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Vol. 54, No. 49
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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Council Abby switches engineers

commits
to SRTS
spending
By Kevin OBrien
After meeting behind closed doors

for about a half-hour Monday night, Abbotsfords city council ended its contract
with the engineering firm working on the
citys new sewer plant and hired a different firm to finish the project which is
just a few months from completion.
The council voted unanimously to

terminate its contract with SEH Inc.,
which designed the citys new wastewater treatment facility and has overseen
its construction up until this point. The
council then voted to hire CBS Squared,
an engineering firm from Chippewa Falls
founded four years ago by former SEH
employees.
Longtime SEH engineer Jon Strand,

who designed the citys Eau Pleine water
treatment plant and several other waterrelated facilities over the years, recently
took a job with CBS Squared.
Mondays motions came under an agenda item for discussing future providers
See COUNCIL/ Page 6
Bus. 29 West
closed to semis
By Kevin OBrien
Over the objections of the mayor, Abbotsfords city council voted Monday to
have the city spend as much as $78,500
in the future for traffic safety improvements that are part of a Safe Routes To
School plan adopted earlier this year.
In order to apply for grant funding from
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the council had to pass a resolution committing the city to provide a 20
percent match for infrastructure such as
new sidewalks and traffic signals.
Abbotsford School District officials
were at Mondays meeting and said the
district plans to pay half the local match,
pending school board approval later this
month, leaving the city to pay 10 percent.
As originally written, the resolution
estimates $300,000 for the cost of the infrastructure improvements, but city officials said the actual costs could be as
high as $785,000. That means the city and
school district could pay up to $157,000
in exchange for $628,000 in DOT grant
money.
DPW Craig Stuttgen noted that any
projects are still three years out, and
the city can keep the costs closer to the
$300,000 estimate simply by choosing less
expensive options. The difference in traf-
See SRTS/ Page 16
Puff!
Puff the Magic Dragon aims his fearsome smoke at a group of kids watching the 45th annual Abbotsford Christmas Parade this past Saturday. See more photos on pages 8-9.
STAFF PHOTO/BRYAN WEGTER
Driver arrested after tossing meth out of car

An 18-year-old Weston woman
was arrested and charged with
felony drug possession after
tossing a bag of methamphetamine out of her car window
while being pursued by police
in Colby early Sunday.
Kelsey Elizabeth Knoebel was

charged Monday in Marathon
County with possession of amphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug
paraphernalia to manufacture
and store methamphetamine.
Knoebel was also charged with

felony bail jumping and resisting or obstructing an officer, a
misdemeanor.
According to online court records, Knoebel was out of jail
on a $1,000 signature bond after
being charged with felony retail

theft Nov. 16 at the Walmart in
Rib Mountain.
A Colby-Abbotsford police
officer began following the
car Knoebel was driving after
the Marshfield Police Depart-
ment reported that it had been

involved in a retail theft at
Walmart in Marshfield. The officer encountered the vehicle on
STH 13 in Colby, and when he
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Perspectives
Any doubt?
Abbotsfords city council made a significant
change of course Monday night when it decided
to switch engineering firms on a major sewer project that is nearing completion. On the face of it,
the decision looks like a smart one. City staff estimate a savings of between $200,000 and $250,000 by
hiring CBS Squared to finish the $9 million sewer
treatment plant and lift station.
At the same time, though, the council had to
scrap a contract with SEH Inc., an engineering
firm that has been working with the city since
the 1970s. It was SEH that designed the treatment
plant being built on 11th Avenue and oversaw most
phases of construction. However, a provision in
SEHs contract allowed the city to withdraw from
the agreement due to convenience, which is a legal term for not having to show cause.
Our concern with this situation is the utter lack
of public discussion ahead of time. Mondays
agenda tells us very little about what the council
planned to talk about when it went behind closed
doors to address future providers of engineering
services for the city. In fact, that phrase strongly
suggests that the topic should have been discussed
openly as is normally done whenever the city is
considering hiring a new firm to perform services
for the city.
From our perspective, it seems as though the
city wrongly cited two exemptions in the states
open meetings law for that discussion. The first
exemption cited is supposed to be used whenever
competitive or bargaining reasons require (emphasis added) a closed session. We fail to see why
the council needed to keep its conversation secret
when there does not appear to be any bargaining
or negotiating going on in this situation. The city
simply found a better deal with another engineering firm and wanted to switch.
The other exemption cited is for reviewing strategic advice from the citys legal counsel with
respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. We can see some justification in
this exemption, as the council did have the right
to consider the legal strategies involved in breaking its contract with SEH, especially if the firm
planned to challenge it in court.
But and this is a crucial point the discussion of the legal advice was only part of the larger
discussion about switching engineering firms. To
properly comply with the states open meetings
law, the council should have had a limited closed
session conversation about the legal advice and
then reconvened into open session to talk about
the pros and cons of ending its contract with SEH
and hiring CBS Squared to take its place.
Unfortunately, the city handled the situation
in a way that raises questions about its decisionmaking process. Was CBS Squared properly vetted
to make sure it is qualified to handle the $9 million sewer plant project? Will its staff know how
to help operate a treatment facility designed by another engineering firm? Were other engineering
firms asked to provide quotes for their services or
was CBS Squared given a sweetheart deal?
We obviously dont want to fault the council for
possibly saving $200,000 to $250,000 on a major infrastructure project, but it seems like that objective could have still been met by talking about it
in open session. Of course, the council was acting on the advice of an attorney at Ruder Ware, a
law firm that routinely advises its clients on how
to skirt the open meetings law and abuse the exemptions for closed session. We suggest our local
elected officials educate themselves by reading the
Wisconsin attorney generals compliance guide
for the open meetings law, especially this line:
The policy of the open meetings law dictates
that the exemptions be invoked sparingly and only
where necessary to protect the public interest. If
there is any doubt as to whether closure is permitted under a given exemption, the governmental
body should hold the meeting in open session.
The Tribune-Phonograph editorial board consists
of publisher Kris OLeary, editor Kevin OBrien and
reporter Christian Parker.
PAGING THROUGH HISTORY:
A Treasury of Weekly Newspapers

ABBOTSFORD TRIBUNE
PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941
THE TRIBUNE-PHONOGRAPH
PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986
Sentry will buy Websters

35 nations officially in
No official announcement has
World War
been made, but it has been conHere are the 35 nations officially in
firmed that Websters United Foods
the second World War:
in Abbotsford will be sold to Sentry.
The United States vs. Japan, GerThe target date
many,
Italy,
of the transManchukuo.
action is Dec.
Britain, Can29, according
ada, Union of
to owner Rob
South
Africa,
Webster and a
Australia, New
spokesman for
Zealand,
Free
Hub City Foods
French, Netherin Marshfield, a
lands, and Chidivision of Senna vs. Germany,
try.
Italy,
Japan,
A legal anManchukuo,
nouncement
Finland, Rumaappeared in the
nia,
Croatia,
Tribune-PhonoHungary.
graph last week
Russia, Norpertaining to a
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LuxemCOLBY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL liquor license for
bourg, Belgium,
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with the site to
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Webster confirmed Monday that he
Germany, Italy, Finland, Rumania,
will sell to Sentry if everything
Hungary, Croatia.
goes properly. The deal is not finalCosta Rica, Cuba, Haiti, El Salvaized yet, but it looks like it will be.
dor, Honduras, Dominican Republic
The Hub City officials also said
Nicaragua, Guatamala, Panama vs.
that a formal announcement will
Japan and Manchukuo.
have to wait until further legal deSkating rink ready for use
tails are ironed out, and until a
The subzero weather has been
meeting has been held with the 35-40
very favorable toward getting a skatemployees at Websters in Abbotsing pond ready. This year those who
ford.
enjoy the sport of skating and cutting figures may begin right now as
Abbys ante going up for
the pond behind the condensery is
Hwy. 13 project
ready.
The city of Abbotsford found out
Due to the extremely wet fall, the
last week that it will have more prework of levelling a place on the ball
liminary work than it bargained for
diamond could not be completed and
in connection with the state reconthe old skating rink, which naturally
struction of Hwy. 13 South next year.
holds water, was flooded and will be
Although no estimate of cost was
used this winter.
given at Mondays council meeting,
Street, Sewer and Water Committee
Stores to be open evenings
chairman Bob Morrow said, The
Stores in Abbotsford will be open
drift is, it will be a lot more than we
every evening for the convenience of
thought.
shoppers until Dec. 24. They will be
Aldermen had already anticipated
closed on Christmas Eve to enable
putting in new sanitary sewer from
everyone to have that time for his
Hwy. 29 to Linden Street.
own enjoyment.
Perspectives
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American citizens have

a lot to be thankful for
Future is uncertain for

post-campaign Walker
Just a few weeks ago, I had the hon- ries can be powerful tools to help us
or to speak at the Wisconsin Veterans think beyond our circumstances, live
Home in Chippewa Falls for their thankfully and keep us focused on
Veterans Day celebration. Whenever the values and ideas that we hope to
I get the chance to meet with veter- embody and pass on to future generaans, Im thankful for our country, our tions. We are all indebted to the men
freedoms and the men and women and women of these stories for their
who have given up so much to defend part in building our country, but we
us and our way of life. As a school are also grateful because their stokid, every November around Veter- ries and acts of selflessness have
ans Day, I remember hearcompelled us and other
ing about the great heroes
generations of Americans
of the World Wars, those
to think beyond ourselves
who had stood up to impeand live lives of generosity
rialism, defeated Nazism
and service to others. We
and fascism and liberated
are certainly blessed as
Europe and the Pacific.
Americans to have such
As the month went on,
a rich history filled with
we would hear about other
men and women who,
heroes, heroes like the Pilthrough courage of congrims who, driven by conviction, overcame great
viction, left their country
odds to bring freedom and
and everything familiar to
unmatched prosperity to
them to escape religious
the world.
persecution. They risked
During this season of
their lives and started over
giving thanks, I hope that
in a new and wild country
you too are filled with
BY
so that their children could
gratitude for the heroes
STATE SEN.
live free from oppression.
of our country, especially
I remember learning TERRY MOULTON those heroes from this genabout the hero to the Pileration; our veterans and
grims, the Native Ameri- (R-23RD DISTRICT) those serving our country
can Squanto. Although he
in the armed forces. Durwas a former English prising the holidays there are
oner, he reached out to the Pilgrims many organizations that work to
in friendship and taught them to sur- honor and bless our military famivive through the hard New England lies, children of the fallen, and famiwinter. His kindness saved the Pil- lies who have loved ones serving
grims from death and helped to cre- overseas. The American Legion and
ate decades of peace and friendship Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
between local tribes and the settlers have served our military men and
at Plymouth Colony.
women for generations, and most
As I look back on these stories and local posts have designated relief
those grade school years, I am still funds for helping local veterans in
filled with gratitude for those he- need. For more information on ways
roes. Today, in the hustle and bustle you can contribute, contact your
of day-to-day life, it is good to have local Veterans of Foreign Wars or
a season where we are reminded to American Legion Post, or go to vfw.
be thankful for our heroes and their org/contribute to find out how you
stories of selflessness and risk. Sto- can help.
Everything is not okeydoke in Wis- states, Wisconsin moved to require

