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THE AWARD WINNING OFFICIAL LEGAL NEWSPAPER OF JUNEAU COUNTY THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013
Mauston man charged with ID theft BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD A 21 year old rural Mauston man, Jeffrey E. Miller, has been charged in Juneau County Circuit Court with possession of a firearm, identity theft, misdemeanor theft, and receiving stolen property. All charges are listed as repeated offenses. According to the criminal complaint on March 7, 2013 Juneau County Deputy Debbie Leque responded to a disturbance call in Lemonweir Township. It was during that call that Deputy Leque became aware that Miller may have been in possession of stolen items that were attained through identity theft. The woman making the call stated she was having an argument with Miller's father over Jeffrey, and her discovering some stolen stereo equipment in the home. The equipment had already been removed prior to law enforcement arriving. Law enforcement was also provided with a shipping receipt for shoes and a toddler bed that had been delivered to a vacant property in the City of Mauston. The "bill to" on the receipt was for a woman in Valparaiso, Indiana. The shipment totaled $253.16 in merchandise and shipping. On March 11 the deputy made contact with the woman in Indiana who verified she had fraudulent activity on her Eastbay account. The woman stated that she did not place the order for the shipment to Mauston. On March 12 a search warrant was executed at Miller's residence in Lemonweir Township. Officers discovered in his residence items like those listed on the shipping receipt. In addition to those items, law enforcement discovered firearms and alcohol in the residence. Miller was on probation at the time and his probation officer was called in to do his own inspection of the premises. In an interview with Miller he is said to have told the deputy that he was unaware of the guns and that he should not to be blamed for weapons in his father's residence. Miller also claimed that shoes, and other items were delivered to him and ordered "from a girl" in Stevens Point. The deputy reportedly contact the girl Miller claimed had ordered the items and she denied his claim. She went on to state that she had only met Miller once. Miller claimed she was lying. On March 14, 2013 Miller appeared for a bond hearing before Juneau County Judge Paul Curran. He was placed on a $10,000 signature bond. He is scheduled to appear on April 3, 2013 for an initial appearance.
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Arrest made after New Lisbon accident, power outage BY BETTY WAITS Many New Lisbon residents were without power for over seven hours after a vehicle snapped a power pole at the intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 12/16 Friday late afternoon. New Lisbon Officer Kevin Weinshrott was dispatched to the scene at 5 p.m. and met with a male walking around the area limping. Todd Sanborn reported to the officer that he was the driver of the car. Medical personnel were called for Sanborn’s possible injuries. Before they arrived, he The vehicle that struck a utility pole in New Lisbon informed the officer that damage. The driver had minor injuries. he believed he was going about 40 miles per After further investiga- for minor injuries and was hour as he crossed over the railroad tracks on tion of the vehicle Bud arrested and transported to Highway 80 approaching Light cans were found, but Juneau County Jail. Sanborn is charged with the intersection and his Sanborn explained that brakes did not respond. He those had been in the vehi- operating a motor vehicle explained that the next cle for some time and he while under the influence thing he knew he was had not drank that day. of other drugs, operating a crashing into the signs on However, the officer found motor vehicle without the island and then the a glass pipe which insurance, operating while Sanborn explained he used suspended (2nd offense), pole. Officer Weinshrott to smoke incense in and and possession of drug found that Sanborn did not had smoked some earlier paraphernalia. As the scene was being have a valid drivers license in the day. Sanborn was treated at repaired and cleared, perand provided a state identisonnel placed cones Mile Bluff Medical Center fication card.
Injuries reported in weekend accident A 38 year old Wonewoc woman, Amy Eastman, suffered injuries after losing control of her 2008 Chevy Silverado. The accident occurred in the Town of Summit on Highway 58 near the intersection of Brown Road. A contributing factor was the layer of snow on the roadway. Eastman's vehicle spun out of control and slid into a ditch. Her non life threatening injuries did result in her needing medical attention and she was transported to Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston.
Friday sustained major
around the area to keep vehicles away. New Lisbon resident John Stastny, 62 of New Lisbon, drove around several cones as several firefighters yelled to him to stop. It was reported that he drove over fiber optic lines that were grounded from the accident. Officers pursued Stastny and explained what he had done. He was issued a citation for inattentive driving.
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Obituaries JUANITA MAE SZYMANSKI
Juanita Mae Szymanski age 84 of New Lisbon died on Sunday March 10, 2013 at Hess Memorial Hospital in Mauston. Juanita was the daughter of Herbert and Emmagene (Merkner) Lantzer and was born on May 31, 1928 in Chicago, IL. Juanita was married to Ted Szymanski and they lived in Prospect Heights, IL for several years. After their divorce Juanita moved back to Chicago and then to New Lisbon in 1974. Since then she has spent her summers in New Lisbon and her winters in Florida. Juanita worked as a kitchen aide for the Pleasant Acres Nursing Home in rural New Lisbon. Her interests include painting and sketching, playing music, flower gardening, sewing and crocheting. She is survived by her children, Bonnie Trute (Kevin Hartzmann) of New Lisbon, WI, and John Szymanski (Beverly Trussoni) of La Crosse, WI; 4 grandchildren Chip (Dawn) Trute of Mauston, Dave Trute of New Lisbon, Nora (Ian) Priske of Madison, WI, and Ted Szymanski of La Crosse, WI; and 3 great grandchildren, Ben, Andy and Nic Trute. She was preceded in death by her parents. A private family service will take place at a later date. The Hare Funeral Home in New Lisbon is assisting the family with services. Online condolences available at www.harefuneralhome.com
MADELINE G. THOMPSON
Madeline G. Thompson, age 84, of New Lisbon died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI. Madeline was the daughter of William and Anna (Nussbaum) Yarroch and was born on March 29, 1928 in Lime Ridge, WI. Madeline was raised in the Lime Ridge area until the family moved to New Lisbon, WI. Madeline graduated from New Lisbon High School in 1946, and then went to cosmetology school in Madison and became a beautician. She later worked for Orpha’s Beauty Shop in Mauston. Madeline was united in marriage to Paul Thompson on September 10, 1949 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in New Lisbon. They were blessed with 3 children, Paulette, Melida, and Leo. Madeline enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, sewing, baking, doing puzzles, and bird watching. She was also an avid Cubs fan. Madeline was a member of the New Lisbon American Legion Auxiliary, and of St. Paul’s Altar Guild and St. Anne’s PCCW. Madeline is survived by her children, Paulette (Steve) Oas of Fall Creek, WI, Melida (Dennis) Hansen of Tomah, WI, and Leo Thompson of Plymouth, WI; by 2 sisters, Hilda Martin of Ellsworth, WI, and Arlene (Pete) Peterson of Beloit, WI; by 7 grandchildren, Stephanie Oas of La Crosse, WI, Adam Oas (fiancé Jessiann Coldwell) of Fall Creek, WI, Stacey (Tyler) Eck of Manitowoc, WI, Garrett Hansen of Milwaukee, WI, Charisse Thompson of La Crosse, WI, Paul Thompson and Sara Thompson both of Plymouth, WI, by 2 step-grandchildren, Aaron (Kelly) Oas of Sauk City, WI, and Theresa (Don) Wideman of Lodi, WI; and by 4 step great grandchildren, Colton and Dylan Oas, and Jennifer and Jessica Wideman. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul in 2007, sisters, Elizabeth Conrad, Dorothy Zobal, Berniece Selmecki, Agnes Robison Kane, Clementina Christie, and brother Levi Yarroch. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 408 W. River St., New Lisbon, WI, with Fr. George Nelson Graham presiding. A visitation was held for relatives and friends at the Hare Funeral Home (217 W. Pearl St.) in New Lisbon on Friday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Following the visitation the rosary was recited. Friends also called at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Burial was in St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery. Memorials in Madeline’s name may be given to the COPD Foundation. (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Online condolences are available at www.harefuneralhome.com
THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
ANITA L. LOWE
Anita L. Lowe, died at home surrounded by her family on March 13, 2013. She was born in Jackson County, Wisconsin in 1925 to William (Willy) and Bessie Nemitz. Her father raised his family of six children on a small farm near Alma Center, Wisconsin following the death of his wife when Anita was five years old. Anita was a farm girl, a cheerleader, and helper in the school kitchen as a high school student. Her farm upbringing carried over to gardening and small animal husbandry which were constants for most of her life. Most recently she has served as the chief consultant on family gardening and animal projects. She is survived by her husband Chloris A. Lowe, Sr., her three children Chloris, Jr., William (Rebecca) and Jo Deen. She has six grandchildren, Chloris A. Lowe, III; Kjetil Garvin (Henning), Abigail Lowe, Avery Lowe, Ashley Lowe and Allison Lowe; she has been gifted with eight great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her father, mother, sisters Dahla (Doug) Janke, Lila (Anson, “Junior”) Rice, Ethel (Everett) Frost, Lorraine (Ray) Lowe and her younger brother Claire (Lorraine, “Tootie”) Nemitz and was last of the Will Nemitz family. On October 26, 1946 Anita was married to Chloris in Neillsville, Wisconsin by Reverend Ben Stuckey. In those days it was an unusual occurrence for a non-Indian woman to marry an Indian. She graciously withstood the loudly uttered hate speech, and the disapproving, negative comments of the community naysayers. Her practice was to be kind to those misguided souls. Known for great kindness and her generous spirit, Anita had many friends. She had a long-standing involvement with the local homemaker’s club, and the Juneau County 4-H programs. She served as an adult leader for the Oak Hill Whiz Kids. She was an excellent teacher and role model for young people, offering a living example of patience, inquisitiveness, sportsmanship, tolerance and cross cultural living. For many years, Anita was a cook in the school lunch program and active in the ladies aid at St. Luke’s Lutheran church. During her life she oversaw and had hands on preparation of thousands of meals. She made efforts to expand the palates of children to include new tastes. She always had time for “her little people” and loved to share with them. Nurturing was her nature. Starting as a part-time employee, and working with a team of dedicated co-workers, through the years she worked to become the head cook. Her “school made” bread and goodies, conjured up from government commodities, were signature. Her cinnamon sweet roll recipe is no longer part of the lunch program, but lives on in the memories of former school board members, principals and teachers. Anita retired from the New Lisbon School District Head Cook position in 1991—only to be called upon after two years of retirement to reprise her role in the kitchens of the New Lisbon School District. She knew that hard work had its rewards. Her strong work ethic, sense of fairness and an excellent sense of humor made it easy to work with and for her. She was proud of her accomplishments at NLSD and with the Food and Nutrition programs for CESA 12, having been elected by her peers to serve in leadership positions. Anita was also most definitely an entrepreneur. For years her gardens provided produce to those driving by the Lowe residence, and her roadside stands. Even after the purchase of the Red Oaks Motel there were always garden items to put out on the stand; strawberries being a featured treat. The motel provided another outlet for hospitality, and kept the family busy and mostly out of trouble. There was always a lawn to be mowed, beds to be made and laundry to be done. Busy seasons for the motel coincided with the breaks in the school calendar. Many weary travelers enjoyed the cheerful welcome they received from Anita. Anita honored and respected each person she met, even the difficult ones amongst us and she encouraged the individualist spirit. She supported and encouraged education. She provided praise in proportionate measure with encouraging words supportive of efforts at self-improvement, and many times backed that up with private financial assistance. She helped and positively impacted many people in the community. She required no recognition while assisting in the development and shaping of the character and integrity of her family and those who sought her help. All of us in her family, and those she worked with, taught and cared for directly, benefitted from her maternal tenderness. She placed a high value on truth, honor, and an individual’s responsibility for the consequences of their acts. She had a strong faith and knew that God is the way, the truth and the life. She held on to this ultimate knowledge throughout the battle she waged with Alzheimer’s. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in Anita’s name to: Hospice Touch, Tomah Memorial Hospital, 321 Butts Avenue, Tomah, Wisconsin 54660. Visitation was held from 10:00 a.m. to the time of services at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 208 Allen Road, New Lisbon, WI. Funeral arrangements are provided by the Hare Funeral Home, New Lisbon, WI. Online condolences available at www.harefuneralhome.com
March 21, 2013
The Messenger of Juneau County
ISSN Number 1526-7873 018-051 Published each Thursday at 229 Main St., Elroy, WI by Messenger of Juneau County LLC. The Messenger is an entirely independent publication serving all of Juneau County. It is not affiliated with any other newspaper or group of newspapers. Periodical postage paid at the Post Office at Elroy, WI 53929. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Messenger of Juneau County, 229 Main St., Elroy, WI 53929 Bill Smith, Publisher Betty Waits, Co-Publisher Dianna Anderson, Co-Publisher Eva Marie Woywod, Reporter Mandy Bloor, Graphic Design Phone 462-4902 Fax Number 462-4903 E-Mail: themessenger@centurytel.net Web site: www.jcmessenger.com Subscription rates: $30 per year in Juneau, Monroe, Sauk and Vernon Counties; $33 elsewhere in Wisconsin; $35 elsewhere in the U.S.A.
JAMES W. MECKSTROTH
James W. Meckstroth, age 84 years, of Elroy, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Tomah Memorial Hospital in Tomah, Wisconsin. He was born on June 3, 1928 to Dr. Emil and Mary (West) Meckstroth in Dayton, Ohio. He grew to adulthood in Sandusky, Ohio, where he was a multi-sport high school athlete and elected to Sandusky High School Hall of Fame. He later graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry. Jim married Jean Theibert on September 29, 1951 in Sandusky. He was a cattle buyer for a large packing house for ten years; he also was a salesman for Harvestore. In 1960, the family moved to a farm near Wilton where they raised beef cattle. They sold their farm and moved to Elroy in 1980. Jim was an avid sports enthusiast, fisherman, and bridge player. He enjoyed time at their cabins on Grindstone Lake near Hayward. He was a Tough-Man boxing competition judge and a corner man for Ed Thompson. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and Rotary Club. He was a Royal Bank Board Director and a former EKW School Board Member. Survivors include his wife, Jean of Elroy; children, James (Patricia) of Cuba City, Mary Sue (Michael) McGroarty of St. Paul, Kurt (Jodeen) of Mequon, Michael (Eleanor) of Brisbane, Australia, Martha (Michael) Hussey of Columbus and Patricia (Michael) Behan of Trempealeau; 18 Grandchildren; 5 Great Grandchildren; sisters, Joanne (Robert) Schneider, Mary Jane (James) Ritter and brother-inlaw, Jude (Joanne) Theibert, all of Sandusky. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elroy, with Father Richard Dickman officiating. Burial was in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Wilton. Friends called at the Picha Funeral Home in Elroy on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m., with a KC Rosary at 7:30 p.m. and at the Church on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. For online information go to www.pichafuneralhomes.com Special thanks to grandson Tom Hussey, Genny Cousineau, Maureen Kouba, and Marcia for their wonderful home care and to Dr. Brandi Strong for her diligent care.
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LAND DONATION
Brad Pavloski from Pavloski Developments presents the deeds for 31.6 acres of land donated to the Town of Germantown to Susan Ganther, Assistant Clerk Treasurer of the Town of Germantown. Since 2008, Pavloski Developments have donated 39.6 acres of land to the Town of Germantown. This includes the land for Brendle Park on 38th Street and 31.6 acres of land on the corner of 37th Street and 17th Avenue. This land is next to the Germantown Municipal Building on 17th Avenue. Recent Pavloski development in Germantown has resulted in work for over 140 workers in the construction trades in the area. The developments have resulted in natural gas and sewer service to many areas in the Town of Germantown and an estimated 175 new homes since 2004 and has added 125 million dollars to the tax base for the Township.
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Thank You
Thank you for the prayers, cards, letters, and calls. Thank you to Heritage Manor and all of the staff for helping me when I was sick.
