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Big donationcomes in fornew library

By Christian Parker

The city of Colby has received a dona-tion from an anonymous individual with a pledge of a substantially larger contri-bution if certain terms of constructing a new library are met.

It was announced at Tuesday’s com-mon council meeting that an individual, who chose not to be named, recently pro-vided city offi cials with $50,000 to be used for the purposes of planning, designing and construction of a new library facil-ity. The donor also said they would give an additional $450,000 for the project if the new library is to be a new facility, rather than a renovation of the current building.

City council members are planning to use the initial donation to begin site anal-ysis and design.

“Initially we thought we could only afford an addition [unto the current li-brary], but this changes the landscape somewhat,” Ald. Todd Schmidt said.

The council approved hiring SEH Inc. to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for library funding. Part of the process is to complete an in-come survey of city residents to deter-mine if Colby is eligible for a CDBG.

SEH will charge $4,000 to perform the survey plus $3,250 for the application process. If grant funding is approved, the city will owe SEH another $3,250 for a

For the second year in a row, Colby Middle School will be hosting a group of eight Tai-wanese students. From Jan. 23 to Feb. 12, the students will attend classes at the middle school, as well as visiting a cheese factory, watching the Super Bowl and skiing.

Samuel Bavido of Open Doors Travel, who is organiz-ing the trip, said they are still looking for families willing to

host three male students for the three-week period.

“The visit to Colby Middle School last year was a huge success, and we are very ex-cited about letting these stu-dents experience Wisconsin culture,” he said. “In Taiwan it doesn’t even snow, so a Wis-consin winter is going to be a totally new and fun experience for them.”

With travel dates fast ap-

proaching, Bavido said they need to fi nd suitable host fami-lies by next Wednesday, Jan. 13.

“These kids are about 14 or 15 years old. I’ve been work-ing with them for the past fi ve months; we’ve got a really sol-id group of kids. I’m sure fam-ilies could gain a lot from this experience as well; it’s a great opportunity to learn about an-other culture.”

The host families don’t nec-essarily need to live within the Colby School District, as long as transportation can be arranged to and from Colby Middle School, Bavido said.

A $300 stipend is provided to host families to help cover the cost of hosting, Bavido noted. Anyone wanting more infor-mation can email [email protected] or contact Debbie Roth at the middle school.

The following are answers to questions about the students from Taiwan:

Where are we from? The small island of Kinmen is lo-cated just off the coast of Chi-na, and about an hour fl ight from Taipei. Kinmen is under the jurisdiction of Taiwan. It was an important battle-ground during the Cold War,

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Electiondeadlinesextended

By Kevin O’Brien

Three members of Abbotsford’s city council have told the city clerk they do not plan on running for re-election this spring, and a fourth plans on stepping down from his seat to run for another two-year position in the same ward.

This impending exodus of incumbents has resulted in a 72-hour extension of the deadline for those wishing to get their names on the April 5 ballot. Residents interested in running for one of the four open seats now have until Friday at 5 p.m. to collect and submit at least 20 nom-ination signatures and register as candi-dates at city hall.

Ward 2 Ald. Joanna Mediger, Ward 4 Ald. Marty Schwantes and Ward 1 Ald. Bob Gosse have all informed city clerk Jennifer Lopez that they do not plan on seeking new two-year terms.

In addition, Ward 2 Ald. Brent Faber has decided not to run for the remaining one-year term of his current seat so that he can run for a full two-year seat being

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OpportuntiesAs the deadlines for applying for candidacy on

local city councils and school boards came and went this week, there were some surprises on the local level as to who will apply to help govern the cities of Abbotsford and Colby.

In Abbotsford, it’s now known that the makeup of the council will drastically change after the April 5 election. Three incumbents — Alds. Marty Schwantes, Joanna Mediger and Bob Gosse — have all decided not to run for new terms, which will have a major impact on council discussions and actions moving forward.

The impact will be particularly signifi cant when it comes to the ongoing issue of fi re depart-ment consolidation. Schwantes and Mediger have been two of the biggest advocates for exploring the merger with Colby and Dorchester as a way to save money and improve fi re and ambulance ser-vices. Gosse, on the other hand, has been a reliable devil’s advocate on this issue, often asking pointed questions about whether or not consolidation is a good idea or not.

Schwantes’ Ward 4 seat has already attracted the attention of at least two city residents, Chris Esselman and Dennis Kramer, owner of Kramer’s County Market. Esselman, a member of both the Abbotsford fi re and ambulance services, has al-ready submitted the paperwork needed to get his name on the ballot, while Kramer has been collect-ing signatures.

Meanwhile, both of the seats representing Ward 2 are up for grabs at this point. As it stands, incum-bent Brent Faber is registered as a candidate for the two-year term that Mediger would have run for if she chose to seek re-election. So is local business owner Dean Wiese, who has been an outspoken defender of the Abbotsford Fire Department as it is currently operated. Having him on the coun-cil could really change the discussion as the city moves closer and closer to consolidation in 2016 or 2017. There’s also a one-year term open in Ward 4 that Faber is vacating, so yet another newcomer is likely in that spot.

No candidates have registered for Gosse’s seat in Ward 1 as of yet, but that too could be another test of what the voters think about fi re and EMS consolidation and other issues facing the city.

In Colby, it’s unfortunate that no one stepped up to be a candidate in Ward 4 after Ald. Jeff Hamm declared his non-candidacy. A write-in campaign is still possible and so is a council appointment if no one is elected in April, but neither of those options allow for as much vetting as having reg-istered candidates on the ballot. Fortunately, the Ward 1 seat held by Ald. Jason Thieme is still wide open, with the deadline for candidates extended to Friday at 5 p.m.

Local representation on the Clark County Board of Supervisors is also up for grabs at this point. District 9, which includes Wards 3 and 5 in the city of Colby, Ward 1 in the town of Colby and Ward 5 in the city of Abbotsford, also has a deadline ex-tension for candidates to register.

For those who may feel disillusioned with how they are being represented and believe they can offer better solutions or a more active approach to problems and challenges facing our cities, now is the time to act. To individuals who may be on the fence as to whether or not this election cycle is the time to become involved, we are looking at you.

It is important to remember that in a democ-racy, the people get the government they deserve. Do you feel our local governments are operating in a proactive, responsible and transparent fashion? Or, do you believe a little more diversity of opin-ion and active participation at the table might be a good step in continuing to build communities your kids and grandkids would be proud to live in?

We think now is the perfect time for citizens who want to be a part of the future to go to city hall and fi le candidacy for one of the available council seats.

The Tribune-Phonograph editorial board consists of publisher Kris O’Leary, editor Kevin O’Brien and reporter Christian Parker.

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Louis Janda, publisher of the Abbotsford-Colby Tribune-Phono-graph and Edgar-Athens Record-Review, has announced the sale of the two news-papers and c o m m e r c i a l printing busi-ness to J.A. O’Leary of Sa-vanna, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. (Car-ol) O’Leary assumed op-eration of the business Mon-day morning.

The O’Learys were former publishers of the Savanna, Ill. Times-Jour-nal, a semi-weekly newspa-per and the Northwestern Illinois Dispatch, a shopping guide located in that Illinois city.

The O’Learys, along with their three children, Kimberly, 7; Jeff, 6, and Kristine, 2, will soon be mak-ing their home in the Abbotsford-Colby area.

No immediate changes are planned in the operation of the newspapers, though some changes might be made in the future.

O’Leary emphasizes his desire to produce the same high quality of local news coverage that has been provided by the Jandas. Mrs. O’Leary will assume editorial du-ties at the Abbotsford Tribune of-fice while O’Leary will be at the Colby Phonograph office.

“I hope to get around the area and meet as many people as I can as soon as possible,” O’Leary said.

“We know that we will be mak-ing a few mistakes and missing some local stories until we become better acquainted with the area,” O’Leary stated, “I hope that you will all forgive our oversights to begin with.”

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Will annexation dispute be settled?

The good news: Colby and Abbots-ford are not going to Marathon Coun-ty Circuit Court to get a ruling on the confl ict concerning their annexa-

tions around the Hwy. 29 bypass. At least not yet.

The not-so-good news: Both sides negotiated the issue without at-torneys involved during the end of 1997, but were un-able to come up with a solution.

M a r a t h o n County Judge Greg Grau di-rected the two municipalities in December to enter “alternative con-fl ict resolution,”

which will probably include a third party trying to coax both sides into compromise.

Grau also did not give the munici-palities a lot of time in his Dec. 16 rul-ing.

The Abbotsford council held a closed session after its regular month-ly meeting Jan. 5. The attorney said offi cials reviewed the progress of the confl ict and discussed possible sce-narios. No action was taken when the group adjourned into open session.

The council allowed Jack Wild and Terry Eggebrecht, both of whom have land in the territory annexed by Abbotsford, to sit in on the closed ses-sion. Land owned by Jack and his son, Don Wild, was annexed by both cities, and may be one of the fi rst site devel-oped around the four-lane bypass of Abbotsford.

Eggebrecht’s Welcome Dairy Inc. owns a large town of Hull parcel that was also included in the Abbotsford annexation petition, but not Colby’s.

Both cities also claim land owned by David and Leanne Hodd (the 13-29 Drive-In land) and Gene Wilde (for-mer Wilde’s Paint Store.)

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Republicans tighten control of Wisconsin

Republicans have tightened their grip on Wisconsin government with new laws on elections and ethics while national attention has focused on se-lecting candidates for the upcoming presidential election.

The new Wisconsin laws increase campaign donation limits, allow can-didates to coordinate activities with so-called interest advocacy groups, and replace nationally recognized regulatory control by retired judges with two new com-missions dominated by poli-ticians.

