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VOL 15, NO. 48

Elroy: Page 6
Mauston: Page 4
County: Page 3

New Lisbon: Page 8

Wonewoc: Page 14
Hillsboro: Page 12

Classifieds: Page 15
Legals: Page 16

THE AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

THURSDAY, jULY 17, 2014

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Mile Bluff
headed to court
By eva marie woywod
Mile Bluff Medical Center (MBMC) has filed in Juneau
County Civil Court against three Juneau County municipalities (Elroy, New Lisbon, and Necedah) and in Sauk County
Court against the Village of Lake Delton. That action was
taken last Thursday, July 10, and is an effort by the MBMC
to appeal decisions made by the defendants in denying the
hospital's claim that over 90 percent of the property used by
the clinics in the named municipalities should be considered
exempt from property taxes.
As reported in May of this year, the three Juneau County
municipalities have joined together with the Village of Lake
Delton and are standing firm in denying a claim made by Mile
Bluff Medical Center (MBMC) that if allowed to go through
would result in MBMC side stepping a significant amount of
property taxes for clinics in Elroy, New Lisbon, Necedah, and
Lake Delton.
"We will fight this as long as we can," stated New Lisbon
Mayor Lloyd Chase. That fight is covered under insurance
held by the municipalities through The Wisconsin League of
Municipalities.
"People have to understand that should we lose this, there
will be a direct impact to our budget," stated Chase. "It will
not only impact tax payers but the services we pay for and
provide such as police, fire, ambulance, and public works. It
could mean cuts to programs," he said.
Administrators for the City of Elroy and Necedah agreed
with Chase's comments that if the MBMC wins the appeal,
the impact will be felt by tax payers and the community at
large. Mark Steward, Elroy City Administrator, stated he is
not angry at the hospital and understands that they are just
seeing to their bottom line, as are the municipalities. "I don't
want bad blood and hope we can continue a working relationship with the hospital," he said.
According to MBMC CEO James O'Keefe, he visited and
met with the leaders in Elroy, Necedah, and New Lisbon a
week and a half before the appeal was filed in an effort to let
them know that the hospital would be appealing their decision. Both sides feel they are standing on firm ground, however do admit that many others will be watching to see the
outcome of the appeal process.
As reported on in May of this year, on January 28, 2014 the
City of Elroy, the City of New Lisbon, and the Village of
Necedah all received a hand delivered notice signed by Mile
Bluff Medical Center CEO James O'Keefe. That notice stated
that MBMC was issuing a Notice of Claim and Claim for Recovery of Unlawful Taxes. The claim stated that in February
of 2013 MBMC had issued a property tax exemption to the
accessor requesting property tax exemption under Wisconsin
Statute 70.11 (4m)(a).
The notice referred to the medical clinics in the named municipalities as Rural Health Clinics (RHC). According to the
claims submitted, RHCs are a special type of facility separately certified under the Medicare program that must meet
certain requirements that distinguish RHCs from ordinary
physician clinics. RHCs are
uniquely capable of furnishing
health care services to patients
in rural areas and provide access
to services in areas that have
been identified as having shortages of health care professionals.
See mBmC, page 2

1949s Fairest of the Fair

By eva marie woywod

oyce Siekert of Mauston is celebrating a very special 65th anniversary this summer. In 1949, the
then 17 year old Joyce Zimmerman, was selected
to be Juneau County's Fairest of the Fair. It was an honor
bestowed on her while she was wearing a dress that her
mother, Gladys, made from two tablecloths for her to
wear on the float where she would portray the average
American housewife, busy working in a kitchen preparing a meal for her family.
"Back then there were no flowers or banners for the
Fairest of the Fair. We didn't get money or scholarships
for school," commented Joyce.
While there may not have been the celebration and
benefits that the more recent Fairest of the Fair winners
receive, one thing was clear as Joyce spoke, the memories
of that moment will always remain a special treasure in
her life.
"The crown they placed on my head was made of cardboard," she said as she chuckled.
While those memories remain dear to Joyce there has
been one thing that has gnawed at her since she was
awarded with the 1949 Juneau County Fairest of the Fair
title, "I want people to know it was on the up and up. One
of the judges happened to have the same last name, Zimmerman, as I did. I think people thought there was favoritism when there wasn't. I didn't even know who he
was, and he was not related to me," she said with emphasis.
Joyce was selected the Fairest of the Fair just one year

after her parents moved to Mauston from the Madison

area to open up a little grocery store on the corner of
Tremont and Grove Streets. That store was known for
years as the Tremont Market and while it may not be in
operation today, the building remains and has been turned
into a rental unit of apartments.
"We had so much fun back then," commented Joyce as
she looked through a stack of pictures from her time as a
young lady at Mauston High School. "I was very popular
and involved in a lot of clubs," she said with a smile on
her face.
It soon became apparent during our interview with
Joyce that she was a woman who has lived a full life and
who loved people and adventures. She married her first
husband, Ben Severson, in 1950 and together while he
was enlisted in the military they lived 14 months in
Japan. They raised their children in Juneau County and
in the mid 1960's Joyce organized the Hillsboro Firemans' Pageant, a feat in which she relied heavily on her
experience as Juneau County's Fairest of the Fair.
In 1987 her husband, Ben, passed away. It took Joyce
some time to come to terms with his passing, however
she found love again and with a person she and her husband had been friends with, Irvin Siekert. Their relationship was built on friendship and common ground as both
love the game of cribbage.
"I don't get out much any more," said Joyce - and while
that may be true, one other truth was evident, she still has
the charm and sparkle in her eye that must have caught
those judges attention in 1949 when they selected her as
Juneau County's Fairest of the Fair.

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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

Obituaries
shirley arlene cure

Shirley Arlene Cure, age 81, of New Lisbon died on Sunday July 13, 2014 at Crest View Nursing Home in New Lisbon. Shirley was the daughter of Earl and Adell (Bennett)
Peterson and was born on July 1, 1933 in the town of Orange
in Juneau County. Shirley
graduated New Lisbon High
School in 1951 and then attended Juneau County Normal for 2 years. Shirley was
united in marriage to Robert
Bob Cure on June 7, 1952
at the First Baptist Church in
New Lisbon. After their marriage they lived in San
Diego, CA, for one and a half
years while Bob was in the
Marine Corp. The remainder
of their lives together was
spent in New Lisbon.
Shirley was active in the
First Baptist Church. Shirley
loved her children and especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, making quilts, doing ceramics,
cooking and cleaning. She also loved to travel with Bob.
Shirley is survived by her husband Bob of New Lisbon,
her 2 daughters, Linda (Bill) Davies of Schofield, WI and
Roberta (Allen) Williams of Camp Douglas, WI, her 4 grandchildren, Sarah (Jeremy) Nofsinger, Heather (Brent) Stello,
Thomas (Elyse) Davies, and Jessica (Paul) Ueeck, and by 8
great grandchildren, Isaac and Timoty Nofsinger, Danica and
Breck Stello, Makayla and Lynn Ueeck, and William and
Evelyn Davies. Shirley was preceded in death by a sister Delores and a brother Earl B. Peterson, and a great grandson
Nathan Nofsinger.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 16, 2014
at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church (525 S. Washington,
St.) in New Lisbon, with Pastor Delbert Oatsvall presiding.
Relatives and friends called at the Church on Wednesday from
9:00 a.m. till the 11:00 a.m. time of service. Burial was in the
New Lisbon City Cemetery. Memorials to the Alzheimers
Association Walk to End Alzheimers, care of Heidi Randall,
765 Elm St. Mauston, WI 53948 would be appreciated. The
Hare Funeral Home in New Lisbon is assisting the family
with services. Online condolences are available at
www.harefuneralhome.com

charles e. fronk sr.

Charles E. Fronk Sr., age 68 years, of Hillsboro, died on

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 peacefully at his home.
He was born on December 22, 1945 in Hillsboro, the son
of Adolph and Hazel (Reed)
Fronk. He married Nancy
Kaus on April 12, 1969, the
love of his life.
Chuck spent most of his
life in Hillsboro. He enjoyed
his adult life running an electrical company, farming and
worked in the construction
and excavating business. He
valued and enjoyed time with
his family, children, grandchildren and many friends.
He took great pride in helping with the Good Samaritan
Thrift Store and Hillsboro
Charity Tractor Pull. Giving
to others held a large place in his heart. His smile and sense
of humor will be forever in the hearts of those that loved him.
He is survived by his children, Lisa Fronk (Jim Buchanan)
of Sparta, Renee (Tim) Marshall of Elroy and Charles Fronk
Jr. (Tiffany) of Hixton; grandchildren, Sammy, Raven, Kambrie, Kalin, Roman, Tyler, Opal and Sophia; brothers and sisters, Monica Verbsky, Mary Lou (Ken) Bohlman, Tony
(Sandy) Fronk, Leo Fronk, and Bette (Kent) Roberts; and
many nieces, nephews and many, many friends.
He was preceded in death by his Parents; wife, Nancy; and
brother-in-law, Leo Verbsky.
Memorial Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July
17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in
Hillsboro, with Rev. Isaac Fleming officiating. Interment will
be in the St. Johns Cemetery. Friends may call at the Church
on Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. The Picha Funeral Home in
Hillsboro assisted the family, for online information go to
www.pichafuneralhomes.com
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Good
Samaritan Thrift Store in Hillsboro.

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margie benson

Margie Benson, age 76 of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at her home with her
family by her side.
Margie was born September 17, 1937 in Hillsboro, Wisconsin the daughter of Lester
and Hazel (Tracy) Pliner. She
married Jerry Benson on
June 11, 1955. They owned
and operated the Benson
Fruit Company in Elroy, WI.
They also farmed in the rural
Elroy area for many years
before retiring to Arizona.
She returned to the Wisconsin Dells area after losing her
husband.
Margie is survived by her
son, Mark (Ty) Benson of
Cazenovia, WI; daughter,
Gail Benson of Lake
Havashu City, AZ; sister, Delores (Duane) Gilner of Wisconsin Dells and her grandchildren, Danielle, Gina and Maya.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jerry;
sons, Marty and Mike; brother, Richard Pliner and her best
friend and companion, Keno.
Private family graveside services will be held at a later
date.
The Picha Funeral Home and Crematory of Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin assisted the family with arrangements. For
On-Line condolences and information, go to
www.pichafuneralhome.com.

phyllis e. baltz

Phyllis E. Baltz, 83, of Mauston and formerly of Clifton,

died Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Fairview Nursing Home
in Mauston. She was born June 2, 1931 to Harry and Laura
(Bredlow) Budde at the
Hillsboro Hospital. She was
baptized in the Christian
Faith on June 21, 1931 and
confirmed July 8 th 1945
both at St. Matthew Ev.
Lutheran Church, She was a
member of the Hillsboro
Graduating Class of 1949.
She was united in marriage
to Lloyd Baltz June 25, 1949
at St. Matthew Ev. Lutheran
Church South Ridge. He preceded her in death on Sept 6,
1995. They lived and farmed
in the Town of Clifton. Phyllis was a devoted wife and
mother, helping on the family farm as well as being employed
through the years as a teachers aide at the Kendall Grade
School, a certified nursing assistant at Fairview Nursing
Home in Mauston, a legal secretary at Carmichael Mubarak
Law Office in Tomah, and a loan officer at Westland Savings
of Tomah from where she retired. Phyllis was a member of
St. Peter Ev. Lutheran Church, Indian Creek, where she joyfully served her Lord teaching his lambs in Sunday School,
working with the Ladies Aid, and singing in the choir. Phyllis
loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren as well as playing card games and other
activities with her family and extended family. The gift of her
smile made other people smile. .
She is survived by a son Robert L. (Ruth Anne) of West
Salem, 4 daughters, Mrs. Kathryn (James) Lunde of Elroy,
Mrs. Constance (Rev. Conrad) Prell of Hillsboro, Mrs. Lori
(Daniel) Laper of Pardeeville, and Mrs Lisa (Richard) Sullivan of Kendall, 15 grandchildren Rob Baltz, Rebecca
(Patrick) Horihan, Shannon Dickman and Dana (Craig) Spychalia, Michelle Lunde, Jennifer (Andy) Wohlrab, and James
(Angie) Lunde, Bryan (Becky) Prell, Elizabeth, and Nathan
Prell, Jason (Tiffany) Laper, Jacob (Cassie) Sullivan, Jonathan
(Amber) Sullivan, Ethan (his fiance Taylor Miller) and Eliscia
Sullivan, 23 great grandchildren Trenton, Taylor, Teagan,
Seth, Luke, Jessica, Dalton, Katelyn, Kirstin, Olivia, Lillian,
Camden, Aeryn, Joshua, Gage, Hailey, Austin, Corbyn,
Hudsyn, Bryson, Brentnal, Logan, and Harley and 2 expected
great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and
friends.
In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by
her parents, daughter Carole Joyce and Son in law Pete Joyce,
many brothers and sisters-in-law.
A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, July 17, 2014,
11:00 a.m. St. Peter Ev. Lutheran Church, Indian Creek. Pastor Paul G. Heiderich will officiate. Burial will be in South
Ridge Lutheran Cemetery.
Relatives and friends were invited to call on Wednesday
from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Smith-Nelson Funeral
Home, Kendall and at the church on Thursday from 10:00
A.M. until time of the service.
Online
condolence
may
be
sent
to
sonnenburgfamilyfh.com

July 17, 2014

The Messenger
of Juneau County

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Published each Thursday at 229 Main St., Elroy, WI by Lewis County
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MBMC, from page 1

Being a provider-based RHC means that the Facility must
follow federal Medicare regulations to show that it is fully integrated with the main campus of the Hospital. These federal
regulations require that a provider-based RHC be an integral
and subordinate part of a Medicare participating hospital and
be operated with other departments of the hospital under common licensure, governance, and professional supervision."
The claims go on to assert, "The Facility qualifies for tax
exemption under Section 70.11(4m)(a) of the Wisconsin
Statutes as a hospital in accordance with the recent Wisconsin
Supreme Court decision in Covenant Healthcare System, Inc.
v. City of Wauwatosa, because, except as noted above, it is
used exclusively as a hospital and it is not a doctor's office."
In the case of Elroy, MBMC states 99.3% of the clinic located within the city is used as a hospital and is subject to exemption - the remaining portion is used for doctor's
appointments and may be taxed accordingly. MBMC was
seeking a recovery of $16,004.84 of the $16,117.66 assessed
for the 2013 property taxes.
The claim issued to the City of New Lisbon sought a recovery for 2013 property taxes in the amount of $51,349.39
of the $53,267 assessed. The MBMC claims that 96.4% of
the clinic in New Lisbon is used as a hospital with the remaining used for doctor appointments.
In the case of the claim issued to the Village of Necedah,
MBMC asserts that 96.9% of the clinic is used as a hospital
with the remaining amount for doctor appointments and
sought a recovery of $19,283.19 of the 19,381.83 assessed.

