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Fire started early Saturday morning
at the Zak home in Little Black, no
injuries reported from the blaze
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Home destroyed
Town of Little Black resident Mike Zak is homeless following an early morning fire
Saturday which left his Elm Ave. residence severely damaged. According to Stetsonville Fire Chief Mike Danen, the fire started in an entryway at the south end of the
building. No injuries were reported.
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Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 15 for:
Dorothy Dodie Hodge
Carol Mae Zinkowich
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rather than giving it all at once in January.
Aldermen approved giving city employees a
1.5 percent pay raise starting January 1 and
an additional 1.5 percent pay raise
in July. While this amounts to
slightly more than a three
percent raise for the year,
the actual budget impact
is under three percent because of the lower amount
paid for the first six
months.
Following the July pay
increases, the pay will range
from a low of $15.77 for the
clerical three position to
$50.26 per hour at the top of
the scale for the combined
wages
g of the city coordinator/director of public works ($37.02
($37.0 for DPW and $13.24 for the
coordinator). Th
The average hourly rate for the
citys 23 non-un
non-union employees is $27.15. This
includes public works, electric utility, city hall
clerical staff, th
the police chief, sergeant and a
non-union polic
police officer.
In other wa
wage related action, aldermen
voted to reduce the $3,000 additional money
coordinator John Fales for work
paid to city coo
utility to $1,500 for 2016 with it
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to be eliminated entirely in 2017. The city had
additional money for having to take
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city council set the amount of
contributions to be made to
employee insurance premiums. The city portion of the
health insurance premium
will be 87.25 percent with the
employees paying 12.75 per-
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Worship service at
Perkinstown church
Worship service at
St. Marys church
A worship service will be held Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Marys Polish
National Catholic Church in Lublin.
Community Calendar
The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5
p.m. on Tuesdays.
Gamblers Anonymous Meetings
Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and
locations.
Sunday, Dec. 13
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Monday, Dec. 14
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weighin 5:15 p.m. Meeting 6 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
High and Low Impact Step Aerobics Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7
p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,
W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings.
American Legion Auxiliary 519
Christmas Party 12:30 p.m. Legion
Clubhouse, 224 N. Powell, Stetsonville.
Medford VFW Meeting 7 p.m.
VFW Clubhouse, 240 S. Eighth St. (Hwy
13), Medford.
Sworn in
Manager of Post Ofce operations Gary Gutowski (right) administers the oath of
ofce to new Medford postmaster Travis Severson. Severson has been the interim
postmaster since July with the promotion becoming ofcial in November.
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Medford Rotary Club Meeting
Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe
& Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford.
Information: 715-748-0370.
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Information: 715-512-0048.
Stroke Support Group 1-2 p.m. Aspirus Medford Hospital, 135 S. Gibson St.,
Medford. Details: 715-748-8875.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Womens Empowerment Group
Meeting 6-7 p.m. Information: Stepping Stones 715-748-3795.
Brain Injury Support Group Meeting 6:30 p.m. Town of Hill Town Hall.
Information: 715-767-5467.
American Legion Auxiliary 274
Meeting 6:30 p.m. Legion Clubhouse,
727 McComb Ave., Rib Lake.
Thursday, Dec. 17
Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting
Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Information: 715-748-3237.
Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Friday, Dec. 18
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
Storytime Fridays 10:30 a.m.
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400
N. Main St., Medford. Activities include
stories, songs and snacks. Children age
2-3 and their parents or caregivers meet
for 20 minutes in the big conference
room. Children age 4-5 meet for 30 minutes in the small conference room while
their parents or caregivers remain in the
library. Storytime does not meet when
Medford Public Schools are closed.
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April 23, 2015
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The Friends of the Downtown recently presented a donation of $5,000 to organizers of Hueys Hideaway Childrens Museum. According to board member Jesse Lukewich, renovation work to convert the downtown Medford building to the museum will
begin later this winter. Pictured in front of the building that will become the museum
are Dave Zimmerman, Melissa Heinecke and Laura Holmes of the FOTD, Lukewich
and Allie Ranum of Hueys Hideaway, Jeff Miller and Marilyn Miller of FOTD.
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With lingering warm weather in the region, anglers are cautioned to watch for changing ice conditions as they venture onto area lakes.
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and the construction of more off-street parking at Medford Area Middle School, Lange says he supports the second referendum question regarding the pool at the high
school. That is something that needs to be done, he said
of the pool referendum which includes replacing corroded pipes and other long-term repairs to keep the current
pool in operation.
Lange also raised questions about the appropriateness
of the district handing out a list of job duties for school
board members. He said a district employee suggested he
may not wish to run after reading copies of the policies
listing school board member responsibilities.
Last month, members of the districts policy committee had a routine review of the board member responsibilities section of the districts policy manual. At that
meeting, members directed that copies of the pertinent
policies be given to people as they take out nomination
papers so that they may be aware of what they are potentially getting involved with in regard to duties.
Lange said he looked at it as a way to discourage
people from running for office and said he has been in
contact with the Wisconsin Government Accountability
Board, which oversees elections, voicing his concern.
He said a better option would be for the district to give
those interested in running for school board a copy of the
entire policy manual rather than just selected portions.
The Medford school district has several hundred pages
of policies.
Jeff Lange
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Prior to earning his medical degree, he provided emergency medical care as a paramedic with Mayo Medical
Transport for 14 years.
Dr. Bratulich, his wife, and
daughter enjoy spending time
outdoors hiking, camping,
and going on walks. Gardening, cooking, and watching
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournaments are
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interests. He also likes building and fixing things with
his hands. Tired of being a
Vikings fan, hes enjoying
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Family Medicine physician Dr. Keith Bratulich recently began seeing patients at Aspirus Phillips and Rib
Lake Clinics and caring for residents of Aspirus Pleasant View in Phillips. He also continues to see patients
at Aspirus Medford Clinic where hes provided primary
care services since July 2015.
A doctor since 2012, Dr. Bratulich is devoted to providing exceptional health care to people of all ages, from
newborns to the elderly. His special interests include
chronic medical conditions, childrens health, and
womens health.
Dr. Bratulich earned his bachelors degree in human
biology/chemistry from Minnesota State University
in Mankato, Minn., and his medical degree from Ross
University School of Medicine in Roseau, Dominica. He
completed his residency in Family Medicine at Mercy
Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He is a member of
the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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Each dot on this map represents a parcel of managed forest land, note the heavy
concentration in western Lincoln County and elsewhere in the region.
only 25 percent of what those not enrolled
in the program pay. That change capped
the amount of land to be withdrawn at
160 acres. The intent was to allow small
private landowners to get a break, while
keeping large tracts of industrial-owned
forestland open to the public. Instead,
what has happened in some places is larg-
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I I think it is a really good thing to have this building back in use and have more
opportunities for our residents to have access to banking business
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Driving lessons
Adam Swedlund (l. to r.), Macy Athanasiou, Easton Ackerman, Ella Ackerman and Evelyn Faude were ringing
bells on Dec. 7 for The Salvation Army kettle at County Market in Medford.
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Ribbon cutting
Flanked by Gilman village president Bill Brenenman to the left and general contractor Norm Mudgett of Mudgetts Construction to the right, Mary Henrichs, president/CEO of Peoples Choice Credit Union cuts the ribbon to
officially open the new Gilman branch office. The office (photo, left) fills a previously vacant downtown building
on Main St. in Gilman.
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Burzynski was looking at retiring and looking at mering with us so that we could continue a credit union
here, Henrichs said.
We wanted to broaden ourselves into more communities and get more communities involved in the
credit union, said PCCU board chairman Tom Judnic.
He noted Gilman is an anchor community in the region
and from there he looked to springboard into other communities in the region.
Henrichs explained the decision to go with a full
branch, versus just a satellite office in Gilman was done
to provide better service for members. We wanted to go
with a full branch because we had quite a few members
from this area already and we wanted to expand the
product and services we could offer here, she said. We
felt having a physical branch location would allow us
to provide those products and services to more people
than we did before, such as people who did not normally
travel over to Medford for their financial needs. It gave
them the opportunity so that we could serve them here.
She said PCCU offers a full line of financial services
including online banking, bill pay, a full line of loan
products includes fixed rate in house real estate lend-
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ing, member business loans and short in the future to opportunities to expand
term payday alternative loans (PAL). into other communities, but this was a
She said they also offer a number of other good start with a small credit unions and
something we can learn from and continservices in the credit union family.
