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By Kevin OBrien

As part of planning for a new public li-brary building, the city of Colby is look-ing to form a special advisory committeeto help review proposals submitted byvarious architectural firms.

Spurred by the announcement lastweek of a $500,000 private donation, Col-bys planning committee met Mondayto discuss the next steps in the planningprocess with members of the Colby Pub-lic Library Board of Trustees.

Two main goals emerged from the dis-

cussion: requesting design proposals forreview at next months council meetingand creating a building committee withrepresentatives from the council, libraryboard, school district and general public.

City clerk Connie Gurtner said anengineer at SEH, Inc. told her the firmcould do up to 30 percent of an architec-tural plan at this point for an estimatedcost of $25,000. The rest of the plan wouldbe completed once a location is chosenand other options are decided.

Abbotsford voters will have a choice tomake in three different city council rac-es this April, as the city looks to fill fouravailable seats on the council.

Running in Ward 1 are Lauren Vossand Jeff Diedrich, who are both vyingfor the seat occupied by Ald. Bob Gosse,who is not running again.

In Ward 4, Dennis Kramer will takeon Christopher Esselman to fill the seatcurrently held by Ald. Marty Schwantes,who declined to run for another term.

Ward 2 will feature a race betweenDean Wiese and Ald. Brent Faber, who

is currently holding another seat on thecouncil in the same ward. The winner ofthat race will take over for Ald. JoannaMediger, who is not running for re-elec-tion. Meanwhile, Jessie Grambort is run-ning unopposed for Fabers seat, whichwill only be a one-year term.

Ward 3 Ald. Roger Weideman is alsorunning unopposed for a two-year termafter being appointed last February to aseat that had been vacant since 2013.

In Colby, the ballot will be blank for

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Country proudKyle Roth of the Colby Coalition show choir rides across the stage on a miniature tractor during Saturday nights exhibi-tion performance at the Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular. Colby hosted more than 12 hours of competitionamong show choirs from Wisconsin and Minnesota. See more photos on page 8. STAFF PHOTO/CHRISTIAN PARKER

Unitystrusteeshear DPW

complaintBy Christian Parker

Former Unity trustee Marge Carpen-ter read trustees a list of complaintsMonday that she says village residentshave brought to her attention concern-ing interim DPW Art Shaffers conducton the job.

Shaffer has been filling in as DPW forJoe Geiger, who was hired in July to re-place Ryan Maldonis when he resigned.Shaffer has been working on a temporarybasis since Geiger broke his leg after be-ing on the job five days.

Carpenter, who resigned as trustee

in November, alleged that communitymembers have been bullied by Shafferand that he has overstepped his role as atemporary, presumptive [DPW] employ-ee. She said her report to the board wasan effort to provide a voice to residentsand property owners who are uncomfort-able or intimidated sharing their con-cerns at a board meeting.

Among Carpenters grievances was aquestion as to why Shaffer was takingthe village pickup truck home with himat night. Carpenter stated all previous

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Fix the FenwoodFenwood Creek is no different than any number ofsmall tributaries that flow across western MarathonCounty into the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir.

Surrounded by dairy farms and cropland, the creekruns chocolate brown in the spring after a big snow-melt or following any major rain event and, frothingand churning, it carries nutrients, notably phospho-rus, into the reservoir.

State and county government has, for years, triedto clean up the creek, to nurse it back to health. Theseefforts have failed. Back in the mid-1990s, the countyspent millions of dollars on manure pits, nutrientmanagement plans, barnyard enclosures and grassybuffer strips to keep soil, silt and manure out of notjust Fenwood Creek, but all of the Big Eau Pleinewaterways. Any gains that were achieved were even-tually reversed. Today, depending on rainfall, 10,000pounds of phosphorus flows through Fenwood Creekeach year. The reservoir, receiving all of this nutrient,is subject to periodic, major fish kills. In 2009, decay-ing algae, generated by phosphorus, took up so muchoxygen across the 17 mile length of the Big Eau Pleinethat, under ice, not even carp could survive. An esti-mated 80 percent of all fish died.

But fish are not the only victims of this ongoing pol-lution. People are, too.

The state, responsible for enforcing the federal Wa-ter Act, has mandated $7 billion worth of municipaland industrial sewage plant upgrades statewide tohelp phosphorus-impaired water resources, such asthe Big Eau Pleine Reservoir. The mandate will re-move but a scant amount of phosphorus from statewaterways, but no matter. The cost of these new regu-lations will prove enormous. Household and businesssewer bills could double or triple. A village of Edgarplanning survey, still being tabulated, reports a large

number of residents say they would leave the villageif they have to pay significantly higher sewer bills.Some residents said they would not be able to affordtheir normal groceries. This hardship will play out allover Wisconsin.

All of this underscores a truth. A river or creek ishome to a community. When the water body is un-healthy, the community, both human and animal, suf-fers. But maybe there is hope.

Last week, the Marathon County Conservation,Planning and Zoning Department announced re-ceipt of an $805,000 grant from the Wisconsin DNRto reduce phosphorus in Fenwood Creek by a modestamount, 1,000 pounds, over three years.

The county, having learned from the past, is taking adifferent approach to this project. The county will notwoo farmers in the Fenwood Creek watershed withgrant dollars in exchange for temporary, reversiblegains in water quality. The county will write checks

only to farmers who pledge to do no less than changethe way they farm. Forever. Second, the county willnot pretend it knows, as a practical matter, how toreduce phosphorus pollution. It will rely on farmersthemselves to figure this out. They will be the experts.

We hope the Fenwood Creek watershed communitycan rise to the challenge set before it.

Failure would be a double disaster. In the first place,a failed watershed project would continue the currentpollution. But, second, an unsuccessful project wouldconvince those in government that regulation is theonly way to deal with the states phosphorus dilem-ma. So convinced, government would dictate farmpractices and punish with fines those who disobey.The countryside, instead of being a refuge for thosewho want to be free, will become a place to follow gov-ernment rules. It will increasingly become a tyranny.

So, what is needed? We, as people living here, needan environmental ethic. We need to appreciate wa-

ter as a vital source of community. This needs to betaught in the public schools and from the ministerspulpit. And we need farmers for their expertise, wis-dom and practical knowledge. They need to show usthe way to feed a hungry world while protecting ourprecious water resources.

The Fenwood Creek watershed effort is a pilot proj-ect, one that, if successful, can be replicated acrossthe county or even the state. Let the work begin. Ifthe Fenwood Creek community can come together toprotect its water resource, it can happen everywhere.

Guest editorial by Peter Weinschenk, The Record-Review

ABBOTSFORDTRIBUNEPUBLISHEDINABBOTSFORD

THURSDAY, JANUARY14, 1954

Bridge collapses at AthensIn the sub-zero cold, early Tuesday,

Daniel Jahnke, 24, Route 2, Athens,skidded into the bridge spanningthe Blackcreek, nearA t h e n s .In the carwith himwere UrbanB a r g a n -der, 22, andC l a r e n c eBargander,18, of thetown ofJohnson.

The carsmashed aguard railof the twospan trusstype steelbridge, thewest span

toppled 20feet to the creek bed and with it wentthe car and its passengers. The carwas badly damaged, but the passen-gers were apparently unhurt. Jahn-ke faces arraignment Wednesday incounty court, at Wausau, on a chargeof driving too fast under existingroad conditions.

Another car, driven from the op-posite direction, by Jack Kramm, 35,of Athens, couldnt stop and plungedoff the remaining span, somersault-ing and landing upside down on thewreckage below. Kramm suffereda broken nose and several rib frac-tures.

The bridge, built about 60 yearsago, was reconstructed two decades

later. Its replacement value is esti-mated at $100,000.Fortunately for the village of Ath-

ens, the county will pay half thereplacement cost, because of a reso-lution introduced by the village pres-ident and County SuperintendentErvin F. Viegut and approved by thecounty board about a year ago. Theresolution provided for inclusion ofAthens in the county aid bridge pro-gram.

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Bell removed from Colby schoolThe disposition and history of the

school bell which hung in the Colbyupper elementary school, was among

the topicsd i s c u s s e dat a regularmeeting ofthe Colbyboard ofe d u c ati onM o n d a ynight.

The bellwas re-moved fromthe buildingthis monthin conjun-tion withroof repairsbeing car-ried out atthe building.Its weight

was believedto be contributing to roof problems.At present the bell is being kept in

storage. Several inquiries have beenreceived by the district about the pos-sibility of selling the bell. However, noaction was taken, and the board alsodiscussed the possibility of mount-ing and displaying the bell on schoolgrounds.

