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April referendum to ask Spencer voters for $975,000 per year

CHRISTIAN PARKER/STAFF PHOTOSpencer Board of Education member Jim Krasselt discusses fi gures at a Jan. 13 meeting regarding the school districts plans for a 5-year, $975,000 annual non-recurring referendum to go to voters on April 5.

by Christian ParkerAfter weighing the pros and cons of

several fi nancial scenarios, Spencer Board of Education members decided Jan. 13 on the dollar amount they will ask taxpayers for in April.

With the help of business director Nancy Kibbel, Board members were able to try different referendum amounts in a spreadsheet based on a fi nancial forecast model by R.W. Baird. The Board decided it will request a $975,000 non-recurring annual referendum amount over the next fi ve years.

Under this projec-tion, a tax amount of $11.34 per $1,000 of equalized property valuation would be as-sessed for the 2016-17 school year, falling be-low $11 in the 2017-18 school year and remain-ing under $11 until the end of the refer-endum in 2021. (The tax rate for 2015-16 is $10.23.) The non-recurring aspect of the request means the tax will sunset after fi ve years and the district will no longer have the authority to levy without return-ing to voters.

Superintendent Mike Endreas said it quickly became clear early in discussions that doing nothing wasnt a realistic so-lution. The district shows a $1.7 million defi cit based on current models by 2021. Renewing the current $675,000 referendum amount wasnt adequate either, Endreas said.

Last month, the Board settled on $975,000 annually for all fi ve years, but wanted to experiment with lower fi gures for the fi rst couple years. Ultimately, other amounts proved to be substantially short.

The numbers used at the December discussion changed somewhat, because in the time since, a biennial enrollment report in January indicated a drop of about 10 students, which means less money available in state aid to the district. Spencer receives roughly $10,000 per non-open enrolled student in the district. Open enrolled students bring in about $7,000.

Endreas said the district is building the referendum around worst-case scenarios.

Everything is based on assumptions and projections, he said. As a district, we are very conservative with our spend-ing, but we need to plan for the worst pos-sible situations.

The fi gures used to determine the refer-endum amount are based on zero state aid increase and a declining student enroll-ment. Spencer receives 70 cents in aid for each dollar it spends, Endreas said, and

future amounts the state wants to provide are unpredictable.

That 975 figure is hard to swallow though, Board member Jerry Wienke observed.

It is consistent with past practice, Endreas said. Our fi rst referendum was 425, then fi ve years later, we went with 675, a difference of 250. Five years later, were at 975, a difference of 300. Looking at infl ation over that timeframe, this fi gure does make sense.

And numbers dont lie, unfortunately, Board member Eric Zenner said.

O n e t h i n g t h i s board can be proud of is that weve done a darned good job how weve spent the money we have had, Endreas said.

Kibbel pointed out the model still requires the district to cut $1.7 in spending over five years. A minimum of a 20 percent fund balance to expenditures is recommended by the districts auditor to maintain the districts borrowing power and ensure adequate cash fl ow. This is important for covering payroll costs and outstanding expenses before state aid checks arrive. Figures for this referendum maintain 20 percent or higher in the fund for fi ve years, assuming the district maintains a balanced budget throughout.

No major building initiatives are cur-rently planned for Spencer schools.

Were not doing anything out of the ordinary. Endreas said. The referendum, he said, is to put some money into the bud-get to upkeep the building. Upgrades to bathrooms and plumbing installed in the building, in some areas dating back to the 1960s, is planned in the foreseeable future and will likely be replaced in sections.

Endreas said the district budgets $40,000 per year for roof repairs regardless of whether any repairs are needed. By na-ture of how the building was constructed in additions, roof repairs can be done in sections so there is little likelihood of an extreme roofi ng expense in any given year. If no work is needed, Endreas said the money is available to be used in other areas.

He said over the last five years, the school was able to carry forward funds and pay for a technology initiative in the high school, as well as all new LED lights and bleachers.

Cost saving measures, like the LED

Please see Spencer, page 8

Numbers dont lie, unfortunately. --

Spencer Board of Education member

Eric Zenner

Clark County Board OKs purchase of more forest acres

The Clark County Board of Supervi-sors voted 18-6 last week to authorize the county Forestry & Parks Department to apply for state grant funding to help buy 320 acres of forest land in the town of Butler. If the county receives the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant Program money, it will spend $146,500 of county money to add the acreage to the more than 135,000 acres already enrolled in the county forest in the western and southern regions of the county.

The Boards action last week gives the Forestry & Parks Department permission to negotiate for the land purchase with its current owner, Meteor Timber LLC. The land has been managed for timber production, and has an appraised value of $456,000.

If the county receives the grant fund-ing, it would also transfer 120 acres of forest land in the town of Foster now controlled by the county Highway De-partment, to county forest acreage. That

transfer could bring in more Knowles-Nelson dollars equal to half the lands value, for a total grant amount of $314,500. The county would then use $146,500 of money already held in a designated fund from the sale of county land in the town of Dewhurst to a cranberry company in 2014. The purchase price would also be offset by an estimated $102,180 in timber revenue over the next decade from the 320 acres in the town of Butler.

The county also used Knowles-Nelson grant money in 2014 to buy more than 960 acres in the town of Mead. A stipulation of the grant program is that the land be kept open for public use.

The Board approved the latest grant application at a Jan. 14 meeting in Neillsville. Supervisors voting against applying for the grant funds were Tom Wilcox, Curtiss; Art Petke, Owen; Kevin Froeba, Loyal; Gordon Haselow, Loyal; Frieda Rollins, Granton, and Duane Boon, Neillsville.

Governor not eager to speak with the press

Matt Pommer

Members of the TRG editorial Board include Publishers Kris

OLeary and Kevin Flink,Editor Dean Lesar, and

Carol OLeary.

Gov. Scott Walker started 2016 by refus-ing interview requests from newspaper correspondents who cover the State Capi-tol, they report.

Thats not surprising. Other governors have become annoyed with the coverage provided by members of the Capitol press corps who work for newspapers.

These journalists have good memories. They remember what governors and their staffs have said in the past about issues. They know many of the details involved in public issues, and they know how to get responses from others in the public arena.

Governors are annoyed when things arent going their way. Walker saw that in 2015 when his bid for the Republican presidential nomination fi zzled. He saw it when his favorable ratings dropped to 38 percent. His popular support had eroded in central and western Wisconsin.

Governors are accustomed to audi-ences standing and applauding their appearances at public events. Some may occasionally think all this is for them per-sonally rather than respect for the offi ce and the state.

Its easy to understand why they think the press, rather than themselves, are at the heart of bad poll numbers.

On the other hand, Walkers decision to avoid early-year interviews might just be an effort to avoid discussing issues scheduled for inclusion in his State of the State address to the Legislature. He would want to package his visions in the speech rather than newspaper interviews.

Other governors also have jealously protected their speeches until they are

delivered.Walker did interviews with radio and

TV outlets this year. Broadcast news re-ports, by the nature of their media, gener-ally dont have the wider dissemination of newspaper stories.

The governor has said he has a 20-year vision for the future of Wisconsin and he wants the state to move in that direction. He also told TV reporters he might run

for re-election in 2018, obviously linked to such long-term ideas.

Walker has no choice but to suggest he might seek at least one addi-tional term as governor. To do otherwise at this point would raise the im-age that he might become a lame-duck politician.