I think there is a need for it here, ue to grow, she said.
Adding to excitement of opening a new
Judnic said of he credit unions services.
According to Henrichs, the Gilman branch, is the credit unions ongoing celbranch offers extended hours to serve ebration of its 75th anniversary. We are
member needs. The branch is open from very blessed not only celebrate 75th year
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thurs- but add on, Henrichs said. It is truly
day, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and wonderful we were able to do that.
In deciding to renovate an existing
from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. To
start, loan officers from the Medford of- building rather than build new, Judnic
fice will be in Gilman on Tuesdays and noted time and cost were major factors.
Wednesdays and by appointment to serve There wasnt time to build a new buildGilman area members. In addition, even ing, he said. In addition, he said renovatwhen a loan officer is not at the branch, ing a building allowed them to be more
members will be able to come in and start cost effective with the added benefit of
the loan process and have it serviced being right in the downtown.
He invites people from throughout
through the Gilman branch. As loan
volumes pick up we look forward to hav- the area to stop in and check out the
ing a lender based fulltime in Gilman, new PCCU branch office. We are here to
serve the people, he said. Everyone is
Henrichs said.
She said with the number of people welcome to stop in and just say hi and see
who live or work in different parts of the what we have to offer.
I think it is a really good thing to have
county, having the flexibility to do their
financial business either in Medford or this building back in use and have more
opportunities for our residents to have
Gilman is a benefit.
She noted PCCU already had a strong access to banking business, said Bill
presence with a number of members in Breneman, Gilman village president. It
western Taylor County and opening a is nice to see the growth and expansion of
branch office in Gilman will help the Peoples Choice to include Gilman.
Breneman agreed that Gilman is an
credit union better service those members. It is a great opportunity, I am very anchor for all of Western Taylor Counexcited about going into Gilman, it is a ty. I always like to think of Gilman as
a community rather than just as a vilwonderful community, Henrichs said.
Credit unions are member-owned fi- lage because there is so much rural area
nancial institutions with all members around this, he said. This can be the
getting a vote at the annual meeting to de- center of the whole area and help draws
termine who is on the board of directors. people into town.
I think it is amazing and am really
Following the merger, PCCU has assets
of about $31 million. The state regulates excited by this, said Sue Breneman who
the field of membership for credit unions. represents the Gilman area and a large
Henrichs notes PCCU membership is portion of the western county on the Tayopen to anyone who lives or works in lor County board and is also a member of
Taylor, Clark, Chippewa,
Rusk and Price counties.
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major benefit of the Gilman
office is to be able to better
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NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-CV-58
CitiFinancial Servicing LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Patricia K. Stumpner a/k/a
Patricia Stumpner, Wells Fargo
Financial Pennsylvania, Inc.
f/k/a Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance Pennsylvania, Inc.
and Taylor County Clerk of Circuit Court
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 21, 2015 in the amount of
$63,542.01 the Sheriff will sell
the described premises at public
auction as follows:
TIME: January 5, 2016 at
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the sheriff at
the sale in cash, cashiers check
or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks
cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashiers
check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the courts
confirmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: PARCEL OF
LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST
QUARTER
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City of Medford
Notice of Newly Enacted
Ordinance(s) and/or Resolution(s)
Please take notice that the City of Medford, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, enacted the following legislation on
December 1, 2015:
Resolution #1788 that establishes the 2016 (2015
taxes collected in 2016) municipal tax rate as follows:
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County ........................................ 0.0087631929
City.............................................. 0.0077080147
Medford Area School District ...... 0.0093303475
VTAE........................................... 0.0013948121
Subtotal - Gross Mill Rate ........... 0.0273840676
State Tax Credit .......................... (0.0012706997)
2016 Municipal Net Mill Rate ...... 0.0261133679
The full text of Resolution #1788 may be obtained from
the Medford City Clerks Office, 639 South Second Street,
Medford, WI 54451. The Clerks phone number is (715)
748-1181.
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Notice of Public
Informational Meeting
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Village of Lublin
Notice of Public Budget Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at the Village of Lublin Town
Hall, a public hearing on the proposed budget of the Village of Lublin will be held. The proposed budget in detail
will be posted at the Village of Lublin Town Hall.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, December 28, 2015, immediately following the completion of the
Public Hearing on the proposed 2016 budget which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall of the Village of Lublin,
a Special Town Meeting of the electors called pursuant to
Section 60.12(1) of the Wisconsin Statutes by the town
board for the following purpose will be held:
1. To adopt the 2015 town levy to be paid in 2016 pursuant to Sec. 60.10(1)(a) of Wisconsin Statutes.
DATED this 8th day of December, 2015.
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ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Mead & Hunt, Inc., consulting engineers and
the County of Taylor will host a Public Informational Meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., at the
Taylor County Highway Department office, 209 North 8th
Street, Medford, WI.
The proposed project consists of improving the approaches and replacing the existing deck and railing on
structure (P-60-0916), a single span pre-stressed concrete girder bridge on CTH O over the Black River. The
bridge is located in the city of Medford and town of Little
Black, approximately 0.8 miles west of STH 13, in Sections 34, T31N R01E and Section 2, T30N R01E. CTH
O will remain open during construction and with the work
being completed in stages. The total project length is not
anticipated to exceed 600 feet.
The purpose of this meeting is to solicit public input
on the preliminary design for this project. Persons with
a concern for or knowledge about historic buildings and
structures and archaeological sites are encouraged to attend this meeting or provide comments to Taylor County
or Mead & Hunt.
The meeting location is handicap accessible. The
hearing impaired can contact Mead & Hunt by e-mail or
call through the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay
System at (800) 947-3529 to request an interpreter if they
plan to attend the meeting.
Persons who cannot attend this meeting but have
questions or wish to voice their opinions and/or concerns,
may contact the following:
Mr. Jay Wheaton, P.E., Project Manager
Mead & Hunt, Inc.
750 Third Street North
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
(608) 784-6040
email: jay.wheaton@meadhunt.com
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collaboratively with
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port
parents to challenge and
b. Good News
support all individuals to
c. Legislative Update
achieve success.
Consent Agenda
Consideration of:
1. Approval of Agenda
2. Secretarys Report
a. Approval of the Regular Board of Education Meeting Minutes from November 19, 2015 (open and
closed)
3. Treasurers Report
a. Voucher Checks
b. Treasurers Report
4. Approval of Personnel Report
a. Resignations
b. Recommendations for Employment
c. Staffing
5. Approval of Simek Recreation Center Requests
Regular Business
1. Discussion of Referendum
2. Food Service Program Update
3. Consideration of Possible Board Resolutions
4. Consideration of Financial Audit
5. Consideration of Budget and Finance Issues
a. 2016-17 Budget Parameters and Deficit
6. Consideration of Board Policy Adoption and Deletion:
a. For Second Reading Adoption: BBFA Board Member Conflicts of Interest, BCB Board Officers, BCD
Board-Administrator Relationships, BCF Advisory
Committees to the Board of Education, BCG School
Attorney, and GBE Staff Health and Safety
b. For First Reading: BCH Consultants to the Board,
BD School Board Meetings, BDC Closed Session,
IIB Class Size, RVA-IIB School and Class Size,
RVA-IKE Promotion Criteria K-8, RVA-IKF Graduation Requirements, and Co-Curricular Code of
Conduct
c. Review and Consideration: EEA Student Transportation Services, JECBD School Open Enrollment,
RVA-JECBD School Open Enrollment, Professional
Staff Handbook - Section 6.2 - Health Insurance,
Support Staff Handbook-Section 6.10 - Retirement
Benefits & Recognition, and Specific Staff Handbook - Section 6.10 - Retirement Benefits & Recognition
7. Consideration of WASB Delegate Assembly Resolutions
Contemplate Adjourning to Closed Session
Under Wisconsin Statutes to discuss:
1. Consideration of Purchase of Property [19.85(1)(e)]
2. Personnel Evaluation/Consideration of Staff for Continued Employment [19.85(1)(c)]
a. Probationary / Other Staff
b. Non-Probationary Staff
c. Co-Curricular, Advisor and Coaching Staff
d. Administrative Staff
3. Consideration of 201617 Administrative Contracts
4. Consideration of Employment, Promotion and Performance Evaluation of Employee [19.85(1)(c)]
Reconvene Into Open Session
The Board will reconvene into open session at approximately 8:00 p.m. (if necessary) to take action on selected
matters.