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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

Fourth Annual Touched Twice

Clinic coming to Juneau County
Over 7 million people are
out of work, millions are
uninsured and healthcare
costs are on the rise. Even
with the Affordable Care Act,
many people still cannot afford health insurance or see a
doctor. Through a simple free
clinic model, Touched Twice
United is empowering
churches to meet the healthcare and spiritual crisis of
America. Touched Twice
United is an organization
founded by Perry and Andrea
Polnaszek in response to
bringing the idea of international medical missions into
our own backyards. Since
1996, Touched Twice United
has helped many churches
across the United States provide free medical, non-medical and spiritual services to
thousands of people in need.
The
Fourth
Annual
Touched Twice healthcare
clinic will be held on August
2, 2014 from 10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m. at the New Lisbon
High School. This com-

pletely free healthcare clinic

is being sponsored by many
businesses, organizations,
and individuals that have a
desire to give back in their
communities. Clinic organizer, Rhonda Larson says that
some of the services that will
be provided include school
and athletic physicals, healthcare visits, fluoride treatments, blood pressure and
glucose checks and pharmacy consults. In addition to
the health clinic, families can
receive free haircuts, school
supplies, family portraits,
books, clothing, and food. If
families wish to receive
school supplies, they must
bring that child with them to
the clinic. All services are
given on a first come first
served basis. This will be
open to anyone in the Juneau
County area that may have a
need. A lunch will be provided for everyone as well.
There will be booths set up to
provide educational materials
also.The Juneau County

Health Department will sign

up people for WIC and the
Well Women Program as
well as provide free booster
seats and some portable
cribs, Mile Bluff Clinic and
Mile Bluff Medical Center,
Phillips Health Mart and
Juneau County Aging & Disability Resource Center. All
of these services are free of
charge.
The clinic that was held
last year served over 700
people in 4 hours. Larson
said We provided over 80
health care visits, 75 family
portraits, 150 haircuts, 300
food pantry bags, and 400
backpacks with school supplies. We are excited to see
what we can do to help the
families in our communities.
The Touched Twice clinic
provided many wonderful
services to people in need,
but it also provided an opportunity for volunteers to do
something good for others. It
was truly an inspiring day as
we listened to families talk

about their struggles with

healthcare, and providing
food, clothing, and school
supplies for their children.
Knowing you are able to fill
those needs is good for your
soul. That is why we are
committed to doing everything we can to make this
year even better.
The Touched Twice Clinic
is in need of monetary donations as well as food, clothing, school supplies, and
volunteers. Drop off locations for any donated items
are the Bethany Lutheran
Church in New Lisbon or
Mauston and The Body Shop
Bar & Grill in New Lisbon.
Items can also be picked up
if you call to make arrangements. If you would like to
help neighbors in need,
please contact Rhonda Larson at 608-547-1783. We
need over 200 volunteers, so
please join us! Check out the
Touched Twice website at
w w w. t o u c h e d t w i c e juneauco.webs.com

A million pennies please!

A penny is the smallest
unit in U.S. currency, but
when groups of people gather
together to collect pennies,
the amount can be staggering. Now92 One FM is again
joining in the fight against
cancer by sponsoring the
Million Penny Challenge to
benefit the 2014 Relay for
Life.
Last year, the station raised
a little over a quarter million
pennies. General Manager
Jim Murphy said that while
the station didnt raise a million pennies last year, it was
a successful event and it
helped with the planning for
this year.
We started a little earlier,
we partnered with Mile Bluff
Medical Center, so I think we
are giving ourselves as good
as chance that we can. We
may not make it, but well
learn and then well try again

harder next year.

The goal is to raise a million pennies, but with some
humor, Murphy said it would
be cool to see what a million
of something would look
like.
Thats part of whats driving me, joked Murphy.
The challenge is different
this year. Besides partnering
with Mile Bluff Medical
Center, the event is taking
two weeks, instead of one
week. The challenge will
start on Monday, July 14th
and will end before the Relay
for Life Walk on Friday, July
25th. During these weeks,
Now92 One FM staff will be
visiting local businesses remotely and the community is
welcomed to come out and
join them and more importantly, bring their pennies.
Its incremental, its to
show people that every little

bit adds up, said Murphy.

The pennies in your ashtray,
the pennies under your sofa,
under the cushions, it all adds
up.
All the pennies will go to
benefit the Relay for Life
Juneau County. Last year,
they raised almost $100,000.
Nearly everyone has been
affected by cancer in some
way or form and this is one
way to contribute to this
cause to beat cancer.
Murphy said this goal of
raising a million pennies
takes a lot of help and would
like to thank all the listeners,
the community, and businesses that are participating
in the event in advance. He
would to thank Laridaens
Glass for fabricating a huge
container to hold the million
pennies, Rudig Jensen Ford
Chrysler Dodge Jeep for providing a vehicle capable of

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Kendall Garden Walk

Saturday, July 19, 2014
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The results of the challenge will be announced at
the end of the month.

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July 17, 2014

Mauston passes rule for

bus warning lights
At last week's meeting of the Mauston Common Council,
a resolution establishing a trial period mandating the use of
school bus warning lights was passed. The trial period will
run from September 1, 2014 and run through to June 5th,
2015.
The ordinance specifically states: "Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 346.48(2)(b).2, Wisconsin Statutes,
school bus operators shall use flashing red lights in residential
and business districts when pupils or other authorized passengers are to be loaded or unloaded at locations at which there
are no traffic signals. Such flashing red warning lights shall
be activated at least 100 feet prior to stopping for purposes of
loading and unloading and shall continue until such persons
have crossed the street or highway before being loaded or
after being loaded. The provisions of this resolution shall not
apply to special needs buses that pull over to the curb in front
of the residences of the student to be picked up or dropped
off."
The JEVCO, bus company and the Mauston School District
along with concerned residents had approached and petitioned
the City to implement an ordinance that would require school
buses to use flashing red warning lights in town.

Best Reunion of All Time

ANIMALS ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN Despite some rain last Friday, Mauston

High School FFA held their annual farm animal display on the courthouse lawn on State Street. The event
started at 10 a.m. and went until 2 p.m. The FFA sold their famous shakes during the event as well as brats
and burgers. In preparation for the Juneau County Fair on display were many animals including horses, dairy
animals, piglets, poultry, and goats.
EVA MARIE WOYWOD PHOTOS

Mauston Police Department reports. . .

-Thursday, July 3rd at approximately 6:40 a.m. Mauston Police responded to the 100 block of Monroe Street. After a 71year old discovered multiple tree limbs cut, flower beds
damaged, and sprinkler heads dug up in his yard. The resident
also had a derogatory note attached to his front door. While
the victim was assessing the damage, his neighbor yelled at
him and pushed him to the ground.
After investigation, the neighbor, 50 year old John E. Mallo
was taken to Juneau County Jail, and tentatively charged with;
Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Damage to Property.
-Tuesday, July 8th around 8:30 p.m. Mauston Police responded to a business on the North Side of Mauston for a subject asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle. After the
subject, 23-year old Nicholas Hartwig of Baraboo passed
Standard Field Sobriety Tests he was cited $303.00 for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and $124.00 for Operating
After Suspension.
-On July 9th at approximately 8:30 p.m. Mauston Police,
Juneau County Deputies, and State Patrol responded to a
motel on Hwy 82E for a male subject in the parking lot that
had a knife, and was waving it around while yelling.
By the time law enforcement arrived the subject had left the
area.
Twenty seven year old Joseph McCants Jr. of Belleglade,
Florida was located on the sidewalk on Hwy 82 just west of
the motel. While speaking with the subject, Law Enforcement
noticed a knife sticking out of McCants rear pocket. A second
knife was also removed during the search.
The Florida man was taken to Juneau County Jail, and has
been tentatively charged with; Carrying a Concealed
Weapon, and Disorderly Conduct. Alcohol was believed
to be factor in the incident.
-Late on July 10th Mauston PDs K-9 Unit was busy. Approximately an hour apart arrests were made resulting from
the use of K-9 Kantor and his handler Officer Sanner.
The K-9 Unit was asked to assist the Sheriffs Department
with a traffic stop at West State and Beach Street in the City

at approximately 10:15 p.m. While the deputy was conducting

business in relation to the traffic stop, the K-9 handler approached the vehicle, and advised the passenger, that he had
a trained drug detection dog. The 15-year old female passenger then presented the Officer with a pipe containing residue,
with a strong odor of burnt marijuana. She also admitted that
she used it to smoke marijuana. She was cited for Possession
of Drug Paraphernalia in the amount of $303.00. The male
driver of the vehicle was arrested on a warrant, as well as related drug charges by the Juneau County Sheriffs Department.
Resulting from a second traffic stop, in the 300 block of
Maine Street, at approximately 11:20 p.m. 51-year old Diane
L. Zieler of Necedah was cited for Possession of THC, after
K-9 Kantor alerted to the presence of narcotic odor. Additionally, the driver of the vehicle, 29 year old Christina M. Zieler
of Mauston was cited for; Operate Vehicle without Insurance, and Operating After Suspension 4th Offense. Approximately 3 grams of marijuana that was located in the
vehicle was taken into evidence.
-Saturday evening, July 12th a Mauston Police Officer was
dispatched to a truck stop on Hwy. 82E for a suspicious vehicle complaint. When the officer arrived on scene he noticed a
male in the drivers seat that appeared to be sleeping.
After shining a flashlight in the vehicle the officer saw a
small baggy with a green leafy like substance in the lap of the
male, and a glass pipe in one of the occupants hands. The
male, 20 year old, Kirkpatrick J. Smith of Elroy did not wake
up until the officer knocked on the window.
Further search of the vehicle revealed more paraphernalia
type items which were confiscated for evidence purposes.
Smith was taken to Juneau County Jail, and has been tentatively charged with; Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoids,
and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Additionally, Kirkpatrick Smith is being held in the Juneau County Jail on a Probation Hold.

Multiple classes who attended Mauston High School in the

1980s are working together to coordinate and pull off what
they are calling the absolute best 80s reunion of all time. The
focus is on the classes from 1984 through 1989, but all classmates and teachers from the 80s are welcome, and the reunion
is not limited to just 1984 through 1989. The event will take
place on Saturday, August 9, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. until midnight.
The reunion will be held at Woodside Ranch Resort and
Conference Center on State Rd 82 E, Mauston. The bar will
open at 6 p.m. and remain open until midnight. Food will be
served 7-9 p.m., and a DJ will be playing 80s-era music from
7 p.m. until midnight.
Early bird tickets to the event are $30 per person. Proceeds
from the ticket sales will help pay for the venue, food and
beverages, entertainment, DJ services, and other costs. To
purchase tickets, go online to www.Mauston80s.com.

Football Fun!
Mauston Football Fans: We are excited to announce a new
opportunity to support your Mauston Golden Eagles Football
Team and have some fun at the same time. On Friday, August
8th the Mauston High School Football team will be hosting
the 1st Annual Mauston Golden Eagles Friday Night Football
Kickoff and Alumni Flag Football Game. Alumni, help us
get the word out to those who would be interested in playing.
There will be opportunities for kids to get on the game field
and participate in fun and competitive events. Food will be
available to purchase so save your appetite. Raffles, 50/50
drawings, silent auctions will be going on during the evening.
You will have a chance to watch the high school players compete against each other and stay and watch the former legends play a friendly game of flag football. Start time is 6:00
p.m. for children K-8th grade with the high school competitions and Alumni Game to follow at 7:00 p.m. Admission to
watch is only $2 person with children under the age of 4 free.
If you have questions or would like registration and wavier
forms, please contact Coach Lehman at rlehman@maustonschools.org .

One dead in crash on I90

According to the Wisconsin State Patrol on Wednesday
evening, July 9, a 69 year old LaCrosse man driving westbound on I-90 crossed the median and eastbound lanes before
the vehicle struck a tree in the west ditch. The crash occurred
near mile marker 74. A 64 year old female passenger was
pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was med-flown
to UW Hospital in Madison.
At the time of the accident Grand Marsh Scanner posted on
their Facebook page that there were two patients in the car
one was unresponsive. The other was conscious but unable to
move any extremities. Assistance from Wisconsin Dells Ambulance was requested. Names are being withheld pending
family notification. The incident remains under investigation
by the Wisconsin State Patrol.

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Page 5

Successful
Youth Fisheree
in Mauston

On July 12th, Riverside Park in Mauston played host to the

eighth annual youth fisheree. The Juneau County 4-H Youth
Ambassadors and Walleye North America organized this
event. Children of all ages came to the park and were able to
try fishing in the Lemonweir River off the new pier and dock,
or the riverbank.
The experts from Walleye North America shared their wisdom with the children and gave them helpful hints so they
were more successful with the overall fishing process. It was
a catch and release fisheree, but many of the children were
able to reel a fish in, identify it, and then release it back into
the river. The highlight for many youth in attendance was the
fact they were able to take a brand new fishing pole home due
to the generosity of Walleye North America. This will allow
the children to continue mastering the art of fishing long after
the conclusion of this event.

MANY HELPED TO LICK LEUKEMIA You may have seen the familiar sight of the

Blackhawk 4-H Club members raising money to help "Fight Leukemia", but why do these members do this
every year? In May 1990, Heather Treml, a member of the Blackhawk 4-H Club, sponsored her first and only
"Lick Leukemia" fundraiser. She died that same month after a four year battle against Leukemia. She was 14
years old and had just graduated with her 8th grade class at St. Patrick's school four days prior. Heather believed a cure would be found and she did not want others to go through what she had. She had thought of
the idea of the suckers and the slogan "Help Lick Leukemia". Twenty four years later, the Blackhawk 4-H
Club continues their annual campaign in her memory. This year they stood outside Festival Foods in Mauston,
Martha's Restaurant, and Miller's Store in Lyndon Station. They raised $650.00 that they donated to the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Heather never wanted to be forgotten and the members of the Blackhawk
4-H Club will continue this in her memory for many more years. Thank you to everyone who donated this
year and in the past 24 years. Look for the familiar wooden suckers next May. You are making an Angel in
heaven smile. Above, members pictured from left to right - Heather Hersil, Daniel Senzig, Zach Lund, Annah
Lund, Hannah Hersil, and Maggie Senzig.

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School registration to begin

Mauston School District's Pre K-12 Registration for the
2014-2015 school year will be held at Mauston High School

on Thursday, August 7th from 7:30 a.m.1:00 p.m., and on

Monday, August 11th from 1:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.

