek, Harli Mitchell, Kelsey Skala, Brandon Stanek and Zeffie Woods. Grade 10: Michaela Bach, Macey Brown, John Dank, Sarah Fick, Lauren Hagi, Shania Landsinger, Maysa Larson, Bridgett Madden, Adriana Reese, Avery Rueckheim, Madeline Tengblad, Kelsey Thorell, Cheyenne Vesbach and Julie Vogel. Grade 9:
Breanna Beaver, Jacob Benish, Thomas Crandall, Tyler Crandall, Jacie Lind, Benjamin Mayberry, Isaha Miller, Madison Mitchell, Amy Salisbury, Kaitlyn Skala, Hunter Stanek, Mackenzie Sullivan, April Thorsen and Zea Woods. Grade 8: Philip Beyer, Pearl Franke, Belinda Griffin, Bethany Griffin, Ethan Hagi, Shelby Levy, Allison Mitchell, Zgenya Mizin, Justin Nemec, Kailey Preuss and Kennady Verbsky. Grade 7: James Anderson, Lydia Benish, Tyler Benish, Drew Bisarek, Alexis Clark, Courtney Fanta, PaulAndrew Griffin, Jason Griffiths, Reece Hammer, Sydney Johnson, Carly Krajco, Ashton Mislivecek, Carlee Onsager, Paige Rynes, Angelica Salerno, Alexis Seeley, Hunter Teubert and Shawn Wallace. Grade 6: Payton Auel, Dane Bach, Lauren Banker, Brooklyn Borchardt, Jacob Brockwell, Mickayla Feala, Brett Harris, Jacob McCoic, Peyton Miller, Brooks Mitchell, Jessica Mitchell, Ella Monahan, Elizabeth Muller, Garrett Sagert, Nicole Salisbury, Nicholas Stekel, Devon Verbsky and
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February 21, 2013
Wonewoc-Center alumni take center court BY TASHA MUELLER
Over 70 Wonewoc-Center alumni came back and competed for their chance at an alumni title during the day long tournament last Saturday. All funds raised were able to help both basketball and volleyball programs while players reminded local spectators that they “still have what it takes” to successfully compete in their hometown sporting battles. The once-a-year chance to rekindle old friendships and memories proved to be a great way to catch for athletes. The Wonewoc-Center Booster Club was able to provide tasty snacks at the concession stand throughout the day to get fans alike get through even a few overtime finishes. After walking away with a few bruises and sore muscles, participants were able to take another fun filled day of competition and prepare for next year’s tournament. Overall, everyone had a great time not just playing their sport, put seeing past classmates and rekindling old memories. Following are the rosters for the teams that competed in the day-long tournament. In the volleyball tournament, Team 7 came out with the title, as Team 3 spiked into second place. During the men’s basketball tournament, Team F2 were the title winners, with Team B1 coming in with second place and Team C1 finishing the day with third. Wonewoc-Center Volleyball Alumni 2013 Team 1: Lindsey Bouras, 2010; Lauren Bouras, 2009; Morgan Schweich, 2010; Monique Schweich, 2010. Team 2: Kimberly Sullivan, 2000; Sara Schneider-Sake, 2000; Holly Rogers, 2002. Team 3: Sabrina Wells, Jordan Lehman, Taylor Rego, all
2012. Team 4: Bridget Miller, 1990; Dawn Ertel, 1990; Kelly Field, 2011; Suzette Raes, 1983. Team 5: Belinda Gehri, Beth Reed, Ali Miller-Nachreiner, all 2005. Team 6: Betsy Schultz, 2006; Alicia Drea, 2006; Nicole Harris, 2007. Team 7: Nikki Justman, 1993; Bonni Schmitz, 1987; Alicia Tracy, 2012. Team 8: Kelly Nielsen, 1995; Jenny Bianco, 1990; Kristin Wolfe, 2004. Team 9: Heather Mobley, 1997; Robin Hemerley, 2000; Amber Fick, 2003. Wonewoc-Center Basketball 2013 Alumni Tournament Team A1: Mike Larson, 1993; Josh Baker, 2000; Drew Benish, Micah Fulton, Clinton Sole, all 2008. Team B1: Barron Gehri, 1995; Jeff Raese, 2003; Tom Ellis, Nick Miller, Danny Rick, Jordan Solchenberger, all 2007. Team C1: Todd Gehri, 2002; Jeremy Scheerer, 2002; Travis Kaus, Sam Rowe, Tom Schwichtenberg, all 2009. Team D2: Jeff Nelson, Matt Preston, Danny Sullivan, all 2004; Bret Beier, 2005; Josh Schumann, 2005. Team E2: John Roloff, 1996; Andy Scott, 1996; Travis Schnoor, 2006; Stewart Thompson, 2010; Brock Hedler, 2011; Tyler Robinson, 2011. Team F2: Mitch Miller, 1992; Brandon Gehri, 1998; David Benish, 2001; Dylan Husom, 2012; Ryan McCracken, 2012. 80’s: Rodney Sonnenberg, 1975; Bruce Schroeder, 1980;
Matt Miller, 1984; Rick Field, 1987; Shawn Stromberg, 1989; Andy Brady, 1990; Mitch Miller, 1992; Mike Larson, 1993; Kelly Neilsen, 1995; Andy Scott, 1996. Legends: Don Urban, 1962; Chuck Schultz, 1966; Larry Solchenberger, 1966; Barry Beier, 1973; Rodney Sonnenberg, 1975; Bruce Schroeder, 1980; Matt Miller, 1984; Rick Field, 1987; Shawn Stromberg, 1989; Kelly Neilsen, 1995; Andy Scott, 1996.
Volleyball athletes filled the Wonewoc-Center upper gym Saturday morning with a total of nine teams competing.
The volleyball championship was finally crowned to Team 7 to participants Nikki Justman, 1993; Bonnie Schmitz, 1987; Alicia Tracy, 2012. Pictured, Kelly Field, 2011 (left) and Alicia Tracy go head-to-head competing in the championship match as Team 4 was able to hold onto the second place title consisting of Field, Suzette Raes, 1983; Bridget Miller, 1990; Dawn Ertel, 1990.
Student Safety top concern at W-C BY TASHA MUELLER The Wonewoc-Center School Board is taking a good, hard look at updating safety issues throughout the school in the wake of recent shootings. Not only has the concern hit locally but also nationwide. Principal Michelle Noll reported on a recent meeting she had with the Wonewoc Police staff, Union Center Police, the Wonewoc Fire Department and Juneau County Police about what precautions the school needs to take in order for the building to become safer for students if a shooting did occur. For now, a safety committee comprising of the for mentioned city members, but also a few faculty members, will be formed to get a better handle on what needs to be looked at and to see if any changes need to take place. Currently, for anyone that enters the building throughout the day coming through the main office door, visitors are asked to sign in at the office and must wear the visitors badge. Noll commented that students parents are entering the school during the morning and afternoon drop off times and are roaming the building. Noll proposed the idea of having a specific drop-off location in the front of the building making the task easier to keep track of who comes in and out. The main reason towards the idea would be to keep track of exactly how many people are present throughout the building at a given time in case of emergencies. After the meeting, officers were able to go room-to-room asking teachers about their concerns of what needed to
change in their classroom if a shooting were to occur and where the safest places would be to put the children. With a new DPI requirement for schools, districts are to perform two trainings per year, conforming to the schools needs. The trainings would be a “soft” and “hard lockdown” to occur. Noll said that this will be the case before the school year is over with and details will be available at the March school board meeting. Discussed items Concerned parents expressed their thoughts of how a winter basketball coach is treating their children in the game they love to play. Derogatory remarks were said to the athletes during games and practices. Parents commented on saying that the coach does not make an effort to encourage the team to advance in the game nor build up their playing ability. Many have been in the basketball program since 5th grade and parents would like to see a change in the coaching position or there won’t be much of a team left for next year. The board was once asked upon this same issue last season but no action was taken. The board is looking into the matter and will hopefully find a resolution to the issue. Principal’s Report The Valedictorian for the Class of 2013 will be Emma Jacobson and Salutatorian is Gabe Benson. School Valedictorian’s are awarded a scholarship of $2,250 per year if they continue to stay in state for their continued education. Emma has decided on going out of state after graduation,
therefore Gabe will be the recipient of the money. Right now, it was undecided whether Gabe will be Valedictorian since he will be awarded the money or if Emma will still get the recognition. The 2013-2014 school calendar will be taking form after a committee will have time to discuss changes to inservice dates and when early releases will be. Faculty liked the idea of having another joint inservice date with Hillsboro like last year and would like to see that again as faculty will still need to have three inservice days before the official start of school if the joint day is approved. Right now, the district has had three snow days and three late starts. After counting the needed hours, the time needed for classroom instruction is six hours short. Students will have to at least make up one snow day as the other two could count towards inservice days for teachers. Hopefully spring will come soon and no more snow days will have to be added to the school year. Building Project Report All of the roof’s panels are properly in place and will be completed once minor details are finished. The vents still need work done around them, while added gutters and snow blockers still need to be in place. But, payments on both ends of the project are withheld and payment will be made once all alterations have been completed. Continued on page 19.