History of the bell is not known, butis believed to have been moved to theold high school from another building.

Anyone with information about thebell is asked to contact AdministratorJoseph Boettcher at the high school.

Long distance phone rates cutGeneral Telephone customers in

Wisconsin will participate in reducedlong distance charges as a result ofa new rate schedule which was to gointo effect January 1.

Wisconsin customers will now beable to dial station-to-station calls tothe most distant points in the U.S., ex-cluding Alaska and Hawaii during thelate night, after midnight, economyrate period for 25 cents, not includingtaxes, for a minimum time period ofone minute.

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NEWSANDLETTERSSUBMISSIONThe deadline for the current weeks paper is 5 p.m. on Monday.

CorrectionThe name of Colby postmaster Melanie Boeck was misspelled in the Jan.

6 edition of theTribune-Phonograph.TheTribune-Phonographapologizes for this error.

Public has a chance tohelp plan new libraryExciting newsThe Colby Public

Library expansion project is movingforward!

If you have been keeping up withthe story, you will know a variety ofoptions have been explored to give thelibrary the space it needs now and intothe future. The first one Colbys citycouncil explored was moving the CPLto the former clinic building. Stud-ies showed that the space needs of alibrary could not be met at that site,and the Colby Public LibraryBoard of Trustees voted not

to accept this location.Next, the council looked

into an addition onto thecurrent library/city hallbuilding. While that wasa possible option, the esti-mate for the remodel andinstallation of an elevatorwas high considering thespace the library wouldneed to use would still bea maze of rooms and areasupstairs and downstairs notconducive to smooth libraryoperations.

Then, at the January Colbycity council meeting, the an-nouncement of a donationtotaling one-half million dol-lars changed the directionof the project. While libraryexpansion needs had appeared on thecity of Colbys five-year plan time af-ter time, it always seemed to move tothe bottom of the list. This time, withthe promise of $500,000 from the donorfor construction of a new building, thecity also voted, 7-1, to commit to theproject with a match of $500,000 to thegrant.

Yes, folks, that is a million dollarstoward the project!

The donor had the foresight to pres-ent $50,000 to the Friends of the ColbyPublic Library to start the preliminar-ies for the project immediately. Themoney can be used for an income sur-vey, grant writing, land acquisition pa-perwork, architectural design, etc.

Currently, an income survey will beconducted in the city. This is impor-tant, as the results could make the cityeligible to apply for a Community De-velopment Block Grant which couldpotentially bring another chunk of

money to the project. So, if you receiveone of the random surveys in the nearfuture, please fill it out and return itto the company conducting the sur-vey. Our eligibility for this grant de-pends upon an 80 percent return rateof survey answers. Your answers areconfidential, and the results will notbe compiled here at the local level butby independent analysts.

Talks will be conducted with the Col-by School District about land acquisi-

tion from one educationalinstitution (the school) to

another educational institu-tion (the library).

A request for bids on thearchitectural design willbe going out soon. Aftera preliminary design isdrawn, estimates can beobtained so the actual pro-

jected cost of the projectcan be determined. Then,we will know the extent ofthe project as far as grantwriting and a capital cam-paign (allowing everyoneto have a share and owner-

ship in the library buildingand furnishings) are con-cerned.

So, what does this all haveto do with you, the public?At the Colby city planning

committee meeting Monday evening,discussion led to the need for a ColbyLibrary Building Committee to beformed. It was decided to have mem-bers on the committee from a varietyof groups: the city council, the libraryboard of trustees, the school district,area financial institutions, and thecommunity.

You are invited, as community mem-bers, to join the committee, which willshape the future of a new library inColby. Please consider putting yourname into the ring. We are looking forpeople who have the time and talent toassist with various roles in making anew Colby Public Library building fitthe needs of our patrons now and intothe future.

If you are excited about the proj-ect and would like to be a committeemember, contact me, Vicky Calmes,at 715-223-2000 prior to the next Colbycity council meeting on Feb. 2.

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GUEST

BYVICKYCALMES

COLBYPUBLIC

LIBRARYDIRECTOR

CLARKCOUNTYHUMANESOCIETYPETOFTHEWEEK

RianThis little cutie pie is a five-month-old neutered male with a

long-haired, gray tabby coat. He is just as sweet and playful ascan be. If youd like a kitten that will play like crazy and thencuddle too, Rian is your boy! He is only one of many cats andkittens, puppies and dogs, just waiting for the right person tocome along and adopt them. If you have room in your heartand home for them or any of the other pets here, please go tothe website to see their pictures and descriptions. Now is agreat time to look for a new pet. There are 45 cats or kittens and

27 dogs or puppies here. Surely theres one just right for you.Check them all out at www.cchs-petshelter.org/id8.html.If you love animals and have some time, now is a great

time to come on down and get involved at CCHS. You canfill out a volunteer application form online by going toour website (www.cchs-petshelter.org) and clicking Vol-unteer at CCHS from the menu, or stop at the shelter or at our Paws and Claws store inthe Marshfield Mall. Come to an orientation and join our Pet Lovin People group, get atour of the shelter and well tell you about all of the many ways to volunteer. Well find

just the right spot for you to get started helping animals. Youll love it!Get your pets microchipped at our store in the mall, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.w

Clark County Humane Society - W3926 St. Hwy. 73, P.O. Box 127, Neillsville, WI 54456(715) 743-4550 12-3 p.m. Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat [email protected]

www.cchs-petshelter.org or www.facebook.com/petshelter

Challenges ahead forretaining good teachersIn an earlier column, I spoke to the

changing landscape of the teachingprofession, specifically to the shrink-ing pool of candidates that has madeit difficult to attract and retain highlyqualified teachers. Schools acrossrural Wisconsin are experiencing ashrinking candidate pool, particularlyin the high demand areas of math,science, technology and special edu-cation. The forecast for a turnarounddoes not appear to be bright with newsthat some of our state colleges are scal-ing back or eliminating their teacher

education programs becauseof a lack of students choos-ing teaching as a career.

It would be shortsightedto think that compensationis not part of the reason-ing behind the decisionnot to choose educationas a career. Consider thatthe estimated Cost of At-tendance (COA) for an aca-demic year at a UW schoolfor students living on theirown in the 2015-2016 schoolyear is $19,060. Costs of afour year degree for the2016 Abbotsford graduate inthe UW system will exceed$80,000, should the student

be fortunate to graduate infour years. The amount ofdebt incurred by studentsto obtain a degree is poten-tially staggering. I have hadconversations with some of our youngstaff and hear of their struggles tomanage the debt they incurred whileobtaining a degree.

Starting salaries for teachers incentral Wisconsin range from $34,000to $38,000, well below the entry levelsalaries in certain competitive privatesector job markets with ties to sci-ence, technology, engineering or math.While that may seem to many a fairand reasonable salary, it is evident thatthose college graduates have entereda competitive market and choosingother paths, often a path that has theability to offer more in compensation.

Limited and declining resources ofrevenue make budgeting challengingfor school districts across Central Wis-consin. A recent report prepared bythe Wisconsin Budget Project showedthat cuts to education were the fourth

largest in the nation for fiscal years2008 through 2016. The change in thestate formula per student, inflation-adjusted, for fiscal years 2008 through2016, indicates a 12.7 percent cut. Wis-consin only trails Oklahoma, Alabamaand Arizona with deeper cuts to statefunded educational spending.

At the same time state support hasdeclined, Wisconsin legislation limitsthe ability local school districts haveto make up the losses by imposing perpupil spending limits. For fiscal years2015-2016 and 2016-2017, lawmakers

have imposed a zero dollarincrease in per pupil spend-ing.

Across the border to ourwest, Minnesota has in-creased state support overthe same years by 6.9 per-cent. State resources inMinnesota have outpacedWisconsin as their recoveryfrom the recession has beenaccelerated, as indicated bythe rate of growth in pri-vate sector jobs and GDP.Increased growth is ac-companied with increasedrevenues, allowing for pri-

oritizing more funding foreducation. As a result, many

of the education graduatesfrom highly respected Wis-consin universities teacherprograms are leaving thestate and teaching else-

where, Minnesota included. Thosegraduates are following the money.