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Camp Douglas.
Businesses from the Midwest will have the opportunity to take advantage of two
days of technical training,
networking, selling, and marketing at this year's event.
The conference is for businesses interested in growing
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of Elroy

tHe Messenger oF JUneaU coUnty

July 17, 2014

City of Elroy working toward

goals for the future
By Dianna anDerson

The Elroy City Council meeting on July 8th began with letters from residents concerned about trees that could potentially
be problems for electric lines and homes in their neighborhood. A tree on North Brooklyn Street, which Jamie Ladwig
was sent to check on, the city feels is not a big problem at the
moment. The street department will be checking on trees that
need to come down and follow up with the city administrator.
The Elroy Library has some damage to shingles, it was not
done correctly the first time and now they are coming off of
the roof, the nails were not put in the correct spot to hold them
on properly. The council approved to fix the portion that needs
repairs. Gary OLeary of Getterdun Construction will do the
repairs for 1,260.00 dollars. The Elroy Library owes the city
40,000.00 dollars and the council is seeking payment of
20,000.00 to be paid immediately, the rest will be in increments of 5,000.00 until paid off, or sooner if it is feasible. The
money is from the reconstruction of the library, adding a handicap accessible entry, mold and water in the basement, and the
roof replacement.
The council approved Vierbicher to complete a Certified Survey Map for Bardos and JNJ. Steward stated JNJ Warehousing is the old dairy/creamery right next door to Bardo Custom
Blending. Bardo Custom Blending will be buying the JNJ
Warehousing building and demolishing it and building a new
warehouse and office space. It will be a great addition to the
city and at a very visible location. It will greatly enhance the
downtown, as this is at the northern edge of the downtown
area. The city has offered a developers incentive and will be
applying for a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
grant to assist in the project.
Vierbicher is writing a grant for the Bardo project. The state
has changed the rules of when you can start a project, now that
the sale is complete the grant will be written so construction
can start in August and be done in three phases.
The city is looking at borrowing money from the public funds
of Wisconsin State Trust funds or Royal Bank. At the present
time, the State Trust fund rates are 4.63% and Royal Bank is
at 4.65%. The council will ask Ehlers to continue to work on
this with Royal Bank for a loan of $690,000.00. The matter
will be on the next agenda after more discussion with Royal
Bank.
Jim Garvin will be holding a meeting at the Library on July
15th at 6:30 p.m. for groups that hold events at Schultz Park
to get ideas on how the city might want to improve the park
for the events held there.
The council held a discussion on the budget by departments
for the mid point of the year. So far, everyone is on budget except for the commons, as last year bike traffic was down and
it has picked up this year. Steward will check with Dudzinski
as to what the budget for the commons has to be for the year.

The commons is only open for a short period of the year so

the budget needs to be in line with the time it is in operation.
Council member Jim Garvin asked for action on the building
inspection for 110 S. Main and 209 Academy Street. These are
homes that have not been tended to and the city would like to
remove them.
This has been an issue since I have been on the council and
we need to add some teeth to this issue. I know people have
fallen on hard times but we have been messing around with
this stuff for a while, stated Garvin. Garvin asked City Attorney Bill Jefferson, What do we have to do to have these
buildings razed? Jefferson replied, You need to have the inspector in the home for an inspection, you have to notify the
owners so they can let him in and if they dont cooperate, we
need a court order. He may be able to tell from the outside because they are in that bad of shape. The city is moving forward on both of the homes to be razed and they are also
moving forward on issues that have been ongoing with the
trailer park off of County O. A letter from a resident on County
O was sent to the city about the condition of the park stating
that they were not happy with the out come thus far. The city
will address Retzlaff about the trailer park and will not extend
any more deadlines for him.
The council approved Ordinance 404 and 405, both deal with
firearms and conceal carry laws along with bow and arrow and
crossbows. The Ordinances must be brought up to date with
the State Statutes.
ORDINANCE NO. 404 states:
Amendment to Ordinance 9-2-1 of the City of Elroy entitled
Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Missiles.
The Common Council of the City of Elroy, Juneau County,
Wisconsin do ordain as follows:
SECTION I
Section 9-2-1 of the City of Elroy ordinance is revoked in its
entirety and is recreated as stated herein.
SECTION II - Provisions recreated:
(a) Discharge of Firearms Regulated. No person, except a
law enforcement officer in the performance of an official duty,
shall fire or discharge any firearm, rifle, spring gun, air gun
or pneumatic pellet gun of any description in his possession
or under his/her control within the City of Elroy unless said
persons conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a defense
described in Section 939.45 of the Wisconsin Statutes or unless said person was using force in response to an unlawful
and forcible entry into a dwelling, motor vehicle or place of
business in accordance with the provisions of 2011 Wisconsin
Act 94, provided that this Section shall not prohibit the firing
or discharging of BB guns upon private premises by persons
over sixteen (16) years of age or under the direct supervision
of a parent or guardian.
(b) Bow Hunting Prohibited. Persons are prohibited from

hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow within the jurisdiction of the City of Elroy unless all of the following are complied with:
(1) A person shall be 100 yards or more from any building
located on another persons land unless the person who owns
the land on which the building is located allows the person to
hunt within the specified distance of the building.
(2) A person who hunts with a bow and arrow or crossbow
shall discharge the arrow or bolt from the respective weapon
toward the ground.
(3) This paragraph is enacted pursuant to and in conformance
with Section 29.038 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
(c) Shooting Ranges. This section shall not prevent the maintenance and use of duly supervised rifle or pistol ranges or
shooting galleries or an archery target practice area at a private
residence for personal use if approved by the Common Council, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police, where
proper safety precautions are taken.
(d) Explosive Devices. No person shall discharge or detonate
any dynamite, nitroglycerin or other explosive within the City
without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Common
Council.
(e) Definitions. For purposes of this Section, a firearm is defined as any instrumentality from or with which a shot, bullet
or pellet may be discharged or expelled, regardless of whether
the propelling force is provided by air, spring or other similar
mechanical device, or gun powder.
SECTION III.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 405 states
Amendment to Ordinance 9-2-2 of the City of Elroy entitled
Carrying Concealed Weapons Prohibited.
The Common Council of the City of Elroy, Juneau County,
Wisconsin do ordain as follows:
SECTION I
The purpose of this ordinance is to revoke Section 9-2-2, Carrying Concealed Weapons Prohibited; Certain Weapons Prohibited.
SECTION II
This ordinance reaffirms that the Wisconsin Statutes concerning concealed weapons is adopted by the City of Elroy Code
of Ordinances Section 9-1-1 and all amendments thereby by
2011 Wisconsin Act 35 and the penalties are as listed in said
Section 9-1-1.
SECTION III.
This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication
as required by law.
All council meembers approved Ordinance 405 with one objection to Ordinance 404.

Heritage Manor celebrated tHeir 30tH anniversary in the building at 307 Royall Avenue in Elroy with a family-and-friends picnic supper. The dining room was full as people gathered for a wonderful meal and to enjoy the music. Entertainment was supplied by Peg Schmitz
and Gail Fleming. Several past employees came and shared stories of the day Heritage Manor moved into the new building. Administrator Jo Ann Dettman and
Edgewood Care Center Vice President of Operations, Dave Erickson offered words of thanks and appreciation to all who made this milestone possible.

July 17, 2014

THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

Rain dampers Spring

Street project
by Tasha Mueller
With as much rain that has occurred throughout the first half
of this summer, a few rain hiccups have happened regarding
the Spring Street project in Kendall, but the project is still on
schedule and is doing well.
During the regular Kendall Village Board meeting Monday
evening, a few hiccups along the way due to the rain included
making a few spots soft after excavation. The project is on halt
with the wait of hardening before putting anything over it.
The curb and gutter crew will be working in the next week
or the week after and will be done within one week after starting. Turf restoration will follow, the area behind the curb. The
final stage will be paving. The hope is to have the first layer
on by Labor Day.
Depending on how the road hardens up, the street will receive only one layer of black top, otherwise a second layer
will be put on top if the rain holds up and lets the grade harden.
In front of the elementary school is a parking lot where staff
used to park. In the Spring Street project agenda, the option is
to replace the blacktop behind the new curb and gutter.
The board discussed the option of gaining green space for
the area and to not replace the black top. The good news is
that they will be able to save a little bit of the money on the
project which can go towards the current Thayer Street project.
Members agreed to removing the black top and having green
space instead.
Two new hydrants along Highway 71 were replaced within
this past week and blacktop will be placed over the holes that
were left on the roadway. The new hydrants were part of the
project costs.
Two trees will be cut down, one at a residence on Thayer

New hours for Trail

House Cafe
Kris Storkel and Cortney Bradley, owners of the Trail House
Cafe have great news for the citizens of Elroy, beginning July
21st the cafe will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. everyday and Fridays they will be open until 9:00 p.m.
The change comes in response to customers wanting a place
in town to go for the supper hour, so Storkel and Bradley are
happy to accommodate for the loyal clients who they are
pleased to serve.
The ladies are currently working on a new menu to also include desserts, specialty salads, and cold sandwiches.

Spring Forest Qigong

Karyn Kitigade will be hosteing a free class featuring
Qigong at Healthy Prelude (W9833 Skandinavia Lane) in
Elroy on July 23rd at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
You ask What is Qigong? Qigong is a simple, efficient,
and effective method for helping you to heal physical and
emotional pain. Qigong can be done by all ages and people of
all physical abilities. The movements are slow and gentle.
They can be done seated or standing.
The goal of Spring Forest Qigong is to enhance the quality
of your life by teaching you ways to open your energy channels and maintain balance. With balance comes healing, peak
performance, inner peace, harmony, and happiness.
Everything in the universe is a form of energy. Every cell in
your body is energy. Spring Forest Qigong will enable you to
transform and remove energy blockages in your body.
Please contact Karyn Kitigade for more information about
this free presentation at Karyn@MovingyourEnergy.com or
608-548-6174.

2014 Jett Ride

Please join us to welcome the
bicyclists on the 2014 Jett Ride
Sunday, July 20th 3pm-5pm
at Schultz park in Elroy
About Jett Foundation:
They are a group that rides cross country to
raise funds and awareness for Duchene
Muscular Dystrophy. They
are staying 1 night in Elroy
at Valley Inn. More info on
Jett Foundation:
www.jettfoundation.org

Street and one on the corner of Spring Street. The costs may
exceed $300 for each and will be included within the project
costs.
One additional tree on Ward Street has caused obstruction to
a sewer line and will be looked at being taken down to cost
$1,000 for removal. Cost will be taken from the sewer budget.
New village garbage bags will be available in the next three
to four weeks. Bundles of 10 will be available to purchase.
A housing committee will be formed, as Coulee Cap will still
be giving some control overlooking projects in the future.
Members determined that the village will be advertising for
the Marshal position. The board determined that they would
like their own (one person) to fill the position, for part-time
and salary to be determined on experience.
The second village sign will be making an appearance and
will be complete soon. The first new sign has been installed,
complete with a brick mortar on the bottom.
The next Kendall Village Board meeting will be held on
Monday, August 11 at 6:00 p.m.

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Kendall Music Performance

by Tasha Mueller

Have you ever had one of those days where everything is

going wrong and you really needed a pick-me-up? Mary
Siefert and her Dixieland Band will pick you back up, keeping
tempo with plenty of wailing tunes.
At the Kendall Central Park, youll be able to gather around
the gazebo for a great performance from a nine-member Dixieland Band on Wednesday, July 30 beginning at 6:00 p.m.
with a Dixie Melody.
The Kendall Area Arts and Culture Organization (KAACO)
and the Kendall Lions Club are sponsoring the evenings performance.

Fleatiquing
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NOW OPEN! Tues-Sat 10am-6Pm
331 High Street, Union Center

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Elroy Public Library

by Mary Waarvik, librarian
Well, were having fun now! MaGicEnergy man Bob Kann
put on a terrific show for kids last Thursday. It took the audience a while to figure out that he wasnt a bad magician he
was a tricky clever one. He juggled scarves, tricked the audience and almost poured water on a volunteer, while delivering
a useful message about the value of energy and conservation.
Thank you, MG&E.
Next week our readers can come for events on Teen Tuesday
@ 1, Wednesday Preschool Story Hour @ 5, and Thursdays
Lunch Bunch & Activity times @ Noon. We have already had
one Bingo!
In addition, lots of Lego blocks are being put to good use,
creating our miniature city. Read play build. Fizz-BoomRead. I wonder what will go boom! next?

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Thank You!

Baldwin Rodeos would like to extend

a heartfelt thank you to the Elroy Fair
Committee for all their hard work in
helping us with the Bullriding!! Also a
big thank you to our sponsors and
fans for making the 2014 Elroy Fair
Bullriding a success!

- Sincerely,
Gene
& Leah
Baldwin

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of New Lisbon

THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

July 17, 2014

ChallengeScape comes
to New Lisbon
By eva marie
woywod
The ChallengeScape program started by Olson Middle School Social Studies
teacher, Rusty Schankle, this
year has expanded to be offered in the New Lisbon
School District. At the Monday evening New Lisbon
board meeting, Schankle and
his wife, Stephanie, provided
the board members with a
presentation on the personal
empowerment program and a
brief overview on what the
students experienced.
Rusty explained that six female and six male students
from New Lisbon participated in the outdoors summer
program. The students went
through physical skill development and team building
exercises which emphasized
lessons on learning to trust
themselves and others. In
preparation, the youths went
through vigorous physical
development to prepare their
minds and bodies, including
Iron Man push ups, uphill
hiking, walking rope bridges,
rock climbing, and repelling.

Those lessons then were

tested when the group went
on outdoor adventure trips to
Black River Falls and the
Wolf River.
Like the program in Mauston there is an application
process and students who
complete the ChallengeScape
classes are eligible to apply
for a spot on a summer adventure trip. The first trip for
the program in Mauston was
in state to the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. There, the
group camped on an island.
The 2012 Mauston trip was
through the Kickapoo Valley
Reserve, and last summer
they took them on the Buffalo River in the Ozark
Mountains of Arkansas.
Rusty's experience had
been as a whitewater rafting
guide for 12 years having
completed about 1,100 trips.
In addition to his guide work
he had taught repelling and
had also organized team
challenges through the Upward Bound program in
Montana. It was that background and desire to empower youth that started the

program in Mauston with

campus based classes.
Those classes and the enthusiasm of the students who
participated in them was noticed by a local woman involved with the Advanced
Leadership Program. She approached Rusty to take the
program further. The organization she was with to start a
Boys and Girls Club did not
meet their goal but did have
money to invest in his program if he was willing to take
the kids on a summer adventure trip.
"It started off as a one
week summer school offering for students finishing the
8th grade. There is an academically based application
process from which about 16
students are chosen. It is held
at the middle school for the
most part. Students learn and
participate in: outdoor first
aid, orienteering, team challenges, rappelling and canoeing, Now the program
includes the summer trip
where the students utilize
what they have learned.
Stephanie pointed out that

Waterfest is upon us
Advertise your business,
community or organization, or
have a great time with family
decorating a boat! You could
earn some money too! Just
decorate with items like
Christmas lights, or venetian
lights, costume up and enter
the 15th Annual Touchstone
Energy Waterfest Venetian
Lights Boat Parade! This
yearly event is scheduled for
Saturday, August 2, 2014 on
beautiful Castle Rock Lake.
There will be a $500 Best of
Fleet prize, plus first, second
and third place cash prizes in
two categories; commercial
and residential. Participants
are also entered into a drawing
for additional prizes. Registration is completely free and the

form can be printed off the

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waterfest.
The parade will begin at
ODells Bay, New Lisbon at
sunset, and travel along the
shoreline to Castle Rock
County Park where the grand
finale of fireworks is set off at
10:00 p.m. Splash Waterfront
Bar & Grill on Dakota Lane in
Friendship also does a magnificent fireworks display at
about the same time. The parade can be viewed from the
Castle Rock County Park and
at various establishments along
the shore. Bring a flashlight to
signal the entrants and show
them your approval on their
decorated boat!

