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Flexing their musical musclesStudents Efrain Chavez, left, and Cody Schmits show off their strongman physiques while performing “Rockin’Robin” during Monday’s spring concert at Abbotsford Middle/Senior High School. See more photos from recentspring concerts in Abbotsford and Colby on pages 14 and 15. KRIS O’LEARY/STAFF PHOTO

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Abby seniorsto graduateSaturday

A total of 59 graduating seniors willreceive their diplomas from AbbotsfordHigh School this Saturday, May 16, at a 2p.m. ceremony in the north gym.

The 2015 graduatingclass will be led by vale-dictorian BrooklynGunderson, the daugh-ter of Gary and Kar-en Gunderson. Sheearned a 3.994 gradepoint average.

Gunderson also par-ticipated in numerousextracurricular andvolunteer activities.

Among her accomplishments are lead-ership roles as the captain of volleyball,basketball and softball. She also partici-pated in National Honor Society, band,FBLA, choir, show choir, Mathletes and

Colby residents question paving priorities

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By: Christian Parker

A trio of Colby residents raised con-cerns over the condition of South Fifthand Washington streets at the May 5 citycouncil meeting.

Jane Holman, a former city councilmember who lives on Broadway Streetnear the north end of Fifth Street, de-manded to know when the streets will bepaved.

“When is this going to happen? In 20years?” she asked.

Ald. Mark Kaiser said the project isdefinitely a priority and is on the city’sfive-year plan.

“It’s always on the five-year plan,” Hol-man responded. “It was on the five-yearplan five years ago. It was on the five-yearplan when I was elected to the council in2004. It’s been a really long five years.”

Duane and Gayle Underwood alsoraised concerns about the streets in theirneighborhood. They own an apartmentbuilding on Washington Street and saidthe gravel roads cause the culverts tofreeze in the winter and the area to be-come a mudslide in the spring.

“The city usually will come outpromptly and take care of the backupsand other problems. I’m not complain-ing about that. They do what they can,”

Duane Underwood said. “It’s just thatwe’ve dealt with these gravel roads solong, it’s time we get them paved, and Iunderstand the money is there. The dustcontrol they put on the roads in summersmells like wastewater.”

Holman said the issue is timely be-cause the area is inside Colby’s TIF (taxincremental financing) district, whichwill expire this September.

“We’ve paid taxes in this district foryears,” she said. “We deserve a return onwhat we’ve paid. This is ridiculous.”

Holman said if the city can find the

By Kevin O’Brien

Despite a year of legal proceedingsthat resulted in a pair of felony convic-tions, the village of Curtiss may only geta fraction of the money back from twoformer officials who admitted to givingthemselves unauthorized raises and doc-toring meeting minutes to hide it.

Former clerk-treasurer Deb Krauter,66, was convicted of misconduct in pub-lic office, and former village presidentArlan Hamm, 76, was initially convictedof felony theft as the result of separate

plea deals earlier this year.Krauter was sentenced last week tothree years of probation with the con-

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ABBOTSFORD TRIBUNEPUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORDTHURSDAY, MAY 14, 1925

Cleanup week showsgood results

Cleanup week started off with

a bang last Monday morning andwith an apparent determinationon the part of almost everyone inthe village togive our towna thoroughspring clean-ing. The workhas progressednicely duringthe week andfine resultsshown are wellworth the ef-fort made.

The workhas been underthe supervi-sion of Street

CommissionerPaul Hoffman,who has madea special effortto interest everybody in cleaningup the leftovers of a long winter.His activities have been rewardedin a hearty cooperation throughoutthe village and the fine change is asource of pride to him as well as toeverybody else who has taken partin the annual spring cleanup.

One of the Abbotsford Dray lineswas employed the fore part of theweek to have rubbish hauled to thedumping grounds and this methodgreatly accelerated the work.

As the spring cleaning periodproceeds there is a noticable im-

provement in the yards, outbuild-ings, fences, lawns, dwellings andother things, with many more inprospect. A number are planningto paint their buildings in the nearfuture and repairs of various sortsare hinted in some instances. This isa fine spirit for our townspeople todisplay and it is hoped the plans inview will increase the operation asthe season progresses.

THE TRIBUNE-PHONOGRAPHPUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORDWEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1969

Abbotsford PlanningCommission gets report

on new 13-29 routes

The Abbotsford Planning Commis-sion, in a meeting Wednesday, April30, with state highway department en-

gineers, hearda report on pro-posed reloca-tions of High-ways 13 and29, as part ofa state 20-yearplanning pro-gram.

Plans as pre-sented by thestate engineerswere not defi-nite, but cor-ridors approxi-mately one-half

mile wide havebeen proposedfor the highwayrelocations.

Highway 29 was proposed to travelsouth of Abbotsford, with Highway13 east of the present route throughColby and Abbotsford.

Highway 29 was presented as a fourlane expressway type highway withlimited and controlled access. A clo-verleaf intersection with Highway 13was proposed approximately one-halfmile east of the present Highway 13route, and the possibility of anotherintersection just west of Abbotsford atthe present Highway 29 route.

The state engineers were clear topoint out that definite routes have not

been determined, and that this plan-ning was only to establish a generalcourse. The highways could be locatedanywhere in the proposed corridors.

The corridor, or possible area inwhich the four-lane Highway 29 wouldpass, was placed in an area runningfrom approximately the south citylimits of Abbotsford to just north ofthe first town road south of Abbots-ford.

The Tribune-Phonograph editorial board consistsof publisher Kris O’Leary and editor Kevin O’Brien.

In our eyes, the court system has failed to de-liver justice for the village of Curtiss and its tax-payers. It’s hard to fathom how two felony con-victions for stealing thousands of dollars fromthe public coffers can result in no jail time andonly a portion of the money coming back to thevillage.

Of course, the circumstances surrounding thecriminal case made it impossible for prosecutorsto obtain a payback plan from former villagepresident Arlan Hamm, who was deemed legallyincompetent at a hearing last month. Accordingto a motion filed by his attorney, Hamm suffersfrom dementia and other health problems, whichprecluded from being sentenced for a crime, evenafter he was convicted the month before.

Wisconsin state statutes make it clear that “noone who lacks substantial mental capacity to un-derstand the proceedings or assist in his or herdefense may be tried, convicted or sentenced forthe commission of an offense so long as the inca-pacity endures.” According to an excerpt from areport written by the doctor who treated Hamm,the 76-year-old suffers from a form of dementiathat will only get worse with time, not better.

“No amount of training or treatment can beexpected to improve his current level of cogni-tive functioning,” the doctor wrote.

As a result, Hamm had to be admitted to theClark County Health Care Center under a pro-tective placement order because he could nolonger safely live alone. In his motion to dismissthe charges, attorney Mark Prior said the courtcould order Hamm to be taken into custody andbrought to another facility, but he called that a“waste of taxpayers’ money.”

It’s hard to ignore the cruel irony in a phraselike that coming from an attorney whose clientwas just convicted of stealing nearly $17,000over three years from a municipality that he waselected to govern. Where was his client’s concernfor tax dollars when he took the money?

Don’t get us wrong, though. We have no inter-est in seeing an ailing older man go to jail whenhe can no longer care for himself. But letting himkeep the $6,000 annual raise he authorized forhimself in 2011 seems like a clear failure of thecourts to compensate the village for its losses.

To her credit, former village clerk Deb Krauterapparently owned up to her misdeeds right awaywhen an audit revealed the extra pay she hadreceived. According to current village presidentRandy Busse, she gave the village a $2,800 check

as a start to paying the taxpayers back. Her sen-tence of three years probation, handed down lastweek, does not include any jail time but it makesit clear she cannot hold any public office andmust establish a schedule to pay her remainingrestitution.

