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Volume 119, Issue 1
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Woman shot in Colfax charged with attempted
murder and recklessly endangering safety
By LeAnn R. Ralph
MENOMONIE — A 44-yearold woman shot by Colfax Police
Chief William Anderson during
the execution of a felony warrant
for arson December 18 has now
been charged with attempted
homicide
and
recklessly
endangering safety.
The Dunn County district
attorney’s office filed the charges
in Dunn County Circuit Court
against Beth M. Mittelstadt on
Friday, January 2.
Mittelstadt faces one felony
count of first-degree intentional
homicide and two felony counts
of
first
degree
recklessly
endangering safety, along with
one misdemeanor count of
resisting or obstructing an officer.
Judge Rod Smeltzer set a cash
bail of $10,000 for Mittelstadt
December 29 on the felony count
of arson.
Mittelstadt was scheduled
to make an initial appearance
in Dunn County Circuit Court
on the attempted murder and
recklessly endangering safety
charges January 6.
According to the Dunn County
jail’s online list of inmates,
Mittelstadt was still in custody
as of the morning of January
5 and has been held at the jail
since December 26.
Mittelstadt is accused of
setting fire to a house at 511 East
Third Avenue in Colfax on the
night of May 24, 2014.
The house on Third Avenue
was occupied by Katie Bundy
and her children, although no
one was reported to be at home at
the time of the fire.
Police Chief Anderson executed
a felony warrant for the arrest of
Mittelstadt at around 1:15 p.m.
on Thursday, December 18.
Police Chief Anderson made
contact with Mittelstadt at the
apartment where she resided
above the Colfax Arts and
Antique Mall and Lynn’s Brewed
Awakenings on Main Street.
Mittelstadt was uncooperative
and armed herself with a
large machete-type knife and
threatened the police chief.
Using his duty weapon, Police
Chief Anderson fired a single
shot at Mittelstadt and struck
her in the upper torso. Officers
from the Dunn County Sheriff ’s
Department arrived a short while
later and assisted Police Chief
Anderson in taking Mittelstadt
into custody.
Mittelstadt still had the
machete in her hand when
Dunn County officers arrived
and threw the machete at one of
the deputies, according to news
reports.
The Colfax Rescue Squad
transported Mittelstadt to Mayo
Hospital in Eau Claire where
she received treatment for her
injuries.
Although state law requires
an outside agency to do the
investigation when there is a
death associated with an officerinvolved shooting, Dunn County
Sheriff Dennis Smith asked
law enforcement officials from
St. Croix County to conduct the
investigation, stating that the
investigation would be “cleaner”
if conducted by another agency.
Police Chief Anderson was off
work for ten days but returned to
duty on December 29.
In an e-mail message to the
Colfax Messenger December 30,
Police Chief Anderson noted that
St. Croix County had not yet
completed the investigation, but
when the report was finished,
it would be sent to the Dunn
County district attorney’s office
for review.
Police Chief Anderson began
serving as the Colfax police chief
in May of 2014, replacing longtime Colfax Police Chief Pete
Gehring upon his retirement
after serving in law enforcement
for 43 years.
Howard resident asks Chippewa County
to support study of frac sand mining
By LeAnn R. Ralph
TOWN OF HOWARD — Ken
Schmitt, a Colfax resident in
the Town of Howard, has asked
the Chippewa County Board
to support a study of frac sand
mining.
The
resolution
formally
supports a petition drafted
by Midwest Environmental
Advocates that was presented
this past fall to the Wisconsin
Natural
Resources
Board
asking for a strategic analysis of
industrial frac sand mining in
Wisconsin.
In the past five years, the
number of industrial frac sand
mines in the state has gone
from a handful to well over 100
active sand mines.
So far, no state agency has
analyzed the overall effects
of a variety of industrial
sand mining issues, such as
air pollution, or the impact
on groundwater, stormwater
control or transportation.
The state Department of
Natural Resources previously
was
using
a
stormwater
permit designed for small sand
and gravel operations but
not intended for large-scale
industrial sand mining.
The general stormwater
permit has expired, and the
DNR is currently in the process
of writing a new general permit.
A recent analysis of frac sand
mining violations in Wisconsin
by The Land Stewardship
Project discovered that about
half the sand mine companies
in operation have violated DNR
regulations, have manipulated
local government officials or
have encouraged conflicts of
interest.
The
Land
Stewardship
Project’s
analysis
also
discovered that even after
regulatory action by the DNR,
court orders and fines, some of
the sand mines still failed to
come into compliance with state
regulations.
The information gained from
a strategic analysis of frac sand
mining could help local officials
make better decisions in
dealing with the mines in their
jurisdictions, Schmitt said.
The
Chippewa
County
Board of Supervisors’ executive
committee
considered
the
resolution at its January 6
meeting, and if the executive
committee recommended the
Sand Mining
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THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD — A 1911 steam engine was delivered to the Colfax Railroad
Museum December 30. Museum curator Herb Sakalaucks acquired the steam engine from the estate
of a railroad collector in Annandale, Minnesota. Sakalaucks has been working for more than a year
to sort through the estate’s collection and has brought numerous other items to the Colfax Railroad
Museum as well, including slides, films, books and blueprints. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
Former Wheeler police chief asking for new trial
By LeAnn R. Ralph
MENOMONIE
—
Gary
Wayerski, the former chief of
police in Wheeler convicted by a
jury on 16 felony counts of sex
crimes against teenaged boys, is
asking for a new trial.
Wayerski, along with his
attorney, Edward J. Hunt,
appeared in Dunn County Circuit
Court for a motion hearing
December 29 to request that a
new trial be scheduled.
In his questioning of Lester
Liptak, the attorney assigned to
Wayerski as a public defender
and who represented Wayerski
during the trial and through
the sentencing hearing, Hunt
alleged that Liptak had provided
inadequate counsel for Wayerski.
Hunt said Liptak missed
a number of opportunities to
request a mistrial, that he failed
to request certain potential
jurors be dismissed, that he
failed to object to the charge of
sexual assault of a child “by a
person who works or volunteers
with children,” and that he failed
to challenge certain witnesses
for the defense and failed to call
other witnesses that would have
testified in favor of his client.
The
Honorable
Maureen
Boyle presided over the motion
hearing that started at 8:30 a.m.,
went until after 3 p.m. and was
continued to March 6.
Liptak was on the witness
stand for most of the day,
answering questions posed by
Hunt and by Ben Webster, the
special prosecutor from Eau
Claire County who prosecuted
the Wayerski case.
Wayerski
was
convicted
following a five-day jury trial in
Dunn County in October of 2012.
The Honorable William C.
Stewart, Jr., presided over
Wayerski’s trial.
Judge Stewart retired in
December of 2013.
In January of 2013, Wayerski
was sentenced to 14 years in
prison and 16 years of extended
supervision for the first two
felonies of child enticement, along
with either a one-year or a threeyear sentence on the additional
14 felonies to be served at the
same time as the prison sentence
on the first count.
Wayerski also was sentenced
to one year, two years or three
years of extended supervision
on the additional 14 counts to be
served at the same time as the
extended supervision for the first
count.
During the trial in 2012,
Wayerski testified on his own
behalf and said that none of
what the two teenaged victims
described had ever happened
and that he had been “set up”
because he was getting too close
to arresting people responsible
for selling drugs in Wheeler.
During the motion hearing for
a new trial, Hunt told the court
that he had been unable to get
another witness out of prison
and transported to Dunn County
to testify on behalf of Wayerski’s
request for a new trial.
The prison at Stanley requires
48 hours of notice for transporting
prisoners, and Hunt said he had
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Colfax woman goes to Thailand on Fierce Freedom mission
By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX — Jenny Almquist
never thought she would be a
public speaker.
She never thought she would
go to Thailand, either, to see
firsthand the brothels where
eight-year-old girls are kept as
prostitutes.
But the Colfax resident now
finds herself doing both.
Almquist, along with eight
other Fierce Freedom team
members, left for ten-day journey
to Thailand December 31.
Almquist is the founder of
Fierce Freedom, an organization
that educates people about
the sex-slave trade, human
trafficking, and the exploitation
of women, men and children
abroad and in the United States.
Almquist’s team will be
working with the Thrive Rescue
Home in Pattaya, Thailand.
“(Rescued children) can live
(at Thrive Rescue Home) forever,
if they want to. We will be doing
slum outreach and working with
the children to bridge the gap
FIERCE FREEDOM TEAM — Jenny Almquist of Colfax (center
of photo) is the founder of a non-profit organization called Fierce
Freedom that educates people about the human sex trafficking trade.
She and her team members left for Thailand on December 31 to work
firsthand with outreach to children who are at risk for human trafficking.
Almquist requested that only first names be used for the other teams
members: Gretchen, Nicole, Madison, Jenny Almquist, Jennifer, Jessie,
Stephanie, Lydia. Not pictured: Laura.
—photo submitted
between the rescue home. Those
kids are at such high risk for
trafficking. We want to let them
know there is someplace to go if
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they want to escape. That will
be a big piece of what we do,”
Almquist said.
“Everybody who is going has
been doing this for a while. We
educate. It’s not like we go in and
rescue. We educate,” she said.
But why Thailand? And why
that particular city?
Pattaya, Thailand, is the sex
industry capital of the world,
Almquist said.
“The reason why, from what
we’ve heard on this end, is because
of American businessmen. They
go over there with the intention
of buying sex from eight and tenyear-old little girls. It’s a part of
the business culture. All of these
men meet up there to do business,
and it’s just what they do. I want
to say to them, ‘look into the eyes
of that little eight-year-old girl,’”
she said.
“The people we have been
talking to at the rescue home are
amazing. They do this every day
of their lives. The youngest that
they rescued just came to them,
and she is five. She was sold into
the sex trade by her parents,”
Almquist said.
Fierce Beauty
So how did a young woman
from Colfax become involved
in fighting against human sex
trafficking?
Almquist
attended
a
presentation a few years ago,
and once she came to terms with
the shock that slavery is alive
and well in this day and age, she
started a retail business called
Fierce Beauty.
The business sold scarves to
raise money for organizations
that rescue men, women and
children from the human sex
trafficking trade.
“The scarves were really great.
It was an easy way that made it
comfortable for people. It was an
easy way for us to talk about it,”
Almquist said.
“Somewhere in there (Fierce
Beauty) morphed and turned upside-down. As of December 31, we
are done with Fierce Beauty, just
because it has become too timeconsuming. It was a good avenue
to get us started. But now we’re
talking to legislators. We’re at the
state level. We’re at schools and
college campuses. It takes a lot of
time to run a business like Fierce
Beauty. We’ve really been doing it
since 2007. We got our non-profit
status in 2012,” she said.
Fierce Freedom has office
space in Eau Claire and has
two full-time employees and ten
volunteers. “We have a really
great board of directors. We’re
moving forward,” Almquist said.
“We are getting telephone calls
now from the Attorney General’s
office in Wisconsin. People will
call from a school district or a
college campus and say we are
the experts, and they want us to
come and talk. (In the beginning)
it was kind of laughable that we
were the experts, but no one else
was talking about it,” she said.
Almquist was featured on
Wisconsin Public Radio in
December speaking about a fund
raiser for Fierce Freedom.
“It was one thing I said I
would never do — I would never
speak in public. I would never do
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resolution, the Chippewa County
Board could take action on the
resolution at the January 13
meeting.
Schmitt said he has forwarded
the resolution to other counties in
Wisconsin as well.
A Wood County committee also
will be considering the resolution
and whether to forward it to
the Wood County Board for the
January 20 meeting.
Dunn
County
officials
currently
are
considering
whether they want to take any
action on the resolution.
Here is the text of the
resolution:
“Whereas, frac sand production
continues to increase at a rapid
pace in Wisconsin; and
“Whereas, the impacts on
individuals and communities
of the mining, processing and
transport of frac sand are steadily
increasing; and
“Whereas, the costs and
burdens
of
assessing
and
addressing the extent of the
impacts of the frac sand industry
has been shifted to citizens and
local governments; and
“Whereas, the potential for
harm to public health has been
Colfax residents receiving
degrees and diplomas from
District One Technical Institute
in Eau Claire Dec. 20 were Kay
Albricht, Shari Hainstock, JoAnn
Holzer, Debra Langteau and
Dave Lester. From Elk Mound
were Connie Hanson and Ann
Loechler.
50 years ago
(Due to missing papers from
the first five weeks of the 1965
year, this will be resumed in
February).
65 years ago
January 5, 1950
Pvt. Raymond L. Olson and
Pvt. Ronald A, Johnson, both
of Colfax, have reported to
Lackland AFB, the “Gateway to
the Air Force” near San Antonio,
Texas to begin their basic airman
indoctrination course.
Cornell’s powerful high school
basket ball quint showed superior
floor play and rebounding to hand
an up-and-coming Colfax five a
49-29 beating at Cornell. Clyde
Prince and Dick Newman had
nine points each for Colfax.
A.A. Anderson celebrated his
ninety-fourth birthday on Jan.
1 with fifteen relatives bringing
him gifts and lunch throughout
the day.
100 years ago
January 15, 1915
At
the
Running
Valley
Lutheran Free Church Jan. 9,
occurred the marriage of Miss
Bergithe S. Friberg to Mr. Arthur
B. Larson. Both the bride and
groom are from highly respective
families of our community.
Chris A. Kinney has sold his
garage building on Main Street
to George A. Harsh.
H. J. Johannes of Clintonville,
this state, was in town last
week,
making
preliminary
arrangements
for
the
establishment of a pickling and
sour-crout factory in Colfax.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Off the Publisher's Desk
established through work place
standards based on sound science
and years of experience; and
“Whereas,
Midwest
Environmental Advocates has
drafted and filed a petition with
the Wisconsin Natural Resources
Board entitled “Petition for a
Strategic Analysis of Industrial
Sand Mining” to request the
Department to “… exercise its
discretion under NR 150.10 of the
Wisconsin Administrative Code
to conduct a strategic analysis of
frac sand mining”;
“Now therefore be it resolved
by the Chippewa County Board
of Supervisors that Chippewa
County supports the “Petition for
a Strategic Analysis of Industrial
Sand Mining” filed with the
Wisconsin Natural Resources
Board by Midwest Environment
Advocates; and
“Be it further resolved, that
this resolution be forwarded to
the Wisconsin Natural Resources
Board and the Secretary of
the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources.”