Many family fun activities

are planned for during the day
at Castle Rock County Park,
such as a decorated bike parade for the kids and many
other activities. A drive
through the park later that
night will let you see the beautiful display of lights at the
various campsites for their annual Light Your Site contest.
So bring the kids and have a
great time.
This event is funded by local
businesses in appreciation and
support of tourism in our area.
Tourism has a huge economic
impact on our local economy,
so we at JCEDC encourage our
local businesses to take advantage of this busy weekend by
advertising Waterfest specials.

New Lisbon Library needs yearbooks

By trenton streck-havill
It is the mission of the New Lisbon Historical
Archives, situated in the New Lisbon Memorial
Library, to house a complete collection of yearbooks and annuals for the schools and colleges
that have populated the city and its surrounding
townships. It is a task that is sometimes difficult
to maintain. Time plays a key role in what is
available to the archives, and often we must rely
on the work of previous generations to pass on
the historical artifacts of yesteryear. We have
dozens of historical volumes that showcase the
time and effort of bygone generations to preserve the history of New Lisbon, but the further
back we go the sparser the records become. This
is a natural problem faced by any archive no
matter how good, but it is a problem that you
might be able to help us fix.
Right now I am scanning the New Lisbon
High School yearbooks (Wa Du Shuda) and
Juneau County Teacher College annuals (Junco
and Juno-Aire) and adding their information to

the digital database here at the historical

archives. We have a remarkably complete collection of these series but it is far from perfect.
We have no Wa Du Shuda prior to 1929, and
in addition are missing the following years:
1930, 1932 to 1935, 1937 to 1948, 1950, 1987,
1993, and 2005. For Junco or Juno-Aire annuals
we are missing any prior to the 1947 Junco (the
previous name of the Juno-Aire), as well as the
1961 Juno-Aire.
If you or someone you know might have a
copy of one, or more, of these yearbooks/annuals the New Lisbon Memorial Library would
like to add its contents to the digital archive that
will be made available to the public in the coming months. We, of course, would also accept
permanent donations of these missing volumes,
but require only temporary access to each volume long enough to scan its contents and add it
to the digital image archive.
We thank the community in advance for any
help they can provide to keep New Lisbons history alive for future generations.

Rusty and Stephanie Schankle give the New Lisbon School Board an overview
of the summer ChallengeScape program now offered to New Lisbon students.
the program focuses on students who otherwise would
not have such a trip available
to them. "It is for the underprivileged excellent stu-

dents."
Rusty followed up her
statement by saying they
don't want to take students on
trips who just got back from

a long vacation out of state,

but rather those who don't
have the means for such an
opportunity.

Blood Drive upcoming

Throughout the year, Mile Bluff Medical
Center hosts a number of community blood
drives. The events are a partnership between
the medical center and the Blood Center of
Wisconsin - the sole supplier of blood products to Mile Bluff.
Join your friends, family, co-workers and
neighbors, and do your part to help save lives
by coming to the next blood drive at Mile
Bluff. The event is scheduled for Wednesday,
July 30 and Friday, August 1 from 9 am to 2
pm both days.
Each donation made at Mile Bluff could
touch the lives of up to three people in the
community. At this drive, you will have the
option to make a whole blood donation
(which is made up of red blood cells,
platelets, plasma and white blood cells), or
you can give a dual red or platelet-only donation. While a whole blood donation will yield
red blood cells and platelets, it would take
two whole blood donations to equal the same
amount of red blood cells that can be found
in a single dual red cell donation. It would
take six units of whole blood to equal the
same amount of platelets that are in a single
platelet-only donation.

You can help someone in need. Make a

blood donation on July 30 or August 1 during
the drive at Mile Bluff Medical Center in
Mauston. To reserve your spot, call the Blood
Center of Wisconsin at 1-888-310-7555 to
make an appointment.
Requirements for being a blood donor:
* Must be 17 years or older (16-year-olds
can donate with parental consent)
* Must weigh at least 110 pounds
* Should be free of any cold, flu or allergy
symptoms the day of donation
* Must not have had hepatitis after age 11
* Should not have any risk factors associated with HIV or AIDS
* Must know the names and doses of all
medications (most prescriptions are acceptable)
Tips to remember the day you donate:
* Bring along a photo ID such as a drivers
license.
* Drink plenty of fluids prior to and following your donation.
* Avoid strenuous physical exercise until
the day following your donation.
* Eat a nutritious meal prior to and following donating.

July 17, 2014

THE MESSENGER OF JuNEAu COuNTy

New Lisbons vision 20/20

By eva marie
woywod
At the July meeting of the
New Lisbon School Board
Superintendent Dennis Birr
provided board members
with a summary of the district's Vision 20/20 goals and
progress that, to date, had
been made. The summary
presented was created from
the Vision 20/20 Committee
who meets semi-annually to
determine that progress.
This past school year the
school has added many new
programs to help meet cer-

tain goals. For the emphasis

on basic life and work skills
employers have been brought
in to speak to classes. High
school equivalency credits
that have been approved by
the school district and are just
some of the things that have
been added.
To increase community
outreach and awareness in an
effort to build bridges between the school, businesses,
agencies, and residents the
decision to create a Facebook
page for the district was
made, and will soon be implemented. This will be in

addition to current efforts

such as Service Learning
Day, school volunteers, the
PTC and the fitness center
that has been made available
for use to the community.
The district and its staff has
also been working on actively expanding programs
for the gifted and talented.
This past school year that has
included increasing Tech Ed.,
and taking part in Odyssey
of the Mind Catapult and
Western Robotics competitions.
As for Advanced Placement classes the district is

considering English Composition and Literature as well

as Chemistry classes. Upgrades to the athletic facilities have included forming a
community group, and starting the New Lisbon Educational Foundation.
In the area of technology a
Smartboard and/or a projector is being used in every
classroom. The junior high
has a one on one Chromebook initiative and the district has wrote for a grant for
33 iPads for their special education department.
Upgrades to lighting and a

new sound system is slated

for the elementary gym and
multipurpose room.
As for getting students prepared for college and/or career there was a long list of
objectives which included
utilizing the local community
and businesses, visiting the
MATC culinary arts program,
a UW-Oshkosh science preview day and general preview day trips, and on site
school visits from many military and educational representatives.
For the special education
department they worked in a

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more inclusive learning environment with supplemental

help for general education
classes from the special education staff. The also increased aide time in classes.
The summary provided to
the board of the Vision 20/20
plan was a detailed and exhaustive list which included
measures that have already
been made, those in the
process of being implemented, and some slated to
begin soon.

CDBG meets goal for water treatment facility

By steve norling
This months Necedah Village Board meeting opened with
a Public Hearing regarding the Community Development
Block Grant Public Facilities. This was the second meeting
and it was noted that the village has met its matching funds
and the final payment will be coming in August. This grant
was for water and the water treatment facility and was for
$500,000.
In his Police report Tony Heiss reported that he has had
many good comments about having the health department and
the canine unit here during the village wide garage sale. He
also noted that officer Adam Noe has resigned to take a full
time job at another location. A new part time officer has been
hired. The new officers name is Robert Krummel.
In his Public Works report Chris Woda reported that the
summer intern is doing an excellent job and has completed
more projects than were originally set out for him. He also
noted that all of the DNR water and wastewater checks have
been made.
In the library report it was reported that Friday and Satur-

day July 18th and 19th will be the dates for the used book and
plant sale. There will be many books and they are looking forward for a lot of people as the Friends group uses this money
to put on some of the programs that are put on at the library.
Kris Saylor was on hand to explain the Youth Ball Program
and how the money that the village and township provide is
used. Each provides a $5,000 donation to the program. The
program is run by Kris along with Mary Murphy, Pete Lowery
and Tyler Lee. There are eighty-five youngsters currently in
the baseball and softball program; there will be between 150
and 175 boys and girls in the basketball program and fifty or
more girls in the volleyball program. The school provides the
facilities and buses, while the money from the village and
township is used for all other expenses. The board later approved a $1,200 donation for the youth football and cheerleading program. This program is separate from the youth ball
program.
In other items it was noted that the village is under the DNR
limit for phosphorus limit at the water treatment facility. A
claim by Natalie Murphy for rental payment reimbursement

NECEDAH SOFTBALL AWARDS Pictured above are award

winners of the Necedah Girls Softball team. They are: Michaela Horak - honorable
mention; Morgan Kubicek - 1st team; Jamie Bistodeau - Honorable mention;
Vanessa Zipperer - Conference Sportsmanship.

NECEDAH AMERICAN LEGION Tuesday, June 17th the

American Legion Post 277 members Danny Rabold and Jim Grant gave gift bags
to Karla Pierre, administration assistant to the VA, through the efforts of the American Legion Post 277 ham raffle and generous donations from the Tomah Walmart, Best Western Hotels in Tomah, and the Necedah Family Dentistry. Each
gift bag contained a T-shirt, underwear, socks, and personal hygiene items - such
as toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, soap, and shampoo. The veterans were very
happy to receive the gift bags and were very appreciative and say many thanks
to everyone who helped.If you would like to help our military veterans please contact Karla Pierre at (608) 372-1280.
CONTRIBuTED By JIM GRANT

was denied in accordance with advice from the insurance

company. The pile of tires behind the building at 1811 N. Main
Street will be removed within one to three weeks. A company
has been hired by the bank that currently owns the property
and will be doing the removal.
In his administrators report Roger Herried reported that
Camp Douglas Rescue has hired two capitans to do the scheduling and supervising of their services. One of the captains
will be here in Necedah. He also reported that he will be
speaking at the Chief Executives Workshop in Eau Claire. The
workshop is runs from Aug. 20th to the 22nd. Wayfinding
signs have been approved showing the way to the school,
downtown, Lions Park and the library. A map needs to be submitted to complete the project. The fundraiser for the Old Mill
Park took in over $4,000 toward the replacement of the chips
in the playground. The remainder of the Village Wide Garage
sale was also very successful. Getting grass cut and things
kept clean on foreclosed, bank owned property can be very
difficult as there are several legal steps to go through. There
will be a special board meeting on July 21st at 7 p.m.

NECEDAH TRACK AWARDS Above, the Necedah Girls Track

awards went to:Morgan Brown - Most Valuable Runner, Century Club; Kristin
Darnell - Off season Work out Warrior, Century Club, All-Conference 3200; Sarah
Deguire - Teammate Award, Conference Sportsmanship; Sarah Torrey - Most Improved Performer; Not pictured - Cheynne Sterbenz, Uber Iron Women; Morgan
Deguire, Most Valuable Field Competitor, Century Club. Below awards for the
Boys Track Team:Trey Horbinski - Most Valuable Runner, Century Club: Tripp
Horbinski - Off season workout warrior, Century Club; Shayne Torrey - Teammate
Award; Cameron Stewart - Most Improved Performer; Michael Corey - Most Valuable Field Competitor. Not pictured - Anthony Seebruck, Conference Sportsmanship.

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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

July 17, 2014

Wa Du Shuda Rocked
New Lisbon
By Betty waits
New Lisbon knows how to
have fun and they prove it
once a year at the annual Wa
Du Shuda celebration. Last
weekend was no exception as
the festivities began on Friday and ended on Sunday
with the parade and later in
the evening the grand fireworks display, as weather
caused them to be cancelled
on Saturday.
Just a few results that we
have thus far:
2014 PARADE RESULTS
YOUTH
1. Girl Scouts of New Lisbon
2. Cheery 4-H Club
ANIMAL
1. Juneau Co Horse &
Pony Project
ORGANIZATIONAL
1.
East
Lemonweir
Lutheran Church
2. Zor Shriner Midgets
TRUCKS
1. New Lisbon Fire Department
2. Castle Rock Family
ATV Club
ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
CARS
1. Car Quest of Mauston
2. Joe Ennis

The New Lisbon Pool never lets us down with their colorful rockin float.
MARCHING
1. UW Madison Band
2. American Legion
INDIVIDUAL
1. Manthey Salvage
2. Wood Racing
COMMERCIAL
1. Mill Haven Foods
2. Oakdale Credit Union
TRACTORS
1. Dan Neve & Susan
Katzmarek
2. Tara Jo Schwedrsky
2014 Duck Race Winners
1. $1,000 #1194 - Bonnie

Clark
2. $500 #901 - Monica
Groom
3. $50 #188 F&F Seafood
4. $50 #175 - Sue Granger
5. $50 #1149 - Denny
Loging
6. $50 #1268 - Stefan

Hagen
7. $50 #235 - Natasha
8. $50 #697 - Lydia
LaBudda
9. $50 #336 - Mary
Thompson
10. $50 #876 - Cade
Haschke

40 et 8 group had many happy children as they

tossed candy during the parade.

Tiann McGonigle and Emma Bunker were busy selling duck race tickets for Sundays event.

Every type of vehicle seemed to be a part of the parade at Wa Du Shuda in New Lisbon.

Monica Groom won $500 in Sundays Duck Races.

Miss Wisconsin took a ride through New Lisbon on

Sunday to greet all attending Wa Du Shuda.

The fireworks show was cancelled on Saturday due

to severe storms moving through the area. However,
the show must go on and was amazing on Sunday.

A long line of antique tractors took part in the parade

and represented the tradition of farming well.

The Wisconsin Army National Guard took part in the

festivities and were welcomed by a large crowd.

The always popular UW Band walked the parade route and also performed to a large crowd at Riverside
Park on Sunday.

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A Rural Taste of Wisconsin big success

contributed
A Rural Taste of Wisconsin was held at St. Jeromes
Parish in Wonewoc, WI on June 28, 2014. Many were in attendance and enjoyed the sampling.
The beverage section included several microbrews and
sodas. Snapper Verbsky was pouring two of his special brews.
Greg Larson from Potosi assisted with several of his brands.
Stan Gorius and his sons Andrew, Geoffrey, and Eric were
busy pouring and explaining the different varieties. Free mugs
were also handed out. Overall there were over 20 different
choices to try out.
County Market provided 3 flavorful varieties (Original,
Philly Cheese Steak, and Cheddar Brats) for the sausage section. Greg Helgerson also included 3 specialties (Sheboygan
Brats, Italian, and Polish Sausage) all homemade. Mark and
Mike Jirschele along with Bob Bothe had all they could do to
keep up with serving the variety of sausages. The sausages
were skillfully prepared on a wood charcoal grill by Bruce
Halverson, Don Thew, and Greg Helgerson.
Our pizza section included two local favorites (Old Blues
in Wonewoc and Trail Break in LaValle). Everyone had a
chance to try their favorite. Harold Carpenter headed up this
section. Everyone was discussing their favorite and what they
would order when they a chance to visit those two fine establishments.