Its much easier deal-ing with both political friends and foe when you appear clearly to be the

person in charge. Its the sort of image that will help Walker as he campaigns to help re-elect Republican Ron Johnson to the U.S. Senate this November.

Johnson is a freshman senator who is being challenged by former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, a Democrat. National publica-tions predict that their race could be one of the closest Senate races this year.

Walker often appears on friendly con-servative talk-radio shows, an approach to strengthen support among so-called Tea Party members who support him. That stage seems to be his public forum

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Keep mentored hunting law as it isPage 2 - Tribune Record Gleaner - Wednesday, January 20, 2016 OPINION

Emily FijalkiewiczGreenwood

Help keep your local grocery store open

So your 8-year-old son or daughter wants to carry a large-caliber rifl e into the woods to kill an animal. Are they really ready for that? Do you allow it? Should you be even given that choice?

Under a bill circulating through the Wisconsin Assembly this week, you, as a parent, would be given the opportunity to let your child begin to hunt deer, bear and other animals at any age you see fi t. The measure, introduced by Republican lawmaker Joel Kleefi sch of Oconomowoc, seeks to eliminate the states minimum hunting age -- currently 10 years old -- and allow mentors who take children into the woods to hunt to also carry a fi rearm. Current law says that children as young as 10 can hunt without taking a hunter safety class if they are accompanied by a mentor, but the mentor cannot carry a fi rearm, too.

We were opposed a few years ago to the law change that reduced the minimum hunting age from 12 to 10, and to take this a step further and completely eliminate the age requirement, in our view, is irre-sponsible and foolhardy. Children who are still young enough to enjoy Bambi on a DVD are not mature enough mentally or physically to begin killing wild creatures, regardless of whether a parent thinks theyre old enough. Kleefi sch says the law change is about giving parents the latitude to make choices for their own children. If thats the case, whats next? Eliminating the 16-year-old driving law and letting parents decide when their children are old enough to drive a car? Why not, maybe a 9-year-old could then drive himself to the woods to hunt bear. Sounds perfectly safe, right?

Wisconsins youth hunter mentor law has seemed to work, and Department of Natural Resources safety statistics have not shown a large up-tick in hunting-related accidents since 10- and 11-year-olds have been

allowed to hunt. More than 31,000 men-tor hunting licenses were sold in 2014, according to the DNR, which represents nearly 5 percent of the deer hunting li-censes sold in the state. Weve seen many photographs of delighted 10-year-olds with their fi rst deer, so that seems to be helping to encourage more people to be-gin hunting, which is good for the future of the sport in the state.

That said, a line has to be drawn some-where. The law change proposal bothers us not only because we dont believe young children have the physical strength to properly handle a large weapon nor the mental maturity to comprehend the mean-ing of taking a life, but because a mentor who now has a gun in their hands will be less focused on the needs of the youth. One provision of the 10-year-old law that makes it acceptable is that the mentor cannot carry a weapon, and thus can fo-cus completely on the safety of the youth. We trust that most mentors have the best interest of the kids in mind, but why dis-tract them from whats most important?

Kleefi sch said safety is the utmost goal of his law change proposal, but wouldnt the utmost way to promote safety be to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of kids until a reasonable age? Its a benefi cial experience for youths to participate in the hunt with adults for a few seasons -- without a gun in their hands -- so they can see for themselves what the experience is about. Sure, it sounds grand to say youre in favor of allowing parents to make their own choices re-garding their children, but sometimes its the governments role to set limits. If not, then lets also wipe out the law that sets a minimum age for tobacco use. Then our

9-year-old can light up a cigar while he takes the truck to the woods to kill something. What could go wrong with that?

Editor:Many families have a

Thanksgiving Day tradi-tion of having adults and children share that for which they are thankful, as was the case at my home.

When my turn came to share something for which I was thankful, people at my table, especially the children, thought I was kidding, perhaps that Grandma was off her rocker. I said that I was thankful that we had a grocery store in Greenwood, Mayvilles Market. These children live in the Milwaukee area and they and their families have so many choices in grocery and other stores. There was laughing about being thankful for a grocery store which ceased as everyone listened atten-tively as I explained that some nearby com-munities have no grocery store as there wasnt enough employment opportunities to bring customers into the store so these

had to be closed.A discussion then con-

cerned what did people do without such a store, such as the very diffi cult result that shoppers had to drive

quite a distance and shop and what about those that couldnt drive? The conclusion was that it was so very important to do as much as families can do to support the local grocery store, Mayvilles Market.

It has been a pleasant week down here on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It is still winter, so the average daytime high is only 64, but I think we made it just about every day this week. Today (Thursday) was the best, one I would describe as a no jacket day. However, after watching three ships go out this afternoon, the sea fog came in and by fi ve oclock we could no longer see the beach from our apartment.

I never fi nished this last night so here we go again on Friday. Was it nice yes-terday? Yes, but today topped it and then some. Temperatures got close to 80 with only a slight breeze. And talk about ships. I lost count somewhere between 10 and 11.

We were waiting for the maids to clean our room after lunch so we took a drive down on the beach and ended up at the jetty right next to the ship channel. Here we discovered Jackie and Bob and her cousin, Charlie, and his wife, Sandy. They were just sitting in the sand sunning themselves, so we joined them. It is going to change in the morning the weatherman said tonight on the news, with a cold north wind and only a high of 50.

I forgot to tell you about one of our ad-ventures on the way down in the last days of December. It was our celebration of our wedding anniversary, number 59 to be exact. We did it up in grand style, just like every other year. That was to visit Louies Cat Fish House and eat our fi ll.

With an election coming up later this year, the talk of raising the minimum wage keeps coming up in some of the discussions.

For some reason I have lost touch with what a good salary is. Two numbers always stand out in my head - - $1.07 an hour and $1.82.

The fi rst number is the wage I earned at my fi rst job after graduating from high school in 1948. I went to the Twin Cities, where just about all of the high school graduates headed and landed a job at Swift & Company in south St. Paul.

I suppose the wage represented the work by union members who were em-ployed by Swift and Armours next door, who had been on strike most of the spring.

I recall going home and telling my parents what I was making. My mother quickly replied, There is no one worth that kind of money. At the time, I paid $15 a week for room and board and rode the streetcar from my rooming house in St. Paul to South St. Paul every day. Tokens for the street car sold at fi ve for 45 cents.

The second number is the wage paid by the postal department when I started there in the fall of 1957. It was the most money I had ever earned in my life. That works out to an annual salary of $3,785.

As I said, it was the most money I had ever earned and looked forward to get-ting caught up on some bills that I owed about town and even putting a little away -- some day.

While we havent been hunting license plates in an earnest manner, we have been pretty lucky. So far we have collected 38 states and six of the eight Canadian provinces. We were a bit lucky last week to drive on the ferry while leaving the is-land and see a pickup truck with a Hawaii plate on it. Likewise, I had no trouble with Newfoundland as it is parked right here in our condo parking lot.

Back in the days of World War II the government had a practice of telling us how much each bomb cost and how much a ship had cost to build. The idea was to help raise money to buy War Bonds, which was money used to fi nance the war.

Today, we fi ght our wars without the government telling us how much money it is costing. If I heard correctly, the cost of the war in Iraq, started by Republican President George W. Bush, was seven trillion dollars. Along with that, the lives of over 4,000 American servicemen and women were lost.