The Abbotsford School Board iscurrently exploring a compensationplan that attracts and retains teachingstaff, recognizing that compensationis not the only reason people chooseto locate. Quality of life, location, fam-ily, rural versus urban, and a host ofother reasons influence where peoplelive, raise families and enjoy a career.It remains imperative that the districtrecognizes in its staff a commitment toprofessional growth, a commitment tothe district and a commitment to thecommunity.

The board will continue its discus-sion concerning compensation andstrive to ensure that the district canand will attract quality educators. Theultimate goal is to ensure that our ex-cellent staff is motivated to stay.

BEOUR

GUEST

BY

REEDWELSH

ABBOTSFORDSCHOOLDISTRICT

ADMINISTRATOR


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A conversation in the office this morning about colon titles gave me ahandful of short ideas that have been on my mind over that past week.All can be captured in great essence by a simple colon title.

#1 David Bowie: you remind me of the babeI was bummed on Monday morning to hear the great and influential

musician David Bowie passed away Sunday after a battle with cancerat age 69.

The importance of Bowies music on the rock scene cannot be over-stated. His quirky, sassy style has pervaded pop culture from top 40 ra-dio hits like Space Oddity and Lets Dance, to his musics exclusiveuse in film soundtracks of classics like The Labyrinth and The LifeAquatic with Steven Zissou.

Bowie was also credited with his contributionsto humanity, like a concert he gave in West Ber-lin. He performed right next to the Berlin walland was told that a few East Berliners might beable to hear some of his show. The year was 1987.

What Bowie didnt anticipate, however, wasthat his show was not only heard by thousandsof people on both sides of the wall, but East Ber-liners who had gathered in mass near the wallsang along and cheered. It was one enormousconcert divided only by a brick wall - very sym-bolic of those dark times.

A week later, Ronald Regan was in the same

spot delivering one of the best and shortest edi-torials of all time: Mr. Gorbachev, tear downthis wall!

Bowie was credited with helping to build themovement to remove the Berlin wall and helpsnuff the menace of communism at the end ofthe Cold War era.

For so many reasons Bowie will indeed be missed. I hope he has hisred shoes on right now, dancing the blues on that great stage up in thesky.

#2 Road salt: whats up with that???Why are we still using so much road salt? Honestly. Havent we

learned after over 100 years in automobile history that salt and cars arenot friends? Plus the stuff kills plants and grass, contaminates ground-water tables, lakes and rivers; ruins shoes, carpeting and Grandmasdress; plus it looks like crap.

Illinois has found beet juice to be an effective and friendly way tomelt ice when applied to roads. Other states have found sugarcane mo-lasses to work. Even inventors in Wisconsin discovered cheese brine

does the trick. Ive heard that out east, coal clinkers help establish trac-tion on icy roads, and in Iowa, cornhusks.Over course, theres always good old fashioned sand, even though its

not without its downsides like silting up storm sewers, but hey, it stilldoesnt rust out your wheelwells or get stuck in orthopedic shoes.

Why not explore some other options and at least minimize the use ofroad salt? I cringe every time I see a highway truck obliviously dump-ing liberal clumps of salt all over tarnation.

Just because its been one way forever doesnt mean there arent bet-ter methods available.

#3 Snowblowers: who needs em?I do. Let me tell you about my snowblowers. First of all, I would like

to stress the importance of naming machinery. A machine with a name

The curse of the dreaded colon: what to do?

OUTFORAWALK

BY

KEVINOBRIENEDITOR

is one that is proud. That means it will work its hardestand not let its owner down.

I have two Ariens blowers, both of which I pieced to-gether with neglected parts and junk I rounded up overthe years. The small one, Little Arien Dalrymple, is awelded up patchwork quilt of pieces of metal, rust andlots of love. Hes good for getting in hard-to-reach places.

The other Ariens is a larger model: an old Ariens 524in excellent condition named Arien Pintodick. He willsoon be residing at my sister and her boyfriends housein Madison, where he will continue his career.

My current daily blower goes by M Tracker D. Youcan say the name rap-style and snap your fingers if youlike. M Tracker D is a 1987 MTD withtracks, hence the name, and he looks like a little bull-dozer. You point him at the snow and he just goes rightthrough it because he dont give a ****. This prize showedup from a customer when I used to repair snowblowers.

The one last blower I should mention has yet to seeany action in the snow this winter. She is GrandmaLoafenstein - a very small 80s vintage Snapper single-stage about the size of a banana box. Grandma can slingslush to Timbuktu while providing that sweet aroma of2-stroke glory for the whole neighborhood. Snow, ice andEPA, scram!

One of the many casualties of theDigital Age seems to be the time-honoredtradition of playing good, old-fashionedboard games. Maybe its just me, but itseems like kids today are less and lesslikely to entertain themselves with any-thing that isnt electronic.

For a generation that uses only itsthumbs to do nearly everything, the ideaof unfolding a game board, reading writ-ten instructions and organizing plasticpieces is probably

too much to ask.Of course, thereis a digital versionof just about everygame out there onthe Web, but a lotof the enjoymentis lost by not hav-ing the real thingin front of you.In-person human-to-human interac-tion, for one.

I say this be-cause I still holdfond memoriesfrom over 20 yearsago of playing thegame Stratego

with my childhoodfriend, David. It became a tradition afterwe got back from day camp in the sum-mer, and I remember it as my favoritepart of the day.

Nostalgic pack rat that I am, I havemanaged to hold onto that game throughmultiple moves. This past weekend, Ifound the torn and tattered box in ourcloset. Like any good tabletop game thathas stood the test of time, the originalpackaging has deteriorated to the pointof nearly falling apart. Still, all the piecesare accounted for and the board is intact.

For those of you not familiar with hisclassic capture-the-flag battle, Strategolets two players go at each other withequally matched armies. Each side hasthe same number of soldiers, bombs and

officers, ranked from general down to ser-geant. Certain pieces have unique abili-ties. The miners are the only ones thatcan diffuse the bombs, and the spy isthe only one who can kill the general, aslong as he is the one attacking.

With the different ranks and abilities,its a little like chess, but the games mostunique trait is the element of surprise.Both players set up their pieces facingaway from their opponent, so when apiece is moved from one space to thenext, you dont know ahead of time if itsa bomb or just a lowly scout (the lowestranked soldier). In the end, the only piecethat really matters is each players flag.Once that is captured, its game over.

Back when I was 10 years old or so,the possibilities for different strate-

gies seemed endless. Of course, it waspretty typical just to surround your flagwith bombs and hope to kill of the otherplayers miners, but that scheme wouldoften get uncovered pretty quickly. Then,of course, you might set up a cluster ofbombs around nothing important, just asa red herring ploy.

Im not sure if I can convince my wifeto take up arms against me, but I thinkI have at least one good game of Strat-ego left in me.

Stratego isstill readyfor battle

HOLDTHATTHOUGHT

BY

CHRISTIAN

PARKERREPORTER

WITHOUTWORDS

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The Board of Education is seeking communityThe Board of Education is seeking communityinput on the selection of a new superintendent.input on the selection of a new superintendent.

A community survey has been posted on theA community survey has been posted on theschool district website. The board invites youschool district website. The board invites youto participate by going to the district website atto participate by going to the district website atwww.abbotsford.k12.wi.uswww.abbotsford.k12.wi.usand clicking on theand clicking on thelink for the Community Survey Superintendentlink for the Community Survey-SuperintendentSearch.Search.

Thank you in advance for your inputThank you in advance for your input.

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superintendente. Una encuesta a la comunidadsuperintendente. Una encuesta a la comunidadha sido publicada en la pgina de internetha sido publicada en la pgina de internet

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Law Enforcement

Dec. 30 - An officer was onpatrol in Colby when he no-ticed a vehicle with no head-lights on after dark. He con-ducted a traffic stop and metwith the driver, who did nothave any type of identification.He wrote down his name anddate of birth, and the officerran it through dispatch. Dis-patch indicated that he had awarrant out for his arrest andalso said his date of birth onfile was different from the onehe provided.

The officer had the driverstep out of the vehicle and in-formed him of the warrant.The driver said this could notbe correct as he had never re-ceived a citation before. Whenasked about giving the wrongdate of birth, he continued tosay he provided the right date.He was placed under arrestand brought to the police sta-tion, where he finally admittedto providing the wrong date ofbirth.

The driver called a friendwho came and posted his bond.He was cited for operatingwithout a valid license and re-leased.