Unfortunately for the village, what she stolefrom the village (about $6,200 according to a2013 report by a Green Bay accounting firm)represents only about a third of what Hammtook home in unauthorized payments duringthe same time period. It’s also worth noting thatKrauter claimed from the beginning that Hammbullied and threatened her into going alongwith the scheme and concealing the evidencefrom village board members. This may have

just been an attempt to shift blame, but Hamm’sonly response to investigators was that the vil-lage “owed” him for all the work he was doing as

village president. He admitted to signing checkswithout board approval and accepting a highersalary that was never authorized.

That feeling of impunity on behalf of electedofficials should not be tolerated. Most mayorsand village presidents in this area work hard fortheir communities without ever even asking fora raise — let alone giving themselves one with-out anyone knowing.

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I’ve been tumbling rocks since I was a young lad when my grand-mother presented me with a tumbling machine. I was fascinated bythe mysterious black barrel slowly rotating on a red machine day andnight on a countertop in Grandma’s garage. I was even more impressedthat, after a month or so of scraping and grinding like a cement mixer,sparkling jewel-like glassy gems emerged. I was thrilled to be able to

try it at home.Really, on the surface, it couldn’t seem simpler. You throw a bunch

of random gravel into a barrel, add some water and a little weird mys-tery sand, wait about a month, and when you open up the barrel youmagically have perfect semi-precious gem stones ready to be made into

jewelry or be used for home decor. Couldn’t be easier, right? Wrong!I have found that tumbling rocks is one of those hobbies where it

seems like the more I learn, the more I realize how little I actuallyknow about it. Although I’ve been tumbling foryears, I still consider myself a novice.

First of all, there all kinds of scientific termsthat come into play. Concepts to master such asslurries, Mohs scales, grit compositions and min-eral chemistry all are important. The basic com-position of the rocks themselves matters, too, be-cause if they are of vastly different materials orhardnesses, they will not play nicely together inthe tumbler. (The harder rocks will not polish andthe softer rocks will be pulverized into dust.)

I find that very hard rocks are the easiest to pol-ish — around 7 Mohs. In this part of the world theseare usually rocks that contain quartz. I personallylike jaspers, quartzite, chert and, of course, thecoveted Lake Superior agates. I like the added chal-lenge of finding my own polishing stones. Takinga rock from a pathway or beach and shepherdingit in it’s transformation into a semi-precious gemis truly a thrill!

I’ve learned the hard way that basalt, rhyolite,granite, diabase, and feldspar are nothing but a waste of time to try topolish and are best chucked out into the flowerbed or incorporated intosome decorative masonry.

Sterility and attention to detail are important for a batch of polishedstones to be successful. For example, let’s assume that a batch of roughrocks (basically pretty gravel at this point) has started tumbling. Therocks are placed in a barrel with an 80 grit silicon carbide powder(think of the abrasive that makes up course sandpaper). Silicon car-bide is so tough that it can do some real damage to almost anything,which is sort of the idea, I suppose. It is a 9.5 on the Mohs scale (dia-mond is 10). Therefore it is harder than any rock. One piece of siliconcarbide can ruin plumbing, damage a washing machine, or completelyundo weeks of tumbling action.

The idea is that this rough grit, when mixed with water, forms aslurry, which is basically a muddy gray milkshake. This slurry sloshesand grates around with the stones, shaping them and removing roughedges.

As the batch progresses, a finer and finer grit is used, just like howyou would sand wood. If a single piece of grit from the previous step isintroduced in a later batch, any further action will be useless, so thor-ough cleanliness is very important.


Perspectives

HOLD THATTHOUGHT

BY

CHRISTIAN

PARKERREPORTER

It’s that time of year again. I’m nottalking about baseball season, or sum-mer or even bonfire weather. I’m talkingabout graduation season. That time ofyear when all of the seniors feel invin-cible, when the whole world is right atyour fingertips. Cherish it while youcan.

For some of you, graduation day willbe sad, for some of you it will be happyand for a lucky few it will be the mostconfusing mixture of 10 different emo-tions. I was one of those few. Either wayit is something you have never expe-rienced in your life. You will wake up

that day and already feel more grown upthan you have felt in a while. Soak it allin, because it’s not going to last forever.

Girls, you will spend at least an hourpicking out theperfect outfit towear under yourrobe just so no-body can see it. Imyself was guiltyof that. But that’s

just somethingthat we do. Boys,you will do ev-erything in yourpower to get outof dressing up inpants and a but-ton-up shirt.

You will allshow up at schoolto take pictureswith your class-mates. You will

take pictures with people that you hard-ly had a conversation with. You will alllook at each other, smile and say I am go-ing to miss you. Remember those faces,some of them you will never see again.

As you line up alphabetically tomarch into the gym to that famousgraduation song that has been appear-ing in your dreams for weeks, you’regoing to get a little nervous. Why?Well, your life is about to change...forever.

Now it’s time for you to sit down inyour chairs and wait, patiently, to re-

ceive that piece of paper. The smart kidin your class will walk up to the micro-phone and make a speech. The speech isusually one of two options: “Our future’sare so bright” or “Remember when Davelet the dog loose in the school.”

Then, it will be time for you to hearthe master of ceremonies call yourname. It’s time for you to walk acrossthe stage and clutch onto that piece ofpaper and shake your principal’s hand.It’s time, you will finally be done withhigh school.

And, just like that, in the blink of aneye, it will be over.

For some of you, graduation will bethis week, for some of you, you have awhole week of school left. I cannot saythis enough... cherish it, cherish it,cherish it. Because just like that it’s allover. Sure you have graduation partiesand summer, but from here on out noth-ing is going to be the same.

So smile, take as many pictures as youcan and enjoy it!

Fun fact for the day:An expected 3.3 million students are

expected to graduate from high schoolin the 2014-15 school year in the UnitedStates.

In the blinkof an eye

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The delicate science of tumblingAfter progressing through 220 and 600 abrasive pow-

ders, the batch is finished by a polish. This is a whitedust finer than baby powder. It is so fine that a singlepiece of unwelcomed household dust in the batch canundo its mysterious efforts.

There are also various chemicals, soaps, materials,

and other voodoo that can be added to a tumbling barrelto enhance the work of the abrasives. I am constantlyexperimenting and have learned there is absolutely noone size fits all formula.

If all goes according to plan, after a month of waitingand listening to the gentle, dull surges of the tumbler pa-tiently performing its duty in the laundry room, there islittle more satisfying than finding a batch of sparkling,smooth stones. It is all the better when they look basi-cally the same wet as they do dry. And then, if that’s notwhat you end up with, you just have to start over, tryagain, and wait another month. This is definitely not ascience where impatience or carelessness is rewarded.It’s been a valuable lesson!

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Law Enforcement

May 3 - An officer respondedMay 3 - An officer respondedto a report of a suspicious groupto a report of a suspicious groupof male subjects banging on aof male subjects banging on aresident’s door in Colby Theresident’s door in Colby. Thecall came in at about 2 a.m. andcall came in at about 2 a.m., andthe group was reportedly head-the group was reportedly head-ed north in a silver vehicle oned north in a silver vehicle onSouth Third Street. The officerSouth Third Street. The officerlocated a silver vehicle and aslocated a silver vehicle and, assoon as he turned his squad carsoon as he turned his squad cararound it pulled into a nearbyaround, it pulled into a nearbydriveway The officer activateddriveway. The officer activatedhis emergency lights and ap-his emergency lights and ap-proached the vehicle.proached the vehicle.

He verbally identified theHe verbally identified thefour male passengers and couldfour male passengers and couldsmell a strong odor of alcoholicsmell a strong odor of alcoholicbeverages coming from insidebeverages coming from insidethe vehicle. He also saw a beerthe vehicle. He also saw a beer

can in the driver’s cup holdercan in the driver’s cup holder,partially covered by a cowboypartially covered by a cowboyhat. The driver had a smell ofhat. The driver had a smell ofalcohol on his breath. He saidalcohol on his breath. He saidhe had pulled into the drivewayhe had pulled into the drivewaybecause the officer put on hisbecause the officer put on hisemergency lights but the officeremergency lights, but the officernoted that he did not activatenoted that he did not activatehis lights until after the car hadhis lights until after the car hadpulled off the road.pulled off the road.