Adjourn
Copies of this agenda were sent to The Star News,
WKEB/WIGM Radio, Medford Area Public Schools and
posted at the District Office on Monday, December 7,
2015.
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Court proceedings
Pleas entered
Forfeitures
Mindy L. Weiler, 27, Medford, pled guilty to operating while revoked and forfeited a fine and costs of $831.
She was ordered to provide a DNA sample to the Taylor
County Sheriffs Department.
Weiler also pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle
without insurance and forfeited $200.50.
Jesse R. Rinehart, 21, Medford, pled no contest to
operating while under the influence-second offense. He
was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail; pay a fine and costs
of $1,611; his drivers license was revoked for 13 months;
an ignition interlock device (IID) is to be installed on
his vehicle for one year and he is to comply with an alcohol and drug assessment and any recommendations.A
charge of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC)-second offense as dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Rinehart also pled no contest to hit-and-run of property adjacent to a highway and forfeited $263.50.
A charge of failure of operator to notify police of an
accident against Rinehart was dismissed.
Joseph M. Fechhelm, 21, Medford, pled no contest to
to counts of disorderly conduct and forfeited costs of
$486.
Probation ordered
Public notices
City of Medford
Common Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called the
meeting to order with the following members present: Dave J.
Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg
Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski,
Jim Peterson, Dave Roiger,
Mike Bub, and Clem Johnson.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, and City Coordinator/
Public Director John Fales. City
Attorney Courtney Graff was an
excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitor present was Brian Wilson-Star News.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson
Kraschnewski
began the meeting by leading
the group in the reciting of the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compliance
Mayor Wellner announced
that this was an open meeting
of the Common Council. Notice of this meeting was given
to the public at least 24 hours in
advance of the meeting by forwarding the complete agenda
to the official City newspaper,
ATTENTION
2016 Municipal
Net Mill Rate ...... .0261133679
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
Roiger-Yes; Bub-Yes; JohnsonYes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried.
Mayoral Appointment
2016-2017 Election Board
In accordance with Wisconsin
Statute 7.30(1), Mayor Wellner
submitted the following names
for the Citys Election Board. The
new Boards term will begin January 1, 2016 and end December
31, 2017: District 1 (Wards 1
& 2): Jan Smith-Chief Inspector/Special Voting Deputy, Arlene Brusten-Alternate Inspector, Christine Finkler-Inspector,
Brenda
Hedlund-Inspector,
Marvel Lemke-Alternate Inspector, Kathy McMurry-Alternate
Inspector, Jean Nurenberger-Inspector, and Shirley Sloniker-Inspector/Special Voting Deputy.
District 2 (Wards 3 & 4): Mary
Beth Bormann-Inspector, Mary
Felix-Inspector, Maggie Gebauer-Inspector, Wanda LietzkeInspector, and Patricia MertensInspector. District 3 (Wards 5
& 6): Barbara Grant-Alternate
Inspector, Marcia GrissmanInspector, Aggie Mertens-Alternate Inspector, Joyce Peterson-Alternate Inspector, Laurie
Peterson-Alternate
Inspector,
Lorna Spreen-Inspector, and
Becky Tlusty-Alternate Inspector. District 4 (Wards 7 & 8):
Barbara Born-Inspector, Elizabeth Emmerich-Alternate Chief
Inspector, Kay Ludwig-Inspector, Louise Paul-Inspector, and
Mary Williams-Inspector.
Johnson
moved,
Kraschnewski seconded a motion to
ratify Mayor Wellners appointments to the Citys 2016-2017
Election Board as listed above.
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
Roiger-Yes; Bub-Yes; JohnsonYes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried.
Mayoral Appointments Joint City/Rural Fire Commis-
sion-City Members
Mayor Wellner would like to
re-appoint the following individuals to serve as the Citys representatives on the Joint City/
Rural Fire Commission for a
one-year term that begins January 1, 2016 and ends December 31, 2016: Brenda Hedlund,
Clem Johnson, Al Leonard,
Scott Mueller, Arlene Parent,
and Scott Perrin.
Kraschnewski moved, Peterson seconded a motion to
ratify the Mayors appointments
of Brenda Hedlund, Clem Johnson, Al Leonard, Scott Mueller,
Arlene Parent, and Scott Perrin
to serve a one-year term that begins January 1, 2016 and ends
December 31, 2016 as City
representatives on the Medford
Area Fire Commission. Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; ParentYes; Knight-Yes; KraschnewskiYes; Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0
No) Motion Carried.
Coordinators Report
The City Coordinators report
is as follows: (1) An update on
public works projects was given.
(2) An update on electric utility
projects was given. (3) Public
Works employee Jody Kellnhofer has received his operators
certification, and will receive a
$.35 pay increase.
Communications from the
Mayor/Upcoming Events
December/January
Meeting Schedule The December/
January meeting schedule was
distributed.
Notice of Spring Election At
an election to be held in the City
of Medford on Tuesday, April 5,
2016, the following offices are to
be elected to succeed the present incumbents as follows:
Office ....................... Incumbent
Mayor..........Michael R. Wellner
Alderperson, Wards 1 & 2
(District 1) ... Dave J. Brandner
Alderperson, Wards 3 & 4
(District 2) .....................Peggy
Kraschnewski
Alderperson, Wards 5 & 6
(District 3) ..... James Peterson
Alderperson, Wards 7 & 8
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Susan L. Tlusty.
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2. The decedent, with date
of birth of September 24, 1946
and date of death of October
23, 2015, was domiciled in Taylor County, State of Wisconsin,
with a mailing address of 375
Lakeshore Drive, Rib Lake, WI
54470.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is March 12, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin.
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fast for conditions and failure to maintain control were listed in the report as
being factors in the accident.
Brittany N. Ziembo was involved in
an accident on Dec. 1 at 4:59 p.m. in the
McDonalds drive-thru, 140 S. Eighth
St. in the city of Medford. According to
the accident report, the Ziembo vehicle
(a large van from GoldenLiving Center)
was going through the drive-thru when
its top scrapped the overhang, causing
minor damage to the facia. The Ziembo
vehicle sustained damage to its top.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Dec. 2
at 4:30 a.m. on Oriole Dr. in the town of
Browning. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on Oriole
Dr. when the driver lost control while attempting to stop for a deer. The vehicle
entered the east ditch and struck a traffic sign. The vehicle sustained moderate
damage to the rear passenger side and
rear. Failure to maintain control by the
driver was listed in the report as being a
factor in the accident.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Dec.
5 at 8 a.m. at the intersection of Landall
Ave. and McComb Ave. in the village of
Rib Lake. According to the accident report, a vehicle was eastbound though
the intersection of Landall Ave. and McComb Ave. when the tarp mast struck
and tore down a wire holding a suspended Christmas decoration. The mast was
left in the raised position by the operator
who stated the alarm had been disconnected. The operator stated the mast was
well over 136 high when extended and it
was his fault for leaving it up. There was
no damage to the vehicle or mast.
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probationary agent, to the bank within 30 days of sentencing.
Thomas Donald Way a.k.a. Thomas D. Way, 23, Medford, pled no contest to operating while under the influence-third offense. He was sentenced to serve 220 days in
jail, to run consecutive to another Taylor County case,
and ordered to pay a fine and costs of $4,067. Sentence
was imposed and stayed and Way was placed on probation for two years on the condition he serve 45 days in
jail, to run consecutive to another Taylor County case;
pay a fine and costs of $1,785 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with recommended treatment;
attend the OWI victim impact panel on Jaunary 7, 2016;
and successfully complete the OWI treatment court.
Ways drivers license was revoked for 24 months and
and an IID is to installed on his vehicle for one year.
Charges of operating while revoked, misdemeanor bail
jumping, and operating with a PAC-third offense were
dismissed but read in.
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Obituaries
Dorothy Dodie J.
Smart Russell Hodge, 87,
Medford died Monday,
Dec. 7 at Country Gardens,
Medford, under the care
of Hope Hospice. Funeral
services will be held at
11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11 at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Whittlesey with Rev. Randal Jeppesen ofciating.