Dec. 31 - An officer re-sponded to an Abbotsford resi-dence in reference to a dog bitecomplaint. He met with a wom-an who said her sons dog mayhave bitten a boy on the lip.A doctor in Medford said thewound could have been froma bite or from the dogs nails.The officer provided her withan animal bite report to fill outand explained the process fortaking the dog to the veterinar-ians office. She showed the of-ficer a slip indicating the dogwas current on its vaccines. Jan. 4 - An officer was

advised of a chase in prog-ress initiated by a Marathon

County deputy in Abbotsford.The deputy had been trying tostop a speeding vehicle on STH13 when it turned west ontoBusiness 29 and then north onHiline Avenue. The fleeing ve-hicle then went east on WestHemlock Street and north ontoNorth Second Avenue. Thedeputy was reporting a crashat the intersection of Secondand West Pine streets.

When the officer arrived, hesaw the deputy had the driverface down on the roadway atgunpoint. The officer orderedthe front seat passenger out ofthe vehicle and then securedhim in his squad vehicle. Thedeputy ordered a rear seat pas-senger out and secured her inthe officers squad as well.

The officer spoke to the twopassengers, and neither could

say why the driver was try-ing to elude police. The backseat passenger said she wassleeping when everything hap-pened. The officer noted thatshe appeared very lethargicand did not seem to know whatwas going on. She didnt real-ize she was in the back of a po-lice car and, at one point, askedwhere her cat was.

The deputy asked the driverto exit his squad so his hand-cuffs could be double-locked.The officer noted that the driv-

er was also very lethargic andwas unable to stand or answerthe deputys questions. The of-ficer did not smell any alcoholand thought the driver was un-der the influence of somethingelse. An ambulance was calledto the scene and after the driv-er was on board, the deputy fol-lowed it to the hospital. The ve-hicle was towed from the sceneand the officer completed theaccident investigation.Jan. 7 - An officer was dis-

patched to Colby High Schoolin reference to a disorderlyconduct complaint against astudent. He met with a staffmember who said the student

in question began yelling andswearing at her and the prin-cipal when questioned aboutbeing on his cell phone in thehallway.

The staff member said thisis an ongoing problem withthe student, who also failed toappear for class that day. Shesaid he had been dropped off atthe school but then left on foot.The students mother had beenadvised of the incident and hisfailure to come to school. Themother did not know wherehe was at the time, but did notbelieve he was at home. The of-ficer was provided with a pic-ture of the student.

Jan. 9 - An officer respond-ed to a security alarm at anAbbotsford business. The se-curity company told dispatchthey were unable to make con-tact with the owner. The officerchecked the area around thebusiness and did not see anyfresh tracks in the snow. Hechecked the entry doors and allof them were secure. He alsoshined his flashlight throughthe window and did not seeanything out of the ordinary.

The officer went to the busi-ness owners residence, but noone answered the door.Jan. 9 - An officer met with

an Abbotsford resident afterhe reported that someone hadstruck his mailbox during thenight. Based on the tire tracksin the snow, it appeared as ifthe vehicle was traveling north

on STH 13 when it crossed thetwo southbound lanes andjumped the curb with bothtires. It also struck the mailboxbelonging to the complainantsneighbor. The 12-inch mount-ing post on the complainantsproperty was gone, but themailbox was still there.

The officer collected severaltan-colored pieces that ap-peared to be from a bumpercover and wheel well guard.He also found a plastic slipcommonly found on a running

board. The officer believed thevehicle would have extensivedamage to the front end anddrivers side.

After checking the area, theofficer was flagged down by thecomplainant, who was parkedon East Linden Street. He hadfound his mailbox and pointedout where the vehicle had ap-parently struck a snow bankwhile trying to make a left turnonto Linden. The vehicle thenappeared to back up and con-tinue east on Linden. The of-ficer checked the area but wasunable to find it.Jan. 9 - An officer was dis-

patched to an Abbotsford resi-

dence in reference to a harass-ment complaint. The officermet with a woman who saidshe had been receiving threat-ening text messages while shewas at the hospital in Medford.She said she had asked theman in question to pick her upfrom the hospital, but whenshe found a different ride, hegot angry and started leavingthreatening messages on herphone. She said he stoppedcalling after she had the Med-ford police contact him.

Earlier in the night, the of-ficer received a fax from Med-ford police about a possibledomestic abuse incident that

occurred between the com-plainant and the man leavingthe messages. That incident oc-curred outside of Colby, so hesent the information to Mara-thon County.

The officer said there wasno more he could do since theMedford police had alreadyhandled her complaint. He ad-vised the complainant to call ifshe gets any more threateningcalls. The complainant said sheplans to get a restraining orderagainst the suspect. She saidhe is mentally unstable andhas access to a large number ofguns. The officer advised her tolock her doors and call 911 if heshows up at her place.Jan. 9 - An officer was on

patrol in Abbotsford when hereceived complaints of a ve-hicle revving its engine and

driving fast on Fourth Street.Dispatch also reported an ar-gument among several individ-uals in this area.

The officer met with a couplewho said they had been argu-ing with their next door neigh-bors about one of them speed-ing up and down the street andrevving the engine while intheir driveway. The couple saidthe noise has woken up theirchildren and they are also con-cerned about the kids safetywith the neighbor speeding

past. The two parties had beenyelling at each other that nightbefore the complainants calledpolice.

The officer spoke to theneighbor, who said he had torev his engine in order to gethis car over the snow in thedriveway. When asked why ithad not been shoveled, he saidhis brother drives over it withhis truck and makes it too hardto shovel. The officer ran thevehicles license plates, andthey were registered to anothervehicle. The officer mailed theneighbor citations for disor-derly conduct with a motor ve-hicle, display of unauthorized

plates and non-registration ofa motor vehicle.Jan. 10 - An officer was dis-

patched to an Abbotsford resi-dence in reference to a femaleparty who had barricadedherself in her apartment andtaken an unknown numberof prescription drugs. The of-ficer spoke to the womans ex-husband, who said her mentalhealth and drug use had beengetting worse. He said he hadalready picked up one of theirdaughters from her apartmentafter they had a fight, and hisdaughter would be waiting out-side for the officer to arrive.

The officer arrived and met

with the daughter, who saidher mother was locked insidethe apartment and refusingto come to the door. She alsomade suicidal comments andtalked about taking her sleepytime pills. The daughter saidher mother has multiple men-tal health issues.

The officer knocked on thedoor several times before themother answered and let himin. As the officer entered, he didnot see anything barricadingthe door. The woman explainedthat she had gotten into a fightwith her daughter when tryingto look at the messages on herdaughters phone. She said herdaughter accidently hit herselfin the lip when grabbing thephone.

When asked about the pillsshe had taken that night, she

said she only took the pre-scribed amount. The officerchecked her medication bottlesand did not appear as if shehad taken more than the pre-scribed dosage. She said shehad no thoughts or plans ofharming herself. The officercontacted a mental health cri-sis center and had someonethere talk to the woman. It wasagreed that she was okay tostay in her apartment.

The officer left and contactedthe ex-husband, who said the

fight between his ex-wife anddaughter started when his exoverreacted to messages on thedaughters phone. He did notwant to pursue any charges. Jan. 10 - An officer met

with a man in Colby who saidhe wanted to file a complaintagainst a local restaurant forserving him tainted food thatmade him sick last May. Whenasked why he had waited solong to report it, the complain-ant said he tried filing com-plaints with state and federalauthorities, but they would nothelp him.

The complainant said hehas filed complaints against

several other restaurants inthe area, but he is always toldthat he cannot prove the foodis tainted. The officer said hewould not be able to prove itwas tainted, either, since hehad purchased the food monthsago and it could have been himwho tainted it. The complain-ant said he understood that buthe still wanted a report filed.He said the other agencies hefiled complaints with now haveno record of his complaints.The officer said he would do areport, and if the complainantwanted a copy, he could requestit from the chief.

COLBY-ABBOTSFORDPOLICELOG

DORCHESTER

POLICELOG Jan. 1 - Information only

on South Second Street.Jan. 2 - Speeding citations

issued on Center Avenue.Jan. 4 - Threats on First Av-

enue.Jan. 4 - Theft complaint on

West Kennedy Avenue.Jan. 5 - Vehicle lockout on

West Second Avenue. Jan. 5 - Lost or recovered

property on Hiline Road. Jan. 6 - Welfare check on

South Fourth Street. Jan. 7 - Speeding citation

issued on Center Avenue.Jan. 8 - Death investigation

on South Third Street.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOTAny qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may

request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of ageor older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to votefor at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order toreceive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot maybe issued.