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The bathrooms will be underway once a team steps in to give bids in March. The team, Johnsons Controls, would like to begin demolition the day after all students are done for the school year. Concerns over which bathrooms could be used while teachers have inservice days and during summer school loomed as a question and should be figured out before starting the project. Overall, the project should cost roughly $160,000 and no more than a given projection of $226,000. Right now, the heat in the Junior High bathroom that has been out for about a month now will not be majorly fixed until the remodel. A minor resolution will be resolved shortly. Approvals The Homeless Policy 2nd reading was approved with papers being mailed out this week. Changes to the Open Enrollment Policy was approved as an online form will now be available on the school website and few changes to deadlines were made. The CESA 5 contract was approved that allows the district anywhere between $150,000 to $160,000 and a van to accommodate a 2nd grade student will be purchased to transport to the student to and from a different school district. The summer school program was approved beginning in June along with the summer food program, pending the DPI approval of sponsorships for the program that could see a lower amount this coming year. There will be a junior high track team formed in the spring as high school track coaches and staff will be able to form a combined effort. The board then convened into closed session. The next regular school board meeting will be Monday, March 18 at 7 pm.
The Lady Wolves took on Hillsboro this past Thursday as the Lady Tigers took on full control winning 41-25. Wonewoc girls will travel to Cashton on Tuesday, February 26 at 7 pm and the winner will take on either Royall or Kickapoo on Friday, March 1. Hillsboro girls will host La Farge on Tuesday, February 26 in the first regional game and will either take on Brookwood or Weston on Friday, March 1st. TASHA MUELLER PHOTO
Wonewoc-Center Honor Roll 2012-2013 Second Quarter SEVENTH GRADE HIGH HONORS (3.5 – 4.0) Noah Shore HONORS (3.0 – 3.499) Kimberly Rhinehart Kinsey Thums Lexi Wohlrab EIGHTH GRADE HIGH HONORS (3.5 – 4.0) Christopher Chipman Elliott Jacobson Alethia Knutson Kristine McCann **Alexis Miller** HONORS (3.0 – 3.499) Thom Ang Cameron Sprotte FRESHMEN HIGH HONORS (3.5 – 4.0) Sierra Carlyle
Bailey Miller **Masan Polk** Kelsey Rego Kaylee Snyder Emily Tracy Tyler Vinopal **Lane Wohlrab** HONORS (3.0 – 3.499) Ethan Litty Danielle Novy Megan Thompson SOPHOMORES HIGH HONORS (3.5 – 4.0) James Baldwin Madeline Benson Crystal Bitter Matthew Doering Alana Fry Marcus Holloway Chayille Knutson Casey Krueger Kylie Ruetten Carly Shore HONORS
(3.0 – 3.499) Sara Benish Matthew Bouras Kaitlin Brockman Chelsey Karstetter Jonathan Rhinehart Niel Robel Emma Schumann Halie Voightlander Natasha Wells-Dobbs JUNIORS HIGH HONORS (3.5 – 4.0) Jason Bell Anna Fink Mason Huebel Allen Keller Lilah Krueger Sophie Kuhn Matthew Schwichtenberg **Adam Shore** **Kaitlyn Skaro** HONORS (3.0 – 3.499) Evan Czarnecki Stacey Garner
Kali Harris Cuger Rego Alexis Sake Rebecca Simonson Eleonora Tanferna Ashley Thompson Seniors HIGH HONORS (3.5 – 4.0) Gabe Benson Sara Eberhardt **Emma Jacobson** Haley Krueger Erin Laack Palmer Schroeder Jamilee Vinopal HONORS (3.0 – 3.499) Brandon Bolton Josh Brockman Christopher Goodenough Alissa Manthey Bree Melvin ** Represents 4.0 GPA**
In the Loop... With the friends of LaValle Library On Saturday, February 16th, it was my pleasure to be Master of Ceremonies at the 110th Birthday Party for the LaValle Library. As an added bonus, my Mom was visiting along with my sister Nancy and her husband, Dana. Almost everything I know about participation was learned from my mom. At the event, I shared a family story about learning the importance of being involved in the community. I'd like to share it here. When I was about 9, we moved into a small town. With 4 kids attending the two room schoolhouse, my mom decided she should join the PTA. And wouldn't you know it, at her first meeting she was elected to be Secretary. While writing up the minutes after the meeting, my oldest sister looked over her shoulder and said "Mom! You spelled business wrong!" My mom, not being a good speller, had spelled it like it sounded. B-U-S-Y-N-E-S-S. So even though she wasn't a good speller, my mother knew the importance of participating. She kept the job with the PTA. For years she belonged to the American Legion. She dragged all of us kids along when she collected clothes for a clothing drive. After she retired, she spoke up at schoolboard meetings when she thought her grandchildren were being treated unjustly. She started a Community-wide Soup lunch when her "old lady" friend was told that she was "too old". My mom taught me many lessons but the most important was this. Participate. You are never too young or too old. Never assume you don't have talent. When you participate, you find talents and strength you didn't know you had. Over the past year, we have had many volunteers come forward to make the LaValle Library remarkable. These people participate with a capital P. There isn't a good way that they can be repaid, but you if appreciate what is happening at the LaValle Library you can thank these folks- Mike and Patty Alt, Mary Anderson, Marlene Bayna, Becky Blinston, Linda Bram, Les and Tressia Demaskie; Lee, Christine and Chelsey Demaskie; Chuck and Carol Ecklund; Amy Elder, Tiffany Faber, Justin Fish, Dug, Aaron, Eli, Greta and Lily Friedrich; Gina Holloway, Jean Judd, Lois Klein, Julie and Pete
Krueger; Tony and Chris Mangano; Margaret McDermott, Carol Moore, Alyce Olson, Keegan Olson, Marek Olson, Emily Rebhan, Linda Schyvinck, Jean Sandmire, Deb Stout, Pam Thompson, Arlene Videle, Lynn Wallace. ( and I probably have forgotten someone very important) If you want to have fun with a purpose, there will be plenty of opportunity in 2013! This is what is happening soon... Wednesday, February 20th at 6pm - Preschool Storytime. Thursday, February 21st at 5pm - Yoga. Tuesday, February 26th at 4:30 - Afterschool Crafts. Thursday, February 28th at 7pm - Knit Club. To get in contact with the La Valle Library is easy. Email us at lavallelibrary@mwt.net; Our Website is www.lavallelibrary,com and at 985-READ! You can find us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter! The La Valle Library is open Monday thru Thursday from 3-7pm and on Saturdays from 9 til noon. I guess that's all I know for now! Pegg Conderman Proud Friend of the LaValle Library Our Mission: To Enrich Lives, Promote Learning and Connect Community
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Wonewoc-Center’s Adam Shore goes past Bangor’s defense as the Wolves weren’t able to pass the Cardinals after battling a 11 point deficit in the 1st quarter. Bangor went out to win the game 67-46. Wonewoc boys traveled to Hillsboro this Tuesday for their first regional game with tipoff at 7 pm. The winner will take on either Cashton or La Farge on Friday night. TASHA MUELLER PHOTO
Cover to Cover BY KIM DEARTH On behalf of the Friends of the Wonewoc Library, I want to take a moment to thank everyone for their tremendous support of our recent fundraisers. Thank yous go out to Pizza Hut for their support of the Friends’ basketball game pizza fundraiser. Thanks yous also are in order to Club Chapparal for the use of their facilities at the recent Bake Sale/Craft Fair, and to all the generous people who donated baked goods. And of course, a special thank you to all the people who turned out to purchase food items at these events. Such avid community support is pushing us closer and closer to making our new library a reality! Starting in March, the library will once again be offering basic computer classes. Whether you want to learn the ins and outs of Microsoft Word, Facebook or Pinterest, or you are trying to figure out how to navigate Windows 8, we’re here to help. Stop by the circulation desk to sign up for a time slot for some one-on-one training. See you at the library! Kim Dearth is Library Director of the Wonewoc Public Library.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Plaintiff Vs. Defendants CHRISTA LAHTI; Case No. 12 CV 000101 Case Code No. 30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 26, 2012, in the amount of $111,410.57, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 12, 2013 at 10:00 am TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the court. PLACE: LOBBY OF THE JUNEAU COUNTY