Burial will take place at
Union Cemetery in Butternut. Visitation will be
held from 9 a.m. until the
time of the services on Friday at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Whittlesey. Pallbearers are Troy and Craig
Liske, Ryan and John Russell, Kane Bormann and
Mark Hager.
Hemer Funeral Service of Medford and Rib Lake
is assisting the family with arrangements.
Dorothy was born on Feb. 10, 1928 in Butternut to
Joseph E. and Ida A. (Wartgow) Smart. She attended
Butternut Area Schools.
Her rst marriage took place on Feb. 10, 1948 at
Butternut to James H. Russell and he preceded her
in death on May 26, 1976. Her second marriage took
place on Nov. 26, 1985 in Whittlesey to Woodrow W.
Hodge and he preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 1995.
Dodie was a secretary at the Taylor County Teachers College for eight years. She was also a store clerk
at a number of retail outlets in the Medford area until her retirement. Dodie spent most of her free time
volunteering at the Taylor County Memorial Hospital and Medford Curling Club. She was a member of
the American Legion Auxiliary in Butternut, VFW
Ladies Auxiliary, Medford, and Trinity Lutheran
Church, Whittlesey
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us. It was a hard game to coach and probably to play in. We persevered though by
being relentless for 36 minutes and also
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the charity stripe. The bench came up
huge.
Nekoosa wasnt able to fully take advantage of Medfords foul troubles, making just 20 of 42 free throws. Medford was
19 of 30 as Nekoosa was whistled for 20
fouls. The biggest thing the Papermakers
couldnt do was beat Medfords bench.
Brown said with about nine minutes
to go in a close game, four Medford starters Osy Ekwueme, Cam Wenzel, Ben
Meier and Jake Sullivan all had four
fouls.
The bench and Garrett Strebig held
and even extended the lead until the
starters came back in with about five
minutes left, Brown said.
Strebig was the teams third different leading scorer in three games. He hit
Medfords Osy Ekwueme is on his way to scoring the final points of the teams big
65-62 non-conference win over Merrill Friday night with 8.7 seconds left. Ekwueme
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Hailee Clausnitzer scored six points, Sophia Pernstiener added five and the Raiders made eight of 10 free throws in the
first 18 minutes to pull within 32-26.
Victoria Lammar sparked a secondhalf surge by Medford with 10 points,
including a pair of threes. Clausnitzer
knocked down a three and two big free
throws. Sophomore Lainey Brunner
scored five points in the paint as the
Raiders outscored Mosinee 25-19 in the
half. A big defensive stop in the final seconds sent the game to overtime.
Mental toughness allowed the girls to
get back in it, Wildberg said. We talked
about that. They stayed tough, stayed focused and that got them back in the game
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But Wildberg said his new post trio of senior Molly Carstensen, Pernsteiner, who
is a junior, and Brunner held their own
and learned a lot as the game went on.
They played a physical game, Wildberg said. Its still a bit new for them.
They played through it. Weve seen
some strong posts from both Merrill and
Mosinee.
In the overtime, Medford had a onepoint lead, but Gunseor hit a big threepointer off an inbound play to give
Mosinee the lead for good. The Indians
salted it away after that from the free
throw line. They were just 13 of 22 for
the game, but they made their late free
throws count, sinking six of eight in the
overtime.
Clausnitzers 14 points led Medford,
while Lammar had 13. Brunner had nine
in her second-ever varsity contest, while
Pernsteiner had seven.
Tori had a really nice game, Wildberg said. She rebounded really well.
She just hustles at both ends of the floor.
She is constantly hustling.
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Carstensen added three.
The Raiders shot 35 percent from the
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of 18 from the free throw line. They made
just three of 13 three-point shots.
We made some really big free throws
in critical situations, Wildberg said.
That kept us in the game.
Hailee Clausnitzer pulled down eight
rebounds. Pernsteiner and Lammar had
six each, while Brunner and Carstensen
had five apiece. Jenice Clausnitzer had
five assists and Lammar and Hailee
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was taken down again. He reversed Bornbach to get within three again. Henrichs
then pinned Noah Knetter in 5:55 at 195
pounds, ending what had been an exciting match. Henrichs led 12-10 before getting the pin.
Carlson went the distance at 145
pounds, falling 9-0 to Sam Wenzel. An
early takedown and two nearfalls was
the difference. Poetzl lost by a 19-3 technical fall at 132 pounds to Derek Marten.
The rest of Stratfords wins came by pin
or forfeit. At 220 pounds, Hector Rojas
pinned Thums in 53 seconds. Tyler Kauffman pinned Krug in 15 seconds at 285.
State champion AJ Schoenfuss pinned
Church in 38 seconds at 120 pounds. Another state champion, Jeremy Schoenherr, stuck Nelles in 20 seconds at 126.
Jordan Becker pinned Fultz in 1:08
at 138 pounds. Another defending state
champion, Mason Kauffman, got Davis
in 43 seconds at 152 pounds and David
Marquardt pinned Tanner Peterson in
3:20 at 160 pounds.
Stratford was not challenged in its
five dual meets. The Tigers beat Chequamegon 84-0, Phillips 76-3, Chippewa Falls
79-0 and Wautoma-Wild Rose 62-15.
Chippewa Falls used six straight wins
midway through the dual to reverse an
early 21-0 deficit and edge Medford 39-36
in the third round.
The meet started with a good one as
Hanson got an overtime takedown to
beat Isaac Solberg 3-1 in the 182-pound
bout. DuBois got an early takedown and
pinned Logan Kurtenbach in 1:19 in the
195-pound match for his first win. Thums
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win the tournament.
Church 11-7 in the 120-pound match. It
was 9-1 when Church got back in it early
in the third with a five-point reversal and
nearfall. Bowe then got a reversal to regain control.
Chase Bergeron pinned Nelles in 1:37,
Casey Hedrington pinned Poetzl in 5:10
and Matthew Pomietlo pinned Fultz in
1:55 to put the Cardinals up 33-21.
Carlson got an early takedown, then
got a late reversal and nearfall to beat
Chi-His Alex Snider 7-0 at 145 pounds.
Riley Weyandt then put it away for the
Cardinals with a pin in 1:59 over Davis.
Tanner Peterson got a nice win at 160,
pinning Hayden Hedrington in 1:54.
Tucker Peterson took a forfeit at 170.
Wautoma-Wild Rose built a 64-0 lead
before settling for a 64-13 win in round
four. Tanner Peterson got Medford on
the board with a 13-4 major decision over
Sam Eagen at 160 pounds. Tucker Peterson pinned Dillion Martin in 1:19 at 170
pounds and Hanson was a 10-5 winner
over Blake Duket at 182, getting three
takedowns in the second period.
DuBois, Thums, Murphy, Church,
Nelles, Fultz, Carlson and Davis all were
pinned. Poetzl lost 10-0 to Tanner Diest.
Four Raiders won by pin in a 42-36 final-round loss to Chequamegon. Thums
started the meet by sticking Robbie Renken in 38 seconds at 220 pounds. Poetzl
tied things at 18-18 by pinning Absalom
David in 2:11 at 132 pounds. Tucker Peterson needed just 26 seconds to take care
OT loss
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scoring honors with 19 points. Gunseor
finished with 11 for Mosinee (2-1 overall).
Medford returns to the friendly confines of Raider Hall tonight, Thursday,
hosting the Tomahawk Hatchets. Tip
time is 7:15 p.m. The Raiders go to Rhinelander on Tuesday before hosting Northland Pines on Dec. 18 in two more key
early-season GNC contests.
One of the things well be looking at
to solidify for the Tomahawk game is being a little more tenacious on defense,
Wildberg said. We need to fill those gaps
a little better and do a better job of stopping straight-line penetration.
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Nice play
Medfords Garrett Sommer pulls up near the free throw line just before making a
perfect pass to a cutting Brady Loertscher for a layup that gives the Raiders a 37-27
lead over Merrill late in the first half of Fridays non-conference contest at Raider Hall.
the teams traded misses from the field
and occasionally made free throws to set
up the exciting final seconds.
Meier scored eight points for Medford, Wenzel finished with seven and
Loertscher had six. Sullivan and Thiede
scored three points each. After the hot
start, Medford finished 24 of 40 from the
free throw line, but that was still a key
advantage as Merrill was just nine for
16. Sommer, Losada and Pedro Moreno
again added key minutes off the bench.