-June Fessey & Family
Camp Douglas man injured in crash The Monroe County Sheriff's Department is reporting a one vehicle crash that resulted in injuries to one person. The crash occurred around 6:24 A.M. on 03-18-13 on Funnel Rd one quarter mile south of Grosbeak Ave in the Township of Oakdale. The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash is Chad D. Pope, age 40, of Camp Douglas WI. The vehicle he was driving is a 1999 Ford Taurus, 4-door. Mr. Pope was travelling northbound on Funnel Rd. Mr. Pope was going through his GPS navigation system while he was driving. He drove across the oncoming lane and into the ditch. Mr. Pope’s vehicle went air born for a short distance and then
into a tree. He received non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash and had to be extricated from his vehicle by the Oakdale Fire Department. Mr. Pope was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. Mr. Pope was transported to the Tomah Memorial Hospital by the Tomah Ambulance Service. Assisting the Sheriff's Department in this matter was the Monroe County Dispatch Center, the Oakdale Fire Department, Oakdale First Responders, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Tomah Ambulance Service. The crash remains under investigation.
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater If you're interested in an exciting evening out, save the date for Saturday, April 6; and get your tickets for the upcoming murder mystery dinner theater event. Murder at the Four Deuces is a rip-roaring, 1920's gangster murder mystery party game, with plenty of treachery, blackmail, intrigue and backstabbing to be had. It is loosely based on some of the very first Chicago and New York Gangsters, their rivalries, speakeasies (night clubs) and love lives. To set the scene… Don and MeMe Wannabe are hosting the grand opening celebration for their new speakeasy, The Four Deuces, and you are invited to attend. The Four Deuces is a lavish, juice joint with booze, music, a game room and a very high-class and exclusive
brothel. The cream (and not so cream) of society will be in attendance, including gangsters, politicians, dolls, molls and many other interesting guests. The event is sure to be the bee's knees. An inside source has confirmed that the créme de la créme of 'The Family' will be attending this extravagant event. Despite the stringent security measures, and the fact that no 'packing of heat' is allowed at The Four Deuces, rumor has it that a murder most foul is about to be committed, and the villain will be among the guests at the party! Everyone will have secrets to hide...who can you trust? If you want to be added to the guest list for this exclusive event, get your tickets today! A limited number of tickets
Easter Egg Hunt The 35th Annual Easter Egg Hunt for Necedah children will be held Saturday, March 30th at the Veterans Hall. Registration starts at 10 and the Hunt is at 10:30. Cost is $1.00. The Easter Bunny will be there with gifts, games and refreshments along with over 800 eggs to hunt for. Dress for the weather. Sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi. Hope you can join us!
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will be sold, and there are only 30 character roles available for the evening. Tickets are $25 each or two for $45; they are available until March 22 (or until sold out) at: Delton Family Medical Center, Elroy Family Medical Center, Mile Bluff Clinic, Mauston, Mile Bluff Medical Center, Necedah Family Medical Center, New Lisbon Family Medical Center, The Bank of Mauston (Hwy 82, Mauston) Murder at the Four Deuces will be held Saturday, April 6 from 6 to 9 pm at Travelers Inn & Convention Center in New Lisbon. Doors will open at 6 pm, and dinner will be served at 7 pm. The 'murder' will occur sometime before dinner. Be sure to arrive early so you
don't miss it! The evening includes: Music by the Mauston High School Jazz Band (before dinner), Cash bar, Appetizers, 'Murder' and investigation, Dinner catered by Smokehouse Specialties, Dessert bar, Photo opportunities (before dinner), Chinese raffle. This event is brought to you by Nurses Helping Nurses, a division of Mile Bluff Medical Center Foundation. All proceeds will go toward tuition reimbursement for Mile Bluff nurses who are pursuing further education. For more information about the event or sponsorship opportunities, call Martha at 608-847-1495, or visit milebluff.com.
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Thank You
The family of Glaris Hams would like to thank each and everyone who sent cards, memorials, flowers, prayers, and words of sympathy. Special thanks to Pastor Robin Buchholz. Also, to Alan Picha and his staff. Also a big thank you to Home Health and Hospice of Baraboo, WI for taking very good care of Glaris.
-Marjorie Hams, Barb & Nelson Meier, Jeff and Craig Hams
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of Mauston March 21, 2013
Legislators to visit area BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD
KEEP HANGING IN THERE With 1,000 treatments under her belt, dialysis patient Gloria
Malphy says that thanks to Mile Bluff, "I'm hangin' in there!" When her kidneys stopped functioning properly, Mile Bluff stepped in to sustain Gloria's health through regular dialysis treatments. Gloria visits the facility three times a week for three hours at a time. Although the sessions are long, she says they are more than worth it because the care at Mile Bluff is what keeps her going. When first given the choice of where to receive dialysis, Gloria chose Mile Bluff because it was one of the closest options to her Elroy home. Now that she has experienced the high level of care, her decision to continue in Mauston goes beyond the convenience of location. "I am grateful for the staff members," said Gloria. "They go out of their way to take care of me, and they do more for me than I would ever have expected. They're wonderful…all of them." Mile Bluff's dialysis team is proud to be a part of Gloria's journey, and encourages her to keep "Hangin' in there!" Pictured above, Mile Bluff CEO, James O'Keefe, surprised Gloria Malphy with a visit during her 1,000th dialysis treatment. To celebrate the remarkable milestone, the dialysis staff members presented Gloria with a certificate and some balloons. KATHY BEHNKE PHOTO
Hatch Happenings BY DEBBY ENNIS Inviting all Fairy Princesses and Knights in Shining Armor for a royal celebration! Join us on Saturday, March 23 from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the Community Room when we will have stories, decorate crowns and masks and have delicious snacks fit for a king or queen. Registration is required and the last day to sign up is Friday, March 22. Register today! Many thanks to Katie Goodwin from the Necedah Wildlife Refuge for the great program on frogs that she presented last week for our Toddler Time kids and families. On Monday, March 25, Cyndy, from the Karas Dental
Clinic in Necedah, will be our special guest at Toddler Time. Everyone is invited to join us at 10 a.m. for a great program on dental health care. There will be stories, coloring, snacks and more! A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix. Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes... Join us at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 for our No School Movie "Wreck it Ralph." Will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade? Come and see for yourself!
Mauston School District balances budget cuts BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD On Monday evening the Mauston School Board started the process of making budget cuts for the 2013/2014 school year. According to Superintendent Dr. Christine Weymouth, the cuts are a necessary move as Governor Scott Walker's state budget proposal will not include a per pupil increase in state aid to school districts. Board members voted Monday evening in nearly $168,000 in budget cuts and savings. Included in those were cuts to instructional programs, reductions for college credit reimbursements, and substitute teacher costs. Board members voted in favor of offering a virtual school for students. The new
option may help to increase student enrollment through the school choice program while giving students and parents in the district a new opportunity. In last month's meeting of the Mauston School Board, Superintendent Weymouth introduced the option by stressing implementing the virtual school may increase student numbers at the district and help with funding. At the time the district was looking to partner up with a consortium of currently nine school districts utilizing the JEDI Network. Board members voted Monday evening to enter into an agreement with the JEDI Network at a fee of $10,500. This week the district will also be holding an informational meeting for the public to learn about the online vir-
tual school. According to the JEDI Network's website the virtual online school offers another option for families that have chosen to home school their children with curriculum that meets Wisconsin State Standards: "JEDI can provide home schooling families a comprehensive, K-12 curriculum with a licensed teacher attached to each course and 24/7 online access. Families maintain their choice of learning environment and scheduling while increasing the choices their children have for quality educational experiences. Families enrolled in JEDI member school districts (or open enrolled to the JEDI Virtual School), can enjoy the advantages of having their children attend the JEDI Virtual School free of
tuition and course costs. Students can enjoy the "extras" such as district sports and other activities. For those planning to attend colleges, their credits are transcribed with the school district, and those earning the appropriate credits can receive a district diploma, making the college entrance procedure easier to manage." In Wisconsin JEDI was the first of it's kind when they entered on the scene in 1996 by offering a distance online education. To learn more about the virtual school you can visit their website at www. jedivirtual.org. The Mauston School District will be scheduling more informational meetings for the public to attend.
Next Monday legislators representing our area will pay a visit to the county. Representative Ed Brooks will be holding listening sessions throughout the area and invites the public to take advantage of the chance to voice their opinions, issue concerns and learn about what is happening in the state assembly. In an announcement he stated, "With the budget process beginning to pick up, I want to hear your opinions on what our priorities should be in Madison." His itinerary for the day is as follows: 8:30-9:30 A.M. – Reedsburg: Greenwood’s Café (116 S. Walnut St.) • 10:30-11:15 A.M. – Richland Center: R.C. Chamber (397 W. Seminary St.) • 12:30-1:15 P.M. – Cazenovia: State Bank of Cazenovia (110 E. Main St.) • 2:30-3:30 P.M. – Wonewoc: Village Hall (200 West St.) Senator Schultz will also be making several stops in Mauston, Elroy, and New Lisbon on Monday, March 25th. His day will conclude with a Wisconsin Energy Policy presentation open to the public at Mauston’s Hatch Public Library from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., with discussion afterward. In Mauston the Senator will take part in “Take Your Legislator to Work” with Leigh Walsh of the Mauston School District. Schultz and Walsh will be at Mauston High School, 800 Grayside Avenue, from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m., to discuss educational programs for students with developmental disabilities. From 9:00 to 9:45, Schultz and Walsh will be at Lenorud Services, Inc., at 928 Hanson Street, in Mauston, to meet owners Brent & Gina Lenorud and a former student of Walsh’s now working at Lenorud. From 10:00 to 10:45, Schultz and Walsh will be at Stroh Precision Die Casting, 1011 Veterans Street, in Mauston, to meet owners Christine & Herman Schneider and a former student of Walsh, now working at Stroh. From 11:00 to 11:45, Schultz will be at VARC, Inc., 925 West State Street, in Mauston, to meet Division Manager Michael Lynch, staff and many of the 55 clients there. In New Lisbon, from 1:00 to 1:45 pm, Schultz will meet with the leaders for Leer, Inc., 206 Leer Street. He will then travel to Elroy from 3:45 to 4:30, at the manufacturing plant of W.M. Sprinkman Corporation, 1002 Academy Street. The day will conclude with a presentation on the Wisconsin Energy Policy from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Hatch Public Library, 111 W. State Street, Mauston. Tim Baye, a professor with UW-Extension and State Energy Specialist will be a presenter. Baye will present facts and findings from his just-concluded research into the three major areas of energy use: electrical, thermal (buildings) and fuel (vehicles and equipment) in Wisconsin communities.
Bus Safety reminder The Mauston Police Department has issued a reminder to drivers on the rules of the road in regard to school busses. In a press release on Monday Chief Mark Messer wrote, "With respect to loading children onto school busses, the JEVCO Bus Company and the City of Mauston Police Department have noticed that there has been an increase within the current school year for bussing "red light violation" at school bus stops. It is imperative for the motoring public to train themselves to watch for school busses loading children in and about the Mauston area." Chief Messer went on to list information provided by the JEVCO Bus Company governing bus companies and their use of red lights: Drivers must stop on the street or highway 20-feet or more from any school bus that has stopped and is flashing red warning lights. This applies to vehicles approaching the rear of the bus and from opposing lanes. All vehicles must stop for the school bus, except in opposing lanes if the highway is divided by a center median. The stop arm on the bus is an added communication to drivers, but the lack of an extended stop arm is not reason to pass a bus whose red lights are flashing. And no vehicle may proceed until the bus resumes motion and has turned off the red warning lights. A vehicle owner can be cited when a driver of a car passes a school bus illegally. The information goes on to state that a law enforcement officer does not need to be present to view the violation if the school bus company reports it to the police department within 24 hours of the violation occurring.
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Blixt honored for 41 years of service BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD At Tuesday's meeting of the Juneau County Board of Supervisors a special recognition took place for retiring Human Services receptionist, Nancy Blixt. Blixt has had 41 years of employment with the county and will officially enter into retirement on March 29, 2013. Blixt was first hired in 1971 by the county to work in the Veterans Services Office. She remained in that position for 16 years before she was transferred to the Register of Deeds office. After working two and a half
years in the Register of Deeds office she was transferred to the Department of Human Services, where she served out her career with the county. According to the County Board of Supervisors, Blixt has exhibited integrity and a commitment to Juneau County. They went on to state that she always made time to visit with clients and always had a kind word for them. That sentiment was shared by the Director of Human Services, Scott Ethun, who went on to say she would be truly missed. Blixt was present for the
Nancy Blixt was honored for 41 years of service to Juneau County.
meeting and recognition. After she was presented with a plaque honoring her employment she spoke to the board. While she said a few words the most telling emotions came how they were stated, through tears. Blixt said she was looking forward to her retirement, but would miss all her co-workers. As a result of Blixt's retirement the supervisors approved posting the soon to be open receptionist's position in the Department of Human Services. It is a Grade 5 position with a pay range between $12.92 to $15.50 per hour. Public Works Storage Building Supervisors approved paying an additional $18,593.77 to Hartje Lumber so that the construction on the Public Works Cold Storage Building can be completed. Originally $71,132.93 was allotted for the contract but after plans were altered to allow for Emergency Management it became evident that there would be additional costs in the construction as the height in the building needed to be increased to clearance heavy equipment used by the department. Supervisors also reported that initially it was believed the county workers would be able to perform the additional construction, but soon it became aware that would
not be possible. Hartje was the low bidder and the funds are coming from the Public Works budget. County Hwy O Supervisors voted to work in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Ho Chunk Nation in reconstructing County Highway O between Sarnow Road to Leverenz Road in the Townships of Lindina and Plymouth. According to Supervisor Ed Brown the complete cost for the project is $1.3 million however because of funding the cost back to Juneau County will be "zero." Funds for the project will come from the Ho-Chunk Nation and the Wisconsin Highway Improvement Fund. Ho Chunk originally agreed to put $500,000 towards the project but after a recent meeting with Public Works they have increased that amount to $800,000. Sand Mining According to Greg Lowe from the Juneau County Land and Water Conservationist The proposed sand mine in the Township of Orange is moving forward. Lowe went on to report that construction on the plant to clean the sand should begin as early as this summer. This spring a railroad spur will go in. Lowe did say that while the mining company had met with all the requirement
4-H Food Revue For many years, 4-H has provided an opportunity for its members to showcase their understanding of food, nutrition, personal health, and make-it-yourself ideal. These young people are implementing what they have learned from their parents and other adult volunteers by preparing nutritious food from scratch. 4-H members develop a complete menu in which the food they’ve selected is featured. Judges meet with each participant to discuss the member’s food choice, how they prepared it, its presentation, the table setting, and the individual’s understanding of the nutritional value. Parents also get in on the act. They can enter in an “open class” and have their selections vetted by the judges too. The finale includes a taste of everyone’s dish – a wonderful smorgasbord of flavors and textures. Why does 4-H offer this program? Food security is an ever-increasing topic of conversation, both locally and nationally. In Juneau County, nearly 1000 people, considered
from the township they are still awaiting permits from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, however he doubted that process would take too much longer. Land Sales Supervisors accepted bids on four tax delinquent properties, some of which the county took possession on
over 12 years ago. Two of those properties were included homes in the Village of Necedah. CJJ's Auto put in a bid for two lots in Mauston and will be used to park vehicles they are servicing.
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food insecure, utilize Food Pantries each month. Schoolaged children who qualify for free and reduced lunches range from a low of 47% of the student body in Lyndon Station to nearly 70% in Necedah. In an effort to help people develop food independence, the University of Wisconsin-Extension facilitates a variety of educational opportunities to help youth and adults make healthier food choices through community based programs like the Farmer’s Markets, senior nutrition sites, as well as community and school gardens. Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers, among many other volunteers, provide hundreds of hours of community service in support of healthy and strong families. With a back-to-the future strategy, they teach youth and adults the importance and budgetstretching power of growing your own fruit and vegetables and preserving them for the long months of mid-western winters. Hey...it’s also fun! Ask a 4-H member or a Master Gardener about a community garden near you and grow your own food. Submitted by: Judy Kennedy, 4-H Youth Development Agent.
