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Delong charged with burglary
On February 25, 2013, a 33 old Mauston man, Michael J Delong, was charged in Juneau County Circuit Court with multiple felony counts. Charged as a repeater, Delong is facing felony burglary of a building, felony possession of burglarious tools, misdemeanor theft, and a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property. According to the criminal complaint on Saturday, February 23, 2013, deputies Jay Greeno and Cameron McChesney of the Juneau County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to an alarm at an Alliant Energy substation on a State Hwy in the Town of Lemonweir Upon arrival the deputies located fresh footprints which went around to the back of the substation. They followed the prints and noticed a square of a chain link fence had been cut out. In the complaint the deputies noted that the prints were distinct and led to a snowmobile trail that was directly behind the substation. Deputy Greeno also noted that a large spool of black electrical wire had been taken to the snow mobile trail. They later also located a smaller spool of yellow electrical wire. The deputies continued to follow the trail from the prints which led to a storage shed. They continued to follow the trail of prints which eventually led them to a deer stand tower. After announcing their presence a male called out, "It's me, Mikey Delong." Delong then claimed he had been out with a friend and "got freaked out" by the cops. Delong was taken into custody. On Monday, February 25 Delong appeared for a bail/bond hearing and was placed on a $1,000 signature bond with the condition that he not have contact with Alliant Energy nor their employees. He is scheduled for an March 6 initial appearance before Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer.
Lyndon Station man charged with assault BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD A 40 year old Lyndon Station man, Heath E. Fuller, has been charged this week in Juneau County Circuit Court with multiple felony charges including sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age, sexual intercourse with a child, exposing a child to harmful material, and two misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child. According to the criminal complaint Juneau County Detective Ben Goehring interviewed the alleged male victim on January 22 of this year. The victim is referred to as "Victim 1" in the criminal complaint. Victim 1 stated that between 2009 and 2011 he would encounter Fuller three to five times a week and that it was common for Fuller to provide him with marijuana when others were not around. Victim 1 claimed the first incident occurred in 2009 and during a trip to the Wisconsin River when he was under the age of 16. He claims the Fuller provided him with alcoholic beverages and later sexually assaulted him for the first time. Victim 1 went on to say that at the time he was unsure on how to let others know what had happened. Victim 1 stated that another encounter with Fuller happened later that year and then again in the winter months of 2010. Prior to the assault Victim 1 claims that Fuller provided alcohol and marijuana to him and another person at Fuller's residence. It was after the other person left that the victim claims Fuller inserted a pornographic DVD into DVD player and had Victim 1 watch the film and then proceeded to sexually assault him. Fuller is scheduled for an April 3, 2013 initial appearance.
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Mauston man charged with stealing vehicle while out on bond BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD A 49 year old Mauston man, Darin Skiff, has been charged in Juneau County Circuit Court with multiple felony charges including operating a motor vehicle without consent, possession of narcotics, felony bail jumping and a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer. At the time Skiff was picked up on the recent charges he was out on a $3,000 cash bond on two other felony cases both of which were charged in 2012. Those 2012 cases are for manufacture/deliver cocaine and a first degree reckless homicide/delivery of drugs in the death of Jeremy Haas. According to the criminal complaint, on February 16, 2013 Mauston police officer Eric Sanner responded to a call at Hanover and Maine Streets to investigate a traffic crash. Upon arrival the officer noticed a white Pontiac Montana minivan with severe front end damage and the back passenger side tire pushed onto the snow bank. In front of the minivan was a white Chevrolet Impala also with severe front end damage. The officer noted that there was an extensive amount of debris in the street which indicated the crash occurred at a moderate or high speed. Although the engine to the Impala was running there were no occupants in either vehicle. A resident near the scene called out to the officer to check behind the van. When the officer did check he noted a white male he was familiar with, Darin Skiff, sitting in the snow and resting against
the van. Officer Sanner reported that Skiff's eyes were bloodshot and glassy and that when Skiff stood he was uneasy on his feet and staggering. When the officer inquired who owned the Impala, Skiff is said to have responded by stating he didn't know. Skiff then reportedly stated, "you're not trying to pin this on me?" Skiff apparently went on to tell the officer that he had been at a friend's house, Dan Day, prior to walking up to the scene of the accident. He went on to say that had he been the driver he would have runaway from the scene rather than staying near the accident scene. The officer then spoke to the resident near the scene who said she had heard a loud crash which caused her to look our her bedroom window. She went on to state she witnessed a white male exit the Impala and walk over to the passenger side of the van. She later identified Skiff as the white male. While on the scene of the accident dispatch advised the officer that they had received a call from the owner of the Impala and who wanted to report the vehicle as stolen. The owner of the vehicle is Deanna Lingl who stated that she was waiting for her sister to complete her shift at Randall's Bar and had left her vehicle running while she was inside waiting and that is when the vehicle was stolen. The officer noted in his report that he was aware that the Dan Day resi-
Darin Skiff dence, where Skiff had just claimed he left, was adjacent to Randall's Bar. Due to Skiff being out on bond with a condition of absolute sobriety the officer placed Skiff under arrest. When Skiff was searched the officer discovered a blue neck lanyard with the "Phillips Pharmacy" insignia. The lanyard contained the keys to the Impala and were later identified to be Lingl's keys. Skiff claimed the keys belonged to one of his relatives. Enroute to Juneau County Jail Skiff reportedly started banging his head against the squad car. The criminal complaint goes on to state that Juneau County deputies were needed to assist in gaining control over Skiff once they
arrived at the jail. During a search at the jail the officer reported that two loose pills fell from Skiff's pockets. Those pills were later identified at schedule II controlled substances. The complaint goes on to state that Skiff finally agreed to a breathalyzer nearly 10 hours after law enforcement first arrived on the scene of the accident. The reading from the test came in at .106%, above the legal limit. Skiff is currently being held in the Juneau County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond and has an initial appearance scheduled for March 6 before Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer.
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
Obituaries JULIA M. GEHRIG
Julia M. Gehrig, age 76, of Mauston, WI, died on Tuesday February 19, 2013 at her residence with her family by her side. She was a beautiful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Julia was the daughter of Jack and Adeline (Belle) Armstrong and was born on February 23, 1936 in Washington, IN. Julia was united in marriage to Karl C. Gehrig on October 28, 1954 in Richmond, IN, and later they were blessed with 3 children. She enjoyed traveling. She was able to travel all over the United States and several places around the globe as well. She enjoyed Bible study, and teaching children about the Bible. Julia also liked playing Bingo and Chicken Foot. She was a FAA wife and later in life a Missionary. Her family and friends will miss her spark and personality. She was a faithful member of Lone Rock Baptist Church in New Lisbon. Julia is survived by her husband Karl of Mauston, WI, her children, Steve (Patti) Gehrig of Alsip, IL, Mary Alice (Rev. Ray) Anderson of New Lisbon, WI, and Paul (Brenda) Gehrig of Lockport, IL, by her siblings, David Armstrong of Monticello, IN, Diana Neidigh of Princeton, IN, Joe Armstrong of Loogootee, IN, and Cindy Walton of Petersburg IN. She is further survived by 7 grandchildren, Martha Gehrig, Julie (Roy) Walker, William Gehrig, Raymond (Amber) Anderson, Charity (Jason) Brannan, Joy (Ezra) Day, Samantha (Ryan) Grooms, and Paul Gehrig, and by 5 great grandchildren, Nicholas Talty, Cortney Dunnett, Katie Tress, Cameron Grooms, and Ethan Gehrig, and other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Adeline Belle. A memorial service will be held on Saturday March 9, 2013 at 11:00am at the Lone Rock Baptist Church, N8197 6th Ave., New Lisbon, WI 53950, with Pastor Ray Anderson presiding. Relatives and friends may gather for fellowship at the Lone Rock Baptist Church on Saturday from 9:00am till the 11:00am time of service. The Hare Funeral Home in New Lisbon is assisting the family with services. Online condolences available at www.harefuneralhome.com
ELAINE E. HAASE
Elaine E. Haase, age 88 years, of Hillsboro, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Serenity House in Tomah, Wisconsin. She was born on April 28, 1924 to John and Leona (Schumhl) Kantorowicz in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. Elaine grew to adulthood at Fairwater, Wisconsin. She was baptized, confirmed and married at the Fairwater Lutheran Church. The marriage ceremony to Arnold Haase was on September 10, 1944; to this union 4 children were born. They lived at Fond du Lac for a year, Berlin for 6 ½ years and moved to Hillsboro where they lived for 30 years. They operated a dry cleaner business in Hillsboro during that time. They retired in 1981 and moved to Sun City, Arizona. In 1996 they moved back to Mauston. He preceded her in death in 2006. More recently Elaine was living back in Hillsboro. Elaine was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, working on puzzles, crocheting and of course loved being Grandmother. Survivors include her children, Ken (Claudette) Haase of Hillsboro, Mary (Duane) Bloor of Hillsboro, and Shirley (Michael) Yeager of Onalaska; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Haase of Mauston; grandchildren, Todd (Lorrie), Kindra (Tony), Debbie, Chris, Jenny, Lauri (Travis), Rick (Brandi), Kim (Jeremy) and David (Andrea), 19 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great Great Grandchild. In addition to her husband, Arnold; she was preceded in death by her Parents; son, Robert and a sister, Dorothy Johnson. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro, with Rev. Conrad Prell officiating. Burial was in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Hillsboro. Friends called at the Picha Funeral Home in Hillsboro on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and at the Church on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. For online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
RALPH LEROY KATUIN
SHARON S. KLEDEHN
Sharon S. Kledehn, 69, of rural Kendall, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday February 21, 2013 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was born on July 9th, 1943 to Daniel and La Verne (Schumann) Young in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. She graduated in 1961 from Royall High School and later completed Nurses Training in Madison, Wisconsin in 1963. She spent her years working at various nursing homes caring for the elderly and many co-workers have said that she did whatever it took to get the job done and to make the residents feel comfortable and at home. She grew up on a farm and enjoyed milking cows, baling hay and being outdoors over being inside any day of the week. She was an avid reader, loved to watch jeopardy and wheel of fortune, play cards and board games. Sharon especially enjoyed going on afternoon rides with no particular destination in mind, just enjoying the beautiful countryside. Dogs were also a love of hers and at times she was known to have 3 dogs at one time even if they did not technically start-out being hers. She always loved the time she spent with her children and her relatives above anything else. Sharon is survived by four children, Karoline Renee Kledehn of Minneapolis, MN, Kevin Scot Kledehn of Warrens, Kellie (Ryan) Resac of Reedsburg and Kraig Allen Kledehn of La Crosse, a grand-daughter, Brooke Nicole Kledehn of Hillsboro, a sister, Denise Granger of Rochester, MN, a sister-in-law, Patty Young of Kendall, a dear Aunt and Uncle, Dean and Ruth Schumann of rural Elroy, and long-time special friends, Harold and Sandra Baldwin of Ontario. She is further survived by many other cousins, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Jerome “Toot” Young, a brother-in-law, Lamont Granger. A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, February 23, 2013, 1:00 P.M. at Burr Wesleyan Church, S1728 County Highway V, Hillsboro. Pastor Alan Tripp and Pastor Roger Miller officiated. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Cemetery at a later date. Relatives and friends were invited to call on Saturday at the church from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service. The Smith-Nelson Funeral Home, Kendall is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be given at www.sonnenburgfamilyfh.com
Ralph LeRoy Katuin, age 70, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minnesota, after a courageous battle against bone cancer. Ralph was born June 20, 1942 in Tomah, Wisconsin, to Gerloff and Phyllis Katuin. After attending New Richmond High School, Ralph enlisted in the army and served a tour in Germany. He married Sheila Habig in 1962 and had two sons, Russell and Gerald; the couple later divorced. Ralph entered into a long-term relationship with Linnea Monson, with whom he had one son, Scott. Ralph worked in a variety of jobs over his lifetime, including pressman, oil rig worker in Texas, and most especially as an automobile mechanic and repairman. For most of recent decade, Ralph worked tirelessly as care provider during the last illnesses of his father and older brother Edward. Ralph is survived by his sons Russell and Gerald Katuin, and Scott Monson; his sisters Judy Stanton and Elaine Katuin, grandchildren Bella Katuin; Kennedy, Mason, and Dawson Monson; and numerous nephews, niece, grandnieces and grandnephews. Ralph was preceded in death by his father Gerloff, mother Phyllis, and brothers Edward and Lee. He will be greatly missed. A memorial service will be held Saturday March 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hare Funeral Home in New Lisbon, 217 W. Pearl St. New Lisbon,WI 53950, with Pastor Ray Anderson presiding. Realtives and friends may call at the Hare Funeral Home on Saturday from noon till the 2:00pm time of service. Inurnment with Military Honors will follow in the Orange Township Cemetery.