The officer asked why theyThe officer asked why theyhad been banging on a resident’shad been banging on a resident’sdoor so late at night. The driverdoor so late at night. The driversaid the house belongs to onesaid the house belongs to oneof his passenger’s relatives butof his passenger’s relatives, butshe must not have recognizedshe must not have recognizedhim. The driver denied drink-him. The driver denied drink-ing at first and said the beer caning at first and said the beer canin the cup holder belonged doin the cup holder belonged dosomeone else. After the officersomeone else. After the officerhad him to field sobriety testshad him to field sobriety tests,he admitted to drinking abouthe admitted to drinking aboutthree beers.three beers.

A preliminary breath testA preliminary breath testshowed a .095 blood-alcoholshowed a .095 blood-alcoholcontent and because the drivercontent, and because the driverwas only 16 he was arrestedwas only 16, he was arrestedfor violating the absolute sobri-for violating the absolute sobri-ety law for underage drinking.ety law for underage drinking.A breathalyzer later showed aA breathalyzer later showed aBAC of .07. The driver was citedBAC of .07. The driver was citedfor the absolute sobriety viola-for the absolute sobriety viola-tion and for having an open alco-tion and for having an open alco-hol container in the vehicle. Hehol container in the vehicle. Hewas then released to his mother.was then released to his mother.

The passengers were mailedThe passengers were mailedcitations for underage drinking.citations for underage drinking.

May 5 - An officer was on pa-May 5 - An officer was on pa-trol in Abbotsford when he gottrol in Abbotsford when he gotbehind an westbound vehicle onbehind an westbound vehicle onBusiness 29. The vehicle was inBusiness 29. The vehicle was in

the left turn only lane as it ap-the left turn only lane as it ap-proached the signal lights at theproached the signal lights at theSTH 13 intersection but it pro-STH 13 intersection, but it pro-ceeded straight. The officer acti-ceeded straight. The officer acti-vated his emergency lights.vated his emergency lights.

When he approached the ve-When he approached the ve-hicle he could smell alcohol onhicle, he could smell alcohol onthe driver’s breath and his eyesthe driver’s breath and his eyeswere bloodshot. The officer in-were bloodshot. The officer in-formed the driver that he hadformed the driver that he hadvideo of him violating the traf-video of him violating the traf-fic sign. The passenger knew thefic sign. The passenger knew theofficer from previous encoun-officer from previous encoun-ters and started accusing himters and started accusing himof racism against Mexicans.of racism against Mexicans.The officer told him not to playThe officer told him not to playthe race card.the race card.

Dispatch showed the driverDispatch showed the driverdid not have a valid license anddid not have a valid license and

he had one prior conviction forhe had one prior conviction fordriving without a license. Adriving without a license. Apreliminary breath test showedpreliminary breath test showedalcohol in his system so he wasalcohol in his system, so he washandcuffed and placed in thehandcuffed and placed in thesquad car for transport to thesquad car for transport to thepolice station.police station.

The officer had the passen-The officer had the passen-ger step out of the vehicle forger step out of the vehicle fora breath test and as he got outa breath test, and as he got out,several empty beer cans fell outseveral empty beer cans fell outof the vehicle. The officer saw anof the vehicle. The officer saw anempty 18-pack of beer the pas-empty 18-pack of beer the pas-senger had been trying to coversenger had been trying to coverup with his legs. The officer hadup with his legs. The officer hadthe passenger do a preliminarythe passenger do a preliminarybreath test but as he was wait-breath test, but as he was wait-ing for results the passengering for results, the passengertook off running eastbound to-took off running eastbound to-ward Business 29. The officerward Business 29. The officerwas unable to catch him so hewas unable to catch him, so herelayed his location to the otherrelayed his location to the otherofficer on duty Dispatch advisedofficer on duty. Dispatch advisedthat he was out of jail on bondthat he was out of jail on bond,with the condition that he notwith the condition that he notconsume alcohol.consume alcohol.

The officer brought the driverThe officer brought the driverback to the police station andback to the police station andhad him do field sobriety testshad him do field sobriety testswith help from a translator. Hewith help from a translator. Heregistered a .21 blood-alcoholregistered a .21 blood-alcoholcontent on the breathalyzer andcontent on the breathalyzer andwas cited for drunk drivingwas cited for drunk driving,driving without a license anddriving without a license andfailure to obey the traffic sign.failure to obey the traffic sign.He was then released to a soberHe was then released to a soberpartyparty.

The officer then tried to locateThe officer then tried to locatethe passenger by going to histhe passenger by going to hislast known residence in Abbots-last known residence in Abbots-ford. The passenger’s brotherford. The passenger’s brother

was there and offered to let thewas there and offered to let theofficer search his house but heofficer search his house, but hesaid his brother no longer livessaid his brother no longer livesthere because he is always get-there because he is always get-ting into trouble. The brotherting into trouble. The brothersaid he may be living in Unity orsaid he may be living in Unity orwith another brother in Chili.with another brother in Chili.

The officer called immigra-The officer called immigra-tion authorities and asked themtion authorities and asked themto put a hold on the passengerto put a hold on the passenger,but that request was later de-but that request was later de-nied. The officer confirmed thatnied. The officer confirmed thatthe suspect’s bond prohibitedthe suspect’s bond prohibitedhim from consuming alcohol.him from consuming alcohol.He was referred to the districtHe was referred to the districtattorney for charges of bailattorney for charges of bailjumping and obstruction of an jumping and obstruction of anofficer.officer. May 6 - An officer was dis-May 6 - An officer was dis-

patched to a local gas station inpatched to a local gas station inreference to a possible domesticreference to a possible domesticdispute. Dispatch indicated thatdispute. Dispatch indicated thatClark County deputies were al-Clark County deputies were al-ready on scene with a womanready on scene with a womanwho had been screaming forwho had been screaming forhelp in the parking lot. She hadhelp in the parking lot. She hadbeen separated from a male par-been separated from a male par-ty she was arguing with.ty she was arguing with.

The officer recognized theThe officer recognized thenames from a 911 call earlier innames from a 911 call earlier inthe night when the male partythe night when the male partycalled to report the female partycalled to report the female partymissing. Now both parties weremissing. Now, both parties weresaying that it was just a misun-saying that it was just a misun-derstanding and they were bothderstanding and they were bothfine. The woman said she hadfine. The woman said she hadbeen yelling at him for callingbeen yelling at him for callingthe cops and was not actuallythe cops, and was not actuallyscreaming for help. Both partiesscreaming for help. Both partiessaid nothing physical happened.said nothing physical happened.

They both said they wouldThey both said they wouldkeep to themselves for the restkeep to themselves for the restof the night and sleep it off.of the night and sleep it off. May 8 - A Colby teen broughtMay 8 - A Colby teen brought

a stray dog to the police stationa stray dog to the police stationand said he found it near the in-and said he found it near the in-tersection of STH 13 and Clarktersection of STH 13 and ClarkStreet in Colby He said it wasStreet in Colby. He said it wasnearly hit by a car. The dog hadnearly hit by a car. The dog hada rabies tag from Michigan witha rabies tag from Michigan witha phone number for a vet clinic.a phone number for a vet clinic.He called the number and wasHe called the number and wastold that the rabies vaccine wastold that the rabies vaccine wascurrent.current.