You must make a request for absentee ballot in writing.Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application (GAB-121 form) for an absentee

ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. An application can also be obtained from theGovernment Accountability Board website: http://gab.wi.gov/forms/gab-121. You may also submit awritten request in the form of a letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the mu-

nicipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different,and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail or in person.Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 11, 2016.

Note:Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely con-fined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If thisapplies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting anabsentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in personYou may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerks office or other specified location

during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.Towns:Frankfort:Kelly Wussow, clerk, F1824 Co. Rd. N, Edgar, WI 54426. 715-302-5217, contact clerk

for appointment Monday-Thursday between hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, February1-11, 2016; Friday, February 12, 2016, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Holton:Jan Kloth, clerk, 3428 Draper Road, Dorchester, WI 54425. 715-654-5036, hours: 5 p.m.to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, February 1-11; by appointment only Friday, February 12, 2016, 4 p.m.- 5p.m.

Hull:Tiffany Bruesewitz, clerk, H3155 Huckleberry Road, Colby, WI 54421. 715-613-9508, contactclerk for appointment between the hours of 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, February 1-5; 8-12, 2016.

Villages:Dorchester:Brooke Ruge, clerk, 288 W. Washington Ave., Dorchester, WI 54425. 715-654-5006,

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., February 1-12, 2016.Unity:Heidi Maldonis, clerk, 121 N. Madison St., P.O. Box 47, Unity, WI 54488. 715-223-4362,

Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., February 1-5; 8-12, 2016.Cities:Abbotsford:Jennifer Lopez, clerk, 203 N. 1st St., Abbotsford, WI 54405. 715-223-3444, Monday-

Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 1-12, 2016.Colby:Connie L. Gurtner, clerk, 211 W. Spence St., P.O. Box 236, Colby, WI 54421. 715-223-

4435, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon & 1 p.m.-4 p.m., February 1-5 & 8-12, 2016; Friday, February 12,2016 by appointment only between the hour of 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the municipal clerks office is:Monday, February 1, 2016

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the municipal clerks office is:Friday, February 12, 2016

No in-person absentee voting may occur on a weekend or legal holiday.The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before election day to the proper polling

place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Any ballots receivedafter the polls close will be counted by the board of canvassers if postmarked by election day andreceived no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday following the election. 2-177509 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF CAUCUSVILLAGE OF UNITY

The electors of the village of Unity are hereby notified that acaucus for the purpose of nominating candidates for the follow-ing village offices will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016, at7:00 p.m. at the clerks/village office.

Office Incumbent Village Trustee Vacant Village Trustee Jeremy Larocque Village Trustee Ron LoertscherElection for offices listed above to be held on Tuesday, April

5, 2016.Dated this 11th day of January, 2016Heidi MaldonisVillage of Unity Clerk/Treasurer 2-177532 WNAXLP

VILLAGE OF DORCHESTERCLARK AND MARATHON COUNTIES - ORDINANCE 205

AN ORDINANCE REGULATING VILLAGE BURN PILEThe village board of the village of Dorchester, Clark and Marathon

Counties, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:For the convenience and safety of the residents of the village of

Dorchester and in compliance with DNR regulations and laws of theState of Wisconsin, a village burn pile is open only to residents of thevillage of Dorchester.

Section 1: Hours and LocationThe village burn pile is located near the intersection of West 3rd

Avenue and South 6th Street. It is open for drop off of acceptableburnable items between the hours of 6 a.m.-10 p.m., 7 days a week,

365 days a year.Section 2: Acceptable Burnable ItemsA. Only residents of the village of Dorchester are able to place

burnable items on the village burn pile.B. The village burn pile wil l accept only the following: 1. Yard waste, including grass clippings, brush, leaves and

other vegetation, which will be placed in the fenced-in area. 2. Tree branches less that 4 in diameter and no longer that 6

feet in length; no stumps. 3. Untreated/unpainted wood or lumber less than 4 in diameter

and no longer than 6 feet in length/width.C. All items are to be stacked and placed neatly on the burn pile.D. Plastic bags containing burnable items are not acceptable.Section 3: Penalties for Violation

Any person found to be in violation of any provision of Section 2shall be subject to forfeitures of $100 for the first violation, $250 for asecond violation and $500 for third and subsequent violations.

Passed at a regular session of the village board this 6th day ofJanuary, 2016.

This ordinance shall be effective upon publication.Wayne Rau, PresidentBrooke Ruge, Village Clerk2-177546 WNAXLP

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Curtiss reluctantly pays engineering billsBy Kevin OBrien

Village trustees in Curtiss approved atotal of $52,000 in bills from its engineer-ing firm last week, but not before ex-pressing their concerns about the villagebeing overcharged.

The invoices from Davy Engineeringincluded about $44,300 for work done inOctober and November on the villagesongoing water project, plus $7,740 forsewer-related engineering services.

At its December meeting, the boardtabled the latest bill from Davy so the vil-lage could request an itemized invoicefrom the LaCrosse-based firm.

Trustee Larry Swarr said Davy senthim all of the firms time cards relatedto the invoices on the villages $2 mil-lion water project. Swarr had previouslyquestioned the time Davy billed the vil-lage for attending a meeting with theDNR in Neillsville and for surveying afuture well site.

I dont doubt they worked the hoursthey said they did, he said. I doubt thenecessity of the hours they put in.

Swarr said when he questioned com-pany officials about the number of hoursworked, they didnt offer much of an ex-planation.

Village president Randy Busse said hespoke to company owner Mike Davy andtold him straight out: The board feelsyoure bleeding the village dry. Trusteesare not going to continue approving allthe engineering bills without question-ing them, he added.

They know theyre under more scru-tiny that they were in the past, he said.

Busse said Davy told him that some ofthe fees were agreed to in the villagescontract with the firm, which is oversee-ing the addition of three new wells and

the rehabilitation of two others to pro-vide the village with more groundwater.

As the largest user of water, AbbylandFoods has agreed to pay for the project.

I think theyve gotten too used to Ab-byland paying most of the bills, Bussesaid about Davy.

Still, trustee Sue Holtzheimer saidit would probably cost the village evenmore money to challenge the bills forwork already done by the firm.

I dont know how we can argue theseprices down without costing us anotherfortune, Holtzheimer said.

Village employee Todd Weich said itwould difficult for the village to switchengineers for the water project, but hehas met with representatives from SEH,

Inc. and plans to meet with CBS Squaredto discuss the villages options for futureprojects.

Weich said the village could save some

future costs by having him observe con-struction crews instead of paying an en-gineer from Davy to do it.

Busse said he does not believe the vil-lage has any legal grounds to refuse pay-ment of the bills, and it could face a 1.5percent finance charge if it withheldpayment any longer.

In his monthly report, Weich said he isvery pleased with how village wells num-ber three and four have been producingsince being rehabilitated in October.

Its been a couple months now andthey have not moved, he said. It hasbeen 20 gallons per minute consistently.

Other businessThe board voted to continue having

Weich plow snow in the village's mobilehome park, with the understanding thatany damages to the plow truck will bebilled to property owner Gerald Draxler.

Any assessments added to Draxlersproperty tax are difficult for the village

to recover, as he is habitually three yearsbehind on paying his taxes. Draxler cur-rently owes Clark County over $26,000in back taxes, and if he doesnt pay the$8,700 he owes for 2012 by Feb. 16, the landcould be transferred to the county. Thecounty treasurers office said Draxlernormally pays his back taxes right be-fore the 90-day notice period elapses.

President Busse said Draxler has notkept his promise to work with the vil-lage on maintenance issues at the mobilehome park, but its not fair to leave histenants snowed-in because of that.

We have 12 residents who live thereand they need to get out so they can go towork, he said.The board voted to switch all of the

villages property and liability insurancefrom the League of Wisconsin Munici-palities to Municipal Property InsuranceCompany, which will save the village$4,428, mostly due to a smaller premiumfor property insurance. The board tabled a decision to pur-

chase more Christmas lights for villagestreetlights until it could get more infor-mation from the vendor about size andprice options.The board approved a $132.65 to Ar-

turo Lopez Valazquez for overpaymentof property taxes from an escrow ac-count. The board approved $271.11 in an-

nual membership dues for the WisconsinLeague of Municipalities.The board approved a $39,950 trans-

fer from the general fund to the utilityfund for fire protection.Members of the 2016 elections board

were appointed: Sue Holtzheimer, BettyRettig, Bob May and Jenny Habermeyer.