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The Messenger of Juneau County
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GLARIS A. HAMS
Glaris A. Hams, age 82 years, of Wonewoc, passed away on Wednesday February 20, 2013 at his home. He was born on June 6, 1930 to Arthur and Delia (Moody) Hams at Melvina, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. National Guard – 32nd Division for six years. Glaris was united in marriage to Marjorie Mae Blank on September 10, 1952 at the United Methodist Church in Elroy. He worked as a milk hauler for 21 years and then in public relations and as field representative for Wisconsin Dairies, Foremost Farms and Grande Cheese. He was also a member of the American Legion. Survivors include his loving wife, Marjorie of Wonewoc; children, Barbara (Nelson) Meier of Wisconsin Dells, Jeffery Hams of LaCrosse and Craig Hams of LaCrosse; grandchildren, Amy Buchholz and Andy Popp; eight Great Grandchildren; sisters, Maxine Wheeler, Goldie Sorenson and Ada Martin; brother-in-law, Robert (Vivian) Blank and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his Parents; brother, Ivan; sisters, Geneva, Virginia and Clementine; sisters-in-law, Beverly Hubele and Nancy Degner; brothers-in-law, John and Donald. A Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Picha Funeral Home in Elroy with Pastor Robin Buchholz officiating. Friends may call at the Picha Funeral Home in Elroy on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m., for online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
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Thank You
Our heartfelt thank you to all who helped us through the trying time preceding Gerda’s death and with the funeral afterwards. A special thank you to her sister in law Margaret Barnes and brother & sister in law Lawrence & Lucy Barnes. The family would also like to extend their gratitude to Dr. Bjelland, Sally, Gina Senzig, & the staff of Fairview Nursing Home for their loving care of Gerda.
-The Family of Gerda Scharfenberg
February 28, 2013
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Elroy American Legion Auxiliary recognized by Marine platoon At their January monthly meeting, the Elroy American Legion Auxiliary had a special guest. PFC James Hibbard, a young marine stationed at Twentynine Palms, California, at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, attended the January 8 meeting to present a plaque to the Auxiliary unit. While James was serving with Charley Company of the 7th Marine Regiment in
the Helmand Province in Sangin, Afghanistan, he accepted and distributed over 50 Camo Quilts constructed by the Elroy American Legion Auxiliary. PFC Hibbard told Auxiliary members that many of the Charley Company Marines sent their quilts to their homes after their deployment to Afghanistan so they could keep them for mementos of what they referred to as their
"2012 vacation in the dessert." PFC Hibbard presented the engraved plaque to his Aunt, Kris Bender, an Auxiliary member that helped assemble the quilts. Hibbard's Uncle, Jim Bender, is an Elroy Legion Member. The quilt kits, made available to the Auxiliary by the Camo Quilt of Plymouth, Project Wisconsin, were constructed by a small, but dedicated
PFC James Hibbard, nephew of Jim and Kris Bender of Elroy, presenting a plague to his Aunt Kris from Charley Company of the 7th Marine Regiment for the Camo Quilts the Elroy American Legion Auxiliary constructed and sent to Afghanistan for his unit.
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group of Auxiliary and community members. To date, 18,800 camouflage quilts have been made available through the Camo Quilt Project and distributed to our troops in the Middle East. The quilts provide a bit of comfort during the deployment of our troops by letting them know people "back home" have not forgotten them. Members of the Elroy American Legion Auxiliary joined this grass roots movement constructing Camo Quilts in the fall of 2011. In addition to the Marine Platoon, they sent over 25 army Camo Quilts to an army unit from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. These quilts were distributed by PFC Logan Sweeney, grandson of Dick and Doris Sweeney and nephew of Dick and Mary Fawcett of Elroy. The camo quilt kits are provided for volunteers for the cost of the postage. They consist of two pieces of 45" by 72" surplus camouflage fabric, cotton batting, fabric for four ties, and a seven yard strip for binding. Sent along with each Camo Quilt Kit is a Cool Tie Kit consisting of a 45 X 4 ½ inch piece of camouflage fabric and soil moist crystals. The completed ties are soaked and used by the service persons as head ties or around their necks to provide some relief from the heat. In addition to the cool
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iLead students visit Madison area to study urban homelessness BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD Students at Mauston's iLead Charter School have spent time this school year learning about the area's homeless and low income residents. That time has been spent volunteering for Circle of Hope. Their efforts have ranged from helping with fundraising projects to volunteering, sorting and handing out items of need at the organization's center located on Prospect Street in Mauston. "Their help and generosity has been invaluable," noted Circle of Hope board members. Board members also expressed that while the students have learned a lot surrounding the issue of homelessness there were some valuable lessons they were missing out on. The reason for this is while rural homelessness and urban homelessness share common bonds, the view the students were seeing in Juneau County was often sanitized. Circle of Hope board members stated that here in Juneau County the community is small which often means the clients the organization works with are known by the volunteers and a conscience effort is needed to be made to not judge a person based upon the rumors that often float through a small community. Additionally, with rural homelessness the
desperation of poverty is not always seen like it is in an urban community, "When we place families and individuals they are sheltered at local motels until they can get into a permanent housing situation. The community doesn't get a chance to "see" them working on their plans - their desperation and their hard work are also sheltered," said Circle of Hope. It is for those reasons the group organized a trip for the iLead students to visit the Madison Warming Center and the Fitz Food Pantry at the Goodman Center. Circle of Hope said they wanted the students to get a well rounded lesson in just what homelessness is, and why it was crucial that there be resources available beyond a roof. Last Wednesday that trip to Madison took place with nearly 20 students signing on to participate. First stop was the newly opened Dane County Warming Center being ran by Porchlight. The teachers at iLead had each of the students write a reflection on what they learned on the field trip. Those reflections tell the story on just how powerful of a lesson it was. Student Reflections on the Madison trip "We walked the old cracking sidewalk to a short tunnel filled with graffiti, at this point I thought I wasn't
At the Goodman Center's Food Pantry where students learned just how little food many of the homeless receive to get through a week. One student wrote, ""When we were there, we got to see how much a small group (1-3) people got for the week to survive. I’m pretty sure that would last roughly three minutes in my house, even though we’re a family of three, just like the max targeted group."
The group of iLead students who visited the new Dane County Warming Center. going to leave without both of my shoes. I remember what my mom had told me when I was little, “don't wander into any alley ways, and don't talk to strangers”, and it was my mom who led me and my classmates into not only an alley way but, also a building full of strangers. As we walked inside the old musty building the friendly smiles of the people inside brought the fear down a little." - written by Kyle R. "After a short tour of the grounds, we were informed that the warming shelter was only open from 7:30 to 4:30, then they had to go to a different shelter to sleep. These sleeping shelters were segregated by sex, meaning that, if there was a father with family, he’d have to sleep in a different building then the rest of his family. This doesn’t really make sense to me, but it’s not my call." - written by Gabe B. "I don’t think anyone can completely understand what it’s like to be homeless, until it has actually happened. Visiting the warming house in Madison was an experience, but also a chance to learn. In this warming house, the people there are of all ethnicity, different ages, but they all have some common goals. They want to get jobs, get a home, get off the street. The thing that struck me the hardest was how, even in the situation those people were in, they were nice and polite" - written by Veronica S. "Inside the center we met a Marine which I thought was quite unfair because he served our country and should’ve been treated with respect and been reimbursed
for the action but instead he was sitting in the homeless shelter." -written by Kyle L. "What I noticed most about the people there, was that they weren’t pitying themselves at all. The people at the warming shelter weren’t extremely sad or moping, even though they knew they were in a bad situation. There were a lot of people in the computer room at the daytime warming shelter, working on job applications, trying to make better lives for themselves, and many of them were joking around with others".- written by Tabitha N. "There was also a young man in the shelter, we thought was homeless, who was actually a volunteer. I was surprised a teenager that looked like him would take the time out of his day to help out the homeless." written by Nick B. "It really hit me yesterday when I found out that the guy giving us a tour was homeless for going on 2 years but he still takes his time and helps other people as well as himself- also right away when we walked in there was the Marine guy and he has been homeless and he served our country." written by Katie C. Almost all of the students commented on how the people at the warming shelter shared a simple message with them and that was to stay in school. One student wrote, " a man had stopped some of us and gave us an inspirational speech about how we should never become like him or any of the people there and how much potential we have in life and how he threw it away. As we walked away he
said “your mind is your greatest asset in life” and on that note we left and rode
away on our bus with those words still on our minds."
Community musical Mauston High School Community Musical will be held March 8 at p.m., March 9 at 7 p.m., and March 10 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.