St. Jeromes Womans group was instrumental by helping

in several areas. They helped fill the several varieties of
cheeses. Darrel Becker was assisting with cheese curds and
samples from a local favorite Carr Valley Cheese. County
Market provided product from Schullburg & Jims Cheese
along with Wisconsin River Meats. Heather Jo Gorius showed
the crowd how to serve toasted Bread Cheese and it was a fan
favorite. There was also a section of homemade salsas, dips
and assorted chips to try.
The Womans Group also assisted with the fun and games
for the youth along with help from the local Boy Scout Troup.
They had ring toss for a 2 liter bottle of soda, Bean Bag Toss,
and many other games. One of the biggest hits of the event
was a visit by John Rick with the brand new fire truck from
the Wonewoc Fire Department. Everyone is a kid at heart
when it comes to exploring something like that. I believe I
saw one of biggest smiles from Dana Rick as she sounded off
the horn.
The Ladies worked hard at setting up the silent auction that
included a great selection of baskets, items, and even a carved
wooden eagle. One of the favorites was the Badger Dog Basket that included (4 Badger Football Tickets, dog bed, chew
toys and treats from the Pet Store in Wonewoc, and Hartjes
General Store in LaValle). Joe Thyne was the lucky bidder and
plans to take his two sons to their first Badger Football Game.
As an added bonus, everyone with a ticket had an opportu-

nity to roll 6 dice with the chance to win $25,000 if all 6 came
up to the emblem of the Knights of Columbus. This event was
sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, American Solutions,
County Market, Hartjes General Store, 360 Sign Shop, and
Old School Construction. There were 400 attempts to come
up with the magic combination and unfortunately no one won
the big prize. Thank you to Rick and Connie Podewils along
with Keith Leis and Joe Lally for helping run this event.
A big Thank You to everyone that attended and help with
this charity event. The first principle of the Knights of Columbus is Charity (Our Catholic faith teaches us to Love thy
neighbor as thyself). Members of the Knights of Columbus
show love for their neighbors by helping our community with
the local Easter Dinner, Christmas Dinner, Food Pantries and
Free Movie Knight. We run Youth Programs like Punt, Pass
& Kick, Free Throw Contest, and Knowledge Contest. We
support local People with Intellectual Disabilities through our
Tootsie Roll Drive. We give assistance to local residents suffering from a house fire along with helping others from Our
State Raffle Charity Fund. We support, both spiritually and
materially, mothers who choose life for their babies. Knights
recognize that our mission, and our faith in God, compels us
to action. There is no better way to experience love and compassion than by helping those in need, a call we answer every
day.

The Messenger
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THe messenGeR oF Juneau counTy

of Hillsboro
July 17, 2014

Library history book makes debut at Musicale

BY TASHA MUELLER
Hillsboro Public Librarys third annual Musicale not only
featured plenty of music entertainment Thursday evening, but
the event additionally featured a new history book hot off the
press. Co-authors Robert and Mary Kretche autographed
copies of their new history books showcasing the growth of
the Hillsboro Public Library from a small collection of books
assembled by the Hillsboro Womens Civic Club to its present
role as a center of social life for the city. After accumulating
stories from newspaper archives, official records, and conver-

sations with residents having knowledge of the librarys development for almost a year, their story is finally being shared
with the public. Proceeds benefit the Hillsboro Public Library,
and a future Drop-In event is being planned to share their
story with others.
A new item on the agenda during the Musicale was an open
mic hour before the scheduled list of performers played in the
lakefront gazebo. Michael Sweeney sang a song from The
Beatles with his amazing guitar playing. Other local musicians performed during the hour.
Emily Stanek is also taking part in the Stand and Be Heard

Anthem Singing Scholarship Contest. Students from across

the country submitted their National Anthem performance
videos to the FMC Agricultural Solutions.
Audience members brought their lawn chairs and enjoyed
the evening of musical performances, with the Warner Creek
Bluegrass Extravaganza rounding out the evening. The major
fundraiser in conjunction with the Musicale is a bucket raffle
sponsored by the Hillsboro Lions, with many prizes being
won. The concert was free, with proceeds from the raffle and
food sales from the Hillsboro Excellence in Education Foundation going to worthy local causes.

Co-authors Robert and Mary Kretche autographed

copies of their new history books

Michael Sweeney sang a song from The Beatles

with his amazing guitar playing.

The Gloria Choir entertained the crowd with plenty

of uplifting favorites.

Emily Stanek sang beautifully to the crowd Thursday evening.

Audience members brought their lawn chairs and enjoyed the evening of musical performances, with the
Warner Creek Bluegrass Extravaganza rounding out
the evening.

Rachel Ray performed many beautiful selections of

songs, with a large round of applause coming from
the audience. Rachel has performed in a wide variety of talented programs and events.

HillsboRo lions Hold annual picnic The

Teams compeTe in Road Rally

Teams of three to
four members followed clues, riddles and puzzles to the finish line, taking part in
the 9th Annual Station 2 Road Rally. Participants were able to embark on new
sights along the beaten path to the final destination at Rockton Bar and accomplished tasks before getting their next clues. Congrats to all teams in this years
rally and next years race just might be harder to accomplish.

Hillsboro Lions Club presented a donation to H.O.P.E. during their annual Family
Picnic at the Hillsboro City Park, on July 7. The club raised funds from the flying
pigs and raffle at the H.O.P.E. Walk, totaling $2,500. From left to right, H.O.P.E.
representatives Vicky Novy and Rozanne Novy, and Lions representatives Liz
Johnson, Doris Skemp, and Monica Stenerson.

Ocooch Dairy to host Annual Farm Party

BY TASHA MUELLER
The hard-working crew at Ocooch Dairy
will be hosting their Annual Family Farm
Party this Friday, July 18.
Beginning at 5:00 p.m., families will be
able to bring their children to the farm, which
milks 550 cows daily and runs 1,000 acres of
crops in the Hillsboro area, and participate in
farm tours, kids games, and a build-your-own
pizza bar, all for free.
Along the farm tour, event-goers will be
able to view a new milk house addition, a new

bulk tank and the start of a new workshop

building.
The event is a special way to promote the
industry and answer questions about what it
is the farmers accomplish throughout the day.
There will be plenty of animals on hand to
pet, feed, and view along the pastures.
Ocooch Dairy Farm is located at E16843
Kouba Valley, Hillsboro. Any questions may
be addressed at 489-2688.
Stop on out and party until the cows come
home!

The Lions entertained three Lions Foreign Exchange students visiting Hillsboro
for a month this summer. From left to right, Lukas Sudek, Czech Republic, hosts
Dave and Lisa Williams; Aino Erola, Southern Finland, hosts Bob and Kara Bothe;
Simon Appelt, Czech Republic, hosts Larry and Mary Anderson.

July 17, 2014

tHe MeSSengeR OF JUneAU COUntY

Charity pull to feature new pulling classes

By Tasha Mueller
To those who have been waiting for
the following years Hillsboro Charity
Tractor Pull Pro Champions Tour, the
time has finally come to begin the countdown to the 2014 event.
The event, which is located on Hwy
33 at the Hillsboro Firemans Park, will
be held on Friday and Saturday, August
8-9 and will feature a few new classes to
the two-day event line-up.
Dozens will take to the two paced
tracks that will include Pull Champions
Tour classes such as the new classes of
Hot Rod Semis, Mini Rods, and 4.1
Limited Pro Stock. Classes that will
make a return appearance, include Super
Farm, 3.0 Trucks, Super Modified,
10,000 Pro-Stock, and Lightweight Superstock.

Crews have been hard at it, trying to

piece together the final components of a
new grandstand that will seat an additional 3,200 people. The project, which
began this summer, will be complete
with a new sturdy grandstand seating
spot and a new announcers box. Additionally, new lighting will add to the setting, which will improve the area.
Pulls start their engines at 6 p.m. sharp
both nights. The cost is $15 per person,
per day and children under 10 are free.
Food and beverages will be available on
the grounds with no carry-ins allowed.
The Hillsboro Charity Tractor Pull has
been named Lucas Oil Pro Pulling
Leagues Pull of the Year four times now
and the team is hoping to add another
award to the already impressive collection. Also, crews will be on scene to tape

all of the live action and will be televised

on MAV TV.
All funds will go towards local charities. Throughout the ongoing years, over
$150,000 has been raised for local residents in need. The number keeps on increasing with roughly 100 sponsors and
generous donations both locally, and nationwide.
There will be five acres of camping
space available with limited areas to the
public. Any questions pertaining to current availability, contact Matt at 608553-9500.
Fans and spectators may visit the website for more information at
www.charitypull.com or by calling
608-553-1528.

A concert that many people may not

know about will be taking to three different stages over the course of three
days, and is located right in the heart of
the rolling hills and valleys surrounding
Hillsboro.
The People Brothers Band would like
to announce and invite you to People
Fest 2014, the worlds best micro fest,
which includes a rustic camping and
music extravaganza.
The concert will take place on August
7, 8, 9, and 10 and takes place at The

Bullpen in Hillsboro. The People Brothers Band is proud to present Cirque De

People Fest. Join many fantastic bands,
including Horseshoes and Hand
Grenades, Natty Nation, The Mustache,
Honest Monday, Dead Horses, General
B and the Wiz, The Uniphonics, Beet
Root Stew, plus many more, which may
be considered The Greatest Show On
Earth.
This year will feature over 40 of the
midwests best musical acts of all genres. Camping, food, kids activities, and
much more will be available on the 330

acres of Wisconsin pristine drift less region.

Tickets are $65 on the weekend of the
event. Special thanks goes out to the
sponsors for People Fest this year. Special thanks include: Deece Productions,
Salvaged
Medium,
Wheelhouse
Whiskey, Stazis Deli, Wallace Farms,
Gronna Interiors.
A number of vendors will be available
for booth visits and have fantastic artwork and crafts for sale. Visit www.
peoplebrothers.com for more information.

Vernon County Sheriffs report: week ending July 14,2014

7/7 Reed Doerr, Westby,
reported someone had struck
his mailbox in the Town of
Viroqua when their vehicle
went off the road. The driver
had left the scene.
7/8 James Jarvis, Coon
Valley, reported a load of
garbage was dumped on his
Town of Coon property.
7/10 Ashley Anderson, La
Farge, was traveling on State
Highway 56 in the Town of
Viroqua. She changed lanes
to pass a parked vehicle on
the side of the road and was
struck by a vehicle being
driven by Skyler Jarrett, Viroqua. Jarrett was unable to

stop, causing damage to both

vehicles but neither driver
was injured.
7/12 Katee Heisel, La
Farge, lost control of her vehicle when she swerved to
miss a deer on State Highway
82 in the Town of Union. Her
vehicle went down a ditch
and through a fence, coming
to rest in a field. Heisel suffered no apparent injuries.
7/12 Steven Ames, Genoa,
swerved to miss a deer on
Highway 56 in the Town of
Genoa, striking a guardrail
and damaging his truck.
Ames was not injured.
7/13 It was reported that a

power pole had been struck

and lines were across the
road on Cedar Valley Road,
Town of Bergen. A telephone
box was also damaged.
07/14 6 reportable car/deer
(other animal) crashes:
Franklin Messegerg, La
Farge, on Highway 82, Town
of Viroqua;
Kevin Everhart, Westby, on
Highway 14, Town of Viroqua;
Calvin Hayes, Tomah, on
Highway 82, Town of Union;
William Kellogg, Viola, on
Highway 56, Town of Liberty;
Roy Wapp, Viroqua, on

University of Wisconsin-Plattville
Among those receiving degrees, with their hometowns
and majors, were:
Kyra Fitzgerald a Environmental Engineering major
from Lyndon Station, WI
Gerrad Frei a Communication Technologies major from
Camp Douglas, WI
James Gollmar a Criminal
Justice major from New Lisbon, WI
Antonina Kenefick a Fine
Arts major from Hillsboro,
WI
Garrett Madland a Animal
Science major from Lyndon
Station, WI
Allison Preuss a Animal
Science major from Elroy,
WI
Syver Rundhaug a Biology
major from Lyndon Station,
WI
Nicole Vlasak a Animal
Science major from New Lisbon, WI
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of Wisconsin-Platteville, visit
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People Fest to feature 40 bands

By Tasha Mueller

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on Highway 14, Town of
Coon.

Contact us at:

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JUST PRESCRIPTIONS!

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The Messenger
page 14

of Wonewoc

THe MesseNGer OF JUNeAU COUNTy

July 17, 2014

Wonewoc Library beautification project

ContRIBUteD
Wonewoc Library received a facelift a few weeks ago. The
stairs, porch, handrails and awning at the entrance to the 1939
portion of the library were removed. Beautiful stonework and
landscaping were added. The old walkway leading to the former front entrance was replaced by grass. Come and have a
look.
Fundraising continues to pay for all these changes. Friends
of the Wonewoc Library had four successful fundraisers this
spring rummage sale at the Legion Hall, Tiara Ball at WCS,
concert and dinner at Club Chapparal, and the Basket Auction
on Old Fashioned Day at the library. They are proud to an-

nounce that there is only $78,000 left to raise. It is not too late
to add your name to the amazing donor recognition plaque
with a donation of $500 or more. With any donation you can
be in the Donors Book. Several memorial gifts have been
given lately. This is a wonderful way to recognize someone
special. See Kim our librarian for details and have your questions answered.
Did you know that the library is open Monday evenings
until 8 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday, the hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. In case you havent discovered, there is also a back entrance to the library with plenty of parking. This is the handicap entrance that we are so pleased to have.

Cover to Cover:
Wonewoc Public Library
BY KIm DeARtH

the Soda Pups are Coming!

lAvAlle liBrAry prizes Trevor Shimniok, age 9, Valerie

Bauer, 6, Kayla Ferge, 9, and Zander adkins, age 7 show off the prizes they won
during last week's Summer Library program at the LaValle public Library. The
program meets at 5 p.m. Wednesdays and runs through august 6.