Brown and the players said defense
was the big key to the win.
We were rotating on defense,
Strebig said. We did a very good job of
that.
I thought we did a great job of rotating on the baseline drive and when they
got it to the post, Brown said. We still
have a lot of work we have to do. We have
to continue to work on scrambling out of
those traps and being in great position so
we can try to take a charge. Jake Sullivan
took a big charge on the baseline drive
(in the second half). Those are things
were emphasizing. Guys are buying in.
You see them every day getting better.
Mootz had 18 points and Sutton added
12 for the Blue Jays, who fell to 0-2 with
their second close non-conference loss to
start the season. They lost 50-45 to Shawano on Dec. 1 in a rematch of a sectional semifinal game from last March.
Basketball
Stratford STAR League
Dec. 6 results
A Division
Victory Apparel 91, Smazals Hunters Choice 87
(Mike Riemer, VA, 23 points; Brian Kruger, SHC,
23 points); Prudential/Success Realty 78, Kafka
Forestry 54 (Cain Trunkel, P/SR, 30 points); A&B
Process Systems 78, US Bancorp 73 (Andy Bliven,
A&B, 20 points; Chris Newburry, USB, 36 points).
B Division
Davis Auto 71, Arbys 61 (Kyle Davis, DA, 32
points; Lucius Messerschmidt, DA, 20 points);
Marshfield Country Club 84, Nutz Deep II 71
(Kenny Pettit, NDII, 26 points); BSI Stainless 75,
Resource Recovery 66.
Nernberger, Roth
see success in Mixed
Doubles curling
From USA Curling news releases
Medford native Kroy Nernberger, now
living in Madison, teamed up with Nina
Roth of McFarland to win the C bracket
of the 2016 USA Curling Mixed Doubles
National Championship on Monday and
earn a berth in the 2016 World Mixed
Doubles Team Trials.
The Mixed Doubles National Championships were held at the Denver Curling
Club Dec. 2-7 with 29 teams competing
for the championship. Winners of the A,
B and C brackets earned berths in the
World Team Trials, set for Feb. 25-28 at
USA Curlings Olympic Training Site in
Blaine, Minn. Team USAs representative for the 2016 World Mixed Doubles, to
be held April 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden,
will be determined at the trials.
The A and B bracket winners met
Monday for the national championship.
A bracket winners Jessica Schultz (Richfield, Minn.) and Jason Smith (St. Paul,
Minn.) beat B bracket winners Doug and
Allison Pottinger (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
9-3 in the final.
Nernberger and Roth beat Alex Carlson (St. Paul) and Alex Leichter (Boston)
7-5 on Monday to win the C bracket title
and gain some revenge for an earlier defeat in the tournament.
Nernberger and Roth won their first
three matches to reach the A bracket
semifinals. They crushed the California
pair of Cameron Kim and Keri VanNorman 15-1 in their first match on Wednesday and followed that up with a 9-3 win
over the North Dakota team of Sam and
Larissa Unruh on Thursday.
Nernberger and Roth hung on for a
12-10 win over Alex Fenson (Bemidji,
Minn.) and Taylor Anderson (Broomall,
Pa.) on Friday night, but Carlson and
Leichter knocked them off in the Saturday A bracket semifinals 7-6.
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Birkenholz had the seventh. An eightfoot runner from Rosemeyer made it a 2516 game with five minutes left in the half.
Then Colbys shooters got hot again.
Rau made his second three of the game to
push the lead to 15. Birkenholz answered
back with a basket, but Tony Ortega
hit back-to-back threes for the Hornets.
Colbys lead got as large as 44-21 before
Aldinger made a jumper at the end of the
half.
Gilman outscored the Hornets 25-18
in the second half, thanks to one of the
baskets of the game, a nifty reverse layup
by Konsella with just over 10 minutes to
play, and a nine-point team scoring run
in the final two minutes. Konsella led
Easy basket
Gilmans Zach Sonnentag scores an uncontested layup during Fridays Eastern Cloverbelt game in Colby. The senior finished with three points.
In her face
Gilmans Kasee Burton keeps a close defensive eye on Colbys Ashley Streveler
during Fridays Eastern Cloverbelt game in Colby.
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Medfords Kaitlin Gradberg directs the puck away from the net and goalie Emily
Lybert during Fridays 9-1 loss at Lakeland.
Three different players scored firstperiod goals, then one of the Great Northern Conferences top scoring threats,
Katie Detert, connected for a hat trick
over the last two periods to lead the
Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes Northern Edge to a 6-1 girls hockey win over
Medford Tuesday in Antigo.
The Raiders notched their second goal
of the season as Marissa McPeak intercepted a neutral zone pass and put a shot
past the Northern Edges Shea Peterson
with four minutes left in the game. That
cut the deficit to 5-1 at the time. Detert
finished her hat trick with 50 seconds left
to close the scoring.
Medford fell to 0-3 in the GNC and
overall with Tuesdays loss. The Northern Edge improved to 1-1 in the GNC and
3-1-1 overall.
The six goals allowed was a seasonbest for the Raider girls in the early going. The Raiders improved despite not
having one defenseman for the entire
game (Kaitlin Gradberg) and another (Sienna Demulling) late.
The Edge outshot the Raiders 30-16.
Emily Lybert had 24 saves, including
nine in the first and third periods, for the
Raiders.
We played pretty well, Medford
head coach Chad Demulling said. Much
better effort than Friday at Lakeland.
The Edge needed just 25 seconds to
take the lead, scoring on a Lindsey Steger goal, assisted by Payton Bunnell and
Detert. It stayed that way until the 10:02
mark when Marie Sandstrom found the
net, assisted by Bunnell.
Bunnell and Detert hurt Medford
dearly with back-to-back goals spanning
the first and second periods. Bunnells
unassisted goal came with 12 seconds left
in the first. Just 27 seconds into the second, Detert got her first goal with assists
from Bunnell and Taylor Trachte. In a
span of 39 seconds, the lead doubled from
two to four.
Detert scored again 1:01 later to push
the lead to five. Sandstrom and Bunnell
assisted on Deterts last goal. That gave
Bunnell four assists for the night.
Loss at Lakeland
Medford scored its first goal of the season, but little else went right for the Raiders in Fridays 9-1 loss at Lakeland.
The Thunderbirds found the net four
times in just under five minutes during
the first period to build a big early lead.
The binge scoring continued with two
play of the night. Medford was unsuccessful in two power play chances.
The Raiders will try to bounce back
Tuesday when they host Tomahawk at 7
p.m. at the Simek Recreation Center. The
Hatchets are winless so far at 0-2-1. They
tied Merrill, who Medford beat last week.
Medford goes to Rhinelander on Dec. 17.
Tough matchup
Medfords Klayton Kree pushes the puck past Antigos Elijah Wickersheim, trying
to establish something in the offensive zone during the first period of Tuesdays loss at
Antigo. A very good Red Robins squad easily beat the Raiders 14-0.
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Thursday, September
December 22,
10, 2011
2015
A closing win
Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombes Sam Pickerign puts pressure on Abbotsford-Colbys Logan Ruesch before pinning him to give the Wolfpack their final win of the night
in Tuesdays non-conference dual meet. Pickerign had a perfect week, winning all of
his matches at Chetek and this one in Gilman.
Gilman boys
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all scorers with 11 in the second half, including three three-pointers. Birkenholz
scored five in the second half, bringing
his game total to nine, a season-high for
the freshman. Rosemeyer hit a second
half three to get to nine points for the
game. Gilman went 14 of 52 (.269) from
the field. Colby was 23 of 58 (.379).
Romans coming around. Dallas Skabroud and Maverick are improving,
weve got things to build on, Pernsteiner said. Its early, but weve got a lot of
work to do.
Through two games, Rosemeyer leads
the Pirates at 9.0 ppg. Konsella is second
at 8.0 ppg. The pair have made eight of
Gilmans nine three-pointers this season.
closest loss, the Pirates combined to attempt 58 foul shots. In their two biggest
losses, by a combined 65 points to Loyal
and Neillsville, theyve attempted only
11. On Tuesday, they were five of eight at
the line.