JUSTICE CENTER, 200 OAK STREET, MAUSTON, WI 53948 Property description: THE EAST 10 FEET OF THE WEST HALF OF LOT 133, ASSESSOR'S PLAT OF THE VILLAGE OF CAMP DOUGLAS, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN; AND JUNEAU COUNTY CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP NO. 411, RECORDED IN VOLUME 2 OF CSM, ON PAGE 175, BEING THE EAST HALF OF LOT 133 OF THE ASSESSOR'S PLAT OF THE VILLAGE OF CAMP DOUGLAS, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Tax Key No.: 29111VCD254 Property Address: 100 MAIN STREET, CAMP DOUGLAS, WISCONSIN 54618 Christina M. Putman State Bar No. 1075422 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St., Ste. 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Publish: February 14, 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY BANK OF MAUSTON, a Wisconsin Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Defendants. DEAN KUNTZ and ANNE M. KUNTZ, Case No. 12-CV-276 Tax ID No. 29161VNE152.038 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 26, 2012, in the amount of $116,244.25, the Sheriff, or his assignee, will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 10:10 o’clock A.M. TERMS:Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts Office at the time of the sale in cash, cashier’s check, money order, or certified funds, payable to the Clerk of Courts Office. Personal checks cannot and will not be accepted. The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts
Office in cash, cashier’s check, money order, or certified funds, no later than ten days after the Court’s confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is”, is not available for viewing, and subject to all liens, encumbrances and unpaid real estate taxes. PLACE:Juneau County Justice Center, 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Lot Nineteen (19), Assessor’s Plat No. 4, Village of Necedah, Juneau County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS:306 John Street, Necedah, Wisconsin 54646 Dated this 30th day of January, 2013. /s/Brent Oleson, Sheriff of Juneau County ATTORNEY INFORMATION: Attorney Thomas J. Casey Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton, S.C. 111 Oak Street, Post Office Box 140 Mauston, Wisconsin 53948-0140 (608) 847-7363 Sales are subject to cancellation at any time without notice. Publish: February 14, 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Linda Phillips Case No. 13PR13 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An application for informal administration was filed. The decedent, with date of birth March 14, 1945 and date of death January 29, 2013, was domiciled in Juneau County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N744 LaValle Road, Mauston, WI 53948. All interested persons waived notice.
The deadline for filing a claim against the descendent’s estate is May 14, 2013. A claim may be filed at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room 2300. /s/Diane Mortensen February 13, 2013 Fred D. Hollenbeck State Bar No. 1011067 Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton S.C. 111 Oak Street P.O. Box 140 Mauston, WI 53948 608-847-7363 Publish: February 21, 28, 2013 March 7, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; Plaintiff, vs. Defendants. JAMES L. WEBSTER and TERI L. WEBSTER, husband and wife; Case No. 12-CV-193 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 29, 2012, in the amount of $162,148.45, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 5, 2013, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Lobby of the Juneau County Justice Center, located at 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: A part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW1/4 NE1/4) of Section Two (2), Township Fifteen (15) North, Range Three (3) East, Juneau County, Wisconsin more particularly described as follows: commencing at the Southeast corner of said
forty and running thence North on the East line of said forty a distance of 153 feet to the South line of U.S. Highways 12-16; thence Northwesterly along the South line of said highway a distance of 805 feet to a point which is the point of beginning of the land herein described; thence Northwesterly along the South line of said highway a distance of one hundred five (105) feet to a point; thence running South 36 degrees 59 min. West to the North line of the right-of-way of the C.M. St. P. and P. Railroad thence Company, Southeasterly along said railroad right-of-way to a point which is South 36 degrees 59 min. West from the point of beginning; thence North 36 degrees 59 min. East to the point of beginning, Juneau County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: N4759 U.S. Highway 12 & 16, Town of Lindina. TAX KEY NO.: 290200118 /s/Brent Oleson Sheriff of Juneau County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt. Publish: February 7, 14, 21, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ADAMS COUNTY Creative Finance, INC. Plaintiff vs. Defendant Rebecca L. Kathan Case No. 13SC53 PUBLISHED NOTICE TO: Rebecca L. Kathan, 107 W. Flint Street, P.O. Box 130, Lyndon Station, WI 53944, You are hereby notified that a replevin action has been issued to recover the possession of the followingdescribed goods and chattels, to-wit; 2001 Gold Mercury Sable VIN#1MEFM53U81G621777 which the plaintiff is entitled to possess. Now, unless you shall appear in Circuit Court of
Adams County located in the Adams County Courthouse, 402 Main Street, Friendship, Wisconsin, before Court Commissioner Thomas M. Croke or before any judge to whom the action may be assigned, on March 15, 2013 at 8:30 a.m., judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to me and for damages for the detention therefore and for costs. Dated this 14th of February, 2013. Attorney for Plaintiff Chiquoine & Molberg S.C. Stephen D. Chiquoine State Bar No. 1018047 P.O.Box 399 Reedsburg, WI 53959 608-524-6717 Publish: February 21, 2013 WNAXLP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Juneau County Board of Adjustment shall meet on Wednesday March 6, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at the Juneau County Forestry, Parks, Land and Zoning Office located at 650 Prairie Street, Mauston, WI to hear an application for a Special Exception Permit. Applicant is Shadowland Operating, LLC / TPS OPS, LLC, Jimmie Hayson, agent. They are applying for a Special Exception Permit to operate an Industrial Non-Metallic Mine for the purpose of extracting sand including filling and grading within 300 feet of a navigable waterway. This falls under the jurisdiction of the Juneau County Shoreland – Wetland Zoning Ordinance Property is located in Sections 19 and 30, T17N, R2E Town of Orange Juneau County, Wisconsin Any interested parties are welcome to attend. David Donnelly Juneau County Zoning Administrator Publish: February 14, 21, 2013 WNAXLP
February 21, 2013 NOTICE FOR QUOTES