John Doe investigations into alleged political mis-deeds are gone; fi nancing of investigations is returned to the Legislature, cam-paign donors don’t have to identify for whom they work, and the majority par-ty is likely to decide the top staffers for the new election and ethics commissions.

All of the changes favor incumbents. They help Re-publicans because they now hold the governor’s offi ce and have large majorities in both house of Legislature.

Republicans don’t need the added advantages. Gerry-mandering in 2011 created legislative districts that seem to guarantee the GOP will control the Legislature until at least the year 2020. Only 10 percent of the legislative districts are competi-tive, according to Common Cause.

In addition, nothing bad is going to happen to Republican politicians. The State Supreme Court is decidedly conservative. Four of its seven jus-tices benefi tted from large right-wing campaign contributions. A fi fth jus-tice was appointed in autumn by Gov. Scott Walker.

Earlier the Republican-controlled government reduced hours for absen-tee voting and required photo IDs to be shown to participate in an election. This year will be the fi rst time for the voting changes in a presidential gen-eral election. Critics say the changes will make it tougher for the poor, se-nior citizens and students to vote. That, too, should help Republicans when the ballots are counted on elec-tion night.

The last Republican to win Wiscon-

sin’s presidential electoral vote was Ronald Reagan. Republicans have lost several close presidential votes in Wisconsin since then, but the new election laws could end the string of Democratic victories in presidential elections in the state.

Two major issues continue to await action in the Legislature before it adjourns to start its electioneering. Republicans have strong allies in the

anti-abortion movement. At issue in the Legislature are restrictions or banning the use of fetal tissue in medi-cally-related research.

University of Wiscon-sin-Madison leaders say the legislation would hurt both medical research and the university’s reputa-tion among professors. The last state budget crafted by Republicans eliminated tenure protections for the faculty. Hundreds of mil-lions of dollars also were cut from state support for

the university. Procedures on dealing with faculty lay-offs are now under consid-eration on UW System cam-puses across the state.

Another big Republican issue in the New Year is the drive to eliminate Wisconsin’s century-old civ-il service system. Gov. Walker says it takes too long and is too diffi cult to fi re workers. Republican legislative lead-ers say it takes too long to hire work-ers to fi ll vacancies. The governor also has pushed centralizing the process of hiring state workers in his Depart-ment of Administration.

Changes in employee relations have been a theme during the Walker ad-ministration. Public employee unions were gutted at the start of Walker’s fi rst term. Later, a right-to-work law was added for the private sector, ban-ning mandatory dues payment in la-bor contracts.

Walker, who dropped out of college without an undergraduate degree, has bragged he has the equivalent of a master’s degree in politics. He may be underestimating his abilities. A sweeping GOP victory in November could allow him to say his experiences are the equivalent of a Ph.D. degree.

State board to revisit ‘transitory record’ issue

The state Public Records Board will revisit its decision to redefi ne what constitutes a “transitory record” dur-ing an upcoming meeting in Madison.

The meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Risser Justice Building.

The board came under fi re from open records advocates following action taken on Aug. 24 that curtailed require-ments to maintain records that were deemed transitory.

The Public Records Board action came to light after requests for text messages related to a $500,000 Wiscon-sin Economic Development Corpora-tion loan and visitors logs for the gov-ernor’s residence were denied based on the claim they didn’t need to be main-tained because they were transitory.

The new defi nition identifi es tran-sitory records as “records of tempo-rary usefulness that have no ongoing value beyond an immediate and mi-nor transaction or the preparation of subsequent (fi nal) record. Transitory records and correspondence are of such short-term value that they are not required to meet legal or fi scal ob-ligations, initiate, sustain, evaluate or provide evidence of decision-making, administrative or operational activi-ties and are often maintained as infor-mational by offi ces or individuals who do not have primary responsibility for them.”

“The WNA (Wisconsin Newspaper Association) has many concerns re-garding the changes to the defi nition and retention schedule for transitory records,” said WNA executive director Beth Bennett. “Of primary concern is the implementation of the ‘instant de-letion’ of certain electronic communi-cations/records. How do you know if a record ever existed if it is deleted im-mediately?

“Immediate deletion, which is totally unacceptable in any situation, is the creation of an exempted category of documents from the Open Records Act, something that can only be done by the legislature,” Bennett added.

The agenda for the Jan. 11 meeting states Public Records Board chairman Matt Blessing will offer comments on the statutory responsibilities of the board and the Aug. 24 action on tran-sitory records. There will also be an opportunity for public comment with statements being limited to one minute per person.

The WNA will be submitting com-ments to the Public Records Board and testifying on Jan. 11.

The agenda includes board discus-sion regarding documents that were presented at the Aug. 24 meeting, as well as consideration and possible ac-tion on the Aug. 24 “Administrative General Records Schedule, including transitory records.”

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The big buzz in entertainment news over the last couple weeks has been the documentary “Making A Murderer” released on Netfl ix shortly before Christmas. As the murder of Teresa Halbach and the Steven Avery/Brendan Dassey cases once again soar into national headlines, this time in the form of reviews, interviews and petitions; almost everyone is aware, at least to some degree, of the backstory. In the interest of space, I’ll try to give a very brief summary and analysis of the Halbach murder, for those who have been hiding under a rock since the Reagan administration.

In 1985 Steven Avery was convicted of sexual as-sault in Manitowoc County. He was exonerated in 2003, when new technology was used to examine DNA evidence presented by the prosecution and it was found the evidence no longer suggested Av-ery to be the perpetrator. Avery was released from prison.

A poster child for the Wisconsin Innocence Proj-ect, Avery was in a position to receive a settlement of $36 million from Manitowoc County for his wrongful conviction. Several Manitowoc county cops involved in the initial investigation were de-posed concerning their involvement in the 1985 investigation.

Things get messy on Oct. 31, 2005, when pho-tographer Teresa Halbach disappeared, having last been seen at the Avery family salvage yard, where she was taking photos of a vehicle Avery was listing in Auto Trader magazine. It was believed Steven Avery was the last person to see her alive.

On Nov. 11, Halbach’s remains were found in burn barrels on the Av-ery property. Avery was charged, among other things, with her murder.

There’s no way to condense the rest of the information about Avery’s case into a 500 word column. (Even the 10-hour documentary was ac-cused of leaving out details.)

Manitowoc county cops began an investigation of very suspicious nature. A handful of these cops were the ones deposed only weeks pri-or in the wrongful conviction case. Plus, the Manitowoc district attor-ney deferred investigations to neighboring Calumet County to avoid possible confl icts of interest.

These Manitowoc county cops, who appear in footage as sleazy, ar-rogant and pompous at best and outright malicious and criminal at worst, show up throughout the investigation over and over and over again despite Calumet County supposedly taking over.

It is these cops, with the assistance of a completely miserable ex-cuse of a pathetic Jerry Lundegaard-like attorney, who coerce Avery’s learning disabled nephew, Brandon Dassey, into confessing that he helped rape, kill and mutilate Teresa Halbach with Avery - just the tes-timony the prosecution needed to put them both away.

A very long story regrettably stated way too short, both Avery and Dassey were convicted of fi rst degree intentional homicide for Hal-bach’s murder when a judge, and eventually a Calumet county jury, lent a sympathetic ear to the case presented by special prosecutor and future pervert, Ken Kratz.

The prosecution’s case was based on tapered-with evidence, contam-inated DNA studies, suspicious police procedures, unthorough exami-nation of other suspects plus many other missteps.

Both Avery and Dassey have sat in prison ever since, having tried every option of getting new trials, without success thus far.

Now, I am NOT saying Avery is innocent. The man has a shady past and a way of fi nding trouble. So, you won’t fi nd my name on a petition to Obama or Walker asking for his release from prison. I do, however, believe the case against Avery, and especially against Dassey, was not

‘Making A Murderer’ examines botched case

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BY KEVIN O’BRIEN

EDITOR

proven beyond a shadow of a doubt and they are both de-serving of new, fair trials with impartial judges, juries and venues.

In Reginald Rose’s drama “12 Angry Men,” the judge instructs the jury that, in the case of murder and other high crimes, if there is a trace of doubt in the jurors’ minds, they MUST return a verdict of NOT GUILTY. The topic is visited repeatedly as one juror shows the other jurors there IS indeed doubt as to the guilt of the accused.

In our justice system, suspects are innocent until proven guilty without even the slightest doubts regard-ing motive, means and opportunity. The burden of proof rests solely on the prosecution.

The Avery case is absolutely full of holes, not only in the handling of evidence and the appearance of bias, but also in proving the three M’s. Suspicious characters weave in and out of the Avery investigation from start to fi nish, including an ‘ex’ boyfriend of Teresa’s, who man-aged to hack her cell phone by ‘guessing’ her username after she disappeared. He was never asked for so much of an alibi by investigators.

I can only blame “group think” for Avery and Dassey’s conviction. I know I would have hung that jury like an old sock if I had sat on it. My wife and I think both jurors and the general public should view “12 Angry Men” as a refresher on how the justice system is supposed to work.

There is so much to talk about the Avery case, as is demonstrated by thousands of pages of thought fi lling the pages of Reddit, but I’m out. I highly recommend “The Making of a Murder” series. The handling of the case is something all of us living in a constitutional re-public should be concerned about. Plus, it’s a good real-life murder conundrum to exercise the mind.

I don’t know if there is a name for it, but a psychological condition exists that causes some people to take great plea-sure in organizing things. I am one of those people.

Whenever I have a rare day or two off – with no work or social obligations — I will look around my home and fi nd something that screams out for organiz-ing. Usually it involves paperwork of some sort or another, like old bank state-ments and utility bills that are lay-ing in a haphaz-ard pile. Or maybe there is a folder of health insur-ance information that hasn’t been sorted through in awhile. Let me at it, I think.

