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Courier SentinelCadott, Cornell & Lake Holcombe - Wisconsin

Initial appearance

adjourned to May

By Kayla Peche

Over a year after the accident occurred, Douglas S. Kohl,

21, had his initial appearance at the Chippewa County court-

house March 31, but failure to appoint an attorney led to a

delay of the case.

Kohl has been charged with four Felony F counts of Injury

by Use of a Vehicle Under a Controlled Substance, and four

misdemeanor counts of Cause of Injury by Operating Under

Main Street fire deja vu 101 years laterBy Heather Dekan

In April 1914, fire destroyed nine businesses on the west

side of Main Street in Cadott. Fast forward 101 years, almost

to the day, and fire again broke out in an apartment complex

in the same spot.

Several firefighters from three districts battled the fire in

downtown Cadott Thursday,April 2, 2015. The call came in

at 3:45 p.m. and the last of the crews left the scene around

7:30 p.m.

We were very fortunate to be able to confine it to two

apartments, said Rick Sommerfeld,Cadott fire chief. With

the history of that block, in the early 1900s, that entire block

burned down.

Paula Stanton, Cadott library director, said they were

working when the Cadott police officers came in and evac-

uated them from the building because of the fire. Other busi-

nesses, such as the Courier Sentinel office, were alreadyclosed for the day.

The structure housed six upstairs apartments, and busi-

nesses below, such as the library, Courier Sentinel office anda hair salon.

It started as a kitchen grease fire, and got into the walls,

said Sommerfeld. There is significant damage to two of the

apartments and there was smoke in three other apartments.

Cadott firefighters enter an apartment building on Main Street to put out a fire that started in a kitchen Thurs-

day, April 2. Two of the six apartments suffered damage, as the fire got into the walls and attic. No one was

injured, and the American Red Cross was on scene to help the families. (Photo by Heather Dekan)

Lions Fund Drive under way

The Cornell Lions are conducting the Community Fund

Drive to provide a scholarship to a Cornell High School sen-

ior. The $2,000 scholarship is to be awarded at the Honor

Banquet Wednesday, May 20.

Contributions can be made to the Lions Scholarship Fund

at Northwestern Bank. Second week donations were made

by Pat and Betty Denison for $100.

Total fund drive amount: $100

Lake Holcombe Town BoardDouble yellow in future for North Shore Drive?

By Ginna Young

A visitor at the March 26 Lake Holcombe Town Board

meeting had a few comments for board members about

North Shore Drive and its winding curve. Jim Pyle, Hol-

combe resident for the past two years, brought a request be-

fore the board to put a solid line on one section of the road.

That big curve there, if you dont make those curves, you

end up in the lake or in the swamp, said Pyle. You did put

up some new signs, because my son said, Lets try to make

this street a 45 mph, Dad, and stay on two wheels you did

put up some new signs that say 35. But the way it goes so

gradually and so long, Im sorry, but every single day if you

go there, youll be driven off the road.

Although Pyle offered to do the paint job himself, the

board said it was not a cheap process and needed to be done

professionally.

Youre not the only one, said Robert Bayerl, town chair-

man. There have been a couple others who have talked

about this to the town. To put that center line there in that

area, youd have to run a double yellowAnd its got to be

done by regulation. Once you put it down, then it always has

to be maintained and put down.

Bayerl thanked Pyle for coming forward with the matter

and said the board would take the matter under advisement.

In new business, Bayerl informed members of a request

from the Lake Holcombe School for the town to put up No

Parking signs on the street leading up to the school. Bayerl

said there have been complaints that the street is too narrow

with cars parked on either side, and that it causes the town-

ship a problem for snow removal.

I just wanted to bring that up, because I spent some time

talking with them, and I said, Yes, wed be willing to work

with them on that program, Bayerl said.

In other business, the board renewed their trash and recy-

cling services contract with Express Disposal. Members

(See Initial Appearance Page 11)

Area Spring ElectionsGoettl and Kelly take

Cadott, Jim outs Glen

By Monique Westaby

Voters for the April 7, area spring elections have spoken,

choosing those they believe are most qualified to fulfill the local

government positions. Information and numbers based on un-canvassed results as of deadline; I = incumbent.