consin.
many of those receiving unemployThats the explanation given by ment compensation or food stamps to
Charles Franklin, director of the Mar- undergo drug testing.
quette Law School Poll, to the Los AnMajor budget decisions included
geles Times this summer to explain the rejecting hundreds of millions of adcollapse of Gov. Scott Walkditional federal money for
ers bid for the Republican
Medicaid under Obamacare.
presidential nomination.
Walker, perhaps with an eye
The governor had hoped
on the White House, said
his record as Wisconsins
he didnt think the federal
chief executive would capgovernment could afford
ture Republican enthusiit. Meanwhile, Republican
asm, starting in Iowa. He
governors in Iowa and Ohio
raised some $5 million behad fashioned plans to use
fore the first debate and was
the Medicaid monies.
spending $25,000 a day on
With the state governcampaign staff, Time magament facing an economic
zine reported. But poll numpinch, state aid to the Unibers and contributions deversity of Wisconsin Sysclined sharply in the wake
tem campuses was reduced.
of the debate. U.S. News &
Walker tried, but later reWorld Report told readers
treated, to change the uniBY
that Walker spent like a
versitys Wisconsin Idea.
MATT POMMER Statutory tenure for faculty
drunken sailor, including
putting his two sons on the STATE CAPITOL
was replaced.
campaign payroll.
Expanding voucher aid
CORRESPONDANT
Walker recently used efor private schools, includmails to help retire his caming using some public-school
paign debt: It is my hope you and aid, dominated local education.
all of our supporters will chip in and
Election laws were changed. Voters
make an online contribution of $10, will be required to show a photo ID
$25, $50, $100, $250 or more so we can when they get to the polls next year.
end this campaign in the black.
Absentee voting hours were reduced.
The latest Marquette poll showed Critics said the changes will make it
less than 40 percent of Wisconsinites harder for the elderly, students and
viewed Walker favorably. Then a na- poor to vote in Wisconsin elections.
tional survey showed Walker had the Campaign donation limits were drafourth-lowest acceptance rate of the matically increased.
nations 50 governors. Running for
All the changes may make little difpresident while serving as governor ference in legislative elections. Only 10
was very unpopular.
percent of the districts are considered
Controversy has dominated Walkers competitive in the wake of Republican
years as governor. He dropped a policy gerrymandering.
bomb on public employee unions,
Leaders in the Republican-controlled
gutting their bargaining rights. He Legislature this summer flirted with
bragged in Iowa his changes made gutting the states open records law,
it easier to fire teachers. He also ap- but retreated as public outrage grew
proved making Wisconsin a right-to- and newspaper editorials poured in.
work state for private-sector unions.
But the Legislature did change the way
Changes to the states mining laws elections and ethics are administered,
were made, aimed at economic growth. creating two partisan-dominated comLater it was found a mining company missions.
had given $700,000 to help defeat a reWhats ahead for Walker? His ancall of Walker. But the company never swer in the fund-raising emails was,
moved ahead with the mine, setting While I dont know what the future
back the promises and hopes of eco- holds, trust me, we will continue leadnomic development in the north.
ing the fight for big, bold, conservaThere were changes to affect the tive changes in Wisconsin and across
poor. Despite legal setbacks in other America.
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Perspectives
Family visit, WITHOUT WORDS
parade bring
Xmas cheer
That much-talked-about Christmas
spirit finally came to me this past weekend. It arrived sometime in the early afternoon Saturday, just as I was starting
to reassemble our fake plastic tree in the
living room. With all the ornaments laid
out in front of me, I was even inspired to
turn on the seasonal music channel
provided by our cable company. Its in
the 900s somewhere, I think, in between
modern jazz and
80s hip hop.
UT FOR
That festive anticipation hanging in the air was A WALK
bolstered by the
imminent arrival
of my family, who
came from Minnesota to see the
lights in Marshfield
and
the
Christmas Parade
in Abbotsford.
Except for the
lack of snow, Saturday had the perfect conditions for
BY
an evening of out- KEVIN OBRIEN
door ChristmasEDITOR
themed activities.
The temperature
was warm enough for teenagers to
brazenly wear shorts outside, but cool
enough to justify a hat and gloves for
older adults.
We had a whirlwind schedule ahead of
us. We needed to get to Marshfield, eat a
quick meal at Culvers and walk through
a very crowded Wildwood Zoo before returning to Abbotsford in time for the parade. It was especially important for me
to leave Marshfield with plenty of time
to spare, as I was expected to serve as
the doorman for Cinderella and Prince
Charming. I think the parade could
have gone on without me, but how would
Cindy and her date make it in and out of
their carriage without my help? They
could use their own hands, I suppose, but
whats the point of having a carriage if
you have to open the door yourself ?
Anyway, I made it to the TP parking lot
with more than enough time to wander
around looking for my assigned carriage
and to hear the Scooby Doo theme
song played by the Mystery Vans radio
about four dozen times. I also had plenty
of chances to check my cell phone and
make sure my wife found my parents,
who were there with my brother and
his wife and my two nieces along the parade route. They managed to find each
other across from the post office on Birch
Street. Once I confirmed that my loved
ones were all together in one spot, I could
relax and focus on my doorman duties.
The parade was a huge hit for my nieces, three-year-old Morgan and six-yearold Bailey. According to my mom, Bailey
could instantly identify every character
she saw coming down the street, and
both her and Morgan ran out to get highfives like they were going out of style.
There were no public meltdowns or sibling squabbles, just family-friendly fun.
Of course, it all seemed to go by way
too fast. Before I knew it, my family left
for home. But Christmas now feels as
close as it is on the calendar (two weeks).
All thats missing is the snow.
Always remember where you came from
H
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The famed Central State Speedway and the 13-29 Abby

Drive-In were erased by the construction of the 29 bypass, as was the airport portion of the Airport Bar.
Of course, drive-in theaters have fallen largely out of
favor, except as novelty attractions. The old 10-13 DriveIn theater in Marshfield became home to a nudie bar,
which the city is currently trying to run out of business.
Unfortunately, the unforeseen end of The Abby Theater in downtown Abbotsford was unplanned and ultimately tragic on so many levels as the building was destroyed by fire in 2012.
Looking at what is left in the way of organized establishments for the constructive passing of time compared
to what is gone is a little disheartening. Perhaps people
have found other ways to spend their time and are happy to cleanse the landscape of those tired old structures,
quirky planning and blighted areas. Me, I wish they
were still there. Uniqueness in building, unfortunately,
tends to not be replaced once it is gone.
I invite anybody with stories or remembrances of old
amusement establishments in this area to contact me.
Memories are sometimes the only way to keep the colorful parts of history alive.
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For regular readers of my column, Im sure its become quite clear

of my fascination of history. I have the idea (possibly cynically so) that
where one thing stands today, something better/more original/prettier/higher quality/more interesting existed there yesterday.
A little-known tidbid about me is that I am the Marketing Director
for the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA).
We are a Chicago-based group which was founded by a bunch of windy
city natives who would meet in the 1970s to share memories and lament the demolition of the venerable Riverview Amusement Park in
downtown Chicago.
Riverview was situated on the north branch of the Chicago River
and was home to as many as 20 roller coasters and hundreds of other
unique rides and attractions in its tenure from 1904 to 1967. Unfortunately racial tensions, a changing neighborhood, rising taxes and
crime sent Riverview the way of the wrecking ball unexpectedly in the
fall of 1967.
NAPHA members came to the realization after meeting for several
years that there was a whole new generation of park enthusiasts who
had never set foot in Riverview. They decided to expand to include the
histories of all amusement parks, new and old, operating or defunct.
What does a club based on a long-erased amusement park in hoity-toity Chicago have to do with
OLD HAT
this area? Well, plenty. A little digging in history
reveals hundreds of lost buildings, but among
HOUGHT
those former structures, places of pleasure, gathering and amusement can be found, sometimes in
surprising abundance.
In the workplace, I frequently pester co-workers
who are natives of this area for information about
historic concerns.
As I research for the history corner section in
this newspaper, I commonly pour over old papers,
take notes and try to get a snapshot of what was
going on at the time. This week, Ive been looking
over 1986. For those who were around, 1986 might
BY
stand out as the year the DOT rammed four lanes
CHRISTIAN
of wide concrete ribbons right through the heart
PARKER
of Colby, Unity and Abbotsford, replacing trees,
businesses, structures, historic and otherwise,
REPORTER
hills and on-street parking spots.
Many bars were lost. Without mentioning anybody by name, there
were special affections held for The Dugout bar on the west side of STH
13 on the south end of Colby. Upon entering the establishment, a set of
stairs led patrons down into the bar, which was sunken below grade.
The intersection of Blackberry Road and STH 13 between Colby and
Unity was home to Fuzzys bar. Unfortunately, the historic structure
was constructed in an era ignorant of broad radius intersections, turning lanes, generous setbacks and 48-foot semi trailers. So, the new highway in 1987 meant, as the Tribune-Phonograph reported the prior year,
the bar would not escape the unrelenting scythe of the new highway.
A similar fate awaited an establishment on the southeast corner of
STH 13 and CTH N east.
The Park/The Sword, a bar and dance hall anchoring a century old
forest and recreation area, was just too unique for the modern age and
died to development only a handful of years ago.
Of course, bars arent the only amusements gone and somewhat forgotten around here. Supper clubs, roller rinks, ballrooms and roadside
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COLBY-ABBOTSFORD POLICE LOG

Nov. 26 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence that had been toilet-papered. The homeowner showed
the officer where someone had
thrown toilet paper on the trees
and power lines in her backyard. She said this has been an
ongoing issue since the schools
homecoming, but this was the
first time she reported it. The officer noted that he had seen several houses toilet-papered Sept.
14 of this year.
Two days later, the officer was
called back to the same house.
The complainant showed the

officer where someone had
smeared no-bake cookies all
over her back door. She said
she had left the house at 7 p.m.
that night and returned home at
12:30 a.m. She and her son had
no idea who was targeting their
house.
Dec. 2 - Two officers were
dispatched to Dorchester to
assist with a domestic disturbance. The Dorchester officer
said a woman had been heard
screaming for help, and multiple items had been thrown out
CLARK COUNTY COURT

Brianne L. Christophersen,
28, Owen, was placed on probation for two years and fined $443
for battery/domestic abuse. A
charge of disorderly conduct/
domestic abuse was dismissed
but read into the court record.
In a separate case, she was sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined
$443 for bail jumping and placed
on probation for three years and
fined $493 for criminal damage
to property. Charges of disorderly conduct/domestic abuse
and theft of moveable property
were dismissed but read in to
the court record.
Joseph R. Frombach, 18,
Medford, was fined $452.50 and
his drivers license was suspended for 15 days for speeding (40-44
mph over limit).
Serigo J. Aguilera, 19, Abbotsford, was fined $200.50 for
operating a vehicle by a permittee without an instructor and
$200.50 for speeding.
Jesus A. Avendano Lopez,
25, Colby, was fined $398.50 for
disorderly conduct.
Dale R. Frederickson, 71,
Owen, was fined $389.50 for failure to notify police of an accident.
The following were each
fined $276.10 for speeding: Todd
L. Frahm, 47, Athens; Dustin K.
Johnson, 18, Colby.
Andrew J. Haines, 17, Colby,
was fined $250.90 for disorderly
conduct.
Terese M. Kay, 24, Colby, was
fined $225.70 for speeding.
Scott J. Draper, 26, Spencer,

was fined $200.50 for operating
a motorcycle without a valid license.
James R. Jakel, 60, Abbotsford, was fined $200.50 for speeding.
fined $200.50 for operating a vehicle without a valid license:
Pascual Alvarez Zarza, 23,
Dorchester; Alva U. Borntreger,
20, Colby; Marquies T. Cox, 31,
Colby; Rosalba Cruz Acosta, 33,
Curtiss; Mariceli Cruz Gutierrez, 48, Abbotsford.
fined $200.50 for operating a vehicle without insurance: Pascual Alvarez Zarza, 23, Dorchester;
Rosalba Cruz Acosta, 33, Curtiss; Mariceli Cruz Gutierrez,
48, Abbotsford; Bobbi J. Dassow,
38, Medford; Paige K. Hamm, 26,
Owen.
Therese L. Johnson, 33,
Owen, was fined $187.90 for texting while driving.
fined $175.30 for failure to stop
at a stop sign: Kevin G. Barts, 56,
Owen; Scott L. Davis, 33, Spencer; Keith E. Gilge, 37, Spencer.
fined $175.30 for speeding: Keith
E. Gilge, 37, Spencer; Steven J.
Goessl, 63, Medford; Thomas H.
Hoffmann, 43, Curtiss; Reeann
C. Hopre, 18, Dorchester.
fined $10 for seatbelt violations:
Terry L. Dumler, 48, Curtiss;
Quintin M. Holtz, 17, Colby.
of the residence. Officers made