Today, we hear the so-called conserva-tive candidates running for president and how they plan to just bomb those who disagree with us and get rid of them. None of them have explained where the money will come from or how many lives it will cost.

Along that same line, I read that none of the candidates running for president are veterans. Yet they all have ideas on how to send someone elses son or daugh-ter into battle.

I wrote last week about the building boom going on. This week, the South Jetty, the local newspaper, ran a story about a project in the works for the future.

A development company has plans for 1,000 new homes or apartments with a pro-jected cost of one billion dollars. Thats right, b for billion. It should create some nice tax revenue for the city.

While the discussion continues, no one had come up with a solution as to where to put people once the island fi lls up. After all, it is only so big.

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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTNeillsville Seventh Day Adventist Church

5th & Clay Streets Neillsville 715-743-7988DAVID SCHOFIELD, PASTOR

Saturday Services: 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath school11 a.m. - Worship, 6:30 p.m. - Thursday Bible study

CATHOLICChrist the King Church

101 Wendel Spencer 715-659-4480REV. SAMUEL MARTIN

4 p.m. - Saturday evening mass 8 and 10 a.m. - Sunday morning massMasses for Holy Days of Obligation evening before, 8 p.m.; day of, 5:30 p.m.

Holy Family Catholic ChurchWillard 715-255-8017 FATHER STEVEN BRICE

4 p.m. - Saturday massSt. Anthonys Catholic Church

FATHER STEVEN BRICE407 N. Division Loyal 715-255-8017

6:30 p.m. - Saturday mass, 10:30 a.m. - Sunday morning massSt. Marys Parish

Greenwood 715-255-8017 FATHER STEVEN BRICE8:30 a.m. - Sunday morning mass

MISSOURI SYNODSt. Paul Lutheran

North Green Grove P.O. Box 206 N13510 Cty. Rd. E Colby, WI 715-223-1726 REV. PAUL HUNSICKER

9 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceChrist Lutheran - ChiliREV. DANIEL SCHOESSOW

9 a.m. - Sunday worship service, 10 a.m. - Sunday schoolHoly Com mun ion celebrated the fi rst and third Sundays of each month.

Trinity Lutheran(Missouri Synod)

109 W. Clark Spencer 715-659-4006 REV. DAVID DEPAOLI7 p.m. - Saturday worship service

8:40 a.m. - Sunday school; 10 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceZion Lutheran

W2894 Granton Road, Granton 715-238-7318REV. DANIEL SCHOESSOW

9:15 a.m. - Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceHoly Com mun ion cel e brat ed fi rst and third Sundays of each month.

LUTHERANEmmanuel Lutheran - ELCA

W5752 Colby Factory Road Town of LongwoodPASTOR BRIAN CAMPBELL

10:45 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceHoly Com mun ion cel e brat ed second and fourth Sundays of each month.

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod) (rural Neillsville)

REV. JOHN E. WARMUTH9 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Holy Com mun ion cel e brat ed the fi rst Sunday of each month.Nazareth Lutheran - ELCA

North County T Withee 715-229-2051 REV. BONNIE CAIN10 a.m. - Sunday worship service. Everyone welcome.

Our Saviors Lutheran - ELCA110 W. Begley Greenwood 715-267-6142

PASTOR BRIAN CAMPBELL9 a.m. - Sunday worship service

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church(Wisconsin Synod)

Christie 715-743-2480REV. JOHN E. WARMUTH

10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceHoly Com mun ion cel e brat ed the fi rst Sunday of each month.

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran(Wisconsin Synod)

711 W. 5th St. Neillsville 715-743-2944REV. TIMOTHY BIEBERT

9 a.m. - Sunday worship service; 10:15 a.m. - Sunday school and Bible class7 p.m. - Monday worship

St. Pauls Lutheran - ELCA1131 Meridian St. Curtiss

Church: 715-223-4000 Offi ce: 715-785-7975stpauls@dwave.net

REV. KRIS BJERKE-ULLIMAN10:15 a.m. - Sunday worship service; 9:30 a.m. - Sunday school

St. Johns Lutheran - ELCARiplinger 715-659-5158 EVERYONE WELCOME

REV. REBEKAH TARRAS11 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Communion every second Sunday of the month.St. Johns Lutheran - ELCA

B3750 Hwy. 13 Spencer 715-659-5158sjlcoffi ce@frontier.comEVERYONE WEL COME

REV. REBEKAH TARRAS8 a.m. and 10 am. - Sunday worship with communion

6:30 p.m. - Wednesday evening worship with communion Handicapped accessible

Trinity Lutheran ELCA201 S. Washington St., Unity 715-223-2155

PASTOR AL HOUTS9 a.m. - Sunday school 10 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Memorial Day to Labor Day: 9 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceTrinity Lutheran ELCA

201 N. West Loyal 715-255-8880ALL ARE WELCOME

REV. DANIEL E. ZIMMERMAN7 p.m. - Saturday evening worship service

9:15 a.m. - Sunday school 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceZion American Lutheran ELCA

Granton 715-238-7269 INTERIM PASTOR JAY WELSHONSE

9:15 a.m. - Sunday school10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

MORMONChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2207 W. 5th St., Marshfi eld 715-384-45599:30-10:20 a.m. - Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women9:30-11:15 a.m. - Primary 10:25-11:15 a.m. Sunday school

11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Sacrament meeting

CHURCH OF CHRISTChurch of Christ

B3942 State Highway 13, Spencer9 a.m. - Sunday Bible study; 10 a.m. - Sunday worship service

7 p.m. - Wednesday Bible studyEVANGELIST: CLINT A. OPPERMANN - 715-650-1970

Web site: www. spencercoc.com E-mail: preacher@spencercoc.comImmanuel United Church of Christ

3 mi. w. on G, 1 mi. n. on Hwy. O. GreenwoodPhone 715-267-6547

REV. ASAFA RAJAOFERA8:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Living Hope Evangelical Free ChurchHwy. 10 & Fairground Ave. Neillsville 715-743-2471

REV. STEVE WENTZDIRECTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES - MARY GARDNER

9:15 a.m. - Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceOur Fathers House Christian Com mu ni ty Church

W770 County Trunk H, Chili 715-683-2889REV. RON JOHNSON

9:30 a.m. - Sunday school10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

METHODISTImmanuel United Methodist

Chili 715-683-2886 10:30 a.m. - Morning worshipGranton United Methodist

Granton REV. DONG SUE LEE8 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Loyal United Methodist Loyal Offi ce 715-255-9213 Home 715-255-8737

PASTOR PATSY ROE9:15 a.m. - Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Spencer United MethodistChurch Offi ce 715-659-5551 REV. MICHAEL CARLSON

9:30 a.m. - Sunday Bible study10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

United Methodist209 W. Clark St., P.O. Box 533 Colby

JANINE JOHNSON, lay speaker7 p.m. - Wednesday worship service

No Sunday servicesChurch school as announced prior to evening service

York Center United MethodistOffi ce 715-255-9213 Home 715-255-8737

PASTOR PATSY ROE9 a.m. - Sunday worship service; 10 a.m. - Sunday school

EPISCOPALSt. Katherines Episcopal Church

206 E. 3rd St. Owen, WI 715-229-2643REV. TONY RING

10 a.m. - Wednesday morning prayer & Holy Communion10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

BAPTISTBible Baptist

700 E. 15th St. Neillsville 715-743-4695PASTOR MARK A. FUGATE

9:30 a.m. - Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. - Worship service,3 p.m. - Sunday afternoon service

7 p.m. - Wednesday night Bible studiesMissionary Bap tist

302 N. Main Greenwood 715-267-6114REV. ROBERT LOVE

9:30 a.m. - Sunday school for all ages10:30 a.m. - Sunday morning worship service

6:30 p.m. - Wednesday All For Him (grades 7-12)6:30 p.m. - Wednesday AWANA club ( age 3-grade 6)

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This Coming Events column is for non-fundraising events. The exception is for fundraisers which are ac com pa nied by a paid advertisement.Social Security offi ce hours for Clark County

are by appointment only. Appointments can be made by calling 715-845-1321 on weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Jan. 20 The Greenwood Food Pantry a t

Missionary Baptist Church will be open from 3-6:30 p.m. for any residents in need of assistance.