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WBCA selects Murphy and Sheeter in D5 All State Team BY TASHA MUELLER After all nominations were evaluated, Royall boys' basketball seniors Sam Murphy and Nate Scheeter were selected for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 5 All-State Team. Royall senior Sam Murphy was a first-team selection for the division 5 team. Teammate and fellow senior Nate Scheeter was an honorable mention selection for the division 5 team. Murphy, an all-conference boys basketball team selection in the Scenic Bluffs has been continual on making and breaking records this season. As Royall took on Necedah on January 4, Murphy only needed eight points to become the second Royall boys' basketball player to pass 1,000 points in school history. Entering the fourth quarter, the Panthers looked to get Murphy past the 1,000point mark. With only six minutes left, a baseline drive for a basket gave Murphy eight for the game and 1,000 for his career. A few minutes later Murphy moved past Josh Boards 1,001 point record after he hit his third three-pointer of the game and ended the evening with 1,003 points. Murphy had averaged 13.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 5.1 apg throughout his senior year as teammate Scheeter had on average 15.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 2.9 apg. Murphy has made plans to play college basketball for coach Aaron Aanonsen at Lakeland College. The Panthers were unfortunately stopped short of a
The next book club meeting will be Tuesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. at the library. We will be discussing Lisa See’s Snow Flower and the
Community Supper A Community Supper will be held on Wednesday, March 27th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Royall Ave., Elroy. This community supper gives individuals and families a chance to share a meal and build relationships within the community. The Millards Prairie HCE Club will be assisting with the March Community Supper. This FREE community meal is served on the last Wednesday of each month, and will continue throughout 2013, with some adjustments for holidays. Everyone is invited to share in this dining experience. Come and join your neighbors for a wonderful meal
Elroy Library BY MARY WAARVIK
Royall's Sam Murphy was selected to the WBCA All-State Division 5 team and will continue on his basketball career playing at Lakeland College in the fall. state berth appearance after a loss to Elmwood 49-44 in the sectional final. The boys were able to take back-toback conference titles and ended the season with a 13-1 conference record and 23-4 overall. Mauston senior Joel Heesch also received a WBCA All-State recognition as an honorable mention selection for the division 3 team. Full WBCA All-State teams can be found at http://www.wisbca.org. Scheeter was named Player of the Year in the Scenic Bluffs Conference as both Scheeter and Murphy were selected as first team conference selections. Murphy also received the Sportsmanship award while teammates Cory Frye, Eric Frye and Clay Retzlaff received team Honorable
Mention selections. WBCA D5 All-State Sebastion Apers, Sr., Cassville Ben Best, Sr., Drummond Logan Chrisman, Sr., Laona/Wabeno Jon Denny, Sr., Luck Aaron Retzlaff, Sr., Randolph Sam Murphy, Sr., Royall Zach Schradle, Sr., Clayton Clay Stevens, Sr., Racine Lutheran Travis Voigt, Sr., Green Bay NEW Lutheran Logan Wolf, Sr., Elmwood Honorable Mention Seth Butler, Jr., Black Hawk Joe Childs, Sr., North Crawford Jared Fleischmann, Jr., Columbus Catholic Albert Goerlitz, Jr., OwenWithee
Brady Hoffman, Sr., Gresham Travis Judell, Sr., Prentice Bryce Klitzke, Sr., Monticello John Lahti, Sr., Turtle Lake Juafonyay Lyte, Jr., Milwaukee Academy of Science Adam Monstsma, Sr., Faith Christian Jay Peters, Sr., Randolph Noah Polcyn, Sr., Green Lake/Princeton Nate Scheeter, Sr., Royall Isaiah Shell, Jr., Albany Nathan Toenjes, Jr., Green Bay NEW Lutheran Tanner Villiard, Sr., Bruce Josh Watton, Sr., McDonnell Central Ethan Yonke, Jr., AlmondCancroft Tyler Zastrow, Jr., Sheboygan Lutheran
Secret Fan. Book club members are reminded to bring any title suggestions for future club reading. Check out the library windows—on display are items that will be
offered for sale at the upcoming Kendall Lions Dinner and Auction. The dinner and auction will be held on Saturday, April 6, at the Kendall Community
Hall. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the auction set to start at 6 p.m. In observance of Good Friday, the library will be closed from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, March 29.
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Union Center board looks into options for well The Union Center Village Board is currently in the process of researching options available to them in having their well pulled and inspected. According to reports that decision came last week and during a meeting of the village board. Village Clerk Treasurer Kerri Minnett stated that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has approached the Village of Union Center and told them that such action was
New! New! Afterschool Story Time on Wednesdays! By popular request, we have begun a new Story Time for our kids. From 6-6:30 every Wednesday, we will settle in the Bay Window and read stories to interested kids. This isn't just for preschoolers, but for any child who is interested in hearing some classic tales, funny stories or new books. At 5 this coming Wednesday our monthly Computer Games Night will be held as usual. Maybe parents will want to bring the older kids to shoot at aliens while the younger ones fire up their imaginations. And parents can collapse in our chairs and read magazines during all this fun. That should cover all the bases, right? The Mystery Book Group will meet on Monday March 25 to talk about the plotting, murder and mayhem of Richard North Patterson's "The Final Judgment". We are looking for more participants, and suggestions about our next year's reading list, also.
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Kendall Public Library BY LYNETTE VLASAK
March 21, 2013
needed as they require an inspection every 15 to 20 years. The process of reviewing options started with members listening to a presentation at last week's meeting by Tom Goethel. Goethel is a representative of a Baraboo company, CTW, Incorporated, who provide services in the inspection and cleaning wells. For now action on the needed step has been tabled until the village board reviews all their options, including having the work performed at the best price.
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of New Lisbon
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Grocery Depot faces foreclosure action BY EVA MAIRE WOYWOD The very same week the Grocery Depot in New Lisbon announced they would be closing their doors, Marine Credit Union in Onalaska filed a civil complaint in Juneau County Circuit Court against the store owners, foreclosing on the property in an amount close to $1.9 million. The complaint alleges that Cloverleaf R&T, the company operating the store, defaulted on a $258,000 loan and the mortgage has been abandoned. As part of a Security Agreement in the event of a default the plaintiff, Marine Credit Union, has the option to possession of the collateral which includes all inventory, equipment and other intangibles. The filed civil complaint is seeking a judgement against, Roger
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Cheery 4-H news BY LIZZY LUEBKE CHEERY 4-H The Cheery 4-H Club's Annual Chili supper and Cake Walk was a huge success. A donation of $162.00 (proceeds from our cake walk) has been presented to Mike Wyss for the Juneau County Dog Shelter. The money will be used for expenses for the dogs. We would also like to thank the unknown person who donated 400 pounds of dog food to the shelter. This donation is greatly appreciated and will help the dogs out a lot. The shelter is always in need of blankets, food, and when the weather is nicer, volunteers to clean the kennels and walk the dogs.
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McGuire, a member, shareholder, and officer of the Grocery Depot, LLC and Cloverleaf R&T, Inc. alleg-
ing that he is liable to the credit union for the unpaid balances. The action of foreclosure
was filed on March 15, 2013.
Have you ever dreamed of traveling to a far away country? Or maybe you want to learn the best way to make your favorite meal. Books provide us the opportunity to immerse ourselves into other cultures or fictional places. They also provide us the tools to a vast array of topics that are of great interest to us. The New Lisbon School District, in cooperation with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), will be observing National D.E.A.R. Day, by giving each student grades PreKindergarten through sixth a free book on April 12, 2013. D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read. National D.E.A.R. Day is a special reading celebration to remind and encourage families to make reading together on a daily basis a family priority. The official event date, April 12th, is the Birthday of author Beverly Cleary. D.E.A.R is sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, a division of the American Library Association); Reading Rockets; The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC); the Newspaper Association of America Foundation (NAA); First Book; Harper-Collins Children’s Books; Read Kiddo Read; Walden Media and Ramona Quimby. Reading is a great way to spend time as a family or an activity you can accomplish by yourself. Reading is a great pastime that will provide a great wealth of education or enjoyment. Why not pick up a book today?
Severe Weather training Quick weather reporting saves lives. Be a trained Citizen Volunteer today and support our Community. The National Weather Service and Adams County Emergency Management have teamed up for a FREE severe weather Community training event providing refresher and new "Storm Spotters" the knowledge necessary to report weather information that could save lives. Location: Adams County Community Center, 569 N Cedar Street, Adams, WI 53910.
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ACCIDENT CAUSES POWER OUTAGE On Friday, March 15th, power and cable
was knocked out for over seven hours in New Lisbon due to a vehicle accident at the corner of Highway 80 and Highway 12/16 in front of the Triangle gas station. The driver, Todd Sanborn, 23 of New Lisbon, told the officer that his brakes failed as he approached the intersection causing the crash. Sanborn was transported to Mile Bluff Medical Center for minor injuries. Sanborn was later arrested and issued multiple citations. See Page 1 of this issue for the full story.
New Lisbon Chamber plans awards banquet The New Lisbon Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the recipients to be honored at the annual awards banquet. Selected as Citizens of the Year Award are Brian & Hollie Slater, Community Service Award - Lemonweir Valley Telcom, and scholarship finalists - Hunter Berry, Elayne Hansen, Krista Ulrich, & Jenna Washetas. The Awards Banquet will take place on Friday, April 5th at Target Bluff German Haus in Camp Douglas. The social hour will be at 5:30pm, dinner at 6pm and the award presentations for Citizen of the Year, Community Service Award and Student Scholarship Finalists will take place at 7pm. The banquet will be followed at 8pm by the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets will be available for sale next week in the follow-
ing locations: Raabe's Pharmacy, City Hall, Bank of Mauston - New Lisbon Branch, BMO Harris Bank, Royal Bank, and New Lisbon Schools. The price will be $18 each or 2/$34.00. The generous involvement and support that have been displayed by both the Slaters and Lemonweir Valley Telcom has been exemplary. The New Lisbon area is lucky to have such dedication to their community. The students selected are also commended for their community involvement. The Chamber is happy to recognize that dedication and support. Once again, we are so pleased to present this honor to Lemonweir Valley Telcom, Brian & Hollie Slater and the student finalists. We look forward to the community celebrating these achievements.
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March 21, 2013
Annual Spring Carnival brings in large crowd BY STEVE NORLING On the afternoon of March 15th the PATT, (Parents and Teachers Together), held their only fundraiser of the year; "Spring Carnival". This is a very popular event as could be seen by the amount of cars in the parking lot by 5 p.m. The PATT is for the parents and teachers of students in grades K through fifth grade. To make this event as great as it has become takes a lot of volunteers. Parents, teachers, high school students and high school teachers and even one member of the Necedah School Board were on hand to make sure it was a success again this year. One of the highlights of the event was a group of Mrs. Lowery's "After School" group girls. They call themselves the "Lend a Helping Hand" club. This group was given a grant of $1,000 to help reduce bullying. They all wear brightly colored tee shirts, which they designed themselves. These young ladies put
on three skits, with three girls in each skit and each skit showing what to do in a different setting. One setting was in the halls of school, another was on the bus and the third was on the playground. Each of the skits showed what could be done by students in each of the bullying situations. They covered what should never be done as well as well as what could be done and then advising the helper to tell an adult. Talking about feelings is necessary and can help clear the air many times. These girls also go from classroom to classroom to show other students how they should behave under various conditions. There were also many other things going on at the carnival. There were many games for the youngsters in attendance, with prizes given to every contestant. There were cup rocket games, minnow races, ring toss, golf, bowling, beanbag toss and many more. For the adults there were silent auctions of many different items, which had been donat-
ed by local merchants. They ranged from weekends at a motel in the Dells to lube jobs for your car to meals at restaurants to trips and many more items. The bidding was going great, as there was something for everyone. There was also a raffle of baskets of items put together by each of the six classes. There was also food there and many people were taking advantage of the chance to stop and eat. There were hot dogs, brats, chips and much, much more. Another act that was very popular with the younger set was a pair of jugglers. They put on a great juggling act throwing the clubs between them and doing other tricks. It was a great late afternoon and early evening for all of the youngsters and their parents. As I stated, this is the one and only fundraiser that PATT does each year and it is a great one. It is also something that is worth the community backing and they seem to be doing a great job of it.
Necedah School Board BY STEVE NORLING One of the first items discussed at the March meeting of the Necedah School Board at their regular meeting on March 18th was the possibility of adding a sailing class to the summer school curriculum. Merry Petitclair of Sailing Central, LLC was on hand to make a presentation. She showed a short video of different things learned in sailing and also explained much about the program. One of the things that she brought out is that she would be willing to carry the insurance coverage for the course. She brought out the facts that this would interface academic skills with life skills. There would be personal growth as well problem solving. It promotes teamwork, communication, confidence and cooperation among the students. It also promotes safety and she believes this helps the entire community. The youngsters are closely monitored and there is always a safety craft nearby. Much of what is learned also relates to science class. After much discussion among the board and many questions to Petitclair, the board approved the summer school sailing class for high school students. A discussion was held on the possibility of having an audio/visual system installed for safety of the students. This would consist of cameras and audio system hooked to the High School doors, the Elementary School doors and the loading dock door. Two companies have been talked to and Superintendent Gierach is having one of them come back for further consultation. This would make the school much safer. The board approved several overnight trips. One was a trip by the Lead the Way students. They also approved the three-day trip to McKenzie and the senior trip to Minneapolis. They also approved accepting a $1,000 grant from McKenzie. There were two resignations approved. Ms Peters resigned as the Junior High girl's basketball coach and Mr. Lowery resigned as assistant boys high school football coach. Mrs. Lowery was at the meeting to bring the board up to speed on the "After School" program. She stated that there are seventy regular attendees and a total of ninety-six enrolled. This is thirteen more than were enrolled last year. They are using the same
structure as last year and going to the library once a month and to the refuge once a month. An average of fifty-three students use the bus to get home and some siblings that are in extra-curricular activities ride home with their siblings making it a win-win situation for all involved. In her report Mrs. Horbinski congratulated the third grade inventors on their inventions and Dalton Staller on his attaining his upcoming trip to Madison for the state Geography Bee finals. Dalton is the first student from Necedah to get this far. Mr. Becker related that this year's prom will be held on April 13th with the after prom party to be held in the school. He also reported that on April 19th a number of students will be competing in the state level forensic meet. During the Skills USA last month Max Jensen and Danny Zipperer won medals in extemporaneous speaking. He said there would also be a Decisions Survey this year. Mr. Gierach reported that the elementary P.E. classes raised $3,416.50 in their "Jump for the Heart" rope jumping. This money was donated to the Heart Foundation. He also reported that there was a meeting between the bus drivers and himself, Mr. Becker, and Mrs. Dillin relating to the problems on the busses. These complaints had to do with the profanity, pornography, and sexual talk on the busses. The drivers admitted that it is getting to be a problem and they will be reporting all such incidents to one of the three. Mr. Gierach and board member Mr. Bill Hatch attended a meeting with Skyward in Stevens Point this past week and were informed about the changing of the vendor for school records. There are currently several legislators that are introducing bills to allow schools to choose from more than one vendor. There was a meeting between law enforcement, Mr. Gierach, Mr. Becker, and Mrs. Dillon on lockdown procedures. They talked to many of the teachers and are now working on the best way to inform all of the children. State law says they have to do two lockdown practices before the end of the school year.
