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Messenger NOW ONLINE - www.DEWITTMEDIA.com COLFAX Volume 118, Issue 43 Colfax, Wisconsin 54730 • (715) 962-3535 7 18122 77225 4 1 $ 00 Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Water to keep laterals open in Colfax last winter cost $40,000 By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The cost of businesses and homeowners running water in Colfax last winter to keep the water laterals from freezing up was almost $40,000. The Colfax Village Board’s audit and finance committee approved sewer and water writeoffs of $37,770 at the October 13 meeting. Rather than thinking of it as the village “spending” $40,000 on water, it is more accurate to say that the village did not collect $40,000 from the residents and businesses. Most of the adjustment — $21,337.89 for the sewer utility and $16,064 for the water utility — were due to running water in the winter to help keep the laterals open, said Sheila Riemer, deputy clerk treasurer. Many municipalities in this part of Wisconsin issued a “run water” order asking residents and businesses to keep their water running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a pencil-thin stream. Most of the municipalities adjusted the water and sewer bills by charging residents and businesses for the amount of water used in the comparable quarter from the previous winter rather than the amount from that quarter in 2014. Sewer and water bills for village residents and businesses have already been adjusted to compensate for the additional sewer and water charges. The winter of 2013-2014 was the coldest winter since 19041905 with many days of “afternoon highs” that were below zero Fahrenheit or with windchills below zero. Rand Bates, director of public works, reported at the October 13 meeting that were a total of 46 frozen laterals last winter. According to the budget comparison reviewed by the audit and finance committee, so far this year, the water fund has spent $31,858.40 on outside services, and the sewer fund has spent $37,565.86 on outside services. Some of the money spent on outside services was also for thawing the laterals, Riemer said. Vendors for outside services for the water fund included Tainter Machine, A-1 Excavating, Hydro Designs, Municipal Well & Pump, and Commercial Testing. Randy Valaske of Tainter Machine spent a significant amount of time in Colfax last winter with his portable welder, working on thawing out frozen laterals. Vendors for outside services for the sewer fund included the engineering and consulting firm of Short Elliott Hendrickson; LBR Electric; and R&R Waste Systems Cleaning. Rescue squad The audit and finance committee also approved the Colfax Rescue Squad budget adjustment report. The amounts under the “other adjustment” column in the sevenpage report were ambulance bills that are not collectible, either because the person who received services died or because the invoices have been on the books too long. Any services that can be charged to Medicare or Medicaid are not collectible after they have been on the books for one year. The total under the section “the time limit has expired for filing” was $2,033. The total under the section “charge exceeds fee schedule or maximum allowable” was $64,270. The Colfax Rescue Squad has a fee schedule for services, but Medicare and Medicaid will only pay a certain amount for those services. Grand totals for the report included $111,142 collected so far this year for insurance payments and $23,252 for patient payments. According to the Colfax Rescue Squad’s annual report, Colfax collected $55,693 from Medicare in 2012 even though the rescue squad billed out about $100,000 to Medicare. The rescue squad’s budget for 2015 is $439,121. Refreshment stand During the regular Colfax Village Board meeting following the audit and finance committee meeting, village board members received a report on the cost for replacing the refreshment stand (beer tent; beer shed; beer garden) at the Colfax Fairgrounds. Village Board Please see page 2 Colfax hires Menomonie city treasurer By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Following a second round of interviews for the Colfax administrator-clerk-treasurer position, the Colfax Village Board has offered the position to Lynn Niggemann. Niggemann, who lives on 830th Avenue, Colfax, currently serves as the City of Menomonie treasurer/comptroller. Niggemann’s starting annual salary will be $55,000, and she will be eligible for two weeks of vacation after 90 days on the job, said Scott Gunnufson, village president. Niggemann will begin the administrator-clerk-treasurer job on November 24 and will be eligible for merit increases after six months and one year, he said. Following a closed session on October 16, the Colfax Village Board voted unanimously to hire Niggemann, who accepted the position. “All seven (village board members) agreed Lynn was our best choice. It was a unanimous decision,” Gunnufson said. “We liked her stability,” he said. Niggemann has worked for the City of Menomonie as the treasurer/comptroller for a number of years. The Village of Colfax’s ordi- nance requires the administrator-clerk-treasurer to live within 15 miles of the village, and if the current residence is more than 15 miles outside of Colfax, the administrator-clerk-treasurer must move to the village within one year. Niggemann’s current residence is well within the 15 mile radius of the village, Gunnufson said. After Niggemann has started her new position in Colfax and has had a chance to get her feet wet, so to speak, the Colfax Messenger will publish a feature story about her. NEW HOME — The Colfax Railroad Museum added another piece to the collection when a Milwaukee Road refrigerated car was unloaded by a crane from P.V. Farmer Crane Rental and Excavating of Eau Claire on October 17. —photo by LeAnn R. Ralph Dunn County to consider a balanced budget of $74.6 million for 2015 $2.3 million increase over 2014; 1 cent increase in tax levy By LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — The Dunn County Board will consider approval of a balanced budget of $74.6 million for 2015 at the November budget meeting. Dunn County Board members reviewed the proposed 2015 budget at the October 15 meeting. The proposed budget for 2015 is $2.3 million more than the 2014 budget of $72.31 million. The increases in the budget include: •$99,000 more for the sheriff ’s department ($6.2 million for 2014; $6.3 million requested for 2015. • $75,000 more for jail assessment ($85,000 for 2014; $160,000 requested for 2015) •$176,000 more for debt service ($3.7 million for 2014; $3.88 requested for 2015) • $518,699 more for the health care center ($14.14 million for 2014; $14.66 million requested for 2015) • $970,145 more for the highway department ($11.58 million for 2014; $12.55 million requested for 2015) •$246,430 more for facilities and parks ($1.8 million for 2014; $2.1 million requested for 2015) •$576,346 more for health insurance ($7.7 million for 2014; $8.2 million requested for 2015) The proposed budget for 2015 includes a tax levy of $20.935 million. The levy is at the statutory limit, said Tonya Kusmirek, Dunn County’s chief financial officer. Because the levy is set at the maximum allowable by the state, debt service and library funding will be taken outside of the levy, she said. State statute allows three budget areas to be included in the budget but not considered for the levy limit: debt service; county bridge aid to the towns; and library funding. Equalized value has increased by 2.2 percent, and the mill rate will be going up 1 cent per $1,000 of equalized value, Kusmirek said. Last year, the tax levy amounted to $7.96 per $1,000 in property value; for the 2015 budget, the tax levy will be $7.97 per $1,000 in value, she said. Last month, Dunn County was looking at a $450,000 shortfall, noted Gary Bjork, county board supervisor from Colfax. The budget came into balance because the sheriff ’s department and the highway department will now be funding part of their budgets through each department’s unassigned fund balance, and the county’s health insurance cost will increase by 5 percent instead of 6 percent, Kusmirek explained, noting that other parts of the budget had small movements both up and down. Kusmirek and Gene Smith, county manager, both said that the increase in the county’s selffunded health insurance is not an increase to the employee, but rather, is an increase in the cost of the plan. Instead of the regular county board meeting on the third Wednesday of the month, the Dunn County Board’s budget meeting will be held on the second Wednesday, November 12. Elk Mound school board expels student for distributing prescription narcotics at school By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has expelled a high school student for possessing, using and distributing prescription narcotics at school. The Board of Education held an expulsion hearing on the matter October 13. The Elk Mound school board voted to expel the student until he is 21, said Dr. Ron Walsh, su- perintendent, the day after the expulsion hearing. The student is not allowed on school grounds without prior permission until the age of 21, Dr. Walsh said. The Board of Education approved several other stipulations, but Dr. Walsh said he was not at liberty to discuss the stipulations because the specifics could help identify the student. The expulsion hearing took several hours, he said. Tim Sivertson serves as president of the Elk Mound Board of Education. Kyle Jenson serves as vice president. Gary Bodenburg serves as treasurer. Margaret Dieter serves as clerk. Directors on the school board include Loren Hanson, Mark Cedarblade, and Patrick Rhude. Colfax Main Street to be detoured for two weeks LEGACY STONE — A Legacy Stone placement ceremony was held October 4 at the Highground Memorial Park in Neillsville for Everett (Bud) Wheeler, 92, of Elk Mound. Wheeler is a retired member of the United States Army who served in World War II and Korea. Everett is standing behind his grandson, Shawn Jensen, who is holding the stone. Those in attendance: wife, Wina Wheeler (in wheelchair); daughters Denise (and David) Jensen; Sherry Marx (and Carl Marx); Tammy (and Joel) Dahlby; grandchildren Wendy and Gene Erdman; Shawn and Sherina Jensen; Kristin Glidden; great-grandchildren Hunter and Janelle Jensen; Griffin and Quintin Erdman; niece Kormetta and Dave Hurlburt. Missing from the photo are grandsons Matthew Marx and Lucas Marx and great-grandson Tyler Jensen. —photo submitted By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Beginning the week of October 27, Main Street in Colfax will be detoured for two weeks while Canadian National Railroad fixes the railroad crossing. Rand Bates, director of public works, said the Main Street detour to get around the railroad crossing while crews are working on it will be the same detour that was used for the Colfax Sesquicentennial Celebration in July. Main Street will be detoured to the east at Fifth Avenue to Dunn Street and then north to Railroad Avenue, he said. At Railroad Avenue, vehicles can either turn east and continue out to county Highway M to state Highway 40 or can turn west to get back to Main Street. Main Street will be blocked off by the Outhouse Tavern, although people will still be able to get to Third Avenue, Bates said. Scott Gunnufson, village pres- ident, indicated that the Main Street detour would be in place for two weeks, although Bates said he was not sure that fixing the crossing would take the entire two weeks. Last winter’s subzero temperatures, along with quite a lot of snow and ice, seemed to make the railroad crossing worse than it was, creating an even rougher ride over the tracks. WE WANT YOUR TRADE 757975 • 10-16-14 I W , e i n o m Meno Selling & servicing ALL Makes and Models www.northtownford.com t ht tht f d • 1 1-800-525-7724 8 800 0 0 52 525 2 5 7724 24 Page 2 • Colfax Messenger NEWS Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Out of the Past 10 years ago October 20, 2004 Jennifer and Brian Kastner of Eau Claire are the new owners of Sampson Funeral Chapel in Colfax after buying the business from Lynn Schneider. Arch and Vivian Wallace will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at Ruby’s in Bloomer Oct. 24. The Colfax football team became playoff eligible after a 25-14 win over Glenwood City. Danny Varnes surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the season with a 238 yard performance while scoring all four Viking touchdowns. 25 years ago October 19, 1989 After operating his own barber shop in Colfax for over 33 years, Dale Johnson sold the shop to Dave Lausted. Married Sept. 30 at Holden Lutheran Church were Linda Harshman of Colfax and John Borofka of Bloomer. Karla Mathews and Jeffrey Fennie, both of Colfax, were married Sept. 23 at Colfax Lutheran Church. Elk Mound clinched a spot in the WIAA football playoffs with a 24-6 win over Prescott. Head coach Dan Pedersen noted Elk Mound will not be able to host a playoff game, stating “Our field is just junk and is the worst facility in the conference”. Colfax graduate Lori Bates is a member of the varsity volleyball team at Chippewa Valley Technical College. 35 years ago October 25, 1979 Lisa Strand has won the Century III Leaders Scholarship competition for Colfax High School. Village of Colfax trustee Irwin Flaten has resigned from the board because his job requires too much time and he can not attend all the meetings. Elk Mound defeated Colfax in football action 18-14 as John Solem scored twice for the Mounders, while the Viking’s Robbie Railton ended the season with 1,022 rushing yards. 50 years ago October 22, 1964 A son, Dorian Lloyd, was born Oct. 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Dorian Nereson of Chicago. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Juel Haugle, a daughter named Stacy Lynn, Oct. 18 at Luther Hospital. Miss Sandra Evon Weaver and Dick D. Busche were married Oct. 10 at Norton Lutheran Church. Miss Colleen L. Flatland of Wheeler became the bride of Louis B. Styer of Colfax Oct. 3 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Menomonie. 65 years ago October 20, 1949 John Faust and Dave Stansbury will share honors as Colfax High School’s homecoming king while Josephine Hattery will serve as the queen. Colfax defeated Baldwin 27-0 as center Lee Porter intercepted a pass and ran for 55 yards to score the first touchdown of the game for the Vikings. Mr. James Anderson of Colfax and Miss Corrine Marie Jones of Denver, Colorado were married Oct. 8 in Denver. 