TURTLE DUNK Organizers of the annual Turtle Dunk reported that their total this year was $11,689 with great help from the First Weber Foundation matching a great deal of the raised funds. Organizers thanked all of their sponsors and First Weber and The Dirty Turtle - Jim and Sheila Marx (owners) and the brave jumpers. First Weber Realtors said, "We want to give back to the community we live and work in. We enjoy joining First Weber Foundation and The Dirty Turtle in helping this great cause"
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BAND O RAMA
Monday night was the annual Band-0-Rama at Mauston School District and once again the students played to a packed gymnasium. Taking the stage were the Olson Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th grade bands and Mauston High School's Symphonic, Concert, Jazz I, Jazz II, Saxophone Quartet, and Saxophone Choir bands. If you missed Monday evening's concert you can catch the Jazz I and II bands along with the Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Brass Choir and Sax Choir at this Thursday's Sharing Supper which will be held in the high school's commons area.
ENGAGEMENT Jim and Pat Morris of Lyndon Station are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Morris, to Jake Kraus, son of Mark and Maureen Kraus of Fond du Lac. Nicole is a 2005 graduate of Mauston High School and a 2009 graduate of UW-Whitewater. She is currently employed by Kollath & Associates CPA LLC in Prairie du Sac. Jake is a 2004 graduate of Saint Mary's Springs High School and a 2008 graduate of UW - LaCrosse. He is currently employed by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in Middleton. The couple will be married on August 24, 2013.
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Napier produces Oscar winning film BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD On Sunday evening at the Oscars a Mauston High School Alumni, Andrew Napier, was credited for his work as co-producer on a film, Curfew. The recognition came from the writer and director of the film, Shawn Christensen, who
was accepting an Oscar for winning the best live action short film. The movie Curfew is about a depressed young man with suicidal thoughts whose life evolves after he is asked to baby-sit his young niece. Christensen also starred in the piece. Since leaving Mauston,
Napier has worked tirelessly in building his film career. In 2010 he wrote, and directed his own short film "Mary and Bill" - a film about a 90year-old tri-athlete and an 83-year-old high-jumper working to overcome serious physical injuries to compete in events. Napier was just 17 years old when he first started writing "Mary and Bill." Napier has also worked as a producer on the Young Turks, a popular news and current events commentary show aired on You Tube.
While attending Mauston High School Napier produced many short films for the school and also for clients as he started his own film business. In 2004, after working on a community project, he filmed a documentary, "Keeping the Spirit" for the Panther Spirit Effigy Mound Project in Mauston. That film won a $1,000 in the History Channel's Save Our History competition, and earned a 2005 Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
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Royall boys regional champions after defeating Hillsboro 54 - 41 BY TASHA MUELLER After winning a back-toback Scenic Bluffs Conference title just last week, the Royall boys' basketball team is continuing to make head-way in the WIAA Division 5 tournament run and take a run at the state title for the second straight season. Royall clinched a #1 seed in the tournament pairings and will keep on trying to defend their current 6th Division 5 boys basketball state ranking after recently being awarded regional champions Saturday night against Hillsboro. The boys have managed to break away past tournament
matchups and will continue on after defending against Hillsboro Saturday night with a final score of 54-41. Starting out, Hillsboro led the way early with the first basket going to Matt Anderson. The Panthers then added on 2 at the foul line as both teams were then able to tie up the game 4-4 with 3:16 left in the first. The game then tied again at 6-6 with 2:02 left after the Panthers were able to break away and led the game going into the second at 14-8. Throughout the rest of the game, Royall added on double digits within each quarter. Hillsboro added on 5 points before going into the half with Royall leading by
10, 23-13. Hillsboro was allowed 9 points throughout the third as the ball was pushed back and forth, but the Tigers fought hard in the final quarter being able to add 19 points to the scoreboard as Royall added 13 to end the game with a 13 point win by Royall. Leading the Tigers in scoring was Joey Helgerson with 16 points as Matt Anderson also added doubles with 11. include Grant Others Jefferies and Brandon Stanek with 6 apiece, and Max Stockwell with 2 points. The Panthers were led by Eric Frye with 16 points, Nate Scheeter right behind with 14, Cory Frye adding 8,
Clay Retzlaff and Sam Murphy with 5 apiece and Brandon Retzlaff, Trae Ness and Jordan Baseman each adding 2 points. Hillsboro came off of a first-round win over Wonewoc-Center 45-30 and a second-round regional over La Farge 58-40. During the first regional round of play, Royall met up with #8 seed Weston Tuesday night and went on to win big, 73-29. Clay Retzlaff had grabbed onto 16 points with teammate Trae Ness adding on 11 and Nate Scheeter not far behind with 10 points. In the second round of action, Royall was able to top Kickapoo 57-33 after
Kickapoo won against Brookwood in a close game of 48-46 on Tuesday night. Royall will go on to play Cassville, also a #1 seed this Thursday evening at the Reedsburg Area High School gymnasium at 7:30 pm. Cassville is coming off of a close win over North Crawford 43-40 on Saturday
night to become regional champions. The winner of Thursday night's game will go on to defend the winner of Elmwood (#1) or Cochrane Fountain-City (#3) at La Crosse Logan on Saturday, March 2 with a tipoff at 1 pm to determine the final four.
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Royall Panther Regional Champs The Royall Panther boys basketball team were able to overcome three games so far and move on to sectionals. The team is led by Head Coach Mark Gustafson, JV Coach Randy Board and Assistant Coach Scott Uppena. Players include: Jordan Baeseman, Josh Murray, Trae Ness, Michael Salamonski, Adam Vieth, Nate Scheeter, Cory Frye, Sam Murphy, Ethan Brandau, Eric Frye, Clay Retzlaff, Charlie Brandt, Dorian Keenan and Brandon Retzlaff.
Elroy Library news BY MARY WAARVIK LIBRARIAN Our display case this month contains an entire village! Come in to admire Lilliput Lane's miniature English town. See if you can find the various buildings in this enchanted landscape. Thank you to Diane Clark for loaning it to us. We had such fun with our first Mystery Movie that we've decided to try it again. In the next month, you can choose among 5 movies with 5 different dates. The first movie/date to have 10 sign-ups will be the winner. The choices range from "Life is Beautiful" to "Dr. Who", with other fantastic/classic choices as well. See which (or maybe
all of them?) you'd like to see on our Library's big screen, and what times work
best for you. We will announce the winner(s) in a few weeks.
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BOWLING TOURNEY BENEFITS FOOD PANTRY
WRESTLERS HONORED
After New Lisbon's annual Ag Olympics held last Thursday morning time was spent recognizing the New Lisbon wrestling team and their coach Brian Slater. The students cheered the team in which members had qualified to compete in the State Finals this past weekend. That support paid off as team member Cullen Pedersen ended finishing in 5th place at the competition. EVA MARIE WOYWOD PHOTO
New Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual bowling tournament at Hooterbowl in Hustler on February 9th. The event was once again a great success with twelve teams participating. The Chamber would like to thank Hooterbowl, Lemonweir Valley Telcom, Eagle Promotions, Raabe’s Pharmacy, Lloyd’s Auto Parts and the Dirty Turtle for their donations to the event. Prizes were given to the top three teams. Those teams were: 1st place—Kevin Gerdes, Dan Drew, Steve Peasley & Larry, 2nd place-Ray Snowberry, Ken Franks, Craig Franks, & Ryan Franks, and 3rd place—Dan Drew, Joe Peasley, Tim Marrs & Mary Marrs. Door prizes were given out and a 50/50 raffle held. The Chamber donates half of the proceeds to the New Lisbon Food Pantry annually. Pictured are: Dick Carle-Chamber member, Beverly Fritz, Sue Powell & Barb Haske-accepting for the food pantry, Kristie Bunker & Lisa Hare-Chamber board members. New Lisbon Chamber is proud to help support the local food pantry.
M & M Sports Shop hosts 4-H and awards bow BY DIANNA ANDERSON The Juneau County 4-H club was at M & M Sport shop Saturday as they have been for the past five weeks, to start shooting to qualify for the Juneau County Fair Bow shoot. The students started in the bow shoot to get a new experience in archery and some just to improve on their shooting abilities. Students had three speakers through the six week course and plenty of shooting time in the indoor range at M&M. Students shooting abilities have improved over the course of time and those who wish to compete at the Juneau County Fair began the qualify for the competition. Chris and Erin Lund supervised the students in the indoor range and parents
STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Qualifying for the Juneau County Fair shoot. helped to keep score, at the end of the qualifying the students shoot at small balloon's, life savers and plastic eggs for fun. M & M Sport shop donated a Matthews Genesis Bow to be drawn for at the end of the six weeks and Michaela
Honnold was the lucky winner of the bow. There were also anonymous donors during the six week period, one donated a bow and one donated six arrows for the students to use as some students may not have their own bow and arrows.
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Faculty at New Lisbon High School nominate and select one student to represent New Lisbon High School as Student of the Month, based on involvement in school organizations and their functions; academic achievements in the classroom; and promotion of a positive attitude towards the school environment and school attendance. Senior, Samantha Olson was selected as December 2012 Student of the Month.
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Dinosaur Night draws crowds of all ages
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT JUNEAU COUNTY Justice Center 200 Oak Street – Room 1130 Mauston, WI 53948 (608) 847-9393 Gervase Thompson - Bruce Holsclaw - Charlyn A Walter Director Deputy Director Program Assistant emjuneau@co.juneau.wi.us juneauem@co.juneau.wi.us PUBLIC NOTICE FOR LEPC COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ABOUT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Federal Law P.L. 99-499 was enacted in October 1986 by the U.S. Congress to protect and inform all citizens of the existence of hazardous chemicals that may be manufactured, stored, distributed, or used in a community. P.L. 99-499 is the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, Title III of the "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" (SARA). Information about these hazardous chemicals and locations within Juneau County is available for public review between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday during regular business hours in the Emergency Management Office, 200 Oak Street – Room 1130, Mauston, Wisconsin. The following information is available: 1. Lists of facilities reporting 2. Material Safety Data Sheet(s) 3. Inventory form(s) of chemicals 4. Emergency response plan(s) Follow-up emergency notices from facilities (if any 5. are filed) Telephone inquiries as to specific information contained in the files will be accepted. Copies of documents may be made at the expense of the requestor and at rates established by Juneau County Clerks Office. Please understand that information available is limited to compliance with P.L. 99-499 and does not include all chemicals that may pose a threat to humans, animals, or the environment. If you have questions related to this notice or its application in Juneau County, call the Emergency Government Office at (608) 847-9393. This legal notice is published to inform the general public and complies with Section 324 of P.L. 99-499. Emergency public notices will also be issued in the event an actual emergency occurs which requires public notification. This information provided by Gervase Thompson, Director, Juneau County Emergency Management. Publish: February 28, 2013 WNAXLP
BY STEVE NORLING This year's second grade "Dinosaur Night" was another great event for both the second graders and their parents. The three second grade teachers, Mrs. Wargowsky, Mrs. Detlor and Ms. Koehler all do a fabulous job with the children and the children do a fabulous job with the dinosaur project. Each year at this time all three rooms have a study on dinosaurs and build and make many projects for dinosaur night. The halls in the area are decorated with dinosaur pictures and skeletons made from pieces of Styrofoam. Going through the classrooms you will find youngsters doing dinosaur digs, building dinosaurs from various items, making dinosaur bookmarks, making noodle fossils, making dinosaur flip books and much more with parents looking on and giving a little help. On the walls of these classrooms there are pictures of different dinosaurs, drawings and other methods of showing the different dinosaurs. In each room there was an active volcano and a nest of dinosaur eggs. This night could be very instructional for parents and children alike. If you ever wanted more information on dinosaurs, this is the place to get it. These youngsters do a wonderful job of showing all what they have learned. Each room also had punch and cookies for the parents and youngsters to enjoy. The youngsters were very proud to show their parents what they had done.