This past week-end presented one of those opportu-nities for a fi t of obsessive-compul-sive organizing. My wife and I use the spare bedroom in our apartment as a home offi ce/storage area/fi t-ness room (there’s also a second closet for my wife’s auxiliary wardrobe and my musty old clothing for working out-doors). The mailings we deemed impor-tant enough to keep had been accumulat-ing for a couple months, and it was time to do some hard core fi ling. It’s not like I keep everything; part of the process is gleefully pulling all the wasted paper and throwing it into a plastic bag for re-cycling.

That didn’t take long, though, so I started looking for other things that needed tidying up. Sometime in the last year, my wife had brought home a plastic tote full of her old personal fi les from her parents’ place in Medford. There were nicely labeled, mutlicolored folders in-side, but it was obvious that it had been years since it got some TLC. Perfect.

While my wife was doing some recre-ational shopping (her choice for leisure activity), I was scrounging through long-forgotten documents that were consid-ered important enough at some point to put into a fi le. Since this wasn’t even my own paperwork, I had to make sense of what I was looking at. That made it even more fun for me, believe it or not. I’m a sick man.

By the time she got home, I had laid out several stacks of paper on our living room fl oor for her to go through so we could start fi lling up a recycling bag and “thinning the herd,” so to speak. This task actually spilled into Sunday, and it was a great way for us both to keep our minds off the looming football game between our two favorite teams. We fi n-ished up about an hour before kickoff, and I found myself feeling very satisfi ed with our newly de-cluttered home offi ce.

Why do people feel compelled to climb Mount Everest? “Because it’s there,” many of them say. That’s how I feel about those stacks and piles of miscellany that most people ignore. I can’t wait to dig through my garage the next time I have a day off.

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Dec. 28 - A woman came to the police station to report alleged criminal activity at her house in Medford and in Colby the previous day. She showed an offi cer several pho-tos on her digital camera and claimed someone is cutting the trees in her yard and us-ing sandpaper to vandalize the furniture and cupboards in her home. The complainant also claimed someone had re-cently returned a package of meat to her freezer two years after it was stolen. When she

found the meat in her freezer, she threw it away.

The offi cer asked her if she had contacted the Medford Po-lice Department or the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department about these incidents. She said she has contacted them nu-merous times but they refuse to do anything about her accu-sations. The offi cer said those incidents were out of his ju-risdiction and asked her what happened in Colby.

The complainant said she and her husband attended

church in Colby that Sunday and she left her purse in their car because she was afraid someone would tamper with it when she went up for commu-nion. She said someone must have entered her car and tam-pered with the makeup and shampoos in her purse. She said her face and skin broke out that morning and she sus-pects someone put strawberry in the bottles, which she is allergic to. She showed the offi cer two ziplock bags con-taining numerous bottles that

were taped shut to prevent tampering. Each bottle had the date it was purchased and the complainant’s name written on it.

The complainant asked if the contents of the bottles could be sent to a crime lab for testing. The offi cer asked her if she had locked her car door, and she was unsure. Without any evidence of a break-in, the offi cer said he would not send the bottles to the crime lab, which generally only deals with evidence in felony cases. The complainant made other accusations before leaving the police station and also called back twice to report other al-leged activities from the past.

Dec. 29 - An offi cer was dis-patched to an Abbotsford resi-dence in reference to a dispute between neighbors. He spoke to a man who said his down-stairs neighbor had someone staying with for the last few months, and she parks in front of their two-car garage. The complainant said he was out-side when the neighbor and his guest started yelling at him. He said the neighbor was carrying a walking stick and the guest had a broom in her hands, and he felt threatened. The complainant said the landlord has told him to work the problems out on their own.

The offi cer spoke to the neighbor and his guest. The neighbor said he is not able to drive anymore so he allows the complainant to put stuff on his side of the garage. He also said the complainant swore at his guest. The guest said she had the broom to sweep snow off her car and the neighbor said he used a cane to walk.

The offi cer told both ten-ants to get something in writ-ing from the landlord specify-ing who gets what part of the garage. He also advised both parties to avoid each other and call their landlord if they have issues.

Dec. 30 - Dispatch reported that a juvenile runaway was located at a house in Colby. An offi cer went to the house and took the juvenile female into custody. She was taken to the police station until her father arrived.

Jan. 2 - Offi cers were dis-patched to an Abbotsford resi-dence in reference to a domes-tic disturbance. They met with a man who said he was the one who called police. The offi cer noticed numerous blood stains on the carpet and saw that the

man’s toe and thumb were bleeding. He was asked if he needed an ambulance, but de-clined. A woman at the apart-ment continued to yell and was advised to calm down before one of the offi cers escorted her into the hallway.

The other offi cer stayed with the male subject. As he began questioning him, the offi cer could hear children talking in a back bedroom, so he went to check on them. They were scared, but the offi cer was able to calm them down so he could talk to their parents.

The complainant said he and his wife had been celebrating their anniversary and were drinking together. They had gone to bed but he heard his son coughing and went to check on him. After checking on his son, he decided to stay up and have another drink. He said his wife was angry that he didn’t come back to bed and started yelling at him, waking up their chil-dren. He said his wife went to check on the kids but wouldn’t let him in the room.

The complainant said his wife slammed the bedroom door on his toe. He also said she slapped him across the face three times before he went to a neighboring apartment to call police. When asked about the cut on his thumb, he said one of his wife’s fi ngernails must have cut him when he tried grabbing her wrists to prevent her from hitting him.

The offi cer also spoke to the wife, who admitted to slam-ming the bedroom door and slapping her husband once. The couple’s children said they heard their parents ar-guing but never left their bed-room. The wife was arrested for domestic battery and disor-derly conduct and transported to Clark County Jail.

Law EnforcementCOLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG

CLARK COUNTY COURT Gordon R. Mason, 44, Ab-

botsford, was sentenced to 45 days in jail, placed on proba-tion for three years, and fi ned $518 for possession of metham-phetamine. He was also placed on probation for one year and fi ned $443 for possession of an illegally obtained prescription. A charge of possession of THC was dismissed but read in to the court record.

Jody L. Schofi eld, 34, Spen-cer, was sentenced to nine months in jail after her proba-tion was revoked on 2015 con-victions for battery/domestic abuse and criminal trespass to a dwelling. She was given credit for 115 days already served in custody.

Gilberto Aguilar Gonzalez, 25, Dorchester, was sentenced to 20 days in jail and fi ned $715 for operating a vehicle without a valid license/third or greater offense within three years.

Ismael Morales Andino, 53, Abbotsford, was fi ned $689 for disorderly conduct/domestic abuse. A charge of battery/do-mestic abuse was dismissed but read in to the court record. He was also fi ned $200.50 for operat-ing a vehicle while suspended, $200.50 for operating a vehicle without insurance, and $250.90 for speeding (25-29 mph over limit). His driver’s license was suspended for 15 days.

Diana Parra Ortiz, 40, Unity, was fi ned $685.50 for disorderly conduct.

Juan R. Ballares-Salazar, 22, Dorchester, was fi ned $599 for criminal damage to property. A charge of disorderly conduct/domestic abuse was dismissed but read-in to the court record.

Timothy W. Krause, 38, Spencer, was fi ned $554.50 for shining wild animals while pos-sessing a fi rearm/as party to a crime.

Fernando Bautista Batista, 26, Abbotsford, was fi ned $389.50 for failure to notify police of an accident and $200.50 for operat-ing a vehicle without a valid li-cense.

Cody M. Stumpner, 23, Spen-cer, was fi ned $389.50 for failure to notify police of an accident.

Benjamin Castrejon Conde, 31, Abbotsford, was fi ned $250.90 and his driver’s license was sus-pended for 15 days for speeding (25-29 mph over limit). He was also fi ned $200.50 for operating a vehicle without a valid license and $200.50 for operating a ve-hicle without insurance.

Manuel Mireles, 47, Colby, was fi ned $335.50 for disorderly conduct.

Adam J. Weis, 40, Curtiss, was fi ned $330.50 for disorderly conduct.

Keith A. Smith, 30, Owen, was fi ned $295 for disorderly conduct.

Francis E. Rychtik, 17, Col-by, was fi ned $250.90 for disor-derly conduct.

Mitchell L. Marschner, 36, Stratford, was fi ned $343.50 for hunting wild animals with bait.

Rafael Martinez Martinez, 17, Spencer, was fi ned $250.90 and his driver’s license was sus-pended for 15 days for speeding (25-29 mph over limit).

Austin A. Cook, 19, Colby, was fi ned $175.30 for non-regis-tration, $238.30 for displaying an unauthorized vehicle reg-istration plate, and $200.50 for operating a vehicle without in-surance.

Dustin K. Johnson, 18, Col-by, was fi ned $213.10 for unrea-sonable and imprudent speed, $263.50 for minor transporting intoxicants in a vehicle, and $10 for a safety belt violation.

Titus N. Weaver, 19, Owen, was fi ned $213.10 for operating left of the center line and $187.90

for inattentive driving. Dean L. Swanson, 53, Owen,

was fi ned $200.50 for operating a vehicle while revoked.

The following were each fi ned $225.70 for speeding: Miguel Castro Cruz, 22, Ab-botsford; Robert T. Gleason, 27, Spencer; Tyler S. Klemetson, 24, Colby; Jose G. Morales, 42, Colby.

Louella H. Sensenig, 24, Curtiss, was fi ned $200.50 for op-erating a motor vehicle without insurance and $175.30 for non-registration of a motor vehicle.

Hunter P. Huber, 19, Colby, was fi ned $200.50 for speeding.