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of Wonewoc
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W-C looks into Administrative Remodel BY TASHA MUELLER With the current trend of safety concern for public schools across the nation, District Administrator, Art Keenan proposed to the board Monday evening of re-organizing the current main office at the Wonewoc-Center school. Plans that are being brought forth within the district is the safety and security and bringing the principal’s office back to the front of the main entrance. Currently, both the junior high doors and high school main entrance doors are unlocked during the day. The high school doors would make for the one main entrance into the building. One of the other concerns are the guests and visitors that come within the building and gather within certain areas. The redesign would allow for a more open concept and alignment in a way to make the traffic flow smoother as many are congregated in one little area. Many offices have a counter with space to do all of their needed business. Other offices have glass windows all the way down so others can see who is coming and going in the building. Currently, there is a window in the office, but once someone sits down, no one is able to see the front doors. A counter would be set width wise and movement of offices with the principal moved up in front and the occupiers of the space will weigh in on the design of the flow of people coming into the office. “We’re going to think about crowd control; safety; simplicity,” said Keenan. “It will be a major change. When it happens at someone else’s school, it’s an isolated incident; when it happens at your school, it’s a tragedy. We need to take that next step into making our building a little safer.” The board did approve of the re-model as plans will start to begin for the school office. Also in the works for Wonewoc-Center is a conference realignment that could possibly
move all W-C sports teams into the Ridge and Valley Conference. The item has been flown through the radar concerning the realignment that would make a better choice for the Wonewoc team’s competition wise. The district’s Athletic and Activities Director Tory Needham attended a WIAA conference back in November regarding the WIAA choice of taking Wonewoc-Center out of the Scenic Bluffs Conference and into the Ridge and Valley Conference for football as Needham was at first surprised about hearing of the decision. Members of the WIAA were present at a past CESA 4 meeting as Keenan had asked about the conference realignment. The proposition from the WIAA came about focusing more so on the larger schools like West Salem and Onalaska. The proposition was to bring in other schools from different conferences that are similar in school size. The distance seemed to be a primary issue before a decision would be made concrete for the WIAA. Keenan had asked the director of the WIAA Dave Anderson about whether or not Wonewoc was on the agenda for conference realignment. The comment was made that the WIAA does not like to talk about specific schools but there has been talks about the realignment within both conferences. The original idea to move just for one sport, such as football was favored in a likely manner, but the idea proposed for all sports was even more favorable. In the Ridge and Valley, Wonewoc-Center would not be the smallest school as it is within the Scenic Bluffs Conference. WonewocCenter would be about in the middle of district sizes with North Crawford being the largest. Teams included in the conference are Seneca, La Farge, Kickapoo, Weston, Ithaca, Wauzeka-Stuben, De Soto, as well as North Crawford. The realignment could mean better com-
petition for athletes. Keenan wrote the WIAA a letter stating the district would like to be in discussion with the Ridge and Valley to go ahead with the idea as board members will approve of the go ahead possibly within April’s meeting. “I think we have to look at the competition, the kids and where they want to be,” said Keenan. Projected enrollment speculations into 2018 were sent to Ridge and Valley conference organizer and will be looked into. The district has not heard back from conference directors nor WIAA directors. Principal’s Report With the snowy winter so far, the Wonewoc-Center School District has seen a total of four snow days and five late starts. The district will have to make up one full snow day to exceed the amounted minutes needed for instruction. Teachers and students will be making up the snow day on June 6 and have a half day on June 7 to account for the late starts. If more snow days do accumulate within the next month or so, the half day would be made into a full day of face-to-face time. The first day of summer school would then begin on June 10, but there could be a possibility of having summer school begin a week later and ending by the fourth of July. A possibility of adding on Fridays to the summer school week was also discussed but with the food nutrition program, it will have to be looked into so families are able to go on vacations for the holiday. A draft of the 2013-1014 school calendar was presented to the board and built in snow days during the later half of the school year was discussed so students wouldn’t have to go so far into the summer. A thought of having longer school days arose but on the calendar a sentence states that “All snow days will be made up at end of school year.” By next year’s draft,
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Wonewoc students will participate in Jump Rope for Heart BY TASHA MUELLER Wonewoc-Center students will have the chance to participate in the American Heart Association’s national fundraising program Jump Rope for Heart on March 25 and 26 during Mrs. Price’s Physical Education classes. The Jump Rope for Heart is a valuable program that promotes physical activity, heart healthy living, and community service to children. The program is targeted towards elementary students, but anyone is able to hold a program at their school, child care center, or anywhere! Another program that is available is Hoops for Heart. The Jump Rope for Heart is a fun event. It promotes community service, is an educational program for elementary students, raises money to fund lifesaving research and educational programs, and teaches students to set and achieve goals and discover that they can make a difference. All W-C students are encouraged to raise donations going towards to the American Heart Association. The student that raises the most money will get a chance to throw a pie in Mrs. Price’s face! The elementary school years encompass a time when children should estab-
lish a strong foundation for movement skills. These are also the years when positive learning experiences can help establish a positive attitude and appreciation for participating in regular, daily physical activity for life. The kids will love the activity with their friends and will hopefully want to continue on with physical activity. The program began in 1978 after going national with efforts from Jean Barkow of Milwaukee Riverside High School that began the American Heath Association’s annual event. Barkow began a “rope-a-thon” with her local chapter. After that, the thought of the event becoming national went into play beginning in Illinois. Ever since that time, the program has raised in excess of $700. Children will be provided with
the thought of having the line be omitted so snow days could be made up most likely before holiday breaks. Approvals The board approved the resignation and retirement from Title I teacher Renee Urban. Urban has been with the district for 34 years and enclosed kind words to the board of her family ties and love of the district. The football members will be putting on a cookie dough fundraiser on April 8 until April 18 in efforts to raise money for new tshirts and shorts for practice jerseys and films future games. The dough will be selling for $15 with a $6 profit for the team. If the group sells 300 or more, a extra $1 profit will be rewarded. A lawn tractor will be purchased for the district that will be used season round. It is five year interest free and at the end of one year, the district will get a new one in exchange at no cost. The board will be donating money towards the Hillsboro Farmers State Bank with support to the local scholarships. Each year, the bank has been generous in giving not only the Wonewoc-Center senior class scholarships but also area schools. And in happier news to report, the roof is completely done besides a few snow guards on the older side of the building that will be put in when the weather permits. Heat tape will be added to the junior high entrance that was caused with freezing earlier in the winter season. The next board meeting will be Monday, April 15 at 7 pm.
knowledge of heart disease and stroke while raising funds for cardiovascular disease research, stroke research, and health education. Ms. Price’s students will be participating in the event during their scheduled Phy Ed classes Monday and Tuesday. Any questions, you may contact Ms. Price at 608-464-3165 ext.135.
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WONEWOC PUBLIC LIBRARY Elroy Movie Theatre 122 Main Street, Elroy Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 12:00PM – 1:30PM
$5.00 for popcorn/drink/snack 4-K thru 6th grade Parents do not need to stay for the movie (Wonewoc FFA will provide supervision) Sponsored by: WONEWOC FIRE DEPARTMENT WONEWOC LIBRARY BOARD DEMPSEY’S TAXIDERMY *All Proceeds will go to The Friends of the Wonewoc Library*
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ROYALL WRESTLERS ADVANCE Pictured above, from left
to right) 8th grader Austin Ziems (2nd place),7th grader Noah Friedl (1st place), and 6th grader Caleb Leis (2nd place) all advanced to this weekends WWF Kids Folkstyle State Wrestling Tournament, after placing in the top two in their respected weight classes at the Westby Regional held Saturday, March 9th. This will mark Friedl's 6th, Leis' 2nd, and Ziems' 1st appearance at the tournament held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. Job well done and good luck!
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GEOGRAPHY BEE Dalton Staller an 8th grader at Necedah Middle School will be advancing to the State Level of competition for the National Geographic Geography Bee. On Friday, April 5th in Madison, Dalton will compete in a geography bee competition against the best the state has to offer. To get to this point Dalton had to first win the school district geography bee then complete a 70 question timed written test. Once the written test is completed it is sealed and sent in to the National Geographic Society which grades the exams. Only a few make it to the state level and just recently Dalton received word he is one of them. If he wins the state competition on April 5th he will compete in Washington DC at the National level which is moderated by Alex Trebek. Above, Dalton is being congratulated by middle school Principal Mark Becker.
Presentation at St. Paul’s You are invited to join the members of St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Mauston to prepare yourself for Holy Week in a unique way - by immersing yourself in the oneman, word-for-word meditation on the Book of Luke: Power, Parables and Passion. On Saturday, March 23, church members will welcome Daniel Dexter as he presents Power, Parables and Passion - a one-man presentation on the Book of Luke. However, don't think that Mr. Dexter will simply being reading lessons from the Bible, he will be presenting God's Word with a presenttense quality that will make you feel as though you are there in the events of Scripture. Daniel explains his unique presentation style, "God's Word is living and active, spirit and life, dynamic and dramatic!
Real people, real events, real emotions, and through it all a very real salvation promised, accomplished and proclaimed for all, for us, for you! With this in mind, I memorize and share God's Word, word-for-word, proclaiming it not as from the page, but as from the heart. As a storyteller, I hope that you won't really notice me; I want to fade into the background and simply be the voice that proclaims the Master's message." Mr. Dexter continues to explain why he will be meditating on the Book of Luke, "Each Gospel has its unique focus and strength as far as Holy Week preparation. But, I think what Luke gives us more than the others is a relentless theme of the cost of discipleship as we follow our Lord to Jerusalem on His resolute 'pursuit' of the cross."
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The presentation is scheduled to run from 6 to 8 pm at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mauston. There will be a 10 to 15 minute intermission half-way through the event, and refreshments will be served. There is no cost to attend. So please plan to join the members of St. Paul's for this unique way to prepare yourself for the upcoming Holy Week. Come for the first part, the second half or stay for the entire program. For more information, call the church office at 608-8474108. For more information on Daniel Dexter's ministry, visit his website at www.word4wordGospel.com.
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University of Wisconsin holds Dedication for BouMatic Center
CONTRIBUTED Leaders from BouMatic®, dairy equipment and chemical manufacturer with global headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, were key note speakers at the dedication of the new BouMatic Milking Center within the refurbished Dairy Cattle Center on the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus March 9. The event was attended by regional media representatives as well as hundreds of local and regional dairy producers. The Dedication ceremony was lead by UW Dairy Science Chair, Kent Weigel who managed the $3.5 million renovation of the UW Dairy Cattle Center. Weigel provided an overview of the project and joined Kate VandenBosch, Dean of the UW Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), in thanking BouMatic for its generous donation of the state-of-the-art milking parlor housed within the UW Dairy Cattle Center. “The new BouMatic Milking Center showcases the high performance products BouMatic has built its quality reputation on” said BouMatic President, Bob Luna. The donation of the Xcalibur 4440 2x6 Herringbone milking parlor, Glacier Milk Cooling Tank, Magnum M Liners and Smart Dairy management software provide a state-the-art learning facility for use by the world-renowned faculty and students of the University of Wisconsin dairy program” added Luna.
Lee Teng Hsu, Vice President, Global Channel Development spoke to the crowd about the importance BouMatic places on supporting dairy research across the world. “We are very proud to partner with the University of Wisconsin on this project as our world headquarters is only 15 minutes away from the UW Madison campus and the new BouMatic Milking Center” stated Hsu. “This donation supports two of BouMatic’s most important objectives which are to raise the level of dairy management through training and education, as well as to support research into technological breakthroughs in support of dairy productivity and cow health” added Hsu. BouMatic Vice President, Global Marketing, Lisa O’Connor closed the Dedication by sharing with the audience BouMatic’s unrelenting focus on the cow and its support of the dairy community. “The health and well-being of the cow is the focus of everything we do- from how a product is designed, to how it is built, BouMatic never takes its focus off the cow.” said O’Connor. “This is what makes us different from other dairy equipment companies. The focus on the health and well-being of the cows has resulted in some very happy dairy producers. Productivity and profitability is up for our producers.” stated O’Connor. O’Connor went on to say “BouMatic is one of three global end-to-end dairy equipment companies and the only one
headquartered in the United States- right here in Wisconsin, America’s dairy land. BouMatic employees hundreds of people right here in Madison and we are very proud of that fact and are working hard every day to earn the business of the U.S. dairy producer. We support many organizations across the world with the goal of improving the milking process and understanding of the dairy cow. The opening of the BouMatic Milking center- a learning center right here in our home town, is very exciting for us. We are thrilled to have the administration and faculty of the UW College of Agricultural & Life Sciences as a partner in supporting the dairy community in Wisconsin.” O’Connor wrapped up by inviting the dedication attendees to take a tour of the BouMatic Milking Center. Founded in 1939, BouMatic has been a dairy technology leader and manufacturer of durable, high quality milking systems. The company continues its aggressive investment in product research and development today and remains a leader in global milking technology. BouMatic serves dairy operators in over 45 countries, and employs over 400 people worldwide, with global headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, USA and European headquarters in Remicourt, Belgium. For more information visit: www.boumatic.com.
44th Annual Elroy Lions
Radio Days 2013 Saturday, March 23•1PM–10PM Sunday, March 24 •12PM–8PM WBDL 102.9 Scheduled Program Saturday, March 23 1:00-3:00: Elroy Lions ClubMotel Auction/Introduction 3:00-4:00: Apple Dumpling Day Races - 2013 4:00-4:30: Motel Auction Update - trivia 4:30-5:30: Woodside Sports Complex 5:30-6:30: Motel Auction Update - trivia 6:30-8:00: V.E.T.S. - Horse therapy for veterans 8:00-8:30: Motel Auction Update - trivia 8:30-9:30: 2013 Elroy Fair 9:30-10:00: First Day Wrap up
Sunday, March 24 12:00-1:30: Elroy Lions Motels Update 1:30-2:30: Burr Oaks Winery 2:30-3:00: Motel Update 3:00-4:00: Hope Walk/Poker Run 4:00-5:00: Elroy Lions - Motels Update/Trivia 5:00-6:00: Kindschi Pedal Pull 6:00-6:30: Final Motels Closeout 6:30-7:30: Lion Club District Governor 7:30-8:00: Radio Days Motel close-out
Motel & Hotel Rooms to be Auctioned off Call 1-608-462-8401 or toll free 1-877-248-4345 Get the full list of motels (including any additions to this ad), by going online at www.elroylions.org • Extras added to some room packages
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Bob Luna, Kent Weigel, and Kate VandenBosch at the UW Madison BouMatic opening.
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Q. Best Western Ambassador Inn WI Dells R. Best Western - Tomah S. Best Western - Tomah T. Cranberry Country Lodge - Tomah U. Quality Inn - Tomah V. EconoLodge - Tomah W. Settle Inn - LaCrosse X. Baymont Inn & Suites - Madison Y. Comfort Inn & Suites - Madison Z. Super 8 - Madison AA. Country Inn - Sparta BB. Super 8 - Sparta CC. Best Western Trail Lodge Sparta DD. Hotel Hillsboro - Hillsboro EE. Metropolis Resort - Eau Claire FF. Super 8 Motel - Mauston GG. Travel Lodge - New Lisbon HH. AmericInn Motel & Suites Eau Claire
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St. Joseph’s, Hillsboro to host “Ladies Night Out” BY TASHA MUELLER St. Joseph’s Health Services-Gundersen Lutheran and the Hillsboro Women’s Club invite women of all ages to Ladies’ Night Out that is a free healthy night out event focusing on looking good and feeling great on Thursday, April 11 set for 6-9 pm at Hotel Hillsboro. A press release prepared by the medical facility describes the event as: “Attendees can enjoy an evening out with the girls and learn more about the benefits of massage, aromatherapy and essential oils, yoga and stretching techniques, health eating options, wine tasting and paring, cosmetic demonstrations and inspirational discussions on empowering yourself, relationships and a holistic approach to healing depression.” Vendors that will be available include Healthy Prelude,
LLC, Viroqua Food Coop, St. Joseph’s diabetic education and physical therapy departments, Gundersen’s dermatology department OMG box, Justine Steinmetz – licensed massage therapist, and Weggy Wines. Not only will there be plenty of vendors available for viewing, but ladies will be available to listen to uplifting presentations. The featured presentations for the evening will be “Empowering Yourself from the Freedom of Choice,” by personal growth coach Corey Pahl. Pahl will speak about self-empowerment as the press release states that “Corey aims to blow your mind and heart wide open to understand how your choices can empower you or imprison you.” Pahl has done personal growth coaching with clients since 2008. “Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues” will be presented by
Gundersen Lutheran physician Noel Radcliffe. Radcliffe divides her time between clinical practice at St. Joseph’s emergency department and, according to the press release, “the promotion of a more holistic approach to health through her writings and presentations.” She has given presentations to health-care professionals and the general public both locally and nationally. “Her holistic approach to health is meant to broaden your understanding of how we heal on many levels and awaken your natural healing abilities.” The event will take place in the main lobby area at Hotel Hillsboro. Beezers will be offering a special “Ladies Night” menu that evening before the program for anyone that would like to have dinner with friends. The “Ladies Night” is free, but all participants are asked to bring a $2 donation for local food pantries.