Jan. 20 The Marshfield Hoedowners Square

Dance Club will hold an open house with free dancing lessons from 7:30-9:30 p.m., at the Lincoln Municipal Building, 10905 Falcon Road, Marshfield. Free instructions will be given on Jan. 20 and Jan. 27 for anyone wishing to learn to square dance.

Jan. 21

The Loyal Area Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting at 2 p.m., at Loyal City Hall. All members are welcome.

Jan. 22 An American Red Cross blood drive

will be held from 12:15-5:15 p.m., in the Greenwood High School cafetorium.

Jan. 22 Art Petke will provide live music at 2:15

p.m. at the Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center dining room. The public is welcome.

Jan. 25 Clark Countys UW-Extension Over the

Garden Gate Master Gardener volunteers will host a free video presentation on John and Irene Dziekans trip to see European gardens, starting at 6:30 p.m., in the Clark County Courthouse auditorium in Neillsville.

Jan. 26

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 12:30-5:30 p.m., at the Loyal American Legion.

Jan. 26 St. Johns Lutheran Church on Highway

13 north of Spencer will serve its monthly Community Meal for Everyone from 5-6 p.m. The meal is free and open to anyone who would like to share food and fellowship.

Jan. 28 The Greenwood Fire and EMS District

will hold its quarterly meeting at 7 p.m. at the fi re hall.

Jan. 29-31 The Loyal FFA Alumni will hold its 35th

Annual 9-pin tap bowling tournament at Strike Time Lanes/Hideout II in Neillsville. Shift times are available all three days. To sign up, call Mark Gregorich at 715-255-8807.

Feb. 1

A Crocheting 101 workshop will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Spencer Branch of the Marathon County Public Library. Chris Gumz will offer a presentation for both beginner and experienced crocheters. Registration is required by calling 715-659-3996.

Feb. 3 The Greenwood Food Pantry a t

Missionary Baptist Church will be open from 3-6:30 p.m. for any residents in need of assistance.

Feb. 5 The Loyal American Legion Post 175 will

serve a Pre-Sweetheart Dinner Special from 5-9 p.m., with prime rib and lobster. Reservations are appreciated by calling 715-255-8373.

Feb. 10 The Loyal Red Hat Ladies will meet at

noon at Shelbys in Loyal for lunch and games. Call with reservations at 715-255-9910 or 715-255-8127.

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Saturday Story Time: 10:30-11 -- special activity Jan. 23 after stories -- kids bowling in the library!

Dudes Discuss: *NEW* book club just for the fellas. First meeting is Monday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m.

Any dudes who are interested call or stop in for more info. The group will decide when and how often to meet.

2016 Reading Challenge: Challenge sheets are ready for pickup. There are some different categories this year.

The list is also on the Web site.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medic-aid Services (CMS) announced 121 new participants, representing 49 states and the District of Columbia, in an innova-tive initiative, Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), designed to improve the care patients receive in the health care system and lower costs.

Memorial Medical Center, Neillsville, was selected as one of 100 new Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations, providing Medicare benefi ciaries with access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United State, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced. That brings the total to 434 Shared Savings Program ACOs serving over 7.7 million benefi cia-ries. We believe we are the only rural critical access hospital that has been put into the ACO under this initiative, stated Ryan Neville, CEO of Memorial Medical Center.

Doctors, hospitals and health care providers establish ACOs in order to work together to provide higher-quality coordinated care to their patients, while helping to slow health care cost growth. Memorial Medical Center will be one of 434 ACOs participating in the Shared Savings Program as of Jan., 1. Benefi -ciaries seeing health care providers in ACOs always have the freedom to choose doctors inside or outside the ACO. ACOs receive a portion of the Medicare savings generated from lowering the growth in health care costs as long as they also meet standards for high quality care.

Since ACOs fi rst began participating in the program in early 2012, thousands of health care providers have signed on to participate in the program, working together to provide better care to Medi-cares seniors and people with disabili-ties. The new and renewing ACOs will

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ACOs are delivering better care, and they continue to show promising results on cost savings. In 2014, they had a com-bined total net program savings of $411 million for 333 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs and 20 Pioneer ACOs. Based on 2014 quality and fi nancial per-formance results for the Shared Savings Program, ACOs who started the program in 2012, 2013, and 2014, reported, in both 2013 and 2014, improvement on 27 of the 33 quality measures including patients ratings of clinicians communication, beneficiaries rating of their doctors, screening for tobacco use and cessation, screening for high blood pressure, and Electronic Health Record use. Shared Savings Program ACOs also outper-formed group practices reporting quality on 18 out of 22 measures.

Ultimately, this announcement is about delivering better care, spending dollars more wisely, and having healthier people and communities. ACOs drive progress in the way care is provided by improving the coordination and inte-gration of health care, and improving the health of patients with a priority placed on prevention and wellness. More information about the Shared Savings Program is available at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Ser-vice-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/index.html?redirect=/sharedsaving-sprogram/.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - Tribune Record Gleaner - Page 5OBITUARIES

Harlen BergHarlen J. Berg, 84, Loyal, passed away on Friday, Jan.

15, 2016, at the House of the Dove in Marshfi eld. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal. Rev. Daniel Zimmer-man offi ciated. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery in Marshfi eld.

Harlen James Berg was born on March 26, 1931, in Cameron, to George and Clara (nee Neuman) Berg. He was raised on the family farm near Dallas, and graduated from Barron High School. After completing high school, Harlen attended several universities, including UW-River Falls, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point, UW-La Crosse, Michigan State, Winona State, Viterbo, and Montana. He earned a degree in education from UW-Eau Claire, where he majored in math, chemistry and physical science; minored in physics; and was computer certifi ed. Harlen married Karlene D. Kleinschmidt on June 24, 1961, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Riplinger. He taught chemistry and physics for two years at UW-Eau Claire and then taught for 33 years for the Loyal School District, retiring in 1992. He was a very active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where he served as treasurer, trustee and usher, he sang in the choir, and helped with many projects around the church. Harlen had many interests, but especially enjoyed working on the computer, photography, woodworking, fi shing, traveling and reading.

Harlen will be dearly missed by his wife, Karlene, Loyal; his three sons, James Berg, Marshfi eld, Robert Berg, Altoona, and Daniel (Becky) Berg, Oshkosh; two grandchildren, Lauryn and Jennsen Berg; two sisters, Myrtle Lehman, Osceola, and Marcy (Gary) Thalacker, Siren; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.Cuddie Funeral Home, Loyal, assisted the family with arrangements.