Cadott Village Board: Filling four open positions with noopponents are Anson Albarado (I), 129; Terry Licht (I), 124;

Jerry Rykal (I), 121; and Randy Kuehni (I), 115.

Cadott School Board: Filling two open positions are Terri

Goettl, 453; and P. Scot Kelly (I), 427; Also running were

Christine Rowe (I), 238; and Charlotte Seibel, 235.

Cornell City Council: Filling three open positions are

Mark Nodolf (I), 126; Floyd Hickethier (I), 123; and Jim

Hodowanic, 123. Also running were Glen Logan (I), 48; and

Bonnie Selmer, 53.

Cornell Municipal Judge: Mindy Carothers-Harycki (I) is

elected with 149 votes and no opponents.

Cornell School Board: Filling two open positions with no

opponents are Paul Wallerius (I), 255; and Lyle Briggs (I), 251.

Lake Holcombe Town Board: Filling all open positions

with no opponents are Beau Bowlin, chairman, 110; Brian

Guthman, supervisor, 113; David Staudacher, supervisor 113;

Anneliese Willmarth (I), clerk, 116; Tracy Geist (I), treasurer,

121; and Keith Swanson (I), constable, 119.

Lake Holcombe School Board: Filling one open position

is a write-in candidate with 84. (Betty Sitler ran as the onlyregistered write-in candidate, but results, as of deadline, didnot specify if she was elected.)

OPINIONThursday, April 9, 2015COURIER SENTINELPage 2

By Monique Westaby

Managing Editor

So lock up your daugh-ter

Lock up your wifeLock up your back doorAnd run for your life-----The meaning behind AC/DCs 1976 hit

T.N.T. may not be entirely clear, but one thingis clear about their lyrics lock up your prop-

erty. While daughters and wives may not need

such strict security, you should reconsider

when to lock your doors.

Its not uncommon to see headlines of busi-

nesses broken into, or thousands of dollars

worth of electronics and tools recovered in a

search warrant. More often than not, you read

the headline, its from somewhere you arent,

and you move on with your day.

But what if that happened in a land not-so-

far away from you? What if your neighbors

truck was stolen, or the business you frequent

was broken into?

In 2012, the FBI says over 140,500 cases of

property crime were reported, which means in

a state of 5.76 million people, about every

40th person was affected by some sort of

property crime. Narrow that down even fur-

ther, and in the Cadott, Cornell, Lake Hol-

combe area, about 35 of those people will be

from your neck of the woods.

Bestplaces.net ranks Chippewa County as

having a 37 on the property crime 100 scale.

This includes burglary and theft without force

or threat of force. The use of force is catego-

rized under violent crimes, which carries a

38.5 rating. The U.S. average for both is 43.5

for property crimes, and 41.4 for violent

crimes.

So what does all of this have to do with

you?

In the last three months, two vehicles were

Not worse, but people need to be vigilant in

protecting their property. With more people

and more property, theres more to protect.

It may add an extra step in your routine, but

lock your vehicles doors when you get home

each day, and dont ever keep anything valu-

able inside. Checkbooks, cash, car titles and

electronics are easy targets for robbers, and

look appealing when glancing through a win-

dow.

Hurt says often times, thieves check car

windows for items such as change or ciga-

rettes, and leaving a door unlocked is giving

them the opportunity to steal. Locks are there

to keep an honest man honest.

He also says leaving lights on, keeping the

area around your home clear, and letting law

enforcement know if youre going to be out of

town can help.

So take AC/DCs advice when youre away

from (or even still in) your home, and every

time you get out of your vehicle; even if

youre just up town or parked in your drive-

way.

No, dont lock up your daughters andwives, or run for your life, but turn the lock onyour back (and front and car) door. Theft is a

crime of opportunity, and eliminating that op-

portunity can make the difference of someone

shopping at someone elses house, or ridingout of the sunset with your color TV screen.

By Heather Dekan

Ihave always looked

young for my age, which

Iused to hate, but since

Ihit the 30 club last year,

its more of a good thing

these days.

There is not one person

who ever believes me when Itell them my

stolen in Chippewa County, more specifically

the Cornell area. Last year, gas jugs were

taken from the Lake Holcombe area, and in

2013, a man and woman were charged with

stealing more than $10,000 worth of arm

bands from Chippewa Valley Music Festivals.