Freshman, Stockwell earns All-Conference selection BY TASHA MUELLER Not many freshman Hillsboro boys’ basketball players can state that they have earned All-Conference honors. But for Max Stockwell, that honor was made possible after the votes were in for the Scenic Bluffs boys basketball All-Conference team selections. During Coach John Koopman’s tenure as Hillsboro boys basketball coach, Stockwell is the first freshman ball player to earn the award. And, it is possible that Stockwell is the first ever Tiger to earn a spot on the team as a freshman. Stockwell averaged 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 25 contests. He shot 41.4 percent (89 of 215) from the field, 22 percent (10 of 45) from the 3point line and 59 percent (36 of 61) from the free throw line. Throughout the rest of his basketball career, Coach Koopman will be interested in seeing how well he advances and maybe break some records in the future. Juniors Matt Anderson and Brandon Stanek were able to receive honorable mention nods to go along with Stockwell. Anderson averaged a team-high of 9.4 points and a team-high of 5.8 rebounds. He led the Tigers with 62 offensive rebounds and shot a team-best 56 percent (95 of 169) from the field, while shooting 49 percent (46 of 93) from the free throw line. Anderson will still continue to be a strong post player entering his senior year. Stanek averaged 7.6 points per game, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists. He also had 22 steals and shot 39 percent (67 of 185) from the field and 70 percent (37 of 53) from the
free throw line. Stanek may be one strong player in the conference next year as Hillsboro will be gaining more experience next year than this year’s team. Senior Nick Skala was able to represent Hillsboro on the SBC All-Sportsmanship team. In 25 games, Skala was able to score 16 points, hang on to 32 rebounds and end with three assists. Returning with Anderson and Stanek for next year’s team includes freshman Joey Helgerson, sophomore Avery Rueckheim and juniors Matt Bartels, Grant Jefferies, Dan Benish, Spencer Bjornsen and Brock Borchardt. The Tigers finished the season with an even 7-7 conference record, fourth place within conference and 11-14 overall. The Tigers were not able to overcome Royall in the regional finals losing 54-41. Next year’s Tiger team just might be the team to beat within the SBC. All-Scenic Bluffs Boys Basketball Team Player of the Year, Nate Scheeter, Sr., Royall First Team: Andrew Lockington, Jr., Bangor, Canon O’Heron-Labeff, So., Bangor Dominic Luxton, Jr., Brookwood, Caleb Fernholz, Sr., Cashton, Max Stockwell, Fr., Hillsboro, Trey Horbinski, Jr., Necedah, Jordan Murphy, So., Necedah, Johnny Costello, Jr., New Lisbon, Sam Murphy, Sr., Royall, Nate Scheeter, Sr., Royall. Honorable Mention: Caleb Miller, Jr., Bangor, Broedy Jepson, Jr., Bangor, Walker Rynes, Jr., Brookwood, James Slattery, Sr., Cashton, Brandon Stanek, Jr., Hillsboro, Matt Anderson, Jr., Hillsboro, Tripp
Lyme Disease Support group for Vernon, Juneau, Monroe, Sauk & Richland Counties Are you afflicted with "Lyme disease:" One or more of the various tick borne disease co-infections? Please attend our monthly informal support group. We intend to gather on Friday, March 22, 2013 from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the meeting room of the Hillsboro Public Library, 819 High Ave., Hillsboro, WI. Family members are wel-
come, too. Any questions regarding this group may be by email at garycepek@yahoo.com or phone 608-4892725 (ask for Gary.)
Horbinski, Jr., Necedah, Matt Brown, So., Necedah, Jarret Smith, So., New Lisbon, Hayden Barent, So., New Lisbon, Eric Frye, Sr., Royall, Cory Frye, Sr., Royall, Clay Retzlaff, Sr., Royall, Palmer Schroeder, Sr., Wonewoc-Center, Gabe Benson, Sr., Wonewoc-Center, All-Sportsmanship Team: Adam Meyers,
Bangor, Jeremy Nelson, Brookwood, John Perry, Cashton, Nick Skala, Hillsboro, Ashton Knutson, Necedah, Hunter Berry, New Lisbon, Sam Murphy, Royall, Chris Goodenough, Wonewoc-Center.
The Hillsboro boys basketball team recently held their end of the year awards. Conference awards for the Tigers went to (left to right) Matt Anderson – Honorable Mention, Brandon Stanek – Honorable Mention, Max Stockwell – AllConference First Team and Nick Skala – All-Sportsmanship award.
You Have To Love This County! Service to Our Area is Everything! The Messenger is seeking part time writers to help with our thriving list of events in this area Applicants should have a dedication to this region with a knowledge of the communities we serve and a desire to help enhance them through print publication. Further, applicants need to have a solid grasp on writing in third person, grammar and be able to meet deadlines. A personal computer is required with internet access. The schedule can be very flexible with day and evening times available.
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Norwalk Public Library news New DVDs: The Virginian. The complete season three, starring James Drury, Roberta Shore, Gary Clark, Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure. The N-O-W Traveling Preschool Playgroup will be at Norwalk Public Library from 10 to 11:30 am, Wednesday, March 20th, April 24th , & May 22nd, 2013. Bring your 3 or 4 year old for a chance to play, hear stories, and have a snack while parents and caregivers will have a chance to talk to the Playgroup presenters. Please feel free to bring younger or older children. On Thursday, March 21st 2013, at 12:30 pm, at the Senior Meal Center, 206 West Center Street, Norwalk, Monroe County Health Educator Cynthia Martland will present an Educational Discussion about Other Tobacco Products OTP. Flavored Products Appeal to Wisconsin Youth and entice our children to use tobacco. Please call the Norwalk Meal Site number (608) 343-3158 by Wednesday, March 20th to reserve a meal. The meal will be served at noon. The menu is Beef Tips in Gravy, Mashed Potato, Seasoned Peas, and Baked Apples. The Senior Meal Site is at Norcrest Senior Housing, 206 West Center Street, Norwalk, WI 54648. Shirley Degenhardt is the Site Manager, and meal serving time is noon.
The Norwalk Public Library will be open from 8 am to 12 pm on Friday, March 29th, and will close at noon and not reopen until Monday, April 1st, with regular Monday hours of 11 am to 7 pm. Happy Easter everyone! The Mystery Book Group’s next meeting is Friday, April 5th, from 10:30 to 11:30 am we’ll discuss Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out, by Lee Goldberg, the 10th book in the Monk series. From NoveList, provided by BadgerLink: “After he is defrauded of his savings by investment executive Bob Sebes, who is subsequently arrested, and the key witness in the trial ends up dead, obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk must fight his initial urge to blame Sebes for the murder and is soon on a case fraught with too many questions.” Jeanne Rice, Director Norwalk Public Library 101 Railroad Street, Post Office Box 132 Norwalk, Wisconsin 54648-0132 608-823-7473 norwalkpl@wrlsweb.org http://www.wrlsweb.org/norwalk/
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CONTRIBUTED On Wednesday, February 20, fourteen people from the Wonewoc-Center National Honor Society made twenty-four tie blankets in three hours. They used money raised by doing concessions to purchase the blanket material. These blankets were donated to the St. Clare Cancer Center and the Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center. These blankets will help give comfort to those people who are doing chemotherapy treatments at these centers. This is the sixth year we have made blankets for our “Fuzzy Hug” campaign. If you are interested in giving a monetary donation to buy material for more blankets, we would greatly appreciate it. You can send donations to Maxine Chipman, NHS Advisor, WonewocCenter Schools, 101 School Road, Wonewoc, WI 53968. We would like to make fifty blankets next year, and we appreciate any donations you can send.
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Movie Day and Mt. Olympus benefit BY KIM DEARTH One of this year’s most acclaimed animated films, “Wreck-It Ralph,” will be shown this coming Saturday, March 23, from 12-1:30 p.m. at the Elroy Movie Theatre with proceeds benefitting the Friends of the Wonewoc Library and the Wonewoc Public Library expansion. The movie is open to children from 4K-6th grade and costs $5, which includes popcorn, a drink and a snack. Parents do not need to stay for the showing—the Wonewoc FFA will provide supervision. A special thank you to our event sponsors: the Wonewoc Fire Department, Wonewoc Library Board, and Dempsey’s
Taxidermy. Two more upcoming events will benefit the Library expansion and also help us all finally usher in spring and, dare we say it, summer! Sunday, April 14, has been declared Wonewoc Public Library Day at Mt. Olympus in the Wisconsin Dells. Simply mention the library at the ticket booth and gain entry to the indoor water and theme parks as well as any outdoor rides that may be open, weather permitting , for only $6 plus tax per person (regular price is $29.99)! The park will donate $1 of each ticket sale to the library. In addition, the library is selling discount Mt. Olympic tickets for $5 each that can be used from May 25
(Memorial Day weekend) to July 3, 2013. These tickets are valid for both the indoor and outdoor waterparks. Upgrades for the Theme Park (roller coasters and rides) can be purchased at the Mt. Olympic ticket booth for an additional cost of $15 plus tax per person. Tickets are available NOW at the Wonewoc Public Library circulation desk, and will be sold through May 24. Take advantage of these great offers for a fun day in the sun with your family that also supports a fantastic cause! See you at the library! Kim Dearth Library Director of the Wonewoc Public Library
Easter Bunny hopping into Wonewoc will be hosting theirs at 2 pm at the Hillsboro BY TASHA MUELLER All Wonewoc and Union Center children City Park. So, put the kids in their nice Easter are invited to Wonewoc’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt this coming Saturday beginning at 9 clothes for some great photos with the Easter Bunny and let them savage the area for funam. The hunt for the colorful eggs filled with filled Easter treats galore! Easter goodies will be held at the Wonewoc American Legion Park with a Meet the Easter Bunny afterwards for children to pose with the bunny for photos. th Local groups such as the Wonewoc Area Fire and EMT Association will be Farmers State Bank locations putting on the annual event, will be closing early. plus many others. Other area Easter Egg Hillsboro - 1:00 PM for the day Hunts will be the day before 726 Water Avenue • Hillsboro, WI 489-2621 Easter on March 30 when Union Center - 11:15 AM for the day the Elroy Legion will be put435 Bridge St. • Union Center, WI 489-2761 ting on their event starting at 10 am at the Elroy American Legion Hall and Hillsboro
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FOR SALE OR RENT HOUSE: For quick sale, $146,000 OR rent $750/mo. N2370 Weger Rd, Elroy. 608-963-5754. b34-2
FOR SALE WOOD PELLETS: Pure premium Hardwood pellet Fuel. $169.00 a ton. No scrap lumber, no verneers, no softwoods, cash and carry only. For details call Steve at 608-547-4048. p33-7 Model FREEZER: AF66T3, Johnson 3 door stainless steel, 230 volt , 6’ wide by 36’’ deep 7’ high --- good working condition – Asking $600 OBO. 608-4622600 CAFETERIA TABLES: (8) –No attached seats - $25 each OBO – Non-profits please give me a call and we may donate them. 608-4622600 b34
WANTED WANTED: ‘91 Ranger 4x4, manual. 608-983-2254. b34
QUOTE QUOTES REQUESTED FOR CHURCH ROOFING PROJECT: First Congregational Church, Hillsboro . For details contact Tom Hotek at (608) 4892492 b34
WONEWOC: House For Sale, 2300+ sq.ft., 6 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Livingroom, Familyroom, Formal Diningroom with 2 Oak China hutches, 2 fieldstone Fireplaces, Oak floors, Stove, Refrigerator, and Dishwasher, screened Porch with skylight, New Roof in 2007, New Attic Insulation 2010, 2 Lots with big shed/veranda, landscaped yard, perrenial edibles. Motivated Seller! (608) 5244869 b33-5
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Juneau County Seasonal Help Wanted The Juneau County Parks Department is accepting applications to fill Seasonal Help positions. Knowledge Required: Ability to work independently, be self-motivated and punctual. Have a willingness to work outdoors in extreme weather conditions. Individuals must be able to work on a variety of tasks with little supervision and communicate effectively with co-workers and public. This position requires operation of trucks, pumps, mowers, string trimmers, hand tools, computers, credit card processing, record keeping, and janitorial maintenance. Up to 600 hours is available in 2013 for this position. You must be at least 18 years old to apply. All applications must be received by Friday, April 5, 2013. For more information please call, (608) 847-9389.
Applicants may apply at the Juneau County Parks Department: 650 Prairie Street, Mauston WI 53948. Online applications can be found at http://www.juneau.wi.gov/ under employment opportunities. Applications and resumes can be mailed to the above address or emailed to pfadm@co.juneau.wi.us.
WORK WANTED: Stone or brick or block work. Fix up old stone walls. Lay glass block windows, barn walls. 608-377-2014. b34tf
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*First Aid & CPR Preferred for the Following Positions* Pool Assistant Manager (June–August) $10.00/hr Common’s Manager (May–October) $10.00/hr Common’s Assistants (May–October) $7.50/hr (new) $8.00/hr (returning) *Following Positions Require Red Cross Life Guard Certification & CPR* Life Guards (June – August) $7.50/hr (new) $8.00/hr (returning) *Swimming Instructors will have a $0.50 per hour increase*
Applications are available at Elroy City Hall or at www.elroywi.com. Applications will be accepted at the Elroy City Hall , 225 Main St., Elroy, WI 53929 until 4:00 p.m. on April 5, 2013 (hiring is expected to take place the week of April 8, 2013). For information on lifeguard, swimming instructor, first aid and CPR classes, contact the Badger Chapter of the American Red Cross at 608-233-9300 or www.arcbadger.org
March 21, 2013
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. as servicer for The Bank of New York Mellon FKA the Bank of New York, as trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC8, Mortgage Passthrough Certificates Series 2006-OC8 Plaintiff vs Defendant(s) FRANCIS MOOTZ A/K/A FRANCIS J. MOOTZ, et al. Case No: 12 CV 117 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 13, 2012 in the amount of $700,140.68 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM TERMS: By bidding at the sheriff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following terms: 1.) 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2.) Sold "as is" and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax
/s/ Brent Oleson Juneau County Sheriff Dustin A. McMahon Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1086857 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor's attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. March 7, 14, 21, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Dorothy Bernice Ruland a/k/a D. Bernice Ruland Case No. 13PR16 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An application for informal administration was filed. The decedent, with a date of birth December 10, 1925 , and date of death of January 22, 2013, was domiciled in Juneau County, State of Wisconsin with a mailing address of 631 Division Street, New Lisbon, Wisconsin, 53950. The application will be heard at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room 2300,
before Diane Mortensen, Probate Registrar, on March 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. The deadline for filling a claim against the decendent’s estate is June 7, 2013. A claim may be filed at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room 2300. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown. Diane Mortensen Probate Registrar Dated February 26, 2013 Peter J. Curran State Bar No. 1088923 111 Oak Street P.O. Box 140 Mauston, WI 53948 608-847-7363 March 7, 14, 21, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY UNITED BANK, Plaintiff, vs. Defendants. GERALD D. COLEMAN, MARIA D. BRANTNER, ROYAL CREDIT UNION, Case No. 12CV277 Case Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of an amended judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the aboveentitled action on February 25, 2013, in the amount of $102,771.27, the undersigned Sheriff of Juneau County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Justice Center in the City of Mauston, in said County, on the 23rd day of April, 2013, at 10:15 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: PARCEL ONE (1) OF JUNEAU COUNTY CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP NO. 2089 RECORDED IN VOLUME 8 OF CSM, PAGE 56,
BEING A PART OF THE SW 1/4 NW 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, TOWN OF MARION, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: W2834 51st Street, Mauston, Wisconsin TERMS OF SALE: Cash. DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. Dated this 7th day of March, 2013. /s/Brent Oleson Sheriff of Juneau County Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hill Parkway Eau Claire, WI 54702 715-839-7786 Attorney for the Plaintiff This is an attempt to collect debit. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Publish: March 14, 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: in the main lobby of Juneau County Justice Center located at 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: LOT THIRTY-SIX (36), FIRST ADDITION OF O`DELLS BAY ON CASTLE ROCK LAKE, IN THE TOWN OF GERMANTOWN, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: W5088 North Osprey Drive, New Lisbon, WI 53950 TAX KEY NO.: 290122354.072 Dated this 13th day of February, 2013
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Order Setting Time to Hear Petition for Administration and Deadline for Filing Claims (Formal Administration) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: Kenneth J. Hunter D.O.D. August 2, 2012 Case No. 12PR97 A petition for formal adminstration was filed. THE COURT FINDS: The decedent, with date of birth September 30, 1943 and date of death August 2, 2012, who was domiciled in Juneau County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W6907 Nemitz Road, Seven Mile Creek, Wisconsin, 53948. THE COURT ORDERS: The petition be heard at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin, Room BR 1, before Circuit Court Judge/Circuit Court Commissioner, Paul S.