The Chippewa County Board
meets at 7 p.m. January 13 in
room 302 of the Chippewa County
Courthouse, 711 North Bridge
Street in Chippewa Falls.
Out of the Past
10 years ago
January 5, 2005
Colfax graduate Craig Sylte
received a degree in biology from
UW-Madison Dec. 19.
With several players missing
due to athletic code violations,
the Colfax girls crafted a 3821 win over Prescott during the
annual AAU Holiday Classic at
UW-Stout.
Part time Wheeler/Boyceville
resident Samantha Booth, age
19, was crowned Miss Snowflake
at the 35th annual Association
of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs
workshop in Stevens Point.
25 years ago
January 11, 1990
A son, Kirk Edward Logslett,
was born Dec. 19 to Dean and
Kim Logslett of Colfax.
Laurie Nelson of Menomonie
and Michael Rothbauer of
Colfax were married Sept. 30 at
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Menomonie.
The Colfax boys won the
Chetek Holiday tournament by
defeating Flambeau and Chetek
as Pan Parzyck was named the
MVP of the tournament.A few
days later, Darren Hoyland and
Chris Stoffel both scored 20
points in a 84-53 pounding of
Elmwood.
W. J. Vincent led Elk Mound
with 21 points in a 75-58 blitzing
of Spring Valley.
35 years ago
January 10, 1980
Jim Faust, a former agriculture
agri-business teacher in Lodi and
Colfax, has been hired to fill the
farm management position on
the Dunn County Extension staff.
Linda Harshman of Colfax has
been accepted for membership in
the U.S. Collegiate Wind Band, a
musical organization which will
make a concert tour of England
and seven European countries in
July and August.
NEWS
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD — A 1911 steam engine
was delivered to the Colfax Railroad Museum December 30.
Museum curator Herb Sakalaucks acquired the steam engine from
the estate of a railroad collector in Annandale, Minnesota.
—photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
Letter to the Editor
As a resident of the Village of
Colfax for many years and my
parents before me I am totally
confused why there are so many
slum lords renting to people such
as drug dealers, meth makers (for
lack of a better term), arsonists,
child molesters and other
unsavory types of people. Don’t
they do background checks before
renting to “these individuals”? I
can think of 10 residences that
are rented to criminals within
our friendly little Village. Also,
I believe there is at least one
business where you can purchase
any type of illegal substance a
drug user would want.
I realize that there are good
landlords who live in our Village
and rent to good people in our
I am going to assume that by this time all off us property owners
have received our tax bills from the local government offices.
I have reviewed mine and compared them to last year's and found
that overall my property tax load is down slightly.
We have our home and business property in Glenwood City,
business property in Colfax and a lake home in Hayward. The three
counties involved are St. Croix, Dunn and Sawyer.
Comparing the percentage of tax against the estimated fair market
value shows that Colfax has a higher rate of taxation. In our business
in Colfax, we pay 2.6 percent of the value there. In Glenwood City
that rate is two percent and at Hayward the rate is just 1.4 percent
of the value.
I must first point out that the taxes on the property in Colfax
dropped $184 over the 2013 amount. In Glenwood City the tax on our
home dropped $89 and in Hayward they dropped $112. Our home in
Glenwood City is the only piece that received the $110. Lottery Credit.
In Hayward, our place is valued some $32,000 more than our home
in Glenwood City, but pay some $267 less in property tax, Why is
that? I had to ask myself. It is, I think, because of the many second
(or vacation) homes in Hayward. With a population of over 2,000,
Hayward swells to over 20,000 on most summer weekends and has
many businesses, hotels, shops and those second homes.
I looked at the tax bills from Colfax and Glenwood City and
noticed that it is the schools that take the biggest chunk of my tax
bill. But in Hayward, the city gets the big chunk, that’s because of all
the properties that are second homes, but do not have any children
enrolled in the schools. It does cause the city expenses to go up with
the needed services because of the number of people enjoying the
Hayward area.
But what I am leading up to, is saying a big thank you to all of
the people who have helped keep the property taxes down. I could
first start with Governor Scott Walker and the state legislature. But I
know from attending public board meetings, I must also give credit to
those who serve on those boards and watch the books and keep them
balanced. Thanks for the great effort, local lawmakers.
The idea I have to help keep our property taxes down is to promote
local businesses. Seek new firms to locate in our town, promote local
jobs that will have people building homes in our town and if you shop
at home, that money stays in your community and helps it grow. That
will help keep your taxes down.
Thanks for reading!— Carlton
Village. The majority of slum
lords do not live in our Village so
their families aren’t exposed to
the criminals to whom they rent.
Our Police Department is
doing their best to attempt to
keep this Village safe for law
abiding citizens and our children/
grandchildren. Unfortunately if
you slum lords continue to rent
to “these individuals” no one will
feel or be safe in our Village.
It is just a matter of time before
the nice law abiding citizens in
our Village are outnumbered
by the criminals in this town. It
is time that we say “enough is
enough!”
A very concerned Village Resident,
Kathy Mitchell
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media,” Almquist said with a wry
smile.
The truth of the matter is
— Almquist comes across as
polished, knowledgeable, and
professional, as if she has been
doing radio shows her entire life.
“When people started calling
us and said we needed to speak
to their group, I thought, ‘I don’t
speak in public!’ But nobody else
was doing it. And you try to fill
the need in your community. As
long as there is an issue, and
as long as people keep asking,
we will keep talking about it,”
Almquist said.
“That’s what really got me.
This is an issue on a global level.
There are more slaves today than
ever in history. Why haven’t I
heard about this? My children
were little then. It was very
emotional for me. It was a mom’s
thing. And then people saw the
need, and they were asking us to
come and talk to them. But there
was nobody else talking about it,”
she said.
“The community has been very
generous. This year, it feels like
the wheels took traction. A couple
of organizations did fund-raisers
for us. We moved our offices and
doubled our space. It feels like
instead of us just talking, it feels
like people have jumped on board
with us. People in very public
positions. It’s very satisfying,”
Almquist said.
Right here
But surely sex trafficking
does not happen in West Central
Wisconsin.
“We raise awareness right
here. We are not Thailand. We
are not Cambodia … But the
more I am reading, you cannot
focus on it locally without
taking a global look at it. What
happens in Amsterdam affects
what happens in Eau Claire and
Colfax. It sounds really crazy, but
it just does,” Almquist said.
“There are businessmen from
our hometown who are going
there for the purpose of exploiting
eight-year-old girls. The other
piece is that for a lot of people, it
is an addiction. They are as much
in bondage as the people who are
trapped in the sex trade. We have
to look at it as a broader issue,”
she said.
Fierce Freedom has been
working with a young man in the
Eau Claire area who was addicted
to child pornography, served time
in jail, and is now on the sexual
predator list.
“He talks about the best day
of his life being when he was
arrested. He was so addicted and
so caught up, that he couldn’t
stop. It isn’t like going for help for
alcoholism or nicotine addiction,”
Almquist said.
“He has systems in place for
the rest of his life that will help
him not to fall back into it. He
did a video piece for us that tells
his story. That it was a secret.
How hard it was. How much it
was exploiting someone else’s
daughter. It was really good for
me to meet him and hear the
humanity and the addicted side
of it,” she said.
Access
The Internet has greatly
contributed to the exploitation
of people for sexual purposes
because pornography is readily
available and can easily be
downloaded to a Smart phone, a
home computer or a tablet.
“Pornography is so prevalent
in our culture, and we think it’s
our right to look at it. But we don’t
think that it is somebody’s child
or wife or sister. The people who
did the ‘Nefarious’ documentary
talk about how pornography
feeds the insatiable appetite of
sex trafficking. That’s why we
continually link (pornography
and sex trafficking),” Almquist
said.
Those who are in middle
school or high school seem to be
particularly vulnerable to the
accessibility of pornography.
“It is staggering the number
of middle school boys who are
addicted (to pornography). We
were speaking to a youth group
in Eau Claire. And during our
conversation, it came up that
it was a sin. And a younger girl
said she had never thought about
it that pornography would be
sinful. We are at such a different
place in our culture,” Almquist
said, noting that it is not Fierce
Freedom’s intent to bring religion
into the discussion of human sex
trafficking.
“But it was interesting to hear
the younger people say they had
never considered that it wouldn’t
be the right thing to do (to look at
pornography). They can wind up
at the pornography sites (on the
Internet) without even wanting
to go there,” she said.
Free speech
Pornography also brings with
it the issue of free speech.
“You also have to consider the
free speech issue, though, and
that people get really worked
up about free speech. That’s the
tricky part (between exploitation
and free speech). That’s the place
where we are at in our culture,”
Almquist said.
“I feel that we are in a good
place where we can come in and
talk about it at schools and on
campuses. We can be the voice
that brings it in. It doesn’t have to
be a stance that a teacher takes.
We can go in and talk about it,”
she said.
Almquist emphasized that
representatives
of
Fierce
Freedom never speak where they
are not invited.
“We don’t go anywhere without
being invited. That gives us the
leg up. They’ve heard of us, and
they want to bring us in,” she
said.
Fierce Freedom makes use of
a video clip of a 17-year-old girl
in the United States who did not
realize she was being groomed.
“It is her true story. She talks
about how she was being groomed
for trafficking and didn’t know it
until she was in it. It took four
months of time on this person’s
part. She was a waitress. This
older man comes in and sits in
her area for months and builds
a relationship with her. What
he does, he goes from there and
talks to this good-looking young
man who is actually the trafficker
and tells him everything. That
she really wants to go to Seattle.
That she wants to go on vacation
to Arizona,” Almquist said.
Then the younger man starts
coming in where the teenager is
waitressing.
“He comes in a few months
later and starts talking about
how he has a home in Seattle. He
brings it all together. And she is
thinking, ‘Wow. We have so much
in common.’ It helps us get the
conversation going. About how
it could happen where you are
working right now. Somebody
could be grooming you, and this
is what it could look like. It helps
get the wheels turning. It looks
many different ways.” Almquist
said.
“Sometimes they will have
a concert and want someone to
come in and talk for ten minutes.
And we say, ‘Here’s what it could
look like. Here’s five examples in
Eau Claire,’” she said.
Testimony
The Altoona City Council
recently discussed allowing a
strip club to locate in the city.
“We went to testify about
it. We’ve got the statistics that
say what will happen to the
community if the sex trade (sets
up shop). You’re inviting them
right in. Why would you want a
culture of exploiting women in
your community? When that first
came up on the (Altoona) agenda,
our phones blew up like crazy,
asking us to come and testify,”
Almquist said.
“We wanted to communicate in
a way that would reach the city
council, which was made up of all
older gentlemen. It was great to
hear them say that was the last
thing they wanted in Altoona.
Things are moving forward in a
good way in that community. I
am hoping that the culture of our
area is that it is something we
would not want,” she said.
Statistics show that a certain
percentage of the girls who dance
in strip clubs were sexually
abused. “They say they want to do
it. But statistics show they really
don’t, and they feel trapped. It’s
their skill set. They can’t get out.
And why are we okay with that?”
Almquist asked.
Another statistic that gives
pause for thought is that 91
percent of prostitutes cannot get
out.
“They have a pimp. They have
no choice. And we think they are
dirty and pathetic. That they
chose to do it. But they can’t get
out. It’s sex trafficking. They are
being trafficked,” Almquist said.
While the Fierce Freedom
team is in Thailand, the group is
planning to do some filming.
“I am hoping when we are
walking down the street (in
the red light district) that the
camera will capture a lot. I think
we’ll be seeing a lot of American
businessmen. That’s my piece
that I want to bring back to show
the reality. We’ll be gone for ten
days. It will go fast. It will be
hot,” Almquist said.
“I will have a better picture
when we get back. I can tell you
what we are going to do when we
get there, but I can’t tell you what
it was like until we get back,” she
said.
FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
New Trial
Continued from page 1
been unable to fax the request
until 4:30 p.m. on the Friday
before the Monday morning
hearing.
Since one of the witnesses
was unable to be in court, Hunt
requested an additional day to
continue the hearing.
Jail nurse
During the motion hearing,
Hunt said that Liptak had failed
to challenge one of the jurors, a
jail nurse in Chippewa County
who was familiar with Wayerski.
Wayerski was held in the
Chippewa County jail rather
than the Dunn County jail.
In addition, Hunt said that
Liptak had failed to ask witnesses
for their opinions on whether the
two teen-aged victims had been
telling the truth and that some
of the witnesses had heard the
teenagers recant their stories
and said it did not happen.
Hunt said that the jury had
heard a reference to Wayerski’s
suicide attempt and that Liptak
should have asked for a mistrial.
Liptak said that Wayerski’s
suicide attempt could indicate
either guilt or innocence, because
after the allegations were made,
Wayerski would have known that
his career in law enforcement
was over.
Jail inmate
Toward the end of the trial in
October of 2012, a witness for the
prosecution was called who was
incarcerated at the Chippewa
County jail at the same time as
Wayerski.
The inmate claimed that
Wayerski had confessed to him,
Hunt said, but when Wayerski
took the witness stand to testify
on his own behalf, Liptak had
not asked Wayerski if he had
confessed to the other inmate.
Hunt said, too, that Liptak had
failed to use the pending charges
against the witness to attack his
credibility.
The inmate was accused
of multiple crimes, including
soliciting a child for prostitution
and having sexual intercourse
with a child, Hunt said.
Liptak could have used the
opportunity to cross examine the
witness and bring his credibility
into question but did not, Hunt
said.
Liptak testified that he
had been told the jail inmate
was not receiving any special
consideration in his own case for
testifying against Wayerski, that
his testimony was spontaneous
and that he came forward because
he was being a good citizen.
“I will not speculate,” Liptak
said, adding that he had reason
to believe the jail inmate was
receiving special consideration
for his testimony but had no
evidence to support his opinion.
At one point in the hearing,
Liptak testified that he has been
an attorney for 30 years, and that
he stopped counting the number
of trials he has been involved
with when he reached 160 or 170.