Ann BohAnn H. Boh, 96, Marshfi eld, formerly of Willard, died

on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Milestone Assisted Living in Woodruff. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 21, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wil-lard. Rev. Steve Brice will offi ciate. Burial will follow in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren: Chris Miller, Jeffrey Boh, Sandi Breu, Kim Stevenson and Andrea Boh, and her great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Barrick. Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday, from 10 a.m. until time of service.

Ann Hannah Kokaly was born in a log house on Aug. 22, 1919, in Willard, to Frank and Antonia (nee Krizmanich) Kokaly. She was raised on the family farm and received her education in the Willard area. Ann married William M. Boh on July 2, 1941, at Holy Family Catholic Church. They were married for more than 63 years. They farmed in the town of Mead for 51 years, before retiring and moving to Marshfi eld in June 1992. She had many interests, but especially loved to make potica and apple strudel. Everyone loved her potica and had one for every holiday. She also loved spending time with her family and crocheting. Ann made many afghans and gave them all away.

Ann is survived by one son, William F. (Mary A.) Boh, Arbor Vitae; one daughter, Beverly (Greg) Milnar, Lake Elmo, Minn.; one daughter-in-law, Dawn Boh, Verona; fi ve grandchildren, Chris (Richard) Miller, Manitowoc, Jeffrey (Terri) Boh, Arbor Vitae, Sandi (Rick) Breu, De Pere, Kimberly (Johnny) Stevenson, Poynette, and Andrea Boh, St. Louis Park, Minn.; nine great-grandchildren, Elizabeth (Jason) Barrick, Jeremy, Adam and Ben Miller, Alyssa and Brandon Boh, Erin and Rachel Breu, and Dylan and Ava Stevenson; one great-great grandson, Jackson Barrick; one sister, Carolyn Feitl, LaGrange Park, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill, on Nov. 29, 2004; one son, Larry Boh; three sisters, Mary Kokaly, Sylvia Boh and Matilda Brown; and fi ve brothers, Frank, Tony, Martin, Rudie and Darwin Kokaly.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.Cuddie Funeral Home, Greenwood, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Marco: This little guy is a cutie. Sometimes people overlook the black cats and kittens, and thats a shame. Marco is a perfect example of a friendly, loving, and playful kitty. Hes 10 months old, of course neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. He is only one of many cats and kittens, puppies and dogs, just waiting for the right person to come along and adopt them. If you have room in your heart and home for them or any of the other pets here, go to the Web site to see their pictures and descriptions. Now is a great time to look for a new pet. There are 36 cats or kittens and 58 dogs or puppies here. Surely theres one just right for you. Check them all out atwww.cchs-petshelter.org/id8.html.

If you love animals and have some time, now is a great time to come on over and get involved at CCHS. You can fi ll out a volunteer application form online by going to our Web site (www.cchs-petshelter.organd clicking Volunteer at CCHS from the menu, or stop at the shelter or at ourPaws and Clawsstore in the Marshfi eld Mall. Join our Pet Lovin People group, get a tour of the shelter and well tell you about all of the many ways to volunteer. Well fi nd just the right spot for you to start helping animals. Youll love it!

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The following dates have been set for the 4-H Archery Classes. All classes will be held on Monday nights, at Black River Sportsman Club in Withee. Classes start at 7 p.m.

Archery classes are $15 per person and are for anyone 3rd grade (and at least 8 years old) through 18 years old. Dates for the classes are: Feb. 15, 22, 29, March 7,

14, and 21.Classes are open to 4-H and non 4-H

youth. Registration deadline is one week prior to fi rst class. Parent/guardian must be present at fi rst night of class. For more information on either of the classes or to register contact: Dick Hughes at 715-447-8702 or Heidi Bower at 715-678-2308.

4-H archery classes scheduled

Beaver Center/Jolly Workers meetThe Beaver Center/Jolly Workers 4-H

Club held there monthly meeting on Jan. 10, at the Loyal City Hall. The American pledge was led by Luke Landini, and the 4-H pledge was led by Jarick Young. A summer trip is being planned for June 5. Volleyball is on March 5 for B and C teams

and March 6 for the A teams, for those interested in playing. Drama is April 16, in Thorp, if interested sign up. We are having a Valentines Day party during are next meeting.

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Apple pie muffi ns

Mexican manicotti

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 12 cup muffi n tin or line with muffi n cups.

In a large bowl, stir together 2 1/4 cups fl our, baking soda and salt. In a separate smaller bowl, mix together the egg, buttermilk, 1/2 cup melted butter, vanilla and 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar until sugar has dissolved. Pour into the fl our mixture and sprinkle the diced apple into the bowl as well. Stir just until everything is blended. Spoon into the prepared muffi n tin.

In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/3 cup fl our and cinnamon. Drizzle in 2 tablespoons of melted butter while tossing with a fork until well blended. Sprinkle this over the tops of the muffi ns.

Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops of the muffi ns spring back when lightly pressed.

Mix raw ground beef with taco seasoning, 1 cup of cheese and 1 can refried black beans.

Using the uncooked manicotti shells, stuff the meat mixture into the shells and place in a large baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Pour the jar of picante over the stuffed shells. Then pour in the 2 cups of warm water.

Cover with foil and bake in a 350-degree oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.When shells are done and dish is bubbly top with sour cream, reserved cheese

and olives.Put back in oven for 5-10 minutes.Remove from oven and top with green onions.

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met on Jan. 12, with Dorothy Baumgart-ner presiding. Gladys Zuehlke led the unit in prayer; the fl ag pledge and pre-amble were recited. Roll call was taken with 10 members present.

Bev Wehrman and Norma Wentzel had January birthdays.

The secretarys report was read by Barb Lucht and approved.

The treasurers report was given by Norma Wentzel.

Junior Auxiliary: NoneSunshine report: None Presidents report: NoneCorrespondence: NoneOld business: Need seconded vice

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Dorothy. Norma has received the poppies. Legion and Auxiliary made one-year commitment for car show for Sept. 11. That is dependent all clubs and organi-zations stay committed. Reminder next blood drive Feb. 1. Hours are 12:30-5:30. Julie Poehnelt and Alice Kennedy will help.

New business: Winter convention is Jan. 31, at Stevens Point, for Junior Auxiliary.

Monthly drawing won by Bev Weh-rman.

The next meeting will be Feb. 9.The chaplain led the group in prayer

and the president adjourned the meeting. Barb Lucht, secretary

The Clark County clerk has granted the following marriage licenses: Kristy L. Sterling, Thorp, and Ryan K. Horgen, Thorp, on Jan. 23, at Taylor County. Kirsten F. Rogatzki, town of Unity, and Matthew P. Frane, town of Unity, on Jan.

27, at Wood County. Ashley M. Zoellick, no address listed, and Tyler D. Zimmerman, Loyal, on Jan.

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2 1/4 c. all-purpose fl our1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. salt1 egg1 c. buttermilk1/2 c. butter, melted1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 1/2 c. packed brown sugar2 c. diced apples1/2 c. packed brown sugar1/3 c. all-purpose fl our1 tsp. ground cinnamon2 T. butter, melted

1 lb. lean ground beef2 c. Mexican blend shredded cheese1 can refried black beans1 pkg. taco seasoning mix1 (16-oz.) jar picante sauce

2 c. sour cream2 green onions, sliced1 small can sliced black olives2 c. warm water1 box manicotti shells

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January Survival TestHello friends,To keep myself in the game of being an outdoor adventures writer

-- as in camping, hunting, fi shing and living on the edge -- I came up with an idea when I heard the well-below-zero forecast for the days that I would be traveling this week.