contact with a male party at the
residence. He said his girlfriend
had driven off before they
got there. One of the officers
stayed on scene while the other
searched the area for the female
party. Neither she nor her vehicle were found in the immediate area. The officers cleared the
scene.
Dec. 3 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a dispute
between a man and his live-in
girlfriend who was trying to
evict him from their apartment. The male party said his
girlfriends name is on the lease
but he was the one who paid the
security deposit. He said they
moved there in November after previously living together
in Medford. He said he doesnt
know why she wants him to
leave.
The officer spoke to the girlfriend, who said the lease has a
provision that a guest can only
stay for 14 days, so her boyfriend
needs to leave. The boyfriend
said he spoke to the apartment
manager and she is aware he is
living there and paid the security deposit. He also noted that
DORCHESTER
POLICE LOG
Nov. 30 - Disorderly conduct
on North Second Street.
Nov. 30 - Harassment on
East Willow Court.
Dec. 2 - Criminal damage to
property on Fifth Street.
Dec. 2 - Battery on Fifth
Street.
Dec. 2 - Disorderly conduct
on Fifth Street.
Dec. 2 - Domestic abuse on
Fifth Street.
Dec. 2 - Speeding on Center
Avenue.
Dec. 3 - Scam reported on
Parkside Drive.
Dec. 3 - Suicide attempt
within village.
Dec. 3 - Speeding on Center
Avenue.
Nov. 4 - Child neglect on
South Second Street.
most of the furniture in the

apartment was his. The officer
told the girlfriend that since her
boyfriend is paying a portion of
the rent, she could not use the
guest provision to evict him.
The officer explained the proper
eviction process to her.
The officer asked the boyfriend if he had anywhere else
to stay. He said no, but he has
tried finding an appropriate
place due to him being a disabled military veteran. The officer advised both parties that
this was a civil issue, as there
had been no physical or verbal
abuse. The boyfriend said he
would never do anything to hurt
his girlfriend.
Dec. 3 - An officer was dispatched to a disturbance call at
the medical clinic in Colby. He
met with a man who was talking
to some nurses. He was calm at
that point but he allegedly made
threatening comments to clinic
staff. The officer went outside
with the man to talk with him.
The man said he made a comment about making life hard
for a doctor, but he meant in the
court system, not as a physical
threat. The officer explained
how his comments could come
off as threatening. The man
said he was having ongoing issues at the clinic and would go
elsewhere from now on.
Dec. 3 - An officer was dispatched to an Abbotsford residence in reference to a suspicious vehicle complaint. When
he arrived, he did not see any
vehicles parked outside. The
officer met with a homeowner
who said she noticed a darkcolored Chevy Trailblazer or
GMC Envoy parked across the
street with one male occupant.
She said it has been there for the
past couple days between 3 and 4
p.m. She requested extra patrol
around her residence.
Dec. 4 - An officer was contacted by Clark County child
protective services in regard to
a report of a pregnant woman
in Abbotsford using heroin.
The report states she uses the
drug daily and usually drives
to Wausau to get it. The woman
reportedly went to her doctor
to get some prescription drugs
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to help her overcome her addiction, and the doctor wanted

to admit her in case she started
going through withdrawals.
The woman reportedly said she
would lose her job if she had to
stay in the hospital.
Two officers went with a social worker to the womans
house to assess the situation.
The woman said she is trying
to quit using heroin on her own
after she was turned away from
a methadone clinic in Wausau
because she did not have $160 to
enroll in the program. She said
she was doing good on her own
and she was feeling better than
the day before.
When the officer asked, the
woman said she could not give
any guarantees she would not
use heroin again. The officer
said he felt it was necessary to
place her into protective custody for the safety of her unborn
child. The woman said she had
to go to work and refused to
go into custody willingly. She
backed herself into a corner
and said the officers had no
right to take her from her home.
One officer secured her right
arm and the other officer secured her left arm, but she still
refused to settle down and go
willingly. She was placed into
handcuffs and taken to a squad
car. She was transported to the
police station and taken into a
room so the conversation could
be recorded. She had to go to the
bathroom at one point to throw
up.
The social worker asked her
if she had a parent or other
relative who could stay with her
to make sure she doesnt use
heroin again. At first, she said
she doesnt want her mother to
find out, but after she was told
her only other option was to
be placed in the hospital, she
agreed to call her mother. The
mother came to the station and
she was explained the rules for
taking custody of her daughter.
She agreed to call the police if
her daughter was not following the rules. The woman was
allowed to gather some belongings at her apartment before be-
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Colby OKs $2,500

for new water plan
By Christian Parker
A new water supply plan required by
the Public Service Commission (PSC) as
part of Colbys most recent well project
will cost the city an extra $2,500, according to city engineer Mike Voss of MSA
Professional Services.
The citys new wells, 14 and 15, are complete, but a water capacity report submitted by MSA to the PSC was deemed
inadequate last month. Colby now faces
additional man hours and expense from
MSA to produce a satisfactory report.
This is something new, Voss said
at the Dec. 1 city council meeting. It
wasnt part of our original contract.
They had said what theyre really looking for is water conservation. Since it is
a water project they dont want you to go
out and build a bunch of extra wells you
dont really need.
The initial report Voss submitted,
entitled Efficiency and Conservation
Efforts, was three pages long and mentioned a brief history of the water utility, large water consumers, a five-year
water usage comparison chart and highlights of conservation measures. The
report also states the city has no plans
to raise water rates in the foreseeable future, even though the PSC suggested as
much as a 30 percent rate hike as part of
the well project.
Thats what we wrote, a bare bones
report that wouldnt change the contract, hoping the PSC would accept it,
Voss said. Apparently, they did not.
The new report will be built around an
outline submitted Nov. 19 by Abby Bernhagen, MSA engineer in training, based
on communication she has had with
PSC officials.
They want more information
hydro capacity, they want all that stuff,
Voss said. He told the council that MSAs
estimated fee for writing the new report
is $2,500.
We hope to do it as cheaply as possible. Honestly, I dont think theres a
whole lot of benefit to the community of
Colby in doing that report, he said. Its
a requirement PSC made.
Because they can, added mayor Jim
Schmidt.
The council approved the additional
expense unanimously.
PSC provided examples of information it was looking for in a water supply
plan as part of an order issued in October 2014. One suggestion was a detailed
description of efforts taken to pursue an
emergency water interconnection with
Abbotsford. Thus far, the council has
had no discussions about an interconnection.

The city has until May 12 to provide
the PSC with a satisfactory report.
Other business
DPW Harland Higley said the city

is losing a large amount of water and
his staff has been unable to locate the
leak. Higley suggested the loss could be
a result of a broken water main or leaking water heater in someones house.
He said the recent wet conditions have
made it difficult to observe a change in
flow to the storm sewers. Higley asked
police chief Jason Bauer to have patrolmen keep an eye out for anything
strange that may indicate the source of
the leak.
Schmidt said the citys recent property reassessment resulted in assessment ratios of 100.30 percent on the Marathon County side of town and 101.21
percent on the Clark County side. Total
valuation is up $5,298,450. The last total
re-evaluation was in 1995, Schmidt said.
City clerk Connie Gurtner reported
that AbbyColby Crossings Chamber of
Commerce director Paula Ruesch has
resigned and the organization is seeking
applicants for the role of the position.
A cross connection inspection contract with Hydrocorp was approved for
$5,280. The DNR requires cross connection inspections of businesses every two
years to ensure wastewater is not mixed
into the citys drinking water by means
of shoddy plumbing connections.
The council approved a request presented by the Colby Trailblazers snowmobile club to permit use of ATVs on
snowmobile trails within the city. Representatives of the club said they obtained
the necessary permission from landowners. The language of the permit states
the temperature must be 28 degrees or
below for ATVs to use the trails.
A motion was approved to renew the
Security Health Plan employee health
insurance at a cost of $10,334 per month.
The council met in closed session to
discuss legal matters with attorney Dean
Dietrich in relation to expenses owed by
to the Colby Memorial Cemetery Association (CMCA) for maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. Dietrich said at a
Nov. 18 joint meeting between the groups
that he and the city would respond to
CMCA in a timely manner to avoid litigation. CMCA is looking for a proposal
from the city to address covering cemetery costs prior to taking the matter to
court. To date, there has been no correspondence forwarded to the CMCA.
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pulled behind it, he noticed it slow down
to 25 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone.
The officer activated his emergency
lights and siren, but the vehicle continued traveling north. At that point, the
officer saw a baggie get thrown out of
the drivers window, according to the officers incident report. Another officer
also following the vehicle stopped and retrieved the baggie, which was later found
to contain methamphetamine.
The vehicle eventually came to a stop
at the intersection of STH 13 and Park
Street. The officer identified Knoebel
and her two passengers, an 18-year-old
woman and a 20-year-old man, both from
Weston.
Knoebel told the officer they had gone
shopping in Marshfield and were returning to Medford.
A K-9 officer from the Loyal Police Department was dispatched to the scene,
and his dog gave a positive alert on the
drivers door. The CAPD officer entered
the vehicle and immediately saw what
appeared to be meth on the drivers seat
and white streaks on the floor.
It appeared as if someone had ground
the methamphetamine into the carpet

with their feet, the officer stated in his
report. The officer was able to recover
several pieces of meth as evidence.
The officer also found a box inside a
backpack with numerous small plastic
bags, which are often used by drug dealers to distribute controlled substances,
the policeman noted in his report.
When Knoebel was asked about the
drugs and paraphernalia, she changed
her story several times before admitting that she knew the meth was in the
drivers door compartment, according to
the police report. Knoebel said she had
borrowed the car from a 29-year-old Medford man, who has not been charged as
of early this week.
Knoebels two passengers denied
knowing anything about the drugs in the
car, and also have not been charged.
A $2,500 signature bond was set Monday for the latest charges. Conditions include absolute sobriety from alcohol and
drugs and daily reporting at the department of corrections. A pretrial conference has been set for Dec. 17.
Council
of engineering services for the city. The
council cited competitive or bargaining
reasons and seeking legal advice related
to possible litigation as reasons to discuss the matter in closed session, but it
is not clear why those exemptions to the
states open meetings law were used.
When asked about the councils decision Tuesday, city clerk Jennifer Lopez
said the main reason was an estimated
cost savings of between $200,000 and
$250,000 for switching to CBS Squared for
the remainder of the project.
Their hourly rate is much, much less,
Lopez said.
Personnel issues were also apparently
a factor. Prior to terminating its contract,
Lopez said the city had successfully petitioned SEH to have Strand reassigned to
the sewer plant project before he left the
company.
Reached by phone, Mark Broses, SEHs
vice-president for Wisconsin operations,
said he was a little surprised by the councils decision and wasnt aware of anything that went wrong with the sewer
project. He suspected the decision had to
do with Strands departure from SEH.
However, Broses said the city has the
right to choose what firm works on its
projects and SEH wants to continue its
working relationship with Abbotsford.
Weve worked for the city for almost
40 years, and our intent is to work for the
city for another 40 years, he said. Were
here to support them.
The city was able to get out of its contract with SEH by citing a convenience
clause in the contract that allows either
party to withdraw without cause.
Lopez said SEH staff will be at the sewer plant site until the end of the week and
will send the city a final bill for the work
it has done up to this point.
Other business
The council voted to hire Tami

Seefluth as the citys new deputy clerk
at an hourly rate of $14.25. Seefluth had
been doing the job on an interim basis.
Following a closed session, the council approved half-percent raises for hourly employees, which brings public works
employees Frank Schreiber up to $19.45,
and John Smith, Josh Soyk, and Bill Colby up to $21.23. Twenty-five cent raises
were also approved for crossing guard
Rick Rannow, cleaning lady Deb Lenz and
lawn mower Jack Kramas.
The council voted to move the old fire
department bell tower from the former
city hall site on Birch Street to the front
of the fire hall on Spruce Street. The public works crew removed the stone structure from its longtime location Tuesday,
and they plan to refurbish it over the winter months so that it can be on display by
next spring. The existing brick will be replaced with bricks that match the public
safety building.
Mayor Rachu said the original plans
for displaying the bell tower proved to be
too expensive, but the city still has about
$10,000 in donations saved in a special account. That money will be spent to decorate
the area around the bells new location.
The council accepted an offer from
the League of Wisconsin Municipalities
to provide liability and property insurance at a cost of $96,219 in 2016.
Police logs
ing turned over to her mother.
Dec. 6 - An officer met with an Abbotsford resident in reference to a tireslashing complaint. The complainant
said he was looking out his window when
he saw an unidentifiable person by his
vehicle. When he went outside to investigate, the person fled on foot and he saw
that his tire was flat. The officer observed
a cut in the tire.