The following were each fi ned $200.50 for operating a ve-hicle without a valid license: Karen L. Burgos Alvares, 20, Unity; Angel Castro Cruz, 28, Abbotsford; Miguel Castro Cruz, 22, Abbotsford; Wilfrido Hernandez-Cuevas, 33, Abbots-ford; Salvador Macias-Hern-endez, 30, Dorchester; Jose G. Morales, 42, Colby; Juan R. Pallares-Salazar, 22, Dorchester; William F. Patterson, 19, Owen; Jose L. Valdez Osuna, 20, Ab-botsford.

The following were each fi ned $200.50 for operating a ve-hicle without insurance: Karen L. Burgos Alvares, 20, Unity; Jethro E. Colon, 29, Colby; Tyler S. Klemetson, 24, Colby; Titus T. Kottke, 22, Athens.

The following were each fi ned $175.30 for speeding: Mer-chelle L. Hahn, 65, Spencer; Kristin M. Henrickson, 44, Abbotsford; Mark W. Kilty, 38, Spencer; Jose L. Valdez Osuna, 20, Abbotsford.

Terry M. Kroening, 44, Col-by was fi ned $10 for operating a vehicle without proof of insur-ance.

Edward W. Haas, 78, Abbots-ford, was fi ned $10 for a safety belt violation.

DORCHESTER POLICE LOG

Dec. 29 - Traffi c stop on Center Avenue.

Dec. 30 - Fingerprint check on South Second Street.

Jan. 1 - Information only on South Second Street.

Jan. 2 - Speeding on Center Avenue.

Jan. 4 - Threats on First Av-enue.

Jan. 4 - Theft on West Ken-nedy Avenue.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

AGENDA FOR CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Thursday, January 14, 20167:30 p.m.

County Board Room, Courthouse Neillsville, WI 54456

CALL TO ORDERPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEROLL CALLRESOLUTIONS:

1-1-16 To Approve Municipal Dam Grant Application to Re-pair Sherwood Lake Dam

2-1-16 Approving Grant Applications For 2016-2017 ATV (Includes UTV’S and T-ROUTES) Trail Mainte-nance Funding

3-1-16 Approving Grant Application for 2016-2017 Knobby Ridge Off-Road Motorcycle Trail Maintenance and Restoration Funding

4-1-16 Approving Grant Application for 2016-2017 Snow-mobile Trail Maintenance Funding

5-1-16 Purchase of County Forest Land, Enrollment of County-Owned Lands into County Forest Law and Application for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Funds

MISCELLANEOUS:Approval of the December 9, 2015, minutesApproval of the payrollPublic comment, on any item on the agenda, may be by call

of the chair, or by Rule 20 of the Board of Supervisors Rules and Regulations.

CLOSED SESSION: The board of supervisors may go into closed session in ac-

cordance with Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) for conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become in-volved. Topic: Town of Hoard fi re protection charges.

The board of supervisors may go in and out of closed ses-sion and take any action deemed appropriate from closed ses-sion.

ADJOURNMENTChristina M. JensenClark County Clerk

Persons needing special accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting may call the county clerk at (715) 743-5150 or TDD (715) 743-5192 or (715) 743-3157.

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vacated by Mediger. The only incumbent running for

re-election to his current seat is Ward 3 Ald. Roger Weideman, who plans to seek a full two-year term af-ter being appointed to fi ll a vacancy last year. The candidacy deadline for that seat will not be extended, so barring a write-in campaign, Wei-deman will be unopposed.

For the Ward 4 seat being vacated by Schwantes, resident Chris Essel-man has turned in papers to be on the ballot and Dennis Kramer is col-lecting signatures to be a candidate, setting up a potential contested race.

Tuesday was the original dead-line for submitting candidacy pa-pers for the April 5 election, but because the incumbents did not declare their non-candidacy by last week, the state requires a deadline extension to give residents more time to get on the ballot and avoid

vacancies. A deadline extension also been

granted for the city of Colby’s Ward 1 seat occupied by Jason Thieme, who has yet to fi le nomination pa-pers to run for re-election. Thieme and other Ward 1 residents now have until Friday at 5 p.m. to collect and submit 20 signatures if they want to be on the ballot.

Colby’s Ward 4 race, on the other hand, will have no names at all on the ballot. Ald. Jeremy Hamm fi led non-candidacy papers, and no other candidates registered by Tuesday’s deadline.

Incumbent mayor Jim Schmidt, along with Alds. Todd Schmidt and Nancy O’Brien, have all submit-ted paperwork to run again, with no challengers registering in those races.

A new local representative on the Clark County Board of Supervisors will also need to step forward to fi ll

the District 9 seat occupied by Dave Holtzhausen, who indicated he is not going to run again. District 9 in-cludes Wards 3 and 5 in the city of Colby, Ward 1 in the town of Colby and Ward 5 in the city of Abbotsford (south of Spruce Street and west of STH 13 to Second Avenue).

District 10 supervisor Jeff Kol-zow, representing Ward 2 in both the city and town of Colby, declared his non-candidacy last week. The only candidate to fi le nomination papers in that district was resident Bryce Luchterhand, so he will be running unopposed unless someone mounts a write-in campaign.

Election season will be much qui-eter when it comes to school boards.

Abbotsford school board incum-bents Gary Schraufnagel and Andy Baldus are running unopposed, as are Colby school board incumbents Eric Elmhorst, Jennifer Lopez and Lavinia Bonacker.

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‘La Riviera’ continues tradition of real Mexican food in Abby

By Kevin O’Brien

Over the past few years, a modest storefront in Abbotsford’s down-town has quietly become the city’s best-kept secret when it comes to authentic Mexican cuisine.

Known as Cafe Mexico for the last fi ve years, the restaurant recently changed hands and reopened with a new name, “La Riveria.” Longtime patrons will still see some familiar faces, though, as the previous own-er, Luis Macias, signed the lease over to his sister, Miriam (a wait-ress at Cafe Mexico) and her hus-band, Jerson Vazquez.

Another of Luis’ sisters, Edith, and her husband, Edgar Calbajar, also work at the restaurant, along with the Macias siblings’ mother, Conchita, whose recipes and cook-ing style continue to be used under the new management.

As a family-owned restaurant, Vazquez says everyone takes turns doing different jobs, from waiting tables and cooking meals to wash-ing dishes and serving drinks.

Vazquez himself has spent the last 11 years working in restaurants and hotels all over the western hemisphere, from his native Puerto Rico all the way up to Boston, Mass., and Marshfi eld.

“I have many years experience working in restaurants in a bunch of different places,” he said. “This is a good opportunity for opening a new business with a new concept for Mexican and Latin American food.”

Vazquez’s mission is to provide Abbotsford area residents with a unique alternative for lunch and dinner they won’t fi nd anywhere else in this part of Wisconsin.

Those accustomed to eating at chain restaurants and fast food joints may be surprised by the va-riety of food on La Riveria’s menu. In addition to more familiar items like tacos, burritos and enchiladas, the options include tortas, a sand-wich roll stuffed with meat, lettuce and other ingredients, and sopes (pronounced like soap), a deep-fried tortilla covered with meat, refried beans, avocado, cheese, tomato, and sour cream. Shrimp and seafood are also well represented, with a vari-ety of sauces and fl avors available.

“Mexico has many different styles of food in the same country,” Vazquez said.

Vazquez also plans to add dishes from Latin America and the Carib-bean, starting with specials offered on Fridays and Saturdays. One ex-ample from his native Puerto Rico is mofongo, a dish based around

fried plantains. “The Latin American cuisine is

so big and has a bunch of different tastes,” he said. “People are going to get different food here.”

With its newly approved liquor license, La Riviera will also serve fl avored margaritas made with real fruit and expand its hours into Friday and Saturday nights, with a late-night menu that includes burg-ers, fries and other appetizers.

For families, Vazquez also wants to add a kids menu with familiar favorites like grilled cheese sand-wiches and chicken fi ngers.

The restaurant also has an adjoin-ing bakery operated by the same family members. They make every-thing from pastries to tortillas.

“I’ll make whatever the people want,” he said. “I’m very fl exible.”

La Riviera’s grand opening is this weekend, starting Jan. 9.

READY TO SERVE - The owners of La Riviera are, from left to right, Jerson Vazquez and his wife, Miriam Macias, along with Edgar Calbajar and his wife, Edith Macias. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN O’BRIEN

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NOTICE TO ALLMARATHON COUNTY DOG OWNERS

Pursuant to Section 174.052, Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given to all owners of dogs in Marathon County that ra-bies vaccinations and dog licenses are required by state law. Vaccination against rabies by a veterinarian is required of all dogs within 30 days of obtaining the dog, or after the dog reaches 5 months of age, pursuant to State Statute 95.21(2) and must be revaccinated within one year after the initial vaccination. Certifi -cates of current vaccination must be presented when obtaining dog licenses. Section 174.07 of the Wisconsin State Statutes requires evi-dence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies before a dog license can be issued; all dogs 5 months of age or older require a license. The minimum license fee for neutered males or spayed females is $5.00, upon presentation of evidence at-testing to the same, and $10.00 for the unneutered or unspayed dog. Spayed/neutered puppies are $2.50 upon presentation of evidence attesting to the same, and unneutered or unspayed puppies are $5.00. These minimums may be supplemented by local municipal action. Multiple dog licenses are $50.00 for 12 tags with a $5.00 charge for additional tags. Penalties: A late fee of $5.00 shall be assessed to the owner of each dog 5 months of age or over who fail to obtain a dog license by April 1. An owner who fails to have a dog vaccinated against rabies as required by statute may be required to forfeit not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00. Dog licenses are obtained from your municipal treasurer.Nan Kottke Marathon County Clerk 1-176630 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF RABIES VACCINATION AND DOG LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Pursuant to Section 174.052, Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given to all owners of dogs in Clark County that rabies vaccinations and dog licenses are required under the statutes. Vaccination by a veterinarian against rabies of all dogs is required (Sec. 95.21) within 30 days after the dog reaches 4 months of age and revaccinated before the certifi cate expires or within three years of the previous vaccination. Notice is hereby further given that evidence that the dog is currently immunized against rabies must be presented before a license can be issued. To qualify for the minimum license fee for neutered males or spayed females, presentation of evidence attesting to same must be presented when applying for the license.