Lyme Disease support group: Vernon,

Juneau, Monroe, Sauk & Richland Counties
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
at the Hillsboro Public Library meeting room, 819
High Ave., Hillsboro, WI.
Anyone afflicted with a
Tick Borne Illness such as
Lyme Disease, or anyone
seeking to increase understanding of Tick Borne Illness, its prevention, and its
treatment, are welcome to attend.
Any questions regarding
our meeting format, or Tick
Borne Disease may be
emailed
to
garycepek@yahoo.com , or
by telephone 608-489-2725
(ask for Gary), or by regular
mail to this address: Gary
Cepek, S1468 Cepek Rd.,
Elroy, WI 53929
Consider the scope of
what tick bite disease can
do to the body infected by
a tick bite:
A) Co-infection. The ticks
that spread Lyme disease
may transmit various bacterial or parasitic infections that
require their own specific
treatments. Some of these invaders are known as Lyme,
Bartonella, Babesia, and
Anaplasmosis, for example.
B) Bacterial persistence.
Lyme bacteria have evolved
ways to escape the effects of
antibiotics and evade the immune system. Special measures are needed to overcome
these stealth invaders.
C) Autoimmune damage.
Lyme bacteria trigger the immune system to attack and

destroy its own tissues, even

when the initial infection is
gone.
D) Dysbiosis. Treatment of
Lyme disease with antibiotics
(especially long term) can
lead to microbial imbalances
both on and in the body, destroying normal and helpful
bacteria, leading to bacterial
imbalances, and yeast overgrowth which cripple personal health.
E) Hormone deficits.
Chronic infection can disturb

the function of hormone

glands, especially the adrenals, crippling personal health.
F) Detoxification. Chronic
infection and its treatment
may overload the bodys ability to eliminate toxins. Nutritional
deficits
and
environmental toxins can further impair detoxification,
leading to a health crisis that
strongly hinders successful
treatment of Tick Borne Diseases, and leaves the afflicted
person feeling even worse.

Runick Metal Recycling, Inc.

Processing All Types
of Scrap
W9794 HWY. 33
Wonewoc, WI 53968
Local: (608) 464-5552
Toll Free: (888) 464-5552
Fax: (608) 464-5517

Email: runickmetal@centurytel.net

Join us in Celebrating

Alan &
Linda Scotts

60th Birthdays & 40th Anniversary

on Saturday, July 26 at the
Wonewoc Legion Hall
12pm4pm please, no gifts.

Our Fizz Boom Read! summer reading program got off to a great start this past week.
Each session was filled with great books, fun
crafts and awesome experiments as we explored the science that is all around us. Week
1 focused on Scent-sational Science, while
week 2s theme will be Fizz Boom Pop! Kids,
remember to keep track of your reading minutes in your reading logyoull earn a prize
for every two hours of time that you read or
someone reads to you. Parents and teens,
dont feel left out! Every time you finish a
book this summer, we invite you to stop by
the library to enter our weekly drawing.

We want to remind everyone that we will

be presenting a very special program as part
of summer reading this year. Be sure to join
us at 1 p.m. on July 29 for the Soda Pups
show, a magnificent dog act that has been entertaining and educating children of all ages
for 14 years. Five Pomeraniansall named
after a type of sodawill be performing obedience, agility and dog tricks, as well as interacting with the audience. Stick around after
the show to meet Ginger Ale, Sierra Mist,
Squirt, Dr. Pepper and RB (Root Beer) and
take a picture or give them a pat. This show
is guaranteed to be a dog-gone good time, so
grab your friends and come on down!
See you at the library!

3rd Annual Wonewoc-Center Booster Club

Slicing it for Sports

Golf outinG

WHAT: 9-Hole, 4-person Scramble (will play in groups of 4)

WHEN: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Tee times from 7:30am11:30am
WHERE: Spring Valley Golf Course
in Union Center, WI
COST: $160 for a four person team
Cost includes golf, 1/2 cart, food & door prizes.

Reserve a tee time at

Spring Valley today!
**Spring Valley membership special available.
please mail your entry fee to:
W-C Booster Club
C/O Cory Wohlrab
W7620 Hess Road
Mauston, WI 53948
Or pay that day
Drawings: Drawing will begin at 2:00pm. There still may
be golfers on the course. If you win a prize, you can claim
it when you get in. Tickets may be purchased anytime
up until the drawing begins. Need not be present to win.
There will be an award for top place winners. Prizes
and number of winners will be determined by the
amount of paid entries.
**Not to be used in conjunction with other specials

All proceeds will benefit the W-C Athletic Department

July 17, 2014

THe MeSSeNGer oF JUNeAU CoUNTY - CLASSIFIeD ADS

Page 15

The Messenger of Juneau Countys want ads are just $10 for the first 20 words. Additional words are 10 cents each. To place an ad,
call 1-(608)-462-4902, fax to 1-(608)-462-4903 or email to: themessenger@centurytel.net. We reserve the right to reject any ad that
does not meet our standards.

aParTMenTs

aParTMenTs

new lisbon: 1 and 2

bedroom apartments. Includes heat, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer,
dryer and garage. Located on
Allen Road, New Lisbon.
Call Real Estate Management 608-356-5050 or go to
w w w. r e a l e s t a t e
managementsolutionsllc.com
b1tf

elroy: 1 bedroom apartment with large living/dining

area. Walk in closet in bedroom, coin operated laundry,
all kitchen appliances.
Monthly rent is $445.00.
Please call 608-415-1734.
b48-2

For renT: ELROY 2 bedroom apartment $325, 2 bedroom

house
$425.
References, security deposit
required. No pets. Call 608462-5595.
b19tf
necedah: Spacious 2
bedroom rent based on 30%
of income. Available soon
On site laundry, off street
parking.
Call
1-800-944-4866 Ext. 126
Horizon Management Group
is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Equal Housing Opportunity.
b34tf
new lisbon: 1 or 2 bedroom in New Lisbon available now with rent based off
30% of income! On site
laundry, off street parking.
Sunnydale Apartments. Call
1-800-944-4866 Ext 126.
Horizon Management Group
is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Equal Housing Opportunity.
b36tf
hillsboro: 2 bedroom
available now with rent
based on 30% of income.
Private entry, storage, on site
laundry. Some income restrictions may apply. Call
TODAY
608-489-3258
Horizon Management Group
is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Equal Housing Opportunity.
b37tf
MausTon: 1 bedroom
second floor apartment. 123
1/2 Division Street. Includes
heat, refrigerator, stove,
washer & dryer. NO PETS.
$525/mo, security deposit
$525. 1 year lease & references. 608-562-3577 or 608542-0120
b44tf
elroy: 2 and 3 bedrooms
available. Rent based on income. On site laundry, edge
of town, private entry, storage. Call 608-462-5300
Horizon Management Group
is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Equal Housing Opportunity.
b45tf
union cenTer: 2 bedroom apartment with 1 1/2
baths. Central Air, in-floor
heat, fireplace, Jacuzzi, one
car garage with golf cart
garage attached to the back
of the apartment, no steps
one level. Washer/dryer,
micro, refrig, dishwasher
and stove. Monthly rent is
$715.00. Please call 608415-1734
b48-2

houses For renT

Mobile hoMes For
renT: 2 bedroom mobile
homes available in Mauston
area. References and Security
Deposit Required. Call 608847-6159.
b1tf
elroy: Two story house
for rent on Academy St. in
Elroy. 4 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms, attached garage and
workshop. $500.00 per
month plus security deposit.
References required. No Pets.
(608) 462-5066.
b43tf
elroy: House for rent on
Academy Street in Elroy. 3
bedrooms, 1 bathroom,
garage and separate workshop area. $400.00 per month
plus security deposit. References required. Call for availability
and
additional
information. (608) 462-5066
b46tf
wonewoc: 3 bedroom, 2
story home. 1 bath, full basement,
2
car
garage.
$600/month plus utilities.
References required. 608462-8668.
b47tf

houses For sale

For sale: 1982 2 bedroom, 1 bath 14x70 mobile
home. Set up in quiet, beautiful Mauston rural park. 6
walls - rubber roob, car port,
new furnace and water heater.
Garage and two sheds. Ex.
Cond. For information call
847-7671.
b38tf

wanTed
hunTing lease: Respectful and ethical deer
hunter looking for land to
lease west of I-94. Please
call Tom at 414-254-0060.
b48-4

For sale
wood PelleTs: Pure
premium Southern Hardwoods pellets. No scrap lumber, no verneers, no
softwoods, cash and carry
only. For details call Steve at
608-547-4048.
b34tf

helP wanTed

themessenger@centurytel.net
If you have any questions, please call 608-462-4902

resident care assistant (rca)

If you enjoy working with the elderly and in a home like atmosphere we have a job
for you! Milestone Senior Living is seeking full and part-time applicants for our
Resident Care Assistant positions. Applicants should enjoy caring for and giving
support to the elderly in a fast paced atmosphere. Duties include resident personal
cares, medication administration, laundry, housekeeping and life enrichment
activities. We will train according to DHS regulations and Milestone policies.
Great benefit package for part-time and full-time employees. Wage is dependant
on experience. Apply at or mail a resume/application to:

Milestone senior living

504 salsbery circle hillsboro, wi 54634

More info: Phone: 608-489-3932 Fax: 608-489-3970
email: brichardson@milestonesl.com
www.MilestoneSL.com

garage sales

hillSBOrO SchOOl DiSTricT

Notice of Open Positions

EOE

b2eow

elroy: For Lawrence

Brockman at N2349 Overgaard Rd, Elroy, WI 539299407. July 18, 19, and 20
from 10 a.m.5 p.m. Complete household and garage.
b47-2
elroy: July 18-19, 7
a.m.3 p.m. 209 Pfaff Street,
Elroy, WI. Adult clothing,
Silver jeans, shoes, books,
sports gear, tools, lots of
home and holiday decor,
small fish tank, 2 large dog
crates, Gazelle workout machine, 7 in 1 game table, lots
of misc.
b48

The School District of Hillsboro is seeking two part-time paraprofessionals to

work with elementary students under our Title I program which supports
reading and math instruction. Hours for one position will be 7:30 a.m.-12:00
p.m., the other 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Two years of post high school education and experience working with children is preferred. Applicants must also
be willing to take coursework and pass an exam to become highly qualified.
Send a letter of interest and support staff application to Cara Wood, Elementary principal, p.O. Box 526, Hillsboro, WI 54634. You may download the application from the district website at www.hillsboro.k12.wi.us or you may pick
one up at the district office. Deadline for the application is August 1, 2014.

The School District of Hillsboro also has vacancies

currently for two advisor positions:
Drama club advisor Musical advisor
Please contact and/or send a letter of interest to:
Greg Zimmerman, Middle/High School Principal,
P.O. Box 526, Hillsboro, WI 54634.

JOB Fair at leer!!!

Express Employment professionals in partnership with Leer, Inc. is looking
to add top talent to their production team. Leer is the worlds leading manufacturer of retail ice merchandising equipment and walk-in coolers. Leer is an
employee owned company with a rich heritage of producing award-winning
products that are the result of more than 60 years of dedication to engineering
research, quality service and manufacturing excellence.

computer repair. Contact

Dave Heilman 608-4637646
or
email:
dheilman@centurytel.net.
New and refurbished computers in stock. I make house
calls!
b1tf

new era nursery

Techny Arborvitea 2 gal.
Reg $34.89 Now $28.99
Bloomerang Lilac Reg.
$36.89 Now $31.99
All Coralbelles 15% off
All Raspberries 10%
Red Lake and Black
Consort Currants $5.99
Pixwell Gooseberries $5.99
*On sale now thru 7/20*
608-489-3657
www.
neweranursery.biz
b48

Please send any content youd like in The Messenger to:

helP wanTed: Need

Machine operators on all
shifts. Competitive wages,
health insurance, shift and
weekend premium. Apply at
NTM Inc. 113 Railroad St.,
Elroy. Phone 608-462-5066.
E-mail: LCO@centurytel.net

serVices

greenhouse

The Messenger

10 Full-time positions that we are recruiting for:

More

Ads

On Pages

16 &
17

Assembly CNC/machine Operators Break press Operator

Starting Wages - $11.59 to $12.59
The safety & well-being of all
WhaT We value:
Integrity and respect for all
Employee ownership
Constant improvement by all Individual accountability

If you have these qualities please attend our job fair:

Where: Leer, 206 Leer St., New Lisbon, WI 53950
When: Friday, July 18th
Time: 2:00pm 4:00pm

If you are unable to attend

our job fair, give us a call
at (608) 567-0534

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ThE MESSEngEr oF JUnEAU CoUnTY

STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
JUNEAU COUNTY
Live Well Financial, Inc.
Plaintiff
vs
Defendant(s)
ESTATE OF NICHOLAS P.
SANFILIPPO, et al.
Case No: 13 CV 296
NOTICE OF
SHERIFF'S SALE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that by virtue of a judgment of
foreclosure entered on April
22, 2014 in the amount of
$77,154.23 the Sheriff will sell
the described premises at
public auction as follows:
TIME: August 5, 2014 at
10:05 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: Lot 185 and
186 of Whistling Wings Subdivision, Addition No. 4, Town
of Germantown, Juneau
County, Wisconsin.
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
N8931 Mallard Drive, New
Lisbon, WI 53950
TAX KEY NO.: 290122614
& 290122615
Dated this 10th day of June,
2014
/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
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: July 10, 17, 24,
2014
WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
JUNEAU COUNTY
Notice of Setting Time to
Hear Application and
Deadline for Filing Claims
(Informal Administration)
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF:
Richard A. Mislivecek
Case No. 14PR49
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
An application for informal
administration was filed.
The decedent, with date of
birth December 25, 1946 and
date of death April 16, 2014
was domiciled in Juneau
County, State of Wisconsin,
with a mailing address of 318
Lincoln Street, Mauston, WI
53948.
The application will be heard
at the Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, Wisconsin,
Room 2300, before Diane
Mortensen, Probate Registrar, on July 28, 2014 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 filing a
claim against the decedents
estate is September 30, 2014.
A claim may be filed at the
Juneau County Courthouse,
Mauston, Wisconsin, Room
2300.
This publication is notice to
any persons whose name or
address are unknown.
/s/Diane Mortensen
Probate Registrar
June 24, 2014
Curran, Hollenbeck & Orton
S.C.
Attorney Peter J. Curran
State Bar No. 1088923
111 Oak Street
P.O. Box 140
Mauston, WI 53948
608-847-7363
Publish: July 10, 17, 24,
2014
WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
JUNEAU COUNTY
FEDERAL
NATIONAL
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION;
Plaintiff,
vs.
Defendants.
MARK A. COTTONE and
DEBRA A. COTTONE,
husband and wife; and
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC.; and
SUNTRUST MORTGAGE,
INC.;
Case No. 13-CV-97
Code No. 30404
Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than
$5,000.00
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that by virtue of a judgment of
foreclosure entered on October 9, 2013, in the amount of
$235,315.41, the Sheriff will
sell the described premises at
public auction as follows:
TIME:August 12, 2014, at
10:00 oclock a.m.
TERMS:1. 10% down in
cash or certified funds at the
time of sale; balance due
within 10 days of confirmation
of sale; failure to pay balance
due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.
2. Sold as is and subject to
all legal liens and encumbrances.
3. Buyer to pay applicable
Wisconsin Real Estate Trans-

fer Tax.
PLACE:Lobby
of
the
Juneau County Justice Center, located at 200 Oak Street,
Mauston, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: LOT SIXTEEN (16) OF THE PLAT OF
WHITETAIL RIDGE ESTATES PUD, RECORDED IN
VOLUME 10 OF PLATS,
PAGES 40-41, ON APRIL 17,
2002 AT 2:10 P.M. IN THE
JUNEAU COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE,
JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
N7270 Trophy Lane, Town of
Germantown.
TAXKEYNO.:290122690.16
/s/Brent Oleson
Sheriff of Juneau County, WI
ODESS AND ASSOCIATES,
S.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
1414 Underwood Avenue,
Suite 403
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
(414) 727-1591
ODess and Associates,
S.C., is attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will be used for that
purpose.
If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge
in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect
a debt.
Publish: July 17, 24, 31,
2014
WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
JUNEAU COUNTY
Notice to Creditors
(Informal Administration)
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF:
Gaylord A. Fakes
Case No. 14PR48
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
An application for informal
administration was filed.
The decedent, with date of
birth December 11, 1932 and
date of death June 2, 2014,
was domiciled in Juneau
County, State of Wisconsin,
with a mailing address of
N7836 State Road 80, New
Lisbon, WI 53950.