The Juneau County Public Works Department is accepting quotes for electrical work to install a new 200 amp service in new shed located behind the County Highway Shop. Please contact the Juneau County Public Works Department for details regarding the quotes at 608-8475874. Quotes are due by 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Juneau County Public Works Department, 930 East State Street, Mauston, Wisconsin. Details for quotes: 1. 200 amp service in the new building 2. 200 Amp Indoor Panel 3. Feed panel for 400 Amp Service 4. Include trenching, all wire and piping from Highway Shop to new shed. Publish: Feburary 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP TOWN OF LINDINA REQUEST FOR BIDS SEAL COAT SURFACING SPECIFICATIONS Sealed bids will be accepted by the Chairman Bill Robinson at W7991 Robinson Road, Elroy, Wisconsin 53929 until 12, noon on March 12, 2013. Please write “BIDS” on envelope. Bids will be opened on March 13, 2013 Board Meeting. Work shall consist of patching, wedging and top sealing over repaired areas. The bidder shall recommend and clearly specify the following; Types of materials used for wedging and patching. Cost of materials for wedging per ton, cubic yards. Type and application temperature of liquid asphalt to be used. Gallons of liquid asphalt to be used per mile, 20 feet wide. Unit price per ton of cubic yard of cover aggregate. Proof of insurance and worker’s compensation insurance shall accompany the bid. The Board shall reserve the right to reject any or all bids, or accept the bid deemed most advantageous to the Town. Bill Robinson, Chairman Publish: February 21, 2013 WNAXLP ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR MARKET STREET & SOUTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION Village of Hustler Juneau County, Wisconsin BIDS CLOSE: THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013 AT 10:00 AM, LOCAL TIME The Village of Hustler will receive sealed bids for South Street and Market Street Rehabilitation at the Village Clerk’s office, PO Box 176, 113 E. Main Street, Hustler, WI 54637 at the time and date stated above, at which time, all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The Work for which Bids are asked includes the following: Mill and removal of approximately 4,700 sq. yd. of asphalt pavement, shape, asphalt paving, add 1 foot gravel shoulders, ditch grading, adjust storm inlet, install 135 feet of HDPE storm piping and one cast-in-place storm manhole. The South Street and Market Street Rehabilitation is a Municipal Street Improvement Program (MSILT) project. The MSILT is a component of the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP). Digital Bidding Documents are available at www.generalengineering.net. You may download the digital documents for $20.00 by inputting project #2471569. An optional paper set is also available from the office of General Engineering Company, P.O. Box 340, 916 Silver Lake Drive, Portage, WI 53901. A specification book and a CD can be obtained upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $55.00. Requests for paper plans are to be accompanied by the General Engineering Plan Request Form (PRF). The form is available on the company website or at its office. There are no prevailing wage rates for this contract. Bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check or bid bond equal to five percent of the maximum bid price, payable to the Owner as a guaranty that if the Bid is accepted, the Bidder will execute the Contract Documents and furnish the required contract security. If the Successful Bidder fails to execute the Contract Documents within 15 days after the Notice of Award, the Owner may annul the Notice of Award and the Bid Security will be forfeited. All questions should be directed to Dean Duescher, Village President, at (608) 548-7778. Bids may not be withdrawn within 60 days after the date of the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, and to award the Contract to the Bidder who, in the judgment of the Owner, will best serve the interest of the Owner. Published by the authority of the Board of Trustees. By: Village of Hustler Joyce Duescher,Clerk PO Box 176, Main Street Hustler, WI 54637 Fax: (608) 427-3700 Publish: February 21, 28, 2013 WANXLP
MESSENGER LEGAL DEADLINES ARE MONDAY BY NOON
February 21, 2013
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More Obituaries MARY C. FERRIS
Mary C. Ferris (nee Cwiklinski), age 96 of Necedah, Wisconsin passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Crest View Nursing Home in New Lisbon, Wisconsin where she was a resident for the past 6-1/2 years. A Memorial Service will be held at the Conway Picha Funeral Home in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin in the spring. Mary was born on May 28, 1916 in Blue Island, Illinois, the daughter of the late Kazmir and Constancia (Cwiklinski). Mary lived in Necedah where she worked at Kenco Plastics and the Necedah Motel. She was also a volunteer for the Veteran’s Administration in Tomah, Wisconsin. Mary enjoyed babysitting, gardening and watching the birds in her yard. Mary will be remembered for her spunky personality and wit. She was a person who gave more than she had. Mary is survived by her children, Annette Ritter of Hazelhurst, WI, James (Betty) Cyrak of Tomahawk, WI, Gloria (Bill) Larsen of Big Bend, WI, Kenneth (Mary Ann) Cyrak of Jackson, WI Sharon (Dick) Larson of New Lisbon, WI; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and a sister, Sue Cunningham of New Richmond, WI. She is further survived by nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton; brothers, Stanley, Joseph (Joe), and Edward (Eddie); sister, Irene Schneider, and granddaughter, Candace Redenz (nee Ritter). The family would like to thank the staff at the Crest View Nursing Home for their kind and compassionate care of our mother. The Conway-Picha Funeral Home and Crematory of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin assisted the family with arrangements. For On-Line condolences and information, go to www.pichafuneralhome.com.
JEFF A. ANDERSON
Jeff A. Anderson, 41, of rural Cambridge died unexpectly on February 17, 2013. He was born January 12, 1972 to Anthony and Joyce (Lawrence) in Janesville, WI. He was baptized and confirmed at the Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville. He attended Parker High School and graduated from the Royall High School in 1990. After high school, Jeff attended the Madison Area Technical College. He was united in marriage to Nichole “Nicky” Staude on January 5, 2001 at Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson. He was a self-employed contractor and worked mainly in the Madison Area. He had a fun loving personality. Jeff was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed bow hunting and deer hunting on the family farm in the Town of Fountain. He especially enjoyed his trips to the Canadian Boundary Waters and out west to Colorado. He also enjoyed taking walks in the woods with his wife and their dogs. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He always enjoyed a good bonfire and the times shared. He was a member of the Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife Nichole “Nicky” of Cambridge, his parents Anthony and Joyce of Kendall, his brother David (Mary) of West Salem, a sister Lisa (Jim) Krebs of Janesville, 2 nephews Alex and Andy Krebs, a niece Dylan Staude, his father-in-law and mother-in-law Ken and Jane Staude of Jefferson, a brother-in-law Ron (Eve) Staude of Catawba, NC, his doggy companions Calvin and Bosley, many aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives and many dear friends He was preceded in death by a brother Gary, and his grandparents. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2013, 12:00 Noon at the Fountain Lutheran Church, Town of Fountain. Pastor Wesley Dunbar will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the church on Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. The Smith-Nelson Funeral Home, Kendall is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.sonnenburgfamilyfh.com. The family requests that memorials be given to any Humane Society in Jeff’s name.
PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS ON JUNEAU COUNTY TIMBER STUMPAGE Sealed bids will be received by the Juneau County Land, Forestry, Parks and Zoning Committee at 650 Prairie St., Mauston, Wisconsin for Juneau County Timber Sales. Bids are due by Monday, March 11th, 2013 by 12:00 p.m. and will be opened after 1:00 p.m. in the Juneau County Land, Forestry, Oarks and Zoning Office, 650 Prairie Street, Mauston, Wisconsin. A timber sale prospectus containing bid form and detailed information on the timber tract can be obtained by contacting the Juneau County Land, Forestry, Parks Department at the above address or by calling (608) 847-9389. Loggers will be required to show proof of successful completion of logging training according to WISCONSIN SFI TRAINING STANDARD. COUNTY FORESTED LANDS Four tracts are being offered at this time. These tracts consist of approximately 6755 tons of red pine, 360 tons of white pine, 60 tons of jack pine, 3625 tons of mixed hard woods, 865 tons of oak and 1730 tons of aspen. Juneau County reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Minimum bids are required for any/all of these sales. Juneau County will require proof of financial responsibility and ability to complete the contract provisions. The Juneau County Land, Forestry, Parks and Zoning Committee invite public comment and input concerning any environmental aspects of these timber sales. It invites all concerned to attend the bid openings to express thier thoughts at the above-mentioned time of the bid openings. JUNEAU COUNTY LAND, FORESTRY, PARKS, AND ZONING COMMITTE Publish: February 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP NOTICE TO BIDDERS House for Sale City of Elroy The City of Elroy Common Council is currently accepting sealed bids for the purchase and removal of the house at 509 Franklin Street. If the successful bidder would like to move the house to another location, the City has lots available for this move. The house must be moved within 60 days of the purchase being approved by the Common Council, or the ownership in the house will be returned to the City and the City will only refund half of the purchase amount. Only the house is for sale, the land will remain under the ownership of the City. Interested bidders shall submit a sealed bid to Elroy City Hall by 3:00 PM on Thursday March 7, 2013. Bids shall contain: 1. Mark the envelope – “House Purchase – 509 Franklin Street” 2. Name, address and phone number of bidder 3. Indication if the property will be moved to another location and where. 4. Purchase price to win bid ($#,###.##) 5. Financial Assurance in the amount equal to half of the bid purchase price. Information will be made available at Elroy City Hall, 225 Main St., Elroy, WI 53929. Sealed Bids are due March 7, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. The Finance and Personnel Committee will review the Bids and make a recommendation at their Committee meeting on Tuesday March 12, 2013. The City Council will make the final decision at their meeting on Tuesday March 12, 2013 at 7:00 pm. Any questions about the sale of this house shall be directed to the City Administrator at 608-462-2400. All bids are subject to the approval of the Elroy City Council. The City of Elroy has the right to refuse any and all bids. Publish: February 21, 28, 2013 WANXLP TOWN OF WOODLAND-SAUK COUNTY REQUEST FOR BIDS 2013 #1Gravel/Breaker Run The TOWN OF WOODLAND, Sauk County will receive bids for #1gravel/breaker run to be placed on various roads within the township and/also delivered to stockpile at the town shop. Delivery will be expected May-October 2013. For bid specifications, contact Michael Stanek, Chairperson at (608) 489-3574 or (608) 553-0217 (cell). The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any/all bids. Bids will be opened at the March 11, 2013 Regular Town Board meeting. Nancy Dieck, Clerk Publish: February 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF WOODLAND-SAUK COUNTY REQUEST FOR BIDS 2013 Seal Coat Surfacing The TOWN OF WOODLAND, Sauk County will receive bids for 2013 seal coat surfacing. For bid specifications, contact Michael Stanek, Chairperson at (608) 489-3574 or (608) 5530217(cell). The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any/all bids. Bids will be opened at the March 11, 2013 Regular Town Board Meeting. Nancy Dieck, Clerk Publish: February 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
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WONEWOC SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Meeting January 21, 2013 Wonewoc-Center Jr/Sr High School Rm 218 7:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order by the Board President Sandy Rogers at 7:00 p.m. Members present: Degner, Preston, Rogers, Wohlrab, and Dieck. Motion by Wohlrab, second by Preston to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Proper notice verification was given by District Administrator Art Keenan. Motion by Preston, second by Degner, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 17, 2012 Motion carried. Laack and Benson arrived at 7:05 p.m.. Motion by Preston, second by Wohlrab, to approve voucher in the amount of $422,949.25. Motion carried. Motion by Preston, second by Wohlrab, to approve the treasurer’s report as read. Motion carried. Public ForumDiscussionBusiness Manager Linda Dallman reported on FDIC coverage. Principal Michelle Noll discussed a homeless policy. District Administrator Art Keenan gave an update on the building project. Action: Motion by Degner, second by Laack, to approve a building use request from the FFA for a pancake breakfast. Motion carried. 7/0 Motion by Benson, second by Wohlrab to approve expanding the Title I to Schoolwide. Motion carried. 7/0 Motion by Wohlrab, second by Degner, to approve restructuring the FDIC coverage. Motion carried. 7/0 Motion by Laack, second by Preston, to approve the Indoor Air Quality Policy, 2nd reading. Motion carried. 7/0 Motion by Benson, seconded by Degner, to approve the spring coaching contracts and letter of appointment (exhibit A) plus head football coach letter of appointment, as presented. Motion carried. 7/0 Motion by Wohlrab, seconded by Degner, to go into closed session at 7:42 p.m. The Board polled unanimously. Motion by Laack, seconded by Wohlrab, to go out of closed session at 8:57 p.m. The Board polled unanimously. Motion by Preston, second by Laack, to approve the following salary adjustments as recommended—Chad Rick, Director of Maintenance, $2500 per year and Tricia Louis, Director of Technology, $1500 per year. Motion carried. 7/0 Motion by Wohlrab, second by Preston, to adjourn at 8:58 p.m. Motion carried. 7/0 Nancy Dieck, Clerk Publish: February 21, 2013 WNAXLP
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Nature of Things BY MARK DAHLKE Wisconsin deer hunters have a varied and rich history tied to the annual hunt. A big part of the tradition is the places we stay duringthe hunt. The choices are as varied as the personalities in the camp. Deer camps can be in the back of vans or cars; at grandpa and grandma’s house; the old farmstead; a camper trailer, RV, or pup tent. Perhaps, it is a cabin: with or without running water and electricity. Some camps are cut deep into the woods with canvas, Army-styled, walled tents. Others stay in hotels, “Mom and Pop motels”, or resorts. Regardless of method, the magic for the hunters is not the accommodations, but rather the traditions built into their camps. In my early years, our camp was between my home in Wonewoc and my grandparent’s house in New Lisbon. Our hunting destination, an hour’s drive away, was Meadow Valley. What follows is the evolution that took us to our present-day deer camp. Our routine: up at 3:30 a.m., a quick stop in New Lisbon to pick up my uncles, continue the long, twisted drive to Mather, park along Highway 173, and hike into our stands in the dark. Fueled by adrenaline and anticipation, no one seemed to care about the early hour and long drive. By the end of the day, tired bodies trudged back to the carand began the long drive home. For the first few miles, we excitedly exchanged stories and strategized for the next day’s hunt. Yet, soon the effects of traipsing through swamps and dragging deer started to take its toll. The banter in the car faded, leaving only the fuzzy reception on the radio to compete with the snoring. The next morning’s drive to Meadow Valley was sheer drudgery and the drive home, even worse. Finally, someone suggested that we should stop driving the insane miles and