Just a year before that, a family farm in rural

Cadott had nearly 50 bales of hay taken, along

with other items from the farm.

Cadott Chief of Police Louis Eslinger says

his department has responded to less than a

dozen thefts this year, but on average, re-

sponds to about 100 reports of thefts in a

years time, with about one of those a vehicle

theft.

This isnt 30 years ago when you knew all

your neighbors, said Eslinger. People dont

always know their neighbors and you dont

know people who are traveling through. With

more opportunity to travel larger distances, its

easier for people to go car shopping or prop-

erty shopping.

The two thefts in the Cornell area, one just

north of the city limits on 27 and the other in-

side the city limits on South Riverside Drive,

resulted in stolen property from the vehicle,

and leaving the trucks abandoned one

crashed into and flown over a guard rail north

of Augusta, the other left in a parking lot in

Chippewa.

Brian Hurt, chief of police in Cornell, says

these types of crimes are crimes of opportu-

nity, and simply removing keys and locking

doors can deter burglars from taking whats

not theirs.

In the last year, Hurt says the department re-

sponded to nine burglaries, and 49 thefts, rang-

ing from shoplifting to auto theft. In the past

three months, he says Cornell has had six

thefts, one residential burglary, and one at-

tempted burglary, but this is the slow time of

year.

There are fewer thefts, and people tend to

be home more because of weather and longer

night hours, said Hurt. People think theres

the security of living in a small town, but it

does happen.

In February, a local business had tires stolen

from their building on Bridge Street inCor-

nell, and in November, an entire ATM was

taken from Paradise Shores in Lake Hol-

combe. Residents have also seen their prop-

erty disappearing, and just last week, two

subjects were arrested in Hawkins (east of

Ladysmith) with $90,000 worth of stolen

property.

Property crimes dont just happen to other

people, and they dont just happen in places

you dont live. They happen in your backyard,

to your friends and family, and to the busi-

nesses you shop at.

The world has changed, says Eslinger.

Crimes of opportunity are on power-load in the area

Yes, those are my kids. No, Im not 17age. Ihave had to pull my drivers license out

on more than one occasion to prove it.

Iremember when Iturned 18, and I went to

the gas station to buy smokes. Yes, Iknow, aterrible habit. The clerk looked at my license,looked at me, and proceeded to tell me my ID

was a fake. Im sorry, what?Ichuckled a little, until Irealized she was

not kidding and refused to sell to me. Iwas

hoping she would call the police to report a

minor attempting to buy tobacco, just so they

would take one look at my license and tell her

just how wrong she was.

Istill get carded everywhere I go, unless its

in my hometown where everyone knows me.

While in Appleton a few weekends ago to

cheer on some of my friends at state bowling,

got together and went out Friday night. There

were bouncers at every door checking IDs.

I got a few who would look at me, my ID,

then me again, but didnt say anything. Iwas

just waiting for one of them to say something.

Then it happened.

We walked into one place where the music

was loud and Ihanded over my license. The

guy looked at me and says, Your chin is dif-

ferent, this cant be you.

Seriously?Iknow drivers license pictures never turn

out good, at least in my case, but that is 100

percent me. Ilooked at him and laughed and

said, Youre kidding me, right?

He was dead serious. But he gave me my

license back and let me in. Igot a good

chuckle out of it and told the group of people

Iwas there with what happened, but it irked

me.

Yes, my face looks young, but my body

feels just the age Iam, maybe older some

days. More often than not, it takes me a cou-

ple days to recover after a fun night out.

Ifeel like so many people do not take me

seriously because they assume Im so much

younger than Ireally am. And the looks Iget

from people when Im with my three children

are ridiculous.

Its not as bad as it used to be, but most of

the times when I would go grocery shopping,

or go to appointments by myself with three

small children, Iwould get horrible looks.

Iimagine they were thinking Iwas just some

teen mom with kids who had no clue what

Iwas doing.

Iam the oldest of five kids, but whenever

someone sees a picture, they always assume

my brothers are the oldest. Im completely

OK with that.

My mom does this thing where every time

we run into someone she knows, she intro-

duces me and tells them half my life story; she

must be proud of me or something. Anyway,

when she gets to the part about how Ihave

three children, Ialways get the same sur-

prised, are you kidding me look, and the ques-tion, Are you old enough to even have threekids?