PENALTIESA minimum late fee of $5 shall be assessed to the owner of

each dog 5 months of age or over who fails to obtain a dog li-cense by April 1st of each year, or within 30 days of acquiring ownership on or before the dog reached licensable age. The minimum late fee may be raised by municipal action.

Any owner who fails to have a dog vaccinated against rabies as required by statute may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.

2016 dog licenses can be obtained from your local treasurer. Christina M. JensenClark County Clerk

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NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR RESIDENT CHILDREN AND ACCOUNTABILITY

State Statute Section 3224(m) 119.57(1): Annually, by Janu-ary 31st, each public school shall provide public notice and post on its Internet site a description of available educational options, including: public schools, private choice schools, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, youth options and course options within its boundaries.

Public Schools: http://www.abbotsford.k12.wi.us/ Abbotsford Elementary School (Grades PK-5) Abbotsford Middle School (Grades 6-8) Abbotsford High School (Grades 9-12)Private Schools Abbotsford Christian Academy: www.abbyfreechurch/content/school/Virtual Charter Schools Rural Virtual Academy (PK-10th Grade) http://ruralvirtual.org/site/index.php *The Rural Virtual Academy is comprised of a consortium of

18 schools including Abbotsford. Resident students who attend the Rural Virtual Academy are enrolled in the School District of Abbotsford.

DPI Website: http://sms.dpi.wi.gov/charter-schools/currentPublic School Full-Time Open Enrollment DPI Website: https://oe.dpi.wi.gov/Youth Options Board Policy: http://www.abbotsford.k12.wi.us/sites/abbotsford.new.

rschooltoday.com/fi les//343.4_youth_options_policy.docCourse Options Board Policy:http://www.abbotsford.k12.wi.us/sites/abbotsford.new.

rschooltoday.com/fi les//343.6_course_options_policy.docHome-Based Private Educational Program DPI Website: https://sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms_homebState Statute Section 3312, s.118.57 states that the School

Board’s Notice of Education Options must include the most re-cent school accountability performance category assigned to each school within the district’s boundaries, including public, in-dependent charter and private choice schools; and inform par-ents that the full school district accountability report is available on the district website.

School Report Card: 2013-2014Abbotsford Elementary School Report Card 66.6 Meets ExpectationsAbbotsford Middle/Senior High School Report Card 71.9 Meets ExpectationsDistrict Report 71.2 Meets ExpectationsThe school-wide accountability performance report can be

found at Abbotsford School District Link: http://www.abbotsford.k12.wi.us/page/2483

Click on the School District Performance Report Tab on the left or the direct link:

https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/sdpr/district-report.action?district=0007&year=2010-11

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TOWN OF MAYVILLE BIDS

The town of Mayville is accepting bids for a 1996 Ford L8000 dump truck with snowplow, wing, sander steel, (motor needs work). The stainless steel sander is brand new, will sell with or without attachments. Any questions, please feel free to call (715) 613-5929. Please submit before January 11, 2016. Mail to: Town of Mayville, W1324 Pine Road, Dorchester, WI 54425 or email to: [email protected].

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and, until as recently as the 1990s, was under martial law. Today, this rural island boasts a growing economy, serving as an important link between Tai-wan and China.

Who are the students? The students coming will be in eighth and ninth grade. These students have all been study-ing English since third grade; while they are not fl uent, they are able to communicate. The students have been carefully selected to be sure only those with proven behavioral track records are participating. If your family has any diffi cul-ties at all, two bilingual chap-erones will be on call 24/7 to assist.

When are we coming? We will be arriving in Marshfi eld on Jan. 23, and leaving after school on Feb. 12.

Who can host? We are look-ing for stable, loving families who understand the value of cultural exchanges. There is a simple screening process to en-

sure all host families are safe. If your family is interested, but don’t know if you can host a student, please contact us to discuss your situation!

What are host families re-sponsible for? Host families are responsible for room and board, plus transportation to some group events (like skiing or dairy farm tours). We pro-vide a $300 stipend to families to help offset the cost of host-ing a student.

What if we want to host a student, but don’t know if we can? Please contact us and explain your situation. Expressing interest does not mean you are committing to the program. Right now we are hoping to gauge community in-terest in the program, so let us know if this is something your family might want to do.

Anyone who is interested can contact Samuel Bavido with Open Doors Travel via email: [email protected]

HOSTS NEEDED - A total of 20 eighth- and ninth-grade students from Taiwan will be coming to Central Wisconsin later this month to attend local schools for three weeks. Twelve of them will be going to school in Marshfi eld and the other eight will be at Colby Middle School from Jan. 23 to Feb. 12. Local host families are still needed for three of the students. Pictured along with the students is Jarita, wife of trip organizer Samuel Bavido and daughter of Rep. Bob Kulp. She is holding her one-year-old daughter Lorien. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Colby School DistrictWinter Community Education ClassesThe Colby School District Community Education catalog is available on the website at:

www.colby.k12.wi.usClick on the Parents/Community tab and then

Community Education.

Class offerings include: • Swim Lessons

• Water Aerobics

• Ceramics

• Financial Planning

• Create-a-CardRegistration forms are available on the website or at the DistrictOffi ce (505 W. Spence St.) and must be returned with payment. Please feel free to contact Kristen Seifert, Community Education Coordinator, at 715-223-2301, ext. 2 or by email at [email protected] if you have any questions.

he website or at the District

Show choirs from Wisconsin and Min-nesota will combine glitter and “Glee” at the 12th annual Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular this Saturday, Jan. 9, at Colby High School.

“If you enjoy the TV hit series “Glee,” you certainly won’t want to miss this event,” said Colby show choir director Kevin Spindler. “It is a live music video and musical theatre at its best.”

The annual event, hosted by the Colby High School Choral Department and the Colby Choir Parents organization, fea-tures competition by some of the fi nest high school show choir groups, along with their show bands, in the state.

Competition begins at 7:30 a.m., with evening sing-off performances slated to start at 7 p.m. for grand championship. The doors for the evening competition will open at 6:15 p.m.

Participants this year include Monona Grove “Silver Connection,” Eau Claire “Old Abe Show Choir,” Lodi “Special Effect,” Green Bay Southwest “Spot-light Singers,” Washburn “Fire & Ice,” Onalaska “Hilltoppers,” Altoona “Lo-

comotion,” Eau Claire “Eagle Show Choir,” South St. Paul, Minn. “Southside Sensation,” Peshtigo “Northern Fire,” North St. Paul “Northern Lights,” May-ville “Cardinal Singers,” Orfordville “Parkview Pizazz,” Chippewa Falls “Chi-Hi Harmonics,” Onalaska “Express,” DePere “Jam Session,” Green Bay East “Rhapsody In Red” and Ashland “Lake Effect.”

The Coalition, the Colby Hornettes and the Colby Crew II from Colby High School, under the direction of Spindler, along with a 12-piece show band under the direction of Nathan Larson, will give an exhibition performance at 9:30 p.m. following the competition.

The Coalition has received numerous vocal awards and captions over the past decade, including competing this past April at FAME Nationals Show Choir Competition. Recently, they became the chocolate milk sponsors for the Milk Marketing Board of Wisconsin as the Coalition did a TV commercial that was seen all over the country.

The Coalition will compete in Craw-

fordsville, Ind., Altoona, Sauk Prairie, West Liberty, Iowa and Herscher, Ill. This year their show is intertwined with how life emulates color and emotion through the simple twists and turns of a kaleido-scope.

The Colby Coalition show will feature songs from Foreigner, Steps, Lyrics, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake, Tay-lor Swift, Sam Sparrow, Sara Bareilles, and The Prototype. This year’s songs are “Blue Morning Blue Day,” “Deeper Shade of Blue,” “Chasing Yellow Cars,” “She Thinks My Tractor Is Sexy/Sexy Back” mix, “Red,” “Black and Gold,” and “Kaleidoscope.”

The Hornettes will perform “Love Runs Out,” “Imagine,” and “So What,” starting at 9:30 a.m.

Colby Crew II, the middle school’s show choir, will close the afternoon por-tion of the competition with three songs at 5 p.m.

The Colby Choir Parents, Inc. is fortu-nate to have supporters who share the same interest of making the arts accessi-ble to communities in central Wisconsin.

Support for this year’s choir program was provided by many local community businesses. A large menu of food and beverages will be available throughout the day, served by the Colby Choir Par-ents, Inc. organization.

Tickets are available in advance at the following locations: Colby High School, Colby Middle School and Kramer’s County Market. Children four and under are free.

For more information and ticket sales, call Spindler at Colby High School, 715-223-2338, ext. 4249, or [email protected].

“This year’s Spectacular will be truly something you won’t want to miss,” Spin-dler said. “Each year keeps getting bigger and better. Rebecca Ribley, from WAOW Channel 9, will be the afternoon MC, and the evening MC will be TV Channel 9’s Tony Schumacher. This year’s com-petition will have you standing on your feet, dancing in the aisles, and looking forward to next year’s show. It’s just like ‘Glee’ but only better because you were there to witness it!”

Show Choir Spectacular on SaturdaySPECTACULAR! - Colby High School will host the 12th annual Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular this Saturday. The hosts, Colby Coalition, will do an exhibition performance, along with performances by the all-girl Hornettes and the middle school’s Colby Crew II. SUBMITTED PHOTO


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Abby looks at N. 2nd St. as next potential projectBy Kevin O’Brien

Two blocks of North Second Street have been identifi ed as a potential spot for Abbotsford’s next major road project, but fi rst the city needs to apply for anoth-er round of grant funding from the state.