Curran on May 6, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. You don not need to appear unless you object. The petition may be granted if there is no objection. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 21, 2013. A claim may be filed at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Room 2300. Heirship will be determined at the hearing on petition for final judgment. Publication of this notice is notice to any persons whose name or addresses may be unknown. BY THE COURT: /s/ Diane Mortensen Probate Registrar Mubarak, Radcliff & Berry, S.C. Robert J. Mubarak State Bar No. 1015199 917 Superior Ave. Tomah, WI 54660 608-372-2014 Publish: March 14, 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff vs Defendant(s) DIANE M. MOEN, et al. Case No: 12 CV 238 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on January 3, 2013 in the amount of $204,651.17 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM TERMS: By bidding at the sheriff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following terms: 1.) 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2.) Sold "as is" and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective.
PLACE: in the main lobby of Juneau County Justice Center located at 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: LOTS 1 AND 2 OF CSM NO. 2182, RECORDED IN VOLUME 8 OF CSM PAGE 149, BEING A PART OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 IN SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 17 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, IN THE TOWN OF GERMANTOWN, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: W5353 County Road G, New Lisbon, WI 53950 TAX KEY NO.: 290121087.2 Dated this 5th day of March, 2013. /s/Brent Oleson Juneau County Sheriff Stephen A. Smith Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1090098 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor's attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Publish: March 21, 28, 2012 April 4, 2013 WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Farmers State Bank, Plaintiff -VsDefendants Mischa A. Miller, et al, Case No. 12 CV 257 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: in accordance with the judgment in this action entered October 24, 2012, the Sheriff of Juneau County will sell the real estate described below as follows: Date and time of sale: April 30, 2013, at 10:20 o'clock a.m. Place of sale: Lobby of Justice Center, 200 Oak Street, Mauston WI 53948. Terms of sale: The high bidder shall deposit at the time of sale not less than ten percent (10%) of bid in cash, certified or cashier’s check, or money order; balance upon confirmation of the sale. Address of real estate to be sold: 109 North Brooklyn Avenue, Elroy WI 53929 Description of real estate to be sold: A part of
Assessor’s Lots 216 and 215 of the Assessor’s Map of the City of Elroy, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Assessor’s Lot 205 of the Assessor’s Map of the City of Elroy, thence Northwest along the West line of Brooklyn Avenue 249.67 feet to a point on the West line of North Brooklyn Avenue which point is the point of beginning of this description, thence South 81 degrees 7 minutes West, 171.88 feet; thence North 10 degrees 48 minutes West 150 feet, thence Easterly to a point on the West line of said North Brooklyn Avenue which is 156 feet North of the point of beginning; thence South 156 feet along the West line of North Brooklyn Avenue to the place of beginning. Parcel #292210358 Dated: March 13, 2013 /s/Brent Oleson Sheriff of Juneau County Jenkins and Stittleburg 428 South Main Street Viroqua WI 54665 Plaintiff’s attorneys Publish: March 21, 28, 2013 April 4, 2013 WNAXLP
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JUNEAU COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff vs Defendant(s) JEROME J. ZUKAUSKI, et al. Case No: 12 CV 151 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 13, 2012 in the amount of $286,981.50 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 23, 2013 at 10:10 AM TERMS: By bidding at the sheriff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following terms: 1.) 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2.) Sold "as is" and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: in the main lobby of Juneau County Justice
Center located at 200 Oak Street, Mauston, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE IN JUNEAU COUNTY, STATE OF WISCONSIN: LANDS LOCATED IN AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOTS ONE HUNDRED NINE (109), ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN, (115) AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (121), ADDITION NO. 2, WHISTLING WINGS SUBDIVISION, TOWN OF GERMANTOWN, JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN. PROPERTY ADDRESS: W5873 Pheasant Drive, New Lisbon, WI 53950 TAX KEY NO.: 290122544 & 290122550 & 290122538 Dated this 13th day of March, 2013. /s/Brent Oleson Juneau County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor's attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Publish: March 21, 28, 2013 February 4, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF MARION TOWN OF MARION ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: THAT THE PUBLIC TEST REQUIRED BY WISC STATS 5:84 WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE TOWN OF MARION VOTING EQUIPMENT on Wednesday, MARCH 27, 2013 AT 9:30 a.m. AT THE HOME OF THE CLERK, AT W3646 49TH STREET, MAUSTON, WI 53948. THE TEST IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CONTACT THE CLERK AT 608-847-7494 FOR MORE INFORMATION. TOWN OF MARION N4895 HWY HH, MAUSTON, WI. NOTICE OF SPRING GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. STATE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS JUDICIAL SCHOOL BOARD TOWN OF MARION BOARD Handicapped accessible Corinne Kaiser, Clerk Publish : March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF LEMONWEIR TOWN OF LEMONWEIR ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test required by Wis. Stats. 5.84 will be conducted on the Town of Lemonweir voting equipment on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. in the Lemonweir Town Hall, N3935 19th Avenue. The test is open to the public. Contact the town clerk at 608-8474786 for information. Carin E. Leach Town Administrator/Clerk Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
CITY OF ELROY Joint City Council – Utility Commission Meeting Minutes February 19, 2013 Approved Meeting called to order at 6:38 pm by Mayor Mark Stanek. All Commission members and all Council members in attendance. Collins, Steward, Eileen Nale also in attendance. Presentation by Rob Uphoff and Dan Greve of MSA Professional Services on the WPDES permit and phosphorus rules. It would be about $62 per month average monthly sewer charge for the City to qualify for an economic variance. Discussion and possible action on wireless antenna and connectivity with main city buildings and create a hot spot at the Commons. BluZone will purchase the equipment, the Street Department will install the antennas, and BluZone will upgrade the equipment and this will bring internet to the Street Department, create a wifi hot spot at the Commons and will allow the departments outside of City Hall to access the network and store their files in common directories. Garvin/Mendum to approve wifi equipment. Roll call. All ayes. Carried. Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
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TOWN OF LINDINA OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR NONPARTISAN OFFICE NOTICE TO ELECTORS: THIS BALLOT MAY BE INVALID UNLESS INITIALED BY 2 ELECTION INSPECTORS. IF CAST AS AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, THE BALLOT MUST BEAR THE INITIALS OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK. To vote for a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot, make a cross (X) in the square at the RIGHT of the name of the candidate for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the name in the blank space provided for the purpose. TOWN CHAIRMAN
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Shari Miles Write In TOWN TREASURER
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Jennifer Sarnow Write In Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF SUMMIT TOWN OF SUMMIT, JUNEAU COUNTY ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test required by Wis. Stats. 5.84 will be conducted on the Town of Summit voting equipment on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Town Hall located N1498 Fox Rd, Wonewoc, Wisconsin. The test is open to the public. Tammy Miller, Town Clerk 985-7106 Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
CITY OF ELROY Council Meeting Minutes February 12, 2013 UnApproved Call to order at 7:00 pm by Mayor Stanek Pledge of Allegiance Roll call. All in attendance, Mendum absent out sick Garvin/Pfost to approve minutes from January 8, 2013. All ayes. Carried. Public Comment: None. Mayor Communications: Recommendation to the Police Commission. Mayor wishes to appoint Pam Paulson to the Police Commission. Garvin/Helgerson motion to approve Pam Paulson for a term of 5 years. Motion carries 3 – 1 (Krueger). Recommendation to the Emergency Government Director position. Mayor wishes to appoint Larry Dudzinski to the position of Emergency Government Director. Garvin/Helgerson motion to approve Larry Dudzinski as Emergency Government Director. All ayes. Carried. Council Communication Helgerson received a call regarding allowing chickens in the residential areas of Elroy. Garvin suggested they come to the Ordinance Committee meeting. Administrator Communications Steward informed the Council of a snow plowing complaint. Mr. Stone on Weger Road complained about the plowing into the end of his driveway. Jamie Ladwig and I looked into it and assured Mr. Stone that he is not being plowed in. He was appreciative of our action. Steward informed the Council that we have $14,000 and $12,000 in accounts at the Juneau County Highway Department for use on county highways in the City of Elroy. Steward informed the Council that Paris Dudzinski is requesting a closure of a few roads for a parade on April 20. She filled out the paper for submittal to the State. Steward and Green will review and sign and get back to Dudzinski. Presentation on Neighborhood Watch Program by Police Chief Tony Green.
Green presented on the potential of a Neighborhood Watch Program. Pfost stated that if the Council Members do not care to follow through with this program then the program will not be successful. The support of the Council is essential. Garvin asked what is the next step? Green said, contact someone or some people in your district and see if there is interest and bring it back to Council in March. Pfost suggested putting something in the utility bill. Steward will do that. Have the people contact City Hall and have a sign-up sheet here. Move the operator’s license up on the agenda. Discussion on operator’s license for Scott Wilson. Garvin/Helgerson motion to approve operator’s license for Scott Wilson. All ayes. Carried. Move up the discussion on the Mobile Home Park. Steward reported on the discussion at the Ordinance Committee. Steward met with Retzlaff in January to go over the inspection list. Steward updated the report and gave a copy to Retzlaff and presented it to the Council. Garvin asked Retzlaff if he would consider the City paying for and removing the vacant units. He said he might consider it. He has remodeled several of these units by adding windows and other new items. Discussion on the City Administrator position. Garvin began the discussion by asking the Council Members to answer three questions. 1. Does the City of Elroy need a City Administrator? 2. Should the City Administrator be a resident of the City? 3. If you believe the City doesn’t need a City Administrator, then what other options should the City explore? Answers: Garvin: 1. Yes, City should have a City Administrator 2. If the City Administrator is not a resident, then changes need to be made to the contract. Those changes could include a 30 day notice by the City Administrator if he takes employment elsewhere; change the terminates without cause statement to the City will give 3 months of notice of termination and not 3 months of severance. 3. If no City Administrator, the City could survive but would need to create a Public Works Director position. Pfost: 1. Yes, the City needs an Administrator. The Administrator has expertise, and objectives to progress not just survive and can be counted on. 2. Could care less about residency. Need commitment both ways and need a long term contract. 3. Not applicable. Stanek: 1. Yes, need an Administrator 2. Prefer residency, but not required. 3. No comment offered. Helgerson: 1.Yes, need Administrator 2. Would be nice for Administrator to be resident, but if he is here doing the job then residency not required. 3.No comment offered. Krueger: 1. The City doesn’t need an Administrator. Would like the City Administrator to be done when his contract is up at the end of May. 2. If the City has an Administrator they should have to live within the City. 3. If no City Administrator, then the City should have a Director of Public Works and eliminate the Street Superintendent position, and the Sewer/Water Superintendent, and the DPW will handle all of it. Garvin brought up what other communities are doing, from no Administrator, to consultants to part time to full time administrators and some require residency and others don’t. If there is no Administrator the City may have to pay a consultant to fill the void. Stanek asked for a show of hands on the three questions: 1. 3 to 1 in favor of having a City Administrator. 2. 3 to 1 in favor of no residency requirement. Garvin/Helgerson motion to retain the City Administrator with no residency requirement and to renegotiate the contract. Motion carried 3 – 1 (Krueger). Garvin/Pfost to approve GIS contract with MSA. Roll call. All ayes. Carried. Garvin/Helgerson to approve expenditures. Roll call. All ayes. Carried. Helgerson/Garvin motion to adjourn at 9:15 pm. All ayes. Carried. Mark Steward City Administrator Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
CITY OF ELROY Council Meeting Minutes January 8, 2013 Approved Call to order at 7:00 pm by Mayor Stanek Pledge of Allegiance Roll call. All in attendance Garvin/Krueger to approve minutes from Dec 18, 2012. All ayes. Carried. Public Comment: None. Communications: Mayor is still working on an appointment for police commission. Mayor would like to appoint Bruce Lange to the position of Utility Commission. Helgerson/Krueger motion to confirm the appointment of Bruce Lange to the Utility Commission. All ayes. Carried. The Council recognized the Garden Club for all of their efforts. Public Hearing: The Mayor introduced the public hearing. Steward explained why it is back on the agenda. Nalani Bever presented her request to rezone from R-2 to I-1 and to sell the property to Larry Ormson of NTM. NTM purpose is to use the property for a cold storage building. Attorney Berkos, representing Larry Ormson and NTM was in attendance. He stated that the use will be for a warehouse with storage and parking for his employees. Mrs. Trepes, a neighbor, may not have purchased house if she knew an industry would be located behind her house. The property already looks bad at NTM and feels the trend will continue on the new property. She feels there is a lot of noise from cars using alley and they are driving too fast. John Connor, representing the factory, said the noise is only the cooling fans and the new building will block that noise. Motion by Garvin/Helgerson to approve the rezoning from R2 to I-1 for Nalani Bever with the following stipulations: 1. No production inside this facility. 2.15 – 8’ tall pine trees to be planted along the north property line. 3. The building be set back 50-ft from the north property line. 4.The shipping bay doors located on the south side of the new building. Roll call vote. 4 – 1 (Mendum). Carries.