Well yes, Iam old enough. And no, Iwasnta teen mother. But thank you for the compli-ment.

Its the genes on my dads side of the fam-

ily all his sisters look young for their age, as

well as my dad.

Idont know how many times people dont

believe me when Itell them how old my dad

is, and always say how good he looks for his

age.

I could go without the assuming and judg-

ment when it comes to me being in a 21 plus

establishment and people think I shouldnt be

there, or when Im out with my kids and I get

the looks. But Ill take it.

Id rather look younger than I am than

older. Ijust hope it holds up so when Im

about 50, people will assume Im only about

30.

Ican only imagine the looks or remarks

Iwill get when Ibecome a grandmother

someday, and I still look young for my age.

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The Investment Board is not investing in your item

From the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,

Trade and Consumer Protection

Over the past week, scammers have attempted to rip off

Craigslist sellers using fake State of Wisconsin Investment

Board checks.

Crooks are paying for small items on Craigslist with

fake checks in large amounts, like $1,900. The checks list

the State of Wisconsin Investment Boards name and ad-

dress. The seller is asked to cash the check, keep the full

price of the item, and wire back the extra funds to the

sender.

If someone wants to pay by check and have you wire

money back, its a scam no matter whose name is on the

check.

Banks must make funds available quickly, but that

doesnt mean a check is good. It can take weeks for forgery

to be discovered, and when a check bounces, the bank will

hold the consumer accountable for the full amount plus fees.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and

Consumer Protection (DATCP) suggests these steps to

avoid a fake check scam:

When selling something, dont accept a check for more

than the selling price, especially when the buyer asks for

the difference in return.

Dont spend the funds from a check until the check has

fully cleared the banks system and the funds are available.

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board is not pur-

chasing your Craigslist item. If you receive one of these

fake checks, file a complaint with the Wisconsin DATCP.

Listen, Act and Live: Tornado Awareness Week

With the weather warming up and snow beginning to

melt, that only means tornado and severe weather season is

approaching. Listen, Act and Live is the slogan of Wiscon-sins Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week April

13-17.

Wisconsin has an average of 23 tornadoes annually, with

22 reported last year. For Chippewa County, from 1844 to

2014, there have been 38 tornadoes, and surrounding coun-

ties have had an average of 27 tornadoes in that time span.

According to readywisconsin.wi.gov, families should de-

velop a plan for their home, work, school and outdoors. Wis-

consins Division of Emergency Management says it is best

to have frequent drills and to keep a disaster supply kit in-

cluding water, food that wont spoil, a first-aid kit and a

weather radio.

This years statewide tornado drill is planned Thursday,

April 16. At 1 p.m., the National Weather Service will issue

a mock tornado watch, and at 1:45 p.m. a mock tornado

warning. Radio and TV stations will participate in the drill,

which provides an opportunity for schools, businesses and

families to practice safe procedures for severe weather.

Local schools will also prepare themselves and their com-

munities, with Cadott, Lake Holcombe and Cornell holding

drills during the statewide event, along with an unannounced

drill to make sure students and teachers are prepared.

The Cornell Middle/High School is a designated tornado

shelter for not only the school population, but also for the

community. Dave Elliott, Cornell principal, says a front door

at the school is automatically unlocked when the tornado

siren sounds in town, and the school has signs directing peo-

ple where to go to take shelter.

Our students have a tornado drill at least twice a year,

Elliott said. We can successfully fit the whole school pop-

ulation in the shelter area. The shelter area also contains

bathroom facilities.

Once you Listen to the siren blow, it is time to Act to Live.According to the Division of Emergency Management, in a

home or building, avoid windows. Move to a basement, and

get under a sturdy table or the stairs. If a basement is not

available, move to a small interior room or hallway on the

lowest floor and cover yourself with towels, blankets or pil-

lows, and put as many walls between you and the storm.

If outdoors, seek shelter in a sturdy building. If there is

no shelter, stay in a vehicle with the seatbelt on and place

your head below the windows. Do not seek shelter under an

overpass.