How about I head over to the southwest section of Trempealeau County and do an ice trek on the backwaters of the Mississippi River? I would not use a tent and, to add to the challenge, I would have a 12-gauge a 30.06 and a coyote call and maybe do some coyote hunting.

Tuesday, Jan. 12 -- high 1, low minus 17-wind chill minus 30So here is the plan. I would be pulling an Otter Sled that would have

two sleeping bags, a tarp, a few extra clothes, both guns and my food. To sustain myself I had granola bars, chocolate-covered raisins and nuts, and some pre-sliced cheese. To drink, I had fi ve Equate nutrition drinks which I kept near my body so they would not freeze (they froze).

My load was about 50 pounds and from minute one, the other story besides the cold was the worst ice conditions that I have ever seen on the backwaters of the Mississippi River.

Remember the fl ooding three weeks ago? Water was running two feet over the top of all the islands. That water froze about four inches down on its surface. When it receded it left every piece of land that I would see covered with an ice fi eld and I am sure will last the entire winter.

That situation was manageable -- what made my afternoon extremely challenging is that the ice, due to high water that is still receding, is sketchy at best. What is happening is that there is a lot of current under the ice and because the water level is still dropping, and by the looks of things has dropped at least three feet. The ice is caving in and causing cracks, holes and thin spots.

I traveled fi ve miles today and immersed myself in a world of islands, wild rice beds and small stream after small river. Had it not been for the fact that I was carrying a fi ve-foot Mille lacs ice chopper, would have gone under several times. In other words by walking and letting the chopper hit the ice with each step, I had eyes on the ice and it was literally insane when the chopper would go through the ice 24 inches in front of me.

Coyote hunting! The deeper I put myself away from the real world

the more sign I saw.I had a dying rabbit mouth call and would conceal myself and call

and wait for 15 minutes and then move on. No crows came to my call today and that in my past experience usually means no coyotes as well.

Dark, my bedroll would have to be on ice as my entire world is frozen from the moon to the water. Two sleeping bags and a tarp, with a fl eece jacket over my head, worked just fi ne.

The entire night I could hear the ice settling as Old Man River sent its excess down to the Gulf of Mexico

Wednesday, January 13 -- high 17, low minus 16The biggest mental challenge other than bad ice was getting out of my

sleeping bags this morning. A good-sized challenge in itself was putting as many of my clothes on while in the sleeping bags.

I had a premonition that I would see a coyote while I was doing this and, as strange as this sounds, it happened. A large coyote came out of nowhere and was 40 yards away. Both of my guns were in cloth cases in the sled eight feet away, both were loaded.

I was in marsh grass; I crawled over to the sled and grabbed the 12-gauge which was the closest. I aimed, fi red, and hit my quarry. I was sure that I had just whacked my fi rst coyote of the winter.

Long story short, I tracked that coyote for over two hours and it was an incredible experience on crazy bad ice. Something that I learned from a coyote that never laid down -- which tells me he was not hurt too bad -- was that it had an incredible instinct on which ice to cross. Whenever there was a question, its tracks told me it backtracked to a safer situation.

I hunted the entire day and never caught a chill, nor did I ever have any pain from plenty of old injuries.

The coyote will live, but, yes, it does bother me that I did not have a clean kill or miss! Sunset

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Did you watch ... applause ... the State of the Union?During President Barack Obama's fi nal State

of the Union address last week, the news chan-nel I was watching displayed a photographic comparison of the way he looked at his fi rst national address in 2009 and now. Yikes. I've seen road-killed deer that have aged more gracefully. Well, I suppose, that's what happens when you wake up every day for eight years and realize you have to avoid war, revive a national economy, slow global warming, and pretend in public that you don't think Mitch McConnell is a moron.

As a marginally-involved, occasionally-interested and seldom-motivated American citizen, I have to admit that I watched only snippets of Obama's address, in part, because the Law & Order episode in which a private investigator is killed while checking into allega-tions that a Mexican father has lied about his son's age so he can play in a New York youth baseball league was on Channel 260. You talk about your must-see TV. I also didn't watch the full speech because I can't stand the constant interruptions of insincere applause by members of Congress who think anytime a president says "America is great," that they have to clap until their palms blister. Yeah, people, I agree, America is great. Now sit down and shaddup so we can get to the part where the president says the Republican Party is the bowel obstruction that has constipated the American legislative process. Th at's the crap -- pardon the pun -- that we all want to hear.

I always enjoy watching the vice president and the speaker of the House of Representatives as they sit behind the president as he talks. Vice President Biden this year wore a candy cane-colored tie and jumped to his feet to applaud so many times you'd think his suit pants were

spring-loaded. Speaker Paul Ryan, on the other hand, looked as if he was listening to someone reciting the entire Internal Revenue Service tax code backwards. He looked less interested than a blind person at a silent movie. In response to Obama's speech, Ryan said he wasn't disap-pointed by the oration, "because I wasn't expect-ing much." I suppose, aft er running for the Oval Offi ce alongside Mitt Romney, Ryan is somewhat of an expert on low expectations.

Yeah, that's right. I went there.Since it was the fi nal time Obama will stand

in front of Congress while wearing Spiderman underpants (I dunno', just a hunch), he could not keep himself from listing his accomplishments as the man who will serve between George W. Bush and Donald Trump (unless millions of Americans wake up and realize the guy's a walking bag of bulls--t.) Obama noted that he pulled the nation's economy back as it was ready to fall off a cliff , ramrodded through Congress a sweeping health care law that provided insurance coverage for 18 million Americans who didn't have it before, brokered a deal with Iran to curtail that nation's nuclear weapons arsenal, and warmed relations with a small island off the Florida coast that JFK once tried to blow into Castro-sized pieces. True, Obama forgot to bring up the part about the spread of world terrorism on his watch, but then again, Bill Clinton didn't mention Monica Lewinsky during his last State of the Union speech, either. Or Gennifer Flowers. Or Dolly Kyle Browning. Or Paula Jones.

Yeah, you get the point.Obama did try to look beyond his soon-to-

be-ended presidency by calling for destruction of ISIS, although he also said Republicans are screaming too loudly about the threat to na-tional security. Obama said "masses of fi ghters

on the backs of pickup trucks" do not jeopardize Americans' way of life, especially since they are conveniently located in Iraq and Syria and not living on the street on which he and Michelle plan to retire. Th e president also called for an end to "rancor and suspicion" in Congress, which is kind of like asking to remove the odor from raw sewage. He said that perhaps Abraham Lincoln or Franklin D. Roosevelt could have done a better job of bringing this Congress together, to which Joe Biden stood up to clap while Paul Ryan sup-pressed a yawn by plunging a pen into his thigh.

As per usual, the Republican Party off ered a public response to the State of the Union talk, which of course, was to dismiss everything Obama said as smelly hogwash and to suggest that if the GOP held the Oval Offi ce, then, by George (no, not W, just a general fi gure of speech) things would be so much better in all aspects of life that all Americans could quit their jobs and govern-ment services could be reduced to just the Postal Service (although it would still lose $3.6 billion per year). Th is year's rejoinder to the president's words was delivered by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who was named aft er the famous comet (again, just a hunch) and is considered by

some to be a vice presidential possibil-ity, unless, of course, Trump wins the GOP nomination, and then he'll just pick himself.

