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Deadline
is Jan. 5
for spring
candidates
Seat opens up
in city of Colby
By Kevin OBrien
In addition to choosing their preferred
candidate for president, voters in Wisconsin will have a chance to elect candidates for school boards, city councils and
other municipal offices this spring.
As of this week, though, its looking
like it may be a relatively quiet election
season for local races. So far, just one
local incumbent faces a potential challenger.
However, those who want to get their
names on the ballots for the April 5 election have until next Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 5
p.m. to file the required paperwork with
municipal clerks and school districts.
In Abbotsford, resident Dean Wiese has
registered as a candidate to run against
incumbent councilor Joanna Mediger,
who represents Wards 2 and 5.
The city of Colby, meanwhile, has received a notice of non-candidacy from
Ward 4 council member Jeremy Hamm.
Mayor Jim Schmitt and three other in-
Winters here!
Scott Maurina pushes his snow blower into a mound of the white stuff Tuesday morning in Colby. More than a
week after the first official day of winter on Dec. 21, central Wisconsin got its first major snowfall Monday night and
Tuesday morning, when six to eight inches fell.
STAFF PHOTO/CHRISTIAN PARKER
ly in-service training.
Classes start at 9:15 a.m. on
Mondays, but teachers arrive
two hours earlier to work on
curriculum development and
other educational topics before
students arrive. This negates
the need for early-release days
and full days off for students
throughout the school year,
which is what Abbotsford and
most other districts do to accommodate in-service training.
The calendar is totally different because we dont do halfdays, said board member Deb
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Perspectives
A missing piece
Marathon County has released its draft comprehensive plan. This is a well-researched document, full
of facts and charts, and it sets the stage for addressing two major issues facing our communities over the
coming years. The first is doing a better job serving
the needs of the mentally ill, especially those who
wind up in jail. Second, it underscores the countys
necessary role in reducing phosphorus run-off from
cropland and meeting a federal water quality standard for the Wisconsin River to be announced in 2017.
Yet, there is one area where the comprehensive
plan falls flat. It is silent on the issue of exorbitantly
high health insurance costs here in Marathon County. It shouldnt be.
Citizen Action of Wisconsin reported last week
that health insurance payers in the Wausau, Marshfield and Stevens Point markets are paying among
the states highest insurance rates, especially in the
large employer and individual health insurance categories. Our health insurance rates, right here in
Marathon County, are 27 percent higher than those in
Madison.
This difference equals thousands of dollars in a
family budget. Here, in Marathon County, a man and
wife, both non-smokers at age 55, can buy the cheapest
silver-level health insurance plan with a $13,700 annual deductible for $1,184 a month. The same couple
can buy a similar cheapest silver plan in Dane County for merely $789 a month. The difference amounts to
a staggering $4,740 a year.
The county comprehensive plan talks quite a bit
about health care, but makes no mention that insurances rates here are screamingly high. Instead, the
plan encourages more medical investment.
Marathon County should support activities that
strengthen Central Wisconsin and the Wausau metro areas position as a regional health care center,
reads the draft plan.
There is some logic to this position, but not the
deep reflection which is necessary to good planning.
Health care is a big employer in Marathon County
and one health care provider, Aspirus Wausau Hospital, is in the same league as Greenheck Fan for being
one of the countys biggest employers. Both businesses employ over one thousand people. One can argue
that the county wins when the local medical industry,
supported by government, creates more jobs.
But theres a fallacy in this logic. Central Wisconsin
medical bills are paid by some people out of the area,
true, but mostly by those located here. High health
insurance bills are a tax on everything people and industry wants to do. This creates a drag on the local
economy, making us less competitive.
We know investments made by government in medical infrastructure dont always work out as planned.
Consider as Exhibit One the village of Weston Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) District to support St. Clares
Hospital. It took a bail-out bill authored by Rep. John
Spiros (R-Marshfield) and Sen. Jerry Petrowski (RMarathon) signed by Gov. Scott Walker in November to keep the TIF out of official distress. The bill
lengthens the TIFs useful life by another decade.