February 28, 2013
One student doing a dinosaur dig.
Dinosaur eggs are always a fun project for the students.
Cardinals end season BY STEVE NORLING The Necedah Cardinals boy's basketball season has come to an end. After only two tournament games they have been eliminated. The first game, on Tuesday evening here in Necedah was a great game for the Cardinals. That game, the first game of the Regional Tournament was at home against the MelroseMindoro Mustangs. Even
though the two tallest players for the Cardinals were benched for injuries, the Cardinals put on quite a show. The Cardinals outscored the Mustangs in all except the third quarter and wound up winning the game 72 31. Sophomore guard Jordan Murphy was the games high scorer with twenty-seven points including one threepoint basket. Also in double figures were Matt Brown
with fifteen points with one three-pointer and Marcel LaFountain with twelve. Trip and Trey Horbinski each had one three-pointer. For the Mustangs Jesse Paisley had fourteen points and Wyatt Proft had twelve. This win put the Cardinals in the second round of the Regionals. For the second game they would have to travel to Augusta. With the two tallest players still on the bench they were unable
to overcome the Augusta team. At the end of the third quarter the Cardinals only trailed by three points. The fourth quarter was their undoing. Augusta outscored the Cardinals by a score of 21 - 12 in that quarter and wound up losing by a score of 60 - 48. This has been a great season for the Necedah Cardinals and they should be proud of themselves. When you see any of the boys, congratulate them on a great season.
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RUMMAGE SALE: Fri., March 1, 7:30-5:30 and Sat., March 2, 8:00-2:00 at Hillsboro Cement office 211 E. Madison (Cty. FF) in Hillsboro. Portable vinyl ardhiver (turn vinyl records into MP3, WAV & Cd), oak secretary, Amish clothes dryer, buffalo skull, old trunks, 30 gal. crock & others, 2 saddles, cutting torch & cart, rock cutter-polisher, Airlessco sprayer, new 5hp elec. motor, J.D. 110 garden tractor/mower deck & snowblower, 826 J.D. snowblower, sign-making tools, cleaning supplies, books, housewares, small appliances, jewelry, many purses, lots of misc. In case of bad weather, call 608-553-5860. b31
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WONEWOC: 2-3 bedroom appliances, W/D w/ 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: 5 bedroom house in country. 8 miles South of Hillsboro. New windows. 608-575-5792 b31-4 MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT: Necedah/New Lisbon/Castle Rock Area: 3 bdrm., 2 bath, stove/fridge furnished, 40x60 garage, Necedah schools. $550.00., security deposit required. 608-547-2326 or 608-8473747. b31tf
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Majestic Eagle Released in Hillsboro BY EILEEN NALE An eagle that was once wounded and was healed back to health was released on Sunday, February 24 along the Hillsboro Lake. A crowd of over 100 stood in the snow to get the once in a lifetime close up look at the beauty of an eagle. It all started on Thursday, January 31 when Tim Hubbard of rural Hillsboro looked out of his window and saw an eagle circling around a tree in their yard. The eagle landed in the tree and fell to the ground. After falling to the ground Tim stated that he noticed some movement on the ground and thought that it was attacking a small animal for food. Little did he know that it was another eagle was on the ground that was attacking one of its own. Tim after chasing the other birds away saw that the eagle on the ground was injured and in trouble. He then went in to get something to protect and keep safe the eagle. Through a process of many calls to the DNR, who left Tim frustrated when they stated that the eagle should be left to fend for itself, he contacted the Baraboo Zoo, and finally had luck by reaching Jerry and Linda Bethke who operate the Soaring Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. With over 20 years of experience they came and picked up the majestic eagle that was not feeling very majestic. The Soaring Eagle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center nursed the eagle back to health and was released in the Hillsboro as many watched. After its release it circled back once over the crowd and it almost makes a person wonder if it was thanking those that saved its life.
W-C Celebrates CTE month
W-C Celebrates FFA month
February is CTE (Career and Technical Education) Month. “We need to ensure students are exposed to a variety of career development experiences throughout K-12 and that they have opportunities to engage in rigorous, authentic learning experiences that are relevant to their learning needs and future ambitions.” (Wisconsin DPI) Here’s what we are doing in the CTE departments at Wonewoc-Center. We have provided options for students to earn “equivalency credits”. The equivalent credit process allows students to take Career and Technical Education courses and have those courses count as credits to meet high school graduation requirements in science, math, English language arts or social studies. In our case, students have the opportunity to take three different agriculture courses that count as science credits. We are also updating and aligning our curriculum to state and national standards. Students have the opportunity to participate in various certificate programs through CTE areas, including Youth Apprenticeship, Employability Skills, and Leadership. “A lot is going on in Wisconsin in order to connect business and education and to connect students with the world of work and career and technical education. The ultimate goal is to prepare students to become college and career ready.” (Wisconsin DPI)
Wonewoc-Center 50th Class Reunion BACK ROW: Sid White, George Hanold, Gus Schaper, Phil Kucher, Marina (Gehri) Bauer, Leland Meffert, Jim Sieber, and Gary Field. FRONT ROW: Carol (Johnson) White, Irene (Degner) Morse, Audrey (Wright) Gehri, John Gehri, Jane (Traeder) Olson, Rollie Crandall, and Jolene (Laney) Fedderson. Not pictured Mitzie (Sieber) Litwin. Held at the Reedsburg Country Club pn August 11, 2012
Wonewoc-Center FFA kicked off National FFA week with a pancake breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 17th at the high school cafeteria. We would like to thank all of our supporters who braved the cold to help sponsor our local FFA organization and students by coming out to our breakfast. On Monday, the FFA members ran a small lunchtime fundraiser selling pieces of duct tape by the foot to tape the FFA advisor, Mrs. Miller, to the gym wall. Another small in-house fundraiser involved Wonewoc-Center teachers having a bucket on their desk to collect funds for “Kiss The Pig” on Tuesday. The top 2 teachers were volunteered to pucker up for the pig. The lucky winners were Mr. Howe and Shawn Bloyer, the athletic trainer. All of the proceeds we raised
from Monday and Tuesday’s fundraisers were donated to the expansion project of the Wonewoc Public Library. Shawn Bloyer also made a generous donation to the local FFA scholarship fund. On Wednesday, we had our FFA assembly at school for National FFA Week in the morning with the world famous hypnotist Brian Imbus. Students and staff enjoyed the presentation, and have been great supporters of National FFA Week, and the organization! FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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New Lisbon celebrates National FFA week BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD In honor of National FFA week students took to New Lisbon High School's gym on Thursday morning for the much anticipated Ag Olympics. This year's line up of competitive events started off with a Kiss the Cow dare. From
their students and faculty competed in other races including a potato sack race, milk chugging contest and barrel race. Earlier in the week the students took part in daily contests including a John Deere vs Case IH contest. Dress up days included:
Monday - Red vs. Green (Case IH vs. John Deere) Tuesday - Farm Animal Wednesday - Farmer/Cowboy Thursday - Blue and Gold
National FFA week supported by these fine businesses Lamperts 847-5819
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Chili cookoff Saturday BY TASHA MUELLER With this never ending winter season, a good time to try out chili selections couldn't come soon enough. The Kendall Fire Department will be hosting their annual chili cook-off this coming Saturday, March 2 from 3-7 pm at the Kendall Fire Station. There is no entry fee for the contest. Four judges will select a favorite chili, and following the judging, people will be invited to partake the chili entries to see which one is their favorite. The firefighters are asking for a minimum donation of $5 per person (children younger than 8 may eat free) for everyone attending the cook-off. Beverages, desserts and breads will also be available. All proceeds will go into the Kendall Fire Department's equipment fund. It is asked that all participants with their chili selection to be at the station by 2:30 pm for set up. To enter your chili or for more information, call Linda Martin at 463-7125.
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FCC report ranks Exede best Exede Satellite Internet service from ViaSat Inc. became the first satellite provider ever to be included in the annual Federal Communications Commission (FCC) benchmarking study of broadband speeds, and it debuted in the top spot for exceeding advertised speeds. Dean's Satellite provides Exede Internet for the Western Wisconsin On Feb. 15, the FCC released the 2013 Measuring Broadband America: A Report on Consumer Wireline Performance in the U.S. The new report is a nationwide study of U.S. residential broadband performance that measures the actual service performance for thousands of broadband subscribers. The program represents an innovative public-private partnership between the FCC, its contractor SamKnows, and ISPs representing 80% of the residential market. The FCC report includes results for four ISP delivery technologies - DSL, cable, fiber and satellite - and evaluates services from 14 of the nation's largest broadband providers. "In our testing, we found that during peak periods 90 percent of ViaSat consumers received 140 percent or better of the advertised speed of 12 Mbps (download speeds)," the report stated. "In addition, there was very little difference between peak and non-peak performance."
"Our goal has always been to give our Exede customers the most consistent broadband experience, and it's good to have objective data showing we delivered on our promise to deliver great speeds," said Mark Dankberg, ViaSat CEO and chairman. "It's especially important to us that the data was collected from Exede subscribers and that the FCC offered us the opportunity to be ranked side by side against DSL and cable services." Highlights from the report include: -On average, Exede Internet (the only satellite service provider included in the study) delivered 161 percent of advertised upload speeds. This compares to 108 percent for fiber-tothe-home and cable-based services and 99 percent for DSLbased services. -Exede service had the least amount of variation in performance based on the time of day, consistently ranking at 130 percent and above of advertised speed. For more information about Exede and how to subscribe, please contact Dean's Satellite at 608-269-2895 or visit them online at deansdish.com. Dean's Satellite is located right off highway 16 East of Sparta. With 18 years of local service, Dean's Satellite is your local Satellite Connection.