Haley said the end of Obama's administration means the country "will have the chance to turn in a new direction," although "straight into the gutter" were not exactly her words. Haley said under Republican leader-ship America would see lower taxes and increased defense spending, which is kind of like saying you can live in a brand new unaff ordable mansion while

your mortgage payment goes down. Obama, Haley said, "appears either unwilling or unable to deal with" the terrorism threat, this from the governor of a state that only recently stopped fl ying a fl ag that honored slavery and secession from the Union. Haley added that Obamacare is a failure, just because.

Personally, I think the State of the Union ought to be abolished, because it's nothing more than political vomit for radio talk show hosts to regur-gitate for days on end. No real policy proposals are ever revealed, no sitting president ever says anything that might make him look bad, and the non-incumbent party always reveals them-selves to be sniveling sore losers by presenting a "response" that is more devoid of substance than an awards show acceptance speech (good grief, if you can fi nd no words that express your gratitude, then get off the stage already).

As President Obama said last week: "Th e Unit-ed States of America (applause) is (applause) the most (applause) powerful (robust applause) nation (applause) on Earth (standing ovation)."

No wonder the rest of the world thinks we're nuts.

by TRG Editor Dean Lesar

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lighting, have been ways weve been able to pay it for-ward, Endreas said. The Boards shown very sound fi scal management during this last stint.

Board president Dawn Reckner said, Another selling point is were not building a brand new school here, were just keeping up what we already have.

Theres some good here in that were still asking for less than we probably should, Zenner said. But that ensures were also being fi scally responsible and mak-ing the necessary cuts where we have to. To balance the budget where it sits now would be to ask for well over a million dollars.

Board member Jim Krasselt wondered if a recurring referendum would be benefi cial if a fi nancial shortfall is going to continue.

Kibbel tried a model with a $975,000 recurring ref-erendum and pointed out a widening defi cit in the last

two years.The problem is you could run out of money based on

the needs of the district at that time, Kibbel said. The fi gures vary in how theyre written into the base and revenue cap formulas.

Kibbel said such a situation happened with Spencers fi rst fi ve-year referendum. Funds ran short and the dis-trict was unable to ask for more money.

The big hit to the tax levy with $975,000 is just in the fi rst year, Endreas said. After that, were in the $10 area, which is pretty much where we are now.

Although some Board members were hoping to fi nd ways to reduce or eliminate the need for a referendum, all resolved that asking the taxpayers for help is neces-sary at this point.

What we need is a bunch of kids to come to this dis-trict, Zenner said.

Endreas emphasized how the Board has shown re-straint with building projects and taken excellent care of its facilities over the years.

Every homeowner understands you have to upkeep your house, he said. This building is no different. Other districts, unlike homeowners, think that when their house starts to go kaput, they just build a new one.

That isnt reality, he said. Were not asking to build something, we just want to maintain what we have.

The Board will hold a special session on Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. to adopt the formal referendum resolution on the language as it will appear on ballots in April.

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SSportsports January 20, 2016Tribune Record GleanerPilz hits 1,000 points but Spencer cant match Dons

DEAN LESAR/STAFF PHOTOSpencer senior guard Bobby Pilz touches o a short jump-shot in the second half of the Rockets 80-66 home court loss to Marshfi eld Columbus on Jan. 14. Earlier in the game, Pilz hit a 3-point shot for his 1,000th career point, but Spencer couldnt score often enough to keep pace with a Columbus o ense that is averaging more than 80 points a game this season in Eastern Cloverbelt Conference play.

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The 3-point shot that Spencer senior guard Bob-by Pilz dropped through the net with 7:21 to play in the fi rst half of a Jan. 14 game to give him 1,000 points for his high school career was a microcosm of the night for the Rockets. No matter how many shots Pilz and his teammates could make, Marshfi eld Co-lumbus would make more.

Spencer dropped the Eastern Cloverbelt Con-ference game 80-66 as Pilz joined Jason Shupe and Mike Schiszik as the only Spencer players ever to score more than 1,000 points. Pilz scored 18 points and Ryan Busse hit four 3-pointers on his way to a 20-point effort, but the Rockets could not change the numbers on the scoreboard often enough to keep up with a high-scoring Dons team that is now 8-0 in the league this season.

Spencer fell behind by as many as 10 points in the games early-going, but Pilzs historic shot from the top of the arc brought the Rockets to within 24-19. Co-lumbus quickly pushed the lead back to 10 points on Evan Nikolais driving score and Nick Malovrhs 3-pointer from the wing.

Spencer cut the gap back to fi ve points with 1:50 left in the fi rst half when Calvin Lenz scored in the paint and Jonny Tomke out-hustled the Dons for a loose ball and turned it into fast-break points. Malovrh hit another of his six 3-pointers in the game with 1:33 left in the half and Hunter Schultz added a pair of free throws, but Tomke got the halftime gap down to seven points by hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

A 9-0 Dons run to start the second half gave Columbus a double-digit lead that would last the rest of the contest. Schultz got a 3-point play on a scoring drive and a foul, and Tyler Fuerlinger scored on a transition lay-up off a Dons defensive rebound and then stole the ball and took it the length of the court for a 50-34 lead.

Pilz halted the run with a jumper off the glass at the 14:44 mark. Lenz and Busse hit 3-pointers in the next few minutes to keep the Rockets within a dozen points, but the Columbus athleticism and team speed were too much to match. The Dons scored several times in transition, and drew fouls on the Rockets on drives to the hole. The Columbus lead reached 20 at

76-56 with 2:31 left in the game before Busse scored seven points in the fi nal minutes and Pilz ended the game with a 3-point play to reduce the final margin to 14 points.

Spencer shot 39 per-cent (22-57) from the fi eld for the game and went 10-20 from 3-point range. The Rockets were 12-19 at the free-throw line. Lenz scored 14 points and Tomke put up 12.

Columbus shot 54 per-cent (31-57) from the fi eld and hit nine of 21 3-point attempts. The Dons made nine of 14 free throws.

Malovrh led Columbus with 21 points, Schultz had a 19-point night and Fuerlinger added 16.

Loyal 78 Colby 64The Greyhounds broke open a close

game in the second half to beat Colby 78-64 on Jan. 14 to move into a tie for second place in the ECC. Loyal led only 36-33 at the half, but opened things up in the sec-ond half to move to 6-2 in the ECC and 9-2 overall on the season.

Cameron Brussow scored 24 points and Derrick Howard scored 19 for a Loyal team that shot 48 percent (29-61) from the fi eld for the night. The Greyhounds hit six of 13 shots from 3-point distance and helped the cause with a 14-19 night at the free-throw line. Brussow and Howard combined for nine points from the line, and Luke Bog-donovich canned a trio of 3-pointers to fi nish with 16 points for the game. Riley Geiger added eight points.

Colby shot 35 percent (22-63) in falling to 3-5 in the ECC. The Hornets were 11-33 on 3-pointers and 9-16 on free throws.

Matthew Karl had a big night for Colby with 30 points as he hit eight 3-pointers on 16 attempts.

Greenwood 47 Granton 45Devin Toburen hit a late 3-pointer

to lift Greenwood over Granton for its second win in four games after starting the season with eight straight losses. The Indians built a 30-22 at halftime and then withstood a Bulldog comeback attempt in the games fi nal minutes.