It took a yes vote by a Marathon County representative on a Joint Review Board to approve the Weston
TIF and, in turn, build St. Clares Hospital. Knowing
what we know now about the local cost of health
insurance, the laggard performance of the Weston
TIF--did Marathon County follow the right policy in
approving the TIF? Maybe yes, but maybe no.
A careful reading of the countys comp plan outlines a major struggle in the future. By 2025, the county will face a major labor shortage. The health care
industry and manufacturing, both local economic
powerhouses, will compete for a dwindling labor pool.
Marathon County may want to create more health
care jobs, but, in doing so, does it disadvantage manufacturing that also wants to fill jobs? What is the best
approach here? The county draft plan fails to answer
this critical question. Instead, it announces the goal
that all employers will have a strong labor force.
The county comprehensive plan needs to deal with
this critical issue of high health insurance costs before it ends its work.
Guest editorial by Peter Weinschenk, The Record-Review
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Perspectives
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We are excited to announce a book Jan. 15. Doors of the Colby City Hall
and movie challenge for adult readers Community Room open at 4 p.m. for
this year. Make Your Way Across the general crafting of choice. Fabric for
U.S.A. is designed to encourage read- the quilt challenge will be available.
ers to find exciting books and movies A beef stew entre will be served for
at CPL. We have divided the United a nominal fee. Bring an accompaniStates into ten regions. We will feature ment to share if you plan to dine. Join
a different set of states each month. If a great bunch of crafters, learn new
you read a book or view a movie men- skills and make new friends.
tioning one of the states in the region
The afternoon book club will be
of the month, fill out a slip and return meeting Jan. 19 at 1 p.m. to discuss
it to the library for a chance to win The All-Girl Filling Stations Last Reprizes. January kicks off the adult union by Fannie Flagg. Seabiscuit:
reading challenge with the
An American Legend by
featured states of Alaska
Laura Hillenbrand will be
and Hawaii. The friendly
analyzed by the evening club
library staff will be happy
on January 20 at 7:30 p.m.
to get you started on your
Story times, for ages two
reading journey across the
and up, resume Jan. 4 at 9:30
U.S.A.
a.m. for the winter/spring
On Your MarkGet
session. The Monday mornSetQuilt! We are calling time slot has proven to
ing all quilters to enter our
be successful for our youngquilting challenge which
est patrons and families.
begins in January. Quilts
Join the fun as we highlight
will be used as prizes for
special holidays and activiyouth ages three to 12 for
ties to get children moving.
the CPL Summer Reading
This session runs through
Program in 2016. Pick up
April 11. Pick up a schedule
a half piece of the chalat the library.
BY
lenge fabric provided free
Are you having a baby in
VICKY CALMES 2016 or know someone who
of charge. Add your own
fabrics and batting to make
CITY OF COLBY is? We have new baby wela quilt suitable for children
come kits available for our
ages three to 12. Quilts may LIBRARY DIRECTOR youngest readers and their
be machine quilted, hand
families. Stop in the library
quilted or tied.
to pick up the free kit conThe 2016 summer reading program taining useful baby supplies.
theme is On Your Mark, Get Set,
Mark your calendars for Saturday,
READ! It focuses on activities to get Jan. 30. The Friends of the Colby Pubkids active and moving. In addition lic Library will be having its Movie,
to all types of sports for boys and Music, Magazine and Miscellaneous
girls being featured, activities such as Sale set up in the library and rundancing, gymnastics, hunting, hiking, ning throughout February, however,
camping, biking, horseback riding, etc. the first day of the sale will be the last
will also be highlighted. Quilts should Saturday in January, beginning at 9
reflect and support the summer read- a.m. and running until noon. (In the
ing program theme. The finished quilt past, customers liked the sale to begin
size should be approximately 40 inches on a Saturday, so the Friends are tryby 65 inches. Finish your quilt and re- ing to accommodate the wishes of the
turn it to the Colby Public Library by public.) Items are for sale for a small
March 31, 2016. Quilts will be judged fee. A bag sale will run Feb. 22-27.
on quality of workmanship, uniqueCheck our website at www.colby
ness of design and adherence to the publiclibrary.org or our Facebook
summer reading program theme. Gift page at www.facebook.com/colbypub
certificates will be awarded for first, liclibrary for more details on whats
second and third places.
happening, 2016-style, at the CPL.