Photos
As for pornographic pictures
used as evidence during the trial,
none of them were specifically
related to the case, and none of
the photos depicted either of the
teenaged accusers, Hunt said.
Numerous
pornographic
photographs had been found on
Wayerski’s computer, although
Wayerski said that a Stout
student living with him had
downloaded the pictures.
The photographs depicted a
variety of young men.
Liptak said he had vigorously
and continuously objected to the
photographs being shown as
evidence.
Showing all of the pictures
certainly would not have harmed
the prosecutor’s case, Liptak
said, adding that while he did not
think Webster had done anything
unethical, the prosecutor had
wanted 250,000 pictures shown
to the jury.
In the end, only a few of the
photographs had been shown to
the jury, Liptak noted.
The jurors did not have a
prolonged review of the photos,
Webster said.
Even though the jurors only
looked at the photographs briefly,
the pictures did have a longlasting effect, Liptak said.
Wayerski, who worked parttime as police officer in Colfax for
nine months in 2009 and later
worked part-time as a police
officer in Boyceville, was arrested
July 18, 2011, in a cemetery in
St. Croix County where he had
intended to kill himself.
Wayerski
had
initially
approached the Village of
Wheeler in 2009 about serving as
a police officer and said he needed
to work a few hours a week to
maintain his police certification.
The Wheeler Village Board
hired him for four hours per week,
although Wayerski volunteered
more hours of his time.
The Village of Wheeler had
been without a police officer
for several years because of
budget constraints and relied
on the Dunn County Sheriff ’s
Department to respond when
needed.
In December of 2010, the
Wheeler Village Board increased
Wayerski’s employment to 20
hours per week.
A group of Wheeler residents
had attended a village board
meeting in support of Wayerski
a few months earlier to ask if
it would be possible to increase
Wayerski’s hours because a
recent series of burglaries had
left them feeling uneasy.
Wayerski seemed to have
a good rapport with village
residents of all ages, they said.
The
Wheeler
Police
Commission
terminated
Wayerski’s employment with the
village in October of 2011.
The motion hearing for a new
trial in the Wayerski case will
continue in Dunn County Circuit
Court on March 6 at 1 p.m.
Local students named to CVTC’s President’s List
Chippewa Valley Technical
College (CVTC) announces that
the following students have been
named to the President’s List
for the Fall 2014 term. To be
eligible, students must complete
a minimum of six credits with a
semester grade point average of
3.5 or higher.
From Colfax: Alexandra E.
Albricht, Alaina L. Anderson,
Alexander S. Buckley, Scott
D. Carstens, April L. Castillo,
Whitney L. Demoe, Sarah J.
Golat, Chantell R. Harris, Jeremy
D. Jones, Miranda J. Larson,
Meghan R. Lieffort, Samantha
K. Merten, William J. Michaels,
Ricca D. Retzloff, McRae H.
Rudie, Samantha R. Schreiber,
Shelby L. Sikora, Renee E. Stark,
Emily R. Toycen, Shannon L. Van
Ness
From Elk Mound: Tricia
R. Diercks, Eeliya Her, Craig
Kaiser, Shayna L. Kass-Geissler,
Jace T. King, Jessica L. Kohlwey,
Jacob T. Krogh, Kayla J. Miller,
Kortney L. Moonen, Chad E.
Mousel, Shannon M. Munsinger,
Lydia
Ojibway,
Dawn
M.
Pittman, Kevin A. Ricci, Maranda
L. Schuh, Kaileigh Stangel,
Dane C. Sternecker, Weston R.
Sternecker, Jeffrey P. Wolf, Jaryd
S. Yarrington
Chippewa Valley Technical
College
delivers
superior,
progressive
technical
education which improves the
lives of students, meets the
workforce needs of the region,
and strengthens the larger
community.
Campuses
are
located in Chippewa Falls, Eau
Claire, Menomonie, Neillsville
and River Falls. CVTC serves an
11-county area in west central
Wisconsin. CVTC is part of the
Wisconsin Technical College
System (WTCS) and is one
of 16 WTCS colleges located
throughout the state.
senior
CVTC now offering college Grapevine
nutrition menu
credit for prior experiences January 12: Sloppy Joe on a
EAU CLAIRE, – Many people
feel that although they have
never taken a college class on
a subject, they know a great
deal about it, based on prior
experiences. Chippewa Valley
Technical College (CVTC) is
now offering college credit for
the learning gained from such
experiences, through its Credit
for Prior Learning program.
Members of the public are
invited to attend one of the onehour information sessions on the
program, starting at noon and 6
p.m. on Jan. 6 and Jan. 22 at the
Eau Claire campus.
Credit for Prior Learning
grants college credit toward an
associate degree or technical
diploma for previous knowledge
and skills that directly relate
to the curriculum of a CVTC
class. Previous knowledge and
skills, which would be assessed
by CVTC, may be the result of
work, volunteer experiences,
certifications, apprenticeships,
military training, or professional
development.
Receiving credit for prior
learning can enable a student to
finish a degree program faster
Mayo Clinic-Red
Cedar lists births
Menomonie
The following babies were born
at Mayo Clinic Health System in
Menomonie:
December 22: Romen Curtis
Patnode, son of Rachel and
Curtis Patnode of Pepin
December 23: Bobby Lovato
Morales, son of Anahi Morales
and Pedro Lovato of Menomonie
December 26: Arianna Marie
Bonilla-Borchert, daughter of
Ashley and Jose` Bonilla of
Menomonie
December 26: Faith Lynne
Elizabeth Link, daughter of
Mercedes Everett and Ronald
Link
December 28: Dexter Max
Eckert, son of Brittany and Josh
Eckert of Menomonie
and save money on tuition and
fees.
The
information
sessions
will be held in room 120L inside
the Learning Center in the
Business Education Center, 620
W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire.
For more information, including
scheduling
for
additional
information sessions in the
future, go to www.cvtc.edu/cpl,
or contact Jenna Kulasiewicz at
[email protected] or 715833-6327.
Campuses are located in
Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire,
Menomonie, Neillsville and River
Falls.
Thank You
Thank you for the gifts and
cards for my surprise 90th
birthday party. Thanks to my
wife, Ardys, sister, brothers-inlaw, sisters-in-law, nephews,
nieces, relatives and friends who
attended my party.
It was greatly appreciated.
VERN HOVELAND
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Colfax Merry
Mixers to meet
January 8
COLFAX — The Colfax Merry
Mixers hosted their annual
dinner and dance on Saturday,
December 6. Everyone enjoyed a
wonderful meal and the music of
Ray Rubenzer.
Because of the New Year
holiday, our regular meeting
will be Thursday, January 8, at
the Grapevine Senior Center on
Main Street in Colfax at 2 p.m.
Nancy Jo Schindler will
present a musical program.
Servers for January are Iylah
Morning and Marion Nichols.
Everyone is welcome to attend
all of our activities!
bun, potato wedges, vegetable
blend, fruit pie.
January 13: Cheesy turkey
rice bake, corn, WW dinner roll,
fruit cocktail.
January 14: Hot roast beef,
mashed potatoes, gravy, squash,
ww bread, rice krispy bar.
January 15: Tuna noodle
casserole, peas, WW bread, fruit
salad, cookie.
Menu subject to change.
Colfax Messenger • Page 3
Colfax Health & Rehab News
We danced our way into 2015.
The last week of 2014 was not
just another week in paradise.
We had activities scheduled
every day.
On Sunday Grace Lutheran
church was broadcast on both
radio and television. Mass was
broadcast on television for our
Catholic residents. The REX
Classes took place two times a
day. At 1 o’clock the RNA and
residents gather in the Birch Hall
and do exercises for both upper
and lower extremities. The 6pm
class is also known as bounce
ball! Residents line up around
the perimeter of the Rotunda and
do exactly that. They bounce a
big ball at each other. It is a good
exercise but more important than
that it helps relieve stress (not by
bouncing the ball but by enjoying
each other’s laughter).
On Monday and Tuesday
morning we have Devotions, go
over current events and exercise
to music, sometimes we use
scarfs. This week the Tuesday
was also Beauty Boutique in the
morning. The Salon was very
busy both Monday and Tuesday
with residents getting dolled
up for the New Year’s Dance on
Wednesday.
On Wednesday morning Pastor
Walck led the Church service.
Delores Huber was our pianist.
Leona Ubbelhode brought two
charming young ladies to read.
Josilyn and Shyann Rundle read
the 12 days of Christmas and
letters to Santa on Tuesday and
Legend of the Candy cane on
Wednesday.
Thursday morning was a day
of rest for most everyone. We
still had REX Class but most
residents took advantage of the
peace and quiet.
On Friday morning we had
Gospel Sing with Glen Edberg
CELEBRATING the New Year with our New Year’s Eve Bash!
—photo submitted
and Delores Huber on the piano.
The afternoons were another
story.
The Packers kept residents
busy on Sunday. We played Bean
Bag Toss Monday afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon was Bingo
followed by Happy Hour. No one
goes home without a stash of
goodies to munch and crunch!
There are always cookies and
bars available in one of the five
kitchens, but Bingo prizes are fun
to eat and share when company
visits.
On Wednesday afternoon the
Square was transformed with
New Year’s Banners, Streamers,
Hats, and Lays. Honey and Me
was the entertainment. “Me”
wasn’t present due to health
issues.
“Honey”
completely
entertained the party goers.
Many residents and staff danced
while the bubbly beverages in
champagne glasses flowed freely.
The cheese and crackers were
complimented by the pickled
herring. On a scale from 1 to 10
it was an 11!
On Friday afternoon the
Square was once again a bingo
hall. The week was made possible
by volunteers like Linnea, Veda,
Mary, Eileen, Vonnie, Violet,
Merle and Leona and the girls.
Volunteers are unpaid not
because they are worthless but
because they are PRICELESS!
That is some of the news from
beautiful down town Colfax
where the average person in this
community lives far longer than
those living in most other states.
I think it’s because we are just
about frozen for half the year!
Colfax, Elk Mound School menus listed
Colfax
Jan. 12: Turkey Deli Sandwich,
Cheesy Potato Soup, Crackers,
Carrot Sticks, Cheese tray, Fruit
Choice.
Jan. 13: Chicken Nuggets,
Oven Potatoes, California Mix
Vegetables, Pineapple Tidbits.
Jan. 14: Meatball Sub. Italian
Bean Salad, Sliced Red & Green
peppers,
Onions,
Lettuce,
Shredded Mozz. Cheese, Fruit.
Jan. 15: Hot Ham & Cheese,
Baked Beans or Sweet Potatoes,
Coleslaw, Baked Apples.
Jan. 16: Taco Salad, Black
Beans, Lettuce, Cheese, Salsa,
Chips, Fruit Choice.
Elk Mound
Jan. 12: BBQ on Bun, Potato
Rounds, Baked Beans, Peaches,
Fresh Fruit.
Jan. 13: Chicken Stir-Fry, StirFry Vegetables, Brown Rice,
Mandarin Orange, Fresh Fruit.
Jan. 14: Super Nachos (lettuce,
tomato, cheese, salsa, sour
cream), Chips, Refried Beans,
Wax Beans, Pears, Fresh Fruit.
Jan. 15: Ham Sub Sandwich
w/Toppings (lettuce, tomato,
onion), Broccoli, Tropical Fruit,
Fresh Fruit.
Jan. 16: Pancake, Sausage or
Egg,
Tri
Tator,
Carrots,
Applesauce, Juice or Fresh Fruit.
* Menus subject to change.
Milk choice available daily.
Mayo’s top baby names in 2014
EAU CLAIRE — What’s in
a name? Ask Jaxson, Oliver
and Mason. Or Evelyn, Nora
and Ella. Those names topped
the lists of babies born at Mayo
Clinic Health System locations in
northwest Wisconsin.
As of Dec. 30, the total number
of babies born was:
•Barron: 102 babies — 47
girls, 55 boys; one set of twins.
•Eau Claire: 1,019 babies
— 517 girls, 502 boys; 15 sets of
twins.
•Menomonie: 324 babies —
162 girls, 162 boys; one set of
twins.
Popular baby names at these
sites were as follows:
• Barron — Top boy names:
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SPORTS
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Colfax girls split games at AAU Holiday Classic, Rudi breaks school record in three pointers
After playing one of their
worst overall games in the past
few seasons in a 49-30 loss to the
Minneapolis DeLaSalle Islanders,
the Colfax girls bounced back just
20 hours later for a 47-26 win
over the Northwood Evergreens
and saw senior Alexis Rudi break
the girls’ school record by nailing
eight three point shots in the win.
Both games were part of the 21st
Annual Chris Griffin Holiday
Classic which was held Dec. 2930 at UW-Stout.
DeLaSalle
Colfax had defeated the
Islanders a year ago after losing
three straight years to the team
that has played in the Minnesota
State tournament on a regular
basis the last several years.
According to coach Joe Doucette,
the Vikings were absolutely
manhandled and were outplayed
in every aspect of the game this
time around.
“DeLaSalle did everything
they wanted, especially on the
boards,” he said. “We gave up
18 offensive rebounds and we
did not have one player work
to box out or go after the ball.
They were better and stronger at
every position and they are very
athletic.”
Colfax fell behind 17-6 after a
quarter of play after struggling
to get any offense going against
the Islanders full court press as
they turned it over five times in
the quarter. Dannielle Dachel
knocked down a triple in the
second quarter, Christoffel hit
a free toss and Dachel scored
underneath on a Ally Heidorn
assist but the half ended with
Colfax down 28-12.
Things looked even more
bleak in the third stanza when
the Islanders went on a 10-0 run
before Dachel dropped in a free
throw with 1:35 showing on the
clock to put the score at 38-13.
Alexis Rudi canned her second
trey of the game and it was 40-16
for the Islanders heading into the
final quarter.
Colfax finally showed some life
as Dachel scored on a deuce and
a few seconds later, Chey Olson
stole an inbounds pass and scored
to make it 40-20. Karina Wait hit
from the corner, Christoffel went
to the charity stripe twice and
drained four straight freebies
then canned a triple, and a final
free toss by Megan Schleusner
ended the Colfax scoring and the
game.