All
interested
persons
waived notice.
The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents
estate is October 10, 2014.
A claim may be filed at the
Juneau County Courthouse,
Mauston, Room 2300.
/s/Diane Mortensen
Probate Registrar
June 23, 2014
William E. Jefferson
State Bar No. 1017600
P.O. Box 86
Elroy, WI 53929
608-462-8271
Publish: July 10, 17, 24,
2014
WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
JUNEAU COUNTY
Notice of Setting Time to
Hear Application and
Deadline for Filing Claims
(Informal Administration)
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF:
Louise M. Crawford
Case No. 14PR52
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
An application for informal
administration was filed.
The decedent, with date of
birth June 8, 1933 and date of
death June 18, 2014 was
domiciled in Juneau County,
State of Wisconsin, with a
mailing address of W9067
Hancock Road, New Lisbon,
WI 53950.
The application will be heard
at the Juneau County Justice
Center Courthouse, 200 Oak
Street, Mauston, Wisconsin,
Room 2300, before Diane
Mortensen, Probate Regis-

trar, on August 25, 2014 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 filing a
claim against the decedents
estate is October 31, 2014.
A claim may be filed at the
Juneau County Justice Center Courthouse, 200 Oak
Street, Mauston, Wisconsin,
Room 2300.
This publication is notice to
any persons whose name or
address are unknown.
/s/Diane Mortensen
Probate Registrar
July 7, 2014
Attorney Ray Feldman
State Bar No. 1009392
P.O.Box 119
Mauston, WI 53948
608-847-6100
Publish: July 17, 24, 31,
2014
WNAXLP

Town oF GeRMAnTown
Town of Germantown
Town Board Public Hearing
Sanitary District 1 Expansion
August 19, 2014
Community Center/Town Hall
N7560 17th Avenue
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Germantown Town
Board will hold a Public Hearing on
August 19, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall/Community
Center for expanding the boundaries of Sanitary District 1 to
include:
Parcel 29012635.1 (6.06 acres)
Parcel 29012656 (51.74 acres)
Legal descriptions are available to view at the Germantown
Town Hall, Monday thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Anyone may attend and be heard or send your comments to:
Town of Germantown
N7560 17th Avenue
New Lisbon, WI 53950
The Town Board will meet immediately following to decide on
the expansion.
Susan R. Ganther
Clerk/Treasurer
Publish: July 17, 2014
WNAXLP

CITY oF eLRoY
NOTICE OF HEARING
DISCONTINUANCE OF STREET
The Common Council of the City of Elroy will hold a hearing
on the 12th day of August 12, 2014 at 6:45 p.m., or as soon
thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers of the City of Elroy, upon the resolution herein described
and will act upon said resolution at said time and place. Said
resolution was introduced into the Common Council of the City
of Elroy on the 10th day of June, 2014, and proposed the discontinuance of the following portion of Madison Street, to-wit:
A part of Elroy Street located between Assessors Lot 152 of
the City of Elroy on the north side and Assessors Lot 151 of
the City of Elroy on the South side, more particularly described
as follows: Beginning at a point on the Southwest corner of Assessors Lot 152 of the City of Elroy and the North line of Elroy
Street; thence Northeasterly along the North line of Elroy Street
to the Northeast corner of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section
33, Township 15 North, Range 2 East; thence South along the
East line of said NE1/4 SW1/4 of Section 33 to a point which is
the Northwest corner of Lot 1 of Block 1 of Messingers Addition
to the City of Elroy and the South line of Elroy Street; thence
Southwesterly along the South right-of-way line of Elroy street
to the intersection with the Northwest corner of Assessors Lot
151 of the City of Elroy; thence Northerly to the point of beginning.
Dated this 25th day of June, 2014.
Mark Steward, City Administrator
City of Elroy
Publish: July 10, 17, 24, 2014
WNAXLP

July 17, 2014

RoYALL SCHooL DISTRICT

Royall School District
Board Meeting
Royall Intermediate School
June 10, 2014
IN ATTENDANCE: BOARD: Present: McKittrick, Trepes,
Friedl, Waterman and Palamaruk.
ADMINISTRATION: Gruen, D. Uppena, S. Uppena, Lankey.
VISITORS: One community member attended the meeting.
A list is on file in the official minutes book.
1. CALL TO ORDER, AGENDA VERIFICATION, PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm,Waterman presiding. It was declared an open meeting. Motion by
Friedl/Palamaruk to verify the agenda as presented. Motion
approved 5-0.
2. CONSENT AGENDA: a. Approval of Minutes from the May
19, 2014 meeting.
Motion by Friedl/Trepes to approve the minutes from the May
19, 2014 regular. Motion approved 5-0.
3. COMMUNICATION: Communication is an open invitation
to district residents to express an opinion to the Board of Education on items that relate to the District. Specific personnel
matters cannot be brought before the Board. The Board reserves the right to set a time limit. No comments.
4. PERSONNEL: a. Kathy Buening resignation-Motion by
McKittrick/Friedl to accept Kathy Buenings resignation with
thanks and best regards. Motion approved 5-0.
b. Haylee Udelhofen, 3rd grade teacher. Motion by
McKittrick/Palamaruk to hire Haylee Udelhofen as a 3rd grade
teacher. Motion approved 5-0.
c. Danielle Hopkins, Elementary Physical education. Motion
by McKittrick/Palamaruk to hire Danielle Hopkins as an elementary Physical Education teacher. Motion approved 5-0.
d. Ed Karwacki, Director of Technology-Motion by Friedl/Palamaruk to hire Ed Karwacki as the Director of Technology. Motion approved 5-0.
e. Ruth Witt, Pep Grant Coordinator contract extension-Motion
by McKittrick/Friedl to approve as negotiated the pep grant coordinators contract extension paid by the grant. Motion approved 5-0.
f. Summer School Contracts- Motion by Freidl/Palamaruk to
approve summer school contracts per administrative recommendation. Motion approved 5-0.
5. BUSINESS: a. New Policy, 831.00 Tobacco Free District
and remove Police 222.00 Administrative Residency. Motion
by McKittrick/Palamaruk to approve new policy 831.00 and remove policy 222.00. Motion approved 5-0.
b. School Forest Position-Motion by McKittrick/Friedl to approve the forest management with fee negotiated at no more
than 10%. Motion approved 5-0.
c. Regular Meeting. Motion by McKittrick/Palamaruk to cancel
June 23rd and July 28th regular meetings and have one meeting on July 7th at 6:00 pm. Motion approved 5-0.
d. Building and Grounds-Capital Improvements. Discussion
only on the budgeted areas that are being completed.
REPORTS: Reports were made.
6. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by McKittrick/Friedl to go adjourn.
Motion approved 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 6:33 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Melanie Benson
Recording Secretary
Publish: July 17, 2014
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ers 4-H
rabbit Showmanship Senior: Stacey Ebert, Brookwood, Hoppy
Trails 4-H
intermediate: Danielle Wilcox, Wonewoc, Wonewoc Badgers 4-H
Junior: Kyle Menn, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
Open Show best in Show-youth: Chloe Denzer, Baraboo
reserve best in Show-youth: Danna Klicko, Baraboo
best in Show-adult: Doug Brown, Norwalk
DOgS JuDgED by: Hillary Bark, Eastman
Junior Show Obedience Pre-novice a gr. 3-7: Deena Degner,
Wonewoc, Wonewoc Badgers 4-H
Pre-novice b gr. 3-7: Adriana Domenech, Mauston, Mauston TNT
Pre-novice b gr. 8 and above: Kierstin Schmid, Mauston, Blackhawk 4-H
novice a: Allison Colwell, LaValle, Mauston TNT
novice b: Stacey Ebert, Brookwood, Hoppy Trails 4-H
graduate novice: Twyla Pufahl, Mauston, Mauston TNT
Outstanding 1st year exhibitor: Mallory Schwartz, Mauston, Lindina Busy Bees 4-H
Highest Scoring Dog: Daniel Domenech, Mauston, Mauston TNT
4-H
Showmanship 1st year: Isabell Kemper, Mauston, Lindina Busy
Bees 4-H
2nd-3rd year: Margaret Martin, New Lisbon, Orange Mills 4-H
4+ years: Kiersten Schmid, Mauston, Blackhawk 4-H
best Jr. Handler: Kiersten Schmid,Mauston,Blackhawk 4-H
Open Show Obedience Highest Scoring Dog: Melissa Brey, Hillsboro
Showmanship best adult Handler: Kayla Menn, Norwalk
Cats Judged by: Jill Helming, Warrens
best in Show: Allison Brey, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Hotshots 4-H
JuniOr Fair nOn-aniMal DEParTMEnT
granD CHaMPiOnS
Veterinary Science: Stacey Ebert, Brookwood, Hoppy Trails 4-H
Plant and Soil Science: Hannah Chegwidden, Mauston, Cheery
4-H
Flowers and Houseplants: Kennedy Ornes, Norwalk, Norwalk
Clovers 4-H
natural Science: Aaron Frisk, New Lisbon, Orange Mills 4-H
Early age: Vanessa Ornes, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
Cultural arts: Emily Blasing, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
Photography: Kayli Chegwidden , Mauston, Cheery 4-H
Computers: Tyler Brandau, Wilton, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
Woodworking: Kyle Menn, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
Mechanical Science: Kalin Marshall, Elroy, Briar Patch 4-H
Foods and nutrition: Adriana Domenech, Mauston, Mauston TNT
4-H
red Star yeast award: Nicole Totzke, Mauston, Wonewoc Badgers
4-H; Twyla Pufahl, Mauston. Allison Brey, Hillsboro

Wilton Cake Decorating award: Mallory Schwartz, Mauston, Lindina Busy Bees 4-H
Food Preservation: Hannah Chegwidden, Mauston, Cheery 4-H
ball Fresh Preserving award: Hannah Chegwidden, Mauston,
Cheery 4-H
beata Franke Memorial award: Allison Brey, Hillsboro,
Hillsboro Hotshots 4-H
Clothing: Kennedy Ornes, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
Knitting and Crocheting: Kalin Marshall, Elroy, Briar Patch 4-H
Home Environment: Stacey Ebert, Brookwood, Hoppy Trails 4-H
booths: Orange Mills 4-H Club, Juneau County
OPEn ClaSS nOn-aniMal DEParTMEnT
granD CHaMPiOnS
Plant and Soil Science: Jean Morton, Elroy
Flowers and Houseplants: Jean Morton, Elroy
Cultural arts: Atley Pufahl, Mauston
Photography: Jenna Menn, Norwalk
Foods and nutrition: Carol Gross, Mauston
red Star yeast award: Kim Pufahl, Mauston; Carole Bradley, Camp
Douglas; Carol Gross, Mauston
Wilton Cake Decorating award: Kathleen Stubrud, Kendall and
Marie Preuss, Wilton
Food Preservation: Kim Pufahl, Mauston
ball Fresh Preserving award: JoAnn Blonien, Elroy
Clothing: Shirley Jensen, Elroy
Knitting and Crocheting: Donna Thomas, Mauston
Home Environment: Shirley Jensen, Elroy