The teen tried contacting theThe teen tried contacting theowner based on phone num-owner based on phone num-

bers provided by the clinic butbers provided by the clinic, buthe was only able to pass alonghe was only able to pass alonga message to a relative. Shortlya message to a relative. Shortlyafter the officer dropped the dogafter the officer dropped the dog

off at the city pound one of theoff at the city pound, one of thedog’s owners called and said thedog’s owners called and said thedog was supposed to be with hisdog was supposed to be with hisparents at his old residence inparents at his old residence inColby The officer brought theColby. The officer brought thedog to this residence and gavedog to this residence and gaveitto the owner’s parents.itto the owner’s parents. May 9 - An officer was onMay 9 - An officer was on

patrol in Colby when he ob-patrol in Colby when he ob-served a northbound vehicleserved a northbound vehicletraveling left of center on Northtraveling left of center on NorthSixth Street and almost hittingSixth Street and almost hittingthe west side curb. The officerthe west side curb. The officerconducted a traffic stop and asconducted a traffic stop and, ashe approached the vehicle hehe approached the vehicle, hecould see a man who appearedcould see a man who appearedto be passed out in the backseatto be passed out in the backseatwith an unopened bottle of beerwith an unopened bottle of beerin his hand. He also saw two cas-in his hand. He also saw two cas-

es of beer and a six pack in thees of beer and a six pack in theback seat.back seat.

The officer had the driver rollThe officer had the driver rollhis window down and as soonhis window down, and as soonas he did the officer could smellas he did, the officer could smella strong odor of alcohol. Thea strong odor of alcohol. Thedriver’s eyes were bloodshotdriver’s eyes were bloodshotand watery and he had alcoholand watery, and he had alcoholon his breath. When asked whyon his breath. When asked whyhe was driving on the wronghe was driving on the wrongside of the street he mumbledside of the street, he mumbledsomething in Spanish. Anothersomething in Spanish. Anotherofficer arrived and was able toofficer arrived and was able towake up the backseat passenger.wake up the backseat passenger.

The front-seat passengerThe front-seat passengerspoke a little English and wasspoke a little English and wasable to get everyone in the carable to get everyone in the carto write down their names andto write down their names andbirth dates as none of them hadbirth dates, as none of them hadphoto identification. The officerphoto identification. The officerran them through dispatch butran them through dispatch, butno information came back. Theno information came back. Theofficer ran their fingerprintsofficer ran their fingerprintsthrough dispatch electronicallythrough dispatch electronically,and the driver’s name cameand the driver’s name cameback with a different birth date.back with a different birth date.

An interpreter arrived onAn interpreter arrived onscene the vehicle occupantsscene, the vehicle occupantswere again asked to providewere again asked to providetheir names and birth dates.their names and birth dates.The driver provided his cor-The driver provided his cor-rect birth date and one of therect birth date, and one of thepassengers corrected his firstpassengers corrected his firstname. When the officer askedname. When the officer askedwhy they provided false infor-why they provided false infor-mation before one of the pas-mation before, one of the pas-sengers just laughed.sengers just laughed.

The officer had the driverThe officer had the driverexit the vehicle for field sobri-exit the vehicle for field sobri-ety tests but he had a hard timeety tests, but he had a hard timefollowing instructions. He wasfollowing instructions. He was

placed under arrest on suspi-placed under arrest on suspi-cion of drunk driving. The pas-cion of drunk driving. The pas-senger who lied about his namesenger who lied about his namewas also arrested for obstruct-was also arrested for obstruct-ing an officer. The second pas-ing an officer. The second pas-senger had a blood-alcohol con-senger had a blood-alcohol con-tent of .033 so he was allowed totent of .033, so he was allowed todrive the vehicle home.drive the vehicle home.

The driver was taken to theThe driver was taken to thepolice station where he blewpolice station, where he blewa .09 BAC on the breathalyzera .09 BAC on the breathalyzerand was cited for drunk driving.and was cited for drunk driving.He and the passenger were alsoHe and the passenger were alsocited for underage drinking ascited for underage drinking, asthey were both 19.they were both 19. May 10 - A Colby womanMay 10 - A Colby woman

reported criminal damage toreported criminal damage toher vehicle. Both taillights wereher vehicle. Both taillights werebroken and the trunk and doorsbroken, and the trunk and doors

were keyed. A screwdriver endwere keyed. A screwdriver endpiece was found on the trunkpiece was found on the trunkand appeared to be what wasand appeared to be what wasused to do the damage. A coupleused to do the damage. A coupleof chrome accessories glued onof chrome accessories glued onthe front fenders were also miss-the front fenders were also miss-ing.ing.

The complainant suspectedThe complainant suspectedher ex-boyfriend of doing theher ex-boyfriend of doing thedamage. When they were livingdamage. When they were livingtogether they bought the cartogether, they bought the car,which he drove but she madewhich he drove but she madepayments on. He was also thepayments on. He was also theone who glued the accessoriesone who glued the accessoriesto the fenders. After they broketo the fenders. After they brokeup she was contacted by theup, she was contacted by thevehicle’s title holder who saidvehicle’s title holder, who saidthey were going to take the ve-they were going to take the ve-hicle back because no paymentshicle back because no paymentswere being made. She paid thewere being made. She paid themoney due and took possessionmoney due and took possessionof the car. She said that hap-of the car. She said that hap-pened about six months earlierpened about six months earlier,and last month her ex-boyfriendand last month her ex-boyfriendstarted texting her about whatstarted texting her about whatwould happen to the car if some-would happen to the car if some-thing happened to her.thing happened to her.

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abled vehicles on North Secondabled vehicles on North SecondStreet.Street. May 8 - Storage of junk/dis-May 8 - Storage of junk/dis-

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“Our officers are serious about safe-ty belt enforcement. We see far toomany drivers and passengers need-lessly killed or injured because they

were unbuckled in a crash,” said po-lice chief Jason Bauer. “During theClick It or Ticket mobilization andthroughout the year, we will stringent-ly enforce Wisconsin’s safety belt law.We’re not trying to write more tickets.Through enforcement and education,we’re striving to get people to buckleup every time they drive or ride in avehicle.”

Although the state’s safety belt userate of 85 percent is the highest ever,more than half of the drivers andpassengers killed in Wisconsin traf-fic crashes last year were not wearingsafety belts. In addition, last year therewere more than 55,000 convictions forfailure to fasten a seat belt.

“No matter if it’s day or night, or ashort trip or a long journey, drivers

and passengers must buckle up. Wear-ing a safety belt is the best possible pro-tection against being ejected from a ve-hicle during a crash or thrown aroundviolently inside it and possibly hittinganother person in the vehicle withmassive force,” Bauer said. “That’swhy Click It or Ticket is more than aslogan to our officers. It’s a life-savingeffort.”

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Meyer Buildings requests storm water project By Kevin O’Brien

A Dorchester business is asking thevillage to divert storm water runofffrom a property it recently purchasedthat is prone to flooding, but the questionof who will pay for the work still needs tobe answered.

Meyer Buildings, 444 W. 1st Ave.,bought the property at 406 W. Center Ave.earlier this year and plans to tear downthe house and build an office on the land,but owner Jeff Meyer said the drainageissues need to be addressed first.

“We want to access our property andutilize it, but we have this waterway run-ning through it,” he said at the villageboard’s May 6 meeting.

Todd Trader, an engineer from MSAProfessional Services, has come up witha rough estimate of about $38,000 to ex-

tend a storm sewer west 365 feet into theMeyer Building property. A ditch wouldbe removed and two drains would beinstalled to collect surface water. Otheralternatives are available, but putting ina 30-inch diameter storm sewer pipe isseen as the most effective option.

The proposal includes $24,000 worth ofwork beyond the village’s right-of-way.

Meyer said his company would like tobe able to access the property by this timenext year. He said he plans to put a drive-way in to provide access and expects thevillage to handle the storm water.

“It’s really a village water control is-sue,” he said.

Trustee Daniella Schauer said theboard should get details on all of the pos-sible options and a cost estimate from lo-

cal contractor Steen Construction.Village president Wayne Rau said the

board could look at including money inthe 2016 budget for the project, but firsthe would like to know how the costs willbe split between the village and business.