100 years ago October 30, 1914 Arnold, the three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hovland, had the misfortune of breaking his leg above the knee after taking a fall.The young patient stood the shock bravely without an anesthetic, even when the limb was being set. At the new Lutheran church in Poplar Creek Wednesday afternoon occurred the marriage of Miss Theresa Beyrer to Mr. Webster Dyer. Continued from page 1 The building collapsed in February from the weight of heavy, wet snow. According to the report, the village spent $54,270.28 to replace the structure, along with a new roof for the pavilion and a new roof for the restrooms at the fairgrounds. The village received an initial insurance payment (the first installment) on May 6 of $21,319.48. Colfax also will be receiving a second insurance payment for the structure that is expected to be $24,470. During the Colfax Free Fair, a tent was put up for the American Legion to serve refreshments because there was not enough time to replace the building by the middle of June. A strong wind damaged some of the tent canvases, and the village received $500 toward replacing the canvases from the Colfax Fair Board. The difference between the cost of replacing the refreshment stand and the other improvements and the amount of money received from insurance and the fair board is an overage of $7,980. Village Board Grapevine senior Mayo Clinic-Red Cedar lists births nutrition menu October 27: Salisbury steak, seasoned noodles, stewed tomatoes, bread, mandarin oranges. October 28: Roast turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean almandine, dinner roll, tropical fruit mix. October 29: Beef stew w/potatoes, onions and carrots, baking powder biscuit, orange, frosted cake. October 30: Pork roast, whipped potatoes, gravy, creamed corn, bread, fruit crisp. October 31: Chicken wild rice casserole, carrot coins, pineapple, bread. Menu subject to change. Menomonie The following babies were born at Family Birth Suites at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie: October 8: Darla Hope Lenora Shipley, daughter of Amber and Jason Shipley of Menomonie October 9: Simon David Schindler, son of Anna Prange and David Schindler of Menomonie October 10: Beaux Macin Thomas Branch, son of Amanda and Tom Branch of Eau Galle October 11: Sydney Marie Davis, daughter of Kristin Lieffring and Tyler Davis of Menomonie MESSENGER COLFAX U.S.P.S. 121-240 Phone (715) 962-3535 Fax (715) 962-3413 website: www.DeWittMedia.com e-mail: messenger@dewittmedia.com 511 East Railroad Ave • PO Box 517 Colfax, Wisconsin 54730-0517 Periodical Postage Paid at Colfax, Wisconsin 54730 Postmasters please send address corrections to: P.O. Box 38, Glenwood City, WI 54013-0038 Subscription rates (Payable in advance) Zip codes beginning in 547: $30 per year All other zip codes: $35 per year Carlton DeWitt…………………………………… Publisher and Editor Shawn DeWitt……………………………………… Advertising Manager LeAnn Ralph……………………………………………… Staff Reporter Marlys Kruger……………………………………………… Staff Reporter Messenger Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am to Noon and 1:00 to 3:00 pm If the office is closed and you need assistance, please call 715-265-4646. The Colfax Messenger is a member of the National Newspaper Assn. and the Wisconsin Newspaper Assn. Off the Publisher's Desk SEVERAL LOCAL AND COUNTY agencies presented a resource fair during parent-teacher conferences for the Colfax School District Oct. 9-10. Agencies and organizations represented were: Stepping Stones, WIC, Birth to Three, Northwest Journeys, Transition Service Agency, DARE, School Hot Lunch Services, CESA 11 Early Head Start, IRIS, DVR, Dunn Co. Energy Assistance/Badger Care/Food Share, Colfax Public Library, Bridge to Hope, ADRC, ContinuUs, Department of Workforce Development, ARC of Dunn County, School Nursing, Dept. of Public Health, Special Education Services, Teen Care, Transition Improvement Grant, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Youth Basketball and Youth Wrestling. —photo by M. Kruger Classes offered to train volunteers to help monitor WI’s wolf population MADISON — Wisconsin’s wolf monitoring program relies upon volunteers from around the state who help track the animals each winter, and those interested in becoming volunteers are encouraged to sign up for one of a number of clinics offered statewide. Winter tracking is a great way to experience the outdoors in winter and make a contribution to natural resource management. Department of Natural Resources biologists and volunteers have partnered to provide informative classes focused on aspects of wolf ecology, population biology and field study techniques. “Volunteers are the backbone of our wolf population monitoring program,” David MacFarland, DNR large carnivore specialist. “These classes provide a great opportunity to learn more about Wisconsin’s wildlife and becom- ing a volunteer tracker is a direct way to contribute to the scientific data the DNR relies on to manage our state’s wolf population.” The tracking-focused class will focus on medium to large size carnivores that inhabit Wisconsin, as well as a few other common mammals. It will also provide the required training and prepare participants to conduct formal track surveys as a volunteer tracker. The ecology-focused class will cover the history of wolves in Wisconsin, their biology and ecology, how DNR monitors the population, and state management and research. For a list of courses offered, visit the volunteer carnivore tracking page of the DNR website dnr.wi.gov and select the “training courses” option on the right side of the page. I have written about my involvement with the Minnesota Newspaper Museum at the Minnesota State Fair. At the museum, we print a weekly newspaper, the way it was done back in the 1930s using letterpress equipment and hot lead to form the type used in printing. It is a method that was abandoned by newspapers in the 1960s and ’70s. In our new quarters, in the 4-H building on the fairgrounds' north side, we had some 17,000 visitors. This was about 10,000 less than we had been averaging at our old building on the west side. The fair spent $15 million to rebuild that side of the fairground calling it the West End Market. In that rebuilding, we lost our old building that looked like a small town weekly newspaper office. The museum is a project of the Minnesota Newspaper Foundation. The Board of Directors, of which I am a member, engaged a firm to do a survey during the state fair. Questions asked of visitors included if they like the museum, would they visit again? How do newspapers impact your daily life and would you like to learn more about your First Amendment rights? The First Amendment of the United States Constitution contains the five basic rights that we as citizens of this country enjoy. The surveyor conducted 514 surveys, some during their visit to the museum and others done away from the museum site. I received the report of the survey last month and was very pleased with its results. Only one person was “not satisfied” with our exhibit. But one thing disturbed me and that was that when asked about the First Amendment, thirty-nine percent of the visitors were not interested in the topic and another four percent were unsure. The entire 46-word of the First Amendment is displayed at the museum. It is written on a banner that covers the entire back wall of the museum. It is our duty, as newspaper people to keep people informed about their rights and protect them. It is ghastly to me that forty-three percent of those surveyed, were not interested in the topic of the First Amendment. No wonder that we as citizens of this country have allowed our government to trample our rights, and we sit by watching our government grow and gobble up our freedom. Here is the First Amendment. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called the “Bill of Rights.” The tenth Amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” I would say, people rise up and strike down those politicians that have burdened us with rules, regulations, high taxes and give away programs and taken away our power to determine what is best for us. Thanks for reading!— Carlton Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Cedar offers cooking classes at area schools MENOMONIE — Youth ages 10 and older are invited to learn some quick and easy meals and snacks to prepare at home. Mayo Clinic Health System offers free My Night to Cook classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at: •Oct. 30 — Glenwood City School: Go to Glenwood City’s Classes & Events page at mayoclinichealthsystem.org, or call 715-233-7464 to register by Monday, Oct. 27. •Nov. 6 — Boyceville High School: Go to Menomonie’s Classes & Events page at mayoclinichealthsystem.org, or call 715- 233-7464 to register by Oct. 30. Participants will attend the class independently for the first hour and then be joined by their parents at 7 p.m. to sample what’s been prepared. These events are part of Wellness ROCKS, Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Cedar’s community wellness campaign aimed at motivating children and families to live a healthier, more active lifestyle. Wellness ROCKS provides free education and support at locations throughout the community. Estate Sale Red Cedar Sounds Chorus presents A Musical Mystery 509 W. High Street • Colfax (by high school) Music She Wrote The Case of the Missing Song Saturday, October 25 Colfax High School Martin Anderson Gym Saturday, Oct. 25 - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, October 26 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Sunday is half price!!) Retro! Retro! Retro! 2 p.m. Matinee with Dessert Adults $8 — under 12 $3 5:15 Dinner Show with Dessert Adults $12 — under 12 $5 Also featuring Star Burst! Award-Winning Region 6 Quartet C43p Vintage clothing and jewelry, Upright piano, Mantel clock and others, Dining set, Postcards, Treadmill, Old marbles Leinenkugel Tray & Clock, Lots of Avon collectibles Vintage folding organ — wood box, Large Terry Redlin print Hunting clothes and knives, Brett Favre signed football 2 freezers (large and small), 2 refrigerators (large and small) Rolltop desk, Collectible glass, 2 full sized beds, 2 twin beds House is full. Still unpacking boxes!!! Sale by Julie Sokup (715) 723-3790 • (715) 226-0668 C43p The Colfax Commercial Club and our sponsors proudly present a Halloween Movie: "Night of the Living Dead" Friday, October 31 at 7 p.m. Tower Park (Main Street next to the Colfax Municipal Building) Refreshments by the Colfax Commercial Club and our sponsors: Candy • Hot chocolate • Soda pop • Popcorn Make this a Halloween night to remember with our new 16-foot by 9-foot movie screen. Dress Warm The movie may be scary at times so parental supervision is encouraged. Sponsors: ConAgra Foods; Kyle's IGA; 24/7 Telcom; Colfax Messenger Rain location: Colfax Municipal Building auditorium. FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Colfax Music Department News: Trips, honors events, and concerts Colfax Health & Rehab News What a beautiful week considering it was mid-October. Residents watched the red, yellow, gold and brown leaves dance as they were falling in the cool fall air. On Monday morning we had devotions, current events and exercise. Sue had residents hold swirling and fluttering scarves during the exercise segment. In the afternoon LeAnn came in to help residents. Everyone lined up at the tables in the Square. Pumpkins of all size and shape were carefully scrutinized. When residents picked their own perfect pumpkin the painting began. The art work is amazing. Check it out when you come to visit. The pumpkins will be on display right through Halloween. Our annual Halloween dance on Friday, October 31 will have music by Honey and Me and everyone is encouraged to wear a costume. On Tuesday morning once again we had devotions, current events, and stretching. Tuesday afternoon Veda, Linnea, Eileen and Vonnie were here to help residents. The bingo and happy hour are one of the residents most celebrated programs. Kick ball in the evening comes in as a close second in popularity! On Wednesday mornings we have a church service. This week Pastor Walck from Colfax Lutheran Church and Delores Huber led the service. Linnea and Veda helped where needed. Octoberfest was celebrated with a very special meal in the square. How unconventional to celebrate October Fest in October. Residents and their guests were served their choice of four beers at authentically appointed dining tables decorated with beer steins filled with long pretzel sticks. The menu was brats and beer, spaetzles and beer, sauerkraut and beer, fall harvest veg and beer and pumpkin desert and beer. The dining atmosphere was enhanced by exciting piano music provided by Mary Biesterveld. Beauty Boutique was the afternoon event. Residents love to have their manicures done. Beautiful hands are happy hands and many residents left the beauty shop with happy hands. On Thursday morning those happy hands played volleyball in the Square. Those happy hands were used in the afternoon to applaud the great one man band by Dale Martell. He is such a treat to the ears. The gloomy grey sky was lugubrious Friday morning after several beautiful sunny days. Nevertheless inside we did have blue skies; especially in the Rotunda where it is blue sky that can be enjoyed 365 days a year. The morning was also brightened by the music that emanated from the Square during Gospel sing led by Julie, Glen and Delores. Loretta led the Rosary in the resident lounge prior to Gospel Sing. In the afternoon we had Dime Bingo. Last week the Norton Lutheran Ladies Aid and the North Running Valley Ladies Aid provided the cake, ice cream and dimes for dime Bingo. I made an error and put the wrong Church in the paper last week so I humbly apologize for the error. It is so nice to have more help at the Bingo tables. The residents love to have these monthly birthday parties and so does the staff! As the weekend drew near residents looked forward to company from family and friends like Leona Ubbelohde who comes to make the days more pleasant. Residents have REX class everyday all weekend and Bounce Ball in the evenings along with Hollywood on Saturday. Merle was at the front desk both Saturday and Sunday greeting visitors and always up for a chat with residents who are out for a stroll. It just doesn’t get any better than this here