The complainant said previous thefts
and vandalism occurred at that residence
before he moved in. He also said there was
possibly related damage at a residence in
Medford. The complainant said those previous incidents had not been reported.
The officer told him to let the police know
if he finds out anything more.
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Dorchester hikes sewer rates, not disposal fee

By Kevin OBrien
Dorchesters village board approved
a 3 percent increase in sewer rates last
week, but in order to prevent a possible loss in revenue, trustees decided
to leave the rate unchanged for outside
parties that dispose waste at the villages treatment ponds.
Jamie Decker, a village resident and
owner of Decker Sanitation, told the
board that an increase in Dorchesters
disposal fees would make it more expensive for him to unload his waste in
the village than in nearby Stetsonville
or Medford. All three municipalities
charge $10 per thousand gallons for
treating waste brought in from holding
tanks.
Between January and October of this
year, Deckers company spent $22,000 at
the sewer plant. If that revenue were
lost, residential rates would have to
increase by 13 percent to make it up,
according to village clerk Brooke Ruge.
If the village were to raise the disposal fee by the same 3 percent as residential rates, the utility would take in
an additional $600, but only if Decker
continued to dispose of his waste in
Dorchester.
President Wayne Rau said the village
shouldnt do anything that would cost
it revenue in the future.
To me, there arent many opportunities for a village to bring in a few extra
dollars, Rau said.
Utility director Rick Golz said the
waste Deckers company disposes
is mostly comparable to residential
waste, and is not too high in phosphorous, which is an issue for the villages
wastewater treatment plant.
Hes not adding to the problem basically, Golz said.
Trustees dont want to risk losing revenue

Under the new rates approved last
week Wednesday, residents will pay an
additional 27 cents per thousand gallons of water they use, with the rate
increasing from $9.07 to $9.34. For a
household that uses 10,000 gallons per
quarter, this will add $2.70 to their
quarterly bill. The quarterly meter
charge will stay the same, at $13.98.
Other business
The board approved the following

raises for village employees in 2016: 60
cents for public works director Dean
Faude, up $20.04 per hour; 51 cents for
utility director Rick Golz, up to $20.03
per hour; 50 cents for public works
employee Jesse Rieck, up to $18.90 per
hour.
At the village office, clerk-treasurer
Brooke Ruge was given a 75-cent raise,
up to $15.15 per hour, and deputy clerk
Terri Wiersma was given a 50-cent
raise, up to $12.90 per hour.
No public comments were made at
a public hearing for the villages 2016
budget, which was approved by the
board, along with a 2016 property tax
levy of about $230,000, the same as this
year.
The board approved the purchase
of a 2016 4WD Ford Explorer as a replacement squad vehicle for the police
department. The price is $27,900 from
Medford Motors, and police chief Gary
Leichtman said the total cost shouldnt
be any higher than $30,000 for transferring all of the equipment. Leichtman
said he expects it to arrive in February
or March.
Faude said the village is prepar-
ing for the snowplowing season and

his crew may need help with enforcing
the winter parking hours near a rental
property on Second Street that does not
have off-street parking available for
tenants. Leichtman said he issues citations to vehicle owners who block the
plows at night, but he also tries to warn
them ahead of time.
I basically tell them, You have to
find something that works, he said.
The board approved the purchase
of a drill press for $688 from Fastenal
in Medford.
Rau said the villages planning commission will need to meet in December
to discuss a much-needed update of the
villages zoning code. The issue came to
the boards attention earlier this year
when a resident asked to have a building he purchased rezoned so he could
use it as his residence and not have to
rent it out as a multifamily unit.
We didnt realize things were as off
as much as they are, Rau said.
The board approved a motion to
pay Mike Arndt of Athens $15 per hour
to do snowplowing this winter when
village employees are gone or busy doing other tasks.
The board approved a Class B beer
license for the Dorchester Midnight
Riders snowmobile club, to be used at
the Jan. 2 races on the villages lake.
The board approved a snowmobile
route through the south end of the village, with the route staying the same as
it was last year.
The board approved a motion to
make an annual loan payment on the
villages new payloader in
December, using 2015 budget money.

The board approved a $522 monthly bonus payment to Ruge in lieu of
the villages monthly contribution to
employees health savings accounts.
Ruge said she no longer qualifies for an
H.S.A. because she is on her husbands
health insurance. The change is retroactive back to October based on when
she became ineligible.
The board scheduled the annual
election caucus for Wednesday, Jan. 6,
at 7 p.m., which will be held prior to the
monthly board meeting.
The board appointed poll inspectors for the 2016-2017 election cycle and
also approved raises for each inspector,
from $7.91 up to $8.50 per hour, and the
chief inspector, from $8.41 to $9 hour.
Ruge said the inspectors wages have
been the same for years, and she feels
its important for the village to keep
them coming back to work on election
days, which often lasts 12 hours or
more.
The board approved a $250 contribution to the committee that is exploring a possible consolidation of the
areas fire and ambulance services.
Trustees also reviewed some proposed
contract language that could be used to
form a consolidated district.
Rau, the villages representative on
the seven-member board, said hes happy to see the consolidation discussion
continue.
There are still a lot of questions that
need to be answered, but the only way
youre going to answer them is by moving forward, he said.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN )
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COUNTY OF CLARK
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To: Gerard A. Draxler; Deborah L. Draxler; Yuri Chairez; Maria
Montanez-Lozano; Emelio Rodriquea-Martinez; Rosalla Cruz; Jesus
Zavala; Ubaldina Romero; Graciela Deleon; Jose Bravo; Alejandro
Zavala; Concepcion Cordova; Lucio Flores-Aguilera; Cesar Bravo;
owners and/or mortgagees, and/or occupants and/or lienholders,
their heirs or assigns, known or unknown, of the premises hereinafter described:
You and each of you are hereby notified that Clark County is the
owner and holder of Tax Sale Certificates, which are now deedable,
on the following described land:
Lot 30
Machletts Outlots
Village of Curtiss
Sec 31 TWP 29 N R 1 E
And that after the expiration of three months from the service of
this notice upon you, a deed of the land described above will be applied for.
Dated at Neillsville, Wisconsin
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ABBOTSFORD Christmas parade
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK - Over 400 feet of new lights were added to the 40-foot Very Hungry Caterpillar before this years parade.
HES GOT CHOPS - Animal the Muppet made some

noise along the parade route with his ferocious drumming.
HARK! - An angel carries her golden trumpet through downtown Abbotsford.
MARCHING
FALCONS The Abbotsford
High School
band provided
high-volume
Christmas
tunes for the
parade.
WONDER
WHERE
THEY ARE Alice and her
friends from
Wonderland
take a break
from their
tea party to
say hello to
the paradegoers.
NEW ARRIVAL - Minion Kevin was new to the parade this year.
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THE BIG MAN HIMSELF - Santa Claus waves STAR POWER - Patrick Star, riding shotgun in a boat driven by SpongeBob SquarePants, reaches out to shake
to his fans as he floats by on his gift-filled sleigh.
hands with some bundled-up kids. SpongeBob and Patrick were new to the parade this year.
The Christmas Parade Committee would like to thank all the

sponsors and volunteers for all their help in making the 45th
annual Abbotsford Christmas Parade a huge success. The weather
was perfect, the crowd was big and the help was amazing.
It takes hundreds of hours each year for a small group of people
working behind the scenes to put on this event. Thanks to our float
builders, float repairers, costume makers, and raffle and clown
coordinators. The night of the parade we depend on 450 volunteers
to show up to put on the best Christmas parade in Wisconsin.
Thank you to those who show up hours before the parade to help
pull out floats and put them away and help hand out costumes and
put them away. Thanks to the Cub Scouts, the Girl Scouts and their
parents for their help before the parade. Thanks to all that pull
together the night of the parade to fill over 270 costumes, and to
push and pull floats. Thanks to the Abbotsford High School band.
Thanks to the three announcing crews for keeping us entertained.
Thanks to the radio operators, clowns, Lions Clubs and police
officers who keep the crowd safe, city workers who move the
bleachers and clear the roads, and the hot chocolate and ticket
sellers who help support the parade.
There are others who donate time, money, materials, labor
and space for floats, prizes, generators, tractors, trucks and
4-wheelers that allow us to do this year after year and continue to
make improvements and upgrades to this wonderful event.
Thanks to all who came to watch the parade. It makes it all
worth it to see your smiling faces and to touch your hands and
give you hugs.
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AHOY MATEY! - Captain Hook and one his pirates gaze down
from their ship at the crowd of onlookers along the parade route.
Thank You!
Kris OLeary, Christmas Parade Chairman
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CLASSES
The Colby Trailblazers snowmobile club
will sponsor a snowmobile safety class,
with preclass registration set for Sunday,
Dec. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the Colby Lions Shelter. Parents are urged to attend with
students. Classes will be held Monday, Dec.
28, and Tuesday, Dec. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m.
at the Lions Shelter. State law requires anyone 12 years old or born after Jan. 1, 1985,
to complete a safety course before operating a snowmobile on a public trail. Certified
instructors will teach the course. There is a
small per-student fee. For more information,
call 715-223-4051.
CRAFT AND HOBBY NIGHT
Craft and Hobby Night at the Colby Public
Library (CPL) will be Friday, Dec. 18. Doors
open at 4 p.m. for general crafting. The entre, available for a nominal fee, will be chili
and the fixings. At 6 p.m., a card making
demo by Carol Sackman of Creative Hideaway in Dorchester will begin. Preregistration
by Friday, Dec. 11, is requested. There is a
fee for the card making class. Examples are
on display at the CPL. Stop in or call the library at 715-223-2000 for more details.
SANTA IN UNITY DEC. 12
Santa Claus is making a stop on his busy
schedule at Unitys village office (just north
of the Memorial Hall) Saturday, Dec.12. He
will be there from 1 to 3 p.m. to talk to the
kids and hand out treats. The Unity Lions are
sponsoring his visit. The drawing for the Lions grocery raffle will also be held at 2 p.m.
Christmas cheer
Colby middle and high school choral students, above, perform holiday
vocal selections Monday night. At right, Abbotsford elementary kids entertain with candy cane props for a full house of family, teachers and relatives.
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Christmas Parade
raffle winners
RIP RIDERS CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Rip Riders snowmobile club will have
its annual Christmas party Friday, Dec. 11, at
6:30 p.m. at the Unity Town Hall. A brief meeting will be followed a potluck dinner, games
and prizes. All members are invited.
TEEN MOVIE NIGHT DEC. 10
Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. at the Abbotsford Public Library is Teen Movie Night.
The library will show a movie about video
game characters that come to life.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT DEC. 11
Friday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m., join the Abbotsford Public Library and the PTO for Family
Movie Night. A new animated movie about
a bunch of yellow henchmen will be shown.
ST. PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH
St. Pauls Lutheran Church, ELCA, 1131
Meridian St., Curtiss, holds Sunday services
at 10:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:30
a.m. Pastor Kris Bjerke-Ulliman. For more
information, call 715-785-7975.
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
Abbotsford Evangelical Free Church,
4868 Cemetery Ave., Abbotsford, holds
Sunday services at 10:30 a.m., with Sunday
School at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Bruce Jahnke.
For more information, call 715-223-4445.
NORTH RIDGE CHURCH
North Ridge Church of Abbotsford, Assemblies of God, 122 N. Second St., Abbotsford holds Sunday services at 10 a.m.
and Sunday night services at 6 p.m. for high
school students. Wednesday services are
held at 7 p.m. Pastor Will Krebs. For more
information, call 715-223-3223.
CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 308
W. Linden St., Abbotsford, holds Sunday
services at 10 a.m. and Wednesday services
at 7 p.m. with Vicar Donald Bruce. Sunday
school is at 11 a.m. For more information,
call 715-223-4315.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
First Presbyterian Church, 301 W. Elm St.,
Abbotsford, holds Sunday services at 11
a.m. with Rev. Marcia Thomas. For more information, call 715-223-3641.
Shopko grant to CPL