At Monday’s monthly city council meeting, engineer Todd Trader of MSA Professional Services spoke about the city’s potential to get a Community De-velopment Block Grant (CDBG) in 2017 that would help pay for replacing utility mains and reconstructing the roadway on Second Street, from Cedar to Pine.

This past year, the city used a $500,000 CDBG to help pay for work on Butternut Street and Third Avenue and on Seventh and Elm streets near Abbyland Foods. Trader said all but $25,000 of that grant has been spent, with the remaining mon-ey available for paving this spring to fi n-ish the project by the June 3 deadline.

A mandated public hearing was held at the start of Monday’s meeting to get feedback on last year’s project, but no comments were made by councilors or members of the public.

To qualify for another CDBG in 2017, Trader said the city needs to submit an application by the deadline in May.

DPW Craig Stuttgen has already col-lected income surveys from residents on Cedar and Second streets, with 89 per-cent of the respondents reporting low-to-moderate incomes. At least 51 percent of the residents in the project area need to fall into those income categories for the city to qualify for a grant.

Trader said he plans to present a con-tract at the February council meeting for

MSA to handle the CDBG application on the city’s behalf, followed by a required public hearing in March and council res-olutions in April.

Once the application is submitted, the city will fi nd out in August if it has quali-fi ed for another grant and how much it will receive. If a grant is approved, Trad-er said the project will be designed in the fall and bid out in March of 2017 for con-struction that summer.

Raze order issuedThe council ordered the razing of a

garage at 409 N. Second St. that has been deemed a public safety hazard. A letter will be sent to the owner, giving him un-til June 30 to have the building torn down and removed.

DPW Craig Stuttgen said if the owner fails to remove the building on his own, the city will do it at his expense. Stuttgen said the owner has told him he will have the building gone by this fall.

“He said he should have torn it down years ago but never got around to it,” he said. “He agrees that it’s not worth fi xing and that it’s unsafe.”

The building at 409 N. Second St. was one of three identifi ed last year as safety hazards, including another garage on North First Street and the home on West Spruce Street shown at right. Both of those have been removed.

“We just go at these on a case-by-case basis,” Stuttgen said. “If someone has a complaint, we look into it.”

Other business The council voted to have MSA Pro-

fessional Services prepare and submit a

grant application on behalf of the city for a Safe Routes to School infrastructure grant. Stuttgen said the city requested statements of qualifi cations from 10 dif-ferent engineering fi rms and received three back, with MSA as his recommend-ed choice. Last month, the council com-mitted to spending up to $78,500 as a local match for traffi c safety improvements near the city’s K-12 school buildings.

The council approved a master agreement with engineering fi rm CBS Squared of Chippewa Falls to oversee the completion and startup of the city’s new wastewater treatment plant. Fol-lowing a closed session discussion at last month’s meeting, the council voted to

terminate its contract with SEH, the fi rm that designed the plant and had overseen construction up until that point.

In his monthly update, utility operator Todd Medenwaldt said electrical work is now being done at the new plant, and if the work continues on schedule for the next couple months, the facility should be ready for operation by March.

Alcohol operator’s licenses were ap-proved for Jessica Weiland at Abbotsford Travel Stop (BP), Darla Schrock at the Corral Bar & Grill and Sandra Seiler at Shopko.

A Class B beer and liquor license was approved for La Riviera Restaurant, replacing Cafe Mexico on First Street.

COMING DOWN - The unoccupied house on the 100 block of West Spruce Street was torn down last week after it was identifi ed as a safety hazard. On Monday, the council ordered the razing of a garage on Second Street, also for safety reasons.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TEEN MOVIE NIGHT THURSDAYThis Thursday, Jan. 7, at 6 p.m. is Teen

Movie Night at the Abbotsford Public Library. The library will show a PG-13 movie, the second in a series about a group of teens who have escaped from a giant, dangerous puzzle.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAYThis Friday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m., is Family

Movie Night at the Abbotsford Public Library. The library will show a stop motion animation movie about an adventurous farm animal.

NOVELIST AT LTCA THIS SATURDAYJoin award-winning Christian novelist and

speaker, Cynthia Ruchti of Pittsville, on Sat-urday, Jan. 9, for a writer’s workshop at 10 a.m. and an author conversation at 2 p.m. For workshop reservation and other informa-tion, call LuCille Tack Center for the Arts Box Offi ce 715-659-4499 or www.lucilletackcenter.com

BLOOD DRIVE JAN. 12 IN COLBYThe Blood Center of Wisconsin will hold a

blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., at the Colby VFW. All who donat-ed Nov. 23 are not eligible, but can donate when The Blook Center is back March 8. Ap-pointments are appreciated but walk ins are always welcome. Call 1-877-232-4376 for an appointment.

ABBY LIBRARY BOARD TO MEETThe Abbotsford Public Library Board of

Trustees will meet Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m.

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

lumbus will sponsor a championship free-throw contest on Saturday, Jan. 16, starting at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium of St. Mary Cath-olic School in Colby. The contest is open to all boys and girls ages 9 to 14. Champion-ship medals will be awarded to all winners, who will then advance to the regional and possibly state championship contests. Entry forms are available at the Abbotsford and Colby middle schools, St. Mary’s School, as well as at St. Mary, St. Bernard’s and St. Louis churches.

SQUARE DANCE LESSONSThe Marshfi eld HoeDowners Square

Dance Club will hold an open house from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Lincoln Mu-nicipal Building, 10905 Falcon Rd., Marsh-fi eld, for anyone wishing to learn to square dance. Free instructions will be given Jan. 20 and again on Jan. 27, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Partners are not required and families are welcome.

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 wishing to 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.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery is a spiritual 12-step

program designed to help people grow in spirit and heal from whatever hurts, hang-ups or habits have a strong hold on your life. The group meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 301 N. 2nd St. in Colby (Jefferson Street entrance). For more information, call Robin at 715-506-0336, Al-len at 715-267-6380 or 715-267-6262, or Jenny N. at 715-223-6051.

FLAG RETURN BOX AT CITY HALLThe city of Abbotsford has a fl ag return

box located in the plaza outside city hall. People can drop their old fl ags in the box for proper disposal.

Los Pinguos to play LTCA Jan. 15Los Pinguos brought their music to

Spencer seven years ago, making the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts ex-plode with their Argentine tango, salsa, fl amenco and mambo music. So much dynamite powered the performance that LTCA’s programming committee decid-ed to act on the many “bring them back again!” requests from audience mem-bers and include the band in the 2015-16 performance season.

Los Pinguos will once again entertain world music afi cionados Friday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m.

Lead singer Adrian Buono described their last concert at the LTCA as “a great show because of the people. They treat us very good. A lot of people come, enjoy and dance.”

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argen-tina, Los Pinguos (the penguins), feature a mixture of Latin rhythms performed on Spanish guitars, a Cuban Tres, Peru-vian cajon (drum box) and harmonizing vocals. Their music can be described as hot Argentine folk fusion, with an excit-ing breadth and depth of eclectic world infl uences.

“For me, the kind of music and sound we have, it’s what people like because it’s unique,” Buono said. “It doesn’t matter if people don’t understand the language that the songs are sung in. The energy and sound is what it’s all about.”

Los Pinguos has recorded 10 CDs and appeared on three of the famous Pu-tumayo World Music compilation al-

bums. They have performed worldwide in places such as India, Bali, Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, The Neth-erlands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and throughout the United States. Los Pinguos’ music has appeared on TV shows, movies and a Sundance Film Fes-tival event with Suzanne Vega. While not touring or working in the recording stu-

dio, the band resides in Los Angeles.More information about the band can

be found at www.lospinguos.com.Reserved seat tickets for this perfor-

mance are available through the box offi ce at the LuCille Tack Center, 300 School Street, Spencer, Wednesday or Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 715-659-4499 or website www.lucilletackcenter.com.

THEY’RE BACK - Los Pinguos will bring their spicy blend of Argentine music back to the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts on Friday, Jan. 15. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Curtiss Lions donate defi brillatorSandy Jakel of the Curtiss Lions Club presents a donated defi brillator to Todd Weich of the Curtiss First Responders, who provide emergency ser-vices to residents in the village of Curtiss and the towns of Mayville, Hoard and Green Grove. The service now has four defi brillators, which deliver life-saving electrical currents to heart attack victims. This machine cost $1,600. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Nicolet donates to Trinity food shelfThe Rev. Al Houts of Trinity Luther-an Church accepts a $700 dona-tion from Sara Blume at Nicolet National Bank for the food shelf in Unity. SUBMITTED PHOTO

College noteCara Hull and Samara Hull have

been named to the Carthage College dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester.

Dean’s list honors are accorded to students who achieve a 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester.

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OBITUARIESEsther Sophia Zelma Um-

lauft, age 94, of Dorchester passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at Pine Ridge Assisted Living in Colby.

Esther was born on Sept. 27, 1921, the daugh-ter of Herman and Elsie (Frischmann) Kloth in Mar-athon City. She was united in marriage to Frank Um-lauft on Nov. 21, 1939. He preceded her in death on May 23, 2009. Together they farmed in the town-ship of Holton for 42 years.

She loved sewing, embroidery, playing cards, listening and dancing to polka music and travel-ing, including to Germany in 1977. Most impor-tantly she loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and valued her family.