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Perspectives
Making the
last game a
title bout
Deep down, I think we all expected the
NFL season to end like this, especially
here in the NFC North. Weve known
all year long that the last game of the
regular season would be played Jan. 4
at ice-cold Lambeau Field between the
Packers and the Vikings. The question
was, would the game really mean anything?
Based on the Vikes dismal performances in recent years, including a 7-9
record in 2014, it
didnt seem like
UT FOR
my home state
team had much of
A WALK
a chance at challenging the longreigning
NFC
North champions,
who very nearly
went to the Super
Bowl less than a
year ago (I cant
resist
bringing
that up.) When the
Pack started this
season going 6-0,
it looked like the
BY
rest of the teams
in the division KEVIN OBRIEN
would have to enEDITOR
dure another year
of tyranny under
the wedge-shaped crowns of cheese.
But then, of course, the Pack did the
unthinkable and lost to both the Lions
and Bears at Lambeau (on Brett Favre
Night, no less). Meanwhile, the Vikings
stumbled along to a winning record with
the occasional embarassing defeat (i.e.,
losing at home to the Seahawks, 38-7).
This past Sunday was about as good as
it gets for long-suffering Minnesota fans;
we got to watch our team win in a blowout. Just so I dont get too excited about
my choke-prone team, I repeatedly reminded myself that the Giants were already eliminated from the playoffs and
were without their star wide receiver.
You know youre a Vikings fan if you
have to rationalize and downplay a 49-17
win over former Super Bowl team.
So, here we sit, just a few days away
from a game that was deemed important
enough to make it the last Sunday Night
Football game of the 2015 season. For me
and my Packer fan wife, this means another tense living room standoff in front
of the TV. Theres even a good chance
that we could have to do it a third time
this year depending on how the teams
are seeded in the playoffs.
Personally, this is my version of the
Super Bowl. I have no illusions of the Vikings plowing their way through teams
like Seattle and Arizona to get to the Big
Game. That may come in another year or
two if we can continue to build on this
years momentum. Perhaps a hometown
Super Bowl is in order when our new
stadium hosts in 2018.
When it comes to comparing Vikings
and Packers over time, my team leads
in only one major category: number
of NFC North (formerly NFC Central)
titles. We have 18 at this point, but the
Pack is creeping up with 14 of their own,
and I dont like that. Green Bay will always be Title Town, so the rest of us
have to cherish whatever lesser accolades we have. Its time for the Vikes to
make it 19 titles.
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DORCHESTER
POLICE LOG
Dec. 20 - Speeding on North
Third Street.
Dec. 22 - Hit and run - unattended vehicle on Parkside
Drive.
Dec. 23 - Report of unsafe
driving in village.
Dec. 23 - Assist Clark County on South Second Street.
Dec. 23 - Medical alert on
Front Street.
Dec. 24 - Speeding on Center
Avenue.
Dec. 25 - Speeding on Center
Avenue.
Dec. 26 - Drug/narcotic violations on Center Avenue.
Dec. 26 - Speeding on Center
Avenue.
had broken into her house to retrieve his firearms. She believed
he had drilled the lock on the
back door to gain entry.
The officer went to the Colby
residence but did not see any
tire tracks or footprints in the
snow, nor did he find any signs
of forced entry. The officer
called the complainant back and
told her there were no signs of a
break-in.