The Colby Public Library (CPL) received a grant of $500 from the Shopko
Foundations Community Charitable Grant Program. The money will be
used for the 2000 Books Before the End of Kindergarten program at the
CPL for readers who have already completed the program and wish to continue with another early literacy program. Pictured are Amy Pogue, left, new
Abbotsford Hometown Shopko store manager, and Vicky Calmes, right,
CPL director.
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Grand prize: Kalahari Resort vacation

and cash, Hunter Bilgrien, Abbotsford
1st prize: Green Mountain Grill, Paul
Erikson
2nd prize: Chest freezer with $500 of
meat, Kim Reinelb
3rd prize: 50 Smart LED TV, Trisha
Colby-Schwantes, Abbotsford
4th prize: Snowblower, Sheila Heiser,
Medford
5th prize: John Deere toy gator, David
Kohn, Medford
6th prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro, Patricia Rueden, Abbotsford
7th prize: Pet wellness package, Darrell
and Cindy Steen, Dorchester
8th prize: $200 Visa gift card, Scott Webb
9th prize: Ford pedal tractor, Stacy
Faude, Colby
10th prize: Two-night stay at Rodeway
Inn, Dave Bender, Colby
11th prize: $100 Shell card, $50 Hardees
card, Jesus Holguin, Abbotsford,
12th prize: Robs Redwood gift certificate, Brigham Kelley
13th prize: $100 AbbyColby Crossings
Chamber Dollars, Todd Masephol, Athens
14th prize: $100 pizza party, Randy
Stockwell
15th prize: Large stuffed tiger, Billy
Amundson
16th prize: Large stuffed panda, Debra
Paul, Abbotsford
Artists, sponsors sought for spring tour

The Clark County Economic Development Corporation and Tourism Bureau is in the process of planning its
sixth annual Spring Into The Arts
tour.
It will be held Saturday, April 23,
2016, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday,
April 24, 2016, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
All Clark County artists or guests
are invited to be a part of the tour by
opening their studios to visitors or by
displaying their artwork as a guest
artist at one of the tour locations.
Artists without a studio can contact
the CCEDC for an available guest location.

Clark Countys Spring Into The
Arts tour features the countys own
artisans handmade work. The county
has everything from wood art, pottery,
paintings, fabric/rug art, metal and
garden art, quilt art and mixed media
art works.
Sponsors are always welcome for
this event. Over 5,000 brochures are
distributed to Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and throughout Wisconsin, and
saturated via Facebook, Google Plus,
the Wisconsin tourism website and

Clark County tourism website.
The brochure is available on the
CCEDCs tourism website, which remains viewable and printable all year.
Call or email today to reserve your
sponsor or artist spot as they are limited and fill up quickly.
Contact the Clark County Economic
Development Corporation and Tourism Bureau, P.O. Box 236, Loyal, WI
54446, 715-255-9100, clarkwi@tds.net if
you are interested in learning more
about the 2016 tour.
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BIRTH
COLBY
Niemann birth
Elise Woik has earned a masters degree in clinical psychology from the College of Social and
Behavioral Sciences at Minnesota State University in Mankato,
Minn.
To share your news,

call 715-223-2342 or
send an email to
tp@tpprinting.com
College note
A son, Jace Melvin, was born to Mark and Jill

Niemann, Athens, on Dec. 2, 2015, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau. He weighed eight pounds, .5 ounces and was 20.2 inches long.
Grandparents are Dennis and Renee Hinrichsen,
Abbotsford, and Melvin and Sharon Niemann, Edgar.
CES STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

For the week of Dec. 7:
Kindergartners: Jose Escamilla, Alex Escamilla
Mendoza, Ashton Diamond, Allyson Blasel
First-graders: Aiden Burt, Olivia Chapa, Ella Empey, Alix Colby
Second-graders: Daneian Auberg, Diesel Duranceau, Bridget Cloud, Josiah Benford
Third-graders: Jenelle Ertl, Kirstian Chapa, Tucker
Hayes, Brayan Castillo Rodriguez
Fourth-graders: Lily Behnke, Lillynn Froebe, Justin Bender
For the week of Dec. 14:
Kindergartners: Guillermo Garcia, Michael Fleury,
Kaden Kunze, Luke Brost
First-graders: Izaac Carrera, Calleigh Cook, Neimyli Gonzalez Rivera, Jasmine Ertl
Second-graders: Loki Barrett, Diana Hidalgo Hernandez, Hailey Fecker, Levi Brost
Third-graders: Jaylin Halverson, Izik Colby, Angelique Hernandez, Aaron Gumz
Fourth-graders: Troy Bender, Hailey Geiger, Maricarmen Bonilla Lozoya
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CPL afternoon book club

Eleven members of the afternoon book club met at the Colby
Public Library Nov. 17 to discuss
Orphan Train by Christina
Baker Kline.
Beginning in 1854 and continuing for over 70 years, orphan
trains ran regularly from the
cities of the East Coast to the
farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned
children. These children could
be adopted by a kind and loving
family or they could face a childhood of hard labor.
As a young Irish immigrant,
Vivian Daly was one such child,
sent by rail from New York City
to an uncertain future. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads
a quiet existence on the coast of
Maine; however, in her attic are
pieces of her past. Seventeenyear-old Molly Ayer knows that a
community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out
her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. As
Molly helps Vivian sort through
her keepsakes and possessions,
she discovers that she and Vivian are not as different as they
appear.
Members of the book club enjoyed the historical fiction work
that developed a story around
the orphan train in American
history. While some readers had
previously read stories about orphan train experiences, for others it was the fi rst work about
this historic event.
Readers liked how the author
presented the two story lines of
Molly and Vivian. The book reinforced the idea that each generation of youth has its own issues
and problems to solve.
Members rated the book 4.5 out
of 5 books.
The next meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. Members
are encouraged to bring treats
for a holiday gathering. The book
to be discussed is Angels at the
Table by Debbie Macomber.
CPL evening book club

The evening book club met Nov.
18 with nine members present.
The Innocent by David Balda-
cci was discussed.

The story begins with a hit
that has gone wrong. Will Robie
is dispatched to eliminate a target in Washington, D.C. When
he gets there, something about
the mission does not seem right.
Robie refuses to kill, and then he
becomes a target himself. While
fleeing the scene, Robie crosses
paths with a 14-year-old runaway
from a foster home. Her parents
were murdered, and her own life
is in danger. Against his better
judgment, Robie rescues her and
fi nds he cannot walk away until
he solves the mystery.
Members felt that Baldacci
wrote a good, page-turning mystery. The authors use of short
chapters and concise language
makes the story move along. Baldacci is known for his thrillers,
and The Innocent is a great example of this genre.
The group rated The Innocent 4.6 out of 5 books. The Colby Public Library owns this title
and several others by Baldacci.
The next meeting will be
Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m.
Note the time change for the discussion. A potluck dinner will
accompany the analysis of Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.
OBITUARY
Irene Peachey
Irene Peachey, age 86, left this earth for heaven
on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.
She arrived on Sept. 16, 1929, in a Kansas farmhouse to Rachel and Albert Nisly. Irene had four
older siblings, William, Enos, Alvin and Susie.
Later Ruth and Daniel joined the family. When
Irene was seven, her family moved to Kalona,
Iowa, and then to Oregon several years later.
Irene attended Eastern Mennonite College in
Virginia and then went to teach at Belleville Mennonite School in Pennsylvania. There she met
David Peachey and was married on Aug. 26, 1960.
Being a dairy farmers wife for the next 33 years,
with a relocation to Colby, required barn chores,
fieldwork and homemaking.
They raised five children, Donnita, David (married to Kathy), Sandra (married to Randy), Jessica and Edwin (married to Tracy). Irene has 15
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Four grandchildren preceded her in death. Her
husband, David, died in 1993.
She retired to North Carolina in 2004 to be near
her family. Throughout her life, she enjoyed many
good friendships, reading, studying the bible,
watching birds and working in the garden or her
flower beds.
Irene was friendly and knew how to reach out to
people in conversation and compassion.
Family and friends are welcome for a visitation from 10-11:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at
the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Colby. A
graveside service will follow at noon at the Colby
Memorial Cemetery.
The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Colby
is entrusted with the arrangements.
Online condolences may be offered at www.
maurinaschilling.com.
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Abby firefighters donate to CUP

Jim Brodhagen, left, and David Wiese of the Abbotsford Fire Department present a donation of canned
goods to Ivadeane Abegglen of the Community United Pantry in Colby. The food was collected at the
fire departments annual haunted house in October.
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Clark Electric Co-op awards $37,200

The Adler-Clark Electric Community Commitment Foundation recently awarded $37,200 to
18 different community
based projects located
throughout the Clark
Electric Cooperative service area.
The purpose of the
ACE Community Commitment Foundation is
to support programs and
events which enrich the
lives of people in Clark

County and the surrounding area communities, said Tim Stewart,
CEO of Clark Electric
Cooperative and one of
the trustees of the AdlerClark Electric Community Commitment Foundation. Our mission is
to invest in the future of
the Clark County area
by helping create opportunity for philanthropy
and community enrichment. We are pleased to

be a part of these community enrichment programs.
The ACE-Community
Commitment
Foundation was established in
2004 by Clark Electric Appliance and Satellite Inc.
to strengthen local communities by aiding notfor-profit and community
organizations with fund-
ing projects that will enhance the quality of life

of local residents of this
area. To date, the foundation has awarded $378,305
for community enrichment projects.
Clark Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit electric utility that
serves 7,900 members in
Clark, Chippewa, Jackson, Marathon, Taylor
and Wood counties.
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Colby boys beat Gilman, 62-48 Abby girls