Esther is survived by six children, Diane (John) Hoeper of Rothschild, Louella (Lloyd) Luedtke of Schofi eld, Lois (Ron) Waldhart of Medford, Rodney (Mary) Umlauft of Stetsonville, Renee (Bob) McNamar of Tomahawk and Julie (Steve) Lapp of Dorchester; a daughter-in-law, Delores Umlauft of Sherwood; 22 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. She is further survived by her sister, Blondina Bucki of Medford; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; her parents; two children, MaryAnn in in-fancy and Duane in 1999; two grandsons, Daniel and Lance; and four siblings, Viola Kloth, Eugene Kloth, Verna Schmidt and Jean Steen.

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Fri-day, Jan. 8, 2016, at Saint Louis Catholic Church in Dorchester. Father Peter Manickam will preside. Interment will be held in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome from 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the church. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Dorches-ter is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.

Esther Umlauft

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Edward O. Langteau1925-2016

Former town of Deer Creek resident Edward O. Langteau, 90, died Friday, Jan. 1 at Golden Living-Continental Manor, Abbotsford.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville with Father Michael Hayden officiat-ing. There will be military rites performed by the Stetsonville American Legion Post #519. Inter-ment of his cremated remains will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Little Black following memo-rial services at the church. His son, Steve Lang-teau will serve as urnbearer.

Visitation will take place at Sacred Heart Cath-olic Church, Stetsonville from 10 a.m. until noon on Thursday, Jan. 7. At 12 noon a funeral luncheon will take place at the church, prior to the memo-rial services at 1 p.m.

Edward was born on Dec. 19, 1925 at Medford to Oral Eugene and Cora J. (Reinhardt) Langteau. He attended Stetsonville area elementary schools and attended Medford High School. He was married on Aug. 2, 1950 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford to Alice M. Hana and she preceded him in death March 28, 1993.

Edward was a U.S. Army veteran having served from November 1945 until December 1946. They farmed in the town of Deer Creek for many years. While farming he worked at Hurd Millwork in Medford until retirement in 1987, and he also served as Union President for a period of time. He served on the Family Dairy USA board of direc-tors for a period of time. He resided in Abbotsford from 2006 until moving to Dorchester in 2015 and later Golden Living-Continental Manor in Abbots-ford. He enjoyed fishing and anything/everything to do with polka music. He recently went on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight in 2014.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catho-lic Church, Stetsonville; lifetime member of Boxrucker Berry Legion Post #519, Stetsonville where he served as post commander from 1954-55 and 1984-92. He was the American Legion 11th District Commander and Chaplain from 1978-80, and was American Legion State Children and Youth Chairman from 1981-82.

He is survived by his sons, Steve (Kathy) Lang-teau of Stetsonville and Phillip (Vicky) Langteau of Oregon, and three grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Tiffany Langteau in 2012 and a brother, Lloyd Langteau.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memo-rial contributions be given to the family for a fu-ture designation.

For online condolences, please visit hemerfu-neralservice.com.

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MAREAThe December meeting of Marshfield Area Re-

tired Educators Association (MAREA) was called to order by president Kathleen Hasenohrl followed by acceptance of the November minutes and place-ment of the treasurer’s report on file.

Ruby Pinter read correspondence received from St. Vincent’s Food Pantry, IRS accepted organiza-tion form, and AFS request for donations.

Carol Ballerstein presented a $100 check for an education grant received from Wisconsin Retired Educators Association Foundation. A third round of grants can be applied for after September 2016. Ballerstein and Ritzinger will explore ideas and re-port to the membership.

Pinter reported that Christmas cards were sent

to members no longer able to attend meetings.Volunteer hours were recorded, and Dorothy

Dietsche received the gift drawing for the group’s community action project. Jackie Behringer made health pamphlets available to members.

Barb Viegut received recognition for perfect meeting attendance.

December food pantry donations went to the Stratford Food Pantry, with Ballerstein delivering the donated items.

At the January meeting, pharmacist Norb Sal-amonski will speak on “Risks and Benefits of Over the Counter Drugs.”

Meeting adjourned followed by exchanging Christmas items, singing Christmas carols and sharing a favorite Christmas memory.

CES STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

For the week of Jan. 4:Kindergartners: Lurex Garcia Solis, Jayden

Kayhart, Alan Lozano Garcia, Cutter HamusFirst-graders: Caelynn Cook, Carson Folz,

Edynn Hinker, Diana Escamilla Second-graders: Gavin Buehler, Mason Lied-

berg, Hayden Fecker, Matthew Chapa Third-graders: Duncan Hoeper, Dylan Mickel-

son, Dakota Hoeper, Kalea LiedbergFourth-graders: Ethan Cloud, Isaac Gipp,

Dylan Block

For the week of Jan. 11:Kindergartners: Jax Hannula, Isabelle Kloth,

Zander Mann, Anthony Hernandez SosaFirst-graders: Evan Garcia, Kevin Gallegos Ga-

lan, Sophia Huang, Audrey FleischmannSecond-graders: Andrew Empey, Angela Marin

Bonilla, Liam Fellenz, Reed Fleischmann Third-graders: Jonathan Houk, Efrain Olguin

Cano, Olivia Johnson, Nieves Lopez GarciaFourth-graders: Zander Engel, Liliana Hernan-

dez Mireles, Juan Escamilla Mendoza

ENGAGEMENTMYRE - BRAUN

Nicole Sue Myre and James J. Braun, Athens, an-nounce their engagement.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Gregg and San-dy Myre, Tomahawk. She has a marketing degree from Northcentral Technical College and works as a loan processor at River Valley Bank in Wausau.

Her fi ancé is the son of Joe and Joan Braun, Mi-lan. He is employed at JX Truck Center in Kronen-wetter.

The couple met at a bonfi re at a friend’s house. He asked her to marry him at a bonfi re at the Myre hunting shack.

They are planning a fall 2016 wedding.

James Braun and Nicole Myre

Boschma birthA son, Jonah Hains, was born to Shannon (van

Doorn) and Hank Boschma, Milan, on Dec. 8, 2015, at Aspirus Hospital in Medford. He weighed seven pounds and was 20 inches long.

He joins a brother, Gabriel, 19 months.Grandparents are Gary and Diane van Doorn, Tony,

and John and Tineke Boschma, Colby.

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SportsFalcons girls fallto Edgar at home

The Abbotsford girls basketball team squared off against the Edgar Wildcats Tuesday and lost, 31-54.

The game was close through the fi rst half and Edgar led by four points at break. A 15-4 run early in the second half by Edgar decided the fate of the game.

“We played okay for the fi rst half but then Edgar’s pressure got to us and we turned the ball over too many times giv-

ing them a lot of easy baskets,” coach Gary Gunderson said.

Falcons scoring was lead by Makenzie Klieforth, who earned eight points with six rebounds. Sabrina Branstiter, Ariana Branstiter and Erika Budzinski added fi ve points to the board apiece.

“We need to get over this in a hurry and get ready for a trip to Rib Lake on Friday,” Gunderson said.

FLYING GRAB - Ariana Branstiter snatches the ball out of thin air as she feels the heat of Edgar defense Tuesday. STAFF PHOTO/CHRISTIAN PARKER

Colby girls lose to ThorpThe Colby girls basketball team host-

ed the Thorp Cardinals Monday and lost the nonconference matchup by a score of 35-52.

Thorp dominated the game, leading by 10 points, 29-19, after the fi rst half and adding 23 more points in the sec-ond while holding Colby to 16.

Senior Sammi Hayes led the Hornets on offense with nine points, includ-ing one of two free-throw shots made. Close behind was Ashley Streveler, who scored eight points from inside the paint.

Seniors Jordyn Halopka and Hannah Gurtner added six and fi ve points, re-spectively.

As a team, the Hornets went three for nine from the free-throw line and stole the ball 12 times during the game. The Cardinals went fi ve of eight from the charity stripe.

Colby’s shooters tried hitting the out-side shot nine times, but were unable to get the ball through hoop. Thorp landed a trio of three-pointers to help extend their lead.

The Hornets start a four-game road stretch on Thursday with a game against Columbus Catholic in Marsh-fi eld. They play in Marathon Jan. 12, in Granton Jan. 15 and in Medford Jan. 18.

Hornets give up early lead in Neillsville

Despite a big lead early in the game, the Colby boys basketball team couldn’t hold off a strong offensive comeback from the Neillsville Warriors Tuesday night. The Hornets lost, 56-78,

against their Eastern Cloverbelt oppo-nents.

Hornets head coach Jimmy Flink said his team got off to a good start with a 24-9 lead, but the Warriors clamped down on defense and surged on offense to take a 35-31 lead at halftime.

“The second half we had trouble scoring and weren’t able to get out and run,” Flink said. “Neillsville guard Michael Dux is an outstanding player. We were able to contain him in the fi rst half, but in the second half he came out looking for his shot more.”

Dux was able to go on a red-hot stretch, hitting three of four three-pointers in a row on his way to fi nish-ing with 29 total points for Neillsville.

Colby’s offense was led by Matt Karl, who put up 20 points during the game, including four of 11 three-point shots. He also went two for two at the free-throw line.

Eric Jorgenson added another 12 points for the Hornets, with all of those points coming from inside the paint. He also led the Hornets in rebounding with 10 total, including seven on de-fense.

Nate Meyer tallied eight points, in-cluding a pair of three-pointers, while Tony Ortega and Mario Bonilla each added fi ve points.

As a team, Colby shot two of six from the free-throw line and landed only eight of its 27 shots from outside the paint.

With Tuesday’s loss, the Hornets are at 3-3 in their conference, just behind Spencer at 3-2.

“In each game this year we played up to our potential at times, but are not able to keep it up,” Flink said. “We have to continue to keep working at getting rid of all our mental lapses. I know we have a lot of young players on the team, but they are able to play any-body. After every possession, whether it’s good or bad, you have to get ready for the next possession. The other team isn’t going to wait for you to be ready.”

The team continues its stretch on the road with games in Spencer on Friday, Thorp on Monday and Spencer next Thursday, Jan. 14.