For mobile homes, families should leave the residence

and go to a designated storm shelter, or lowest floor of a

sturdy building. At school, go to the interior hall or room

crouch low, head down and protect the back of your head

with your arms. Stay away from windows and large open

rooms like gyms and auditoriums.

The statewide tornado drill will take place even if the sky

is cloudy, dark or rainy. If actual severe storms are expected

in the state, the tornado drill will be postponed until Friday,

April 17, at the same times.

Wisconsin implements DNA at arrest

A swab inside the cheek of people arrested

may be all it takes to solve another crime.

Wisconsin law enforcement began collect-

ing DNA samples from violent felony ar-

restees, and all persons convicted of a crime,

misdemeanor and felonies, when a new law

took effect April 1.

Previously, Wisconsin required only con-

victed felons and sex offenders to provide

DNA, now Wisconsin is the 29th state to col-

lect DNA at arrest.

There is a huge investigative benefit to

taking DNA at arrest by solving crimes and

preventing future victimizations, Brad

Schimel, attorney general said. Serious

crimes will be solved by matching suspects

in our database to offenders, as well as elim-

inating innocent persons from law enforce-

ment investigations.

He says this will bring about quicker reso-

lutions for the victims.

To prepare for the increase in DNA sample

analysis, the Wisconsin Department of Justice

expanded the State Crime Lab in Madison

with nearly 5,000 square feet of office space

and just over 3,000 square feet of lab space,

along with additional storage space. Eight

new DNA analysts and eight new forensic

program technicians were also hired.

The Crime Labs DNA data bank has as-

sisted law enforcement in matching DNA left

at crime scenes in over 5,600 cases since

1998, using DNA collected solely from con-

victed offenders. But the Crime Lab reports

that nearly 14,000 DNA profiles developed

from crime scene evidence remain unidenti-

fied as the DNA data bank does not contain a

matching offender profile that would permit

identification of a potential suspect in these

crimes.

DNA at Arrest Stats The first DNA at arrest leg-islation passed in 1997 in Loui-siana. 28 states and the federalgovernment require some formof DNA collection at arrest. Wisconsin collects approxi-mately 12,000 DNA samplesfrom convicted felons annu-ally. Wisconsin has over 154,000offender DNA samples in theCombined DNA IdentificationSystem, and over 14,000 sam-ples in the forensic DNA data-base. The DNA at arrest law is ex-pected to add approximately68,000 new samples in its firstyear (25,000 felony arrests andconvictions, and 43,000 adultmisdemeanor convictions).

Privacy and Benefits (according to the attorney general) Privacy DNA is a biometric identi-er, similar to ngerprintsand photographs that havebeen taken for over a cen-tury. Law provides safeguardsfor DNA samples, preclud-ing its use outside of criminaljustice purposes. The offender prole itselfis a series of alpha/numericsymbols attached to an iden-tication number for the of-fender. Names and otheridentifying information arenever uploaded. Separatedata bases are maintained forsecurity.

The sample is not sub-jected to any testing that pro-vides information on thecurrent or predictive healthstatus of the offender. Samples are taken by lawenforcement at the time ofbooking for violent feloniesand after conviction for otherfelonies and misdemeanors.* Collection entails usingtwo sterile cotton swabs andrubbing each one on the in-side of a cheek to collect buc-cal cells. There is no privacy inter-est in the DNA a suspectleaves at the scene of his orher crime. It is abandoned

property capable of bringingjustice for the victim of thecrime.Benets Denitive identication ofarrested persons, whichdown the road may be auto-matic by DNA in a bookingroom. Most powerful forensictool to provide justice for thevictims of felony crimes inWisconsin. Allows for the expeditiousidentication of violent crim-inals before they commit ad-ditional violent crimes.(National Institute of Justicestudies in Chicago, Denver,

Maryland and Washingtonshow collecting DNA at ar-rest prevents additional vio-lent crimes and victimization. Enhances the ability toeliminate innocent personssuspected of committing acrime, allowing local law en-forcement agencies to utilizeinvestigative resources in amore efcient and cost effec-tive manner. Larger database pool willassist in identifying thosewrongly accused and incar-cerated. Deterrent effect on crimi-nals who have provided asample.