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Discussion on public meeting from earlier in the day on the residency and need for City Administrator. There is a need to continue the conversation at the next Council meeting in February. Need to make a quick decision for the betterment of Steward and the Council. Jim Statt asked if there will be another public meeting? The consensus was no as the Council is elected to make decisions and need to make one sooner rather than later and not through a referendum. Bob Retzlaff agrees that it needs to be addressed soon because staff are on edge because they don’t know where they stand if the Administrator doesn’t know where he stands. Council moved up the topic of the Mobile Home Park. Decision was to have a meeting on Friday at 10am at the Jefferson Law Firm with Jefferson, Garvin, Pfost, Steward and Retzlaff. Garvin would like to see units 1, 5 and 9 removed by Friday. Discussion on draft ordinance pertaining to storage of vehicles. There are several junk vehicles on properties that need citations now, there are several properties that are in the gray area and there are several properties who are hobbyists working on their vehicles on a consistent basis. Krueger and Mendum will talk to people who have the hobby of fixing their cars to see what their feelings are and bring back the discussion in February. Discussion on the CDA by-laws and rules of procedure. Steward passed out the updated version. Garvin explained it. All major decisions will also have to be approved by the City Council. Garvin/Mendum to approve the City of Elroy CDA bylaws and rules of procedure as distributed to the Council on January 8, 2013. All ayes. Carried. Steward explained the water rate case being developed for presentation to the Public Service Commission by Johnson Block. In reviewing the case, Johnson Block found a few areas where the City could capitalize on potential revenue. Those include hydrant rental fees and tax equivalent for the Water Utility. Currently, the City General budget thru taxpayer dollars pays $112,551 to the Water Utility for hydrant rental and the water users pay only $37,851. The municipality can choose any range from the general fund from paying the whole amount to the water rate payers paying the entire amount. In regards to tax equivalent, the water utility pays the City General a rate of 3.19% of Water’s operating revenues which equates to $11,300 paid to the General Fund. If the City employed the normal practice established by PSC, the Water Utility would be paying City General $136,000. The City can leave the calculation as is, or the City can base it off of tax rates times water utility assets, then the City can limit the calculated amount to any amount it chooses. The Council asked what this would do to the tax rates and the monthly water rates. Steward will look into that with Johnson Block. This will be discussed at the next meeting. Garvin/Pfost motion to accept $500 bid for 2003 Crown Victoria by Tanner Dobbratz. All ayes. Carried. Discussion on the quorum requirements of the City Council. Current requirement is 4 make a quorum. Garvin brought it up for discussion. Consensus to keep it as is. Discussion on County Aid for highway road construction. Garvin/Helgerson motion to approve petition for county highway aid in the amount of $2000. All ayes. Carried. Discussion on Council Goals. Garvin presented the goals and council members to review for the February meeting. Garvin presented the holiday schedule. Steward will look into other communities to see what they do. Discussion on raze orders of dilapidated buildings in the City. Open up the conversation with the Mohns estate about the teardown of the house. Krueger will look into amish for possible scrapping of the building. Keep this discussion on the February agenda. Steward presented on his conference registration for the APA. Garvin would like to see a cost breakdown before approving the registration. Pfost/Mendum motion to approve conference registration, and if the Council decides not to send him at the February 12, 2013 meeting then the City will pay the $50 to cover the cancellation fee. Garvin/Mendum to approve expenditures. Roll call. All ayes. Carried. Steward presented on the Well. Update on the generator – install and on line now. Krueger and Garvin updated on the Streets Committee. Staff will review CIP for updates. Ladwig will work on bids for the loader. Ordinance Committee update. Topic was discussed earlier. Finance and Personnel Committee update. Garvin informed council of the meeting earlier. Need to generate more revenue and cut expenses. Steward gave an update on the Floodproofing project. Last details are being finalized for submittal to the State and final pay request. Steward also presented a preliminary cemetery plat for review. He asked the Council to review and we will discuss at the February meeting. Steward then presented on the MFCG project and would like to move the Olson house and let the Police and Fire use it for training. Garvin suggested open up the sale of Olson house to someone who wants to move it. If not going to move, then burn. Discussion on the Steffen house was maybe to raze it. Garvin and Steward will meet with Kwik Trip to determine their desire for use of the property. If they are interested we will work with them. Krueger asked Jefferson about dismissing certain citations and Jefferson invited the Council Members and the Police Officers to meet with him if they have questions about the cases. Council would like to see a Police report every month. There will not be a Committee of the Whole meeting on January 22, 2013. Next Council meeting will be February 12, 2013. Agenda item – neighborhood watch program. Helgerson/Garvin motion to adjourn at 9:15 pm. All ayes. Carried. Mark Steward City Administrator Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY - NOTICES
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
NOTICE SPRING ELECTION TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
NOTICE SPRING ELECTION TOWN OF PLYMOUTH NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, there will be held a Spring Election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction: State Superintendent. Judicial: Justice of the Supreme Court; Court of Appeals Judge, District #4, Town of Plymouth Board, School Board Members for Royall & Mauston School Districts in the Town of Plymouth on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. The polling place will be at the Town of Plymouth office at W9902 State Rd 82, Elroy, WI. Polls will open 7:00a.m. and close at 8:00p.m. The polling place is accessible to the elderly and disabled.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, there will be held a Spring Election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction: State Superintendent. Judicial: Justice of the Supreme Court; Court of Appeals Judge, District #4, Town of Plymouth Board, School Board Members for Royall & Mauston School Districts in the Town of Plymouth on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. The polling place will be at the Town of Plymouth office at W9902 State Rd 82, Elroy, WI. Polls will open 7:00a.m. and close at 8:00p.m. The polling place is accessible to the elderly and disabled. Betty Manson, Clerk Town of Plymouth Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOT April 2, 2013 OFFICE OF THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF TOWN OF PLYMOUTH: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Town of Plymouth, on the 2nd day of April, 2013, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, in the sample ballot below. INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR NONPARTISAN OFFICE NOTICE TO ELECTORS: THIS BALLOT MAY BE INVALID UNLESS INITIALED BY TWO ELECTIONS INSPECTORS. IF CAST AS AN ABSTENTEE BALLOT, THE BALLOT MUST BEAR THE INITIALS OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK. To vote for a candidate whose name is printed on the ballot, make a cross (X) in the square at the RIGHT of the name of the candidate for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the name in the blank space provided for the purpose. Town Board Chairperson
Vote for One
Rodney Knuth Write In Town Board Supervisor
Vote for not more than Two
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Write In FORM EB-219 Spring Election Paper Ballots for Town Offices with Unnumbered Supervisor Seats (Rev. 1/2003) Ss. 5.52, 5.60(6) and 8.11(4), Wis Stats.
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WNAXLP TOWN OF FOUNTAIN, JUNEAU COUNTY REQUEST FOR BIDS SEAL COAT SURFACING SPECIFICATIONS Bids must be in writing in sealed envelope marked “Seal Coating Proposal,” and be in the hands of the undersigned clerk no later than April 8th, 2013 The work shall consist of seal coating certain black top roads in the town. The bidder shall RECOMMEND and clearly specify the following information of the bid form: * Estimated cost per mile for full wedge hot mix with a single seal finish * Estimated cost per mile for single and double seal finish * TYPE of application and temperature of liquid asphalt to be used. * GALLONS of liquid asphalt to be used per mile, 20’ wide. * UNIT PRICE / gallon of liquid asphalt. * TYPE of cover aggregate to be used. * TONS OR CUBIC YARDS of cover aggregate to be used per mile 20’ wide. * UNIT PRICE / ton or cubic yard of cover aggregate. * TOTAL PRICE / mile 20’ wide. * PROOF of insurance required. Bids will be opened at the monthly town board meeting to be held on April 9th at 6:30 p.m. The Town of Fountain reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Bidders are welcome to attend the meeting. Sarah Ann Shanahan/Clerk W9921 JACOBSEN RD CAMP DOUGLAS, WI 54618 (608) 427-2381 fountain8244@gmail.com Publish: March 21, 28, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF WONEWOC TOWN OF WONEWOC ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test required by Wisc. Stats. 5.84 will be conducted on the Town of Wonewoc voting equipment on Wednesday, March 27, at 8:00 a.m. at the Wonewoc Town Hall, Hwy 33, Union Center. The test is open to the public. Contact the clerk at 608-4628523 for information. Kathy Retzlaff, Clerk Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
TOWN OF GERMANTOWN
John Clark. Donald Amberg.
Betty Manson,Clerk Town of Plymouth Publish: March 21, 2013
Testing of Electronic Voting Equipment Town of Germantown—Juneau County N7560 17th Avenue New Lisbon, WI 53950 March 26, 2013 9 a.m. Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Wis. Statute 5.84, a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used in the Town of Germantown General Election, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, will be conducted at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Germantown Community Center/Town Hall, N7560 17th Avenue, New Lisbon, WI 53950. The test is open to the public. Contact the town clerk at 562-5751 for information. Marion L. Uphoff Town of Germantown Clerk/Treasurer Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
CITY OF ELROY CITY OF ELROY ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test required by Wis. Stats. 5.84 will be conducted on the City of Elroy voting equipment Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers at 225 Main Street. The test is open to the public. Contact the Elroy City Administrator at 462-2400 for information. Mark Steward, Administrator /Clerk Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
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More Obituaries MARCELLA HROSCIKOSKI
Marcella Hroscikoski, 90 years old, died peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2013 after a long suffering with heart failure and severe arthritis. She was born at home on December 7, 1922 to Dysart, Iowa farmers Wesley and Ella (Schmidt) Lindeman, the middle of three girls. After receiving her teaching degree from Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls, IA, she migrated with her elder sister Pauline to teach in Superior, AZ, and then moved to CA. While teaching home economics at Colton High School, Marcy fell in love with the business teacher, Raymond Hroscikoski. On June 14, 1952, they married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Colton. School rules did not allow married couples teaching in the same school, so Ray taught in the Burbank Schools while Marcy began working at home as mom to their four children that arrived in the next six years. They lived in Sunland, CA, for forty-one years, from 1953-1994, as members of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. When her youngest daughter was a toddler, Marcy returned to substitute teaching. In 1969 she again became a full-time home economics teacher at Richard E. Byrd Junior High School in Sun Valley, CA. After her retirement in 1981, she and Ray enjoyed camping and fishing throughout the U.S. and traveling to visit farflung children, extended family and friends in their fifthwheel trailer. They reveled in journeys throughout Europe and Asia. When grandchildren began appearing in IA and WI, Marcy and Ray moved to Lake Redstone in LaValle, WI to be closer to them. They loved being with their grandkids and proudly watched them grow up. Circles of friends through Holy Family Church and good neighbors were very important to them. Then, from 2009-2012 Marcy lived with Ray at Terrace Heights Apartments in Mauston until her frailty led her to Cottage Care Circle in Mauston for more daily care. She and Ray have so appreciated the caring staff at Terrace Heights and Cottage Care. Marcy enjoyed sewing, needlework, and perfecting her pattern-adjusting skills in classes and with friends for many years. Her attentiveness to people, events, and things ranged far and wide; nothing got by her. She discussed current events and politics with keen understanding. Though not the least bit athletic herself, she passionately followed local basketball, football, and baseball teams, especially those at the collegiate level, and relished talking players and statistics with her sports-loving grandson. She was a skilled cook and baker who loved to try new things. Throughout her married life, Marcy was often the one to organize and host extended family gatherings. Many times she helped care for extended family members through their final illnesses. Marcy leaves her beloved husband, Ray; children, Sr. Mary Hroscikoski, OSF (Little Falls, MN), John (Davenport, IA), Drs. Ann (David) Hoffmann (Mauston), and Amy (Drew) Mitchell (Buckingham, IA); grandchildren Vincent, Amanda, and Emily Hoffmann, and Joel and Claire Mitchell; and sister Nadine Oehler (North Liberty, IA), nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Pauline, a nephew and niece, and many good friends. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Holy Family Catholic Church in LaValle, WI, at 11:30 am, preceded by a visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Her cremains will be buried at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Mauston, WI later this spring. Memorials are preferred to Holy Family Church, LaValle, WI, or the American Cancer Society. For online condolences please go to www.crandallfuneral.com
MESSENGER LEGAL DEADLINES ARE MONDAY BY NOON CITY OF NEW LISBON CITY OF NEW LISBON ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TEST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the public test required by Wis. Stats. 5.84 will be conducted on City of New Lisbon voting equipment on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the City Hall Community Center at 232 West Pleasant Street. The test is open to the public. Contact the New Lisbon ClerkTreasurer at 562-5213 for information. City of New Lisbon Lisa Vinz Clerk-Treasurer Publish: March 21, 2013 WNAXLP
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Bill’s Corner
Heather and Adam Nelson of Mauston are the parents of a baby boy, Blake Michael Nelson, born March 5 at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches. Maternal grandparents are Todd and Tammy Twait of Wisconsin Rapids. Paternal grandparents are Ron and Linda Nelson of Wisconsin Rapids. Tracy and Bryan Gibeaut of Kendall are the parents of a baby girl, Sophie Lucille Gibeaut, born March 5 at Mile Bluff Medical Center of Mauston. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches. Maternal grandparents are Pete and Betty Newlun of New Lisbon. Paternal grandparents are Renold Gibeaut of Mauston and Karen Nichols of Mauston. Adriana and Aaron Nelson of Mauston are the parents of a baby girl, Rebecca Grace Nelson, born March 6 at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches. Maternal grandmother is Christina Falagian of Mauston. Paternal grandparents are Norma and Greg Smith of New Lisbon. Aleesha and Geoffrey Ferge of Wisconsin Dells are the parents of a baby boy, Tucker Joseph Ferge, born March 7 at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 ¼ inches. Maternal grandparents are Dave and Lisa Schneider of Grand Marsh. Paternal grandparents are Steve and Nancy Schwersenska of Grand Marsh.
BY BILL SMITH The past few weeks, I have avoided walking anywhere outside unless there was someone to accompany me. Twice earlier this winter, seemingly insignificant pieces of ice have brought me to the ground. It was enough to scare me and make me avoid walking even on seemingly nice days. I learned the hard way that it only takes an instant for my body to get off balance when it slides on a small patch of ice. Once off balance, the sidewalk comes up fast. Luckily I didn't break anything, but I did have to have some help to get up and going again. So, I have just avoided walking unless there was someone to hang onto in case I picked another ice-covered spot and my foot again started going in a wrong direction. I'm really starting to miss my daily walks, however. Years ago I made it a habit to walk at least a mile a day, and I did so in spite of some pretty bad weather. That was when I was "young and foolish," but the walks felt good, giving me a chance for thought with only the process of putting one foot ahead of the other taking my attention from deeper thought. I had figured out several "one-mile" walks, although the one I used most was from my apartment in downtown Elroy to Kwik-Trip and back. I never really tired from it, and when better weather comes, I hope to start in training to get back to a
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mile-a-day walk. Of course, that isn't the only reason I feel totally ready for spring. It's the same every year. The first snowfall generally is a thing of beauty and wonder. The novelty quickly wears off after that, however, and long before Christmas I am ready for an early spring. Sometimes I wonder why I stay in Wisconsin, although places far south of us have had much worse winters this year. Truth of the matter--I think--is that I put up with the winter so I can gripe and moan. It's all a part of the human experience.
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BY NANCY J SCHNEIDER When will I learn? You’d think by now I’d know not to say or even think, “What else can possibly go wrong?” Because sure as heck as soon as those words are out of my mind or mouth, I find out exactly what else can go wrong. I was going to go to church Sunday and put the car in four wheel drive because our driveway and the road are ice covered and slippery. When I got to the end of the road I tried to switch it back to two wheel drive and it wouldn’t. So I sat there a second and wondered what I should do. Go on to church or go back. I knew you really shouldn’t drive in four wheel on dry pavement and 8th avenue was pretty clear. Well, I didn’t want to miss church so I drove very carefully in to church. It was like driving with the brake on. When I got to church several of the men came to my rescue and all seemed to think it could be easily fixed. Well after putzing with it and giving it their best shot, they decided maybe it was electronic and I would have to take it in to a service garage. So I limped back home and prayed all the way. I did make it home safe and sound. First thing I did after letting the dogs out was call Ray’s mechanic. I explained what was wrong and he said he couldn’t do it Monday but could on Tuesday. Well Tuesday I had to take Ray to Madison for a checkup so I asked if I could bring it in Monday and leave it there overnight. He said no problem. So along comes Monday and I asked Wendy to meet me at Northside Moblie around 2 so she could give me a ride home. The trip into Mauston was painful. I drove quite slowly and I know the cars behind me were all muttering, “What is that old lady doing out here if she doesn’t know how to go over 50.” But I just let them mutter. After all, it was their problem, not mine. I knew why I was going slow, too bad they didn’t. I got to the station a little before two and Jim Bires came out. He said he’d just take a look at it first. Well, after a few minutes he knew exactly what was wrong with it. That little tiny button you have to push to get it from two wheel to four wheel was cracked and stuck in something behind it. He took it out and it switched to two wheel just like that. However, he said I really should replace that part because now it wouldn’t go into four wheel. I said I wanted it fixed. He said he didn’t have the part, but if I went to the
Chevy dealer maybe they had it, so he called them to tell them what I needed and off I went. Meanwhile Wendy showed up so I explained what was going on and she said she’d wait to see the outcome. Kudick looked and had to get some numbers off the car, but sure as shootin’ they could get the part - but not until Tuesday. I said order it please and send it to Northside. They were extremely nice and tried their best to be helpful. I went back to Northside, told them the scoop, and asked if the car could be driven the way it was and Jim said Yes. He said as soon as the part came in he’d call and I could come get it installed. So I told Wendy she could go home cause I didn’t need a ride anymore. Of course I was a bit worried that the driveway would be hard to navigate without the four wheel, but I’m very good at driving slow. I made it just fine but I didn’t park in the garage cause I was afraid I wouldn’t get out past that little hump without my four wheel drive. Instead I parked it outside the back door under a tree. (Yes, I did wonder if the tree would fall on it during the night, but not for long.) (I also didn’t wonder what else could happen!) Early the next morning Jim called me and said the part was in and I could come get it installed. I said I’d be there in 45 minutes. And I was. If you ever need mechanical help with your car, Northside Mobile is a good place to go. Jim Bires is truly a friendly, helpful person and did his very best to help me out of a miserable situation. The staff he has working there are also friendly and helpful and prevented this old lady from a total meltdown. After all for me a car is not a luxury it is a necessity considering I live out here by my lonesome at the end of nowhere. And I have to drive to Elroy every day to visit Ray and I’m not dedicated enough to walk that far. God bless considerate, helpful people. Till next week I’ll leave you with this NO-nonsense thought: Sometimes the voice of doubt that lives in my head goes for a stroll out through my mouth, which is not a good thing. n Nancy J Schneider is a member of The Wisconsin Regional Writers Association and writes freelance. Nancy can be reached at njswritingnook@yahoo.com.