Hornets start
add 2 wins
2-0 in Cloverbelt
The Colby Hornets needed only 30 seconds to overturn an early three-point

first-half deficit and ultimately beat the
Gilman Pirates, 62-48, in an Eastern Cloverbelt boys basketball matchup Friday
at Colby High School.
The Hornets went into halftime up,
43-22. They led, 62-36, before the Pirates
scored the final nine points of the second
half.
Overall we played good enough to
win. We had a lot of players in foul trouble throughout the game with two guys
fouling out, said Hornets head coach
Jimmy Flink. It was good experience
for a lot of the younger guys who dont
have a lot of varsity experience.
The win boosted the Hornets (2-1 overall, 2-0 in the Eastern Cloverbelt Conference) into a first place tie with Neillsville
atop the East.
Gilman (0-2, 0-2 ECC) dropped into a tie
with Granton and Greenwood at the bottom of the conference.
Trey Rau scored a game-high 17 points
for the Hornets and made two threepointers. Mathew Karl had two threes,
one in each half. Karl and Rau hit a three
each during a decisive 16-point run that
allowed Colby to open up a 21-7 lead midway through the first half.
An alley-oop from Karl to Rau was
the highlight of the streak. Tony Ortega
made two threes a few minutes later to
make it a 44-21 game.
Wyatt Dawson added 11 points. Ortega scored nine and Eric Jorgenson had
eight. Colby was 23 of 58 (.397) from the
field, while Gilman made only 14 field
goals.
Trey Rau stepped up in the first half
and was looking to score, which we need
him to do throughout the season, Flink
said. Our two sophomores, Nate Meyer
and Tony Ortega, continue to contribute
in a big way.
Roman Konsella led Gilman with 11
points. Chanse Rosmeyer had nine.
Colby is back in action Thursday, Dec.
10, at home against Granton in another
Eastern Cloverbelt game.
The Abbotsford girls basketball team

hosted Chequamegon Friday and came
away with the win, 54-14. The Falcons
started out strong and never looked back
as they led, 25-4, at the half.
The second half was more of the same
as Abby outscored the Screaming Eagles,
29-10, for the win.
Dylana Schreiner led the Falcons,
earning 15 points. Sadie Gunderson added eight points, followed by Ari Branstiter and Erika Budzinski with seven
points each. Makenzie Klieforth and Samanta Fuentes each earned six points
and Sabrina Branstiter earned four.
Klieforth and Gunderson each pulled
down eight rebounds with Schreiner
adding seven. Schreiner and Gunderson
each added four assists during the evening while Gunderson and Klieforth also
chipped in five and four steals, respectively.
It was a nice way to begin conference
play, said coach Gary Gunderson. The
girls came out strong and used their
quickness to dictate the game. Now we
have to continue to get contributions
from the entire team as we have three
more conference games before Christmas.
The girls travelled to Phillips Tuesday
to face the Loggers for more conference
play action.The Falcons earned 37 points
in the first half over the Loggers 35. The
girls were unable to expand the lead but
still squeaked out a win, 64-62.
We played our best game of the year
so far. It was a close game throughout,
Gunderson said. We were behind by
nine at one point in the first half but
fought back to win a close one. All eight
players who suited up played hard and
contributed to get the win.
BEATING THE D - Wyatt Dawson goes up for a jump shot over a Gilman defender Friday night. Dawson scored 11 points for the Hornets. STAFF PHOTO/BRYAN WETGER
Colby girls beat Gilman, O-W Abby boys lose

Playing the first half of a girls-boys
doubleheader last Friday, the Colby girls
picked up a 66-51 win over the Gilman Pirates.
Jenna Jicinsky put Colby up, 2-0, only
19 seconds into the Eastern Cloverbelt
game. Gilman got to the free throw line
six times in the opening five minutes, but
missed them all, finishing 15 of 35 for the
game. The Hornets were much more efficient, 24-34 (.705), at the charity stripe.
Samantha Hayes led Colby with 17
points on six of 12 shooting and grabbed
eight rebounds. Carley Elmhorst scored
11 and had four steals. Hannah Gurtner
had 10 points and seven rebounds.
The Hornets jumped out to a 13-4 lead
in the first half. Gilman rallied back to
make it 26-22 at halftime.
The two sides went back and forth in
the second half before Colby pulled away
after a six-point run midway through the
second. Elmhorst had two baskets and
Hayes got the third.

A few minutes later, Elmhorst and
Hayes teamed up for another six-point
streak. Hayes made a layup sandwiched
between two Elmhorst buckets.
Colby clinched the win by making 18 of
their 25 free throw attempts in the second
period, led by a four-for-four effort from
Hayes. Gurtner made four of five and
Haylee Geiger made three of four.
The Hornets second half press defense
forced Gilman to commit 21 turnovers.
Elmhorst led with four steals and Hayes
had three.
Gilmans Kyla Schoene led all scorers
with 20 points.
The Hornets travelled to Owen-Withee
Tuesday and triumphed over the Blackhawks, 67-48.
Hayes earned 26 points for Colby, followed by Geiger, who earned 13.
The girls will take to the road Friday to
face Neillsville.
to O-W, 65-59
The Abbotsford Falcons boys basketball team hosted the Owen-Withee Blackhawks Tuesday and lost by a final score
of 65-59.
Abbotsford was behind by seven points
at halftime, 27-20.
In the second half of the game, the boys
were able to hold the line on the Loggers
lead, but could not turn the game around
in their favor.
I thought we played a lot better the
second half, said Falcons coach Brad
Podevels. Adam Seefluth did a great job
coming off the bench and hitting some
key three pointers for us. We just need to
put a complete game together offensively.
The boys will travel to Phillips Friday
to open up conference play against the
Loggers.
HANDS OFF - Kelsey Kollmansberger suffers a foul play at the hands of

Chequamegon defense in an attempt
to make a shot Friday.
STAFF PHOTO/CHRISTIAN PARKER
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Hike in deer numbers

boosts anticipation
The preliminary numbers say the from 608,711 in 2014. Combined sales
deer harvest for the 2015 gun deer sea- of deer licenses from bow, crossbow
son is up compared to 2014. Hunters and gun are up from last year as well,
electronically registered 204,725 deer when 835,583 were sold; this year so far
for the traditional nine-day season, up the states hunters purchased 849,778,
from 199,583 registered in 2014.
which represents a nice increase over
Increases are good, but spread that last year.
5,000 increase throughout
Deer hunting funds a lot of
the entire state and thats
the wildlife conservation in
HROUGH A a state where the legislature
about the same harvest
as last year. Yet the hunt
doesnt want to fund wildlife
ECOY S
seemed a bit different than
management with general
last year.
tax funds, so deer hunting
YE
In 2014 we didnt see a sinmust remain strong. Wisgle deer in my opening weekconsin requires a lot of wildend camp with family, but
life management. Since gun
we expected poor hunting.
deer season remains the secSeveral hunters didnt even
ond largest economic event
come to camp last year since
in the state, second only to
they expected the hunting
Christmas, one can underto not be worth the time and
stand the pressure to keep
money involved in running a
Wisconsins hunting heriprimitive camp in the forest.
tage strong.
If you focus only on the numThousands of Wisconsin
ber of deer observed or the
businesses depend on deer
number bagged, they would
hunting in Wisconsin to rebe correct. They wanted us
main viable. One small resBY
to move the camp, but all the CHUCK KOLAR
taurant owner I spoke with
other places we have hunted
last weekend served over
in the past were looking at LOCAL OUTDOORSMAN 1,400 hunters during the
the same prospects.
nine days of the hunt. That
This year a friend who traveled home didnt include the hunters who simfrom New York saw two deer in nine ply stopped in for hydration purposes.
full days of hunting on private land Without a nine-day period like that,
in the Central Forest Zone. Another running that small restaurant in the
friend hunted the last weekend of the middle of the Wisconsin wilderness
nine-day and the first half of the muz- might not be worth it. That would be a
zleloader and saw 21 does in the North- shame, because the dining experience
ern Forest Zone. Several other friends there is always worth it.
hunting in the Farmland Zones killed
There were eight hunting incidents
a buck or two and some does.
this year, including three fatal inciThis season we saw one deer be- dents involving hunters. Following
tween eight hunters. We saw less deer two years without fatalities, this is
sign, but there are a number of fac- hard to swallow. The fatalities octors that may change that from year to curred in Columbia, Waushara and
year. I only saw two vehicles roll past Marathon counties. Marathon also
the camp with a deer. One was a spike had a nonfatal incident occur during
buck, but the other carried a true mon- the opening weekend. Yet the incister of the big woods, easily measur- dent rate of this years gun deer seaing 170 inches of horn. The guy who son came in at 1.31 per 100,000 hunters,
bagged that cant wait for the next sea- still down from the 10-year state averson when the deer herd is overharvest- age of 1.36 per 100,000 hunters.
ed in the area, followed by two back-toNationwide, hunting with firearms
back horrible winters with only one has an injury rate of 0.05 percent,
normal winter in-between. The quali- which equates to about one injury per
ty of the season is relevant to the goals 2,000 hunters. Comparatively, the inand experiences of the hunter.
jury rate while golfing is 0.16 percent,
Hunters seemed to feel that, with a or one injury per 622 golfers and were
reduced antlerless harvest in 2014, the not talking sprained ankles and such.
number of good-sized bucks would in- Each week in this country someone
crease this season, which would boost dies from a golf related injury. But
anticipation for the hunt. With that while the media reports those inciincreased anticipation for big bucks dents as freak accidents, hunting fatalcame an increase in the number of ities are widely publicized. The fact rehunters this year compared to last mains that hunting remains 25 times
year.
safer than bicycle riding.
There were 612,377 licenses sold
Now we start waiting for next seathis year for the gun deer season, up son.
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Wrestlers win in Gilman

Joseph Aguilera, wrestling in the 145-pound class, got a win over Zach
Person of Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe on Tuesday. He pinned Person
in 4:41. The Colby-Abbotsford wrestling team won the match, 48-36. Other
wins for Colby-Abby included Christian Raasch with a pin of Alex Gehrt
in 4:53 at 160 pounds, and Chance Clement with a pin in 2:58 during his
106-pound match against Wyatt Willmarth. The wrestling team has its first
home meet of the year Thursday against Eau Claire Regis, starting at 7:30
p.m. at Abbotsford High School.
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BOWLING
BOWL WINKLES II
TUESDAY WOMENS LEAGUE
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
High game: Jill Schaefer, 255; Jane Schaefer, 237.
High series: Jane Schaefer, 611; Jill Schaefer, 590.
BOWL WINKLES II
FRIDAY SENIORS
DECEMBER 4, 2015
High game men: Ralph Ottum, 195; Rick Ottum, 181;
Ron Yessa, 169.
High game women: Bonnie Schelling, 170; Lois Rogers, 158.
High series men: Ralph Ottum, 539; Rick Ottum, 529;
Ron Yessa, 498.
High series women: Bonnie Schelling, 498; Lois Rogers, 433; Lois Grajek, 416.
BOWL WINKLES II
MONDAY SENIORS
DECEMBER 7, 2015
High game men: Al Griepentrog, 189; Mark Frey, 167;
Jim Schiferl, 158.
High game women: Phyllis Berg, 172; Pat Grambort,
165; Joyce Hoffman, 162.
High series men: Al Griepentrog, 497; Mark Frey, 454;
Jim Schiferl, 453.
High series women: Phyllis Berg, 491; Pat Grambort,
443; Mary Griepentrog, 438.
CLARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY PET OF THE WEEK

Juliette
Juliette is one of those wonderful, friendly and cuddly cats.
She has a plush, short-haired coat of brown with black stripes,
is a little over two years old and, of course, is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. This little sweetheart could be just the
cuddle-pet you need. Juliette 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 her 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 41 cats or kittens and 30 dogs or puppies
here. Surely theres one just right for you. Check them all out at
www.cchs-petshelter.org/id8.html.
If you love animals and have some time, now is a great time to come on down and get
involved at CCHS. You can fill out a volunteer application form online by going to our
website (www.cchs-petshelter.org) and clicking Volunteer at CCHS from the menu, or
stop at the shelter or at our Paws and Claws store in the Marshfield Mall. Come to an
orientation and join our Pet Lovin People group, get a tour of the shelter and well tell
you about all of the many ways to volunteer. Well find just the right spot for you to get
started helping animals. Youll love it!
Get your pets microchipped at our store in the mall, open Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Clark County Humane Society - W3926 St. Hwy. 73, P.O. Box 127, Neillsville, WI 54456
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Call for more information, 715965-5623.
WANTED: GUNS - new and

used. Turn them into ca$h or
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MEYER MANUFACTURING Corporation is accepting applications for production welders,

CNC machinists and general labor. Competitive wage, excellent
benefits - paid vacation accrues
from start date, 401K with 100%
employer match for first 6%, four
10-hour day base work week,
tuition reimbursement program,
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waitress and cook. Apply in person, Abby Cafe, Abbotsford.
MILKING POSITION Available,

3-5 days per week, 2:30-8:30
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715-574-9810.
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included. $450 per month. Security deposit, references required.
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Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
Applications will be taken until Dec. 11, 2015

Apply in person between the hours of 7:30
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at 306 Park St., Spencer, WI.
Or e-mail rsum to: cwcasey@landolakes.com
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Pneumatics, Plumbing, Refrigeration, and General Repair.
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completely, thoroughly, with safe, efcient plant operations.
Must be able to pass forklift training test and safely operate. Must
have knowledge of OSHA safety procedures normally acquired
during on-the-job training. Must furnish own hand tools.
Mandatory that applicant be available for work assignment to any
of three (3) shifts within a 24-hour production operation. Final
shift assignment will be determined upon hire. Must be available
for voluntary and scheduled overtime as well as extended hours
and weekend work as assigned.
Land OLakes offers medical, dental and vision insurance,
short-term disability benets, and shift differential. Successful
candidates will need to complete a mandated drug screen, preemployment physical assessment and background check.
Land OLakes, Inc.