Toburen scored 20 points in the fi rst half, and ended the game with 23 thanks to his game-winning shot.

Brock Opelt scored 20 points to lead Granton.

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Friday, Jan. 22Home -- SpencerThursday, Jan. 28

At NeillsvilleTuesday, Feb. 2

Home -- Owen-Withee

Girls basketballThursday, Jan. 21

Home -- Marshfi eld ColumbusThursday, Jan. 28Home -- StratfordFriday, Jan. 29

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Monday, Jan. 25Home -- Blair-TaylorThursday, Jan. 28

At Granton

Girls basketballThursday, Jan. 21

At GilmanTuesday, Jan. 26

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Rocket wrestlers fi nish fi fth at Freedom Irish InvitationalSpencer-Columbus freshman Logan Zschernitz won

the 285-pound weight class title and Hunter Luepke took third at 195 pounds as the Rockets placed fi fth at the 16-team Freedom Irish Invitational wrestling tournament on Jan. 16. The Rockets were able to fi nish among the top teams at the tournament even though they had nobody competing in the 113- and 152-pound weight classes.

Hortonville took the team title at Freedom, with 236.5 points. Freedom was second at 127, and was followed by Bay Port in third at 123.5, De Pere in fourth at 119.5, Spencer-Columbus fi fth with 104, Wrightstown sixth with 101.5, and Denmark seventh at 100.5.

Zschernitz posted a 4-0 record on the day to improve his season mark to 22-5 in winning the 285-pound title. After a fi rst-round bye, Zschernitz defeated Alex Rohan (18-14) of Freedom on a 7-3 decision, then pinned Appleton Norths Zach Fisher (4-7) in 1:18 to reach the fi nals. In the title match, Zschernitz pinned Hortonvilles Jacob Stein (18-10) in 5:32.

Luepke hiked his season record to 24-3 with his third-place performance at 195 pounds. He had a fi rst-round bye, then won a 4-2 decision over Michael Hills (18-9) of Hortonville. Luepke was pinned in the semifi nals in 1:15 by Bay Ports Ben Kitslaar (19-1), but he rebounded to take third place with a 12-4 major decision over Matt VandenHeuvel (23-6) of Denmark.

Spencer-Columbus sophomore Bryce Shaw helped the Rocket cause with a fourth-place showing at 126 pounds. After a bye, Shaw (20-8) pinned Marshfields Caden Pearce (15-11) in 3:00, but he was then pinned in 3:09 in the semis by Ian Laatsch (18-3) of Appleton North. In the third-place match, Shaw lost a 10-0 decision to Freedoms Mitch Garvey (18-5).

Senior Austin Post (15-6) also took fourth place, at 132 pounds. He started his day with a 10-0 major decision over Denmarks Spencer Ward (4-11) and followed that win with a 12-3 major decison over Eau Claire Norths Josh Schneider (15-7). Post then lost by technical fall in 4:37 to Curtis Diedrich (22-7) of Hortonville and was defeated 12-0 by West De Peres Keenan Graef (10-3).

Rocket senior Hunter Hildebrandt (12-6) placed fifth at 170 pounds. He started with a pin of Bur-lingtons Louie Hardesty (6-18) in 1:44, but then took a 13-4 loss to Adam Vosters (21-12) of Free-dom. In the consolation bracket, Hildebrandt won three straight matches for fi fth place, including a 5-1 win over Shioctons Blake Johnson (5-5), a pin in 2:09 over Bay Ports Dan Glen-denning (9-13) and an 8-3 decision over Hortonvilles Brad Conger (16-12).

Rocket senior Tim Bau-er (21-5) placed sixth at Freedom. He scored a pin over Kiels Dakota Reiss (2-15) in 49 seconds in his fi rst match, but then lost 4-3 to Marshfi elds Nolan Hertel (22-8). In the consolation bracket, Bauer scored a 10-4 win over Freedoms Grant Vosters (12-15), beat Wrightstowns Darby Schumacher (26-11) on a 3-1 score, and was pinned in 1:23 by Sammy VanStraten (26-5) of Shiocton.

Freshman Jake Dick (15-11) also took sixth place, at 106 pounds. After a pin of Freedoms Koy Murphy (11-14) in 5:10, Dick was pinned in 1:11 by George Lopez (16-4) of De Pere. Dick came back for a pin of West De Peres Zach

Soletski (7-9) in 3:27 and a 7-1 decision over Shioctons Ethan Flannery (17-12), but then lost the fi fth-place match on a 9-1 decision at the hands of Marshfi elds Tanner Kanable (15-11).

The Clark County Pleasure Riders held their annual awards banquet at the Greenwood American Legion on Jan. 10. The offi cers for 2016 were elected as follows: Julie Anderson, president; Antonette Osburn, vice president; Julie Miller, secretary; and Lisa Sternitzky, treasurer. Board of Directors are: Rosie Fellenz, Laura Lenzen, and Megan Osburn. The 2016 Royalty are Sarah Miller and Abby Fellenz.

The 2015 awards were handed out in the following age groups for both pleasure competition and speed events:

For pleasure events, Jodi Weiss riding R Brandy Strait Up won Grand Champion and Virginia Thorne and Odin were Reserve Champions in the 40 and over age group. Ages 19-39, Ashleigh Sternitzky and Shez Art Broken were Champions and Kris Magnus show-ing An Exclusive Rhythm were Reserve Champions. In the intermediate (14-18) age group, Danielle Lampe with Diamond in The Rough topped the division with Kaityln Bargender and Morgan took the Reserve spot. The childrens age group (13 and under) was won by Korinna Johnson and Blue Drift Lena with Brooke Magnus and Zippos Classic Lad in Reserve.

In the Novice (walk-trot only) division 14 and over, Julie Miller and Hanks Home Run were named Champions and Megan Osburn and Gracie and Gabby earned the Reserve. The novice (walk-trot) 13 and under division was won by Brody Miller and DA Lexias Fancy

Gift and Zachary Magnus and RPRs Zippo Times Two were Reserve. Leadline riders (ages seven and under) were Makiya Johnson and Josline Seehafer.

The Grand Champion Halter Mare was Shez Art Broken shown by Ashleigh Sternitzky with a tie for Reserve between Krystal Lite shown by Bianca See-hafer and Cricket shown by Abby Fellenz. The Grand Champion Halter Gelding was Blue Drift Lena shown by Korinna Johnson with An Exclusive Rhythm shown by Kris Magnus in Reserve.

For the speed events, Laura Lenzen and Dream and Vegas were named Champions and Cindy Rasmussen with Sunny placed Reserve in the 35 and over age group. The 18-34 age group was topped by Megan Fellenz and Zip with Reserve Champion Ashleigh Sternitzky and Broanie. For the intermediate age group (13-17), Christina Miller and Epona were named Champions with Amanda Osburn and Fly in Reserve. The chil-drens speed Champion (12 and under) is Olvia Lenzen and Dream. In Reserve is Mesa Rasmussen and Might Gold Miss.

The Overall Grand Champion for pleasure events was Ashleigh Sternitzky with Korinna Johnson in Reserve. The Overall Grand Champion for speed was Olivia Lenzen with Mesa Rasmussen in Reserve. Ashleigh Ster-nitzky also was the 2015 scholarship recipient.

Pleasure Riders hand out year-end awards

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