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More Obituaries PEARL G. PHILLIPPI
Pearl G. Phillippi, age 92, of Reedsburg, died on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in the Sauk County Health Care Center. She was born on February 22, 1921 in Yuba, the daughter of James and Ella (Plachetka) Stittleburg. On September 14, 1938, she was married to Walter C. Phillippi. Pearl worked as a nursing assistant at the Sauk County Health Care Center for many years until her retirement. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and the Bethel Good Cheer Club. She enjoyed cooking, traveling and playing cards. Survivors include her daughter: Barbara
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(Don) Santas, of Wonewoc; six grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter; two sisters: Ardith (Robert) Hosking, of Milwaukee and Audrey Kaske, of Racine; one brother: Gordon (Jean) Stittleburg, of LaValle; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, on August 2, 1987; her son, James Phillippi, in February 2005; her grandson: Steven Santas; two brothers: Willis and Maurice “Jack” Stittleburg and one sister: Mary Dvorak. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Faith Lutheran Church in Reedsburg with Pastor Steven Neyhart officiating. Interment will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery in Reedsburg at a later date. There will be a visitation from 12:30 P.M. until the time of the service on Sunday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Faith Lutheran Church would be appreciated. The Hoof Funeral Home is serving the family.
Taking Refuge Welcome to sequestration. The refuge will no longer be open on Saturday until further notice. That means that there will be none of the Saturday programs until further notice. There may be more changes at the refuge but for now this is the only one we know about. The staff was notified late last week of the five-day week for the visitor center. This does not only apply to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge but to all refuges in the country. So until further notice the hours for the visitor center are from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. Although the visitor center will not be open on the weekends, the refuge is still open to the public seven days a week from sunup to sundown. You can drive in and park in the parking lot and walk the trails and wildlife watch. The restrooms on the outside of the building will still be open as they are on a timer. The rest of the refuge will also be open. All of the trails will be open and cared for and most other things will go on as usual. There may be other changes but at this time we do not know what they are at the present time. I will keep you updated in future columns. One thing that will go ahead is the Junior Duck Stamp judging as that is scheduled for a Friday. However the Focus on Photography scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd will not be held. The Junior Duck Stamp judging is Friday, March 29th and all the arrangements have been made. The judges have been picked and the rest of the crew to handle the artwork and do the support work are all lined up. I spoke to staff biologist Brad Strobel about the plans for the whooping crane project for this year. He attended a meeting at ICF (International Crane Foundation) and it centered around the components for building a population model for this area. We will still not be experimenting with the adoption of chicks and swapping of eggs, as there is still a year to assess the black fly problem. While there will be no more treating of the waters around the refuge but there will still be monitoring of the nests to see what effect the treatment has had on nest abandonment. We still will be harvesting eggs from abandoned nests and having them incubated. Brad also mentioned that he is interested to find out why the black flies do not interfere with the sandhill nesting habits. As usual I will be keeping you updated each week in this column. While there have been no sightings of whooping cranes at this time and no sighting of sandhills either, there are a few things happening. For one thing I was told by a person I trust that she heard sandhill cranes. I have not personally heard them but this is about the time of the year they return. Having said that six trumpeter swans were seen on pool two and two more trumpeters on Sprague Pool. There have also been numerous sightings of wood ducks on and around the refuge. The first sightings of the trumpeters was on March 8th. Hopefully all these sightings mean that spring is close. Another sign that spring is on its way is the nesting of the bald eagles. All three females are currently sitting on their nests. I got very lucky this week and happened to be checking out a nest and saw both eagles sitting on the edge of the nest. There are many other arrivals that should be happening at this time but with the snow and below average temperatures it is hard to say whether they will happen on their regular schedule. Things like skunk cabbage should be starting to bloom and I do not see how that can happen under the snow. One thing that we can be pretty sure of is that wolf pups will be born in the next week or two. To all of you ice fishers; do not forget that Goose Pool and Sprague Pool are both closed to fishing. They closed on March 15th even though there is still ice on the pools and they are snow covered. This date is the same every year no matter what the weather. As I said earlier the swans and wood ducks are back, it is just that Mother Nature is not cooperating. Until next week, “See you at the refuge.”
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Gerall J. Monskey (Gerry) was born on January 5, 1940 in Elroy, Wisconsin. He graduated from Elroy High School with the class of 1958. He then attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis to become a Master Baker, a career that he dearly loved. He worked in high school at the Elroy bakery and at Olson’s Bakery in Wayzata, Minnesota and then one year with Jerry’s Food and retired as a manager with Cub Foods in April 2012. Gerry had 56 years in the baking industry. He enjoyed meeting and working with many wonderful people in all his years as a baker. One June 16, 1962 Gerry married his first love Karen Johnson. Their marriage took them through two years in the U.S. Army, he was always a proud Veteran. Their marriage was blessed with five incredible children and nine beautiful grandchildren. Gerry was a faithful member of The Lutheran Church. He enjoyed serving all that
he belonged to, but preferred being “Mr. FixIt” around church. Gerry loved to be challenged by projects indoor and outdoor. He especially enjoyed helping family and friends with their projects. Heaven became his home on March 1, 2013 having died with a “one in a million” disease. Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD) a dreadful rapid degenerative brain disorder. Gerry’s generous heart and happy smile will be missed and long remembered. Gerry is survived by: Wife: Karen Monskey; Daughters: Lori Goetz and husband Jon, Lanay Ferguson; Sons: Larry Monskey and wife Anna, Larry Monskey and wife Cindy, Paul Monskey and wife Nikki; Grandchildren: Sara Goetz, Kate Monskey, Wyatt Ferguson, Ben Monskey, Maxwell Monskey, Paxton Monskey, Coleman Monskey, Gabriel Monskey, Naiya Monskey; Sister: Loretta Krause; Brothers: Gene Monskey, Richard Monskey; Mother-in-Law: Gladys Johnson. “Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.” Revelation 2:10
An Outdoorsman’s Journal
Life on the Ice
MARK WALTERS
Hello friends, Each winter several of my family members, friends, my kids, and myself pick a spot and go ice fishing and winter camping. This years experience took place on the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, there were 12 of us and as usual we caught fish, survived a winter challenge, and most importantly had a positive experience. Friday, March 1st High 27, low 12 To sum it up, four graduates of Poynette High School came here with eight of their kids and endured 50 hours of fun and games. The first thing that we did today was put out about 25 tip ups for northern pike, build camp, and then cut a couple of sled loads of firewood. Twenty inches of quality ice allowed us to drive our trucks on the ice, which made camp building a whole lot easier. A brand new 4-wheeler (Polaris “Sportsman 500”) that I recently purchased insured that we would have fun even if the fish were not hungry and it also came in pretty handy when hauling firewood. We slept in two structures, both were the pop up style, sixman ice shacks. Today the fish simply were not hungry, with my daughter Selina catching two northern pike on tip ups and a few small to mid-size pan fish being caught on the jig poles. Saturday, March 2nd High 33, low 16 I went to my cot about 2:00 this morning, in a tent on the ice that has no floor. I woke up at 4:00, and Selina was sitting up in her cot, wide-awake. I had her climb in mine and I tried to sleep until shortly before first light, such is life growing up to be the kid of an outdoor adventures writer. This morning all twelve of us experienced what I call a non bite, thank God for creativity which came in the form of a game the kids made where they shoveled the snow off the ice and drilled three holes in the ice on each end of their little hockey rink. Thus a virtual shuffleboard was created. Joey Dushek, who is 19, used a chainsaw and made six hockey pucks out of a tree limb and this game entertained the gang until the fish became hungry this afternoon, actually entertained the gang until we left the following day. Our first real action came when my 21-year-old stepson, Travis, caught a very fat 27 inch northern pike. From that point on the flags were popping and everyone was into the game. This game is best described as hoping a big fat gator swallows up your minnow and you win the big fish bet, which at $5.00 apiece, is a pretty hefty prize. At dark, the campfire was blazing, everyone was in an excellent mood and my brother Mike was winning the big fish bet with a 30.5-inch gator. What was pretty cool was that the young kids really got into the fishing and by dark, some of them had caught some beautiful gators. Sunday, March 3rd High 37, low 20 You rarely see anyone sleeping on the ice! Last year it was difficult to drive a truck on the ice and last year in early March the temperature hit 80 degrees and deer ticks were an issue. This March is different than last and I was proud to see that our gang had put another annual trip together and happy to see there was ice. Not once, the entire weekend, did I see a kid that was bored. Give a kid an ice chopper and they can entertain themselves for hours. Give the adults a campfire and it is the
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best TV on the ice. This morning the bite was steady but we did not hook into any ten-pound plus fish that we had hoped to. I have traveled with my brother Mike, Brother-in-law Dick Schuster, and good pals Doug Cibulka and Jeff Moll for a lifetime. We have always taken our kids and now some of the kids are adults, they are our outdoor travel partners and friends. I have been a parent that supports every sport that a kid gets into while growing up. In my opinion, there is nothing that keeps adults and their children hanging out together more, after they graduate from high school, like hunting, fishing and camping. Soon the snow will melt, the walleye will spawn and the turkeys will strut! Sunset
Selina Walters, Austin Schuster, and Dylan Walters with some good sized northern pike
Mike Walters with his son Dylan enjoying their time on the ice
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY
March 21, 2013
Facing Type 1 diabetes BY EVA MARIE WOYWOD Being a single mother with two sons can be tough. Topping that off with one son being diagnosed with a form of Autism can make life a roller coaster ride of emotions. Add to that your son who was just about to turn six years old becoming severely ill and being admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit and leaving with a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes - that was and is the reality facing one Mauston mother, Kayla VanDusen, and her sons Austin and Caleb Bilek. While dealing with doctors and the fear of the unknown is frustrating, Kayla said the biggest hurdle has been the lack of awareness there is in regard to Type 1 Diabetes. It was an awareness that she too claimed she had before Caleb was diagnosed in 2009, but now after facing all the uncertainty that comes with the disease she is ready to start an awareness campaign. One of the biggest misconceptions out there, according to Kayla, is people who are unaware hear the word "diabetes" without realizing what the type 1 means. "I often hear comments that he will out grow it, or that I must have fed him too much sugar when he was young. Then there are others who don't believe he has it
because he is too thin in their eyes," she said. "I wish it was that simple," she continued, "Type 1 is incurable and there is no way to prevent it. It's his immune system attacking his own body." Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune condition and a chronic lifelong battle for those who have it. It was previously known as juvenile diabetes as it is most often diagnosed in childhood or young adulthood. In Type 1 the body does not produce insulin causing excessively high blood sugar levels. Early diagnosis is critical, the disease can be fatal if left to spiral out of control. For Caleb the diagnosis came in 2009 and in the week and a half leading up to his diagnosis, he first presented with symptoms associated with a normal viral infection. He then tested positive for influenza. "I just thought he was having a hard time getting over it. But in the six days between testing positive for influenza and his diabetes diagnosis, he lost 8lbs," stated Kayla. He then had the classic Type 1 symptoms; extreme thirst, very lethargic, very frequent urination, and dizziness. He was diagnosed at Reedsburg Area Medical Center with a blood sugar of 750. He was sent to St. Mary's in Madison where he was hospitalized for 5 days.
Doctors told his mother that had he not received the critical care in another 8 to 12 hours he many not have survived. Caleb and his family are learning to cope with the road they have ahead of him. He currently uses an insulin pump and keeps a close eye on monitoring his condition. While they may have coping skills in place there are still many hurdles the family must face. "Unfortunately Caleb is unable to attend sleep overs at his friends' homes as right now I am the only one who can reinsert his pump if there is a problem," said Kayla. She went on to say that another difference between Type 1 and Type 2 is that Caleb can eat anything he wants, which often is surprising to people who are unaware of the differences in diabetes. "He just needs to monitor his levels and adjust insulin levels," she said. At school he has what is known as a Section 504 Plan which spells out his medical needs and any accommodations that are needed for his education. "They have been working with us and we have a good plan and communication going. Sometimes he needs accommodations for things like testing, especially if his blood sugar levels are off and because it will affect his focus and concentration," said Kayla.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR HOPE HOUSE On March 12, Hope House of South Central Wisconsin held their fifth annual Journey of Hope fundraiser at Trappers Turn in Wisconsin Dells. The evening included dinner, silent and live auction, Hope cards, cash raffle, a door prize, entertainment, and an educational segment on Hope House’s services to people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. Their revenues from the night totaled over $77,000! The Platinum Sponsor was the Tavern League of Wisconsin. Silver sponsors included Karl’s Carpet Cleaning, Marley’s, Lange Consulting Group, LLC, Flooring Center, Steve Pine, Terry Town Plumbing & Heating, Holiday Wholesale, Inc., Friede & Associates, LLC, Bank of Wisconsin Dells, Architectural Design Consultants, Inc, Ho-Chunk, BMO Harris Bank, Moundview Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Dean Clinic/St. Clare Hospital, Wegner CPAs, Society of St. Vincent due Paul Sauk Prairie, and Dells Investments, LLC/Log Gables; media sponsors included Magnum Broadcasting and Baraboo News Republic. Hope House would like to thank all the donors and volunteers who made this event a huge success!
The day that Caleb was diagnosed and being transfered to St. Mary’s in Madison. Caleb is aware that he has something that many others do not have. His mother stated that currently he knows of just one other student in the school with Type 1 and they are quite a few grade levels ahead of him. "His classmates are learning about his special needs and starting to have an understanding about it, but it still can be hard explaining to people what exactly Type 1 is," she said. A common cold to Caleb could mean a hospitalization and could become life
threatening. "That's our roller coaster ride. We never know what tomorrow will bring," said Kayla. In just a couple of weeks the family will be holding a special celebration, the anniversary of the day Caleb was diagnosed. For Caleb that will be a fourth anniversary. Celebrating a diagnosis day is common with families of children with Type 1 said Kayla - it's a special day celebrating survival and winning a battle. As for being exhausted, Kayla stated she often is and
people tell her all the time that they don't know how she juggles it all being a single mother. Her response to the question is "How do I do it? These are my kids - how do I not do it? As for Caleb I want him to live, that's how I find the strength." To learn more about Type 1 Diabetes visit the American Diabetes Association at www. diabetes.org.
SARAZIN PERFORMS AT TERRACE HEIGHTS
The tenants of Terrace Heights Retirement Community recently enjoyed a concert given by local harpist and vocalist, Shari Sarazin. Over the years, Shari has been one of the favorite performers at Terrace Heights, and it is easy to see why. On March 11, Shari was warmly welcomed by the many individuals who came to hear her play seasonal tunes. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Shari played songs written about the "Emerald Isle." For more information about Shari Sarazin, visit www.sharisarazin.com. This is just one of the many public events that take place each year at Terrace Heights Retirement Community. For more information about this upcoming entertainments, call Shari Hanson at 608-847-2377.