in the land of Colfax where the men are starting to look a little woodsy as they prepare for their hunts and the women are known to be the best cooks in Dunn County. I made that part up, but it could be true! Elk Mound All-Class Alumni Reunion for CHS Class of 1955 Classes 1990 and Prior needs volunteers holds 59th reunion The Colfax High School class of 1955 held their 59th class reunion on September 18, 2014, at Whitetail Golf Course with a good turnout of classmates from near and far away. It is always nice to visit with each other. Here’s hoping we all can make it to the 60th reunion next year. Order today for Christmas! Reduced to only $5.00 plus shipping and handling. Use the order form below, or stop by the Colfax Messenger office and pick up a copy today Order your copy of “A Time to Remember... A Time to Honor”. Send $8.50, ($5.00 for the booklet plus $3.50 shipping and handling) to: Colfax Messenger Over 100 Crafters P.O. Box 38 • Glenwood City, WI 54013-0038 Or order with credit card by calling 715-565-7886. Name: ______________________________Address: ______________________ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 TH 2014 / 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM / 225 E. Bremer Ave, Colfax Obtain information from sources like: Mayo Clinic – Mammography & Bone Density L.E. Phillips – E ects of exercise on mental wellness St. Joseph’s Hospital – Physical Therapy for women’s issues Arvold Chiropractic – Bene ts of chiropractic for women Vendors from : Lemon Grass Spa DoTerra Essential Oils and more Refreshments and treats from Lynn’s Brewed Awakenings Door Prizes from local businesses Meet with our trainers and try out the equipment View samples of classes o ered Join Anytime Fitness on this day and enjoy no enrollment fee Free Child Care Order your copy of “A Time to Remember... A Time to Honor” now. The 100 page booklet is full of stories told by people who were there in 1958. The stories that were published in the Colfax Messenger are included in this book plus other unpublished stories along with many pictures of the aftermath of that day. - A Great Stocking Stuffer! Concessions Red Covered Second Edition Published in 2010. C43C June 4, 1958 The Colfax Tornado Second Edition Elk Mound, Wisconsin - 1-94 Exit 52 - Hwy 29 East Published in Booklet Form CRAFT SALE The Colfax Tornado June 4, 1958 Elk Mound Booster Club Saturday, October 25th • 9 am - 3 pm A Time to Remember... A Time to Remember... A Time to Honor A Time to Honor EM HIGH SCHOOL & MOUND VIEW ELEMENTARY first event was held in 1995 and every 5 years thereafter. Help keep this wonderful tradition alive by volunteering! Coordinators and volunteers from any alumni class, call Normetta at 715-879-5105 or Jim and Bev at 715-232-9394 for questions or details. Free Admission A 2015 date set, UW-Stout Great Hall reserved, all class names and addresses for mailings, MCs volunteered, a cash reserve and plenty of computer assistance and files are available; all that is needed are coordinators and volunteers wanting to make this event happen. The Colfax Messenger • Page 3 High School Choir students David Blanchard, Andrew Buckley, Natalie Dworak, Abbie Greenwell, and Alex Hayes participated in Clearwater Choral Festival, an honors choir held at UW-Eau Claire on Saturday, October 11. Students rehearsed with college conductors Dr. Gary Schwartzhoff and Dr. Frank Watkins and performed a concert that night. In addition, Dworak andGreenwell performed solos for members of the voice faculty and were both chosen as semifinalists in the competition. Middle school and high school choir students attended A Cappella Extravaganza on Friday, October 10 at UW-Eau Claire. They got to hear college a cappella groups including Fifth Element, Innocent Men, Chamber Choir, Soundscape, Impromptu, Girls Night Out, and Audacious. On Monday, October 20, middle school choir students went to Glenwood City for Choirpalooza. Under the director of Robert Mondlock, students rehearsed and performed with other choirs from Boyceville, Pepin, and Glenwood City. Senior Natalie Dworak will be performing in the State Honors Treble Choir in Madison on October 30. Dworak was selected by audition from hundreds of Wisconsin music students. She rehearsed in Green Bay this past summer, will rehearse for one more day in Madison prior to her concert. High school band has finished up its marching season with fall parades and marching for Home- coming. The band continues to do pep band at football games and volleyball matches. Middle school band and choir students are preparing solos and duets for solo/ensemble held on November 5. Here come the ghosts and goblins…Halloween is on the way! The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) offers some common sense costume tips to help make Halloween a safe event for little princesses, monsters, superheroes and more. Before you design or shop for a Halloween outfit for your child, use these three simple rules as a guideline for safely dressing your child for Halloween parades and trick-or-treating: Step One – Prevent fires and burns • Select materials with a flame-resistant label when buying or making costumes and accessories. Although this label does not mean these items won’t catch fire, it does indicate that the items will resist burning and should extinguish quickly once removed from the ignition source. •Avoid costumes that are billowy and baggy to minimize the risk of the fabric catching a flame. Step Two – See and be seen •Trim costumes and outerwear in reflective tape to make the child more visible to passing vehicles. •Make sure that everyone in your party has a flashlight with fresh batteries when trick-ortreating after dusk. •Consider buying glow sticks, necklaces or bracelets for the children in your group. They are fun for kids, last hours after activation and make the child visible to drivers and other groups sharing the sidewalk. •Talk to children ahead of time about staying on the sidewalk and waiting for an adult before crossing the street. Step Three – Fit for Safety •Adjust costumes to ensure a good fit during the neighborhood walk. Long skirts or capes can catch on bushes or decorations and are a tripping hazard. Children should wear well-fitting, sturdy shoes. • Secure hats, scarves and masks to ensure adequate visibility and ventilation. •In case of falls, make sure costumes do not include any sharp or pointed objects like toy swords, knives or pitchforks. • An additional safety tip for homeowners: if you leave a lit jack-o-lantern on the porch while kids are trick-or-treating, consider using battery-operated candles or glow sticks instead of open-flame candles to protect the children and your property. For info, visit the Consumer Protection Bureau at datcp.wisconsin.gov, call the Consumer Information Hotline at 800-4227128 or send an e-mail to datcphotline@wisconsin.gov. ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Booster Club Fall Craft Show will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Elk Mound High School and Mound View Elementary. More than 100 crafters and vendors will fill the gymnasium and hallways. Free admission and free babysitting are always a part of these shows. Concessions are available and proceeds go to support athletes in Elk Mound. About the Elk Mound Booster Club The Elk Mound Booster Club is a non-profit organization run solely to support athletics in the Elk Mound School district. Each year, the group sponsors scholarships and provides new equipment and supplies for athletes. COLFAX MUSIC STUDENTS participated in the Clearwater Choral Festival held Oct. 11 at UW-Eau Claire. Front, L to R are: Natalie Dworak, Abbie Greenwell. Back: David Blanchard, Andy Buckley, Alex Hayes. —photo submitted The 7-12 fall concert is Tuesday, October 28 at 7 pm in the high school gym. (Please note this date is not on the school calendar.) Simple rules for safe ghouls Elk Mound Booster Club to hold annual Fall Craft Show School menus Colfax Oct. 27: BBQ on W.G. Bun, Corn or Steamed Broccoli, Romaine Salad Mix, Apple Crisp. Oct. 28: Pizza Hotdish, Green Beans, P.B. Bread, Carrots & Celery Sticks, Fruit Choice. Oct. 29: Chicken Noodle Soup, Crackers, Tuna or Egg Salad Sandwich, Carrots & Celery Sticks, Fruit Choice. Oct. 30: Hot Ham & Cheese, Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Pineapple Tidbits. Oct. 31: French Toast Sticks, Sausage Patty, Carrot & Celery Sticks, Strawberries, Juice. Elk Mound Oct. 27: No School. Oct. 28: Taco Salad w/ Toppings (lettuce, tomato, salsa), Refried Beans, Green Beans, Pineapple or Fresh Fruit. Oct. 29: Stuffed Shells, Spinach Salad, Squash, Applesauce or Fresh Fruit. Oct. 30: Pizza Dippers w/ Marinara Sauce, Romaine Salad, Mixed Vegetables, Mixed Fruit or Fresh Fruit. Oct. 31: Halloween Nuggets, Pretzel w/ Cheese, Broccoli, Carrots, Pears or Fresh Fruit. Retired staff to meet Oct. 23 Any retired staff from the Colfax School District are invited to meet for coffee and fellowship Thurs. Oct. 23 at Lynn’s Brewed Awakenings at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome. Thrift Sale Rain or Shine Saturday, Oct. 25 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Petric Road E7970 620th Ave. Elk Mound Off Hwy. 40 Come see us before or after the Elk Mound craft sale! C43p Page 4 • Colfax Messenger SPORTS Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Colfax survives five set thriller over Elk Mound to earn second straight conference championship ELK MOUND — Whoever does the scheduling for the DunnSt. Croix volleyball matches must have had a premonition last year when they pitted the Colfax and Elk Mound teams against each other in the final contest of the conference season. When the Vikings entered the packed Elk Mound gym Oct. 14, both teams were undefeated at 8-0 and both teams had lost only one set in conference play. The Mounders’ roster included 10 seniors while the Vikings had five, and like last year when Colfax defeated Spring Valley in three sets in the final match to win the conference title, it again came down to the last night. This time Colfax had to come from behind after losing the first two sets to the Mounders before winning the next three to give them their second straight Dunn-St. Croix Conference title. The Mounders appeared more than ready to take that title away as they won the battle in the first set 25-21. The set was tied 11 times with neither team having more than a two point advantage until Hannah Flatness put down a kill for the Mounders to put her team up 17-14. But Kori Buchanan responded for the Vikings with her own slam, Marianne Scharlau blocked a Mounder shot and a misplay at the net by the Mounders knotted things at 1717. Errors by both team moved it to 18-18 before Elk Mound pulled ahead 21-18 in part by an Elly Friberg slam. Buchanan responded again with her own but a Friberg tip and a Morgan Polden kill put the Mounders at set point and a combined tip gave them the winning point. With just about every single shot contested by both defenses, set number two played out the same way. After Colfax took a 4-0 lead on two Chey Olson kills and one by Buchanan and a Mounder error, the Mounders knotted thing up at 8-8 when Friberg and Elizabeth Schreiber put up a solid block on Buchanan. The score was tied at 9-9, 10-10, 1212 and 17-17 before Olson aced a serve for a one point lead. Polden served up a point to knot it again and the teams continued to trade IT WAS A BATTLE at the net all night when Colfax and Elk Mound faced off for the conference championship game in the Mounder’s gym Oct. 14. Elk Mound’s Elizabeh Schreiber tried to put down a kill between the Viking’s Kori Buchanan and Marianne Scharlau late in the match. —photo by M. Kruger points from the net, resulting in tie scores of 20-20, 21-21, 22-22, 23-23 and with Serena Wieser serving for the Mounders, Schreiber and Polden put down the 24th and 25th point for the second set win. Things were looking pretty good for the Mounders and pretty dismal for the Vikings when Elk Mound jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the third set. Dayna Kotecki had a service ace and a tip point in the run before Lakken Meredith broke the string with her own tip. But kills from Polden and Flatness gave the Mounders a 9-2 lead, and they maintained a seven point lead at 10-3 and 11-4. But this was an awfully determined group of Vikings and they were not about to go down in three sets. Playing one point at a time, they scored seven straight, in part on a Meredith set behind her back and over the net, an ace serve by Katie Christoffel and a Scharlau block combined with some mis-placed Mounder shots for an 11-11 score. Buchanan added a kill but the Mounders responded with their own for a 1212 tie. Colfax then began to pull away and led 22-16 on a Scharlau block, but after a Friberg kill the Mounders were back within three points down 23-20. A cross court kill by Buchanan and a final slam from Olson down a wide open middle kept the Vikings’ hopes alive for another set. Elk Mound started to regroup while the Vikings tried to keep their momentum going, which led to another back-and-forth fourth set. Players from both teams were flying around the court to save every point, resulting in 11 tie scores throughout the set. At 10-10, two Mounders ended up in the stands for consecutive digs which led to Friberg scoring on a kill, and with a Colfax error, they were up by two. But a Mounder error and an ace serve by Courtney Ottinger brought the score to 11-11. Neither team led by more than two points in the next few minutes but at 17-17, Buchanan went to work. With Meredith setting her up from across the court, Buchanan put down four kills with Christoffel serving an ace in between for a 22-17 lead. Slams from Schreiber and Friberg and a Colfax serving error closed the gap to 22-20 but a Mounder kill attempt went into the net, Buchanan put down a kill for a 2421 lead and Buchanan, now at the serving line, smacked a serve that hit the top of the net and fell over, just out of the reach of any Mounder to retrieve for the 25-21 win. Although they did their best to keep themselves in the match, the expression “taking the wind out of their sails” applied to the Mounders at this point. Colfax took a 6-1 lead in the fifth set before Elk Mound battled back to 7-5 but they never got closer to a 4 point deficit the rest of the way. Colfax freshman Makayla Mattson came up with one of her biggest kills of the season, deep in the Mounders court for a 11-6 lead, Dannielle Dachel served up a point, Buchanan