Elroy Fair 2014 Results

2014 Elroy Fair Winners

The Elroy Fair kicked off the Wisconsin county fair season! The
Elroy Fair is a district fair, not just a county fair, and includes entries
from citizens of Juneau County and anyone living in the Norwalk/Ontario/Wilton, Hillsboro, Royall, Wonewoc-Center, Necedah, Mauston,
and New Lisbon School Districts. The open class dog, rabbit, and
poultry shows are open to anyone living in the State of Wisconsin.
Here is the list of champions and department winners for the Elroy
Fair which took place June 26-29.
Dairy JuDgED by: Denise Behnke, Brooklyn, WI
Supreme Champion: Hana Weber, Elroy, Royall FFA
Holstein Champion: Hana Weber, Elroy, Royall FFA
Jersey Champion: Erica Murray, Kendall, Stepping Stones
any other breed Champion: Bridget Cleven, Kendall, Brookwood
FFA
Champion grade Holstein: Allyson Stanek, Elroy, Royall FFA
best uddered Cow: Hana Weber, Elroy, Royall FFA
best bred & Owned-Spruce Cone award sponsored by Joel
Franke: Hana Weber
Champion Holstein heifer: Daniel Walsh, Lyndon Station, Lindina
Busy Bees
Champion Jersey heifer: Elle Horn, New Lisbon, Lindina Busy
Bees
Champion any other breed hfr.: Bridget Cleven, Kendall,
Brookwood FFA
Champion grade Holstein hfr.: Clayton Walsh, Lyndon Station,
Lindina Busy Bees
Champion grade any other hfr.: Reece Franke, Hillsboro,
Syresville Starlets 4-H
Champion grazier heifer: Wrangler Jones, Elroy, Royall FFA
brown Swiss Canton Trophy: Reece Franke, Hillsboro, Syresville
Starlets 4-H
Produce of Dam: Abigail Bradley, Warrens Orange Mills 4-H Club
Dairy Showmanship Senior: Bridget Cleven, Kendall, Brookwood
FFA
best Fitted: Erica Murray, Kendall, Stepping Stones 4-H
intermediate: Daniel Walsh, Lyndon Station, Lindina Busy Bees
best Fitted: Daniel Walsh, Lyndon Station, Lindina Busy Bees
Junior: Lailah Ornes, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
best Fitted: Isabell Kemper, Mauston, Lindina Busy Bees
adult: Jenna Menn, Norwalk, Club Herd
royall FFa Extra Effort young Dairy Exhibitor award: sponsored by Rocky Top Jersey Farm, Mauston, Reed Franke, Hillsboro,
Syresville Starlets 4-H
bEEF JuDgED by: Ann Lindow, Chili
Champion Steer: Elle Horn, New Lisbon, Lindina Busy Bees
reserve Champion Steer: Dawson Miller, Wonewoc, Wonewoc
Badgers 4-H
3rd Steer (auction animal): Bailey Miller, Wonewoc, Wonewoc
Badgers 4-H
4th steer (auction animal): Dravan Robinson, Elroy, Lindina Busy
Bees 4-H
Champion female: Elle Horn, New Lisbon, Lindina Busy Bees
reserve Champion female: Daniel Walsh, Lyndon Station, Lindina
Busy Bees 4-H
beef Showmanship Senior: Bailey Miller, Wonewoc,Wonewoc
Badgers 4-H
intermediate: Daniel Walsh, Lyndon Station, Lindina Busy Bees
4-H
Junior: Elle Horn, New Lisbon, Lindina Busy Bees 4-H
SWinE JuDgED by: Ann Lindow, Chili
Champion: Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
reserve Champion: Bridget Cleven, Kendall, Brookwood FFA
3rd market hog (auction animal): Bailey Miller,
Wonewoc,Wonewoc Badgers 4-H
4th market hog (auction animal): Dawson Miller,
Wonewoc,Wonewoc Badgers 4-H
Swine Showmanship Senior: Bailey Miller, Wonewoc, Wonewoc
Badgers 4-H
intermediate: Dawson Miller, Wonewoc, Wonewoc Badgers 4-H
Junior: Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
SHEEP JuDgED by: Ann Lindow, Chili
Champion: Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
reserve Champion:Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
3rd market lamb (auction animal): Mitch Giebel, Lyndon Station,
Mauston FFA
4th market lamb (auction animal): Bridget Cleven, Kendall,Brookwood FFA
Champion Ewe: Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
Champion ram: Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
Sheep showmanship Senior: Katie Sugden, Elroy, Royall FFA
intermediate: Kevin Sugden, Elroy, Royall FFA
Junior: Trenna Cherney, Wonewoc, Blackhawk 4-H
OPEn SHOW
Champion Ewe: Sydney Cherney, Wonewoc
Champion ram: Dean Sugden, Elroy
gOaTS JuDgED by: Denise Behnke, Brooklyn
Champion doe: Eliza Blasing, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
reserve Champion doe: Eliza Blasing
best uddered: Eliza Blasing
goat Showmanship intermediate: Eliza Blasing, Norwalk, Norwalk Clovers 4-H
POulTry JuDgED by: Joe Block, Richland Center
Junior Show Champion Chicken: Elizabeth Colwell, LaValle,
Mauston TNT 4-H
Champion Market bird: Elizabeth Colwell
Poultry Showmanship beginner: Mallory Schwartz, Mauston, Lindina Busy Bees
Open Show Champion: Nicole Brunken, Wonewoc
rabbiTS JuDgED by: Tim Woodman, Muscoda
Junior Show best in Show: Lailah Ornes, Norwalk, Norwalk
Clovers 4-H
reserve Champion: Payton Auel, Hillsboro, Hillsboro Hotshots
4-H
Champion Market roaster: Deena Degner, Wonewoc, Wonewoc
Badgers 4-H
Champion Market Fryer: Chase Novy, Wonewoc, Wonewoc Badg-

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tHe MessenGer of juneau county

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The Lewis E. Ewers Scholarship is available to students interested in Agriculture and was started by Lewis E. Ewers of
Elroy, Wisconsin. The Scholarship has been available for the
past twenty years for students to take advantage of in the agricultural field. Local students are encouraged next year to
apply for this scholarship.
Below is a letter from the latest recipient of this scholarship
that was sent to Mamie Ewers, wife of Lewis.
Dear Mrs. Ewers,
Thank you so much for awarding me with the Lewis E.
Ewers Memorial Scholarship. This fall Ill head back to UWPlatteville to continue my degree in agricultural education
and soon enter the workforce as an agriculture instructor and
FFA advisor. Im very excited for the next chapter in my life,
and Im very thankful for your support of my dreams.
Sincerely,
Emma G. Heser - Tomah, WI

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Garden Club earns National Award

contributed by
carla von haden
Elroys Hill and Dale Garden Club was recently nationally recognized for its
participation in promoting gardening to students in the Royall School District. The club is
one of the Community Partners working with the School
District for the PEP Grant. Hill
and Dale is a member of the
Wisconsin Garden Club Federation and National Garden
Clubs. National Garden Clubs,
with member clubs in every
state, selected Hill and Dale to
receive its Youth Horticulture
Award. The award was presented by Wisconsin Garden
Club President Sylvia Lowell
(left) to Club President Carla
Von Haden at its recent annual
convention.
Members of the Hill and
Dale Club have presented sessions at the schools Health
Fairs for students in Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Club members have also assisted at after-school gardening
classes in the fall and spring,
and are actively involved in

the summer school gardening

classes and Royalls School
Garden.
Hill and Dale Garden Club
has been in existence for over
40 years and has been involved
in many community beautification projects, such as the
Garden on the City Triangle,
and the new gardens near the
Elroy Historical Museum.
Club members have also
worked with the City and
Elroy Area Chamber on placing planters in front of local
businesses.
Currently at 20 members,

the club meets at 6:00 p.m. on

the 1st Tuesday of the month.
For more information, contact
club President Carla Von
Haden, 608-462-5239.
Wisconsin Garden Club
Federation provides a framework for its 48 member clubs
throughout the state. Its 1100
members work on local and
statewide projects focusing on
horticulture, environmental
concerns, education and civic
responsibility. For more
information,visit
wisconsingardenclub.org

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ROYALL SUMMER SCHOOL PLAYS Recently students in the Royall Summer School "Lights, Camera Action" classes performed their plays
for an audience of summer school students and family members. The kindergarten through second graders did plays called "I Learned My Lesson" and "The Rainbow."
The third through sixth grade group performed "The Three Little Pigs in Fantasyland" and "Twelve Angry Pigs." Penny Zmolek was the teacher of this class and
Hayley Ormson was the student assistant. The left photo is the cast from "Twelve Angry Pigs" and in the photo to the right is the cast from " I Learned My Lesson".

Taking Refuge
by steVe NOrliNg
Berry picking opened on the refuge on July first. I have not
written about it as the berries ripened late this year. The season lasts until August fifteenth so you still have plenty of time
to pick berries. While blueberries are the number one berry
being picked on the refuge, there are many other berries that
are edible berries found on the refuge. Unfortunately many
of the berries are not ripe during the picking season. Here is
a list of the edible berries found on the refuge. These berries
include raspberries, wild strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries, elderberries, cranberries, dewberries, blackberries,
and choke cherries. One thing is to make sure that the berries
are correctly identified and are edible. There are certain
berries on the refuge that are toxic, so be sure you know what
you are picking. The entire refuge is open to berry picking
and there is a one-gallon per day, per person limit on the
berries. There is also a rule against using rakes to pick berries.
Remember not to block gates or traffic when parking your
vehicle. Roadside parking is permitted along with the designated parking areas. All travel within the refuge must be on
foot. As many of you who have been reading this column
since the beginning know, I usually knew what was going on
with the blueberry crop. This year I must apologize, I neither
checked the blossoms nor have I been out to check the berries.
Too many things got in the way this year and I just could not
find time to get out there. There are burn maps available at
the visitor center so you can at least get an idea where the best
areas are to begin looking.
This years summer interns are definitely a great addition
to the refuge. They will be assisting the Adams Summer
School with the first through third graders. They will be
spending four days helping organize and assist with various
nature related activities. On Friday they will bring the students to the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge on a field trip.
This should be a great week for the youngsters.
Kate and Gretchen have each built displays at the libraries.
Gretchen built a display on aquatic insects at the Necedah Library. Kate built a display on North American bears at the
Mauston library.
This past week Kate did an activity at the Necedah Library
called Backyard Fish. This was an activity to teach youngsters how to cast with a fishing rod and to use games to help
them have fun while learning. After a short introduction and
talk on safety she took the six youngsters on a walk to the
VFW Park. There on the grass, she first let the youngsters just
get used to casting, helping those who were having trouble.
Plastic fish were spread out on the lawn in front of the youngsters and they were to cast out and try to catch these fish.
These fish were specially made for this type of fun. Two different games were played and the youngsters had a ball. At
the end of the session each youngster was given a small prize
for attending and participating.
The time is coming very soon for the years second flight
of the Karner blue butterfly. They usually begin flying in the
last part of July and continue into August. Come on out with
your cameras and get some photos of these very beautiful and
elusive butterflies. The best way to see them is to go to an
area where they are known to frequent and just stand very
still. We had one photographer during the first flight that went
out and set up a tripod. He set up his camera with a long lens
on the tripod. If your first guess is that a Karner came up and
landed on his lens, you are right. He had to disconnect the
camera from the lens and put another lens on it so that he
could take a picture of it on his lens. Believe it or not, the butterfly did not fly away while he was getting ready to take the
photo. I never get that lucky, the butterfly would have waited
until I was just focusing the camera after changing the lens
and then it would fly. Thats why it took me three years to get
my first Karner picture. Since then I have gotten many. So go
on out and good luck.
Until next week, See you at the refuge.

An Outdoorsmans Journal

Another Victory for getting Kids Outdoors

by MArK WAlters
Hello friends,
Back in October of 2009, I was bow hunting in The
Meadow Valley Wildlife Area and had my truck parked in a
somewhat remote area. On the door of my truck was a sticker
that had KAMO (Kids And Mentors Outdoors) on it. Little
did I know that Onalaska math and science teacher, Mike
Brown, had seen that sticker and wrote down
www.kamokids.org, which was also on it. I am the President
of KAMO and on the website is my phone number which
Mike called and that is how we met.
A month later, Mike attended a meeting of the Meadow Valley Chapter of KAMO at New Lisbon, joined that chapter and
told us on night one that he wanted to start a KAMO chapter
in LaCrosse.
Back in July of 2012, I met with Mike and a few other people in LaCrosse for what would be the first meeting of the
Coulee Chapter of KAMO. As with the prior four chapters of
KAMO and the next after Coulee (Chippewa, Eau Claire), I
witnessed how hard it is to get enough mentors together to
create a core group and actually make a difference locally on
introducing kids to the outdoors through one on ones and
group events.
This week one of the things that I am writing about is an
event that the Coulee Chapter hosted for 11 kids in the hill
country southwest of LaCrosse, where they taught birding,
geocaching and fly fishing and put on a lunch.
I was just an observer during this event and it was awesome
to watch what was once just a dream in this column
Tim Collins is a retired physics instructor from WTC and
taught the birding class, and in the fall will lead a group deer
hunt and camping trip. I know very little about songbirds and
it was really cool to walk through the woods and listen to the
birds and have Tim identify and tell the kids a bit about each
bird.
My buddy, Mike Brown taught the geocaching class, which
is how to find something with a compass that has been hidden
in a forest or field. Last spring, at our state meeting in Stevens
Point, Mike told us that along with hunting and fishing, the
Coulee Chapter were going to teach kids non-harvest outdoor
activities, and I am 100 percent behind that decision.
The Coulee Chapter received two very respectable awards
this year. One was from the Mississippi Valley Conservancy
and that was the Outstanding Youth Group of the Year
award. The other was from the LaCrosse County Conservation
Alliance and it was their Outstanding Club award.
In a different setting last fall, Dave Carlson did an excellent
show with these guys where they were teaching kids how to
duck hunt on the Mississippi River. That show is on our website and it is truly entertaining.
Today, a potential KAMO mentor Jim Getter, who is a retired restaurant owner from Stevens Point, and now is a troutfishing guide for the Driftless Angler, taught these kids how
to fly fish and I was very impressed with both Jims skills and
his ability to work with kids.
Each year, I have to make a decision on who will be the recipient of The Presidents Award for what I see as one of the
most active people in KAMO, that makes a difference on a
broad scale. This past year, Mike Brown shared that award
with Jim Kurz, who is our State Secretary and seems to be
constantly doing something with kids in the Ladysmith area

(Indianhead Chapter).
On the 12th of July the Northwoods Chapter (Florence)
will be hosting their annual Hooked on Fishing event where
they provide a day of fishing, a lunch, and a pole for each kid
that shows up to take home.
On July 21st, at my hometown high school of Poynette, in
the lunch room at 7:00 p.m. several of us will be hosting an
informal get together to start what I believe will be KAMOs
8th chapter or possibly 9th as we are working on another one
in Green Bay, where they are having their second meeting on
the 14th.
I will be at Poynette and hope to see a bunch of friends and
family as well as new friends.
Folks its happening, KAMO is going to become a force in
getting our Wisconsin kids back into the outdoors, we need
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THE MESSENGER OF JUNEAU COUNTY

July 17, 2014

HATCH
HAPPENINGS

FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATED IN MAUSTON

Mauston's celebration of Independence Day was

held on Saturday, July 5, starting with the Annual
Firemen's Chicken BBQ which sold out within just a
few hours. Later in the afternoon and behind St.
Patrick's School, the department sponsored children's games. The day came to a rocking end at Veteran's Memorial Park (fairgrounds) where just before
sunset, young vocal students of JP Olson entertained
the crowd along with guitarist Kyle Roberts. The
Community Choir then took the stage for three songs
ending with the Star Spangled Banner - as they hit
their last note the sky filled with fireworks. Pictured
here, Prior to Saturday's fireworks in Mauston guitarist, 16 year old Kyle Roberts, plays for the crowd
gathered at Veteran's Memorial Park.
EVA MARIE WOYWOD PHOTO

It is race time! Oh, were you

thinking cars? No, its not
cars but worms! Join us at
Riverside Park on Saturday,
July 19th for an exciting,
nail-biting event. We supply
the worms and the tracks--we want to make sure no
one is training their worms
on the side or pumping
them up! Just come to
Riverside Park, get registered and then choose your
worm. I always buy the very
fastest racing wormsand
the race will begin at 11:00
a.m. Winner of the fastest
worm will receive a trophy
and second and third
places a ribbon. All participants will get gummy
worms for participating so
no one goes away emptyhanded. You wont want to
miss this! Be sure to join us
on Thursday, July 24th at
6:00 p.m. for an entertaining
program by Rich Baumann.
Rich has a wonderful musical program with plenty of
audience
participation.
Along with guitar and fiddle,
Rich plays the mandolin,
banjo, autoharp and several
more unusual instruments.
It will be fun for the whole
family! A big thank you goes
out to Ranger Kate from the
Necedah Wildlife Refuge for
presenting an awesome
program on arthropods for
our Red Hot Readers group
last week. Dont forget--we
are still having our Game
Nights the second Wednesday of each month 4:00-6:00 p.m. Jason Huggins of the BlueZone in Elroy brings some great Xbox 360 games that everyone will enjoy. No registration is necessary. Adults havent been left out this summer! Anyone ages 16 and older may
pick up a Literary Tic-Tac-Toe Card at the front desk. Turn in a completed card by August 1st for entry in the Grand
Prize Drawing. Its Fizz, Boom Read so have a blast this summer! Pictured above is Zeb Theisen with Nancy Zolkowski
and one of the Soda Pups, a group of Pomeranians (all named after a type of soda) who perform tricks for the crowd.
PHOTO BY DEBBY ENNIS