Colfax shot just 25% from the
floor, hitting nine of 36 shots
against the Islander defense that
contested just about every shot
they attempted. Dachel finished
with 10 points to lead the team.
Playing
without
Dempsey
Fogarty, one of the team’s leading
defenders who was gone on
vacation (hope it was somewhere
warm), gave Christoffel a chance
to start and she made the most of
it, scoring eight points including
five of six free throws while
grabbing five rebounds.
“This game exposed a lot of
flaws and weaknesses of our
team,” Doucette said. “Hopefully
we can learn from it.”
MINNEAPOLIS DELASALLE (49) C.
Speese 6-0-0-12, T. Toney 4-0-0-9, D.
Speidel 3-0-0-7, A. Wilson 3-0-0-6, T.
Bodden 2-1-2-5, P. Griffin 2-0-0-4, L.
Rodgers 2-0-0-4, Z. Sellers 1-0-0-2
COLFAX (30) Dachel 4-1-2-10, Christoffel
1-5-6-8, Rudi 2-0-0-6, Olson 1-1-2-3,
Wait 1-0-0-2, Schleusner 0-1-2-1
THREE POINTERS: Rudi 2, Christoffel 1,
Dachel 1, Speidel 1, Toney 1
Northwood
The Evergreens were 7-1
overall and 3-0 in the Lakeland
Central Conference but the zone
defense they chose to play didn’t
have an answer for Rudi. She
connected from long range four
times in the first quarter alone,
hitting from both sides of the line,
and with a pair of free tosses by
Christoffel and Olson along with
a Heidorn triple, the Vikings took
control early with a 19-5 lead.
Rudi’s continued her hot
shooting as she opened the second
quarter with another trey, and
PREPARE TO LAUNCH-Alexis Rudi broke the school record
when she connected for eight-three point shots in the game against
Northwood Dec. 30 in the UW-Stout Fieldhouse. Rudi broke Courtney
Doucette’s record of seven in a game and had a career high 24 points
in the win over the Evergreens.
—photo by M. Kruger
after Wait scored a pair of back
to back buckets on a put back
and a layup off her own steal,
Dachel drained her own triple.
Christoffel decided to get in on
some of that long distance action
as she canned the team’s seventh
shot of the half from downtown
and the Vikings were up 32-10 at
the break.
The Evergreens extended their
zone almost to the halfcourt point
to start the second half in hopes
of keeping the Vikings away from
the basket. That didn’t deter
Rudi and company however, as
her teammates continued to find
her open and fed her the ball. The
basket must have looked as big as
the Grand Canyon at this point,
resulting in her hitting three
more triples. Olson scored from
the lane twice and Dachel hit
from underneath, which ended
up being the final Colfax points
of the game. Northwood had
some success driving to the hoop
as they scored 10 points, all on
shots in the paint but the Vikings
were up 47-20 and they gave
several backup players a chance
to experience varsity action in
the final eight minutes and were
shut out during that time.
“It was just a great shooting
performance by Alexis Rudi,”
coach Doucette said. “She has
been a big part of some very good
teams in our program. She was in
a great zone and her teammates
did a nice job of finding her. Her
eight-three point shots broke
the school record of seven which
was held by Courtney Doucette.
We needed to bounce back after
such a poor performance in the
previous game. We played with
more passion and moved the ball
a lot better on offense, and chased
down some rebounds. When we
play hard, we are pretty good,
THE VIKING’S Ally Heidorn attempted to stay ahead of the
DeLaSalle player during the game played at UW-Stout Dec. 29. Colfax
lost to the Islanders 49-30. —photo by M. Kruger
Colfax-Bloomer wrestlers compete in Northern Badger Classic
RIVER FALLS — Led by a fifth
place finish by Brady Simonson,
the Colfax-Bloomer wrestling
team placed ninth of 15 teams in
Division 1at the Northern Badger
Classic tournament held in River
Falls Dec. 29-30.
Simonson scored 26 team
points in the 126 pound class,
winning his first two matches by
pins before losing the third via
a pin. He came back to win by
a 2-0 decision over Boyceville’s
Brock Swenson, then won over
Spooner’s Isaiah Skidmore 8-1,
then won the fifth place match
by a slim 1-0 margin over Jacob
DeMeyer of Rhinelander.
Cole Anderson-Olson placed
eighth at 170 pounds, adding
19 team points. He won his
first match by a 9-2 decision
but lost his second one by a pin.
Anderson-Olson fought back to
win the next three matches, two
by pins and another with a 6-2
decision, then lost 5-0 to Spencer
wrestler Zach Schneider. He lost
the seventh place match via a fall
to Logan Vantassel of Sparta in
1:14.
Brady Hetke also placed
eighth, scoring 18 team points
at 182 pounds. After losing his
first match, Hetke won four
straight before dropping the
last two including the seventh
place match by a fall to Kolten
Schneider of Durand.
Scoring team points but not
placing were Justin Wachtendonk
at 113 pounds (4 points), Jacob
Malinowski at 120 pounds (3
points), Jarrod Kressin at 138
pounds (5 points), Jon Hayton
at 152 pounds (4 points), Zack
Arvold at 160 pounds (3 points)
and Brady Chance at 285 pounds
(5 points). Collin Bungartz
wrestled at 145 pounds but did
not score any team points with a
pair of losses.
THREE WRESTLERS from the Colfax-Bloomer team placed in the
top ten of their weight class at the Northern Badger Wrestling Classic
held in River Falls Dec. 29-30. L to R: Cole Anderson-Olson (eighth
at 170 pounds), Brady Simonson (fifth at 126 pounds), Brady Hetke
(eighth at 182 pounds). —photo submitted
Lady Mounders lose to West Salem, then maul Melrose-Mindoro
It was a tale of two different
games when the Elk Mound girls
lost 59-30 to the West Salem
Panthers Dec. 26, then came
back a day later to score an easy
win over the Melrose-Mindoro
Mustangs 72-43. Both games
were played in West Salem as
part of a holiday tournament.
West Salem
The Panthers started the
game with a 7-0 record and were
4-0 in Coulee Conference play.
The game was close through the
first quarter as the Mounders
were down 11-7 but they couldn’t
muster a lot of offense in the
second quarter and were behind
28-11 at the intermission. Elk
Mound actually outscored WS
in the third, 12-11with Riley
Radtke draining a pair of triples,
Sarah Winchester adding a deuce
and a trey and McKenna McVey
knocking down a free toss. But
they couldn’t put a run together
in the final eight minutes while
the Panthers poured in 20
points resulting in the 19 point
difference.
“West Salem is a very good
team and their physicality gave
us a lot of problems,” Mounder
coach Jordan Kongshaug said.
“They exposed a lot of our
weaknesses and I think it was a
good learning experience for our
kids.They realize what we need
to get better at if we want to
reach the next level.”
Winchester finished with nine
points to lead the Mounders and
added four steals defensively.
Radtke and Waive Melgaard both
scored six points while McVey
had a team leading 10 rebounds.
WEST SALEM (59) H. Gilster 6-1-1-14,
Ji. Olson 3-4-5-10, G. Griffin 4-2-4-10.
M. Latos 4-0-0-8, A. Niemeier 2-3-7-7, L.
Jacobson 1-3-4-5, Ja. Olson 1-0-0-2, H.
Dutton 1-0-0-2, S. Peterson 0-1-2-1
ELK MOUND (30) Winchester 4-0-09, Radtke 2-0-0-6, Melgaard 3-0-0-6,
A. Weber 1-0-0-3, McVey 0-2-4-2, H.
Cedarblade 0-1-2-1, K. King 0-1-2-1
THREE POINTERS: Radtke 2, Weber 1,
Winchester 1
Melrose-Mindoro
McVey found her groove against
the Mustangs who were 3-2 in the
Large Dairyland Conference and
3-5 overall, as she hit all 10 of her
shot attempts in the lane, scoring
20 points to lead the Mounders
while grabbing eight rebounds in
the game. The Mounders poured
in 23 first quarter points for a 14
point lead with 10 coming from
McVey and eight by Winchester,
and they upped the margin to 24,
leading 41-17 at the half. They
continued to score points quite
easily as they increased the lead
to 37 points by scoring 21 more
in the third including six from
McVey and five each by Elizabeth
Fasbender and Megan Krall
before finishing off the lop sided
win.
“I thought we rebounded
nicely against M-M,” Kongshaug
said. “Rather than feel sorry for
ourselves after the previous loss,
we played with a lot of energy.
We aggressively attacked the
rim early on and we were able
to create a lot of turnovers on
defense,” he added.
Fasbender ended up with 11
points while Winchester and
Krall also finished in double
figures with 10 points each.
Radtke collected six rebounds
while Fasbender and Allie Weber
each dished off four assists and
Winchester came up with five
steals.
ELK MOUND (72) McVey 10-0-1-20,
Fasbender 4-2-3-11, Winchester 3-44-10, Krall 4-0-0-10, Melgaard 3-1-3-7,
Radtke 1-3-8-5, King 2-0-0-5, Weber
0-2-2-2, E. Winchester 1-0-0-2
MELROSE-MINDORO (43) K. Dunn
6-1-2-14, D. Lockington 3-3-6-9, K.
Anderson 1-2-2-4, A. Morabito 1-0-0-3,
M. Jones 1-1-2-3, J. Paisley 1-0-0-2, S.
Johnson 1-0-0-2, K. Kirchner 0-2-3-2, J.
Ponterio 0-1-2-1
THREE POINTERS: Krall 2, Fasbender 1,
King 1, Dunn 1, Morabito 1
GETTING A TASTE of some varsity action, the Viking’s Hailey
Durand-Christianson attempted to drive past a Northwood defender
in the fourth quarter of the game played Dec. 30 at UW-Stout.
—photo by M. Kruger
but our margin of error is small
and we are an average team if we
don’t play our best,” he added.
Rudi had a career high 24
points as she was eight for 11
from behind the arc. Colfax was
four for four from the charity
stripe while Northwood was eight
for 11. The Vikings will travel to
Owen-Withee Jan. 5 then will
play at home this Thursday
against Elmwood-Plum City.
COLFAX (47) Rudi 8-0-0-24, Olson 2-22-6, Christoffel 1-2-2-5, Dachel 2-0-0-5,
Wait 2-0-0-4, Heidorn 1-0-0-3
NORTHWOOD (26) E. Burns 4-1-1-9, M.
Waggoner 3-3-4-9, J. Manor 1-4-6-6, M.
Fosberg 1-0-0-2
THREE POINTERS: Rudi 8, Christoffel 1,
Dachel 1, Heidorn 1
TRYING TO STOP the Islanders from getting to the basket was a
tough task for the Colfax girls all night when they faced off against
DeLaSalle in the AAU Holiday Classic Dec. 29.Megan Schleusner tried
to stay in front of the Islander’s Taylor Toney during the fourth quarter
of the Viking’s 49-30 loss.
—photo by M. Kruger
Mounders drop pair of games to
Central Wisconsin Eight opponents
Playing a pair of games over
the Christmas break, the Elk
Mound boys dropped both of
them to teams from the Central
Wisconsin Eight Conference
including a 48-24 decision to
Amherst and a heartbreaking
55-54 loss to Stevens Point
Pacelli. Both games were part
of the UW-Stevens Point Sentry
Classic played Dec. 27-29.
Amherst
The Falcons were 3-1 overall
and 2-1 in their conference
starting the tournament while
the Mounders were 3-2 overall.
It appeared every Elk Mound
player except Brandon Bohl
had trouble finding the basket
however, as Bohl scored 16 of
the team’s 24 points in the game.
15 of those points came from
behind the arc as he nailed five
of seven attempts and added a
free throw for good measure.
Elk Mound was down just 13-9
after the first quarter but single
digit scoring in each of the last
three quarters wasn’t enough to
bring them any closer.
“We did not come out ready
to play,” Mounder coach Chris
Hahn said. “I was disappointed
with the way we competed. We
had no energy and we need to
play a lot better than this if we
are going to compete the rest of
the season.”
AMHERST (48) T. Biadasz 9-2-4-20, G.
Groshak 5-0-0-11, C. Gavike 3-1-1-7,
C. Zblewski 2-0-0-4, A. McCall 1-00-2, H. Piotroviski 1-0-0-2, R. Strand
1-0-0-2
ELK MOUND (24) Bohl 5-1-2-16, C.
Tyman 1-0-0-3, C. Pritchard 0-2-2-2,
E. Strand 1-0-0-2, C. Schreiber 0-1-2-1
THREE POINTERS: Bohl 5, Tyman 1,
Groshak 1
Stevens Point Pacelli
The Cardinals had already
played 10 games on the season,
winning just two of them but
boasted a player who will be
playing college ball in the
future, that being James
Gollon. Leading 18-11 after
the first stanza with Bohl and
Cole Tyman both scoring five
points on a triple and a deuce,
the Mounders doubled their
lead to 32-16 at the half. They
upped the lead to 19 points
at 42-23 heading into the
fourth with help from Tyman
canning his fourth trey of the
game, but things went south
from there. Justin Erpenbach,
after scoring 12 points in the
game, went out with an injury
early in the quarter and the
Cardinals pretty much took
the game over. After holding
Gallon to nine points in the first
three quarters, the Mounders
allowed him to go on a tear and
he scored 21 points in the final
eight minutes which included
five shots from behind the
arc as he and his teammates
outscored the Mounders 32-12
to sneak out the win.
“I thought we played some
of our best basketball in the
first three quarters,” Hahn
said. “We played great team
defense and limited Gollon to
just a few points. When Justin
got hurt, that seemed to really
put our kids down and we made
too many mistakes. We didn’t
execute the adjustments we
discussed and we let Gollon get
too many open looks. He is too
good of a player to leave open.
Our mistakes seem to keep
building in the fourth quarter
and we need to learn from
them and be a better team in
January,” he added.
Bohl again led the Mounders
in the scoring department with
17 points while Tyman added
14 along with Erpenbach’s 12.
The Mounders were 13 of 23
from the charity stripe while
the Cardinals were five of 11.
PACELLI (55) Gollon 12-1-1-30, J.
Elliot 2-2-2-7, T. Flugaur 2-0-0-3, C.