dealing with sleep deprivation, and just camp up there. In 1975, we found a clearing off a back road and slept in a trailer and pop-up camper. For some reason that experiment only lasted a year. We went back to the early morning death marches for the next few years. One year, my step-grandparents offered us the use of their motor home. We felt as if he hit the lottery: heat flowed from vents; soft carpet under foot, soft beds, and swivel chairs provided the comforts we had known only at home. As with all good things however, they come to an end and my grandparents sold the RV. Faced with the prospect of abandoning “deer camp” (the idea of which we had come to love), my dad, brother, and I scrounged up $900 and bought a ‘60’s era camper. Missing the amenities of the RV, we struggled to make the trailer livable-constantly battling mice, and a heater that never worked. Years in the RV spoiled us with the luxury of electricity. We went door-to-door in Mather looking for someone willing to let us “camp” in their backyard and found a taker for a mere $5 a month. This arrangement worked for several years until they tired of us blowing fuses in their house. For the next five years, we landed in the good graces of a friend who owns a cabin near Warrens. This was a wonderful arrangement, but we missed the “camping experience”. About that same time, my cousins and uncle needed a place to stay because my grandmother, who housed them in New Lisbon, passed away. It was time for us to establish a new deer camp-again. The next few seasons were a mix of pop-up campers, small tents, and a rented RV reminiscent of Cousin Eddie’s from “Christmas Vacation”. We spent nights freezing in sleeping bags and eating meals in gloves and hats huddled around a campfire. Finally, we had enough. With our core group firmly estab-
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lished, and deer camp an entrenched tradition, we needed to make a commitment. We considered several options with a close eye on the future because my cousin has enough sons to start a basketball team. In true Dahlke fashion, our decisions did not come easy, nor quick. We finally decided on a large, walled tent in the tradition of those found in the elk-hunting mountains of the west. With over-analysis and consternation, we held long, philosophical discussions about the pros and cons of nylon vs. canvas, wood vs. propane heat, and size. After several meetings with tape measures, we ordered a 12 x 20 tent that allows enough room for propane heaters, cots, and space to spread out gear, hang wet clothes, and play cards. Carpet pieces dot the floor and gas lanterns light our way. With the spacious opulence of our tent, we christened it “The Taj”nicknamed for India’s architectural icon, the Taj Mahal. The decisive factor for buying the tent was with the idea of preserving camaraderie, fostered by all being under the same roof. After seven years, we learned this could have its drawbacks, however. The assortment of noises and odors that come out of various orifices from those who spent all day in the woods can make for interesting banter inclose quarters. The punch-drunk jokes and laughter from sleep-deprived hunters keeps us awake long past our own good. Over the past two seasons, Ben’s four sons (ages 3 to 8) have all stayed overnight with us, getting a taste of life in camp and the luxuries of the Taj. Their excitement and enthusiasm is good for us as it helps keep the focus on important things like playing catch and spending more time around the fire. Of course, those boys may never fully appreciate and realize how good they have it. I worry that they may end up taking the comforts of the Taj for granted. Perhaps we need to bring back the old pop-up and a ratty tent for them to sleep in for a few years.
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BY NANCY J SCHNEIDER I have discovered that I’d much rather be on the giving end of things instead of the 9 receiving end. Yet I’m eternally grateful to all the people who have showered us with their prayers and support. It makes a person want to 12 sit in a corner and cry. Sometimes I do. It’s truly been a rough ride and we aren’t at the end yet. Ray was taken to UW Madison on the 16 13 29th of January and as of this writing it’s been two weeks now. He is still there. He had his 19 16 20 21 final surgery Monday February 11th and so all the surgeries are now done. From here on it’s a matter of healing his brain and memory and 20 getting his strength back. It’s really hard to see him struggle so much because he wants to remember but just can’t. The doctors tell me 22 26 27 that after a severe brain injury like he has it will take time. We both need to learn to be more patient. Not my strong point I guess. It’s 28 29 30 really ironic because I’m doing things around here I never had to do before and I’m not sure I’m doing them right, but I’m doing the best I 33 can. When Ray gets better he will be a wee bit upset with the mess I’ve made of his wood pile. I can’t tell oak from pine or elm but he knew where everything was and what it was. To me it’s just wood, so I bring it up and burn it. It’s also ironic that folks at church always 18. General Services Administration, called him the weatherman because he always acronym. knew what was coming. Well, maybe this is 19. 12 months in Juneau County. God’s way of joking with him because we 21. Starward. 24. Cousins of pans. have had nothing but horrible weather since 25. Military program at college. his accident! I’ve gotten to hate ice - truly hate 26. With 5-down, military post in Monroe it. I never used to be afraid of falling, although County. I was careful, but now it seems like I fear 27. Monroe County village up the road a going out there and slipping and falling. Got piece from Melvina. me to thinking what would I do if I did fall? 29. Head over heels, abbr. There’s no one around here to find me! Also 30. Digital storage oscilloscope, acronym. several months ago Ray befriended a stray cat. 31. Samford University, abbr. I said, “Don’t feed it or it will never go home” 32. Per head, abbr. but he just couldn’t see the poor old thing go hungry. So he took food out to it every day. Well guess who now has to feed his dumb cat? ANSWERS TO FEBRUARY 14 CROSSWORD Yup - me. After all this time I can’t see the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 thing starve either. It’s a feral cat and you P
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can’t touch it. But it sits in a certain spot in the barn and waits for his supper. I sure wish Ray had started feeding him a bit closer to the house because now I have to go out in the snow and ice to feed it. For some reason this stupid cat is one thing he remembered. When I talk about the dogs he gets a rather blank look on his face, but when I mentioned feeding his darn cat he brightened up and said, “My black cat.” So you see, I have to feed it. It’s true he does recognize pictures of Spud and Squirt, but he doesn’t ask about them or talk about them. Only when he’s looking at the pictures does he say their names. But that darn cat he remembered. Now I have nothing against cats because we used to have all sorts of cats, but lately it’s just been the dogs. I never fed this cat until Ray wasn’t around to do it. I’m afraid we’re stuck with this sorry old thing. I would like to say a big thank you to my family for their support. They have been my prayer warriors and I know they pray every day. I also thank my granddaughters for helping this old lady with the heavy things. But I must say a special thank you to my daughter Wendy who is my backbone. I don’t know how I would get through this without her. So we are doing the best we can and there has been improvement in Ray’s condition, but he still has quite a long road ahead of him. But he’s a tough old buzzard and will come through it. Someday we will look back on this and tell each other what we went through. It will happen. He will get better. We will survive. So I ask that you continue to pray for him because God still works miracles. I know He has it all planned out I just don’t know His plans yet. All in His timing. Patience Nancy, patience. So till next week I’ll leave you with this NO-nonsense thought: Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. n Nancy J Schneider is a member of The Wisconsin Regional Writers Association and writes freelance. Nancy can be reached at njswritingnook@yahoo.com.