Dec. 25 - An Abbotsford
woman came to the police station to report a domestic abuse
incident that occurred in Abbotsford. The woman said she
had recently filed for divorce,
and her husband got mad when
he heard her talking to a male
friend on the phone that night.
She said she has a deadbolt on
her door and when she went to
unlock it, he pushed the door
open, hitting her hand before
coming in, grabbing her by the
shirt and shaking her. He started yelling at her about who she
was talking to. The complainant
said she was crying and telling
him to stop, and he let her go.
She tried to leave the residence,
but he told her to stay so they
could talk. She said he followed
her as she ran into the bathroom and slammed the door. He
continued to yell at her as she
called her mother.
The complainants husband
was called and he agreed to
come to the police station. He
admitted to kicking the door
open, and grabbing and shoving the complainant. He was
arrested for domestic abuse and
transported to jail.
Dec. 25 - An Abbotsford
woman called to report that her
downstairs neighbors were yelling and screaming at each other
and a child was crying. Shortly
after that call, another call came
in from the neighbor requesting
police assistance.
An officer went to the residence and met with a woman
standing outside and visibly
upset. She said she wanted the
male party inside to leave. When
asked, she said nothing physical
happened. The officer went inside and spoke to the male party,
who said they had been arguing
for the past hour but nothing
physical happened. He said he
was happy to leave for the night
but was worried the complainant was trying to kick him out
permanently.
The officer told the complainant that she could not force the
male party out if he also lived
there. He said a formal eviction
process was needed for that.
The male party said he didnt
really have another place to stay
for the night. The officer said
he cant force either of them to
leave, but if he gets called back,
one or both of them are going to
jail. Both parties said they understood and confirmed again
that nothing physical had happened between them.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
TOWN OF MAYVILLE
BIDS
NOTICE OF CAUCUS
VILLAGE OF DORCHESTER
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WASTEWATER NOTICE
In accordance with s.283.55(1)(dm) the city of Abbotsford reported an overflow at the wastewater treatment plant at 504 East
Linden Street on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. An estimated 30,000 to
50,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed through the intermediated filters, RBC and final clarifiers. The cause was due to a large
amount of rain and saturated soils. The overflow was contained
to the wastewater plant and storm sewer. Corrective action is being taken in the design of the new wastewater treatment plant.
There was no actual or potential for human risk or exposure.
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Michael Seubert
Kurt Schwoch
Daniella Schauer
Brooke Ruge
Village Clerk-Treasurer
PUBLIC NOTICES
ABBOTSFORD CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 5, 2015, 6:00 P.M.
Council President Voss called the regular meeting to order at 6:00
p.m.
Roll call: Council President Voss, Horacek, Faber, Anders,
Schwantes, Mediger, and Weideman (Gosse and Mayor Rachu
absent).
Others: Clerk Lopez, DPW Todd Stuttgen, Todd Trader MSA,
Chief Bauer, Chief Apfelbeck, Jon Austin, Mary Giffin, Librarian
Gruenseth, Nina Writz, Chief Esselman, Jeremy Totzke, Ron
Gonnering and K. OBrien Tribune Phonograph.
The Pledge of Allegiance was heard.
Under comments by the council president, Council President Voss
stated she is attending the meeting as a voting member.
There were no comments by the public.
Minutes from the council held September 8 & 9, 2015, were
presented. Motion Mediger/Horacek to waive the reading and
approve the minutes from the council held September 8 & 9, 2015.
Considerations before the council
Under discuss/approve appointment of Joanna Mediger to the
Water & Sewer Committee, it was stated that due to a health issue
and scheduling issues it was suggested adding one more person to
the Water and Sewer Committee to assure a quorum is in attendance,
motion Anders/Faber. Motion carried without negative vote.