306 Park St., Spencer, WI 54479
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FOR SALE
OAK FIREWOOD, Cut and split
in 24 inch lengths, $40 per face
cord, no delivery. 715-223-5675
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Land OLakes, Inc., a cheese-processing plant in central
Wisconsin, has the following employment opportunities:
Production Positions
2nd & 3rd shift positions with
training on all shifts
Starting pay: $17.75/hour with shift premium
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR
EQUIVALENT REQUIRED
Must be available for all work assignments as well as scheduled
overtime to include extended hours and weekend work.
Incumbents must comply with company established
attendance policy.
No guarantee of 40 hours per week and must be available for
stand-by scheduling.
Must be able to lift objects weighing an average of 60 pounds on
a regular basis and occasionally maneuver up to 100 pounds.
Must be able to perform repetitive hand assembly.
Must possess computer skills with the ability to learn company
computer-based programs.
Ability to read, write, comprehend and follow verbal and
written instructions, and must possess basic mathematics skills.
Must be 18 years or older.
Pre-employment physical assessments required.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL DEC. 11, 2015

MUST APPLY IN PERSON AT:
Land OLakes, Inc.

306 Park St., Spencer, WI
Please apply during business hours of 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
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other duties as assigned.
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TP Printing Company Attn: Kris
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or email: krisoleary@centralwinews.com
Marten Transport has limited

positions for truck drivers to work
a rotating 4 days on/4 days off
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Land OLakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Afrmative

Action Employer. We enforce a policy of maintaining a drug-free
workplace, including pre-employment substance abuse testing.
FOR SALE: Fox Terrier cross puppies, $50. No Sunday sales. Call
715-654-5435.
WILL TAKE Care of your loved

one. Several years of experience.
715-773-1648.
HELP WANTED Milking cows,

4 hour shifts, flexible schedule,
4 a.m., 12 noon and/or 8 p.m.
start times. Other work available,
crops & etc. Athens/Stetsonville
area. 715-297-3796.
48-176368
Maintenance Mechanics:
Class C or Above
FOR SALE - Border Collie puppies, farm dogs, both parents

on farm, born 10/27, ready to go
12/8, $175. 715-229-4555.
STONE SETTER. All types masonry, brick, block and stone,

stone walls, basement, barns.
715-897-4177.
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ENGLISH SETTLER Puppies, 2

males and 1 female, all vaccinations to date, great grouse dogs.
Dan, 715-257-1461.
WORK WANTED
48-176194
FOR RENT - 3 bedroom house in

the country, 2 car garage, $550
plus utilities. 715-223-5483.
FOR RENT
CHI-WEENIE PUPPIES, dapples

and black/tan, long and short
hair, also adult dogs for adoption.
Hold til Christmas, W4775 Elm
Ave., Stetsonville. 1-1/2 mile east
of 13. Lic.# 271226-DS. Closed
Sundays.
FULL-TIME Field and shop person, experience with general

repair work and machine operator desired. Reference required.
Stratford area. Phone 715-3054735.
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fic signals alone could save as much as
$130,000 at just one intersection, he noted.
If we have a budget to work within,
we can make a lot of changes to tailor it
to fit the budget, Stuttgen said.
Mayor Dale Rachu said he has a problem with committing to even $30,000 as a
local match for improvements that may
still not prevent kids from jaywalking or
people from driving through crosswalks
with pedestrians in them.
You spend this $30,000, and it isnt going to fix our idiots out there, he said.
Rachu also noted that elementary
school students who live south of Business 29 or east of STH 13 can get picked
up and dropped off at bus stops instead
of walking to and from school
Ald. Gerry Anders, however, said every morning he sees kids walking on the
portion of Business 29 that doesnt have
sidewalks. He said he nearly rear-ended a
semi that had to stop abruptly when a kid
decided to dash across the street.
At least a flashing light would warn
them, he said. Whether they wait for it
or not, thats a parents thing to teach.
Superintendent Reed Welsh said student safety is a major concern for the
school district, especially on Fourth Avenue where there is a lot of traffic before
and after school. A few years ago, a boy
was struck by a car near the intersection
with Butternut, he noted.
Welsh said the district does what it can
to prevent accidents, primarily by posting a crossing guard at the intersection
of Hemlock and Fourth, but he believes
both the city and district can benefit by
getting grant money for improvements.
MAKING HIS CASE - Superintendent Reed Welsh speaks to the Abbotsford

city council Monday about a proposal for the city and school district to spend
as much as $157,000 for traffic safety improvements. Also shown is high
school principal Ryan Bargender.
STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN OBRIEN
Any time youre writing a grant,
youve got to look at the bang for your
buck and look what youre getting for
that money for the expense youre putting in, Welsh said.
To me, its false insurance, he said.
You cant guarantee anything.
Ald. Marty Schwantes said the goal
should be to mitigate not eliminate
the risks for kids and others walking
through the city.
Youre never going to know how
many lives youre going to save, he said.
If its one, its definitely worth $30,000 in
my opinion. Its worth more than that.
Welsh said the school board still has to
approve the districts 10 percent match at
its Dec. 21 meeting.
If the school board doesnt go for it,
were back to square one, he said.
Truck traffic to be rerouted

While new sidewalks and crossing
lights may still be years away, one change
that will take effect much quicker is a
ban on heavy truck traffic on Business 29
West.
By a 7-1 vote Monday, the council decided to officially prohibit semis and
other heavy trucks from traveling down
the stretch of Business 29 (Spruce Street)
from STH 13 west to the STH 29 overpass.
Stuttgen said signs will be posted west
of the city on STH 29, telling trucks to
use the STH 13 exit to go north or south,
and on STH 13 instructing them to use
the STH 29 westbound exit. This will not
apply to trucks making local deliveries to
people in the city, he noted.
If you have any local business in town,
its not going to affect you at all, he said.
Ordinances like this are enforced by our

local police officers.
Mayor Rachu noted that a lot of trucks
headed to or from businesses in Medford
travel on Business 29 because it is easier
than taking the exit at the intersection
of STH 29 and STH 13. He suggested the
city contact those businesses about the
change or at least warn their drivers.
Im not saying youd have to nab
everyone and fine everybody, but they
would learn, Rachu said.
Stuttgen said he talked to landowners
along Business 29 West who wondered
why their residential neighborhood was
still being used as a truck route.
There is a lot of truck traffic that
comes down Business 29 during the day,
Schwantes said. Its ridiculous.
Allowing heavy trucks on Business 29
West also wears down the roadway much
quicker, Stuttgen noted.
You can see its in much worse shape
than roads that were paved the same
year, he said while showing the council
pictures of Business 29 and Oak Street.
The cost of asphalt repaving on Business 29 to the interchange is $400,000, he
estimated.
Ald. Joanna Mediger, who voted
against a motion to close Business 29
West to trucks at a public works committee meeting last month, changed her vote
Monday. She said she did this after hearing from a lot of people in the public and
then parking on Business 29 to see for
herself how many heavy trucks travel
through that western part of the road.
I have changed my opinion, she said.
I do appreciate the public feedback. I really do.
The no vote came from Ald. Roger Weideman, who also voted against it at the
committee level.
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2015 - 2016
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ABBY GIRLS BASKETBALL

New crop of senior starters takes over for Falcons
Some up-and-coming talent has had to
take over for the Abbotsford girls basketball this year after the loss of five starting seniors to graduation.
Coach Gary Gunderson said the five
departed seniors are replaced this year
by another group of five seniors.
Losing those seniors does hurt because it was a good group of kids, but
hopefully well be fine, he said.
Gunderson named his starting senior
lineup as Makenzie Klieforth, Sabrina
Branstiter, Ariana Branstiter, Jaelyn
Friedenfels and Zoe Kremsreiter, all of
whom played varsity last year as juniors.
This years varsity juniors are Sadie
Gunderson, Erika Budzinski, Taygen
Viegut, Samanta Fuentes and Kelsey
Kollmansberger. Coach Gunderson said
Sadie Gunderson spent a good deal of
time on the court with varsity prior to
this season.
Dylana Schreiner is the lone sophomore on the varsity lineup this season.
Gunderson said as the newcomer, she
played a little varsity last year, but not
much.
After this year, we do lose those five
seniors but hopefully coming back next
year well have six girls who have played
a lot of varsity and we wont have a big
drop off, Gunderson said. This will
give us a good chance to compete with
other teams in the conference.
Height-wise, the Falcons roster is on
the shorter side, with Klieforth being the
tallest at 61. The rest are 58 and under.
With a shorter group, well try to use
our quickness as much as possible, he
added.
Gunderson hopes to add a fast paced
style, with the hope of pushing the competition into making mistakes.
Well try to force turnovers and push
the tempo as much as we can and use
that quickness to our advantage even
with the height disadvantage were going
to have against a lot of teams, he said.
After the first four games of the season, Gunderson is seeing how this years
tactics are paying off.
Weve had some good moments and
some bad, he said. Weve got some
things we need to improve on. Playing
some of the tougher competition early
on in the season is good because it gives
us a good picture of how well were doing. Auburndale and Newman are good
basketball teams so thats a good test for
us.
Gunderson said as his team works on
quickening the pace, maintaining control of the ball and not allowing turnovers is a strategy that could still use a
little work.
With our lack of size, were going
to have to do a good job boxing out and
rebounding because we dont have the
height to grab a rebound so weve got to
work at it, he said.
2015-16 TEAM -The 2015-16 Abbotsford girls basketball team includes, in the back row, from left to right, Taygen Viegut,
Makenzie Kleiforth, Dylana Schreiner, Sadie Gunderson, Zoe Kremsreiter and Kelsey Kollmansberger; in front are Sabrina
Branstiter, Erika Budzinski, Ariana Branstiter, Samata Fuentes and Jaelyn Friedenfels.
Having 11 girls on the varsity squad,
Gunderson is confident theyre all going
to have ample opportunities on the court.
Were going to run them in and out,
he said. After a three or five minute
stretch, theyre tired and ready to take a
little break and then the other girls can
jump in there and we can just keep the
pressure on the other team. There is no
real big difference between our number
one girl and our number 11 girl. Its a
bunch of girls that are fairly even and
theyre going to have a lot of playing
time.
As far as Marawood North teams,
Gunderson has his eye on Edgar as the
conference team to beat. With a group of
returning players, he sees Edgar as having improved from an already strong season last year.
Everybody else in the Marawood
North will probably have improved from
last year, Gunderson added. Prentice,
Rib Lake, Phillips are also contenders.
Athens lost quite a bit last year so theyll
probably be down from where theyve
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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.
@ Owen-Withee
Thursday, Dec. 17, 7:15 p.m.
Home vs. Athens
Monday, Dec. 21, 7:15 p.m.
@ Prentice
@ Assumption
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 7:15 p.m.
Home vs. Edgar
Friday, Jan. 8, 7:15 p.m.
@ Rib Lake
Monday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Home vs. Granton
Thursday, Jan. 14, 7:15 p.m.
@ Chequamegon

Home vs. Phillips
@ Athens
Monday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Home vs. Wisconsin Valley Lutheran
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 7:15 p.m.
Home vs. Prentice
@ Spencer
Thursday, Feb. 11, 7:15 p.m.
Home vs. Rib Lake
@ Edgar
Saturday, Feb. 20, 1 p.m.
@ Marawood crossover playoffs
been, based on the players they graduated. Chequamegons kind of been struggling too.
With a shifting of conference teams
strength, Gunderson sees a potential
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ABBY BOYS BASKETBALL