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February 21, 2013
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Bill’s Corner BY BILL SMITH
Ever since I first heard of the mysterious explosion that occurred in an almost-unpopulated area of Siberia June 30, 1908, I have been fascinated.Apparently little attention was paid to the event is the years after it occurred. After all, World War I was brewing, as was the Russian revolution.I must have been in college when I first read an article on the event. That article revealed that an expedition had found its way to the epicenter of the explosion, simply by noting the direction of trees that were knocked down. The article said the damage was somewhat similar to that which would be created by an atomic bomb, but also noted that there was no residual fallout. It also quickly added that no one had gotten far into creating an atom bomb in 1908. So, what was the cause? Aliens were suggested.The last article I saw several years ago assumed that the cause was most likely a comet which found its way into the Earth's gravity, and exploded from the tremendous heat created by entering the atmosphere at a great speed. That was about as good an explanation as anyone was able to give.The explosion over Siberia was
Taking Refuge BY STEVE NORLING
There is great news from the Friends of the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. They have awarded one “Scholarship for Conservation Studies” grant each year. Their first grant went to Jacob “Jake” Schedler from Tomah. He is currently a student at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee and is planning to pursue a career in fish and wildlife biology. He has done some wildlife work in the United States, Canada and Mexico. He hopes to continue his experiences through job shadowing and possibly obtaining an internship. He will be applying during his breaks and would like to be able to share the outdoors with others, passing this knowledge on to future generations. The annual Scholarship for Conservation Studies is open to all local high school and college students who are interested in pursuing a career in a field related to natural resources conservation. They need to have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (4.0 scale) and have completed twenty-five hours of community service in the last two years. This sounds to me like a great deal for anyone wishing to get into the conservation field. If you would like more information on this scholarship contact the Friends at 565-4467. The refuge can always use more volunteers, especially at the front desk and in the Karner Korner bookstore and gift shop. With budgets being what they are more things rest on volunteers. The refuge is a great place and they need all the volunteers possible to be able to continue putting on all of the public events that they would like to and that the public enjoys for free. So, if you have a little extra time and would like to spend it meeting some great people and helping out a great refuge, call 698-565-2551 and ask for Katie Goodwin or Kara Zwickey you will never be sorry. I have been volunteering there for eleven years and still having a ball doing it. This has not been a very good winter for cross-country skiing. Last Sunday I had intended to go out in the afternoon. Well, you all know what it did; it rained all afternoon. That left a coating on top of the snow and kind of ruined skiing. The snowshoeing is still not too bad and if anyone wants to go out there is enough snow left and snowshoes to check out at the visitor center. All of you photography buffs remember, Saturday, February 23rd is the next “Focus on Photography” meeting at the refuge. It starts at 8:00 AM at the visitor center and this month’s focus will be “Wildlife, animal sign and tracking”. The indoor sessions last about an hour and then it is out to take more pictures. No matter what your level of photography may be, all are welcome. You know that spring must be close when the staff and volunteers at the refuge start talking about the return of cranes. We were guessing when the sandhills would be back. They come a little earlier than the whoopers and are a real harbinger of spring. Shortly after hearing the first sandhills the whoopers too will start returning. We can all hope for an early spring. Back to the little discussion I began last week on wolves. When people ask me how many packs are on the refuge at any one time I cannot answer that. Wolf packs range far and wide. The packs that frequent the refuge travel over to Meadow Valley Wildlife Area and beyond. They also travel east at least as far as the Wisconsin River. At any one time there may be three packs on the refuge or there may be two, one or none. They like to stick to heavily forested areas where humans are scarce. This is why they like the refuge and Meadow Valley. There are a minimum of roads and they are not heavily traveled. They will begin to den up in March and the young may utilize the dens until July. There should be as little human activity within about a half mile from any known dens. I know that there is a lot of discussion as to how much the wolves affect the deer population. In my travels on the refuge I do not see them having much effect on the deer population. I have been on the refuge, hunting, berry picking and volunteering for the past eleven years. In all that time I have not noticed much of a change, even as the wolf population has increased. I never hunted it prior to at least some wolves being present, but as I said, I have noticed no change with the increase. Until next week, “See you at the refuge.”
considered a one-time event, although it is assumed a larger asteroid crashed into the earth eons ago, creating the climate change that ended the time of the dinosaur.As far as I know, there had been no reports of similar unexplained explosions over populated areas in the time since history was kept. That is until last week, when we woke up to reports that Something from space had exploded over a town in a populated portion of Siberia, with a blast that caused damage to several buildings and sent shards of glass flying into numerous others.Among the interesting things about this event was that it occurred on the same day when a much larger space rock was expected to make a close approach to earth before sling-shotting off into space. That asteroid had been discovered weeks before by amateur astronomers and behaved just as expected.No one saw the one that exploded over Siberia coming. My biggest question is: Why have we had two events like this just a little over a century apart, when nothing I know of in recorded history seems to have happened earlier?
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Smiley’s Tenth Annual “Women’s only Fisharee” MARK WALTERS
Hello friends, I recently took part in a learning experience on the ice. This experience came in the form of watching 12 women ice fish on the frozen waters of Lake Winnebago. My friend Lori Schick has fished in Smiley’s Women’s only Fisharee for all ten years that it has been held. Shelly Ketlhut manages this 56-team tournament, which is based out of Lakeshore Mart, which is located in Van Dyne and just may be the coolest minimart/baitshop and tavern east of the Mississippi River. Saturday, February 2nd High 17, low minus 3 Yesterday I put out my Igloo, Fatfish portable ice shack next to two sturgeon-spearing shacks that Dennis Oelrich was putting out for his wife Laurie and any other woman in this group to fish out of. The location we would be fishing is in the Van Dyne area and we were very limited in our scouting due to very poor ice conditions caused by expansion cracks. Earlier in the week, perch in the 8-11 inch range were being caught here so this seemed like as good of a place as any to set up for the gals party, I mean serious ice fishing experience. Last night Lori Schick had an” it’s the fisheries” party and the next thing you know its 4:30 a.m. and time for everyone to get moving. My learning experience began as soon as we hit the ice when the end gate of my 96 Chevy was opened at first light this morning and 12 gals in the age of 25-? set up a bar and began making Bloody Mary’s. (Within a half hour all celery and mix was froze solid). I soon learned that though each one of these gals wanted to win the contest, which is decided by the team of women that bring in the most weight of any fish, they could catch. In reality, they wanted to talk, fish and enjoy themselves on the frozen waters of Wisconsin’s largest inland lake. I was the observer and could not even bait a hook. At times there were 9 women in my ice shack and during the entire outing not a fish was caught out of it. Sammi Meyer is in her mid-20s and impressed me with both her knowledge of hunting and fishing andalsoer gear. She had a Vexilar fish camera and a Mr. Heater, portable heater. Sammi had lots of fishing and hunting stories and it sounds like she does pretty well with a bow and arrow. Kari Kirsch “Snooki” had everyone laughing and wanted to catch a fish as bad as anyone I have ever seen. Once she lost her minnow and became extremely excited that she at least may have had a bite “I did not have the heart to tell her that it probably fell off the hook”. Snooki was the only gal out of 12 that would run my Jiffy “Pro Four” power auger when I gave lessons. Sandy Sullivan lives in northern Wisconsin and sat outside on a bucket the entire morning and never complained about the cold. Kalynn Roth is Lori Schicks daughter and the ring leader of many of these 20 something gals and I can see why she is having a hard time picking out a maid of honor for her upcoming wedding, they’re all good friends. Laurie Oelrich, who gets my award for the best attitude, caught our only fish, which was a perch that weighed 3 ounces. About 11,when it was obvious the fish were not hungry
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there was wrestling matches, more beverages were drunk and I had an important revelation. Women on the ice, act a lot like men on the ice and do not look much different. We ended our experience at the weigh in where some very proud women had some impressive catches. Michelle Wilkens caught a beautiful 25-inch walleye while fishing with her partner Jenny Steinman This years tournament winners were Mandy Jo Wilkens and her sister Sheri Smet. There should be more tournaments like this! Sunset
This group of gals found playing on the ice is as much fun as fishing!
Michelle Wilkens and Jenny Steinman with a couple of "dandy's" that they caught on Lake Winnebago
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WJCI Basketball teams compete in Ithaca tourney BY BRUCE SCHROEDER The Wonewoc-Center WJCI 7th and 8th grade basketball teams participated in the Ithaca tournament on Saturday, February 9th. Other teams competing in the tourney included Ithaca, Kickapoo, Wauzeka, Necedah, Riverdale, Prairie Du Chien and Seneca. The 7th graders kicked off their portion of the tournament against the host school, Ithaca, who had soundly defeated the Wolves the weekend before. Ithaca again kicked it in gear right off the bat in this one and jumped out to a 19 - 2 lead at half-time and cruised to a 34 - 11 win over the Wolves. Taylor Geitz scored 7 points and Dawson Miller scored 4 for all of the Wolves scoring. The Wauzeka Hornets were the opponent in the second 7th grade game.