BIG BILLS -Mike Davy, left, and Al Scheer of Davy Engineering attended a vil-lage board meeting in October to go over a water user agreement and well drilling

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CITY OF ABBOTSFORDNOTICE TO THE PUBLICPLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that Abbyland Foods has petitioned

the Zoning Board of Appeals for the City of Abbotsford, Clark andMarathon Counties, Wisconsin, for a variance to the propertylocated at 820 E. Spruce, Abbotsford, WI.

This would be for the purpose of constructing a new building.The placement of this building would be a variance to OrdinanceSection 13-1-49 B-2 Highway Commercial; which requires therear yard setback 20 feet.

This public hearing petition will be heard at approximately 3:30p.m. January 18, 2016. All interested persons wishing to hear thispetition can do so at this time.

Jennifer LopezCity Clerk 2-177554 WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT MARATHON COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD L. HASENOHRLDate of Death: August 19, 2015Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) - Case No. 15IN114PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:1. An application for informal administration was filed.2. The decedent, with date of birth May 19, 1930, and date of death

August 19, 2015, was domiciled in Clark County, State of Wisconsin,with a mailing address of Pine Ridge Assisted Living Center, 1110 N.Division Street, Colby, WI 54421.

3. All interested persons waived notice.4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is

April 13, 2016.5. A claim may be filed at the Marathon County Courthouse,

Wausau, Wisconsin, Room Probate./s/ Robbyn R. Richmond,Probate RegistrarDate: December 30, 2015

Attorney Paul A. Nikolay

111 N. First StreetAbbotsford, WI 54405715-223-4151Bar Number 1015223

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COLBY COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTESDECEMBER 1, 2015

6:30 p.m.The regular meeting of the Colby Common Council was called

to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor James Schmidt. On roll call: Hamm,OBrien, T. Schmidt, Lynn, Oestreich, Hederer and Kaiser. Thiemearrived at 6:40 p.m. Also present were Mayor James Schmidt, clerkConnie Gurtner, DPW Harland Higley Jr., Mike Voss from MSA andcitizens.

Agenda was posted by the clerk. The agenda will stand as theorder of the meeting.

Minutes of the November 3 and November 18 council meetingswere preread and reviewed. Motion was made by Hederer, second-ed by OBrien to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carriedwith a voice vote.

Financial statement and bills were discussed. Motion was madeby T. Schmidt, seconded by Lynn to approve the bills. The amountsapproved are as follows: General Fund $70,131.59; Water De-partment $202,580.36; Sewer Department $20,289.74; TIF Fund$119,743.75; RLF $7,071.30; net payroll $16,960.73. Motion carriedwith a voice vote.

Colby-Abbotsford Police Commission met on November 11.The commission approved minutes and expenditures.Under Ride Along Policy, two policies were presented. Anders

compiled one policy for review from other municipalities and thesecond policy for review was from Lexipol. It was suggested for thecommission to review these policies and to have further discussionat the December meeting. It was stated that all new policies will gointo effect at one time, not in segments. Lexipol has suggested notworking from two policy books; therefore, the department will con-tinue utilizing the existing policies until the new policies are ready.Chief Bauer stated there will be many policies to review and he willhand deliver policies to the commission as they become available.

Under 2016 health insurance renewal, Chief Bauer informed thecommission that the 2016 premium increased 4.65%. It was statedthat the 2016 budget includes an 8% projected increase. The 2016health insurance coverage and deductibles remain unchanged. Thecommission approved the 2016 health insurance renewal at a 4.65%increase.

Under 2016 dental insurance renewal, Chief Bauer informed thecommission that the 2016 premium had a 0% increase. The policybenefits and price will remain unchanged in 2016. The commission

approved the 2016 dental insurance renewal at a 0% increase.The chiefs report was presented by Chief Bauer. Officer Bradner

and Officer Wagner attended an Interview and Interrogation trainingthis last month. Officer Schreiber will be attending the Field TrainingOfficer school for the department; he will be responsible for train-ing all new officers for the department. The police secretary is outon medical leave until November 23, 2015. Chief Bauer stated thatthere has been excellent teamwork between both Marathon Countyand Clark County in handling various situations. New tires will be puton the Dodge Charger and there were no other reported issues withthe vehicles. Chief Bauer stated that the biannual pharmaceuticaldrug collection was a success. It was stated that the 12 hour shiftmemorandum was approved by the Abbotsford City Council and willbe presented for approval in December at Colby.

Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by T. Schmidt to approvethe memorandum of agreement regarding 12 hour shifts. Motion car-ried with a voice vote.

Area Fire Department met on November 17.Nancy OBrien distributed a first draft of the Intergovernmental

Agreement for the area fire department. She also said that the groupis asking for the municipalities to contribute $250 to a fund to covercosts for secretary and postage, etc. Motion was made by Hederer,seconded by Kaiser to approve the contribution of $250 for start upmoney to the area fire departments. Motion carried with a voice vote.

City Planning Committee met on November 18.Library funding options with SEH and MSA: Brad Hentschel from

SEH started out by presenting information regarding CDBG. Hestated that Rural Development also has money, but is for low incomecommunities and the City of Colby would not be an ideal candidate.He reviewed different projects that they helped get block grants toconstruct. The city is not community wide eligible for funding so wewould be required to do a survey of the benefited area to meet therequirement of CDBG. Grant specifics: Max is $500,000, municipalmatch is 50% and can be other sources and 6-24 months is con-struction time. SEH has a three step contract for this process; Step1 - LMI survey, if the results are not positive, they would stop pro-cess; Step 2 - Completed survey and write the grant, but grant notawarded; Step 3 - Administration of the grant. Mike Voss and JeffThelen from MSA also presented information about potential CDBGfunding. Jeff Thelen stated that Brad from SEH did cover a lot of theCDBG grant information. Jeff stated that the combined LMI of thecombined municipalities is 42% and that would require for us to doa survey in order to qualify. He also had a suggestion to apply forCDBG grant funding for other projects and would then free up Gen-

eral Fund money for library construction. How far the project needsto be ready was discussed. The city would have to have the match-ing funds ready to construct when we do the application for the grant.

Lease of Colby property to Colby Pullers Club: Todd Schmidt sug-gested that the committee and the members of the club discuss whatwe want to be included in the lease before we start working on adraft document. Scott Oestreich was asked what they want in thelease. He stated that the group wants to do a scholarship and im-provements to the grounds. He said that the group is interested inleasing the property for the whole year. Todd Schmidt asked howthey felt about the city having a clause asking for city approval beforethe property is subleased. Oestreich agreed to that suggestion. Thechamber has no interest in the property for chamber events. ClerkGurtner asked that the electric bill stay in the name of the city to in-sure payment. Todd Schmidt also asked the pullers if they are willingto maintain the property. Oestreich agreed to that. Todd Schmidt alsoreviewed some of the terms of the current lease example as far asinsurance and termination timelines. Todd Schmidt asked the pullersto be more transparent to the city with their financial information tobe sure that we are charging them correctly and that it coincides withtheir future development plans.

Speed limit on Highway 13 South: The speed limit southboundfrom PCA loading dock to Smith Brothers is 40 miles an hour andnorthbound goes down to 40 miles per hour before Smith Brothersand turns to 30 miles an hour in front of A Perfect 10. The councildiscussed if they felt that this was slow. The committee feels that the

speed limits are justified but maybe need to be enforced.Mayor Schmidt: Mayor Schmidt reported on the meeting of the

United Communities of Clark County.Mayor Schmidt appointed Joanne Bartnik, Lee Kaschinska and

Julie Johnson as Chief Inspectors and Yvonne Ruppert, DuaneWebb, Karen Winkler, Janet Gurtner, Charlotte Haines, Sharon Ra-chu, Doreen Newman, Donald Newman and Bev Fecker as electionworkers. Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by Oestreich toapprove these appointments. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Mayor Schmidt reported that the Board of Review met this eve-ning.

Clerk Gurtner: She also reported that Paula Ruesch has filed herresignation with the AbbyColby Crossings Chamber of Commerce.

DPW Harland Higley: The following building permits were issued:Hank Blazel, 127 S. 1st Street, fence; Kim and Chad Steen, 106 S.2nd Street, bathroom, exterior doors.