and Scharlau stuffed a Mounder kill attempt and two final errors by the Mounders allowed Colfax to finish off the match. “I told our girls both of the first two games were so close they could have gone either way,” Colfax coach Pam Meredith said. “We expected this to be a tough match and we did not want to lose in three sets. I told them we worked too hard to let that happen so we just had to work on the next set. We changed our blocking scheme a bit to try and stop their big hitters and that made a difference. We were aware Elk Mound had a lot of weapons but we had been down before in some tournament games and our girls knew we were never out of it. Even in that third set when we were behind we kept our focus and just kept playing hard. Every player on the court for us stepped up and made big plays when we needed them. It was a great match played by both teams and everyone gave their best effort” she added. Colfax boys and girls finish second in conference meet BOYCEVILLE — Expectations were high for both the the Colfax boys’ and girls’ cross country teams this year as they began the season as the reigning Dunn-St. Croix Conference champions. With most of their runners returning from last year, things looked good early on for both teams but other teams in the conference were improving and pushing the Vikings with ideas of knocking them off that pedestal. That’s exactly what happened with Glenwood City winning the girls’ division by 26 points over Colfax, and St. Croix Central won the boys’ division by just eight points over the runner up Vikings. The race was held in Boyceville at Tiffany Creek Elementary School under lovely weather conditions with sunny skies and a 63 degree temperature October 16. Courtney Dressel took over as the lead runner for the girls this year and placed third behind a pair of Hilltopper runners in a time of 21:02. Taylor Drinkman won the meet in 20:53 while her teammate Morgan Kadinger was second in 20:58. Following Dressel for the Lady Vikes was Abbagail Schotter in seventh place at 21:15 and Dannielle Dachel, who ran in just a couple of meets this year due to volleyball commitments, was 10th in 21:41. Dressel was named First Team All Conference for her effort while Schotter and Dachel were second team. Mackenzie Jensen was 24th in 23:32 and close behind was Cienna Cooper for the final Colfax points in 23:37. Ally Heidorn was the sixth and final runner in at 25:09 for 34th place in a field of 49 individuals. “We knew the girls had to run perfect to win this race,” Colfax coach Joe Doucette said. “We ran a solid race but Glenwood City was great. They were clearly the best team today and we congratulate them.” The boys had seven runners finish under 20 minutes in the race but didn’t have any in the top seven spots for First Team AC accolades. Four of them earned Second Team however, including Zack Arvold in eighth place at 18:24, Brady Simonson a spot behind in ninth at 18:26.5, Brett Prince in tenth, less than a second behind at 18:26.9 and Tucker Hovde in 13th at 18:35. Hunter Lieffort was just two places back in 16th at 18:55, Jacob Larson came in at 19:40 for 25th, Isaac Lee was 28th at 19:55 and just over the 20 minute mark was Grady Gibson at 20:03 for 35th place. Daniel Schneider finished the race in 45th place at 20:23 along with Brett Johnson in 63rd at 21:27 and Rowdy Kadinger in 64th at 21:41. Central’s Jordan Bringgold won the race of 95 run- ners in 16:43. “We were ahead by a little at the two mile mark but Central finished better than we did,” Doucette said. “We ran one of our best races of the year but it wasn’t enough to beat a good Central team. We have nine days to improve before sectionals. We have a fighting chance to finish in the top two and get back to state but we will have to run better then we did today,” he added. The sectional meet will be back in Boyceville Saturday, October 25. Colfax won the Middle School Girls’ race with eighth grader Erica Kallstrom placing first while Jasmine best was third. The boy’s team was second led by Luke Blanchard in tenth and Sawyer Best in 11th. GIRLS VARSITY TEAM SCORES: Glenwood City 37, Colfax 63, Spring Valley 99, Elk Mound 107, St. Croix Central 119, Boyceville 119, Elmwood 122 BOYS VARSITY TEAM SCORES: St. Croix Central 48, Colfax 56, Spring Valley 97, Elk Mound 130, Mondovi 136, Glenwood City 142, Elmwood City 146, Boyceville 154 MORIAH MAUER, one of 10 seniors on the Elk Mound volleyball team, attempted to place a shot past Colfax defender Marianne Scharlau in the conference match up Oct. 14 in Elk Mound. —photo by M. Kruger As a team, the Mounders finished with 134 digs to save points with Kotecki, Polden, Rachel Caron and Wieser combining for 91 of them. They served 94%, missing just five of 98 attempts and they scored points on 54 kills. Friberg and Schreiber had 14 kills each, Flatness added 12 and Polden six. Kotecki set her teammates up 32 times while Leia Kufahl came up with 13 assists. Colfax finished with 49 kills, 22 from Buchanan and 16 by Olson. Christoffel served up four aces on her jump serve and the team was 92% from the line, missing eight serves on 107 attempts. Olson and Scharlau both had four solo blocks and with 104 team digs, Olson led the way with 29 to go with 14 from Christoffel, 13 each from Meredith and Buchanan and 12 by Bryana Buchanan. Colfax will take a number one seed into the regional tournament and will host Glenwood City Tuesday, Oct. 21. After playing in the Mondovi tournament Oct. 18, Elk Mound will begin regional play as the number three seed and will host Osseo-Fairchild, also on Oct. 21. Bradford named UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week Oct. 6-10 MENOMONIE — UW-Stout libero Nicole Bradford (Senior, Ridgeland/Colfax) had her usual solid games as UW-Stout went 3-1 last week, getting 3-0 wins over St. Scholastica, UW-Oshkosh and Illinois Tech. The Blue Devils lost 3-1 at UW-Whitewater. Bradford was selected as the UW-Stout/Northwestern Mutual Athlete of the Week. Bradford, who finished the week averaging 4.54 digs per set, had 14 digs against St. Scholastica, Oct. 7. In a four set match against the Warhawks, Bradford had 20 digs and four service aces. Bradford recorded 16 digs against Oshkosh and nine in limited action against Illinois Tech. Bradford, a team captain, is averaging 4.33 digs per set, good for sixth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and is ninth in servce aces with 0.76. For the season, Bradford has 338 digs and 21 service aces. The Blue Devils hosted UWSuperior, Wednesday, Oct. 15, then traveled to the UW-River Falls Invitational for four games Oct. 17-18. 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Bjurquist Athletic Complex Oct. 17, there was still plenty at stake including a higher seed and the possibility of a home game to start the playoffs. Not to mention these guys have been playing against each other since seventh grade which means there was a lot of pride involved. After beating Boyceville in the final game last season to get into the playoffs, this time the Bull- dogs used a couple of big plays and a stifling defense that kept the Vikings out of the end zone for a 14-0 win. Colfax ended the regular season at 6-2 (4-2 conference play) and is the smallest team in Division 5, but will host Chequamegon this Friday night at 7:00. Boyceville plays in Division 6 and will have a home game against Marathon, also on Friday night. Colfax took the opening kickoff to their own 30 and after a first down run on third and two JACOB KLUKAS of Colfax came up (or down in this case) with a nine yard reception in the game against Boyceville Oct. 22 in Colfax. —photo by M. Kruger by Jeremiah Wait, the offense fizzled and they had to punt. On Boyceville’s first play from scrimmage, Logan Mcabee-Thomas ran for 10 yards but a fumble on the second play was pounced on by Jon Hayton of the Vikings. Wait and Andrew Adix pounded the ball on the ground for a few yards at a time, but after getting into the red zone, they gained just five yards on four plays and gave the ball to the Bulldogs on downs at their own five yard line. Boyceville moved the ball to midfield but on third and four, Ben Kragness made the stop on the run for a one yard loss to force another punt. Colfax moved it from their own 16 to the Bulldogs’ 27 on runs by Wait, Jarrod Rudi, Adix and Aliymu Davis but Wait, who had been nursing a high ankle sprain, reinjured the ankle and was helped off the field. On fourth and two the Bulldogs defense stiffened yet again and Rudi was stuffed on a sneak to give Boyceville the ball back. The teams traded punts and the half ended at 0-0. “Boyceville was taking away our off tackle runs which is our bread and butter,” coach Mark Maloney said. “We had a great opportunity to score but couldn’t punch it in. That gave Boyceville some confidence and they continued to make big stops.” With Wait on the sidelines and a bag of ice wrapped on his foot, the Vikings not only lost their leading rusher but a top defensive back. Boyceville started with the ball to open the second half and after two runs by Mcabee-Thom- DOUBLE TEAM — Jon Hayton (45) and Andrew Adix (7) combined to pull down Boyceville quarterback Hunter Anderson during the conference matchup played Oct. 17 in Colfax. Boyceville won the game 14-0. —photo by M. Kruger as, quarterback Hunter Anderson took advantage of a mix up in the secondary and found an open Mitch Leach for a 46 yard scoring strike. The kick was missed but in what had become a defensive battle Boyceville was up 6-0 with 10:38 left in the quarter. Tucker Teige took the short kick to the Vikings 41 but on fourth and two from midfield, coach Maloney took a gamble and had Adix run to try and get the first down. But Boyceville smelled it out and made another stop to get the ball back. After a Elk Mound boys and girls fourth in conference meet BOYCEVILLE — Sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60s made it a near perfect day for running in the Dunn St. Croix Conference meet held at Tiffany Creek Elementary School in Boyceville Oct. 16. The Elk Mound boys sent 17 competitors to the varsity competition and placed fourth of eight full teams, while the girls, with eight runners were also fourth in a field of seven teams. Senior Caleb Kruger earned First Team All Conference by placing sixth in the meet with a time of 18:16 while Lucas Winter, by finishing 12th at 18:30 was named Second Team All Conference. There was a big gap after Kruger and Winter however, as Hunter Kohls was 36th in 20:04, Nate Kruger was 38th at 20:10 and Ryan Mohr was 41st in 20:17 for the Mounder team points. Also getting a taste of conference competition were Jared Strand (50, 20:47),Grant Kjellberg (54, 20:53), Jake Johnson (56, 21:17), Jonas Kohls (58, 21:26), Nate Lind (61, 21:32), Nate Schreiber (68, 22:09), Jonah Bauer (69, 22:12), Erik Strand (70, 22:13), Bowdrie Noller (77, 23:06), Tyler Svihovec (80, 23:18), William Stone (88, Jake Johnson (back) of Elk Mound, Grady Gibson and Daniel Schneider of Colfax and Grant Kjellberg, also of Elk Mound, challenged each other during the conference meet in Boyceville Oct. 16. —photo by Shawn DeWitt 25:18) and Matt McLaughlin (90, 25:24).There were 95 individuals and the meet was won by Jordan Bringgold of St. Croix Central in 16:43 as he led the Panthers to the conference title over Colfax. “Caleb and Lucas finished about where we expected,” coach Jeremiah Fredrickson said. “I was hoping our 3-7 runners would place a little higher though.The team is looking forward to having a good meet at sectionals next week and we are hoping to get a couple of guys to state.” Elizabeth Fasbender ran to a First Team All Conference spot by taking fifth in 21:08 to lead the Mounder girls. Taylor Drinkman of Glenwood City won the meet in 20:53 to help the Hilltoppers claim the team title over Colfax. Following Fasbender was Hannah Cedarblade in 18th place at 22:59, Nevada LaPointe in 28th at 24:35, Elayna Gutsch in 30th in 24:44 and final team points came from Kaitlyn Baier who was 38th in 25:47. Also competing were Corrine Zimmer (39, 26:12), O’Ryhann Hay (40, 26:25) and Mattea Linberg (41, 26:26). “I thought our girls finished well in a very balanced field this year,” Fredrickson said. “Our 5-6-7 runners all ran a personal best time and they are all working towards a strong showing at sectionals.” The course for the sectional meet will be familiar since it is right back in Boyceville Saturday, Oct. 25. Mounders conclude season with loss to conference champions If there is any bright spot to the Elk Mound football team losing their final game of the season, it would be in the fact while losing 51-32 to Dunn St. Croix Conference champions St. Croix Central, they had their highest output of the season scoring wise, which also happened to be the most points scored against the Panthers this year. And in the process, sophomore Noah Zurbuchan,will have his named etched on the plaque in the high school trophy case after reaching the 1,000 yard rushing mark, finishing with 1,051 for the season. Although the Panthers had secured a playoff berth a few weeks ago, you can bet ending with a perfect record was high on their priority list on this night. The Mounders put a scare in them however, as they responded three times after the Panthers scored to keep things interesting for the first half. Central put the first points up just three minutes into the game on a Cody Gostovich two yard run and his extra point kick, but the Mounders came back to knot it up with Zurbuchen hitting paydirt on a 28 yard run for his first of three TDs of the game and a Cole Tyman kick. Panthers receiver Jason Matteson found his way through the defense for a 71 yard scoring pass from Kyle Larson and another kick made it 14-7 with about three minutes left in the quarter. Zurbuchan answered with his own big play, zipping down the field for 79 yards and the Tyman kick tied it again. But with under a minute to go in the quarter, Central scored on a 26 yard run by Ryan Gulich, and a missed kick ended the stanza with the Mounders down 20-14. Four minutes into the second holding call on the Bulldogs, Alexander completed a 31 yard pass to Tyler Draeger to the Vikings 16 and Mcabee-Thomas zipped up the middle to the one yard line. Anderson plowed in for the score, and on a fake extra point kick, Anderson found another opening in the Colfax secondary and passed to Jacob McIntyre for the two point conversion and a 14-0 lead at the 7:14 mark of the quarter. Colfax had plenty of time to get back