“You can’t really budget if you don’tknow who’s paying for what,” Rau said.

The issue was referred to the board’spublic works committee for further dis-

cussion later this month so the full boardcan vote on an option in June.

Unlicensed carsPolice chief Gary Leichtman said sev-

eral unlicensed vehicles stored outsideat 210 W. Center Ave. have generatedcomplaints regarding traffic safety.

Leichtman said he sent a letter April22 to the owner of the vehicles, TerryRecore, asking them to be removed, perthe village’s ordinances. He also gotpermission from the property owner,Recore’s sister, to have them towed.

Recore objected to what he calledLeichtman’s selective enforcementof the ordinance and claimed that hecounted 37 other vehicles in the villagewithout proper plates. He pointed out thenumber of vehicles kept on the CalvinSteen property near the clerk’s office.

Leichtman said former village presi-dent Dick Hunsader directed him notto enforce the ordinance at Steen’sproperty as part of a deal involving theDorchester Days fairgrounds. However,he said the current board could reversethat decision.

Trustee Warren Underwood expressedconcerns about other people’s unli-censed vehicles being stored at Steen’sproperty.

“I think it’s being abused is what I’msaying,” he said.

President Rau said he would talk to his

predecessor about the arrangement andbring back more information in June.

During public comment, Recore raiseda number of concerns about issues inthe village, including heavy truck traf-fic going through residential areas andwater meters sticking out of the ground,causing tripping hazards. He also saidhe now plans on reopening the formerLoopy’s bar at 210 W. Center Ave. as anice cream shop.

Other business Public works supervisor Dean

Faude said his crew has completed sev-eral repairs throughout the village, in-cluding the installation of a new railingat the bridge on S. Linden Street. TrusteeRandy Cook suggested the crew put up aboard on the east side of the bridge toprevent pedestrians from falling into thenearby ditch. The board approved a motion for

the village to spend up to $22,500 for chipsealing on South Fifth Street and SouthThird Street. Faude also listed severalother streets that could use chip sealingwhenever the money is available.

Trustee Kurt Schwoch suggested the

board look at taking money out of itslong-term improvement fund for that

purpose.“We have a lot of streets that need sav-ing,” he said. The board approved up to $7,000 for

crack sealing on village streets, to bedone by Lakes Asphalt Maintenance ofMedford for $1.26 per pound. The board approved $5,000 for Kevin

Boyer to replace sections of sidewalk infront of the library and St. Louis Catho-lic Church and along one side of SouthThird Street. The board tabled a proposal from

Mark Leichtman to repaint all of thevillage’s curbs for a rough estimate of$2,400. Trustees wanted a more firm bidbefore voting on it. Utility operator Rick Golz said a

sampler at the sewer plant is acting up

and will eventually need a motor at acost of $2,000 to $3,000. He said he will tryto make it last as long as possible beforeasking to replace it. The board approved the purchase

and installation of four new manholesat a cost of $12,140 from Infratech. Golzsaid the existing manholes have bricksfalling off and are at risk of caving in. The board approved the purchase of

a four-inch water meter for the village’swell number 4, at a cost of $3,060. The board approved the hiring of

three part-time summer employees, eachat a rate of $8 per hour. The board approved Rau’s appoint-

ments to the planning commission, po-lice committee and library board. TheBoard of Review will include all village

trustees to make sure someone is avail-able during the open book review. The board approved a motion to is-

sue a liquor license to Jenny Halopkafor Tappers Bar at Memorial Hall, whichwill expire after June 30. The board approved a total of 17 al-

cohol operator’s license applications forvarious taverns and Heartland Co-op C-Store.

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Christian missionaries to visit Abby next week By Kevin O’Brien

Five Christian missionaries will cometogether in Abbotsford for three daysnext week, offering local residents achance to hear their stories of overcom-ing adversity in order to spread theirfaith in Central America.

“I’m hoping people leave here inspiredto go home and seek the Lord in the sameway these people have,” said organizerJeremiah Zeiset, owner of Life SentencePublishing in Abbotsford.

The missionaries will speak in a tentset up near the Life Building, 203 E. BirchSt., from 6 to 9 p.m., May 18, 19 and 20.Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Zeiset, a publisher of Christian books,said this three-day event came togetherone person at a time, with all but oneof the missionaries reaching out to himseparately about traveling through thispart of the country.

The first to contact him was Avis Good-hart, who opened an orphanage, schooland church in Peru after enduring herown difficult childhood and hardships inlife.

“Today, she uses her experiences to

speak to women andtell them God is bigenough to change any-one,” her biography atLife Sentence states.“Through Avis’ min-istry, many women ex-perience healing frompast experiences.”

Next, 90-year-oldAlbert Luepnitz con-tacted Zeiset and saidhe would also be in thisarea on the same datesas Goodhart. Luepnitzlives in Texas but trav-els to Colombia andCuba regularly to dohis missionary work.

According to his bi-ography at Life Sen-tence Publishing, Lu-epnitz experienced amiracle healing that

alleviated what was thought to be an in-curable back condition.

“Today thousands profess the name ofJesus because of Albert’s prayers,” LifeSentence states in its bio of Luepnitz.

“Albert also has aministry helpingpeople forgive oth-ers. Unforgivenessis a contributingfactor in openingthe door to physi-cal and mentalhealth problems.”

Alethia Stendalwas the next tospeak with Zeisetabout coming tothe area. She hasworked as a pho-tographer andvideographer outof Bogota, Colom-bia, for the past10 years. She will

be joined by herhusband, StephenMiller, a fellow mis-sionary.

“She and Ste-phen are gifted singers and musiciansand will bless you with their music atthis event,” Zeiset wrote.

Zeiset then invited Alethia’s father,

Russell Stendal, a former hostage of Co-lombian rebels who now ministers to thesame group that held him in captivity.

“Russell goes wherever the Lord leads,whether it’s to speak with a president orto go deep into the jungle to help an in-dividual in trouble,” Life Sentence Pub-lishing states. “He has witnessed thou-sands commit their lives to Christ.”

Zeiset said he hopes to have as manypeople as possible show up to meet withthe missionaries and hear them speak.

“I would like to give them a warm wel-come to Abbotsford,” he said.

The missionaries will visit Christianschools in Marshfield and Wausau, butthey are willing to make themselvesavailable to meet with people one-on-one,Zeiset said. Luepnitz is willing to prayfor people who request it.

Zeiset said the congregation at NorthRidge Church across the street from hisoffice has been “instrumental” in orga-nizing this event. He also reached out toother churches in the area to make sureall people of faith are invited to come.

“Everyone is welcome,” he said. “Godtranscends all denominations.”

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in the Abbotsford Christmas Parade andworked for and donated blood for com-munity blood drives.

Gunderson plans to attend UW-GreenBay.

The 2015 salutatorian is Aaron Leiby,son of Lester and Sharon Leiby. Heearned a 3.988 GPA.

In addition to having a superb aca-demic record, Leiby has participated invarious organizations and extracurricu-lar activities throughout high school.These include National Honor Society

vice-president, FFAreporter, band vice-president, StudentSenate, Spanish Club,choir and Mathletes.

He was captain of thefootball team. He alsoparticipated in bas-ketball and track.

Leiby also helps hiscommunity by volun-teering for various church activities andcollecting money for the food pantry.

Leiby has been accepted to UW-RiverFalls.

Aaron Leiby

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Unity trustee accused of ordinance violation By: Christian Parker

“Do unto your neighbors as you want

done unto you.”That was Arthur Shaffer’s introduc-

tory statement to the Unity village boardMonday. He then levied a complaintagainst board member Marjorie Carpen-ter, accusing her of being in possessionof too many fur-bearing animals at herresidence in the village. She lives twodoors down from Shaffer.

Since Carpenter owns a dog, Shafferclaims the three cats he photographedin the front window of her home put herover the village’s legal limit. He present-ed his photos to each board member.