Shibilski 2-0-2-4, Z. Wysocki 2-0-3-4,
P. Rath 1-1-1-3, C. Hintz 0-1-2-1
ELK MOUND (54) Bohl 5-4-7-17,
Tyman 5-0-2-14, Erpenbach 5-2-6-12,
A. Hollister 1-3-4-5, N. Zurbuchen 1-22-4, C. Svee 0-2-2-2
THREE POINTERS: Gollon 5, Tyman
4, Bohl 3, Flugaur 2, Elliot 1
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Colfax Messenger • Page 5
DNR again offering Winter Free
Fishing Weekend January 17-18
THE COLFAX BOYS SEVENTH GRADE traveling basketball team took first place in their own
tournament by winning all four of their games Saturday, Jan. 3. The tournament was the third one the
team has played in this season as part of the Great Northwest Basketball League. Colfax defeated
Eau Claire White 40-16, Ladysmith 36-18 and River Falls White 42-25 then defeated River Falls Gold
in the championship game 34-20.With 18 boys on the team, half played the first two games and the
other half played the last two games. Front, L to R are: Zach Rindy, Brad Thompson, Tyler Hallquist,
Trey Hovde, Cole Kiekhafer. Back: Boden Bergeson, Cole Seehaver, Bryce Schindler, Austin Snyder,
Marcus Drees, Brady Lawrence, Noah Albricht. Missing: Ed Hydukovich, Wesley Kallstrom, Devon
Kiekhafer, Dillon Kiekhafer, Nate Lee, Noah LaNou. The team is coached by Mike Lee and Greg
Albricht. —photo submitted
WIAA to celebrate the 100th Boys State
Basketball Championships this March
In the last week, the boys
basketball games have begun
statewide in a season that
will find people in Wisconsin
celebrating the 100th Boys State
Basketball Championships. The WIAA had asked all boys
basketball coaches to spend some
time over the summer to research
any of the state titles their school
had won over the past 100 years.
“We
are
hoping
that
those schools who have had
championships over the years will
take a night during the season to
celebrate those championships,”
said Deb Hauser, WIAA Associate
Director.
At the state tournament in
March, the WIAA will kick things
off on Thursday, March 19 with a
Pre-Game Celebration beginning
at 11:00 a.m.
Items from past tournaments
will be on display along with a
timeline that will depict the many
Scoreboard
DUNN-ST. CROIX BASKETBALL
TEAM
GIRLS STANDINGS
Colfax . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elk Mound . . . . . . . . . .
Glenwood City . . . . . . .
St. Croix Central . . . . .
Boyceville . . . . . . . . . .
Plum City/Elmwood . . .
Mondovi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spring Valley . . . . . . . .
CONF.
6-0
5-1
4-3
4-2
3-3
1-4
1-5
0-6
SESN
7-2
6-3
7-4
8-4
4-5
2-6
1-9
1-8
Mon., Jan. 5, 2015 Scores
Cameron at Boyceville (non-conf.)
Loyal at Elk Mound (non-conf.)
Plum City/Elmwood at Spring Valley
Colfax at Owen-Withee (non-conf.)
Fri., Jan. 2, 2015 Score (non-conf.)
Somerset 45, St. Croix Central 30
Tues., Dec. 30 Scores (non-conf.)
Bloomer 62, Mondovi 39
Colfax 47, Minong Northwood 26
Elk Mound 72, Melrose-Mindoro 43
Glenwood City 54, Cornell 41
Mon., Dec. 29 Scores (non-conf.)
Durand 70, Mondovi 29
Clayton 40, Plum City/Elmwood 24
West Salem 59, Elk Mound 30
memorable happenings from the
past 100 years.
At noon on Thursday, a video
will be presented on the video
board at the Kohl Center to
honor and celebrate the great
tournaments of years past. In addition, during the course
of the tournament, many former
players and coaches will be on
hand and introduced during the
games. On Saturday, March 21, we
will have our inaugural 3-Point
Challenge that will feature ten
players (two from each division)
in a shoot out to determine who
is the best three-point shooter in
the state.
Players will qualify based
on their stats for the regular
season. The 3-Point Challenge
will happen at both the girls and
boys tournaments this year. A
leader board will be displayed on
the WisSports.net website around
Minneapolis DeLaSalle 49, Colfax 30
Glenwood City 60, Osceola 39
Thurs., Jan. 8, 2015 Games
St. Croix Central at Boyceville
Plum City/Elmwood at Colfax
Mondovi at Elk Mound
Fri., Jan. 9 Game (non-conf.)
Cadott at Spring Valley
Sat., Jan. 10 Game (non-conf.)
Augusta at Mondovi
Mon., Jan. 12 Games (non-conf.)
Turtle Lake at Plum City/Elmwood
Mondovi at Gilmanton
Tues., Jan. 13 Games
Spring Valley at Boyceville
St. Croix Central at Colfax
Plum City/Elmwood at Elk Mound
**************************
TEAM
BOYS STANDINGS
Mondovi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elk Mound . . . . . . . . . .
Colfax . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spring Valley . . . . . . . .
St. Croix Central . . . . .
Plum City/Elmwood . . .
Boyceville . . . . . . . . . .
Glenwood City . . . . . . .
CONF.
2-0
3-1
2-1
2-1
2-1
1-2
0-3
0-3
SESN
4-4
3-4
4-3
3-3
5-2
2-5
3-4
3-4
the start of the new year.
The 2014-15 season will also
be the 40th Girls State Basketball
Tournament
There are some updates
to the rules of high school
basketball from WIAA; here
are some guidelines for the new
rule regarding contact with a
ballhandler. Ballhandler/Dribbler Contact:
The following items constitute a
foul:
1. A defender placing two
hands on a ballhandler/dribbler.
2. A defender placing an arm
bar (extended forearm) on the
ballhandler/dribbler.
3. A
defender
placing
and keeping a hand on the
ballhandler/dribbler.
4. Defender contacting a
ballhandler/dribbler more than
once with the same or alternating
hands.
Mon., Jan. 5, 2015 Score (non. conf.)
Spooner , Glenwood City
Tues., Dec. 30 Scores (non-conf.)
Reedsburg 65, Mondovi 29
Spring Valley 45, Minong Northwood 44
Boyceville 51, Clayton 45
Glenwood City 58, Somerset 55
Mon., Dec. 29 Scores (non-conf.)
Boyceville 59, Minong Northwood 42
Turtle Lake 63, Plum City/Elmwood 58
Prairie du Chien 49, Mondovi 30
Steven Point Pacelli 55, Elk Mound 54
Glenwood City 37, Osceola 34
Fri., Jan. 9, 2015 Games
WI Rapids Assumption at Elk Mound (nc)
Boyceville at Glenwood City
Spring Valley at Mondovi
St. Croix Central at Plum City*/Elmwood
Sat., Jan. 10 Game (non-conf.)
Clayton at Plum City/Elmwood*
Mon., Jan. 12 Games (non-conf.)
St. Croix Central at Amery
Elk Mound at Prescott
Tues., Jan. 13 Game (non-conf.)
Boyceville at Turtle Lake
* Game was played at bolded location
Bowling News
Wednesday Night Doubles
December 17, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Team 1............................................27
21
Team 6............................................25
23
Team 2............................................21
27
Team 7.........................................17.5
30.5
Team 4............................................15
33
Team 3.........................................14.5
33.5
Team 8..............................................8
12
BYE..................................................0
0
HIGH IND. SCRATCH GAMES: Ron Swartz
175, Doug Wayne 161, Ed Reitz 156, Teri Smith
159, Dina Babb 145, Marie Swartz 142, Jessica
Checkalski 142.
HIGH IND. SCRATCH SERIES: Ron Swartz
497, Ed Reitz 462, Doug Wayne 445, Teri Smith
337, Beth Kley 361, Jessica Checkalski 359.
Senior Vikings
December 17, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Special Ed’s......................................4
0
Team 7..............................................4
0
Happy 3............................................4
0
D.J.’s Boys........................................3
1
Team 1..............................................1
3
Rusty Rollers....................................0
4
A.D.G. ..............................................0
4
BYE..................................................0
0
HIGH IND. SCRATCH GAMES: Dave
Hovre 234, Mike Henderson 211, Keith Burton
194, Joyce Bates 191, Paula Hovre 160, Donna
Johnson 154 .
HIGH IND. SCRATCH SERIES: Dave Hovre
599, Gerald Bazille 549, Keith Burton 549, Joyce
Bates 488, Paula Hovre 434, Donna Johnson
382, Karen Henderson 382.
Thursday Major
December 18, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Viking Bowl.......................................4
0
Colfax Animal Hospital.....................4
0
Sikora Equipment.............................4
0
Outhouse Bar...................................3
1
Anderson Bridges.............................1
3
White Rack.......................................0
4
Accelerated Genetics.......................0
4
Cross Roads AG...............................0
4
HIGH IND. SCRATCH GAMES: Russ Burton
243, Ken Secra 243, Dave Boda 235.
HIGH IND. SCRATCH SERIES: Russ Burton
634, Mike Buchner 616, Ken Secraw 615.
Colfax Commercial
December 18, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Whitetail Organics..........................22
3
Viking Bowl.....................................22
3
RB Scott.........................................15
10
Bear Valley Electric.........................14
11
Davis Enterprises........................... 11
14
Rihn Construction...........................10
15
Rihn Const Ladie..............................3
22
Prochnow Racing.............................3
22
HIGH IND. SCRATCH GAMES: Casey Rihn
246, Kyle Laramy 238, Logan Whinnery 223.
HIGH IND. SCRATCH SERIES: Kyle Laramy
622, Casey Rihn 611, Nate Tuschl 564.
Monday Town & Country
December 22, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Little Italy.....................................39.5
20.5
Happys Team..................................38
22
Shadicks.........................................37
23
Whitetail Golf...............................35.5
24.5
Red Cedar Bison............................24
36
Whitetail Organics 2.......................23
37
Whitetail Organics..........................22
38
Viking Bowl.....................................21
39
HIGH IND. GAMES: Nate Tuschl 265, Ed
Rebak 234, Kyle Steinmetz 220.
HIGH IND. SERIES: Nate Tuschl 702, Kyle
Steinmetz 627, Ed Rebak 604.
Tuesday Teasers
December 23, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Bucksnort Bar...................................4
4
Lakeland CO-OP .............................4
4
Feather Communications.................3
5
Chicks with Balls .............................3
5
Dairy State Bank .............................1
7
Whitetail Golf ...................................1
7
Bodyworks Isagenix.........................0
8
Jimmy’s Juke Joi..............................0
8
HIGH IND. SCRATCH GAMES: Nate Tuschl
226, Ron Lemler 223, Jason Tuschl 202.
HIGH IND. SCRATCH SERIES: Nate Tuschl
576, Jason Tuschl 552, Ron Lemler 546.
Sunday Night Mixed Couples
December 28, 2014
Pts Won Pts Lost
Alley Gators......................................4
0
STRIKLESS YOOPER.....................4
0
3 Balls, 2 Splits.................................3
1
Gutter Kings.....................................3
1
Andy’s Custom Co............................1
3
Outhouse..........................................1
3
Fehrless Sinzers...............................0
4
Gotta Go’s........................................0
4
HIGH IND. SCRATCH GAMES: Todd
Sinz 257, Rob Sinz 247, Tom Knutson 209,
Nora Braetenn 198, Sara Demoe 189, Cassie
Kragness 182.
HIGH IND. SCRATCH SERIES: Rob Sinz
637, Todd Sinz 636, Tom Knutson 602, Nora
Braeten 540, Jan Fehr 465, Dara Demoe 447.
MADISON
—
Whether you prefer a
high-tech, low-tech or
no-tech approach, the
Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources
can help you hook into
some fun this ice fishing
season.
If you haven’t visited
the aisles of your
favorite sporting goods
retailer lately, you’ll be
amazed by the array of
underwater
cameras,
sonar
fish
finders,
portable ice shelters
and high-torque augers
available for ice fishing
enthusiasts.
With
participation in the sport
growing - some 590,700
state residents now take
part, up from 479,900
in 2000 according to the
most recent National
Survey on Recreation
and the Environment it’s no wonder the gear
options
continue
to
expand.
“There’s a lot of innovative
equipment out there that makes
ice fishing more comfortable,
particularly in extreme winter
conditions,” says Justine Hasz,
DNR section chief for fisheries
services. “But all you really need
for fun during the hard water
fishing season is a pole, a bucket
and some bait. And a fishing
license, of course. I actually go
for the low-tech approach myself
because it means you don’t have
to haul as much out on the sled. “
In addition, Hasz notes,
anyone who would like to give
ice fishing a try can pursue a
completely no-tech option by
borrowing equipment through
DNR’s tackle loan program
during the third annual Winter
Free Fishing Weekend on
January 17 and 18. Ice fishing
gear is available at 19 loaner site,
eight of which are at state parks
with fishing access. Augers are
in short supply, however, so you
may have to make friends with
someone who can drill you a hole
once you get out there. Call ahead
to verify equipment is available,
with numbers listed on the DNR
website, dnr.wi.gov by searching
“fishing equipment for loan.”
While you can fish without a
license or Great Lakes salmon
stamp on all Wisconsin waters
during the Free Fishing Weekend
event, state park entrance
stickers are required and other
fishing rules still apply, such as
limits on the number and size of
fish anglers can keep. Theresa
Stabo,
Wisconsin’s
angler
education director, said the event
offers a great opportunity for
families to get outside and enjoy
Wisconsin’s waters without a
boat.
Ice Fishing
“Free
Fishing
Weekend
provides a great introduction to
ice fishing and we hope to lure in
families as well as young adults
who enjoy the outdoors and
would like to give it a try,” Stabo
says. “Whether you are after
consistent action with panfish or
something bigger like walleye or
northern pike, it’s quite a thrill to
see what’s on the end of your line
when you haul it up through the
ice.”
At the moment, DNR fisheries
experts are reporting strong
activity in the northern part of
the state including Chequamegon
Bay of Lake Superior as well as
lakes in Burnett, Iron, Marathon,
Portage Sawyer, Shawano and
Washburn counties. Max Wolter,
DNR fisheries biologist in Sawyer
County, reports walleye and
northern pike have been biting
consistently in 5 to 15 feet of
water.