into the game, including on their next drive when Davis, now taking the bulk of the running duties, broke off a 34 yard run, then dove for another first down to the Bulldogs 24 yard line on fourth down. But two incomplete passes and a five yard run by Rudi made it fourth and five, and this time Davis was stuffed at the Bulldog 15, giving the ball back to the Bulldogs. Colfax stiffened their defense with Trevor Olson sacking Anderson for a five yard loss on third down forcing a punt to end the third quarter. Colfax moved from their own 45 in part by a nine yard pass to Jacob Klukas, a facemask penalty on the Bulldogs, a 10 yard run by Adix and a nine yard sliding catch by Jacob Steinke to get to the Boyceville 16. Another short completion to Sawyer DeMoe moved it to the nine but on fourth down, Rudi’s pass was picked off in the end zone by Anderson who elected to take it out and raced EM finishes 5-0 at Mondovi tourney MONDOVI — In preparation for the regional tournament starting this week, the Elk Mound volleyball team ran the tables to finish 5-0 at the Mondovi Invitational Oct. 18. Elk Mound won two of three games over Menomonie as Elly Friberg led in kills with seven and added five digs, Hannah Flatness slammed six kills and Morgan Polden had five kills to go with five digs. Dayna Kotecki led in assists with 16 and Lexi Peterson served up three aces. In a 2-0 win over Spring Valley, Friberg slammed four kills, dug the ball up six times and had two service aces, Leia Kufahl finished with seven assists and Rachel Caron added six digs, Scoreboard DUNN-ST. CROIX FOOTBALL TEAM 2014 FINAL STANDINGS CONF *†St. Croix Central… 6-0 †Boyceville…………4-2 †Spring Valley………4-2 †Colfax………………4-2 Glenwood City………2-4 Mondovi………………1-5 Elk Mound……………0-6 SESN *conference champion †qualified for playoffs Fri., October 17 Scores Boyceville 14, Colfax 0 St. Croix Central 51, Elk Mound 32 Spring Valley 35, Glenwood City 8 Mondovi 24, Antigo 14 (non-conf.) End of Regular Season GOOD RUNS start with good blocks. Above, Cole Tyman (#82), left and Ryan Krall (#77) opened up a hole for Elk Mound running back Noah Zurbuchen to score his second touchdown at home October 17 against St. Croix Central. —JHolzwarth.smugmug.com quarter, Zurbuchan plowed in from a yard out and the Mounders had a chance to go ahead but the kick was off target.The Panthers then put their nose to the grindstone and in the span of three minutes, they had a 36-20 lead on a rushing touchdown by Gostovich, his two point run, another rushing score from 57 yards by Chris Berg and a two point run by Trent Smith as the half ended. Starting the second half with the ball, the Mounders saw their hopes of a comeback dashed quickly as they fumbled the ball into the hands of a Panther play- er who took it to the house from 30 yards out, and with a Smith two point run, Elk Mound was now in a big hole down 44-20. Gostovich tacked on the Panthers final points on a one yard run and his own kick with 7:12 to go in the third quarter. Hunter Adleman added to the Mounders’ point total when he broke through the Panther defense for a 54 yard score early in the fourth quarter, and with 48 seconds left in the game, freshman Chris Lee put the finishing touches on Elk Mound’s season with a six yard touchdown run. After averaging 116 yards a game against some pretty stringent defenses this year, Zurbuchan put up 196 yards on the ground in 28 carries against the Panthers. Adleman added 87 yards on six attempts and quarterback Shawn Flynn completed 2 of 5 passes, both to Tyman for 18 yards. “Our boys played hard all season and never gave up in any game,” coach Dave Lew said. “We met some adversity this year with key injuries but still persevered and played hard every week.” 80 yards down the sideline before Davis chased him down at the Vikings’ 20. The Bulldogs could have put the dagger in with 7:00 to go but on third down, the ball was centered over Anderson’s head and DeMoe chased him down for a 28 yard loss to force a punt. After Davis picked up a first down on the ground, Colfax went to the air and Boyceville had their defensive secondary covering the Colfax receivers pretty tight, resulting in a few incomplete passes and the end of the game. “We had a couple of breakdowns on defense and Boyceville took advantage of it,” Maloney said. “Otherwise our defense was pretty solid. With Wait going out, Davis stepped up and did a nice job. We just didn’t make any big plays on offense but credit Boyceville’s defense for not breaking. We’ll work on a few things to get ready for the playoff game on Friday,” he added. Despite rushing for only 71 yards, Wait ended the game as the conference’s leading rusher with 1,123 yards with an average of of 140 per game in just eight games. Davis ran for 63 yards while Adix added 49. Rudi was 6 for 24 passing for 76 yards with DeMoe catching two for 19 yards and Steinke snaring a pair for 17 yards. Hayton collected six tackles, Adix added four and Zach Meyer and DeMoe were both credited with three. 8-0 7-2 7-2 6-2 4-5 3-6 1-8 WIAA Football Playoffs Level 1 Division 4 - Spooner (#7) at St. Croix Central (#2), Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 pm. Division 5 - Chequamegon (5) at Colfax (#4), Friday, October 24 at 7 pm. Division 6 - Marathon (#5) at Boyceville (#4); Elmwood/Plum City (#7) at Spring Valley (#2), both games are Friday, October 24 at 7 pm. Winners advance to Level 2 to be played on Fri., Oct. 31 or Sat., Nov. 1 DUNN-ST. CROIX VOLLEYBALL TEAM 2014 FINAL STANDINGS CONF *Colfax……………… 9-0 Elk Mound…………… 8-1 Boyceville…………… 7-2 Plum City…………… 5-4 St. Croix Central…… 5-4 Spring Valley………… 4-5 Pepin………………… 3-6 Mondovi……………… 3-6 SESN 22-12 22-16 18-6 6-8 5-6 4-5 8-8 6-12 Playing Menomonie again, the Mounders won 2-0 with Flatness leading in kills with five, Kotecki added seven assists and five digs, Friberg smacked four aces and Caron came up with four digs. Another 2-0 win came over Cadott as Polden led in kills with seven with six digs, Kotecki assisted her teammates 11 times and Serena Wieser saved points with seven digs and scored points on two service aces. In yet another 2-0 win over Independence, Friberg came up big with 10 kills while Moriah Mauer slammed five of her own. Kufahl led the Mounders in assists with 10 and in ace serves with three while Peterson had a team leading eight digs. Glenwood City……… 1-8 Elmwood…………… 0-9 *conference champion 4-12 0-14 Sat., Oct. 18 Scores (non-conf.) Elk Mound 2, Independence 0 Elk Mound 2, Cadott 0 Elk Mound 2, Menomonie 0 Elk Mound 2, Spring Valley 0 Elk Mound 2, Menomonie 1 Thurs., Oct. 16 Score (non-conf.) Pepin 3, Gilmanton 0 Tues., Oct. 14 Scores Colfax 3, Elk Mound 2 Boyceville 3, Elmwood 0 Mondovi 3, Plum City 0 Spring Valley 3, Pepin 2 St. Croix Central 3, Glenwood City 0 End of Regular Season WIAA Division 2 Regionals Tues., Oct. 21 - Quarterfinals Sectional #1 Regional C: St. Croix Central (#7) at Osceola (#2). WIAA Division 3 Regionals Tues., Oct. 21 - Quarterfinals Sectional #1 Regional B: Glenwood City (#8) at Colfax (#1); Unity (#5) at Boyceville (#4). Regional C: Mondovi (#5) at Spring Valley (#4); Osseo-Fairchild (#6) at Elk Mound (#3) WIAA Divsion 4 Regionals Tues., Oct. 21 - Quarterfinals Sectional #1 Regional C: Elmwood (#7) at Clayton (#2). Sectional #3 Regional A: Independence (#6) at Pepin (#3); Plum City (#1) receives bye. Thurs., Oct. 23 - regional semifinals Sat., Oct. 25 - regional finals WIAA Sectionals Thurs., Oct. 30 and Sat., Nov. 1 NEWS/FOR THE RECORD Wednesday, October 22, 2014 For The Record DUNN COUNTY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS UNDERAGE DRINKING: James Theodore Anema, 20, Menomonie, (1st), $200.50; Elizabeth Rita Ariniga, 20, Menomonie, (1st), DOT License Suspended 90 Days, $263.50; McKenzie Elizabeth Rose Eggert, 20, Menomonie, (1st), $200.50; Aaron Bobbie Esanbock, 20, Menomonie, (1st), DOT License Suspended 90 Days, $263.50; Samuel Lee Gannon, 20, Menomonie, (1st), $200.50; Lyndsey Rene Jonas, 20, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Andrew James Lehn, 20, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Jaden Michael Newton, 19, Glenwood City, (2nd), $301.30; Hannah Elizabeth Ohlsen, 21, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Ryan Dionne Pamperin, 19, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Elaina Marie Purdy, 19, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Dylan J. Samens, 20, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Evan Thomas Sandor, 20, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50; Caterina Eleonora Van Houten, 20, Menomonie, (1st), Alcohol assessment, $200.50 DWI: Kari J. Anderson, 34, Colfax, (1st), amended from (1st w/ Passenger < 16 Yrs Old), DOT License Revoked 6 Months, Ignition interlock, Alcohol assessment, $821.50; Brandon A. Bauer, 22, Knapp, (2nd), Local Jail, DOT License Revoked 12 Months, Ignition interlock, Alcohol assessment, Other Sentence, Community service, $1,487.00; Kyle M. Ferber, 22, Colfax, (2nd), Local Jail, DOT License Revoked 14 Months, Ignition interlock, Alcohol assessment, $1,302.00 DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Hannah M. Chamberlin, 27, Menomonie, Probation, Sent Withheld, $443.00; Phillip Edward Chism, 36, Menomonie, Public Intoxication 1st, $641.50; Connor Hoffman Ferral, 21, Menomonie, $169.00; Sean David Grube, 25, Menomonie, $263.50; Justin M. 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Jacobson, 35, Menomonie, Animals at large/unleashed/untagged 1st, $150.10 Christian David Jahntz, 20, Menomonie, Adult Permit/Underage Drinking (1st), $452.50 Andrew Edwin Johnson, 23, Menomonie, Public Park Violation, amended from Noise Violations, $150.10 Justin S. Kiekhofer, 25, Emerald, RRTrespassing on Railroad, $263.50 Virginia Kiesow, 21, Menomonie, Adult Permit/Underage Drinking (1st), $452.50 Jeffrey E. Lenfant, 37, Menomonie, Noise Violations 1st, $263.50; Fireworks Use or Possession, $175.30 Jacob David Mairet, 22, Menomonie, Adult Permit/Underage Drinking (1st), $452.50 John T. Muza, 34, Menomonie, Public Intoxication, $389.50 Aaron J. Reaney, 19, Boyceville, Open Container Violation, $175.30 Zachary Matthew Rybicki, 23, Menomonie, Open Container Violation, $175.30 Devin V. Sonnenberg-Marko, 21, Colfax, Battery, Probation, Sent Withheld, $1,139.23 Stephanie L. Weidler, 37, Colfax, Animals Running at Large, $169.00 Isaac Matthew Wold, 18, Boyceville, Open Container Violation, $175.30 Schofield, Higley & Mayer S.C. DUNN COUNTY TRAFFIC Mateb Ali H Alkahtani, Menomonie, Exceeding Speed Zones, etc. (1-10 MPH), amended from Exceeding Speed Zones, etc. (16-19 MPH), $175.30 Anas Ibrahim M. Alsulaimani, Menomonie, Exceeding Speed Zones, etc. (1619 MPH), $200.50 Kari J. Anderson, Colfax, Non-Registration of Vehicle - Auto <10,000 lbs., $175.30 Wade D. Aspen, Colfax, Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00 Kody D. Binkley, Glenwood City, Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00 Dominque Steven Daigle, Colfax, Vehicle Operator Fail/Wear Seat Belt, $10.00; Operating While Suspended (3rd), $200.50 Joshua S. Evenson, Menomonie, Vehicle Operator Fail/Wear Seat Belt, $10.00; Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00 Jason M. Figler, Knapp, Operate w/o Valid License (1st Violation), $200.50 William Porter Fouts, Boyceville, Operating While Revoked (Forfeiture), $200.50 Zachary Meade Gounaikis, Menomonie, Operator Violate Red Traffic Light, $175.30 Shawn P. Haglund, Eau Galle, Vehicle Operator Fail/Wear Seat Belt, $10.00 Robert Richard Harshman, Boyceville, Operate w/o Valid License (1st Violation), $200.00 Mitchell Taylor Hayden, Menomonie, Operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00 Renda V. Heifner, Elk Mound, Speeding on Freeway (11-15 MPH), $200.50 Jeremiah Wayne Hillstead, Downing, Vehicle Passenger Fail to Wear Seat Belt, $10.00 Steven R. Hintzman, Menomonie, Unsafe Backing of Vehicle, $175.30 Adam William Holmquist, Glenwood City, Speeding in 55 MPH Zone (11-15 MPH), $175.30 Luke M. Jacobsen, Menomonie, NonRegistration of Vehicle - Auto <10,000 lbs., $175.30 Leonard F. Jicha, Menomonie, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $213.10 Luke N. 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This will be taking state money from the county’s circuit court system, and the county will have to replace that money either through budget cuts or an increased tax levy, said David Bartlett, county board supervisor from Boyceville and chair of the judiciary and law committee. The state requires that counties provide a guardian ad litem for those who cannot make their own decisions and interpreters for defendants who do not speak English, but now the state wants to remove state funding for those services, said Bob Walter, county board supervisor from Menomonie. Walter is an attorney. Kitz Cleary, county board supervisor from Colfax, wondered how much of the $11.8 million would come from Dunn County. In 2001, the state decided that counties would be required to pay 47 percent of the funding for the circuit court system. In 2012, the state Legislature increased that share to 55.9 percent of the funding to be provided by the counties, said Judge Rod Smeltzer. Over the years, “the state has eroded funding (for the courts) and has set the counties back,” Judge Smeltzer said. The state Legislature’s cuts to the circuit court system will affect more than each individual county. On an administrative level state-wide, the cuts will affect legal education for judges, he said. “This is the biggest cut the state has ever asked for from the courts. This is a serious matter,” Judge Smeltzer said. Todd Welch, county board supervisor from Menomonie, said state government already spends too much money and that he wanted to research the issue of court funding before voting on the resolution. Welch also suggested that someone knowledgeable about the proposed cuts speak to the county board at the November meeting. Welch made a motion that the resolution opposing the state’s reduction in circuit court funding be postponed until the November meeting. Steve Rasmussen, county board supervisor from Boyceville and chair of the Dunn County Board, asked for a second for Welch’s motion. After the third inquiry as to whether there was a second to the motion, Rasmussen declared that the motion had died from the lack of a second. The Dunn County Board approved the motion stating opposition to the state’s proposed decrease in circuit court funding on a vote of 28 to 1. Welch voted against the motion. DUNN & ST. CROIX COUNTIES – Local clerks are advising voters that they do not need to show a photo ID to vote at the November 4, 2014 Election. On October 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned an earlier 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision which had reinstated the photo ID law. The law had been enjoined by the courts since March, 2012. According to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, the Supreme Court’s order is not the final word on the legality of Wisconsin’s voter photo ID law, but it does set the rules for the General Election. The Supreme Court halted enforcement of the law for the time being to avoid voter confusion and because some voters had already been mailed absentee ballots without instructions on how to comply with the voter photo ID law. The Supreme Court may decide to hear the case on its merits sometime after the November election. Even though voters will not have to show an ID to receive a ballot at this election, voters who are registering between now and Election Day should be aware that they may use their driver license or state ID card to establish their residence if it contains a current address. “You may use a valid driver license or state ID card for proof of residence when you register to vote, either before or on Election Day” said Kevin Kennedy, Wisconsin’s chief elections officer. “But you are not required to show a photo ID to get your ballot.” All voters must show proof of residence to register to vote, and a driver license or state ID card with a current address are just two of many documents can use to prove they are residents. A full list is available here: http://gab. wi.gov/publications/voter-guides/ proof-of-residence. Also, voters who have a Wis- consin driver license or state ID card are required to provide the card number on the voter registration form. Voters who do not have a driver license or state ID card can use the last four digits of their Social Security number instead. Absentee Voting Local clerk are advising absentee voters who may have received a letter in recent weeks telling them to provide a photocopy of their ID card that they may disregard the letter. Some voters who requested or received absentee ballots before the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on September 12 would have needed to provide a copy of their ID, but the Supreme Court’s order on October 9 made that unnecessary. Be Prepared Because the Supreme Court may someday reinstate voter photo ID in Wisconsin, the G.A.B. is advising anyone who does not have a state ID card to take advantage of the opportunity to get one for free. The Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles has a process to allow people to obtain a free State ID card for voting purposes, even if the person does not have a birth certificate. Kennedy said that process can take time, especially for people born outside of Wisconsin, so it makes sense to get started early. More information is available at the Wisconsin DMV website: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/ drivers/drivers/apply/petitionprocess.htm. If the voter photo ID law is not reinstated, voters can still use the state ID card for proof of residence when registering, he said. For specific questions about voting, please contact your local clerk. Voters are also encouraged to visit the Wisconsin Government Accountability’s voter services website, www.myvote.wisconsin.gov, for information about voting. No voter photo ID required at November election Nominations open through Nov. 21 for 2014 WI Financial Literacy Award MADISON – Nominations for the 2014 Wisconsin Financial Literacy Award will be accepted through Nov. 21, the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy announced this week. Nominations may be made in one of three categories: •Individual – Any person providing exception financial literacy education in an innovative manner. •Organization/business – Any organization or business promoting financial literacy in an innovative manner through its initiatives. •Legacy – An organization, business or individuals whose purpose and heritage is ingrained in sustained financial literacy and capability, and whose reputation in doing so is held in high regard in serving as a model for others in carrying on the work of supporting financial literacy and expanding opportunities through financial capability. This lifetime recognition is intended to be conferred once to the recipients. Criteria that will be used to judge the nominations include: •Innovative implementation of an effective financial literacy program or program element within the last two years. • Demonstrated measureable results. • Collaboration with partners. •Scalability of the program design. Nominations may be submitted online. The Governor’s Council will select recipients at its December meeting. Last year, the Council selected seven individuals and 13 organizations as recipients of the 2013 award. More info may be found at www.wdfi.org/ymm/govcouncilfinlit/. Page 8 • Colfax Messenger RELIGION & NEWS Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Unmet demand for afterschool programs in the state is high afterschool programs to as many children and families as resources will allow,” said Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant. “But Wisconsin has a lot of work ahead if it’s to keep up with other states, and even more if it is to provide all children with the afterschool opportunities they need. Most parents in the state who want their child in a program can’t find one, and that needs to change. Every child who is unsupervised after school is a child potentially at risk. Quality afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help working families. Every Wisconsin family that needs an afterschool program should have access to one.” “The unfortunate reality is that, given current available resources, afterschool programs in Wisconsin can only serve a fraction of the children and families who need them,” said Randy Neve, Network Lead of the Wisconsin Afterschool Network. “We need to work on this, and that will require committing the resources necessary to grow afterschool programs and create the opportunities our children urgently need. We must make it a priority to turn these results around.” To determine the state rankings, a composite score was calculated for all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, and indexed against the national average. Obituaries available, as would the parents of 57 percent of Latino children. The same is true of 35 percent of white children. Despite increased participation in afterschool, the number of children unsupervised in the hours after school remains high. Across the nation, more than 800,000 elementary students, and 2.2 million middle school students spend time alone and unsupervised during the after school hours. In all, 11.3 million children — one in five — are unsupervised in the afternoons. Parental satisfaction with afterschool remains high. Nine in ten parents (89 percent) say they are satisfied with their child’s afterschool program. Support for public funding of afterschool programs remains strong. More than four in five parents (84 percent) report that they favor public funding for afterschool opportunities in communities that have few opportunities for children and youth. Support is bipartisan, as well, with 91 percent of parents who identify as Democrats, 86 percent Independents and 80 percent of Republicans favoring public funding for programs. Parents across all geographic regions support public funding for afterschool programs. The national and Wisconsin America After 3PM reports, and accompanying data, are available at www.afterschoolalliance.org. A snapshot of national participation and demand for summer learning programs is also available online. On October 23, more than 1 million people in communities across the nation and at U.S. military installations worldwide will join the only national rally for afterschool programs. Sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance and now in its 15th year, Lights On Afterschool brings communities together for science fairs, fun runs, community service events, music and dance performances, open houses and other events at schools, community centers, malls, parks and recreation centers, science museums, state capitols, and other settings. Find a local Lights On Afterschool event at www.afterschoolalliance.org/ LOA.cfm. Findings from America After 3PM are based on in-depth interviews with 13,709 U.S. households with children, completed by way of an online survey using a blend of national consumer panels. Shugoll Research collected and analyzed the data for America After 3PM. The goal of at least 200 completed interviews was reached in every state and the District of Columbia. In states where this goal could not be reached using online panels, random-digit dialing was used to complete supplementary telephone interviews. In order to participate, respondents had to live in the United States and be the guardians of a school-age child living in their household. All interviews were completed between February 28 and April 17, 2014. America After 3PM is funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Wallace Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Noyce Foundation, with additional support from the Heinz Endowments, The Robert Bowne Foundation and the Samueli Foundation. About The Afterschool Alliance The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children and youth have access to quality afterschool programs. More information is available at www.after schoolalliance.org. Colfax Animal Hospital, S.C. Large and Small Animals BRUCE BUCKLEY, DVM BEV HALAMA, DVM Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • We Feature Royal Canin Prescription Diets • LEONARD J. TAPE Leonard J. Tape, age 77, of Rice Lake, WI died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at his home. He was born May 17, 1937 to Harold & Hilda (Williams) Tape at Boyceville, WI. He was raised and attended school at Colfax & graduated from Colfax High School in 1955. In 1957 he was married to Joy Moe. Leonard drove truck over the road for most all of his life & received many safety awards over the years. He loved fishing & taking fishing trips up to Canada. He also loved hunting & looked forward to frying fish every year over Labor Day for their annual Each state’s overall score is based on afterschool program participation, afterschool programs reaching children in need, and parents’ satisfaction with key features of their child’s afterschool program. In important respects, Wisconsin results mirror the national survey findings, which include: Participation in afterschool programs is up nationally, with 18 percent of the nation’s schoolchildren in programs (10.2 million children), up from 15 percent in 2009 (8.4 million children) and 11 percent in 2004 (6.5 million children). At the same time, unmet demand has increased. The parents of nearly 20 million children (19.4 million) say they would enroll their child in an afterschool program if a program were available to them. That means that the existing supply of afterschool programs is meeting barely onethird of demand. Demand is greatest among African American, Hispanic and low-income families. Both participation in afterschool and unmet demand for afterschool are much higher among children from lowincome households than higherincome households, and higher among African American and Hispanic children than white children. The parents of 60 percent of the nation’s African American children would enroll their child in a program if one were family reunion. Leonard was preceded in death by his parents & son: Randy Tape. He is survived by his wife: Joy of Rice Lake, sons: David (Pam) Tape of Iron River, MI, Steven (Denise) Tape of Eleva, Mark Tape of Rice Lake, Brian (Beth) Tape of Ellsworth & Jeffrey Tape of St. Paul, MN, daughters: Vicki (Ernie) Peterson of Viroqua & Wendy (Cory) Schindler of Elk Mound, 17 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, brothers: William (Joanne) Tape of St. Louis Park, MN & Kenneth (Kathy) Tape of Colfax, sisters: Judith (Lee) Stuck of Fortuna, CA, Cheri (Dennis) Harms of Chugiak, AK & Charlene (Bud) Smith of Austin, TX, as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends. A Memorial Service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 18th at the Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. John Kurschner officiating. Visitation was held for the hour prior to services & interment will be at a later date in the Hay River Cemetery in the Town of Hay River, Dunn County, WI. Arrangements are with Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Cameron & Dallas. 411 E. River – Colfax LEONA B. POIRIER Leona B. Poirier, 97, of rural Colfax, died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at her home in the Town of Howard. She was born April 4, 1917, in the Town of Howard, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Drexler) Zwiefelhofer. Leona married Marvin L. Poirier on May 25, 1938, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. They spent 75 years together on their farm. Leona was born, raised and finished her earthly life in the Town of Howard. She was baptized, completed school, and a lifetime member at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She loved gardening, farming, and family. She is survived by three sons, Eugene (Mandy) of Chicago, David (Sylvia) of Colfax, and Dan (Barb) of Brook Park, MN; 22 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; eleven great-great grandchildren; and by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Leona was preceded in death by her husband; two sons; Ronald and Dana; and a great-granddaughter, Taylor Lynn. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 2014, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cooks Valley with Father John Potaczek celebrating the Mass. Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery at a later date. Schriver-Thompson Funeral Home & Cremation Services is serving the family. To express condolences online, please visit www.thompsonfuneralhome.com. Phone 10tfc WASHINGTON, DC — Wisconsin has made little progress on afterschool participation since 2009, according to a new household survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance. The 2014 edition of America After 3PM found that demand for afterschool programs still far exceeds supply; the number of children in Wisconsin who would be enrolled in an afterschool program if one were available surpasses the number of children enrolled in afterschool programs in the state. The household survey also found that the vast majority of parents of children in afterschool programs in Wisconsin report significant benefits from their children’s participation. The America After 3PM survey included 30,000 American households and 256 in-depth interviews in Wisconsin. It found that 13 percent of Wisconsin students, 121,469 children in all, are enrolled in afterschool programs, up from 11 percent in 2009, when the survey was last conducted. But 205,209 Wisconsin students are still without adult supervision in the afternoons. The parents of 265,984 Wisconsin children not already in an afterschool program say they would enroll their child if a program were available. “Afterschool providers and advocates in the state are working tirelessly to provide quality 715-962-3380 People who had work related back or neck surgeries are often left with debilitating pain. They may return to work for a few years only to have their condition worsen, have to quit work because of their pain, and end up on SSDI. There may be additional worker’s comp benefits for such people. There is a 12 year statute of limitations for worker’s comp claims. Call and 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 “Providing Dignified Caring Funeral & Cremation Services” 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; 8-9 p.m.-Youth Group. 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., Oct. 22: 3:15 p.m. Praise Kids, 3:30 p.m. Confirmation Classes, 6 p.m. Colfax Crafters, 7 p.m. Faith Circle. Thurs., Oct. 23: 1 p.m. Quilters. Sun., Oct. 26: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship & Sunday School. Tues., Oct. 28: 7 p.m. Barbershoppers. Wed., Oct. 29: 3:15 p.m. Praise Kids, 3:30 p.m. Confirmation Classes, 6 p.m. Colfax Crafters. COLFAX RURAL LUTHERAN Pastor Bob Schoenknecht 715-962-3913 Wed., Oct. 22: 3:45 p.m. Confirmation at the Parsonage Sun., Oct. 26: 8:30 a.m. Norton Worship, 8:45 a.m. Holden Sunday School, 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., Oct. 28: 10:30 a.m. Bible Study at the Grapevine Wed., Oct. 29: 9:30 a.m. Norton ELCA at Church, 3:45 p.m. Confirmation at the Parsonage SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9 a.m. Ridgeland, 9:30 a.m. Hay River. Wed., Oct. 29: 6:30 p.m. Confirmation at Ridgeland. OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN (ELCA) Hwy. 170, P.O. Box 186 Wheeler, WI Sec. Hours: Wed. & Fri., 9:30-3 oursaviorswheeler@yahoo.com 715-632-2530 Sun. worship service is at 9:15 a.m. NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH E9085 County Road V Sand Creek, WI 54765 newhope@chibardun.net www.newhope-lutheran.org 715-658-1470 Pastor Josh Toufar pastorjosh@mosaictelecom.net 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. 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. 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. 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. HAY RIVER-RIDGELAND LUTHERAN Pastor David Sands - 715-949-1976 Sun., Oct. 26: WORSHIP: 9 a.m. Ridgeland, 10:30 a.m. Hay River, TRINITY LUTHERAN 1039 Nordveien Dr., P.O. Box 247 Boyceville, WI 54725 trinitychurch@celectcom.net Pastor Brad Peterson Phone: 715-643-3821 Parish Office Hours: M-T, Th-Fri 8 a.m.noon; Wed noon-3 p.m. Communion 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. Sun.: 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10:15 a.m.-Sun. School. NON-DENOMINATIONAL INDEPENDENT BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Robert Koepp Sand Creek - 715-962-4601 Thurs., Oct. 23: 6 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Meeting. Sun., Oct. 26: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, 10:45 a.m. Sunday School. 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. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST ELK MOUND Margaret DeMaris, Pastor Phone 715-879-5118 Sun.: Worship @ 10:45 a.m., Sunday School @ 9:45 a.m. UNITED METHODIST Rev. Craig Conklin Tainter 715-962-4335 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. Dana Schneider Funeral Director Daniel Duffenbach Funeral Director C6c9, C11eow Worship Services CLASSIFIEDS & PUBLIC NOTICES Wednesday, October 22, 2014 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Colfax Messenger • Page 9 Mounder Meals Match accepting donations until October 31 Tribune Press Reporter • Colfax Messenger • Classified and TV TAB By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Mounder Meals Match Challenge will $ for the first 10 be accepting donations through October 31 to benefit children in for words and For ONE LOW Price the Elk Mound school district to provide weekend meals. your ad will appear in each additional word. Your ad will be seen by There are no income qualifithree publications! (All ads must be paid in advance prior to publication!) nearly 15,000 readers! cations for participation in the Mounder Meals program, said Lisa Strom, program coordinator. Any family that needs extra food to make it through the weekend can sign up for the program 49tfc income restrictions. Call for more inforFOR SALE - 8’ firewood. Contact • FOR RENT • at Mound View Elementary, she FOR RENT - 1 bedroom apartment mation. 715-265-4140 EHO. 40tfc Royal Bignell for pricing, 715-308-1417. FOR RENT - Rural 3BR house. Boy- in Boyceville. Heat, water, sewer and said. 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SMALL INDOOR HOT TUB (Corner). ute the meals on Friday afterC. Policy Committee Meeting Review Great Value 8 20¢ Excellent Coverage 511 E. Railroad Ave. • Colfax, WI 54730 or call (715) 962-3535! School District of Colfax BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING Monday, October 27, 2014 7:00 p.m. 10. Superintendent’s report A. Meetings attended/scheduled B. Immunization Records 11. New Business A. Equalized Values (Fall 2014) B. Open enrollment update (2014-2015) C. Pupil count report (3rd Friday in September 2014) D. Pupil Count Summer School (2014) E. Motion: Establish 2014-2015 tax levy. Consideration of levying a property tax for the 2014-15 budget of $______________ or, (If the state law changes that affects the amount of general aids available to the school district) a property tax for the 201415 budget in the amount equaling the maximum revenue limit allowed less all allowed state general aids, whichever is less, and $_____________ for Non-Referendum Approved Debt Service. F. Presentation / signature tax statements (May not be available by meeting.) G. Discuss/Motion: Youth Options applications (Spring 2015) H. Discuss/Motion: To approve Assistant High School Wrestling Coach for 2014-15. I. Discuss/Motion: To approve employment of middle school boys track. J. Discuss/Motion: To adjust budget to reflect actual revenue & expenditure amounts 2014-2015 (May not be available by meeting date.) 12. Motion: Executive Session: Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, according to State Statutes 19.85 (1) (c). 13. Adjournment WNAXLP C43c 10 jets. $1,000.00 or Best Offer. 715-2654338.6c7 715-265-7266.6p7 Administrative Assistant All States Ag Parts, Inc. is adding a part-time Administrative Assistant to keep our corporate office in Downing, WI running smoothly; approximately 5 hours daily. This position will assist the office staff with a wide variety of duties including: customer calls, customer statements, ordering supplies, scanning and distributing A/P invoices, assisting with timecard prep and numerous other tasks. Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word, very detail oriented and possess great organizational skills. Please mail cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to: All States Ag Parts, Attn: HR, E1140 State Road 170, Downing, WI 54734. Emails also welcome at hr@tractorpartsasap.com No phone calls please. 6c7*T, C42c43 Tractor & Combine Parts Salesperson All States Ag Parts – Downing is one of the largest salvage yards in Wisconsin and needs to add to our Counter Sales Team. This fast-paced position will assist walk-in and phone customers with new, used and rebuilt ag parts sales. Agricultural equipment knowledge and previous sales experience preferred. Basic computer knowledge required. Salary dependent on experience. Benefits include: health, dental, life, disability, holidays, vacation/sick leave, flexible spending, 401k plan. Apply in person or by mail: All States Ag Parts, Attn: Dave Sudbrink, E1140 State Road 170, Downing, WI 54734. 6c7*T, C42c43 Official Proceedings of the Colfax Village Board of Trustees Colfax Village Board Regular Meeting - July 28, 2014 The July 28, 2014, Village of Colfax Board regular meeting was held at 7:00 p.m. at the Colfax Village Hall. Members present: President Gunnufson, Trustees Halpin, Schauer, Schieber, Olson, and Klukas. Others present included LeAnn Ralph, Lisa Fleming, Building Inspector Fred Weber, Director of Public Works Bates, and Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer Ponto. Trustee Davis arrived at 7:06 p.m. Minutes – Halpin/Schauer to approve the minutes from the July 14, 2014, regular meeting. For: Klukas, Olson, Schieber, Schauer, Halpin, and Gunnufson. Against: none. Motion carried. Licenses – Operators License – Schauer/Klukas to approve the operator’s licenses for Alexandra Albricht for the time period of July 28, 2014 – June 30, 2015. For: Halpin, Schauer, Olson, Klukas, and Gunnufson. Against: none. Abstained: Schieber. Motion carried. Review/Approval – Bills – Halpin/Schauer to approve the bills from July 1st – 15th, 2014 for payment. For: Halpin, Davis, Schauer, Olson, Schieber, Klukas, and Gunnufson. Against: none. Motion carried. Payee MARILYN BENISH A-1 EXPRESS RENTAL CENTER ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICE ASPEN MILLS BAKER & TAYLOR BLOOMER ADVANCE BOUND TREE MEDICAL CARDMEMBER SERVICE CEDAR CORPORATION CEDAR COUNTRY CO-OP CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS CITY OF MENOMONIE COLFAX COMMUNITY FIRE DEPT COLFAX COMMUNITY FIRE DEPT COLFAX MESSENGER COMMERCIAL TESTING LAB DUNN COUNTY RECYCLING DUNN ENERGY COOPERATIVE DYNAMITE CLOUD Amount $3,326.83 $131.88 $212.72 $492.30 $35.68 $162.76 $693.42 $770.58 $3,782.04 $1,589.62 $143.76 $200.00 $2,280.00 $2,012.59 $1,663.88 $322.00 $1,335.99 $58.00 $300.00 E.O. JOHNSON EAU CLAIRE PRESS COMPANY EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES GALE/CENAGE GEORGE ENTZMINGER H & H PLUMBING HAWKINS INC HYDRO DESIGNS JEFFERSON FIRE & SAFETY KJERSTEN HALLIN KYLES MARKET MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEMS MDL CONSTRUCTION MENARDS-EAU CLAIRE MICRO MARKETING MORGEN’S AUTO BODY MUNICIPAL WELL & PUMP PRESS EDUCATION/ONE LIBRARY CIRCLE QUILL CORP SCHOFIELD HIGLEY & MAYER STEEL TOWNE TAINTER MACHINE VIKING DISPOSAL VILLAGE OF COLFAX WATER CARE SERVICES WELD RILEY PRENN & RICCI WEX BANK WOODS RUN FOREST PRODUCTS EFTPS-FEDERAL-SS-MEDICARE WI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CEDAR CORPORATION CEDAR CORPORATION WISCONSIN DEFERRED COMPENSATION WE ENERGIES WE ENERGIES TOTAL $75.54 $245.95 $78.78 $93.56 $100.00 $38.44 $1,582.32 $539.00 $201.25 $185.92 $15.13 $266.00 $1,950.00 $1,236.60 $186.47 $5,562.19 $12,465.00 $125.69 $335.84 $295.50 $8.68 $375.00 $120.00 $712.43 $30.50 $180.00 $920.72 $167.44 $5,012.74 $683.74 $(3,782.04) $3,782.04 $130.00 $14.52 $14.52 $53,463.52 Adjourn: Schauer/Klukas to adjourn the regular board meeting at 7:38 p.m. For: Halpin, Davis, Schauer, Schieber, Olson, Klukas, and Gunnufson. Against: none. Motion carried. Copies of unabridged official minutes are on file at the Village Office or on the Village website. Jackie L. Ponto WNAXLP 84L C43c Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer noon,” she said. The meals are packaged at Shepherd of the Hill Lutheran Church in Elk Mound on Thursday evenings. “Shepherd of the Hill also houses our local food pantry, and the location is very ideal,” Strom said. Even though this is the first year for volunteers to package the food themselves, it is actually the second year for the Mounder Meals program. “The first year, we partnered with Stepping Stones (in Menomonie). They provided the meals, and we were more of a delivery service. We learned from them on how the bags should be packed. The goal was always for us to do this on our own this year,” Strom said. Lisa Hinnenkamp, a teacher at Mound View Elementary, had wanted to do a weekend food program for years, she noted. “Shepherd of the Hill had extra money in (the church’s ) Good Samaritan fund to help get this started. Stepping Stones got us started and gave us time to get some extra funding to get our program going. Also, Sue Suechting through Shepherd of the Hill played a big role in setting things up and keeping us all organized,” Strom said. The Mounder Meals program is “a gift for the students every Friday. I am so glad that our community is stepping up to help provide for them and their families as unfortunately, there are a lot of gaps in assisting some of these families to have enough food,” she said. If you would like to donate to the Mounder Meals Challenge, checks can be made payable to Shepherd of Hill. In the memo line write “Mounder Meals Match Challenge.” Send your check to Shepherd of the Hill; 207 University Street; Elk Mound WI 54739. Gov. Walker appoints Andrea Nodolf as Dunn County District Attorney MADISON – On October 17 Governor Scott Walker appointed Andrea Nodolf as Dunn County District Attorney, replacing outgoing District Attorney James Peterson, who was recently elected Circuit Court Judge. “Andrea Nodolf is a proven District Attorney with a strong track record,” said Governor Walker. “Her experience, knowledge, and demonstrated skill as a prosecutor make her highly qualified for this role.” Nodolf currently serves as Rusk County District Attorney, and she has been a prosecutor in Rusk County for nearly four years. During her tenure as District Attorney, she ably handled a wide range of matters, including high-profile prosecutions of serious crimes such as sexual abuse and arson. She also has extensive experience in municipal law and employment law, having spent nearly five years in private practice representing school districts and other public entities in both state and federal court. As District Attorney, Nodolf has developed a strong local reputation for her professionalism and her effectiveness as a prosecutor, and those who work closely with her praise her abilities. Rusk County Circuit Court Judge Steven