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of Hillsboro
Sebranek and Treu unable to make state finals
BY TASHA MUELLER With schools competing for a state wrestling title during the 70th Individual State Wrestling Tournament, the two from Hillsboro to make it on to the competition were glad to make it as far as they did. Max Sebranek, wrestling in the Division III 182 weight class, found himself in a struggle during Thursday night’s first round of competition at the Kohl Center. Pairing up with Flambeau’s Mike Scharenbrock, Sebranek couldn’t uphold a winning battle with a decision score of 6-0. Scharenbrock went on to get a 3rd place finish in the 3-day tournament. Spencer Treu, a season favorite, started out the competition with a win Thursday night in the Division III 160 weight class over Joey Johnson of Elcho by decision 6-0. Treu then moved onto Friday’s competition meeting up with Ladysmith’s Ross Peterson in the quarterfinal. Peterson won by major decision 9-0 as Treu would wrestle back
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later Friday night. In the consolation round 1 match up, Treu couldn’t overcome Kevin Beckmann of Ozaukee as the decision final was 10-4 to end Treu’s quest for gold. Beckmann was able to make head-way in the competition and ended with 5th. Sebranek ended the season with a record of 21-9 and Treu ended his high school wrestling career with a record of 37-12. The Hillsboro wrestling team will hope for more teammates to go into next year’s state tournament, as the long road will be fun to watch.
Downtown businesses adorned handwritten signs sending good luck to Sebranek and Treu as they embarked down the road to the individual state wrestling title. Both were unable to make it to the final day of the 3-day tournament, but Sebranek will come back for his senior year and try again.
Hunters night out BY EILEEN NALE The Hillsboro Fireman’s Community Center in Hillsboro was a very busy place on Saturday, February 23 as the Rolling Hills Sportsman’s Club held their 26th Annual
Banquet. There were prizes for all ages and men and woman both. They had their Annual Meeting at 6:30p.m. and their Banquet at 7:30p.m. Everyone walked away with a prize that
had been donated to the Rolling Hills Sportsman Banquet by area businesses.
Special Initiative Raises $1K for Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund CONTRIBUTED
As of early February 2013, over $1000 has been realized for the Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund through this special initiative announced in November of 2012. For the past 4 months, the Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund Advisory Board has offered Kwik Trip gift cards, in the amounts of $25, $50, $100, $200 and $500 denominations, for use to purchase gas and other items at ALL KwikTrip & KwikStar locations. Those who have purchased gift cards have received the full value in goods when the gift card has been used. Kwik Trip has donated a portion of the monies (10%) for each gift card sold to the Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund. Hillsboro School Funds advisory board member Carol Jefferies noted, “The people of Hillsboro have been extremely supportive of our efforts to establish the Hillsboro Excellence in Education and Scholarship Funds. Previous
articles have included the names of those individuals, families, organizations and businesses that made charter donor commitments. Of similar importance are the great number of people who have supported the establishment of the Funds through the Kwik Trip gift card purchase program. Everyone’s participation is greatly appreciated – no matter the amount donated or the method of donation.” The Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund is dedicated to raising monies to create opportunities to enhance learning through field trips and high-impact practices, supporting teachers and students. Andy Peterson, advisory board cochair noted, “This gift card partnership with Kwik Trip continues to be an excellent way for everyone in the district and those with ties to our schools to participate in providing auxiliary funding for our schools.” Kwik Trip gift cards that will benefit the Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund are on sale at the Farmers
State Bank in Hillsboro and in the Hillsboro School District Office. Questions and requests for more information can be directed to Carol Jefferies at Farmers State Bank (608-4892621) or Curt Bisarek at the Hillsboro Schools (608-4892221). The Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund is a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., a tax-exempt public charity. For more information or to make a donation to the The Hillsboro Excellence in Education Fund, contact advisor board co-chair Dan Ravenscroft, advisory board co-chair Andy Peterson, or CFSW Donor Services Representative Barb Daus (barb@cfsw.org or 608-778-3344). Donations to the fund can be sent to Hillsboro Excellence in Education & Scholarship Funds, PO Box 526, Hillsboro, WI 54634 or made online at www.cfsw.org.
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the week before. Pictured starting front row left to right: Savannah Urban, Hannah Munson, Mia Brown, and Samantha Nustad. Back Row: Coach Lisa Johnson, Grace Stockwell, Molly Crandall, Abby Nemec, Sierra Johnson, and Theresa Robinson. Coaches not available for the picture are Bob Crandall and Mike Stockwell.
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Vernon county Sheriff’s St. Patricks safety stops Vernon County Sheriff’s Office to step up safety belt and drunken driving enforcement during St. Patrick’s Day holiday period To combat drunken driving and increase safety belt use, The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office will intensify its traffic safety enforcement from March 4 to 20, which includes the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The increased enforcement is funded with a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s (WisDOT) Bureau of Transportation Safety. “During the St. Patrick’s Day mobilization and throughout the year, we are striving to prevent motorists from killing and injuring themselves and others on our roadways. Although we’re trying to increase voluntarily compliance with traffic laws—not to write more tickets or make more arrests—we will take enforcement action if voluntary compliance fails,” say Sheriff John B. Spears. “We are serious about traffic safety enforcement because far too many needless deaths and serious injuries are caused by drunken driving and not wear-
ing safety belts. Because even one preventable traffic fatality is one too many, our goal is to reduce preventable traffic deaths to zero in Wisconsin.” In time for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, WisDOT’s Zero In Wisconsin traffic safety campaign is launching a free “Drive Sober” app for smart phones beginning March 7. This new app includes: • A location-specific list for contacting nearby taxi and mass transit services for a safe ride home, • A blood alcohol content (BAC) estimator, • A designated driver selector, • And other features to help everyone avoid a drunken driving arrest—or even worse—a tragic crash. A free download of the app is available online by visiting: zeroinwisconsin.gov Sincerely, Sheriff John B. Spears Vernon County Sheriff
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The family of Emil Sebranek would like to thank Al Picha and the Funeral Home Staff, Father Donald Bauer, Lois and Bob Kouba, the pallbearers, and St. Aloysius Altar Society for the lunch. Your assistance was all deeply appreciated. Thanks to everyone for the cards, memorials, flowers and plants, food, calls, and visits. We would like to Thank Gundersen-St. Joseph’s Nursing Staff and especially Dr. Cooke and Dr. Mueenuddin. Also thanks to Hillsboro Area Ambulance for their quick response. To the Milestone Staff, you made Dad a home full of care and love. You were more than caregivers; you were counselors; you were friends; you were family. We are grateful such a wonderful place serves our community.
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Hypnotist surprises W-C students for FFA week BY TASHA MUELLER
February 28, 2013
A student assembly for Wonewoc-Center students, planned for the beginning of the school day Wednesday, gave everyone the chance to start off the day with laughter. The W-C FFA officer team planned a surprise for students to celebrate the National FFA Week February 16-23. Internationally recognized hypnotist Brain Imbus was able to be the morning’s entertainment showcasing selected students and staff members their “true” talents. Imbus has traveled to Las Vegas to Paris and has entertained thousands of audiences for 18 years and counting.
Starting off the show, Imbus was able to put the 18 volunteers through a 10 minute hypnosis procedure. Imbus led many throughout a journey of imagination to become the stars of the show. The lights were slowly turned back on where participants thought they were on a beach with 80 degree weather, then turning into freezing weather and into a more comfortable state. Afterwards, participants were able to play their favorite musical instrument acting like they were part of a band. Other instances included Erin Laack’s inability to count her 10 fingers, school media specialist Maxine Chipman
unable to remember her name, Landon Polk thinking he was Richard Simmons and everyone dancing to music selections that had the crowd roaring with laughter. Overall, the morning proved to be quite the show for everyone involved and all audience viewers. The students and staff definitely had something to talk about throughout the day and rest of the FFA week. Rounding out the week, students were able to drive their tractors to school on Thursday and were able to wear their work uniform. The photos prove to show how much fun the volunteers had with Brian Imbus’ hypnotist show.
Wonewoc-Center’s Media Specialist Maxine Chipman wasn’t able to remember her name when hypnotist Brian Imbus asked her for it. Acting like being on a game show, Chipman was able to ask a member of the audience what her name was, but seconds later forgot what it was.
W-C student Erin Laack couldn’t figure out how she ended up with 11 fingers instead of 10 with Imbus’ hypnotist act towards Laack thinking that she was really good with math.
Landon Polk was the star of the show after hypnotist Brian Imbus told him he would become Richard Simons with a song that sparked jumping jacks.
McGrath leads kids through books with Puppets BY TASHA MUELLER
Imagination is everything when it comes to reading a children’s book through any young child’s eyes. Helping with the process would be the use of hand puppets. Wonewoc-Center’s Early Childhood teacher Ms. Tracy held a Headstart and 4K Family Fun Night on Thursday for students to learn their ever popular story books and nursery rhymes with a puppet show from Kathy McGrath. McGrath was a kindergarten teacher in the Port Edwards School District for 31 years. Throughout her teaching methods, the use of puppets to coincide with children stories worked hand-in-hand with one another. “Keeping youngsters imagination with books is already tough to do, but with puppets it helps out a lot.” Now retired, McGrath enjoys traveling to different schools and putting on puppet shows. “With the given advances in technology, children are often less likely to remember nursery rhymes,” McGrath states. During a section of the performance, McGrath let students pick hand puppets from a bag. For each one she went through, she sang the rhyme that went with it. Many students were able to sing right along, as this also happens on occasion in Ms. Tracy’s classroom. With the use of the puppets, students are allowed their own free will and imagine on how a story might go through
song and dance. McGrath wants to keep puppet shows going so more children are able to learn without technology advancements. “Seeing their faces light up when they know a rhyme and can sing along makes it all worth it,” said McGrath. Parents were able to purchase the many puppets McGrath had available so they will be able to still learn their favorite books and nursery rhymes outside of the classroom. Ms. Tracy’s class has about four Family Fun Nights throughout the year since the class isn’t able to go on field trips. Having the hour long nights allows parents to have a fun interaction evening with their children and meet others in the classroom.
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY - NOTICES
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 L. 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 Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Frances M. Ziese Case No. 13PR14 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An application for informal administration was filed. The decedent, with a date of birth September 22, 1917, and date of death of February 8, 2013, was domiciled in Juneau County, State of Wisconsin with a mailing address of 307 Royall Avenue, Elroy, Wisconsin,
53929. All interested persons waived notice. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 5, 2013. A claim may be filed at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room 2300. Diane Mortensen Probate Registrar Dated February 20, 2013 Nancy Ann McCullick W8600 State Road 82 Elroy, WI 53929 608-462-5931 Publish: February 28, 2013 March 7, 14, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Thomas E. Schmidt Case No. 13PR001 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An application for informal administration was filed. The decedent, with a date of birth October 28, 1937, and date of death of October 11 , 2012, was domiciled in Juneau County, State of Wisconsin with a mailing address of N8066 Baileys Blvd., Germantown , Wisconsin, 53950.