Closer in Colby
Despite an early season-best game
from Schoene (20 points and 11 rebounds), the Pirates were unable to overcome 31 turnovers and a cold night at the
free throw line during Fridays 66-51 ECC
loss in Colby.
The loss dropped Gilman to 1-2 in the
East. Colby improved to 2-1 in the ECC.
The Pirates improved their field goal
percentage for the third-straight game.
They finished 18 of 39 (.462) from the field,
up from .295 and .324 in their first two
games. Colby was worse (.350 field goal
percentage), but took advantage of their
advantage in shots (57).
Conversely, Gilman was a seasonworst .429 (15-35) at the free throw line.
They entered the game shooting .615 from
the stripe. Colby made 24 of 34 in the win.
We still didnt get into our man offense as smooth as I would like, but we
did okay defensively. It was a step forward, Rosemeyer said.
The post players for both sides were
the main threats. Schoene scored her
points on eight of 12 shooting and added
an assist and steal. Colbys Samantha
Hayes scored 17 on six of 12 shooting,
grabbed eight rebounds and had three
steals and two blocks.
Gilman was right with Colby in the
first half, despite missing their first seven free throw attempts. The Hornets aggressive defense put them in early foul
trouble. The Pirates went into the bonus
after seven minutes, but didnt register
their first successful attempt of the game
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Friday, December 11
Music with John Blanchard at 1 p.m. at Golden
Living Center.
Saturday, December 12
Train Show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dons Trains.
Santa from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Music with Denny Frey at 9 a.m. at Golden Living
Center.
Craft & Vendor Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at OwenWithee High School.
Community Christmas Caroling at 10 a.m. at
Medford County Market.
Free Christmas Movie - Elf at 10 a.m. at Broadway
Theatre. Pictures with Santa at 9:30 a.m.
Singles Cribbage Tournament at 1 p.m. at
Hacienda. DJ Graffic Sound from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Elvis Impersonator - Loren Wanish at 6 p.m. at
A&E Tavern.
Doubles Cribbage Tournament at Crossroads.
Sunday, December 13
Chequamegon Sportsmen Club Breakfast from 7
to 11 a.m.
Light-A-Light Dinner at 11:30 a.m. at MASH cafeteria.
Music Connection - Dance Polka Party from 1 to 5
p.m. at Centennial Community Center.
Tailgate & Bling Party from 2 to 6 p.m. at
Crossroads.
Monday, December 14
Taylor County Tavern League Christmas Party
at 5 p.m. at High View Inn.
Tuesday, December 15
Auditions for The 39 Steps, presented by Medford
Area Community Theatre, at 7 p.m. at the MASH
Red/White Theatre.
The Immanuel Lutheran Choir will once again present Community Christmas caroling on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10
a.m. The event will be at the Medford County Market but in a different location than in the past. This year, the choir
will sing near the dairy section in the northwest side of the store. Chairs will be set up for attendees to sit and enjoy the
event. Along with various Christmas and other selections
the choir will perform, there will be opportunities to sing
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sure that my brother was ready for the
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operation. She was sad that I was so worried, so she gave me a big hug that made
me feel a lot better. I think that it is really important to show patients that they
care about their feelings.
The second reason Aspirus Medford
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mom were in a car accident my dad took
us to the hospital. Me and my mom were
in a room where docters examined us to
make sure we were okay. The doctors
were really careful with us to make sure
they didnt touch us in places where it really hurt. I think it is really important to
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A group of Girl Scouts from the Medford area helped keep the crowd entertained prior to Santas arrival last week
with a selection of popular Christmas carols. The Scouts took part in the Lighting of the Lights ceremony for the
2015 Holiday Magic on the Medford Riverwalk. Groups decorated sections of the Riverwalk through the Medford
City Park.
Bringing cheer
Ron Roth helped Santa hand out candy canes to each
of the youth at the event. Girl Scouts also helped pass
out cookies donated by County Market to the tykes.
For years Roth decorated his town of Browning home.
When ill health forced him to hang up his Santa hat, he
turned to the Medford Kiwanis Club to help with the
community celebration of the season.
Nope
Nearly 100 area youth visited with Santa during the Lighting of the Lights Ceremony held at the Medford City Park
on Dec. 3. Many of the children were happy to see Santa and share with him their Christmas wish lists. However,
a few didnt want anything to do with the jolly old elf despite the best efforts of their parents to get a picture. A full
gallery of all the pictures from the Lighting of the Lights is available online at www.centralwinews.com.
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ren Godfrey and Kailey Godfrey. Wohlleber got her second goal 42 seconds later with an assist from Ally Pairolero. Pariolero finished the scoring at the 7:11 mark,
assisted by Camryn Trapp and Lauren Godfrey.
Only one of Lakelands goals came on a power play,
but that was the one that sparked the four-goal first period. Just three seconds after a tripping call gave Lakeland a one-skater advantage, Quamme scored off assists from Pairolero and Asucena Boyer for the games
first goal 3:54 in. Trapp (6:56), Caitlin Hartigan (7:41)
and Quamme (8:50) also scored in the period.
Wohlleber scored 2:03 into the second and Brianna
Carlin followed 28 seconds later.
Lybert had 28 saves for Medford. Lakeland outshot
the Raiders 37-20. Medford had two penalties, both in
the opening period. Lakeland had one third-period penalty.
Sports Shorts
The Rib Lake Athletic Booster Club will hold a
meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the high
school.
Alumni hockey
games set for Dec. 26
The Medford Hockey Association will hold its 13th
annual alumni hockey games on Saturday, Dec. 26 at
the Simek Recreation Center.
Two games are again planned for this years festivities. Face-off for the first game is set for 6 p.m. The second one will start at about 7:30 p.m. The games feature
former players from Medfords boys and girls high
school hockey programs.
Puck toss contests, a 50-50 raffle, food and drinks
will be available.
Proceeds fund Medford Area Senior High alumni
hockey scholarships and Medfords high school and
youth hockey programs.
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Businessmens League
Women
Tracy Platt
210
Tracy Platt
525
Janet Haenel
193
Kim Virnig
508
Men
Gene Querin
259
Mike Platt
689
Pete Klingbeil
254
Pete Klingbeil
688
Dec. 3: Rockys Cozy Kitchen 28, Melvin Companies 12; Turtle Club
31, PBRs Lounge Around 9; Shell Shack 29, Jensen & Son Asphalt
11; Werner Sales & Service 27, Als Auto Dock 13; Sports Page 25,
Rural Insurance 15; Haenels 30; VFW 26, Medford Motors 14.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Rick Acker
256
Rick Acker
709
Justin Smith
244
Justin Smith
641
Jay Jochimsen
234
Jay Jochimsen
630
Scott Kohn
234
Dec. 1: Fuzzys Bar 32, Riemer Builders 8; Liske Marine 29, Medford
Co-op 11; High View II 20, High View I 20.
Three-Man Major League
Scott Ketterhagen 277
Kurt Werner
735
Mike Platt
268
Mike Platt
728
Casey Nernberger 266
Casey Nernberger
724
Kurt Werner
266
Dec. 1: Sports Page 27.5, KZ Electric 2.5; Maple Island 23, Klinner
Insurance II 7; Nite Electric 18, Klinner Insurance I 12; Team Stihl 25,
Krug Bus 5; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 22, 8th Street Saloon 8; Piney Lane
Farms 23, Cindys Bar & Grill 7.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Jane Clausnitzer
210
Carol Willman
525
Carol Willman
203
Lucy Loertscher
519
Lucy Loertscher
182
Donna Werner
486
Dec. 2: Taylor Credit Union 7, Happy Joes 0; Lounge Around 7,
Medford Motors 0; Werner Sales & Service 5, Sports Page 2.
Classy Ladies League
Julie Smith
208
Sherri Woller
547
Cheryl Wibben
206
Julie Smith
545
Judy Lang
204
Mary Lou Anderson
525
Results; Klingbeil Lumber 7, Studio 13 0; Klinner Insurance 5,
Paulines Hair Fashion 2; Als Auto Dock 7, Peoples Choice Credit
Union 0; VFW 7; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 7, J&B Custom Carpentry 0;
Fidelity Bank 5, Moosies Ice Cream 2; A&M Apartments 5, Tease
Tanning Plus 2.