Anderson said of Nodolf that she is “very capable” and a “strong advocate for both public safety and for crime victims.” She has performed to a very high level as the top prosecutor in Rusk County, he said, and “she will do a fine job as District Attorney for Dunn County.” The Sheriff of Rusk County, David Kaminski, also speaks well of Nodolf, praising “her work, dedication and professionalism as Rusk County District Attorney.” He adds that she “worked very hard in her prosecution of the cases that were presented to her office and in making those who broke the law accountable for their actions. District Attorney Nodolf is very respected in her position and she will be missed. The citizens of Dunn County will be getting a quality District Attorney and I wish her the best in her new position.” Attorney Rich Summerfield of Kostner & Summerfield, S.C., who serves Rusk County as Corporation Counsel and works with Nodolf in that capacity, also recommended her. “She has done a tremendous job up here,” he says. “Rusk County will miss her very much.” Before becoming District Attorney, Nodolf had practiced law with Kostner & Summerfield as an associate. Nodolf earned a juris doctor degree from the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a bachelor of arts degree from Luther College in Iowa. She looks forward to moving to Dunn County with her husband and two children. PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Colfax Notice is hereby given that, as required by Wisconsin Statute 5.84(1), public testing of Town of Colfax voting equipment will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the town hall, N8409 County Road M, Colfax, WI. Becky Kiesow, Town Clerk C43c WNAXLP Paraprofessional The Elk Mound School District is seeking a special education paraprofessional to work 4.5 hours per day at Mound View Elementary School. Experience is appreciated but not required. A DPI special education paraprofessional license must be obtained prior to employment. Application directions can be obtained via our website at www. elkmound.k12.wi.us (go to bottom of homepage and select employment) or by contacting Theresa Lauer at 715879-5066. Application materials should be submitted by November 7th for consideration. EOE C43c NEWS Page 10 • Colfax Messenger Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Dunn County launches “directional planning” Village of Colfax considering more should be used, and a schedule, The Town of New Haven decidBy LeAnn R. Ralph Catlin said. ed the new ordinance MENOMONIE — Dunn Counhandicapped parking on Main Street ty has launched a process called Drafting the directional plan andnotwasto adopt no longer under county The world is getting older A new report by Global AgeWatch, which focuses on the wellbeing of older people around the world, ranks Norway and Sweden as the best places to live out your old age; the United States came in at eighth place, just after Iceland. Not surprisingly Afghanistan is the last place on Earth that the elderly would want to call home. The research showed that “economic growth alone will not improve older people’s wellbeing and specific policies need to be put in place to address the implications of ageing.” The Association of Mature American Citizens noted that the U.S. population is growing older at a fast pace and that America’s elderly are, perhaps, more engaged in the political process than anywhere else in the world. Thus, they are in a better position to influence policies that impact the lifestyles of senior citizens. Attorney General candidates debate on WPT Oct. 24 Republican candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Democratic candidate Susan Happ will face off in a debate broadcast live 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT). The Wisconsin 2014 Attorney General Debate, produced in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, airs live 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 on WPT, online at wpt.org and on Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) Ideas Network and News and Classical Network. enue may have noticed the Dunn County Sheriff Department’s speed sign that measures the speed of vehicles. The sign was put up to track the speed of drivers in that area of town where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour. Farther east on Railroad Avenue, the speed limit is 35 miles per hour, but vehicles still tend to drive at 35 mph even after they have entered the 25 mph zone. The concern is that children who live and play on Pine Street and Balsam Street could end up out on Railroad Avenue. The Colfax Village Board discussed putting up “children at play” signs along the side streets in that area. Dunn County’s speed sign does encourage drivers to slow down because it makes them more aware of the speed at which they are driving, noted Police Chief Anderson. But the Dunn County speed sign will only be there temporarily, he said. Beverly Schauer, village trustee, suggested taking the “children at play” sign from Dunn Street and moving it to one of the side streets along Railroad Avenue. The Colfax Village Board approved moving the Dunn Street “children at play” sign and also directed Bates to order additional signs if more were needed. Other business In other business, the Colfax Village Board: • Approved a bartender operator’s license for Shannon Steinke. • Approved a request for “street use” from Michael and Jennifer Laska, 215 River Street, for October 25 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for a neighborhood Halloween party for children ages four to 11, plus adults. • Approved allowing the Colfax Municipal Building Restoration Group to proceed with refinishing the floor in the Colfax Municipal Building auditorium. CMBRG also plans to consult with someone about a solution for water problems in the basement of the building. •Approved a contract with the Dunn County treasurer’s office for Dunn County to collect the first installment of real estate and property taxes for the Village of Colfax at a rate of $2.25 per tax bill. • Approved an application from Jeffrey Young, N8040 970th Street, Colfax, to bow hunt within the village limits. A new state law went into effect in December of 2013 that prohibits municipalities from banning hunting with a bow and arrow or a crossbow within the community. Municipalities cannot limit hunting within the municipality’s limits as long as the person who wants to hunt has received permission to hunt from the landowner, Gunnufson said. Municipalities can, however, prohibit bow hunting in municipal parks or any other land owned by the municipality, he noted. • Approved hiring Tim Swenson as the 30-hour per week EMT to replace Adam Glass, who has resigned. •Accepted bids for updates to the Colfax Police Department in the amount of $1,100 from LBR Electric (Chris Fogarty); $1,742 for patching the drywall and painting from Richard Jenson; and $3,514 from Menomonie Flooring Centre. Police Chief Anderson said he had hoped the electrical could be done in the next couple of weeks, and then the painting and the floors can be completed after that. •Approved a budget adjustment to move $9,000 from the village hall improvement account to the police department improvement account. The police department has $2,000 in this year’s budget for improvements. All together, after the budget adjustment, the police department will have $11,000 available for improvements. The bids approved by the village board amounted to $6,356. Police Chief Anderson said desks and furniture for the police department would most likely cost between $1,500 and $2,000. Several village board members mentioned that it has been many years since the police department had been painted or had new flooring installed. “directional planning” to define and plan for key issues identified by county board members, standing committees and departments. Dolores (Dolly) Catlin, a fellow with the International City/ County Management Association (ICMA) spoke to the Dunn County Board about the directional planning process at the October 15 meeting. Catlin, who will be working in Dunn County for one year, said she has already met with some of the county board’s standing committees. Dunn County has nine standing committees, 22 departments, and 29 county board members. Identifying key issues will focus on several questions, including “where are you now?,” “who do you want to be?,” and “how are you going to get there?” Catlin said, noting that the plan will cover the next three to five years. The overall theme for directional planning in Dunn County will be “Dream Big,” which will focus on “thinking out of the box” and “looking at the long view,” she said. Achieving a big impact does not mean that projects must cost a lot of money, Catlin said. Low budget items can have a big impact; the projects do not have to be high budget, she said. Developing an action plan will involve sorting out issues, determining how to achieve the projects identified, what approach will involve listing the issues, outlining the planning process, setting priorities, determining how to execute the plan and identifying shared participation, she said. Catlin plans to meet with the standing committees during the rest of October, will meet with the county board in November or December, will bring a draft of the plan to the county board in January or February, will review the plan with the committees and the county board in March and April and will have the plan finished by May. The overall focus of the directional planning process will be, “What will be the future of Dunn County?” Catlin said. Zoning maps In other business, the Dunn County Board approved amended zoning maps for the new comprehensive zoning code adopted in October of 2013 for the 16 zoned townships in Dunn County. The Dunn County Board approved the revised zoning code on October 16, 2013, and the adoption of the revised code provided that the previous zoning code adopted in 1993 and all of the subsequent amendments would remain in effect for one year in any township that had adopted the 1993 zoning ordinance. Out of the 22 townships in Dunn County, 17 had adopted the 1993 zoning ordinance and amendments. zoning as of October 16. The 16 townships that remain in county zoning are the Towns of Colfax, Dunn, Grant, Hay River, Lucas, Menomonie, Otter Creek, Peru, Red Cedar, Sheridan, Sherman, Stanton, Tainter, Tiffany, Weston and Wilson. Over the past year, the townships’ plan commissions and town boards have worked with Bob Colson, Dunn County planner and zoning administrator, on revising the zoning maps and approving the revised zoning maps. Most of the 16 townships are zoned primarily for General Agriculture. The Town of Grant is primarily zoned Intensive Agriculture. Much of the Towns of Lucas and Wilson are zoned Primary Agriculture, with Wilson having more Primary Ag than Lucas. The Dunn County Planning, Resources and Development Committee held a public hearing on the revised township zoning maps on October 7 and subsequently approved recommending that the Dunn County Board adopt the revised zoning maps. The PRD committee is now working on text amendments to the zoning code revolving around housing density and will soon be working on shoreland zoning and subdivision control ordinances, said Bob Walter, county board supervisor and chair of the PRD committee. Now’s the time to rustle up a WILD DEAL on wireless Stop by and moSey through our free phoneS think the West was wild? That was nothing compared to the wild deals on wireless phones and plans now at 24-7 Wireless. In addition to the savings, you’ll also get local customer service and support plus help getting familiar with your new phone. aCt noW for a free phone with a new qualifying plan. Choose from 3 different phone models. available while supplies last. Call 715-231-2000 today. Mobility. Life. Technology. Together, we make it work.™ Menomonie • Eau Claire • Downsville 715-231-2000 • www.wwt.net Cornerstone Group © 2014 By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The Village of Colfax may soon have more handicapped parking spaces along Main Street. The Colfax Village Board discussed adding more handicapped spaces at the October 13 meeting. The issue, however, is not so much that the village would be providing more parking space for people with handicapped stickers or license plates, but rather, that the handicapped parking spaces would limit regular parking. The problem, said Scott Gunnufson, village president, is that at the intersections of River Street and Main Street and Railroad Avenue and Main Street — with cars parked almost to the intersection — it is almost impossible for drivers on Railroad and River to see traffic coming on Main Street. The village could eliminate parking all together in those spaces on Main Street, but completely eliminating the parking spaces would not be desirable either, he said. Instead of removing the parking spaces, the village could turn those spaces next to the intersections into handicapped parking, Gunnufson said. Village Trustee Annie Schieber, who also is the owner of A Little Slice of Italy, said turning a regular parking space into a handicapped space next to her business was not going to help. The problem is that people park next to a pole where there should not be any parking at all, she said. Schieber and Colfax Police Chief Bill Anderson both suggested putting a “no parking” sign on the pole by A Little Slice of Italy. If the parking spaces by the intersections are handicapped parking, fewer cars will be parked right up to the intersection, Gunnufson said. If the visibility for drivers pulling out on Main Street is still a concern, the parking spaces by the intersections can be eliminated all together, he said. The Colfax Village Board approved a motion directing Rand Bates, director of public works, to research the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s requirements for handicapped parking and for “no parking” areas. Schieber abstained from voting on the motion since the “no parking” spot would be next to her business. Village Trustee Susan Olson also abstained from voting on the motion. Olson said she frequently uses handicapped parking spaces and that she did not want to vote on a motion that would benefit her directly in being able to more easily find a parking spot. Children at play During the week prior to the October 13 village board meeting, drivers along Railroad Av- Certain restrictions apply. 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