Al Niebur, fisheries biologist
in Shawano and Waupaca
Counties, reports good action on
some of the shallower lakes or
impoundments where anglers are
catching bluegill, crappie, perch,
bass and northern pike.
“You don’t need a lot of fancy
gear to fish these waters - simple
jig poles for panfish and a few tip
ups for pike or bass,” Niebur says.
In the southern part of
the state, Hasz notes, lack of
consistent ice means anglers are
eager to get out and enjoy a sport
that is part of Wisconsin’s fishing
heritage. “We also hope to see
lots of new faces giving it a try
during the Winter Free Fishing
Weekend,” she says.
Groups encouraged to host
Free Fishing Weekend events
Stabo
encourages
fishing
groups,
local
chambers
of
commerce, youth group leaders
and others to consider hosting a
Free Fishing Weekend event.
“We really hope that event
organizers will pitch their events
to adults who have never had
the opportunity to ice fish and
to families who want to learn
together. Every weekend is Free
Fishing Weekend for kids - they
just need someone to
take them,” she says.
Several events are
already scheduled on
Saturday,
January
17 at, including one
at Willow River State
Park, 1034 County
Highway A, Hudson, 2
p.m. to 4 p.m.;
To host an event, fill
out an electronic form
with details so DNR
can help publicize
activities that are free
and open to the public.
In addition to making
equipment available at
the DNR tackle loaner
sites, the department
can supply limited
quantities
of
age
appropriate materials
about
ice
fishing,
fish populations and
fishing in general. The
event planning form
is available on DNR’s
Free Fishing Weekend
web page. Go to dnr.
wi.gov and search “Free Fishing
Weekend.”
Learn more about ice fishing
at online chat Jan. 15
Join DNR ice fishing experts
for a live online chat set for
Tuesday, Jan. 15 from noon to 1
p.m. Get the latest on the 2014-15
ice fishing season, the upcoming
Free Fishing Weekend and ask
questions about Wisconsin fish
populations.
Participate live by visiting dnr.
wi.gov and look for the box on the
right to enter the chat, or search
the phrase “ask the experts.” Or,
enter via DNR’s Facebook page
by clicking the “Cover it Live
Chat” box at the top. The online
chats are archived and available
for viewing after they are held.
Enjoying your catch
With ice fishing, the fun doesn’t
stop once you’ve landed your
catch. Some of Wisconsin’s most
frequently caught fish during
the winter months - including
panfish and walleye - are also
some of the tastiest.
Candy
Schrank,
an
environmental toxicologist who
coordinates the fish consumption
advice issued by DNR with
the Wisconsin Department of
Health Services, encourages ice
anglers to check on the current
guidance. An online search tool
allows anglers to use a drop down
menu to select the county and
lake or river they are fishing to
bring up consumption advice for
fish species on that water. An
advice booklet, videos and other
materials are also available on
the “Eat Your Catch” pages of the
DNR website.
Ice
safety
information
available
This winter’s unpredictable
weather means all winter sports
enthusiasts including anglers
should exercise care while out on
the ice. A variety of tips to help
assess ice conditions can be found
on DNR’s ice safety page.
USDA provides greater protection for fruit,
vegetable and other specialty crop growers
Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack announced that greater
protection is now available
from the Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program
for crops that traditionally have
been ineligible for federal crop
insurance. The new options,
created by the 2014 Farm Bill,
provide greater coverage for
losses when natural disasters
affect specialty crops such as
vegetables, fruits, mushrooms,
floriculture, ornamental nursery,
aquaculture, turf grass, ginseng,
honey, syrup, and energy crops.
“These new protections will
help ensure that farm families
growing crops for food, fiber or
livestock consumption will be
better able to withstand losses
due to natural disasters,” said
Vilsack. “For years, commodity
crop farmers have had the
ability to purchase insurance
to keep their crops protected,
and it only makes sense that
fruit and vegetable, and other
specialty crop growers, should be
able to purchase similar levels
of protection. Ensuring these
farmers can adequately protect
themselves from factors beyond
their control is also critical for
consumers who enjoy these
products and for communities
whose economies depend on
them.”
Previously,
the
program
offered coverage at 55 percent of
the average market price for crop
losses that exceed 50 percent of
expected production. Producers
can now choose higher levels
of coverage, up to 65 percent of
their expected production at 100
percent of the average market
price.
The expanded protection will
be especially helpful to beginning
and traditionally underserved
producers, as well as farmers
with limited resources, who will
receive fee waivers and premium
reductions for expanded coverage.
More crops are now eligible for
the program, including expanded
aquaculture production practices,
and sweet and biomass sorghum.
For the first time, a range of crops
used to produce bioenergy will be
eligible as well.
“If America is to remain food
secure and continue exporting
food to the world, we need to do
everything we can to help new
farmers get started and succeed
in agriculture,” Vilsack said.
“This program will help new
and
socially
disadvantaged
farmers affordably manage risk,
making farming a much more
attractive business proposition.”
To help producers learn more
about the Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program and
how it can help them, USDA, in
partnership with Michigan State
University and the University
of Illinois, created an online
resource. The Web tool, available
at www.fsa.usda.gov/nap, allows
producers to determine whether
their crops are eligible for
coverage. It also gives them an
opportunity to explore a variety
of options and levels to determine
the best protection level for their
operation.
If the application deadline
for an eligible crop has already
passed, producers will have until
Jan. 14, 2015, to choose expanded
coverage through the Noninsured
Crop
Disaster
Assistance
Program. To learn more, visit
the Farm Service Agency (FSA)
website at www.fsa.usda.gov/nap
or contact your local FSA office
at offices.usda.gov. The Farm
Service Agency (FSA), which
administers the program, also
wants to hear from producers and
other interested stakeholders
who may have suggestions
or recommendations on the
program. Written comments will
be accepted until Feb. 13, 2015
and can be submitted through
www.regulations.gov.
These new provisions under
the Noninsured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program were made
possible through the 2014 Farm
Bill, which builds on historic
economic gains in rural America
over the past five years, while
achieving meaningful reform
and billions of dollars in
savings for the taxpayer. Since
enactment, USDA has made
significant progress to implement
each provision of this critical
legislation, including providing
disaster relief to farmers and
ranchers; strengthening risk
management tools; expanding
access to rural credit; funding
critical research; establishing
innovative
public-private
conservation
partnerships;
developing new markets for ruralmade products; and investing
in infrastructure, housing and
community facilities to help
improve quality of life in rural
America. For more information,
visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.
RELIGION & NEWS
Page 6 • Colfax Messenger
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Community Foundation of Dunn
County announces grant deadline
WISCONSIN
DELLS
—
More
than
1,100
farmers
and
agriculturists
attended
the Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Federation’s
95th
Annual
Meeting, Dec. 5-8 in Wisconsin
Dells. Delegates from Dunn
County were Carl Casper of
Menomonie, Kevin Gilbertson
and Brian Douglas, both of Elk
Mound, as well as Geri Wolfe
of Colfax and Marv Prestrud of
Prairie Farm.
Member delegates set policy
that will guide the legislative
agenda for the state’s largest
general
farm
organization
over the next year. Resolutions
submitted by farmers through
their
county
organizations
addressed topics of wildlife,
environmental issues and more.
Held in conjunction with
the meeting, the annual Young
Farmer
and
Agriculturists
Conference provides farmers
and agriculturists (ages 18-35)
with an opportunity to network
with their colleagues and gain
information to benefit their farms
and families.
Attendees were challenged
by several excellent speakers
including J. Scott Vernon, Ph.
D, who spoke about becoming
an AGvocate for agriculture,
and Chad Hymas, motivational
speaker, who shared with the
audience “Who needs Legs,
When you have Wings.” The
Farm Bureau Extravaganza
took place on Saturday night,
with Roger Radley providing the
entertainment.
For information, visit www.
wfbf.com.
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“Whoever undertakes to set
himself up as a judge of Truth
and Knowledge is shipwrecked
by the laughter of the gods.”
~Albert Einstein
Obituary
Millard C. Sorenson, 87,
passed away on the morning
of December 30, 2014, at home
with his wife Jenny, family, and
St. Joseph’s Hospice by his side.
He was born on December 26,
1927, to his mom and dad, Bertha
(Peterson) and Henry Sorenson
at the Sorenson farm on RR2.
Millard grew up working on
the farm with his parents, and
when he was 13 he hitchhiked to
the Dakotas to thrash grain with
his good friend, Phil “Rosie” Rose.
Millard always told the stories of
being in the Dakotas working and
he and Rosie have been lifelong
friends since they were three
years old and in school together.
The pair had some good times
and worked together at American
Materials in Eau Claire for years.
Millard was a workaholic and
worked so hard some days that
he would fall asleep sitting up.
He loved doing construction work
and pushing dirt in his dozer
until everything looked just
right. In 1990, Millard retired
from American Materials after
being there for 37 years.
Millard and his wife, Jenny,
MILLARD C. SORENSON
traveled North, South, and
West, but not East. Jenny says
you didn’t get to see much of the
country because Millard was
always in a hurry to get home
and to get some more work done.
In 2003, Millard and his son,
Dean, started their construction
business together under the
name M&D Excavating. They
were extremely busy and hard
working which didn’t bother them
because they both liked to work.
The business had every piece of
machinery you could imagine
and Millard was proud to say
that “it’s all paid for too!” Millard
will always be remembered by
everyone as the hardest working
Norwegian in the country.
Millard loved each one of
his kids and his step-kids
were treated as his own. He
enjoyed spending time with
the grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He especially
loved his wife, Jenny, very much.
Millard was preceded in death
by his mom and dad; his first wife,
Lavonne (mother of his children);
father and mother-in-law, Merton
& Ihla Linhart; brother-in-law,
Louie (Sue) Linhart; brother-inlaw, Gene (Tina) Linhart; and
brother-in-law, Duane (Mae)
Linhart.
Millard is survived by his
sons, Doug (Mary) Sorenson, Rick
(Barb) Sorenson, Gregg (Cheryle)
Sorenson; his daughter, Connie
Gunderson;
step-daughters,
Diane (Rick) Nelson and Deb
(Randy) Miles; step-son, Dean
(Tanya) Rubenzer; grandchildren,
Todd (Mel) Sorenson, Tabetha
Sorenson, Mike Sorenson, Rick
Sorenson, Ryka (Matt) Katon,
Andie Sorenson, Ryan Sorenson,
Dustin
Gunderson,
Dylan
Underwood, Shianna (Mike)
Peters, Joshua (Kim) Rufledt,
Jason (Meggan) Rufledt, Jeremy
(Jamie) Nelson, Jordan Nelson,
Nathan (Lauren) Lotts, Austin
Miles, Bryce Miles, Jameson
Rubenzer, Ethan Rubenzer and
Lydia Rubenzer; and 14 greatgrandchildren.
He and his wife, Jenny
(Linhart) Sorenson, were married
on June 7th, 1980, and recently
celebrated 34 years of marriage.
Funeral services were held
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January
3, 2015, at Barum Lutheran
Church in Elk Mound, WI, with
Pastor Hal Schroetter officiating.
Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m.
on Friday, January 2, 2015,
at Sampson Funeral Home, in
Colfax, and again one hour prior
to the service Saturday at the
church. Burial will be held at a
later date.
To express condolences online,
please visit obituaries at www.
sampsonfuneralhome.com
NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
E9085 County Road V
Sand Creek, WI 54765
[email protected]
www.newhope-lutheran.org
715-658-1470
Pastor Josh Toufar
[email protected]
Sun. Regular Worship Hours: 9 a.m.
Pine Creek, 10:30 a.m. Sand Creek, 10
a.m. Sunday School (both churches).
Confirmation program date to be
announced.
Communion 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun.
Sun.: 9 a.m. Worship Service;
10:15 a.m.-Sun. School.
BAPTIST
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Aaron Blumer
515 East Street
(Hwy 29 just north of Hwy 170)
Boyceville, WI • 715-643-5011
Sun.: 10 a.m. Sun. School, Adult
Bible Studies; 11 a.m. Morning
Worship.
Wed.: 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting.
Schedule varies on the fifth Sun.
of any month that has five. Call for
information.
CATHOLIC
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC
Fr. John Potaczek
4540 State Road 40, Bloomer
Cooks Valley
Mass Schedule: 8 p.m. Saturday
Mass; 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass;
Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m.
Pine Creek - 715-949-1750
Sun.: 9 a.m. Worship Service.
ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC
Elk Mound, Wisconsin
Fr. Joseph Nakwah
Sat.: 4:30 p.m. Mass.
Sun.: 10:15 a.m. Worship.
CHURCH OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER DAY SAINTS
2721 15th Street, Menomonie, WI
Sun.
Services:
9:30-10:40
Sacrament Meeting; 10:45-11:25 Sun.
School; 11:30-12:30 Relief Society;
Priesthood, Primary.
LUTHERAN
BARUM - BIG ELK CREEK
LUTHERAN PARISH
Pastor Hal Schroetter, Barum
Sun. (Barum): 9 a.m.-Worship
Service; 10 a.m.-Sun. School.
Sun. (Big Elk Creek): 9:30 a.m.-Sun.
School; 10:30 a.m.-Worship Service.
Wed.: 7 p.m.-Confirmation at BEC;
BETHANY LUTHERAN BRETHREN
George Schweitzer - Pastor
Colfax, WI • 715-962-2280
www.bethanylbchurch.org
Sun.: 10:05 a.m. Contemporary
Worship Service. Our sanctuary is
wheelchair accessible. Visit our website
and listen to sermons online.
Wed.: 3:30 p.m. Confirmation
Classes (gr 7-8), 6 p.m. AWANA at
Colfax Elementary.
COLFAX LUTHERAN
Leslie W. Walck, Pastor
715-962-3336
Wed., Jan. 7: 3:15 p.m. Praise
Kids, 3:30 p.m. Confirmation Classes.
Thurs., Jan. 8: 1 p.m. Quilters.
Sun., Jan. 11: 9:30 a.m. Worship,
10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship, 10:30
a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Choir
Rehearsal.
Tues., Jan. 13: 7 p.m. Barbershoppers.