Under discuss/approve the appointment of Marty Schwantes to
the 7 member Fire Board; if he is unavailable for a meeting, the
mayor will attend in his place; if the mayor is not available he will
appoint a representative from the council. Motion Anders/Mediger
to appoint Marty Schwantes to the 7 member Fire Board; if he is
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PUBLIC NOTICES
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PUBLIC NOTICES
sweeping immediately after the leaf pick up and the street sweeping
is not able to be done effectively when the streets are frozen.
Under discuss/approve 2016 health insurance, Cory Toth
presented various options for the 2016 renewal. The current plan has
a 21.5% increase which poses an increase of $17,049.60 from 2015.
Options were presented from both non-ACA plans and ACA plans.
Due to the 2016 price increase in ACA plans it was suggested to
continue with a non-ACA plan for 2016. Motion Schwantes/Mediger
to proceed with the Anthem BC/BS POS Blue Preferred Option
6 w/RX AA Option 3. This plan increases the individual deductible
from $250 to $1,000 and increases the family deductible from $750
to $3,000. It was stated that the levels of coverage on the plan are
the same as in 2015, but the deductibles and max-out-of-pocket
costs are increased. This plan is a 3.88% increase from 2015. It was
stated the cost savings from this option will be placed back in the fire
department budget line item. Motion carried without negative vote.
Under discuss/approve 2016 budget discussion began with the
fire department questioning why the department added to the roster
with now having 32 members versus 20 members in 2012. It was
stated that wages are one area that could be reduced as cost of
equipment is difficult to reduce.
Discussion was held regarding the Mayors salary and it was
questioned if this line item should be reduced.
Stuttgen stated that with the Public Works budget being reduced,
it will still be possible to continue the Elderberry 2 lift project. The
projected cost is $60,000 and it is anticipated to receive $14,000 in
county grant funding.
Motion Voss/Anders to approve the 2016 budget for publication
with moving the savings of $2,562 from health insurance to Fire
Protect-Plan, Maint Oper.
Roll call vote: Voss yes, Horacek yes, Faber yes, Anders
yes, Mediger yes, Weideman no, and Schwantes yes.
Under discuss/approve Steen Pay Application #4 - $110,927.77
motion Schwantes/Voss to approve as presented. It was stated that
Steen is now 92.6% paid. Motion carried without negative vote.
Motion Anders/Weideman to convene into closed session pursuant
to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1) (e) deliberating or negotiating
the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds or
conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or
bargaining reasons require a closed session for the purpose of
negotiating the sale price of the wastewater treatment plant.
Roll call: Voss yes, Horacek yes, Faber yes, Anders yes,
Schwantes yes, Weideman yes, and Mediger yes.
Motion Anders/Voss to convene to open session at 9:31 p.m.
Motion carried without negative vote.
Motion Schwantes/Anders to convene into closed session pursuant
to Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.81 (b) and (c) for the purpose of
considering dismissal, demotion, licensing or discipline of any public
employee and considering employment, promotion, compensation
or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which
the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility
specifically regarding deputy clerk/treasurer evaluation.
Roll call: Voss yes, Horacek yes, Faber yes, Anders yes,
Schwantes yes, Weideman yes, and Mediger yes.
Motion Schwantes/Anders to terminate the probationary
employment of Theresa Fischer, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer, effective
immediately. Motion carried without negative vote.
Motion Anders/Voss to convene to open session.
Motion Schwantes/Anders to terminate the probationary
employment of Theresa Fischer, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer, effective
immediately. Motion carried without negative vote.
Motion Voss/Anders to adjourn at 9:54 p.m. Motion carried without
negative vote.
Jennifer Lopez,
Abbotsford City Clerk
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T OP L OCAL S TORIES
TITLE TOWN - For the first time since 1958, the Abbotsford Falcons won a conference title in football. By beating the Athens Bluejays, 19-13, in a hard-fought
home game on Oct. 16, the Falcons took sole ownership of the 2015 Cloverbelt
Conference trophy. This topped off an undefeated season for the team.