All interested persons waived notice. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 31, 2013. A claim may be filed at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room 2300. Diane Mortensen Probate Registrar Dated February 11, 2013 First Law Group S.C. E. John Buzza State Bar No. 1013562 2900 Hoover Rd. Ste A Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-341-7855 Publish: February 28, 2013 March 7, 14, 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 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
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
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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, 28, 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
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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 Tree Trimming Notice to Customers of Elroy Electric Utility: Tree trimming is essential to maintaining electrical safety and reliability. Trees and power lines are not a good combination—especially when storms bring lightning, ice or high winds. That is why Elroy Electric Utility works hard to keep trees around overhead power lines properly trimmed. As part of our ongoing preventative maintenance program, we annually identify areas to clear trees and limbs away from pole-topole power lines. We consider several factors when determining whether to trim or remove a tree: • For safety reasons, we are required to maintain a minimum distance of 10 feet between tree limbs and energized wires and equipment. • To maintain this clearance, we must consider how much the tree will grow between now and the next trim cycle. Slower-growing trees require less trimming; faster-growing trees require more trimming. • We plan ahead for weather conditions. Will strong winds cause the tree to make contact with the wires? Will movement in the wires, such as sagging due to high temperatures or the weight of ice, cause the wires to contact the tree? • And, we consider the impact of trimming on the overall health and stability of the tree. • If removal is necessary, the responsibility for removal falls on the property owner if the tree is on private property. The Utility crew will remove sufficient branches to ensure safe removal of the tree by a private contractor. If the tree is in street right-of-way, the Utility crew may remove the tree. Tree trimming may planned in your neighborhood. Line clearance crews may be in your neighborhood to trim tree limbs that are too close to power lines. Our crews are professionally trained to recognized electrical hazards associated with trimming around power lines. We use the most current practices set forth by the National Arbor Day Foundation to preserve the health of trees. We also comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations regarding worker safety. Elroy Electric Utility does not remove or perform trimming on trees for the service wire (line from the pole to your home). We will disconnect service free of charge to allow for safe pruning. Advance notice of 48 hours or more is needed before disconnection. What can you expect? • If a tree is located beneath or within 10 feet of a power line, it will likely be trimmed. • On routine cycle trimming, our crews will chip and haul away brush and small branches. • All stumps in street right-of-way will be removed by city workers. Removal of stumps on private property will be the responsibility of the property owner. • We may need to remove a tree if it is dead or dying, it has a badly split trunk or limb, leans dangerously close to wires, or is a fast-growing, weak-wooded variety. • A representative from Elroy Electric Utility will contact you in person if a tree must be removed from your property. Any questions or concerns can be directed to the Power House at 507 Franklin St. (608) 462-2415, or City Hall at 225 Main St. (608) 462-2400. Publish: February 28, 2013 WNAXLP
Community Tree Partners Community and landscape trees provide a wealth of benefits that far exceed the costs of care over their lifetime. Environmental and esthetic benefits, such as energy savings, storm water runoff reduction, cleaner air, higher property values, are an average of three times greater than tree care costs. In support of community trees, the DNR Urban Forestry program has engaged in a partnership with several area communities to have their community trees inventoried and from that data the development of an operations plan which includes recommended actions in response to emerald ash borer. A valuable component of any successful community tree program is community resident involvement. We are hoping to initiate the formation of “community tree partner” groups which will partner and work with community officials to support a healthy urban forest for all. Residents from Elroy, Hillsboro and Mauston, and folks from other communities who are interested in trees, are invited to an organizational meeting on Saturday March, 16 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at the Mauston Public Works Facility, 1260 North Road, Mauston. RSVP appreciated. For additional information about the meeting contact DNR Urban Forestry Partnership Specialist Laura Wyatt at 608-267-0568 or laura.wyatt@wi.gov. Publish: February 28, 2013 March 7, 2013 WNAXLP
PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF WONEWOC ORDINANCE TO AMEND ZONING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of the Village of Wonewoc will hold a Public Hearing at the Village Hall, 200 West Street, Wonewoc, Wisconsin at 6:45 p.m. on February 27, 2013 to solicit comments on the proposed amendment to the existing zoning ordinance, which would allow for limited agriculture use in the residential district under specific conditions as a conditional use permit, and make minor non-substantive revisions. The proposed revisions are on file in the office of the Village Clerk. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested persons, or thier agents or attorneys, may attend this hearing and will be heard. Dated at Wonewoc, Wisconsin, this 7th day of February, 2013. Lee Kucher, Village Administrator Publish: February 28, 2013 March 7, 2013 WNAXLP
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE H&H Storage, Hwy 82 East, Mauston, Wisconsin, will hold a Public Sale, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Preview at 8:25 a.m. on day of sale only. Bidding is on complete contents of unit. Unit included in sale are: Unit 80 owned by Julianna Williams, Loganville, Wisconsin, containing furniture, clothing, boxes floor to ceiling front to back, misc. items, etc. Note: Call 608-847-6159 after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 13th to confirm sale will proceed as scheduled. Publish: February 28, 2013 March 7, 2013 WNAXLP
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CITY OF ELROY TYPE E NOTICE - VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT SPRING ELECTION, APRIL 2, 2013 Any qualified elector, unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day, for any reason, may ask to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is a person who is a U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on election day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where the person wishes to vote at least 28 days before the election. If voter registration is required, the elector must also be registered. TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military or hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk. You can also personally go to the clerk’s office, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot. MARK STEWARD, ADMINISTRATOR/CLERK 225 MAIN STREET ELROY WI 53929 608/462-2400 OFFICE HOURS 8:00 A.M TO 4:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING APPLICATION TO VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL IS 5:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013. THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013. ALL VOTED BALLOTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MUNICIPAL CLERK SO THE CLERK CAN DELIVER THEM TO THE PROPER POLLING PLACE BEFORE THE POLLS CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. ON APRIL 2, 2013. ANY BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Posted by Lynn Thorson, Deputy Clerk February 25, 2013 Publish: February 28, 2013 WNAXLP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday March 11, 2013, at 12:30 p.m., the Land, Forestry, Parks, and Zoning Committee of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on the Petition to Form Trout Lake District that was filed with the County Clerk on February 11, 2013. The meeting will take place at the offices of the Land, Forestry, Parks, and Zoning Department, 650 Prairie Street, Mauston, Wisconsin. This public hearing is being held pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 33.26. The boundaries of the proposed Lake District for Trout Lake are: Lots 1-22 and 39-54 of proposed Trout Lake District
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE H&H Storage, Hwy 82 East, Mauston, Wisconsin, will hold a Public Sale, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Preview at 8:25 a.m. on day of sale only. Bidding is on complete contents of unit. Unit included in sale are: Unit 16 owned by James Meley, Richland Center, Wisconsin, containing furniture, tools, clothing, boxes floor to ceiling front to back, misc. items, etc. Note: Call 608-847-6159 after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 13th to confirm sale will proceed as scheduled. Publish: February 28, 2013 March 7, 2013 WNAXLP
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February 28, 2013 STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT SAUK COUNTY HARTJE LUMBER, INC. Plaintiff vs. Defendant James A. Bilotta Case No. 12CV617 PUBLISHED NOTICE TO: James L. Bilotta, W1649 Smith Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 Court Commissioner Rebecca M. Richard-Bria has signed an Order which requires you to appear in her office located at 225 East State Street, Mauston, Wisconsin, on the 27th of
THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY March 2013, at 9:30 a.m. at which time you must produce the rcords set forth in that Order. If you do not appear, you will be in Contempt of Court. A copy of the Order to Appear has been mailed to you at the above address. Dated this 26th day of February, 2013. Attorney for Plaintiff Chiquoine & Molberg S.C. Stephen Chiquoine State Bar No. 1018047 P.O. Box 399 Reedsburg, WI 53959 608-524-6717 Publish: February 28, 2013 WNAXLP
ROYALL SCHOOL DISTRICT Royall School District Board Meeting Royall Intermediate School January 28, 2013 IN ATTENDANCE: BOARD: Present: Preuss, Friedl, Palamaruk and McKittrick. ADMINISTRATION: Gruen, Uppena, and Uppena . VISITORS: Three community members attended the meeting. A list is on file in the official minutes book. 1. CALL TO ORDER, AGENDA VERIFICATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm, McKittrick presiding. It was declared an open meeting. Motion by Preuss/Friedl to verify the agenda as presented. Motion approved 4-0. Pledge of Allegiance was recited by board members and audience. 2. CONSENT AGENDA: a. Approval of Minutes from the December 17, 2012 regular meeting. Approval of Receipts and Vouchers: Motion by Friedl/Preuss to approve the minutes from the December 17, 2013 regular meeting, and to approve payment of vouchers and manual checks: #53829-#53959 totaling $446,616.35. Motion approved 4-0. 3. COMMUNICATION: No comments. 4. BUSINESS a. Personnel: Employment -- Motion by Palamaruk/Friedl to approve the employment of August Hagen LD EEN Aide. Motion approved 4-0. b. Mark Gruen Evaluation—Motion by Preuss/Palamaruk to Move to closed session. Motion approved 4-0 b. Business: a. Approve Audit contract. Motion by Preuss/Friedl to approve a 3 year contract with Johnson Block & Company Inc. c. Policies: Eliminate: a. 447.10 Discipline/Use of Physical Force by Staff Motion by Preuss/Palamaurk to eliminate policy. First Reading: b. 447.00 Seclusion and Restraint of Students Motion by Friedl/Preuss to approve the 1st reading c. 724.00 Indoor Environmental Quality Management Plan Motion by Palamaruk/Preuss to approve the 1st reading. Motions approved 4-0. 5. REPORTS: Reports were presented. 6. ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PER STATE STATUE 19.85 (1) (c): Motion by Palamaruk/Friedl to convene to closed session to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. McKittrick called for a roll call vote. Motion approved with a 4-0 roll call vote. 7. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION: Motion by McKittrick/Palamaruk to reconvene to open session. Motion approved with a 4-0 roll call vote. 8. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Preuss/Friedl to adjourn. Motion approved 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Jill Brown Mark Gruen Recording Secretary Publish: February 28, 2013 WNAXLP
JUNEAU COUNTY BOARD JUNEAU COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Courthouse, 220 East State Street Mauston, Wisconsin 53948 ORDINANCE NO 13-01 Dated: February 19, 2013 INTRODUCED BY: Highway and Public Works Committee SYNOPSIS: Amending Section 7.17 of the Juneau County Code of Ordinances to be Entitled “Utility Vehicle and AllTerrain Vehicle Routes and Operations” WHEREAS, the Juneau County Board of Supervisors duly adopted Ordinance No. 11-04a on November 8, 2011, adopting and enacting Section 7.17 of the Juneau County Code of Ordinances, entitled “All-Terrain Vehicle Routes and Operations”: and WHEREAS, the Highway and Public Works committee of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors proposes amending section 7.17 of the Juneau County Code of Ordinances to add references to Utility Vehicles (UTV) in all places therein in which ATV is stated therein and changing the title if said section to “Utility Vehicle and All-Terrain Vehicle Routes and Operation”; and WHEREAS, the Highway and Public Works Committee of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors further proposes amending subsection 7.17(2)(b) of the Ordinance be amended to provide an up-to-date listing of UTV/ATV routes established within the County, as indicated on the attached copy of the proposed amended Ordinance,; and WHEREAS, the Highway and Public Works Committee of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors further proposes amending subsection 7.17(2)(a) of the Ordinance be amended to provide for a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour, as indicated on the attached copy of the proposed amended Ordinance,; and WHEREAS, adoption of said amended Ordinance is in the best interests of the citizens and residents of Juneau County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, that the Juneau County Board of Supervisors shall all and hereby does amend Section 7.17 of the Juneau County Code of Ordinances (1) to add reference to Utility Vehicles (UTV) in all places therin in which ATV is stated therein (2) to change the title of said section to “ Utility Vehicle and All-Terrain Vehicle Routes and Operation,” (3) to amend subsection 7.17(2)(b) of the Ordinance o provide an up-to-date listing of UTV/ATV routes established within the County, and (4) to amend subsection 7.17(2)(a) of the Ordinance be amended to provide for a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour speed limit, all of which appear more fully on the attached copy of the proposed amended Ordinance. INTRODUCED AND RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION ON FEBRUARY 19, 2013. HIGHWAY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Edward J. Brown, Chairperson Dennis Kolba David M. Arnold Michael Kelly Rodney M. Seamans Adopted by the County Board of Supervisors of Juneau County on February 19, 2013 Kathleen C. Kobyliski, Juneau County Clerk Motion made by Arnold, seconded by Marchetti to amend Page 3, Section 3 (d) to change from 12 years old to 16 years old. Motion carried. Publish: February 28, 2013 WNAXLP
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More Obituaries EVERETT “PETE” STOCKDALE
Everett “Pete” Stockdale, age 83 years, passed away on February 22, 2013 at the University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born on March 24, 1929 to Leonard and Edith (Traywick) Stockdale in Alabama. Pete served in the U.S. Army for 22 years. Survivors include his wife, Augusta “Tina” of Hillsboro; son, Gerald of Hillsboro; daughter-inlaw, Mary Linari of Stockdale, Illinois; sisters, Patsy Martin of Alabama and Janette Lewis of North Carolina; eight Grandchildren and six Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Richard. Memorial Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Burr Wesleyan Church, (six miles west of Hillsboro on Hwy. 33), with Rev. Alan Tripp officiating. The Picha Funeral Home in Hillsboro assisted the family with arrangements.