DPW Higley reported on the precipitation and flows for Novem-

ber 2015 at the STP. He also reported on the pumpage of water forNovember 2015.

The city has a water leak and the water department is looking forthe leak somewhere in the city.

Engineer Mike Voss: Voss reported that MSA contacted PSC tofind out what context they would like to see in the Well #14 and Well#15 reporting to satisfy them. MSA had done a report and they werelooking for more information regarding the water system capacity.

MSA Contract to Write Water System Capacity Report for PSC:The city is required to provide the PSC with a Water System Capac-ity Report. MSA quoted the services to do this report at an estimateof $2,400. Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by Hamm to ap-prove the contract with MSA for $2,400. Motion carried with a voicevote.

Cross Connection Contract: The city has a quote from HydroCorpInc. for 40 non-residential cross connection inspections at a cost of$5,280. This is a two year program and would be billed at $220 permonth. Motion was made by Hederer, seconded by OBrien to ap-prove the contract. Motion carried with a voice vote.

Trailblazers Snowmobile Club request to allow ATVs on Snowmo-bile Trails: The Colby Trailblazers Snowmobile Club requested thecity to allow ATVs on the snowmobile trails in the city. Motion wasmade by Kaiser, seconded by Thieme to allow ATV on the snowmo-bile trails when temperatures are below 28 degrees. Motion carriedwith a voice vote.

MPIC quote for property insurance: Motion was made by T.Schmidt, seconded by Kaiser to approve the building/property andequipment insurance policy with Municipal Property Insurance Com-pany at a premium of $19,012 for 2016. Motion carried with a voicevote.

Security Health Plan renewal: The rate for 2016 Security HealthPlan increased by 4.64% to $10,333.71. Motion was made Hederer,seconded by Kaiser to approve the Security Health Plan renewal.Motion carried with a voice vote.

Employee Christmas gifts: Motion was made by Hederer, sec-onded by Hamm to give the employees a $25 Abbotsford Colby AreaChamber of Commerce gift certificate. Motion carried with a voicevote.

Committee meetings for December: Colby-Abbotsford PoliceCommission will meet on December 14, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. at thePolice Department. City Planning Committee will meet on January11, 2016, at 7:15 p.m. Personnel/Labor Relations Committee willmeet on December 7, 2015, at 5:00 p.m.

Closed Session: Motion was made by Lynn, seconded by Hamm

to go into closed session per State Statute 19.85(1)(e) and (g) forthe purpose of negotiating over the investing of public funds whichfor bargaining reasons requires a closed session and conferring withlegal counsel who is rendering advise with respect to litigation thecity may become involved in including discussions with Cemetery

Association over expenses of cemetery operations. Roll Call Vote:Ayes Thieme, Lynn, Oestreich, Hederer, Kaiser, Hamm, OBrien, T.Schmidt. Noes none. Motion carried.

Adjourn in closed session: Motion was made by Lynn, secondedby Oestreich to adjourn at 8:05 p.m.. Motion carried with a voicevote.Approved: James W. Schmidt, MayorAttest: Connie Gurtner, Clerk2-177503 WNAXLP

Officer Rannow resigns from CAPD after 30 yearsBy Kevin OBrien

More turnover is in store for theColby-Abbotsford Police Department,after the joint police commission ac-cepted the resignation of longtimeofficer Ross Rannow Monday and rec-ommended part-timer Adam Sazma ashis replacement.

Rannows last official day will be Feb.17, but because of the unused vacationand floating holiday time he has accu-mulated, he is no longer filling shiftsfor the department. He has worked forthe CAPD for over 30 years, startingthe job on Jan. 3, 1985.

If approved by both city councils,Sazma would be the third new full-timeofficer to be hired in the last two yearsfollowing the resignation of K-9 officerBrian Rennie at the end of 2013 and the

retirement of longtime police chief

Ron Gosse at the endof last year.

Officer ChrisBrandner was hiredin 2014 to replace Ren-nie, and officer JimWagner was hiredlast year to take overfor Jason Bauer afterhe was promoted topolice chief.

Sazma has served a part-time officersince June 2015 and has already passedall of the tests and evaluations neededto be a sworn law enforcement officer.

Other business Colby city clerk Connie Gurtner

told commissioners that the depart-ment ended 2015 with over $106,000 leftin its general fund budget. She recom-

mended $40,000 of that be transferred

into the departments automobile re-placement fund so it can be used to

possibly replace another squad vehiclein 2016.

We want to make sure we dont siton more money than we need to oper-ate, she said.

After the purchase of a new fullyequipped Dodge Durango Special Ser-vice Vehicle approved by the com-mission last August the auto fundwill have just over $40,000 available toreplace the departments 2012 Chevro-let Impala.

In addition to the general fund carry-over of about $66,000, the commissionalso approved carrying over the follow-ing account balances from 2015 to 2016:$982 for assisting with vehicle lockouts,$2,300 for issuing vehicle registrations,$24,800 to pay out retirement benefits,

$10,700 to purchase a police dog, and

$4,600 for issuing metal license plates. The commission approved a new

job description for administrative as-sistant Sandy Kocian, in anticipationof a performance evaluation later thismonth that will be factored into pos-sible raises.

Its about time we have one (jobdescription) in place, said ColbyAld. Todd Schmidt. Im surprised wedidnt.The commission approved a $6,852

quote from Belco Vehicle Solutions toequip the departments new Dodge Du-rango squad vehicle, which is expectedto arrive later this month.The commission approved a pair

of budget amendments to balanceout the departments 2015 budget andincrease the anticipated revenue forthe metal plate fund from $90,000 to

$100,000 in 2016.

Ross Rannow


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two open seats on the council. Ward 4Ald. Jeremy Hamm filed non-candidacypapers, and no other candidates steppedforward, and in Ward 1, neither incum-ber Jason Thieme nor anyone else regis-

tered to be on the ballot.Mayor Jim Schmidt and Alds. Todd

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There will also be a blank ballot for theClark County Board of Supervisors Dis-trict 9 seat, which will be vacated by Col-by resident Dave Holtzhausen. No can-didates filed paperwork by last Fridays

deadline, so either a write-in will take thespot in April or the board will have to ap-point someone to represent the district,which includes Wards 3 and 5 in the cityof Colby, Ward 1 in the town of Colby and

Ward 5 in the city of Abbotsford.At the village of Dorchesters caucus

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DPWs have left the truck in the safety ofthe village garage at night.

Carpenter also accused Shaffer of us-ing the truck for personal activities. Shesaid residents have seen Shaffer hauling

junk from his property to salvage yardsduring work hours and that he has beenseen driving it in other cities, includingMarathon City, Thorp and Marshfield.

Village clerk Heidi Maldonis said thecommunities where Shaffer was seenwith the truck where places he wasasked to go by her, village president ScottBlume or trustees.

Carpenter said there have also beencomplaints of Shaffer following andstalking residents and confronting themwith lewd and obscene gestures, ob-scene name calling and threats.

Carpenter shared one of Shaffers al-leged statements with the board minus

profanity: When I get done with you...youll know what hell is like. She saidShaffers use of profanity in relating tovillage residents is part of an abusivepattern.

Carpenter said reports have been filedwith the Clark and Marathon countysheriffs departments regarding Shaf-fers abusive behavior.

Shaffer was reached by phone Tuesdayand offered no comment to the claimsCarpenter asserted except to say that, todate, neither he, nor the village office, hasreceived any communication from lawenforcement with regard to his conductas DPW.

Maldonis said no complaints aboutShaffers behavior or actions as DPWhave been filed with at her office.

A records request for incident reportsinvolving Shaffer during the time hehas served as interim DPW was not an-swered by the Marathon County SheriffsDepartment as of press time.

A similar request to the Clark CountySheriffs Department revealed only an ac-cusation of election fraud levied at Shaf-fer last February when he ran for villagetrustee. In that case, the county declinedto prosecute Shaffer after he signed a dec-laration of candidacy, which contained astatement about never having been con-victed of a felony in the United States.According to a report by a Clark Countysheriffs deputy, Shaffer was convicted offelony forgery in 1994, though he did notrealize he was still barred from running

for office because his voting rights havesince been restored.Carpenter also criticized Shaffers

technique in grading roads, claimingthat the road crowns are now gone,causing drainage problems. Residentshave complained about berms of gravelin front of their driveways and in theirditches, according to Carpenter. This, incombination with the need to continually

repair village equipment, has made on-the-job training too costly for a tempo-

rary employee.The village is in the process of sched-

uling employee reviews, which are slatedfor either the third or fourth Friday inJanuary. Maldonis said Carpenters con-cerns are unlikely to be considered dur-ing evaluations, but will be discussed bytrustees at future board meetings.