AT STATE - The Colby
and Abbotsford track
and field teams both
had great seasons in
2015, with Colby senior
Sam Bach, left, qualifying for state in both the
1,600 and 3,200 meter
runs. Abby sent a total
of five athletes to La
Crosse for the state finals, including Kasey
Kollmansberger in shot
put and discus. Relay runners Cheyenne
Riemer, Elli Carpenter, Zoe Kremsreiter
and Jaelyn Friedenfels
also represented Abbotsford at state in the
4x100 relay.
THIRSTY CURTISS
- Like Abbotsford just a few
years earlier, the village of
Curtiss was under orders by
the Wisconsin DNR to find
more groundwater in 2015
to keep up with increasing
demand driven by several
major expansions at Abbyland Foods. In June, the villages longtime engineering
firm submitted a proposal to
the Wisconsin Public Service
Commission calling for the
establishment of three new
wells and the rehabilitation
of two older ones that had
stopped producing much
water. Abbyland, as the villages largest consumer of
water, agreed to pay for the
project, which is estimated to
cost nearly $2 million when
completed next year. In October, bursts of pressurized air
were injected into the older
wells, causing water to come
spurting out as if oil had
been struck. Two new wells
are expected to go online
next spring, with plans to drill
a third (13th total) in 2016.
The goal is for the village to
be able to pump 350 gallons
of water per minute, double
its current capacity.
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2015
CONSOLIDATE? - The top local story of 2015 was the decision by elected officials in
Abbotsford, Colby, Dorchester and the townships Holton, Mayville, Hull and Colby to explore a possible consolidated fire and ambulance district. The conversation started at a
special public meeting in January at Dorchesters fire hall, and the next month, retired
fire chief John Neihart of Lake Hallie offered to serve as an unpaid consultant to get the
consolidation process started. However, lingering questions from Abbotsford firefighters
and residents culminated in a well-attended council meeting July 8 (above), when several
audience members expressed their doubts about joining with Colby and Dorchesters
fire departments. An informal committee of local officials continued to meet and discuss
the idea, and in September, a seven-member board was formed with representatives
from each of the interested municipalities. Some of the discussions got heated at times,
including the exchange show at left between former Abbotsford firefighter Jim Brodhagen,
right, and Colby fire chief Ross Rannow. Larry Oehmichen, town of Colby chairman, was
chosen to be the chairman of the board, which plans to meet again Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
at the place the discussion first started, the Dorchester fire hall.
STAFF PHOTOS/KEVIN OBRIEN
WHAT TO DO - The question of how to provide the Colby Public Library with
more space came to the forefront in July, when the city council voted in closed
session to make an offer on the old clinic building down the street. Members of
the library board said the clinic had already been ruled out as a viable option five
years ago, and the council eventually dropped the proposal in favor of a possible
expansion onto the existing library building.
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BIRTHS
Grambort birth
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HoeDowners
ready
for
another
BITUARIES year of square dancing fun
GENEVIEVE SCHMITT
Albert Lueth
Albert M. Lueth, age
80, of Colby passed away
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at
the Colby Retirement Community in Colby.
Albert was born on Aug. 9,
1935, in Medford, the son of
Fielder and Rose (Kristek)
Lueth. He grew up on his
family dairy farm in the rural Curtiss area, attending
grade school in Curtiss. He
was married to the former
Ruby Mae Rucks and to this union five children
were born. They later divorced. Albert worked at
Packaging (aka PCA) from 1956 until 1971. In 1971,
Albert carried on the family tradition of farming
on the family homestead until 1992 when he sold
the farm and lived in Merrill for a short time before moving to Dorchester. Albert was very proud
of his grandson who owns Lueth Plumbing.
His hobbies included spending time with his
family, crossbow and rifle deer hunting, small
game hunting and bowling. Albert was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Dorchester and the Curtiss Lions Club.