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CLARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY ‘PET OF THE WEEK’Rian

This little cutie pie is a fi ve-month-old neutered male with a long-haired, gray tabby coat. He is just as sweet and playful as can be. If you’d like a kitten that will play like crazy and then cuddle too, Rian is your boy! He is only one of many cats and kittens, puppies and dogs, just waiting for the right person to come along and adopt them. If you have room in your heart and home for them or any of the other pets here, please go to the website to see their pictures and descriptions. Now is a great time to look for a new pet. There are 45 cats or kittens and 27 dogs or puppies here. Surely there’s 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 can fi ll out a volunteer application form online by going to our 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 in the Marshfi eld Mall. Come to an orientation and join our Pet Lovin’ People group, get a tour of the shelter and we’ll tell you about all of the many ways to volunteer. We’ll fi nd just the right spot for you to get started helping animals. You’ll love it!

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Bah Humbug. Look it up.It seems that’s what we got a lot of for

Christmas. In between writing my last column and going to print, some hum-bug activity occurred in Washington and all the language on wolves was removed from the last bill submitted for voting. As much as things seem to change they stay the same.

You would think the state the Speaker of the House comes from would enjoy a couple of advantages when it comes to bargaining for particulars in federal bills, but apparently not. Apparently that only applies to House speakers from oth-er states.

Faithful readers will remember the special and corrupt favors paid to the for-mer speaker from the 90s by the Clinton administration, squandering millions of federal tax dollars allocated to the Con-servation Reserve Program. It essential-ly paid for South Dakota hay fi elds.

Or maybe Rep. Paul Ryan just doesn’t care about the desires of the overwhelm-ing majority of citizens from the north-ern half of his state. Could be. The fact is, I don’t know. I usually don’t subscribe to the smoke-fi lled back room theories involving fi ne brandies and whiskies in crystal carafe in Washington, but some-thing happened out of the view of prying eyes.

So we are back to no end to the mad-ness in sight. Simply working through the process laid out by the Endangered Species Act doesn’t work. It plays right into the hands of the anti’s funneling millions into their accounts to further chip away at hunter rights in the courts and for media disinformation campaigns directed at unedu-cated young minds creating lifelong opinions. Opinions formed in error, from errone-ous information purposely put forth in a cartoon, sitcom, TV drama, or Hollywood mov-ie will affect lifelong voting decisions.

As I mentioned in my last column, regaining state man-agement decisions for wolf management is very impor-tant to our state. Compare our situation to that of, say, Alaska. We had an extremely tightly regulated hunt by drawing that allowed for the harvest of a couple hundred wolves and the DNR and hunters are accused of attempting to expatriate wolves from Wisconsin. In Alaska anyone who buys a license can shoot and kill 10 wolves each year. From Alaska we see multiple televisions shows

where wolves are shot each year, citing public safety as the main concern. Those wolves are usually shot miles away from the small villages they threaten.

In northern Wisconsin we are expected to tolerate our pets being killed on our back porches, inside our garages, or within 10 yards of the house in the back yard — all of which has happened in the past. It pits the residents of the northern and north cen-tral Wisconsin areas against wolves. The depredation of livestock by wolves pits them against farmers and ranch-ers. The depredation of hunt-ing dogs pits hunters against wolves. The destruction of a coyote in a trap by wolves pits trappers against wolves.

State management of wolves, with hunting and trap-ping seasons, makes wolves a valuable renewable resource for hunters and trappers.

Hunting will protect wolf populations and ensure their continual health. Popu-lation control and the ability of the state to remove problem animals or packs will reduce confl ict with homeowners, farm-ers and ranchers. Reducing predation

on the newest wild elk herd and the es-tablished one that is languishing might actually provide the push to allow those elk to make it over the hill top.

Imagine if Wisconsin lost the ability to manage deer or black bear. The situation would quickly become critical. Wolves are another big game animal in the state. And it is true they have not been intro-duced to all of their natural range. So maybe we should facilitate that by live trapping our excess and releasing them around Washington D.C., Madison, the suburbs of St. Louis, Minneapolis, Chi-cago, etc.

I know that’s a bit extreme, but no more than continuing to expect citizens from four states to continue to tolerate not being able to manage a recovered wolf population. So instead of what looked like an early Christmas present we got a humbug. And I fear the residents who routinely fi nd themselves pitted against a wolf population well above the recov-ery goal will form new resolutions based on another hunter-as-manager theory from days of old involving “the three S’s.” It’s so sad that in the so-called age of enlightenment that common sense just isn’t common anymore.

I wish you and a safe, healthy, and pros-perous New Year!

Wisconsin wolf management yanked out of bill

THROUGH A DECOY’S EYE

BY CHUCK KOLARLOCAL OUTDOORSMAN

SPORTS SHORTSThe Abbotsford Booster Club will

host the ninth annual Abbotsford High School women’s alumni volley-ball tournament Saturday, Jan. 16.

Money raised from the tourna-ment will be used to fund senior

scholarships and other school dona-tions.

There will be an open gym for alumni players Wednesday, Jan. 13, from 6-8 p.m. Schedules and start times will be available at that time.

Snowshoe race Jan. 16 at winter sports areaThe Perkinstown Tramp snowshoe

race will be held Jan. 16 at the Per-kinstown Winter Sports Area, once again providing an opportunity for all ages and abilities to play in the snow. There is an entry fee in ad-vance for individuals and team mem-bers and includes a T-shirt.

A variety of races and divisions are available for men, women and children. Most have age groups in ad-dition to event type, which varies by length, equipment, and pack weight. Medals are awarded to the top three finishers in each division. A quarter-mile kids’ race is available at no cost to the little ones.

“There’s something for everyone,” said Bill Weiland, a Medford busi-nessman who is co-chair of the race. “Though we always attract some se-rious competitors, our focus is on fun and inclusivity. If we get more people into snowshoeing, then we did our job.”

The race, which began in 1993, went

through different iterations and ven-ues. It has attracted as many as 473 participants, many of whom come from out of state. In the race’s long history, it has only been canceled twice due to a lack of snow.

Food and beverages will be avail-able for purchase at the venue, though participants and observers are welcome to bring their own. A limited number of snowshoes are available to borrow; contact Weiland or co-chair Doug Pinkston to reserve. Locally, snowshoes may be available through Northern Lites at special race prices. Call 715-748-5111 for de-tails.

The Perkinstown Winter Sports Area is in a rural area 20 miles west of Medford. Registration will be held from 9-10:30 a.m., with the first race starting at 11 a.m. The race is part of the Braveheart Se-ries. For more information, visitwww.perkinstownsnowshoerace.com.

READY TO TRAMP - Nearly 400 racers took part in the annual snowshoe race held last year at the Perkinstown Winter Sports Area. This year the race is returning to its roots and bringing back the name “Perkinstown Tramp.” STAR NEWS STAFF PHOTO

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Colby postmaster assumes duties at Abby post offi ce

Colby postmaster Melanie Bach will be fi lling in as postmaster at the Ab-botsford post offi ce in the wake of John Gessler’s retirement at the end of 2015.

Bach has served as postmaster at Colby for two years. Previously, she worked in other municipalities includ-ing Granton and Marshfi eld during her 19 year career in the postal service.

When Gessler announced his retire-ment last month, Bach asked her su-pervisor about the possibility of fi lling the role of postmaster in Abbotsford.

“I wanted to learn and grow in my own knowledge,” Bach said. “Abbots-ford is much more involved with the newspapers and I was hoping to gain experience in that area.”

The Abbotsford postmaster position will be posted and a formal application process will determine a permanent replacement for Gessler. For the time being, as Bach fi lls the role, employee Laurie Swarr has assumed the duties of postmaster at the Colby post offi ce.

Bach is looking forward to a change of scenery fi lling in at Abbotsford dur-ing the transition period.

“It should be a good experience and I am looking forward to it,” she said.

LibraryContinued from page 1total cost of $10,500.

MSA Professional Services also sub-mitted a bid for the income survey and grant application for a total amount of $11,000.

Ald. Schmidt said he thought, based on a Nov. 18 city planning meeting where al-derpersons and the general public heard presentations from the two fi rms, that SEH had more experience with this type of project.

“They just seemed to have a better track record with library projects,” he said.

In order to be eligible for CDBG project funding, a community must have at least 51 percent of its population with low and moderate income.

The council voted to match the amount of money donated by the individual with city funding. The roll call vote was 7 to 1 in favor, with Ald. Mark Kaiser voting against the motion.

If Colby qualifi es for a grant, the funds provided by the city and any fund-raising or donations will be matched.

“The more money we can throw at this thing, the better,” Todd Schmidt said.

The city will most likely need to bor-row the $500,000, city clerk Connie Gurt-ner said.

The next step, according to Mayor Jim Schmidt, is to form a committee to coop-

erate with the school district in exploring possible options involving a land transfer. Mayor Schmidt said he and Ald. Schmidt have already had preliminary dialogue with Colby schools superintendent Steve Kolden about possible properties owned by the district that could be used as build-ing sites.

The money donated, according to Ald.Schmidt, can be used for site analysis and speculated a good tentative timeframe for project completion would be late 2017.

Council members expect to have the results of the income survey some time in May. There were some questions as to how the coverage area for the survey would be determined. (The library cov-ers rural areas in Clark and Marathon counties far beyond the city of Colby’s borders.)

Engineer Mike Voss of MSA said as part of his fi rm’s bid, he contacted Hous-ing and Urban Development representa-tives and inquired about the service area. He said the survey only needs to be done on city of Colby residents.

There was some discussion within the council as to whether this coverage would help achieve the 51 percent LMI requirment.

The city will continue discussions of the library project at the Jan. 11 city plan-ning meeting.

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