Shaffer did not go through a formal ap-plication process for his position and theDPW opening was not advertised prior tohis acceptance, Maldonis said, due to therushed nature of finding somebody tofill in for Geiger. She said those steps andboard approval will be part of the processfor hiring a permanent DPW should it benecessary, even if the chosen candidate isultimately Shaffer.

Shaffer was trained and tested as a cer-

tified wastewater operator after Geigersdoctor estimated he wouldnt be able toreturn to work for six months.

According to Maldonis, the tentativeplan is for Shaffer to step down as DPWwhen Geiger is cleared to return to work.

Other business The board continues to search for

paperwork to establish conditions of agrandfather provision for a mobile homeat 161 N Madison Ave. The propertyowner is hoping to replace the buildingwith a newer structure and is asking forthe boards permission to place a mobilehome on the property, which is outside ofthe mobile home park.

The board allowed an exception to theordinance governing mobile home lo-cation about 10 years ago, and trusteeswant to see the specifics of that arrange-ment prior to authorizing the exceptiona second time. Trustees thought a mo-bile home had occupied the lot for manyyears prior to the mobile home park be-ing established.A meeting for the committee address-

ing compliance with the DNR CMOMprogram has been set for Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. Payment of $580 was approved for

plumbing and cleanup expenses forCharlotte Johnson, whose sewer backedup into her basement in December due toa clog in the sewer main. Maldonis asked the board for per-

mission to ask the Department of Trans-portation about the possibility of putting

stop lights at the junction of CTHs K, Pand STH 13.Board members agreed that the busy

intersection and nearby railroad tracks combined with excessive speedingthrough the village have resulted in se-rious accidents in that area on a regularbasis. Village president Scott Blume andthe board gave Maldonis permission tomake the necessary inquiries of the DOT.

Weekly 4-H archery classesto start Feb. 15 in Withee

The following dates have been set forthe 4-H archery classes held Mondaynights at Black River Sportsman Club inWithee. Classes start at 7 p.m.

The classes are open to youth fromages eight to 18. There is a per-person fee.

This years classes will be Feb. 15, 22and 29 and March 7, 14 and 21.

Classes are open to 4-H and non 4-Hyouth. Registration deadline is one weekprior to first class. A parent or guardianmust be present at first night of class.

For more information on either ofthe classes or to register, contact DickHughes at 715-447-8702 or Heidi Bower at715-678-2308.


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COMMUNITYCALENDAR

CHEESE DAYS MEETING JAN. 25

The next Colby Cheese Days meetingwill be held Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in thecommunity room at Colby City Hall.

FINANCIAL AID INFO NIGHTA financial aid informational night will be

held Monday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. for parentsand guardians of Colby and AbbotsfordHigh School seniors who plan on attendinga post-secondary school. The presentationwill be held at the Colby High School cafete-ria. Guest speaker will be Jessica Zarnke ofthe UW-Extension office. Colby High Schoolcounselor Jennifer Krauss and AbbotsfordHigh School counselor Lori Huther will alsobe available.

FREE-THROW CONTEST JAN. 16The Colby Chapter of the Knights of

Columbus will sponsor a championshipfree-throw contest on Saturday, Jan. 16,starting at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium of St.Marys Catholic School in Colby. The con-test is open to all boys and girls ages 9 to14. Championship medals will be awardedto all winners, who will then advance to theregional and possibly state championshipcontests. Entry forms are available at the

Abbotsford and Colby middle schools, St.Marys School, as well as at St. Marys, St.Bernards and St. Louis churches.

ICE FISHING DAY FEB. 21The 2016 Annual 4-H Ice Fishing Day

has been scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 21, atRock Dam starting at noon. Youth shouldmeet at the clubhouse. There is a small costper youth that includes lunch and a T-shirt.This event is open to 4-H and non 4-H youth.

To register contact Roy Tyznik at 715-773-0311. Registrations are due by Feb. 13. Anyother questions regarding this event shouldbe directed to Tyznik.

GARDEN PRESENTATION JAN. 25Clark Countys U.W.-Extension Over the

Garden Gate Master Gardener Volunteerswill host a video presentation at the ClarkCounty Courthouse Auditorium in Neillsvilleon Jan. 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Mastergardener volunteers John and Irene Dziekanwill show photos taken during their Europe-an garden travels. Englands Kew Gardensof London, The Lost Gardens of Heligan,the Eden Project, Frances Monet Gardensand the Palace of Versailles near Paris will behighlighted. The event is free and snacks willbe provided.

SQUARE DANCE LESSONSThe Marshfield HoeDowners SquareDance Club will hold an open house from7:30-9:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Lincoln Mu-nicipal Building, 10905 Falcon Rd., Marsh-field for anyone wishing to learn to squaredance. Free instructions will be given Jan.20 and again on Jan. 27, from 7:30 to 9:30p.m. Partners are not required and familiesare welcome.

LOS PINGUOUS AT LTCA JAN. 15LuCille Tack Center for the Arts will wel-

come back Los Pingous on Friday, Jan. 15at 7:30 p.m. Called the Latin Beatles bythe Los Angeles Times, these talented musi-cians will transport the audience with the flairand passion of Latin rhythms performed bySpanish guitar, bass and harmonizing vo-cals. Originally hailing from Buenos Aires,

these musicians merged their talents in 1999and quickly rose to acclaim.

CUP PANTRY HOURSThe Community United Pantry at Zion Lu-

theran Church in Colby is open every Tues-day, from 9 to 11 a.m., for individuals wishingto drop off or pick up food.

TRINITY FOOD PANTRY HOURSThe hours for the food pantry at Trinity

Lutheran Church in Unity are Wednesdays,from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

No Cavity ClubJaxon Ploeckelman is the newest member of the No Cavity Club at FirstCity Dental in Abbotsford. Dental assistant is Nancy Siewert presented himwith a stuffed giraffe as his prize. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Donated hats, mittens go to schoolsAfter holding its annual hat and mitten collection drive in December, TaylorCredit Union donated the winter clothing to local schools to be distrib-uted to children in need. Above, Melissa Holtzhausen, left, from TCU pres-ents the donated items to Brenda Medenwaldt, Colby Elementary Schoolprincipal. Below, from left to right, are Stephanie Wellman from TCU, GaryGunderson, Wendy Ikola and Melisia Klieforth, all from Abby ElementarySchool, and Anita Schmeiser from TCU. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Evening book clubThe Colby Public Library evening

book club met with 13 members presenton Dec. 16 for a potluck dinner. JohnGrishams Skipping Christmas wasdiscussed.

Could you imagine a year withoutChristmas and the related festivities?Could you give up shopping, parties,presents, trees and sweets? Luther andNora Krank decided that this year, theywill skip the holiday altogether. Theirswill be the only house on the street with-out a rooftop Frosty the snowman. Theywont be hosting their annual ChristmasEve bash and they are not going to putup a tree. On Dec. 25 they will go on aCaribbean cruise. The couple discoversthat skipping Christmas is not as easy asit sounds.

When readers think of the author JohnGrisham, his thrillers come to mind.Skipping Christmas is far removedfrom normal Grisham fare. The bookis light reading with a simplistic plot. Itmade book club readers consider theirown Christmas traditions and what isreally important in this age of Christ-mas commercialism.

The club rated the Skipping Christ-mas a 3.5 out of 5 books.The next discussion for the CPL eve-

ning book club will be Wednesday, Jan.20, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Seabiscuit:An American Legend by Lauren Hil-lenbrand.

Afternoon book clubNine members of the Colby Public Li-

brary afternoon book club met Decem-ber 15. A potluck lunch enhanced thediscussion of Angels at the Table byDebbie Macomber.

Shirley, Goodness and Mercy knowthat an angels work is never done, es-pecially on New Years Eve. With an ap-prentice angel, Will, under their wings,they descend upon Times Square in New

York City eager to join in the festivities.When Will spies two lonely strangers inthe crowd, he decides midnight is theperfect time to lend a heavenly helpinghand.

Lucie Farrara and Aren Fairchildmeet in Times Square on New YearsEve. They find they

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