Young team looks to build its varsity experience
2015-16 FALCONS - The 2015-16 Abbotsford Falcons boys basketball team includes, in the back row, from left to
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Ill be surprised if theyre not at state

this year. They beat Elcho, 100-44, in
their first game of the season.
Conserving energy and playing smart
is where Podevels and assistant coach
Mike Rahm are working with the boys
to develop the skills for making use of
a small team.
Podevels sees Edgar as the team to
beat this winter. Phillips is another big
rival, losing only two starters from an
all-conference championship last year,
along with Rib Lake, who kept all but
three starting players.
Were trying to take the air out of
the basketball a little bit and run more
offensive sets and not take as quick of
shots as in the past, Podevels said. Not
being the biggest team in the world, we
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This years Abbotsford boys basketball team looks to make use of a smaller
group of players and adjust strategies
to new rules of play.
With only 18 boys out for the entire
high school basketball program, coach
Brad Podevels hopes to give younger
players more time on the court while
banking on the abilities of his older,
more experienced starters.
Were a fairly young team, Podevels
said. We dont have a C-team this year
so the freshmen are forced to play JV,
which means theyll be on the court a lot
more. Theyll get beat up early, but that
will make them better for next year.
The players bringing the most experience to the court this year are returning
starters Garrett Rau, a first team allconference player last year, and Trevon
Gorst, who earned second team all conference.
Were looking to lean on them an awful lot, Podevels said. But in order for
us to do that, were going to have to get
the younger guys to understand the system and know their rolls, not necessarily as scorers, but as role players.
Tyler Kunze, Ean Rau and Chandon
Gonnering will also be returning to the
court this season as varsity players.
Ethan Kramas would have been back on
the court as a three-year starter, but a
football injury this fall means he is out
for the season.
Podevels is looking to Adam Seefluth, Fletcher Hendrickson and Austin
Hawkey to hone their skills and step up
this year and next.
Younger players will get a lot of varsity experience and that will definitely
help them throughout the season,
Podevels said. Theyre a young team.
I just have to find a way to have more
patience with them and well just continue to get better every practice and
every game.
Strength in guard play is a strategy
Podevels hopes will pay off this season,
due to WIAA rule changes this year.
With the 18 minute halves the WIAA
put in this year, we had to change our
philosophy a little bit, he said. We
were more of a running and fast break
team in the past, but with only eight
varsity players this year and having
those four extra minutes in the game,
we have to strategize a little bit to not
run so much to conserve some energy.
When youre ahead in the game, 18 minutes is a long time, when youre behind,
its too short.
The boys record so far this season
sits at 1-1, as they beat Greenwood, 5435, Nov. 24 and lost, 56-42, to Newman
Catholic Dec. 1.
Playing Newman was a good learning experience for them, lets put it that
way, Podevels said. Playing Newman
is kind of like running into a buzz saw.
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COLBY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Strong senior class gives Hornets an edge this year
2015-16 TEAM -The 2015-16 Colby girls basketball team includes, in the back row, from left to right, Emily Gurtner, Carley Elmhorst, Haylee Geiger, Neilana Golz, Jenna
Jicinsky, Jordyn Halopka, Kendra Bellendorf and Hannah Gurtner; in the front, Vanessa Lopez, Morgan Geiger, Megan Underwood, Samantha Hayes, Paige Bruesewitz,
Ashley Streveler. Not pictured is coach Randy Rau.
Eight returning seniors make
up the core of this years Colby
Hornets girls basketball team,
which also has a head coach at
the helm with 10 years of experience under his belt.
Coach Randy Rau said the
team did not lose anyone to
graduation after last season,
and all of his starters have returned, setting the stage for a
successful season.
I expect us to pick up where
we left off last year, and play a
little more aggressive, he said.
Well be able to play at a little
faster pace, and at the same
time, hopefully minimize mistakes even more.
Experience is an obvious
strong point for the Hornets,
with seniors Sammi Hayes,
Haylee Geiger, Hannah Gurtner,
Jordyn Halopka, Jenna Jicinsky, Neilana Golz, Paige Bruesewitz and Kendra Bellendorf
having played together since
they were in middle school.
At over six feet tall, Hayes is
Colbys starting center, where

shes sure to be a commanding
presence underneath the basket.
Halopka and Jicinsky are
the teams starting forwards,
with Golz, Gurtner, Bellendorf
and Bruesewitz alternating as
guards.
The starting lineup has sort
of fluctuated at little bit, Rau
said. Really, the eight seniors
are sort of interchangeable.
Two returning sophomores,
Carley Elmhorst and Megan Underwood, should see some more
playing time this year.
Theyll be coming off the
bench, he said. Carley has
a lot of defensive ability and
quickness, and Megans a solid
post player.
Height is not necessarily the
teams greatest strength, Rau
said.
Weve been bigger, weve
been smaller, but weve got good
post strength with that group
of seniors who have spent some
2015-16 Schedule
@ Neillsville
Home vs. Loyal
Home vs. Greenwood
@ Edgar
Home vs. Thorp
@ Marshfield Columbus
time at the post, he said.
Besides having strong guards,
Rau said the teams biggest advantage is its inside game.
Rau identified perimeter
shooting as the part of the game
the team needs to improve the
most as it starts the season.
Weve been working on increasing our accuracy of threepoint shots, and trying to take
advantage of teams that collapse on our post, he said.
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Playoff-wise, I hope we can get

to regional finals and see where
that leads us after that.
In the first two games of the
season last month, the Hornets
easily beat the Granton Bulldogs at home and then fell to the
Spencer Rockets on the road.
Weve got to find a balance of
our inside game and our guards
outside game, he said. On defense, weve got to pick up our
intensity a bit.
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The Hornets finished last

season with a 10-6 conference
record, putting them at fourth
place in the Cloverbelt East.
Loyal, Neillsville and OwenWithee have consistently been
the three teams at the top of the
conference in recent years, Rau
said, but Spencer and Marshfield Columbus are tough competitors as well, he added.
Conference-wise, Id like to
see us in the top three, he said.
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COLBY BOYS BASKETBALL

Former player takes the reigns as new head coach
2015-16 TEAM -The 2015-16 Colby boys basketball team includes, in the back row, from left to right, Nolan Derrico, Ty Raatz, Preston Mertins, Eric Jorgenson, Wyatt
Dawson, Jared Seemann, Mario Bonilla, Jimmy Flink; in the front are Lucas Bruesewitz, Tony Ortega, Trey Rau, Mathew Karl and Nate Meyer. Not pictured are Freddie
Morillon and Armando Campa.
Even though its been seven years
since Colbys boys basketball has had a
new head coach, longtime Hornets fans
will still see a familiar face on the sidelines this season.
After four years of coaching junior
varsity and three years at the freshmen
level, Jimmy Flink has replaced Paul
Knetter as the varsity coach. Before his
time as a coach, Flink played for the
Hornets varsity squad as a guard and
forward between 2000 and 2002.
Flink has also helped coach the Hornets football team in recent years, so he
knows all of his players pretty well.
Unfortunately, the team lost five top
players to graduation after last season
Ryan Lynn, Tanner Gaetz, Zack Meyer,
Luis Castillo and Brandon Riegert.
Thats a lot of our scoring. That senior class had pretty good senior leadership, but moving forward, last years
junior class was pretty big, Flink said.
However, two of those eight seniors,
Nolan Derrico and Ty Raatz, are out

with injuries from the football season,
so that leaves the Hornets with one lone
returning starter, point guard Trey Rau.
He really needs to step up and be the
team leader with Ty and Nolan out,
Flink said.
Two juniors, Wyatt Dawson and
Mathew Karl, will also be expected to
contribute, along with three or four
members of the sophomore class.
Seniors Eric Jorgenson and Jared
Seeman will be the teams main post
players, backed up by Dawson. Karl and
sophomores Nate Meyer, Tony Ortego,
Armando Campa and Lucas Bruesewitz
will all see time at the guard position.
Were really focusing on defense this
year, and trying to create our points
off fast breaks and turnovers, Flink
said. Were playing man-to-man with a
press.
With not many players above six feet,
Flink said the team will rely more on
quickness to win.
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Home vs. Owen-Withee
Home vs. Marshfield Columbus
Monday, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Home vs. Athens
@ Edgar
@ Neillsville
@ Spencer
@ Thorp
@ Loyal
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Flink noted that many of his players

played together throughout the summer,
so that should help them click as a team.
The Hornets finished last season with
a 5-11 conference record, leaving them
at seventh in the Cloverbelt East. With
the goal of finishing over 500 and com-

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@ Marshfield Columbus
@ Owen-Withee
Home vs. Neillsville
Home vs. Spencer
Home vs. Loyal
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peting against top teams like Spencer,
Marshfield Columbus, Owen-Withee and
Neillsville, Flink said he has instituted
some changes on both ends of the game.
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ABBY/COLBY WRESTLING
Young team fuels coachs hopes for growing program
2015-16 Schedule
Thursday, Dec. 10, 7:30
p.m.
Home vs. Eau Claire Regis
Saturday, Dec. 12, 10 a.m.
@ Barron tournament
Thursday, Dec. 17, 7:30
p.m.
@ Stanley-Boyd
Saturday, Dec. 19, 10 a.m.
@ Auburndale tournament
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 9 a.m.
@ UW-Eau Claire tournament
Thursday, Jan. 7, 7:30
p.m.
@ Neillsville
Saturday, Jan. 9, 10 a.m.
@ Neillsville tournament
Saturday, Jan. 16, 9:30
a.m.
@ Ladysmith tournament
p.m.
Home vs. Osseo-Fairchild
p.m.
Home vs. Spencer
Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m.
@ Cloverbelt tournament,
Cadott
2015-16 TEAM -The Colby/Abby wrestling team includes, in the

back row, from left to right, coach Ruesch, Blake Severson, Armando Meraz, Brock Halopka, Jesse Albrecht, Christian Raasch
and coach Zettler; middle row are Joseph Aguilera, Angelo Hutman, Traner Weiler, Tommy Carlson, Cody Rodman, Ray Carlson
and manager Erica Wellman; in the front row are Chance Clement, Joe Hernandez, Logan Ruesch and Jose Tzintzun.
With experience working
from the younger players on
up, the Abbotsford/Colby
wrestling team looks to build
the foundations of a promising group of boys.
Weve got a young team,
said coach Dave Ruesch. We
have eight freshmen and of
those, six are on varsity. The
eighth graders probably have
more experience than my high
schoolers because theyve
been wrestling longer.
This year, returning letter

winners are Brock Halopka,
Ray Carlson, Tom Carlson,
Cody Rodman and Christian
Raasch.
New faces for this season are
Jesse Albrecht, a sophomore
competing as a heavyweight;
and senior Armando Meraz.
The rest of the spots will be
filled with freshmen wrestlers.
The kids are active and
have lots of intensity, Ruesch
said. I tell them its not where
we start but where we finish.

Theyve been putting in lots of
time in the weight room and
really working at it this year.
Last year, the wrestling team
had eight forfeits, but Ruesch
said is only scheduled for two
forfeits this season.
Spencer/Columbus is the
team Ruesch has in his crosshairs to beat.
They had some good kids
last year that werent seniors
and should be up near the top
again. Neillsville is also usually fairly tough, he said.

With Thanksgiving break
passed, the team has been falling into a rhythm of regular
practices, facing Cadott on
Dec. 3 and a dual meet in Black
River Falls Dec. 5. The team is
at home Dec. 10.
Itll be good for the guys to
go wrestle other teams instead
of each other, Ruesch said.
The intensity level picks up
when youre not up against
your buddy on the team.

Ruesch hopes to keep building momentum this season
and going forward to continue
growing the program.
In future years I think
were just going to snowball,
he said. One of my philosophies is being able to take other teams down. As we go along,
well work on other things. Im
not saying were going to contend for the top but I think we
can be up close.
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