Survivors include his five children, Douglas
(Debbie) Lueth of Tomahawk, Darrell (Debby)
Lueth of Medford, Gregory Lueth of Westboro,
Gloria Nixdorf of Dorchester and LoriAnn (Teddy) Damron of Columbus, Ohio; his brothers, Virgil (Beverly) Lueth of Spring Valley and Arnold
(Lynn) Lueth of Sparta; his sisters, Rosella (Gene)
Jensen of Neillsville and Deanna (Michael) Fanning of Woodruff. Albert is further survived by
his 12 grandchildren, Adam Nixdorf, Andrea
Graff, Shanna Hackel, Brittany Lueth, Travis
Lueth, Shawna Monien, Nicholas Lueth, Aaron
Lueth, Jesse Lueth, Marissa Lueth, Scott Waldvogel, Emily Waldvogel and Eric Waldvogel; and 11
great-grandchildren, Hannah and Blake Nixdorf,
Jebediah Nixdorf, Jeremiah and Lydiah Collopy,
Hunter and Sage Lueth, Bradyn and Ellie Monien
and Fielder Lueth; a longtime friend, Hank Carr;
his foreign exchange daughter, Kari, from Norway; along with many other relatives and friends.
Albert was preceded in death by his parents; a
brother, Elmer Lueth; a sister, Greta Nelson; and
a son-in-law, Wally Nixdorf.
His memorial service was held at noon on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dorchester. Pastor Gary Lodholz
presided. Family and friends were invited to
gather on Monday at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of service. The committal service will
be held privately at a later date.
The family would like to thank the Colby EMS
crew and the staff at the Colby Retirement Community for their care and support of Albert and
his family.
Life Tributes Funeral Home-Spencer assisted
the family with arrangements. Visit www.life
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Marshfield
HoeDowners
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and genders both single
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have read about from
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Modern square dancing is constantly changing and using square
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rock, pop, swing, country and religious. It has
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Square dance clubs
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The Abby boys basketball team held
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Garrett Rau scored 11 of his game high
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Garrett Rau led all scorers with 30
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Gorst led the scoring for the Falcons,
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Rau, who scored 18. Kunze earned six
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I thought defensively we played a very
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times. You cant do that against a good
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Wildcats at home. The boys take to the
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Redmen.
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High series men: Rick Ottum, 600; Mark Frey, 465; Jim
Schiferl, 436.
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Wausau Window and Wall Systems, an industry leader in engineered window and curtainwall systems, is seeking to add production associates in both facilities! We have openings on
2nd shift in Wausau and openings on 2nd and
3rd shift in Stratford!
Wausau Window and Wall Systems offers a
great starting wage of $14.75/hour plus a $0.40/
hour shift differential. We also offer a competitive benefit package including medical, dental,
prescription and vision coverage, vacation, personal time, 10 paid holidays/year, 401(k) and
stock purchase plans, life and disability plans,
incentive plan and tuition reimbursement.
To apply, visit us at www.wausauwindow.com
and click on the Careers link. Wausau Window
and Wall Systems is a division of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and we are an Equal Employment
Opportunity Employer Women/Minorities/
Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
are encouraged to apply.
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Medford, WI
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Witmer
mer Furniture is looking for people in our
saw and assembly departments. First shift,
competitive wages, Mon.-Fri., 6 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Will train the right individuals.
Apply in person at
200 S. 11th St., Abbotsford, WI 54405
WORK WANTED
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that it is a 668 square mile region with a
population of 28,155. This equates to 42.1
persons per square mile. This region of
the county has the youngest median age,
38.4 years old. The Heart of America has
16 homes per square mile with the countys largest household size, 2.72 people.
Members of the county comprehensive plan task force besides Gibbs
include supervisors Charles Soukup,
Arnold Schlei, John Robinson, Sandi Cihlar, John Durham, Craig McEwen, Ken
Day and Matt Hildebrandt.
The text of the county comprehensive
plan draft is at the Marathon County
website. Citizens are invited to comment
on the plan.
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