“I’m requesting the board to call thesheriff’s department,” Shaffer said. “Thenumber of fur-bearing animals is up tofour now and I know there are even morecats on that property.”

Shaffer said, as a board member, Car-penter’s violation of a village ordinancecreates a double standard in the commu-nity. He says that board members shouldbe held to the same rules they create.

“It’s an ordinance. Why should a boardmember patrol this town like a constableand not follow the ordinances herself?”Shaffer asked.

Shaffer said Carpenter “goes aroundmaking complaints about this and that”and has called the sheriff’s departmentabout his dogs. He said her cats havebeen on his property and nothing hasbeen done about it when he complained.

Carpenter expressed some concernabout the legality of Shaffer takingphotographs of her home, which gener-

ated some board discussion. Carpenterclaimed that Shaffer trespassed on herproperty by utilizing a sidewalk on herlawn that was abandoned by the city.

Board member Ron Loertscher saidthe public right-of-way still includes thesidewalks even though they are no lon-ger maintained by the village. He alsosaid a quality camera would be capableof obtaining the types of images Shaf-fer acquired, whether or not he used theabandoned village sidewalks to take thephotos.

Shaffer offered to present the camerahe used to the board or the sheriff for ex-amination if either was interested.

Board president Scott Blume suggestedtabling the issue until the next meetingso the board can have a dedicated agendaitem on the matter. He also wanted toknow the specific verbiage of Unity’s petordinance before taking any action.

Village clerk Heidi Maldonis said Shaf-fer can come to the office during normalbusiness hours and file an official writ-ten complaint on the matter.

Village dump concernsSeveral actions related to the village

dump site were taken Monday.After a couch was illegally left on the

burn pile last Saturday while the dumpwas unlocked and unattended, the boardvoted to add the duties of backup atten-

dant to a help wanted ad for a MemorialHall custodian. This person will coveralternating weekends not currently cov-

ered by the dump site attendant.A motion was made to dispose of a 10-

ton pile of discarded tires at the dump ata cost of approximately $1,500. The mon-ey will be taken from the general revenuefund and placed as a specific budget itemfor next year. A motion was also made todiscuss raising the tire disposal fee at thenext board meeting. The new fees willbetter reflect rising bulk disposal costs.

Building permit violationA discussion regarding a permit viola-

tion resulted in a 2-2 tie vote that was bro-ken by the village president in favor offining offenders for a garage built with-out a building permit.

Construction was started on a garageusing an existing foundation, and theparty doing the construction was underthe assumption that the nature of theproject did not require a permit.

Carpenter and Blume warned theparty to stop construction until a permitcould be issued for the project. The partystopped for a short period of time, butthen finished the garage anyway.

Loertscher and Carpenter voted infavor of the fine, with Gene Smazal andJoseph Geiger voting against it. Blumebroke the tie in favor of the citation.

Board members also discussed postingsigns at entrances to the village statingthe requirement of building permits, but

no further action was taken on the mat-ter.

Other business A motion was passed to pay Badger-

land Door $1,050 to replace the centerdoor opener of the village shop. DPW Ryan Maldonis raised con-

cerns about deterioration of the waste-water treatment sand filtration system.He said a pipe is broken off the unit and avalve is not functioning properly. Blumegave Maldonis permission to proceedwith scheduling repairs to the system. Tracy and Kayd Soppa were present

and offered to operate village softballleagues for a third year if enough teamscan be found within a couple weeks. Amotion was passed to permit them to op-erate the leagues and obtain the requiredpicnic license, should they proceed. A motion was carried to amend the

village hall user agreement to state avacate time of 9:30 p.m. Previously, thecheckout time was 11 p.m. The extrahour-and-a-half is intended to give thecustodian more time to assess and cleanup damages and mess between renters. Carpenter expressed concern about

progress on the installation of monitor-ing wells in the village as mandated bythe EPA from groundwater contamina-tion. The DNR has done some measur-ing of private wells but, to date, therehas been no apparent activity on theconstruction of monitoring wells in thevillage.

Curtiss

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dition that she pay the village$8,100 in restitution.

Current village presidentRandy Busse said Krauter re-paid the village $2,800 after itwas initially discovered that shegave herself a 50-cent per hourraise in 2011.

Busse said he will be in con-tact with Krauter’s probationofficer to make sure the villagegets paid the restitution.

The bulk of the money takenfrom the village, however, wentto Hamm, who took home nearly$17,000 in salary never approved

by the village board.In addition to the money that

was improperly paid out inauthorized raises, Busse saidthe village also paid $4,800 forwhat’s called a forensic audit.That cost was supposed to bedivided equally between Hammand Krauter.

Hamm pled no contest inMarch to felony theft of over$10,000, but before he could besentenced, his attorney, MarkPrior, produced evidence show-ing that his client is not legallycompetent to be prosecuted.

According to a motion to dis-miss filed by Prior April 14,Hamm suffers from dementia,diabetes and other health prob-lems. Two days after his pleahearing in March, he was hos-pitalized after falling at home,and two of his doctors signed astatement of incompetency, themotion states.

As a result, Judge NicholasBrazeau dismissed all chargesagainst Hamm last month.

When asked if the villagecan still expect restitution fromHamm, Busse said “not a dime”

since the charges were dropped.However, the village is still at-

tempting to get money from itsformer insurance carrier, EMCInsurance Companies, whichpreviously denied a claim filedafter the thefts came to light.

Busse said the villageswitched insurance carriersafter the claim was denied, andits new insurance provider,the League of Wisconsin Mu-nicipalities, believes EMC waswrong in denying the claim.

Last week, the village au-thorized village attorney Greg

Strack to get a second legal opin-ion on whether the claim wasproperly denied.

Busse said their old policy hassome “gray areas” that need tobe reviewed, but Strack believesthe village should have twoyears to collect on its claim afterdropping its former carrier.

This may be the best chanceCurtiss taxpayers have of get-ting their money back.

“Basically our only recourseis to go after the insurance com-pany,” Busse said.


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money to pay for an $800,000 stretch ofasphalt to be used for Cheese Days trac-tor pulls, surely paving the city’s gravelroads should be attainable.

“It’s not the financing that is an issue,”she said. “It’s a misuse of tax dollars,plain and simple. TIF districts are cre-ated so that public improvements can bemade to spur private development withinthat TIF district. That’s not what’s beenhappening with these funds.”

According to city clerk Connie Gurt-ner, the TIF district includes about 50percent of the entire city. Even thoughthe expenditure period ends this year,the payoff will continue until 2020, Gurt-ner said in an email. She also said that,since the inception of the TIF district in1993, the city has done many meaningfulprojects with the funds.

Sewer mistake correctedA reimbursement of $1,669.91 for

plumbing and cleanup costs was paid to aresident on Seventh Street, who was notconnected to the new sewer main duringthe reconstruction of Spence Street lastyear. The connection was missed due to acomplicated plumbing arrangement.

The lateral for the sewer was con-nected to Spence Street and the lateralfor the water was connected to SeventhStreet. The Spence Street connectionwas missed during construction. Afterthe project was completed, the resident’ssewage continued to drain into the aban-doned sewer main on Spence Street and

eventually backed up into the resident’shome.

A lateral from the residence to the newmain has now been installed by the city.

Well construction on scheduleCity engineer Mike Voss reported that

work on city wells 14 and 15 is proceedingon schedule.

The wells, which are each approxi-mately 270 feet deep, have already beendrilled and constructed, and the pumps,connections and well houses are sched-uled to be completed by Oct. 15.

Well 14 will run directly into the city’swater distribution system. Well 15 will betreated to remove high iron content be-fore it runs into the distribution system.

Other business Jane Holman mentioned that the

city’s website is very out-of-date, with oldinformation and an unused calender. Shesaid this is a deterrent to attracting newbusiness and commerce in the commu-nity.

“It’s as if nobody cares about anythingaround here anymore,” she said.