Wed., Jan. 14: 3:15 p.m. Praise
Kids, 3:30 p.m. Confirmation Classes,
7 p.m. Church Council.
COLFAX RURAL LUTHERAN
Pastor Bob Schoenknecht
715-962-3913
Wed., Jan. 7: 3:45 p.m. Confirmation at the Parsonage
Sun., Jan. 11: 8:30 a.m. Norton
Worship, 9:40 a.m. Norton Sunday
School, 9:45 a.m. Holden Worship,
10 a.m. NRV Sunday School, 11 a.m.
North Running Valley Worship
Tues., Jan. 13: 10:30 a.m. Bible
Study at the Grapevine
Wed., Jan. 14: 3:45 p.m. Confirmation at the Parsonage
FAITH LUTHERAN
RUNNING VALLEY AFLC
Jim Haga, Pastor
3 1/2 miles N on east side Cty Hwy A
Sun.s: 9:30 a.m. Sun. School &
Confirmation; 10:45 a.m. Worship.
HAY RIVER-RIDGELAND LUTHERAN
Interim Pastor Curt Rohland
715-949-1976
Sun., Jan. 11: WORSHIP: 9 a.m.
Ridgeland, 10:30 a.m. Hay River.
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN (ELCA)
Hwy. 170, P.O. Box 186 Wheeler, WI
Sec. Hours: Wed. & Fri., 9:30-3
[email protected]
715-632-2530
Sun. worship service is at 9:15 a.m.
SHEPHERD OF THE HILL LUTHERAN
207 University St., Elk Mound
715-879-5115
Pastor Mary Eide
Sun.: 8:45-9:45 a.m. Sunday
School, 10 a.m. Worship.
SPRING BROOK LUTHERAN
7 miles south of Elk Mound
off H on 930th
Sun.: 8:30 a.m. Sun. School; 9:30 a.m.
Family Worship Hour.
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN
Wisconsin Synod
10 miles north of Colfax on
County W, Colfax, WI
Pastor John Toppe
Sun.: 10:30 a.m. Sun. School and
Bible Study; 11 a.m. Worship.
ST. KATHERINE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor Shawn Kauffeld
E7250 N. Cty. Rd. E Menomonie
715-556-9307
Sun.: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School,
9:30 a.m Worship Service.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
1039 Nordveien Dr., P.O. Box 247
Boyceville, WI 54725
[email protected]
Pastor Brad Peterson
Phone: 715-643-3821
Parish Office Hours: M-T, Th-Fri 8 a.m.noon; Wed noon-3 p.m.
Schofield,
Higley &
Mayer S.C.
Clint Peterson
Construction
Attorneys at Law
• Probate • Wills •
• Real Estate •
Wednesdays
Bremer Bank • Colfax
By Appointment Only
Telephone:
(715) 235-3939
Fully Licensed
& Insured Contractor
15 years serving the area
No job too small!
Handyman
& Honey-do list
New construction,
Remodel, Additions,
Roofing, Siding, Windows
Great rates, Free estimates
715-632-2402
MEETING NOTICE
TOWN OF GRANT
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that there will be a jointmeeting with the plan commission and the town board
on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 1 pm at the town hall
located at N10360 County Road W, Colfax to review
the mining ordinance with the Town of Grant’s legal
counsel.
WNAXLP
Peggy Johnson, Clerk
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Is your worker’s comp claim really “closed”?
A worker’s comp claim can only be “closed” by a worker’s comp judge; either through
settlement or after a hearing. Many people had their claims paid but years later require
more treatment or have additional disability. They contact the insurer for help and are
told their case is “closed.” Unless you settled or lost your case at hearing, your case is not
“closed.” The worker’s comp statute of limitations is at least 12 years from the date of last
payment. If an insurer denied your additional claims or told you your case is “closed”, call
us. We’ll develop a plan to help you.
SAMPSON FUNERAL HOME
1017 Railroad Avenue • P.O. Box 175
Colfax, WI 54730
P: 715-962-3525 • F: 715-962-2525
Worship Services
8-9 p.m.-Youth Group.
These sessions will be held at the
Community Foundation office
located at 500 Main Street, 3rd
Floor, Suite 320, Menomonie (In
the BMO Harris Bank Building).
Advance registration is required
on their website.
Their mission is to inspire
philanthropy and be a catalyst
for strengthening communities
throughout Dunn County. For
more information about the
Community Foundation or how
you can become involved, contact
Executive Director, Georgina
Tegart at 715-232-8019 or by
e-mail at gtegart@cfdunncounty.
org.
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WI Farm Bureau Federation holds 95th Annual Meeting
www.cfdunncounty.org. Awards
will be announced in April.
Applicants are reminded that
health related grant requests
that were previously made to
the
Menomonie
Community
Health Foundation should now
be directed to the Community
Foundation through this process.
Grant
Training
Sessions:
Grant seekers are encouraged
to attend one of two upcoming
informational sessions to learn
about their application process
and guidelines. Sessions will be
held Thursday, January 8th from
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. and Tuesday,
January 13th, from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
INDEPENDENT BIBLE CHURCH
Pastor Robert Koepp
Sand Creek - 715-962-4601
Thurs., Jan. 8: 6 p.m. Bible Study
and Prayer Meeting.
Sun., Jan. 11: 9:30 a.m. Communion
Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. Sunday
School, 6 p.m. Games and Fellowship,
7 p.m. Evening Service.
NEW DIMENSION MINISTRIES
5448 Balsam Drive
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Pastor Darrell Wood, Sr.
Phone 715-723-9520
Sun.: 10 a.m. Worship Service
Wed.: 6:30 p.m. Worship. Service.
CALVARY CHAPEL
Pastor Jason Taylor
N10091 Co. Rd. S, Wheeler
715-658-1036
Sun.: 10 a.m. Prayer;
Worship.
Thurs.: 7 p.m. Bible Study.
10:30
UNITED METHODIST
SALEM-IRON CREEK UNITED
METHODIST--ELK MOUND
Margaret DeMaris, Pastor
Sun.: Worship @ 9:15 a.m., Sunday
School @ 10:15 a.m.
Top 3 Reasons Why You
Plan Your Funeral in Advance
1. Peace of mind that your personal wishes are known
2. Reduce/eliminate financial burden on family
3. Lock-in today’s prices for tomorrow’s funeral
We have specially trained staff to meet with
you to answer your questions and guide you
through the process.
No obligation for this meeting.
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WISCONSIN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION annual meeting attendees included Dunn County delegates
Carl Casper of Menomonie, Kevin Gilbertson and Brian Douglas, both of Elk Mound, as well as Geri Wolfe
of Colfax and Marv Prestrud of Prairie Farm.
—photo submitted
The Community Foundation
of Dunn County is now accepting
2015 grant applications from
Dunn County area non-profits,
government organizations and
community groups that support
the arts, culture, heritage,
the environment, recreation,
education, health, basic human
needs and other civic initiatives.
This year, the Community
Foundation
celebrates
20
years serving Dunn County.
Since its inception in 1995, the
Foundation has awarded over
$2 million to local organizations
through its granting process.
Their
Community
Impact
Grants allow organizations in
Dunn County to meet critical
needs and opportunities, while
setting measurable objectives
to demonstrate impact. Any
organization that serves the
Dunn County area should
consider applying.
The deadline for applications
is Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4
p.m. They have implemented new
procedures for the 2015 grant
cycle, so please refer to the Grant
guidelines, application forms and
procedures on their website at
715-962-3525
Tire & Auto Care Center
618 Main Street • Colfax, WI
715-962-2276
Now Specializing in
two and four-wheel
Alignments!
NEW
NUMBER &
LOCATION
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
ELK MOUND
Margaret DeMaris, Pastor
Phone 715-879-5118
Sun.: Worship @ 10:45 a.m.,
Sunday School @ 9:45 a.m.
Quality Tires • Large Selection
UNITED METHODIST
Rev. Craig Conklin
Tainter: 715-962-4335; Caring Ministry
Food Pantry: 715-704-9571
Sun.: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service;
10:30 a.m. Sun. School.
Colfax
Sun.: 11 a.m. Worship Service.
Tues.: 9:30 a.m. Prayer Group.
Most Major Credit
Cards Accepted
General Auto Repair & Service
Tune-ups • Oil Changes
CLASSIFIEDS & PUBLIC NOTICES
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PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS
Cardinal FG, an established glass manufacturer in Menomonie, WI, is
accepting applications for rotating shift production positions. Candidates
must have a high school diploma or GED, basic math and reading skills,
and ability to occasionally lift 50+ lbs. We are looking for people who
pride themselves on having a strong work ethic, are self-motivated and
can get along well with co-workers.
Cardinal FG offers starting pay at $14.30 per hour with benefits including 401K retirement plan, profit sharing, health, dental, disability
and life insurance, and paid vacations and personal time.
If you are interested in joining our team at Cardinal FG-Menomonie,
please stop in and complete an application.
Application deadline is January 14, 2015.
Cardinal FG
2200 Stokke Parkway
Menomonie, WI 54751
(715) 232-6500
The Building and Grounds are Tobacco Free.
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TOWN OF OTTER CREEK
NOTICE OF CAUCUS
AND MEETING NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a town caucus for said town
will be held at the town hall (E5905 County Road S) at 7
p.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2015, for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the town offices to be
voted in at the spring election to be held April 7, 2015.
Regular town board meeting will follow immediately
after the caucus meeting. The agenda will be as follows:
minutes from the previous meeting; public comments;
resolution establishing load limits on town roads; old/new
business; road work/equipment; auditing of bills for payment; any other business unknown prior to this notice;
auditing of 2014 financial records.
The Otter Creek Town Board will consider and may take
action on any of the above items.
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NOTICE TO DUNN COUNTY
DOG OWNERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all owners of dogs in Dunn
County that rabies vaccinations and dog licenses are required
under Wisconsin Statutes.
All dogs 5 months of age or older require a license. Evidence
that a dog is currently immunized against rabies must be presented when obtaining a dog license.
PENALTIES
An owner who fails to have a dog vaccinated against rabies
as required by law may be required to forfeit not less than $50
nor more than $100.
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JULIE A. WATHKE, Dunn County Clerk
NOTICE OF CAUCUS
TOWN OF GRANT
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a Town Caucus
for the Town of Grant will be held at the town hall
located at N10360 County Road W, Colfax, at 7 pm
on Monday, January 12, 2015, for the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates for several offices
including Town Chair, Supervisor 1, Supervisor 2, and
Treasurer of said town, to be voted for at the ensuing
Spring Election to be held on April 7, 2015.
MEETING NOTICE
Immediately following the caucus, the regular
monthly meeting of the Grant Town Board will be held.
The agenda will be as follows: minutes of previous
meeting, public comment, discussion of meeting held
January 8 regarding mining ordinance update, equipment/road work, auditing of bills for payment, and any
other business unknown prior to this notice.
Peggy Johnson, Clerk
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For the Record
DUNN COUNTY
TRAFFIC
Omer Suliman Alkohmos,
Menomonie, Operate w/o Valid License
(1st Violation), $200.50
Wayne E. Barcus, Menomonie,
Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of
insurance, $10.00
Lindsay Lea Bartz, Menomonie,
Speedometer Violations, amended from
Speeding on Freeway (11-15 MPH),
$175.30
Nancy K. Beguhn, Menomonie,
Operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance,
$200.50; Non-Registration of Vehicle Auto <10,000 lbs., $175.30
Katherine M. Bender, Menomonie,
Inattentive Driving, $187.90; Failure
of Operator to Notify Police of Accident,
$389.50; Operating a motor vehicle w/o
insurance, $200.50; Operate w/o Valid
License (1st Violation), $200.50
Kristine Lynn Buttke, Menomonie,
Inattentive Driving, $195.90
Rebecca A. Couch, Menomonie,
Inattentive Driving, $202.90
Bryan Wayne Darr, Elk Mound,
Speedometer Violations, Speeding in 55
MPH Zone (11-15 MPH), $175.30
Jerry E. Foust, Menomonie,
Operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance,
$200.50
Robert Edward Friese, Menomonie,
Operate after Rev/Susp of Registration,
$175.30
Max T. Haaf, Colfax, Operating While
Suspended, $200.50; Operating a motor
vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; Speeding
in 55 MPH Zone (11-15 MPH), $175.30
Dustin Jay Irwin, Menomonie,
Vehicle Operator Fail/Wear Seat Belt,
$10.00
Emily Elizabeth Janak, Menomonie,
Exceeding Speed Zones, etc. (11-15
MPH), $175.30
John Arthur Klukas, Knapp,
Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of
insurance, $10.00
Samantha Marie Laclair, Menomonie,
Fail/Yield Right/Way from Stop Sign,
$175.30
Kimberlie J. Larrabee, Menomonie,
Speeding in 55 MPH Zone (1-10 MPH),
amended from Speeding in 55 MPH Zone
(11-15 MPH), $175.30
Nicholas J. Mann, Elk Mound,
Unsafe Backing of Vehicle, $183.30
Ashley Marie Moncrief, Menomonie,
Speeding in 55 MPH Zone (16-19 MPH),
$200.50
Marshawn H. Morris, Menomonie,
Non-Registration of Vehicle - Auto
<10,000 lbs., $137.60
Nicholas Arnold Schlough, Menomonie, Vehicle Operator Fail/Wear Seat
Belt, $10.00; Operating motor vehicle
w/o proof of insurance, $10.00
Sara Kimberly Schmock, Colfax,
Exceeding Speed Zones, etc. (16-19
MPH), amended from Exceeding Speed
Zones, etc. (25-29 MPH), $250.90
Austin L. Schnacky, Menomonie,
Operate Veh. after Rev/Susp of Regis.,
$263.50
Emilie Alice Schuster, Menomonie,
Exceeding Speed Zones, etc. (11-15
MPH), $175.30
Justin A. Scott, Menomonie, Speeding
in 55 MPH Zone (16-19 MPH), $200.50
Zachary D. Senor, Menomonie,
Speeding in 55 MPH Zone (11-15 MPH),
$175.30
Alan R. Thomas, Colfax, Operating
While Suspended (4th+), $200.50;
Operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance,
$200.50
Joel F. Thompson, Elk Mound,
Vehicle Operator Fail/Wear Seat Belt,
$10.00
Jessika Sue Tollefson, Menomonie,
Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of
insurance, $10.00
Lisa Marie Whiting, Menomonie,
Operating While Suspended (4th+),
$200.50
J o h n E . Wi d m a r, D o w n s v i l l e ,
Inattentive Driving, $187.90; Failure
of Operator to Notify Police of Accident,
$389.50
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
TOWN OF OTTER CREEK
The Dunn County Treasurer, 800 Wilson Avenue, Menomonie,
WI 54751 will collect personal property and real estate taxes for
the 2014 tax year. Taxpayers may mail them or pay them at the
Dunn County Treasurer’s office. Please make checks payable to
Dunn County Treasurer.