Wonewoc-Center played a strong willed defensive game in the first half and the Wolves lead at half-time by a score of 12 - 10. The Hornets brought out a half court trap in the second half that Wonewoc-Center could not solve and took the lead from the Wolves midway through the second half. The WJCI squad could not hit the key shots when they needed them late in the game and ended up on the bottom end of a 32 - 24 game. Noah Shore and Taylor Geitz lead the Wolves in the scoring attack for this one with 8 points apiece followed by Dawson Miller with 6 points and Andrew Jacobson with 2 points. The 3rd game for the day was against the Necedah Cardinals. It was all Necedah in this one as the Wolves were facing a strong, athletic Cardinal squad and
the Wolves lost by a score of 48 - 17. Noah Shore scored 11 points in this one for the Wolves. Dawson Miller scored 4 and Sawyer Frick and Taylor Geitz each scored 1 for the Wolves scoring. The 4th game of the day for the 7th graders was against the Kickapoo Panthers whom the Wolves had beaten in a close contest the weekend before. The Wolves were dragging in this one from the start as most of these players were playing in their 7th game of the day since they were also playing with the 8th graders. Kickapoo forged out to a 25 - 13 lead over WonewocCenter by half-time. The 2nd half was an even battle, but the WJCI squad could not cut into the Panther lead. Kickapoo won this one by a score of 38 23. Dawson Miller had 6 points in this one to lead the
Wolves while Noah Shore and Taylor Geitz each scored 5 points. Andrew Jacobson scored 4 and Dylan Degner scored 3 to round out the scoring. Noah Shore, Dylan Degner, Taylor Geitz and Sawyer Frick led the Wolves on the boards for the day while Andrew Jacobson and Dawson Miller led the team in assists and steals. The first 8th grade game was against the Seneca Indians. Seneca got hot from the outside early in this one and jumped out to a 32 - 11 half-time lead. The Wolves could not muster a rally in the second half and lost by a score of 52 - 20. Walker Shore led the Wolves with 7 points followed closely by Noah Shore with 6 points. Elliot Jacobson had 3 points and Taylor Geitz and Dawson Miller each had 2 to complete the scoring.
The 2nd game for the 8th graders came against the run and gun Prairie Du Chien Chieftans. Prairie Du Chien's fast break basketball had them winning by a score of 32 - 9 at half-time and they won this one over the Wolves by a score of 56 - 18. Elliot Jacobson played a solid game for the Wolves in this one and led the team with 8 points. Walker Shore followed with 6 points and Dylan Degner had 4 points for the Wolves. The last game of the day for the 8th graders found them pitted against Riverdale. The WJCI squad put all of their remaining energy into this one, but the Wolves still found themselves down at half-time by a score of 25 - 20. A strong second half performance by the inside duo of Walker Shore and Noah Shore along with the steady floor game
of Elliot Jacobson led the Wolves back in this one. Finally, with about a minute left on the clock, a Walker Shore free throw tied the game at 48. But Riverdale scored the next basket and then hit a free throw in the final seconds to hand the Wolves a 51 - 48 loss in a hard fought game. Noah Shore led the Wolves with 16 points and a ton of rebounds. Walker Shore followed with 13 hard earned points and Elliot Jacobson knocked down 10 points for the Wolves. Dawson Miller had 4, Taylor Geitz had 3 and Andrew Jacobson had 2 to round out the scoring. Walker Shore, Noah Shore, Taylor Geitz, Dylan Degner and Sawyer Frick commanded the boards for the 8th grade games. Elliot Jacobson, Andrew Jacobson and Dawson Miller led the Wolves in assists and steals.
list. Those species include: three birds -- black tern, Kirtland's warbler, upland sandpiper; one freshwater mussel -- fawnsfoot; and four insects -- beach-dune tiger beetle, ottoe skipper, a leafhopper and an issid planthopper. The proposed rule, economic impact analysis and environmental assessment, along with detailed information on the species proposed for listing and delisting is available by searching the DNR website dnr.wi.gov for keyword “ET List”. Administrative rule documents are also available at: Wisconsin Administrative Rules (exit DNR) website. Additionally comments on the proposed list changes may be sent electronically to:
DNRBureauofEndangeredRe sources@Wisconsin.gov or may be mailed to: Wisconsin DNR- Bureau of Endangered Resources, E/T EIA Solicitation, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. Comments are to be postmarked no later than March 7, 2013. Written comments, whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail, have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the public hearings. Crain noted Wisconsin continues to be a leader in protecting and restoring endangered species “so all present and future generations can enjoy the state’s natural resources.”
DNR to propose delisting some species The public will have an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to Wisconsin’s endangered or threatened species list at five hearings the public Department of Natural Resources will hold around the state in March and through written or electronic comments submitted through March 7. “Keeping the list up to date allows us to focus our resources on high priority species and this is the most comprehensive review of the list ever conducted by the department.” said Erin Crain, director of the DNR Bureau of Endangered Resources. “Once the meetings and comment period concludes, we will review, evaluate and adapt, if warranted, all comments before asking the Natural Resources Board to adopt the proposed changes.” The proposal is to remove
16 birds, plants and other animals and to add eight species to the list of endangered or threatened species. An additional 20 scientific names would also be updated under the proposed revisions. The public hearings will be held on: March 5, 11 a.m., Eau Claire - Old Library room 1128, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave.; March 5, 11 a.m., Green Bay - Instructional Services room 1034, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive; March 5, 11 a.m., Milwaukee -Lubar Hall room S250, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 3202 North Maryland Ave.; March 5, 4 p.m., Madison Northwoods Room, Wisconsin DNR’s Science Operations Center, 2801 Progress Road; and
March 6, 4 p.m., Wausau Marathon County Public Library - Wausau room (3rd Floor), 300 North First St. (not sponsored by the library). Under Wisconsin's Endangered Species Law it is illegal for people to kill, transport, possess, process or sell species that are listed as endangered or threatened. The law requires DNR to review and, following public input, revise the endangered or threatened species list as needed. Since the first list was developed in 1972, it has been revised 10 times, most recently in 2011 to add cave bats due to the imminent threat of white-nose syndrome. The proposal recommends removing seven animals from the list: greater redhorse (fish), barn owl, snowy egret, Bewick's wren, pygmy snaketail (dragonfly),
FOOD DRIVE HELD A food drive was recently coordinated by Mile Bluff Medical Center's Surgery Department and the family of the late Lyle Wernimont, former Anesthesia Director. A few of the staff members pose with the symbolic check for $3,535, and the 274 pounds of food collected. To add to the success of the drive, the Bank of Mauston, offered to donate $50 for every grocery cart filled by the food, adding another $150 to the total. The money that was raised will provide a total of 19,638 pounds of food for the local pantry. In addition, the $3,535 was matched by Canadian Pacific Railroad Holiday Train, and was then sent to the victims of Hurricane Sandy on the east coast. Lyle touched the lives of many hungry people by the work he did for the local food pantry, by the monetary donations he made, and with the contributions he gave from his garden and hunting expeditions. He would be humbled that this effort was made in his memory, and that it has had such a big impact on multiple communities.
Blanding's turtle and Butler's gartersnake. The proposal recommends removing nine plants from the list: American fever-few, bog bluegrass, Canada horse-balm, drooping sedge, hemlock parsley, prairie Indian-plantain, snowy campion, yellow gentian, and yellow giant hyssop. Some of the 16 species proposed for removal responded well to protections given to listed species and management efforts to increase their populations, while others were found to not be as rare as once thought or no longer occur in the state. The proposal also recommends adding eight species that have declining populations in the state and are in need of greater protection to the endangered or threatened