DPW Harland Higley reportedthat since the frost has gone out of theground, the city wells have risen signifi-cantly and appear to all be in good oper-ating condition. A resignation letter from Ald.

Jim Henaman was read and accepted.Henaman has accepted a job in Madisonwhere he will move. Resolutions were approved to hon-

or Henaman and Ald. Travis Schraufna-

gel, who also resigned recently, for theirservice to the city council as aldermen.

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Curtiss trailer park owner asked to address concerns By Kevin O’Brien

The Curtiss village board voted lastweek to send a letter to the owner of thevillage’s trailer park, inviting him tomeet with trustees to discuss ongoingmaintenance issues in the park or possi-bly face a revocation of his license.

“This has been going on for way toomany years,” said village president Ran-dy Busse during a discussion about thecondition of the trailer park on the vil-lage’s east side.

In addition to sending out letters totrailer park tenants who need to clean uptheir properties, trustees directed villageclerk Jane Stoiber to request the pres-ence of park owner Jerry Draxler at ameeting with the board.

Busse said the village could threatento withhold Draxler’s license to operate a

trailer park if he does not respond to theboard’s request for a meeting.Village public works employee Todd

Weich said the village has done a lot ofwork on Draxler’s property in years past,but it has had to wait three years to bereimbursed through his property taxes.

Stoiber said the tenants have com-plained to the village and to Draxlerabout the condition of the property, buthe has not addressed their concerns.

“They get no kind of response fromhim,” she said. “Nothing.”

Water search continuesWith a DNR deadline looming later

this year, the search for more groundwa-ter in Curtiss continues.Weich told trustees last week that Ab-

byland Foods has stepped up its produc-tion recently, requiring the village’s wellsto run 24 hours a day, five days a week.

“We definitely need to move forwardwith our well project,” he said.

Under a DNR order issued last year,the village is supposed to construct newwells this spring and summer to meet itswater needs. The village has until Aug.1 to get new wells online, but Weich saidthe DNR may give them some leeway aslong as progress is being made.

Test wells have been drilled at severallocations within the village, and hydro-fracturing has been used to look for wa-ter underneath the granite bedrock.

At last week’s meeting, village residentRon Kundinger asked the board whetherhe would be compensated for allowing atest well to be drilled on his land.

Busse said a landowner north of thevillage was previously paid $1,000 forletting the village drill test holes on hisland, but that was only after he signed apurchase agreement. Kundinger neversigned such an agreement, Busse said,but he should be compensated somehow.

“You will get something out of this,”he told Kundinger.

Reached by phone this week, Bussesaid he recently discovered a 1985 deed

granting the village ownership of a pieceof land north of Front Street. The rough-ly 100 by 150-foot site is being consideredfor a possible well site that will not re-quire the purchase of private property.

“It’s not a large parcel, but it’s enoughto drill a well on,” he said.

Another promising well site is on thenorthwest corner of Mathias and Merid-ian streets, which has been producing 20to 30 gallons per minute without fractur-ing. The village’s engineers want to drilltwo new holes on that site, Busse said.

After developing those two sites, hesaid the village may still pursue a thirdsite on eight acres of private land offFront Street.

The village is also considering hydro-fracturing its old well number 3, which

was first drilled in the 1970s but was tak-en offline after it dropped down to onlyfive gallons per minute, Busse said.

Busse said a plan to finance the newwells also needs to be developed beforethe project can be completed.

Other business The board reappointed Stoiber to a

new two-year term as village clerk. Shewas the sole applicant for the position. The board voted to purchase leftover

beet juice/calcium chloride from the

town of Hoard for the purpose of dustcontrol on village roads. The village paid

the neighboring township $1,300 lastyear for its surplus material. The board voted to purchase eight

concrete parking stops for $320 in orderto add more parking spaces next to theCurtiss Community Center. The board voted to pay Lakes As-

phalt Maintenance of Medford $6,300 todo crack sealing on Mathias Street, fromCTH E to Plaza Drive, and on Plaza Drivesouth to the truck stop. Weich said thatstretch of road was not built to handle allof the heavy truck traffic it gets, but seal-ing the cracks should extend its lifespan.

“If we can keep the moisture out, theroad will last a lot longer,” he said. The board voted to allow the Curtiss

Quilters Club to have occasional Satur-day meetings at the community center

without paying a rental fee, as long asthey do not conflict with other events. The board approved a maintenance

contract with B&M Technologies to cali-brate the meters and inspect the pumpsat the village’s sewer lift station for $900annually. The board voted not to pay an out-

side vendor who offered to do pest con-trol at the village hall for $35 a month and$50 per month at the trailer park. Trust-ees said Weich can just buy Bar Bait tohandle any rodents at village buildings.

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Abbotsford City Reorganizational MeetingTuesday, April 21, 2015

Abbotsford City Hall at 6:00 p.m.Mayor Rachu called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.Roll call: Mayor Rachu, Voss, Horacek, Anders, Schwantes,

Mediger, Weideman and Gosse.Others present: Clerk Lopez, DPW Stuttgen, Travis Nixdorf, John

Austin, Brent Faber and Kevin O’Brien - Tribune PhonographThere were no comments by the mayor. Under comments by the public, Chief Bauer introduced Of ficer

James Wagner to the city council. Of ficer Wagner will be primarilyworking the split shift in the afternoon and evening.

Voss stated that with the announcement of the resignationof Werner early, she had hoped an interested party would havecampaigned during the election process to secure the open position.

Brent Faber introduced himself and explained he was interestedin the Ward 2 council position. Faber stated he has worked at Meigsfor the past 13 years and was on council for three years which endedwhen he moved out of his district. Faber stated he is hopeful for

reappointment.Mayor Rachu appointed Faber to the position of alderman forWard 2 & 5 until April of 2016, at which time the position will bedetermined by the election.

Motion Mediger/Voss to approve the mayoral appointment ofFaber. Motion carried without negative vote.

Under nomination of council president, motion Anders/Mediger tonominate Voss as the 2015/16 council president. The mayor calledfor nominations three times; a unanimous ballot was cast for Voss.Motion carried without negative vote.

Under discuss/approve committee appointments, motionSchwantes/Weideman to approve the appointments as presented.Motion carried without negative vote.

Under discuss/approve MSA - Notice of Award, motion Anders/Horacek to approve the Notice of Award to Steen Construction inthe amount of $1,093,199.30 (including Additive Alternate A and B).Motion carried without negative vote.

There were no comments by the finance chairman.Under discuss/approve April bills, motion Mediger/Weideman to

approve the bills in the amount of $44,159.40. Motion carried withoutnegative vote.

The March receipts and expenditures, the overtime report andbudget comparisons were reviewed.

The Fire/EMS financials were reviewed.Under incidents, accidents, and training it was stated that there

are two workers compensation injuries and one will have possiblesurgery in May. Lopez is attending an Unemployment Compensationseminar in Medford tomorrow.

Stuttgen stated that his department is working on the painting ofthe street light poles on First Street and the new light poles will bein shortly.

Motion Mediger/Voss to approve Application for Payment No1 Main Lift Station - Miron Construction $8,803.65. Motion carriedwithout negative vote.

Motion Mediger/Horacek to approve Application for Payment No1 WWTP Construction - Miron Construction $34,330.15. Motioncarried without negative vote.

Motion Anders/Voss to adjourn at 6:22 p.m. Motion carried withoutnegative vote.