First installment of real estate tax is due January 31, 2015.
Second installment of real estate tax is due July 31, 2015.
All personal property taxes are due in full by January 31, 2015.
Roberta Guidaboni, Treasurer
Town of Otter Creek
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TOWN OF COLFAX
NOTICE OF CAUCUS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Caucus for the Town of
Colfax will be held at the town hall at 7:00 pm on Wednesday,
January 14, 2015 for the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for the several offices of said town, to be voted
for at the ensuing spring election to be held on Tuesday, April
7, 2015.
MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of the Town of Colfax Board
will be held following the caucus at the town hall located at
N8409 County Rd. M, Colfax, WI. The agenda will be as follows: minutes of the previous meeting, public comment, correspondence, Plan Commission report and update on progress of non-metallic mining permit ordinance, road work, any
driveway permits, building permits, or certified survey maps
submitted, audit bills for payment, set date for next board
meeting. Agenda items added after publication of this notice
will be posted.
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DELIVERY DRIVER
Due to increased business, we have an opening
for an additional delivery driver. You must have
a clean driving record and possess a DOT med
card or be able to attain a med card upon hire.
A CDL license in NOT required for this position.
Duties include delivering parts to our customers
and representing Kadinger’s in a professional
manner. Retirees looking for supplemental
income are encouraged to apply. To be
considered, please send your resume to
[email protected] or stop in to fill out an
application. No phone calls please.
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NEWS
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
2014: A Year in Review:
A look at the top news stories in April, May and June 2014
Compiled By LeAnn R. Ralph
COLFAX
— The Colfax
Messenger Year in Review
continues with April, May and
June of 2014.
April 2, 2014
•
A Dunn County judge
has lifted the stay on jail time
and has ordered Greg LaPean,
the former owner of LaPean
Implement in Menomonie to
report to jail by 5 p.m. April 27.
LaPean was convicted in 2011
of defrauding a New Auburn
bank in a case involving missing
farm equipment that served as
collateral.
•
To stay compliant with
the Affordable Care Act, the
Colfax Village Board has started
considering
group
health
insurance for employees through
Kado and Associates out of
Menomonie.
• One of the recommendations
in the economic development
chapter of the Smart Growth
Comprehensive Land Use Plan
is that the village consider
purchasing land for residential,
business and industrial purposes.
• The Colfax Sesquicentennial
Parade Committee is looking
for parade units for the
Sesquicentennial
parade
on
Saturday, July 19.
April 9, 2014
•
The Elk Mound Village
Board approved at the April 2
meeting a $50,000 line of credit
at Independence State Bank to
finish the library and community
center located in the building that
formerly housed a Laundromat
and a beauty shop.
•
Dunn
County
Medical
Examiner Chris Kruse released
a report April 1 saying that
Dennis Grohn, a suspected drug
dealer killed by a SWAT team in
February at his home in Cedar
Falls, had a nearly lethal dose of
methamphetamine in his system.
•The insurance adjuster for
the Village of Colfax has declared
the beer tent building at the
Colfax Fairgrounds a total loss
after the roof collapsed following
a heavy, wet snow in February.
•
Dunn
County
District
Attorney James Peterson was
elected circuit court judge during
the April 1 election. Christina
M. Mayer challenged Peterson
for the position. Mayer gathered
2,322 votes. Peterson received
2,472 votes. Dunn County Circuit
Court Judge William C. Stewart
retired at the end of 2013.
April 16, 2014
•A pair of longtime dartball
players from Colfax, Gaylon
Gotliebson and Paul Strand,
were inducted into the Wisconsin
Dartball Hall of Fame April 5 in
Manitowoc. Both men have been
playing dartball for more than 50
years in leagues around Colfax
and Eau Claire.
•
About a dozen Fourth
Avenue residents attended a
meeting April 8 to find out more
information about the proposed
$350,000 street improvement
project.
April 23, 2014
•The Colfax Village Board
has agreed to pay 90 percent of
the April 15 meeting, including
the setback provision.
April 30, 2014
•
The Colfax Fire Board
accepted a donation of a used
fire engine from the Colfax
Firefighters Association at a
meeting held April 24. The
firefighters purchased the fire
engine from the Bayport fire
department at a cost of $12,000.
•
GP Excavating out of
Colfax demolished the beer
A PIECE OF HISTORY — A piece of Colfax history disappeared with the demolition of the beer garden
building at the Colfax Fairgrounds April 22. GP Excavating removed the structure, which had collapsed
following a heavy snow in February. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
LAKE COLFAX — The open field along Dunn Street could have
been named Lake Colfax April 1 after warmer temperatures started
to melt the approximately 70 inches of snow that fell over the winter.
—photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
the premium for group health
insurance to cover employees and
100 percent of the dental plan.
The total monthly cost to the
village if all employees choose to
take Medica insurance with the
village paying 90 percent would
be $5,700, the village board
learned at the April 14 meeting.
•The Colfax Village Board
approved
demolishing
the
collapsed beer garden building
at the fairgrounds along with
engineering services to build a
new one at the April 14 meeting.
The village board accepted
the low bid of $1,100 from GP
Excavating to demolish what is
left of the beer garden.
•
Allie
Kruger,
a
2007
graduate of Colfax High School,
is the new owner of Anytime
Fitness in Colfax.
• New sand mines in the Town
of Howard east of Colfax will have
to be located at least 800 feet
from a residence. The Howard
Town Board approved a number
of revisions to the township’s
nonmetallic mining ordinance at
BOTH Paul Strand (left) and Gaylon Gotliebson of Colfax were
recently inducted into the Wisconsin Dartball Hall of Fame after
playing the sport over 50 years. They are pictured with the plaques
they received at the ceremony and several of the trophies (in back)
they helped win while playing for Holden Lutheran Church.
—photo by M. Kruger
AERIAL TRIBUTE — A pair of WWII vintage T-6 “Texan” trainer
aircraft performed a flyover at Barum Lutheran Cemetery Friday, April
25 in honor of long-time Colfax resident Clinton M. Jenson who was
laid to rest that day. The flyover, which consisted of three passes and
included the “missing man” formation on the final pass, was performed
by the T-6 Thunder North American Flight Team. —photo submitted
garden building at the Colfax
Fairgrounds April 22. The beer
tent was built in 1964. The
building collapsed following a
heavy, wet snow in February.
May 7, 2014
•The Colfax Village Board
has approved spending $33,375
at the village’s wastewater
treatment lagoons to install
electricity, a chemical feed pump,
a converter and for Solar Bee
upgrades in an attempt to better
control phosphorus discharge.
•
EMTs
and
firefighters
from Colfax, Glenwood City and
Boyceville responded to a bustrain accident in Wheeler during
an EMS disaster drill May 3.
•The Colfax Village Board
approved
an
employment
agreement at the April 28
meeting with Bill Anderson to
serve as the new Colfax police
chief.
•The Elk Mound Board of
Education approved eliminating
the every-other-day option for allday kindergarten at the April 28
meeting.
May 14, 2014
•
Captain PJ’s BBQ will
be coming to Elk Mound this
summer as part of the farmers’
market. Brian LaFontaine, owner
of the business, spoke to the Elk
Mound Village Board at the May
7 meeting about setting up in Elk
Mound on Fridays.
•
The Colfax High School
class of 1974 has donated 400
trees and shrubs to be planted
along Eighteen Mile Creek.
Ralph Roggenbuck, representing
the Class of ’47, presented the
proposal to the Colfax Village
Board April 28.
May 21, 2014
•The Colfax Village Board
approved advertising for bids
on the $350,000 Fourth Avenue
project at the May 12 meeting.
•Graduation
ceremonies
were held for the Colfax High
School Class of 2014 on May 16.
•
The
Colfax
Railroad
Museum is in the top five of
privately owned china collections
in the United States.
•Amber C. Goodell, 31, of
Boyceville, was found guilty of
stealing $48,000 from Bremer
Bank in Elk Mound after
pleading no contest in Dunn
County Circuit Court on May 13.
•Based on a discussion at
the Dunn County Planning,
Resources and Development
committee meeting, the Colfax
Town Board has agreed to explore
intergovernmental cooperation
with the Town of Howard for
regulating sand mines.
May 28, 2014
•The Elk Mound Board of
Education at the May meeting
approved a 2 percent increase
in salaries for extracurricular
positions that amounts to a total
increase for the school district’s
budget of $2,145. The increase
affects
64
extracurricular
positions, and the increases
range from $5 to $105.
•Although the Colfax Village
Board had hoped to replace
the beer tent building at the
fairgrounds by the time of the
Colfax Free Fair in June, the
village board rejected both bids
that were opened at the May 21
meeting. One bid was incomplete,
and the other bidder wanted
WELCOME TO COLFAX — Rand Bates, director of public works (top of sign); Don Logslett, street
supervisor (on right); and Keinn Steffe, public works employee, installed the new Welcome to Colfax
signs May 27. The signs were painted by DJ Signs & Arts out of Menomonie and were funded by private
contributions. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
to do the work in mid-summer.
The Colfax Sesquicentennial
Celebration is planned for July
17 through July 20.
•
The Honorable Scott R.
Needham, a St. Croix County
circuit court judge and the Chief
Judge for the 10th District in
Wisconsin, spoke to the Dunn
County Board May 21 about
the possibility of Dunn County
adding another judge for a total
of three for the county.
•
A retirement party was
held May 18 for Swanhild
Rasmussen, who is retiring after
writing the Sand Creek Chatter
column for the Chetek Alert, the
Bloomer Advance and the Colfax
Messenger for 30 years.
June 4, 2014
• After six years, the “Welcome
to Colfax” signs have finally been
installed at all three major entry
points into the village. The signs
have actually been in Colfax and
were ready to go up for the past
four years, but state regulations
about how and where the signs
could be installed prevented them
from being put up right away.
Ron Peterson, who helped design
the signs, and former village
president Jean Olson, had hoped
to have the signs up in time for
the Colfax High School All-School
Reunion in 2010.
•
A
representative
for
Northern Sands, Paul van
Eijl, said at the Dunn County
Planning,
Resources
and
Development Committee meeting
May 27 that the company will
voluntarily apply any setbacks
established by the Town of
Howard in Chippewa County
to properties located in Dunn
County. Van Eijl is planning to
develop a 2,000 acre sand mine in
the Town of Howard next door to
the Town of Colfax.
•Elk Mound’s Elly Friberg
made a clean jump in the high
jump during the Dunn-St. Croix
Conference meet in Mondovi
May 20. Friberg finished fourth
with a jump of 5”1’ in the event
at the WIAA Division 2 Bloomer
sectional and qualified for the
state meet in LaCrosse. Jonah
Bauer will represent the Elk
Mound boys.
•
Four
individuals
from
Colfax, Heidi Lieffort, Noah
Pretasky, Ben Kragness and
Dempsey Fogarty will represent
Colfax at the state track meet in
LaCrosse.
•
Colfax
historian
Troy
Knutson has published “Looking
Through the Lens: Colfax History
Through Pictures.”
June 11, 2014
•The 95th Colfax Free Fair
started June 12.
•Colfax resident Gary Stene
has filed nomination papers to
run as a Democratic candidate
for the 67th Assembly District
in November against incumbent
Tom Larson of Colfax.
•Jonah Bauer of Elk Mound
won the Division 2 100-meter
dash at the WIAA state track
meet June 6 and 7 at UWLaCrosse.
•Colfax Police Chief Pete
Gehring retired May 23 after
serving in law enforcement for 43
years.
June 18, 2014
•A house fire at 511 East
Third Avenue on May 24 has been
determined to be “suspicious” in
nature.
•The Colfax Village Board
approved at the June 9 meeting
a rezone for a lot on Iverson Road
to allow the construction of a twin
home.
•Although the Colfax Village
Board is borrowing $350,000 for
the Fourth Avenue street project,
Tax Increment District No. 3 is
expected to cover the cost of the
loan. The village board approved
the TID 3 plan amendment and
borrowing the money for Fourth
Avenue June 9.
June 25, 2014
•Colfax resident Kobi Shaw
was featured on The Ellen
DeGeneres television show May
23 wearing her bell jumpsuit to
play “Carol of the Bells.”
•The Dunn County Board
at the June meeting approved
two referendum questions for
the November ballot. The first
advisory referendum question
will ask voters to give their
opinion on whether the governor
and state legislature should
accept federal funding to expand
BadgerCare. The second question
will ask voters about their opinion
on whether the U.S. Constitution
should be amended to state that
only human beings are endowed
with constitutional rights and
that money is not speech.
• The Midwest Brass and Gas
Club stopped in Colfax on June
16 with a variety of antique cars,
all of which were older than 1912.
More than a dozen cars stopped
for a coffee break at Lynn’s
Brewed Awakenings and to shop
at the Colfax Arts and Antique
Mall.
SAND CREEK CHATTER
— After 30 years of writing the
Sand Creek Chatter column for
the Chetek Alert, the Bloomer
Advance and the Colfax
Messenger, Swanhild Rasmussen
is retiring. A party was held in her
honor in Sand Creek on May 18.
She will be moving to Maryland
May 31 to live with her daughter
and son-in-law.
—photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
WREATH — Arlene Scheidecker, a member of the American Legion
Auxiliary, waits to hang the wreath at Evergreen Cemetery in Colfax
during the Memorial Day Ceremony. Also pictured is American Legion
member Ray Johnson.
—photo by LeAnn R. Ralph