Tappers Bar (Dorchester)
Tuesday Seniors League
Men
Don Clarkson
165
Don Clarkson
442
Corlas Meier
150
Corlas Meier
434
Bill Krug
146
Paul Metz
394
Women
Mona Pope
164
Mona Pope
436
Chris Hinde
158
Sharon Ellenbecker
428
Sharon Ellenbecker 152
Ardis Meier
428
Chris Hinde
427
Dec. 1: Slo Pokes 4, Amigos 3.5, Maybees 2, Alley Cats .5, Slow
Starters 0.
Curling nationals
Continued from page 5
The loss knocked Nernberger and Roth to the B
bracket. They beat Catharine and Greg Persinger of
Fairbanks, Alaska 9-5 on Sunday afternoon to reach the
brackets final three, but they were knocked off by the
Pottingers 8-5 on Sunday night to drop to the C bracket.
On Monday morning, Nernberger and Roth eliminated Pete and Maureen Stolt of Plymouth, Minn. by a
9-1 score before beating Carlson and Leichter in the next
round in their last match.
Roth has twice been a member of a US womens national championship team. Nernberger was on the
mens national runner-up last year.
Games for mixed doubles are eight ends in length.
Unlike traditional curling, mixed doubles includes two
players delivering five stones per end instead of eight for
a four person team. Two stationary stones are set up prior to the first rocks being thrown one as a center guard
and one in the back of the four-foot. One player throws
the first and fifth stones while their partner throws the
three rocks in between. Athletes can either get up and
sweep their own stone or have the player in the house
come out and sweep the stone. The player throwing the
first stone can change from end to end.
Mixed doubles will become an Olympic discipline
in 2018. Eight countries will qualify for the 2018 Winter
Olympic Games in mixed doubles.
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says Steve Easterly, a DNR wildlife technician in Oshkosh and a surveyor for the past nine years.
The survey allows the department as well as the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service to maintain an accurate monitoring tool for eagles, and the population as a whole,
he says. If at some point it (the population) starts to
go in a negative direction we will have clear picture of
where the population stands and will be able to react
to changes faster than not knowing where the starting
point was.
Easterly and Woodford say the survey information
also enables DNR to provide up-to-date information to
land owners, companies and communities that have an
active nest on their property so they can avoid disturb-
Ospreys increasing
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Numbers of nesting ospreys were greater than or equal
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the highest numbers yet of occupied osprey nests, 542,
up from 535 the previous year.
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Hello friends,
This is a summary of the first five days of deer camp
for The Red Brush Gang. Each November, home is a 36foot by 18-foot pole barn we put up on public land in The
Meadow Valley Wildlife Area.
By the last day of the season, more than 25 people will
have slept in it and let me tell you folks, we hunt hard
and, at night, we have a lot of fun.
715.767.5469
Saturday, Nov. 21
High 35, Low 22
The majority of the gang came to camp on Thursday
night. With about a dozen of our members being in the
20-something age range, the evening is just a blast for us
conservative old timers to watch.
There were several wrestling matches and yours truly would obtain rib and head injuries with the rib injuries lasting the entire nine-day season. The head wound
was so ugly that I refused to look at it the first six days
I was in camp.
Last night I cooked my meal for the season, which
was scalloped potatoes and ham, a hot dish made of rice
and wild game and squash. In reality, you have to have
about 50 pounds of food to feed this gang. Once the meal
is served you get to belly up to the table the rest of the
season and have someone else prepare your meals.
On opening morning there were 18 of us spread out
over about 15 square miles.
Twenty-seven year-old Ryan Moll thought he saw
deer as night was becoming day, and that was confirmed when it became light enough. Ryan had what
he described was an incredibly easy shot at a 9-point
buck with an 18-inch spread. Ryans trophy had a very
busted up rack and would eventually win the The Red
Brush Gangs big buck contest.
About three miles north, Doug Cibulka and his
16-year-old son Derek were hunting an area near the
Sprague Mather Flowage. Just like last year, Doug and
Derek had an experience with a pack of wolves and later
in the day they relocated. Doug Cibulka saw a 6-pointer
Pool
2014
Taylor
1,538
1,408
Rusk
1,299
Price
971
Lincoln
%
change
Antlerless
%
change
2014
unknowns
11
Total deer
%
change
2015
2014
+9.2%
1,286
522
+146.4%
1,321
-1.7%
729
343
+112.5%
862
+12.7%
235
254
-7.5%
957
955
+0.2%
483
293
+64.9%
Chippewa
1,414
1,460
-3.2%
2,353
2,620
-10.2%
Marathon
3,199
3,132
+2.1%
4,815
4,828
-0.3%
Clark (Farmland)
1,214
1,279
-5.1%
2,033
2,180
-6.7%
1,349
1,012
+33.3%
746
938
-20.5%
2,095
1,953
+7.3%
94,166
90,701
+3.9%
107,646
107,838
-0.2%
1,044
201,812
199,583
+1.1%
Clark (Forest)
Statewide
2015
2014
2,824
1,941
+45.5%
2,028
1,667
+21.7%
1,206
1,118
+7.9%
1,440
1,248
+15.4%
32
3,767
4,112
-8.4%
45
8,014
8,005
+0.1%
3,247
3,466
-6.3%
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Giving tree
submitted photo
In lieu of doing a classroom gift exchange for Christmas, the pre-kindergarten and second grade classes
at Stetsonville Elementary raised money to support St.
Pauls Giving Tree this Christmas. The classes raised a
total of $625. This was a wonderful opportunity for
children to learn about the importance of giving to others
and helping out their community, said Nicole Buechel,
second grade teacher at Stetsonville Elementary School.
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TIME
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From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 8, 2005
To borrow from poet T.S. Elliot, vocal opposition to Wal-Mart in Medford
seems to have ended with a whimper
rather than a bang Monday night as
no one spoke out against annexation of
a 34.8-acre parcel on the north side of
the city. The Medford Planning Commission voted 5-0 approving annexing
the property eyed as the site of a WalMart Supercenter. Commissioners Byron Peche and Ron DeChatelets were
absent for the vote. Dechatelets was
attending a city Finance and Personnel
meeting at the time.
It will take a 3/4-vote of the full City
Council to override the planning commission recommendation and block
the annexation when aldermen meet
to consider the request on Tuesday,
Dec. 20. The request for annexation
came from Burt, Borntreger and Rauch
LLC with Terrance Patrick of Medford
listed as the managing member of the
company.
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 12, 1990
Construction of another primary
runway at the Taylor County Airport is
expected to begin in the spring of 1992,
according to Airport Manager Tony
Yaron.
Yaron said a new 4,100-ft. east-west
submitted photo
Students giving
Since Thanksgiving, fourth graders at Stetsonville Elementary School have been saving their pennies. Altogether,
the two classes raised $280 for the Giving Tree charity. On Sunday, they took a field trip to the store with fourth
grade teachers Amanda Becker (left) and Katie Losiewicz and bought gifts for two children on the giving tree. Students say they were very proud of how much money they were able to raise, and they had fun buying everything
on the lists.
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 9, 1965
Taylor county board chairman Tony
Sotak, town of Pershing, received a communication Thursday, Dec. 2, from Wilbert Walter, chairman of the state public
welfare board, that Taylor county no longer is being considered as a prospective
site for the state school for delinquent
boys.
A Taylor county board committee,
headed by Gordon Thielke, Medford first
ward alderman-supervisor, state agency
personnel and county officers coordinated efforts in making a strong appeal
for locating the $51/2 million institution
in Taylor county. The committee chose
a site in the Horseshoe lake area, compiled an elaborate brochure after many
meetings and attended a number of outof-town meetings with state officials in
promoting the project for the county.
75 YEARS AGO
Dec. 12, 1940
Medford Senior High students Ashley Dassow (left) and Tanya Smith work with
and display some of their artworks at the Arts at the Library celebration held Dec.
3 at the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library in Medford. Dassow and Smith, along
with many other area art lovers enjoyed the afternoon either displaying or browsing
through many different types of artwork and music.
NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS
Medford Middle School first quarter honor roll
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Highest Honor:
Fifth Grade Logan Baumgartner, Ava
Bersie, Riley Brandner, Shakira Brockhaus,
Leah Cipar, Nick Cipar, Joshua Clark, Braxton
Crabb, Alex Damm, Saskatoon Damm, Mara
Jade Denzine, Jacob Eckert, Mia Eisner, Maddie
Ellis, Jenna Fleming, Bryn Fronk, Gavin Fuchs,
Jadyn Gasser, Anna Gierl, William Haavisto,
Emma Halopka, Kierstyn Halopka, Chantel
Heier, Samantha Held, Autumn Higgins, Hunter Hinke, Mason Hoops, Delaney Hraby, Morgan Huegli, Samantha Jacobo Nevarez, Jaxsyn
Johnson, Charles Kleist, Kylee Koontz, Tucker
Kraemer, Skylier Krueger, Brett Lundy, Martha
Miller, Makayla Motte, Ryan Neumann, Allison
Paul, Allie Paulson, Madisyn Pilgrim, DeLana
Radlinger, Jacob Rechtzigel, Zachary Rudolph,
Chloe Sackman, Tukker Schreiner, Miles Searles, Eryka Seidl, Bryce Sperl, Brody Stark, Caden Tessmann, Carlissa Tomandl, Ervin Ulrich,
Garret Venzke, Landen Viergutz, Noah Weatherford, Kirsten Weix and Silas Wipf.
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Brehm, Emma Brost, Sophie Brost, Benjamin
Brunner, Gabriella Brunner, Colbe Bull, Hailey Carey, Braden Carstensen, Dalton Casar,
Emmalee Clarkson, Parker Crass, Susan Dake,
Kayden Dassow, Caitlin Doyle, Emma Eckert,
Madison Eckert, Colby Elsner, Gabriel Felix,
Hailey Fisher, Alexis Fleegl, Abbie Frey, Kadia Gehrke, Caleb Guden, Courtney Guerrero,
Colten Halopka, Robert Henry, Tatum Higgins,
Stephen Hraby, Kelsey Jascor, Alisha Jochimsen, Molly Kapfhamer, Laurissa Klapatauskas,
Megan Kloth, Autumn Krause, Olivia Krug,
Colton Lauersdorf, Monique Leonhard, Katie
Lybert, Brayden Machan, Kenya Mann, Jacob
Mertens, Abigail Moretz, Zachary Moschkau,
Seth Mudgett, Gage Neubauer, Lucas Ortengren, Bregan Paul, Lydia Pernsteiner, Carmen
Peterson, Caleb Polacek, Abbi Potocnik, Kami
Razink, Rynn Ruesch, Kalista Schreiner, Delaney Searer, Jake Seifert, Myah Smith, Hailey
Sperl, Rain Sperl, Peyton Spor, Joseph Sullivan,
Kayla Szydel, Makala Ulrich, Alison Wagner,
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Karlee Westrich, Tyra Wicke, Lindsey Wildberg, Madelyn Williams, Trevor Woebbeking
and Brianna Zick.
Seventh Grade Lauryn Anderson, Morgan Ball, Mikaylee Balla, Erin Bergman, Olivia Berry, Alleah Christensen, Madison Christiansen, Carson Church, Jake Cipar, Jordaan
Clark, Ruthie Clark, Kevin Darrun, Tahtankka
Damm, Emily Dassow, Gabriel Diegel, Veronica
Diercks, Brody Doberstein, Slade Doberstein,
Nathan Doriot, Emma Ellis, Chloe Ertl, Olivia Felix, Marissa Fronk, Joseph Gierl, Allie
Gripentrog, Ellee Grunwald, Emett Grunwald,
Sierra Haizel, Perla Herrada-Moreno, Karli
Higgins, Brady Hupf, Elaina Jaslowski, Jarod
Jochimsen, Alicia Kawa, Carson Kleist, Ethan
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Leonhardt, Samuel Liske, Elijah Mahner, Abraham Miller, Karli Nelson, Emma Nowak, Reilly
Nutting, Sughey Parra, Carter Pernsteiner, Nathan Retterath, Rachael Schreiber, Jadyn Scott,
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Nara Shin, Brooke Sommer, Abigail Sova, Olivia Steinman, Colton Surek, Jackson Tlusty,
Alayna VanLuven, Anna Vervaecke, Lucas
Viergutz, Megan Wanke, Brianna Weiler, Allie
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Lane closed
Rib Lakes Joe Scheithauer (left) closes off a shooting angle for Stratfords Cole Hoffman while Nick Eisner (2) cuts off a passing lane to Jacob Danen (22) with help from
Austin Ewan (behind) during Mondays non-conference basketball game in Stratford.
the Athens roster combined to shoot seven of 36 (.194) from the field. Hanna Ellenbecker was the next highest scorer at six.
Athens held a 22-19 lead at halftime.
Rib Lake limited the Blue Jays to only
14 points in the second half. The offense
scored 21, enough to overturn the halftime deficit.
We went back to our zone defense
and thats what got us back in the game
and over the hump at the end. The girls
played well. They played to win, not
scared to lose, Wudi said. Samantha
Rodman scored five points for Rib Lake.
Fitzl and Megan Wiitala had a two-point
basket each.
The Redmens offensive game plan
focused on attacking the interior of the
Athens defense. They attempted a season-low two three-pointers, while shooting .300 (15-50) from the field. Rib Lake
made a season-high 10 free throws on 20
attempts.
got nothing. They went dead silent after that lead change, Scheithauer said.
It was peace and quiet on our side. He
finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds,
completing his third-straight doubledouble.
A Cole Hoffman three put the Tigers
up four with five minutes left. Seconds
later, Austin Ewan knocked down a
right-wing three. The Redmens press
forced a turnover out of Nick Stoflet, setting up Scheithauers lead-changing basket. Noah Weinke hit an eight foot pullup to make it a three-point game.
The Tigers trimmed the lead to one
after a pair of free throws by Stoflet, but
couldnt pull closer as the Redmen rattled off six straight points. Scheithauer
had a basket, while Ewan scored on a
running floater and a putback tip off an
Austin Zondlo miss.
We picked it up defensively. We got
in a rhythm and our shots started falling, Rib Lake guard Dalton Strebig said.
Stratford (2-2) got 15 points out of Stoflet and Ethan Nagel. Derrick Schmidt
scored 14 and grabbed six boards. The
Tigers open Marawood South play on
Friday against Newman Catholic. Rib
Lake boosted their record to 2-1 and
opens North play against Prentice tonight, Thursday Dec. 10, also their home
opener. Tip is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. The
Redmen welcome local rival Medford for
a non-conference game next Tuesday.
The Tigers scored 35 in the first half.
They had success breaking Rib Lakes
full-court press, including one 30 second
stretch where they scored six-straight
points to open up a 17-9 lead, thanks to a
pair of baskets by Schmidt and another
by Stoflet. Just like last Thursdays loss
in Pittsville, the Redmen didnt do themselves any favors with an icy start from
the field.
We went through a dry spell in the
first half. That was our biggest issue. It
was very similar to the Pittsville game,
Rib Lake head coach Jason Wild said.
They were breaking our press too easily
and using their offense to suck up time.
After falling behind as much as 11 with
just under four minutes until halftime,
the Redmen found their long distance
groove. Strebig made a pair of threes.
Ewan had another that trimmed Sratfords lead to 35-27 at the half. Rib Lake
finished seven of 20 from distance, their
best percentage in a game this season.
Schmidt scored the first four points
of the second period. Rib Lake was down
47-36, but a 15-5 run, highlighted by a
fadeaway jumper by Ewan and six points
from Scheithauer, cut the deficit to one
with 5:30 to go.
We stayed with the press, but Stratford started putting a man in the middle,
so we had to adjust. We went to a threequarters 1-3-1 trap and that was the ticket. I told the guys, the press is going to
wear on them, Wild said.
We started clicking. When that happens watch out, Strebig said. He finished with 11 points. Ewan scored 15 and
is shooting .475 from the field this year.
Weinke had his best game of the young
season. The senior scored nine, dished
three assists and made five of six free
throws.
Scheithauer is off to an impressive
start. The 6-3 forward is averaging 22.7
ppg, 20.3 rpg, 4.7 apg and 3.0 spg, all while
shooting .683 from the floor.
The Rib Lake win was the second in
three attempts against Stratford. They
last beat the Tigers 43-42 during the
Marawood Crossover back on Feb. 15,
2013. Stratford won the meeting in 2014,
52-42.
Loss to Pittsville
The Pittsville Panthers used their