JOSEPH T. MALPHY
Joseph T. Malphy, age 87 years, of Elroy, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Heritage Manor in Elroy, Wisconsin. He was born on August 25, 1925 to John and Nell (Kinsella) Malphy at Ontario, Wisconsin, where he also attended school. He grew to adulthood in the Ontario, St. Mary’s – Cashton, and Hillsboro areas where he worked on the family farm and for local farmers as well. Joe also worked at Tillman Produce in Wilton, Leer Manufacturing in New Lisbon, Ray-O-Vac in Wonewoc, as a construction equipment operator for his brother, Donald with the Arthur Overgaard Construction of Elroy, and logging with Tom Lamb of Ontario. He was a loving Husband and great Father, who spent time helping family and friends alike. Joe usually expressed his views in his way. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and working in the woods, family outings, enjoyed rides and traveling through Wisconsin and the Northwest United States. Joseph was united in marriage to Gloria (Grilley) Williams on December 9, 1964 in Caledonia, Minnesota. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Gloria of Elroy; sons, John (Bev) Malphy of Mindoro, Bobby Williams of Elroy and Randy Williams of Kendall; granddaughter, Jamie (Dan) Olson of Sparta; great grandchildren, Maverick and Miranda Olson; sister, Mary O’Connor of Elroy; brother-inlaw, Adolph Burdick of Elroy; and brother-in-law and sisterin-law, Clarence and Jessie (Burdick) Grilley of Granite Falls, Washington. He was preceded in death by his Parents; son, Rodney Williams; daughter, Kathy Malphy (Young) Peterson; sonin-law, Martin Peterson; sisters, Madeline (Max) Walker, Patricia (Myron) Arttus, Rita (Byron) Lawrence and Rose Burdick and brother, Donald Malphy. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Picha Funeral Home in Elroy. Friends called at the Picha Funeral Home on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Tuesday from 10 a.m., for online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
February 28, 2013
Nature of Things BY MARK DAHLKE In the poem, “An Essay on Man”, Alexander Pope constructed the line; “Hope springs eternal”. Although I remember little about the poem, (I may have read it in an English literature class a lifetime ago), it serves as an inspiration for today’s column. (Thank you, Google) From somewhere in the cobweb cave that is my memory, three words repeat themselves as I drive lost roads between Mauston and La Valle. For the life of me, I cannot remember where the phrase comes from, but it haunts me throughout the drive. “Hope springs eternal”, an oft-used and simple phrase, captured the mood of the mid-February landscape. Around every corner, I saw things that gave me hope that spring will come just as sure as a March snowstorm. While most places still harbored knee-deep snow, I saw an open, south-facing hillside exposing bare ground. A flock of about 20 turkeys pecked at the stubble and leftover acorns that were somehow missed by deer and themselves months before the snow fell. The flock seemed calm, almost content, as they leisurely fed, no longer hindered by snow. The turkey’s internal clocks tell them the white world will give way to bare ground where they can poke and prod at new greenery and other earthy delicacies that surface with warmer weather. And, somewhere in the recesses of their pea-sized brains, hope springs eternal. Watching from a safe distance, high in an oak tree, two hawks preside over the turkeys’ feast. I wonder if they are
waiting for one of the turkeys to make a mistake and offer up an easy meal. Perhaps, a different kind of hope springs eternal with them. Several miles down the road, I saw a farmer spread manure on his field. One can imagine he was thinking about last year’s drought, wondering if enough snow will melt this spring and find its way into the soil. I waved, and he returned the gesture. The spreader spewed fresh manure into the air, the farmer doing his part to replenish the earth. After last summer’s drought, his hope springs eternal that Mother Nature now does hers. After turning onto another unfamiliar road, I came upon a vehicle parked off to the side of the narrow road. Vast woods swept away from the road into a deep valley. I slowed; peered over the edge, and saw a man plodding through the snow looking up into the trees. My first thought was; he was a fellow morel hunter scouting for elms. Yet, he seemed intent on the large maple trees in the valley. Then it occurred to me that he was there for the sugar bush; the early spring ritual of making maple syrup. Just like the turkey who instinctively knows that warmer days are coming, the sugar bush man recognizes that, despite the stubbornness of mid-February, winter eventually gives way to a force greater than human impatience. There is great comfort knowing that despite all the uncertainties in the world, the Earth’s rotation is dependable as time itself. The tilt toward the sun will bring length and warmth to our days and, combined with cool nights; maple sap will flow.
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The sugar bush man will be back in just a few weeks, just as he has for decades before. He will once again crunch across snow in its last throes of existence, hauling buckets of sap with hope springing eternal. A deer bounded across the road and stood on the edge of the woods staring back at me, unalarmed. The doe looked healthy, in fact, a little plump. Perhaps a pair of fawns was developing inside her. Nourished from the doe’s fat built up from autumn’s bounty, the twins struggle to survive until their spring birth. At this time of year, the mother is in full survival mode. It has been a long winter for her also, and she knows life grows inside and those lives depend solely upon her. The doe is relieved to feel the subtle changes that come now: longer days, a warmer sun, and food that is easier to find in fields and hillsides. As she bounds away, it is with a flip of her tail that I sense hope springing eternal within her. It is by her natural instincts she knows that days of green, lush undergrowth and a warm earth are coming to greet her newborns into the world. Before I found my way home, I stopped at a convenience store. In one of the aisles, a large display of vegetable seeds greeted me. There were green bean, carrot, pea, and cucumber seeds. There were flower seed packets and pumpkin seeds. As I picked out several packages, the little, three-word phrase popped into my head: “Hope springs eternal”. Mark Dahlke is a freelance writer from Mauston. He can be reached at dahlkema@gmail.com
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BY NANCY J SCHNEIDER So here we are, another week passed. Ray is still at the UW Madison hospital and I’m still here on the old homestead. It seems he 9 10 goes one step forward and two steps back. As for me, I’m a bit disappointed in myself. I know how I should think and 12 behave, and I want to do it, but seems like I’m not living up to it. All the good advice like last week’s NO-nonsense thought: Life 16 14 15 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. Well, that’s good 18 19 advice and I truly believe it, I’m just not doing too well at this time. 20 23 24 Trust in God. I do, I do. However I keep thinking there must be something I’m supposed to be doing and I really don’t know 28 22 29 what it is. Trust? Yes I trust, but that tiny hunk of me that says, “What if? Will I handle it the way I’m supposed to? Will God be dis32 30 appointed in me?” And so I trundle along. Just when I think 34 35 I’ve got a handle on things I think, “Oops I forgot to get the garbage ready for pick up” or I ran out of hot water and didn’t know how to change the tank so I called the Co-op and they were wonderful and sent someone out to hook it up for me. All this foolish stuff I 6. See 5-down. never had to deal with before. 7. Keister Enterprises abbr. Whenever I’d ask Ray how to do some8. Adam’s orchard. thing, or where something was, he’d say 15. Stop nursing. “Don’t worry about it I’ll take care of it I’m 17. Math constant. not going anywhere.” So I didn’t worry or 19. “Humpty Dumpty sat ___ a wall...” think about it and now I don’t know how to 20. See 1-down. do all this stuff and he‘s not here ! 22. Shrew. You know folks always say things like 24. See 37-across. you never know what is going to happen and 26. “On ___ ___ with; equal to. 28. Mr. Harris, of old radio. it’s true and all but we say it, we hear it but 29. “___ I live and breath”. do we listen? I guess in the long run we 31. International Refinery Workers, abbr. don’t. It is something that could happen 32. Turn the hay. some time but not now and not to me. That’s 35. “Bonanza” father. human nature I guess. Then my poor dogs - they are a great ANSWERS TO FEBRUARY 21 CROSSWORD comfort but also can be a bit irritating. That’s not fair of me to say that because I really 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 W I N L T O F M O P don’t know what I’d do without them. But 8 9 things are different around here and they A R E O N M A C R E 10 11 12 sense it. That means they are always under-
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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Leon Panetta is a nice guy. After more than 30 years of service to the taxpayers of the US and recently to the Defence Department, as Secretary of Defence, Leon is on his way back to California where he and his immigrant Italian father knew what a walnut could do. A walnut could make a living for an immigrant in California, but not a hollowed- out walnut. Leon, while waiting for his successor on his way back to California, suggested that a hollowed out Department of Defence due to sequestration was not good. It amounts to the same as hollowed- out walnuts in California. It’s sad that a man who has devoted over 30 years to seeing what he could do for his country is ending his career with his country on the edge of bankruptcy and his Department of Defence fighting against being hollowed out like a California walnut.