Jennifer Lopez, Clerk19-168808 WNAXLP

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR NONMETALLIC MINE RECLAMATION PERMIT

Notice is hereby given that the Clark County Planning, Zoningand Land Information Department has received a nonmetallic minereclamation plan for review. The nonmetallic mine reclamation planfor review is for an existing permitted mine location. Written publiccomment will be received until June 11, 2015. The mine is locatedin part of SW1/4-NE1/4 and the NW1/4-NE1/4, Section 17, T25N,R1W (Town of York) in Clark County, Wisconsin. The applicantintends to mine sand and reclaim the disturbed land as farmlandand a pond. Rules for nonmetallic mine reclamation are includedin NR 135, Wisconsin Administrative Code, and Chapter 22, ArticleIX, Clark County Ordinance. The rule is administered by the ClarkCounty Planning, Zoning and Land Information Department andregulates the reclamation of land disturbed by nonmetallic miningoperations that commenced after August 1, 2001. The operations ateach site may include mining of topsoil, clay, sand, gravel or bedrockas well as washing, crushing or other mining activities or the sitemay be permitted as inactive. Reclamation measures may include

use as ponds, recreation land, high wall, farmland or other. UnderNR135.20 (4)(c), Wisconsin Administrative Code, landowners adja-cent to or within 300 feet of the parcel(s) containing the nonmetallicmine may request a public hearing if one is not provided through alocal zoning-related hearing.

The Clark County Planning, Zoning and Land Information Depart-ment will review all comments and testimony presented (if neces-sary) pertaining to the reclamation plan and reserves the right tomake a final determination upon any reclamation plan submitted forthe nonmetallic mine described in this notice. For additional informa-tion, contact the of fice listed below at 715-743-5130.

Clark County Planning, Zoning and Land Information Department517 Court Street, Room 204Neillsville, WI 54456 19-168597 WNAXLP

Abbotsford City Council MeetingMonday, April 6, 2015

Abbotsford City Hall at 6:00 p.m.Council President Voss called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Roll call: Council President Voss, Horacek, Anders, Schwantes,Weideman, Mediger and GosseOthers present: Clerk Lopez, DPW Stuttgen, Wastewater

Manager Medenwaldt, Jeremy Haas - MSA, Jeremy Totzke, John Austin, Chief Jason Bauer, Briana Hutman, Jim Schiferl and KevinO’Brien – Tribune Phonograph.

Pledge of AllegianceComments by the council president, Voss stated that she is

present as a voting member. Voss welcomed Anders back to thecouncil table. Voss congratulated Werner on his job promotion andthanked him for the many hours he spent behind the scenes.

There were no comments by the public.Motion Mediger/Horacek to waive the reading and approve the

minutes from the March 2, 2015, council meeting. Motion carriedwithout negative vote.

Motion Mediger/Schwantes to accept the resignation from JesseWerner - Aldermanic District 2 and 5. Motion carried without negativevote.

Community Wide Cleanup was presented by Briana Hutman.Hutman stated that a questionnaire was distributed by the Lions tothe community and the results were that residents would like to seeadditional cleanup efforts. The Lions determined their area of focuswill be Spruce Street, First Street and Birch Street. It was statedthat the city will entertain a proclamation and will provide brooms,garbage bags, etc. and will assist with promotion. Hutman welcomedthe council to assist with the cleanup efforts. The Cleanup day will be

May 2, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. with the volunteers meeting atthe Abbotsford City Hall.

Motion Anders/Schwantes to approve Resolution 2015-2 - Adopting Fair and Open Housing as presented. Motion carriedwithout negative vote.

Motion Anders/Mediger to approve the Proclamation for FairHousing Month as presented. Motion carried without negative vote.

Public Works/Water Sewer was presented by Voss.Minutes from March 31, 2015, were presented.Under discuss/recommend 2015 Roadway and Utility

Improvements - Butternut project from Steen Construction, motionMediger/Anders to approve Steen Construction base bid andadditive alternate A & B in the amount of $1,093,190.10. Motioncarried without negative vote. About $430,000 is anticipated to beborrowed for this project and paid back with the future year budgetfunds.

Stuttgen discussed the timeline for the Butternut project.Under discuss/approve repairs to Fourth Avenue South, Stuttgen

stated the paving could be added into the Steen bid as a changeorder. Stuttgen provided pictures of the road condition. It wasquestioned if the council should do the full block or only the brokenarea. Motion Mediger/Horacek to replace 640 feet (and add draintile) of Fourth Avenue South with the city crew performing the workand American Asphalt handling the paving. Motion carried withoutnegative vote.

Under discuss 2015 Street Sweeping - Wisconsin Propertiesat $85.00/hour, motion Horacek/Schwantes to hire 2015 streetsweeping at $85.00 per hour. Motion carried without negative vote.Stuttgen stated the sweeping will be completed around MemorialDay.

Under discuss/approve sewer credit to Hank Blazel - 117 S. FourthStreet - $113.60, Medenwaldt stated that he personally viewed thearea and the water came from a broken outdoor faucet and drainedthrough the yard to a storm sewer yard drain. Motion Schwantes/Gosse to approve the sewer credit as presented in the amount of$113.60. Motion carried without negative vote.

Under discuss/approve change order committee of Mayor Rachu,Chairman Voss, Medenwaldt and Lopez for change orders to theWastewater Treatment and Lift Station project in amounts of $10,000and below (needing 3 approvals out of the 4 person committee),motion Schwantes/Anders to approve as presented. Motion carriedwithout negative vote.

Abbotsford Fire, Ambulance Department, ConsolidationCommittee was presented by Voss.

Minutes from Abbotsford Fire Feb. 25, 2015, were presented.There were no comments or questions.

Austin stated the 100 raf fle party is this weekend. It was stated thefundraiser is going toward stabilization bars for car accidents.

Minutes from the Ambulance March 3 and March 15, 2015,meetings were presented. Schwantes questioned the 22 cents ofrevenue from Life Quest this month; it was stated it was a possible

typo. Abbotsford Library was presented by Voss.The minutes were reviewed from Feb. 10, 2015.Motion Schwantes/Anders to approve reappointment of Michelle

Braun for a three-year term. Motion carried without negative vote.Motion Schwantes/Horacek to approve reappointment of Kathy

Schraufnagel for a three-year term. Motion carried without negativevote.

Motion Schwantes/Anders to approve reappointment of ReneeHinrichsen for a three-year term. Motion carried without negativevote.

Police commission was presented by Gosse.Minutes from March 9 and March 10, 2015, were presented. It

was stated that there was an error in the dollar amount reported inthe bills. The correct amount should read $9,928.61.

Motion Anders/Horacek to approve the bills in the amount of$9,928.61. Motion carried without negative vote.

License and building was presented by Horacek.Minutes were presented from the Plan Commission and Board of

Appeals.Building permits were presented.Natalyn and Cole Jannene, 302 W. Spruce Street, for finishing

bedroom and bathroom in basement, cost of $6,000.00.Miron Construction, City of Abbotsford, 401 S. 11th Street,

for construction of new wastewater treatment plant, cost of

$7,800,000.00. Abbotsford/Colby Area Chamber of Commerce was presented byLopez. The minutes from March 4, 2015, were presented. The nextmeeting will be held on April 8, 2015. Please contact city hall if youare interested in attending.

United Communities of Clark County was presented by Voss. Theminutes from March 23, 2015, were presented. Additional meetingswere set on the calendar.

Finance and Personnel was presented by Schwantes. Theminutes from March 19, 2015, were presented.

Motion Gosse/Horacek to convene into closed session pursuantto Wisconsin Statute §19.85 (1)(c) for the purpose of considering theemployment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluationdata of any public employee over which the governmental bodyhas jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically to discussannual review data, compensation and benefits related to city clerk/treasurer; to review benefit request letter from the deputy clerk/

treasurer; and to review request for additional compensation for cityemployee under Butternut project.

Horacek - yes, Anders - yes, Voss - yes, Gosse - yes, Mediger -yes, Weideman - yes and Schwantes - yes.

Motion Schwantes/Horacek to approve a 3% ($24.25 per hour)raise to Jennifer Lopez effective on her anniversary date of 4-17-2015. Motion carried without negative vote.

Motion Schwantes/Anders to adjourn at 6:56 p.m.Jennifer Lopez, Clerk

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