One of the sad tales recently related by Leon while he was waiting for Chuck Hagel to get through the confirmation process by the US Senate, was the needed to delay the dispatch of one US Navy aircraft carrier to the Middle East to save some money. What does Leon do with a young navy lady from Iowa who recently joined the Navy to see the world and was about to board the aircraft carrier to the Middle East when Leon wouldn’t let it raise its anchor. Leon can head home to California knowing he did what he could do for his country while the young Navy lady from Iowa will have to wait her turn to board the aircraft carrier and hear “anchors-away.” Robert Firlus Mauston, WI Tel. 847 5625
Taking Refuge
An Outdoorsman’s Journal
BY STEVE NORLING
You can tell spring is not too far away. The Necedah National Wildlife Refuge is once again taking applications for this year’s Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew. They will be hiring four teens between the ages of 15 – 18. Employment will begin on June 17, 2013 and last eight weeks. The pay is minimum wage and it is a forty-hour week. This is an excellent job for anyone who likes to do physical work outdoors. It is also a great way to find out whether you would like to continue on in environmental or conservation work. You will be building, improving hiking trails, landscaping, paint facilities, constructing and installing signs, installing benches on trails and other various tasks around the refuge. Four hours of each week will also be devoted to environmental education. This is a great way to spend your summer and earn some money. Interested teens, both male and female, should complete an application and return it to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge visitor center by Friday, April 19th. If you mail your application it must be postmarked on or before April 19th. Mail the application to Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, N11385 Headquarters Road, Necedah, WI 54646. Selection will be by a random drawing on Friday April 24th. This drawing is open to the public. For more information contact Mark Pfost at (608) 565-2551. While it is not at the refuge, there is a photo contest that some photographers may want to try. Buckhorn and RocheA-Cri State Parks are holding their annual photography contest. Photos can be entered in the categories of wildlife, people using the park, open (landscape, etc.) and youth. Youth being photographers eighteen and under. The photos must be taken within the parks between October 1, 1912 and Sept. 30, 2013. Prizes will be awarded in each of the categories. For more information go to http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/buckhorn/photocontest. html. March is coming soon and that is when the refuge begins to wake up from its winter nap. The bald eagles will begin to nest, early migrating birds will start appearing, (this includes the cranes, both sandhill and whoopers), wood frogs begin their calling and many other things begin. Things start to turn green and flowering plants begin to grow. This is one of the most exciting times of the year on the refuge. Speaking of greening up and the regeneration of spring, on Saturday, March 9th there will be a free program on “Fiery Habitats”. This program will be about the use of fire as a method to manage habitats. The program is free and will take place from 1:00 to 2:00 PM beginning at the visitor center. There will also be a ranger led hike through habitats previously treated with fire and will explore how plants and animals depend on fire to thrive. There are many plants whose seeds do not germinate until after a fire has taken place. Mark this one on your calendar and come on out and join us. On Friday, March 29th the art for the “Junior Duck Stamp” will be judged. This will find the best of the art among Wisconsin’s youngsters and will pick a best in show, which will go on to be judged in the national contest. The judging takes place from 8:00 AM to noon and is open to the public to observe the judging and the great art. Another thing you do not want to forget in March is the “Focus Group” meeting on Saturday, March 23rd. The discussion will be on spring water movement. These meetings are always interesting and informative. They are open to all levels of photographers and always welcome newcomers. As you can see March will be a busy month and there is a lot to do. It is also a great time to start hiking the trails as this is when birds and animals begin to move around and by the end of the month there may even be some newcomers to the world. One of the great spots to observe wildlife at this time of the year is the Observation Tower. This is the place where the whooping cranes can usually be seen from as well as many other birds and animals. Hike the “Tower Trail” and then go up into the tower and see what you can see. There is a mounted set of binoculars there if you do not have your own. Until next week, “See you at the refuge.”
I made myself a snowball, as perfect as could be, I thought I’d keep it as a pet, and let it sleep with me, I made it some pajamas, and a pillow for its head, Then last night it ran away, but first, it wet the bed.
Otter Trapping “101” MARK WALTERS
Hello friends, This winter has been a unique one for myself, as well as, my 12-year-old daughter Selina. We are raising a litter of ten golden retriever pups and keeping mama and her pups healthy. That goal as well as selling all ten and keeping track of the buyers and their choices is a larger responsibility than most people might be aware. I kind of lucked out with this project (it allowed me to be home at night) due to the fact that last fall I received an ottertrapping permit, as did my good buddy Doug Cibulka. The two of us set out eight, 330 Conibers, all under the ice with the hopes of either catching an otter or possibly a beaver. In the end, our trapline required six-miles of walking through a beautiful wilderness area in northern Juneau County and some of the time the weather conditions were truly “brutal”. Thursday, January 31st High 2, low minus 17 Today it was my turn to check the traps, so far they have been out for 12-days and we have not caught a thing. We did have beaver spring a couple and I may have messed up on an otter when I “possibly” forgot to take a safety spring off of a trap when I placed it under the ice. On this day, you could have made a movie out of the weather conditions, fresh snow, was being blown by 20-mileper hour winds and the air temp was at zero. The hike to our two set locations is about 1.5 miles apiece, and today I was loving every minute of another winter challenge. First you scrape the snow away from the set. Next you use an ice chopper and chop for two to ten minutes to remove all ice above the trap. The trapper has to be careful when chopping through the ice, to make sure that they do not damage the trap or potential fur in the trap. This is a very physical job and another reason that my body fat is less than today’s high temperature. The day wore on with empty traps and a constant smile due to the brutal temps and love of under the ice trapping. You can well imagine the feeling of victory when I thought I saw a sprung trap with fur in it. It was difficult to tell because the trap was well secured and the hole over it was filling in within seconds with blowing snow. Danger is something for trappers using an extremely strong trap like a 330 Coniber you simply cannot see under the ice very well. With blowing snow, it is almost impossible. If you put your hand or arm in it, it could be your end if you are not able to chop your way out with your other arm. Since this is only my second time trapping otter, I am “green’ to the sport and the physical and danger challenge are what I am after. After careful chopping, I discovered a “big kahuna” otter in my trap and was dreaming of the new Chevy pickup I was gonna buy with the fur check. Reality sunk in when the otter froze to the trap so quickly that I had to put it underwater to thaw it out just to remove it from the trap. Over the coming days, Doug Cibulka and his 14-year-old son Derek checked the traps. Derek will be a trapper some day, he is signed up to take Trappers Education classes and the boy is in to it. I joined Doug on the last day of this adventure and we had two memorable experiences. We tried calling in some coyote while on the trapline and instead called two wolf to within 40-yards of my old high school buddy. Our last set of the season was pulled and it had fur in it.
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Our catch was not an otter, or a beaver, but a muskrat instead that caused a good laugh and, at least we got something feeling. The rat sold for $8.00 (a bit of trap damage). The otter went for $90.00. The new Chevy pickup is in the same fantasy as me being the winning contestant on The Bachelor. I have been living on these fantasies for forty years and do not know of a happier person. Pray for deep snow and an inch of rain a week after that, we need water! Sunset
Fire's pups at 32 days old
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
February 28, 2013
Moore brings home gold, keeps undefeated record
BY TASHA MUELLER It's not every day a community gets to welcome home an individual state wrestling champion. In fact, Royall hasn't had one since Travis Graewin, champion in 2003 and 2004. Moore has kept on track with his undefeated season during his final high school wrestling season and has become a state ranked favorite, never leaving the top spot in Division III at 220 pounds. Moore was the only undefeated wrestler in his bracket and definitely made his way through all other competitors. The only other Royall wrestler that has been able to go to state for the fourth straight season was Travis Graewin (2001-2004). During Moore's first round of competition Friday morning, he was able to earn a pin over Sam Bescheta of Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas in 5:13. In Friday night's match, Moore met with
Cody Moon of Laconia and added another pin in 2:00. Moore then went onto the finals and matched up with Westby's Chase Nottestad, whom Moore defeated at the sectional meet just last week with a decision final of 2-1. In recent years, Moore had not gone past the first period within the state title final. Starting out, the match looked to be tough with a penalty point being awarded to Nottestad ending the first period. Moore was able to get away out of a probable take down by Nottestad late in the second as the score was 1-0 in Nottestad's favor. In the third period, Moore was award a point to tie up the match 1-1 after an escape. Moore was able to get around with a takedown taking the lead 3-1 as Nottestad was unable to recover. Cheers roared throughout the Kohl Center as Moore was awarded the Division 3 220 pound individual state
Royall welcomes home a State Champion! Senior Christian Moore was awarded the Division III 220 pound Individual State Champion title on Saturday night with an undefeated record at 45-0. Moore, with his parents Barb and Ken, shows off the gold and poses with the large crowd that welcomed home the champ Sunday afternoon.
Moore was able to thank all of the local support that was able to welcome him back home. Over half of the gym was full of not only supporters, but fans that have been able to watch Moore succeed throughout every match.
wrestling title. Moore was able to keep his record undefeated at 45-0. On Sunday, the Elroy Fire Department was able to escort the state champ throughout town as a crowd awaited his return with a welcome home reception at the high school, decorated with signs, streamers and balloons. The Moore family would like to thank everyone who has supported Christian and all of the other Royall wrestlers throughout the season. A strong community was able to encourage Christian for the title and to end his wrestling career on high note. Congratulations, Christian on achieving your desire to becoming a State Champion! Unfortunately, Dalton Lunde did qualify for state at 170 pounds, but broke a bone in his ankle during Tuesday night's practice and was unable to compete for a title.
Sarazin to entertain at Terrace Heights On Monday, March 11, Shari Sarazin will make one of her many appearances at Terrace Heights Retirement Community in Mauston. Beginning at 2 pm, Shari will play musical selections on her Celtic harp. In addition to playing the harp, Shari is also a vocalist and composer, and it is easy to understand why the tenants of Terrace Heights have referred to Shari as one of their favorite entertainers! The concert is free and open to the public, however space is limited. If you would like to join the tenants for the March 11 concert, call 608-847-2377 to reserve your spot today. Also ask about a facility tour; apartments are now available.