Linda Splendorio, Holcombe, creates a terrarium at

the Green Team Garden Clubs March outing at the

Down to Earth Garden Center in Eau Claire. Club

members made the trip to Eau Claire, where they

were given a presentation on how to create terrari-

ums and dish gardens. (Submitted Photo)

March deadliest month of

traffic deaths since 2007

From the WisDOT

Thirty-six people died in traffic crashes in Wisconsin last

month, which was the deadliest March on Wisconsin roads

since 2007, when 58 fatalities occurred, according to prelim-

inary statistics from the WisDOT.

Traffic deaths last month were four more than March of

2014, and six more than the five-year average for March.

As of March 31, 98 people have died in Wisconsin traffic

crashes during 2015, including eight pedestrians, two bicy-

clists and one motorcycle operator.

With the start of the road construction season, the WisDOT

urges drivers to be cautious in work zones.

Workers and equipment must operate within a few feet

of traffic in work zones, says David Pabst, director of the

WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety. Although work-

ers are exposed to great danger, approximately three out of

four people killed in work zone crashes are motorists. Work

zone crashes are caused primarily by drivers who speed, tail-

gate, and dont pay attention to rapidly changing road and

traffic conditions.

Rear-end collisions are the most frequent type of crash in

a work zone. Because of the risks to drivers, passengers and

workers, traffic fines are double in work zones.

10 Years Ago

2005

Joan Schnabel, of Foun-

tain City and the National

Eagle Center, visits the Cor-

nell and Lake Holcombe El-

ementary Schools with a

six-year-old bald eagle,

Angel. The duo visited the

schools as part of the Com-

munity Ed program, and

through a grant from the

Community Foundation of

Chippewa County.

Lake Holcombe senior

Dan Giencke and second-

grader Matt Palmer work to-

gether to create a solid

butternut corner shelf for the

school. Giencke is a student

in Ken Ashs applied con-

struction class at the school.

20 Years Ago

1995

Jean Reuss, Cornell, wins

a .270 stainless steel rifle

from a Stacker Committee

raffle to benefit the Stacker

Museum project. The rifle

was donated to the organiza-

tion for fund-raising efforts

by Dr. Jim Lane, of Cornell.

B-95 radio personality T.J.

Randall, and the B-95 Bee,

along with the Chippewa

County Department of Pub-

lic Health, visit Cornell Ele-

mentary students to promote

childhood immunization.

30 Years Ago

1985

Carol Dressel, owner of

the Big Minnow Restaurant

in Holcombe, promotes

Maple Syrup Week by offer-

ing four large buttermilk

pancakes at a special price.

Trygg J. Hansen, owner of

The Cornell and Lake Hol-combe Courier and TheCadott Sentinel, announceshis intentions to publish TheResorter, a summer recre-ation guide focusing on the

Lake Holcombe and Blue

Diamond areas.

40 Years Ago

1975

The Lake Holcombe Cub

and Boy Scouts take part in

a learning to swim program

at the Ladysmith High

School. Cub Scout leader

Bud Bonn says the course

and transportation was

costly, but thinks the training

was a worthwhile expense.

Karmel Honius and

Donna Saxe are crowned the

Cornell American Legion

Auxiliary Poppy Princesses

at a special ceremony

presided over by 10th Dis-

trict president Rosie Ran-

dall.

50 Years Ago

1965

A gallon of regular gas is

31 cents; one dozen eggs sell

for 53 cents; milk is 95 cents

a gallon; and a first-class

postage stamp is 5 cents.

60 Years Ago

1955

Through sponsorship from

the Cornell American Le-

gion, a performance is given

by professional wrestlers at

the Cornell High School au-

ditorium. Among the acts

slated to perform are two fe-

male wrestlers, Dolores De-

Witt and Romona Waukazo.

Waukazo, granddaughter to

a Chippewa-Sioux chief, is

proficient in the Irish whip

maneuver inside the ring.

Admission for adults is set at

$1.50, and $1 for students.

100 Years Ago

The Paul Gwin house, in

Keystone, burns to the

ground after a fire originates

in the kitchen and spreads to

the rest of the house. With

the help of neighbors, the

family manages to save their

downstairs furniture, and a

small amount of the upstairs

furnishings. Insurance will

partly cover the damages es-

timated at $3,500. The house

had undergone remodeling

in the past year.

Green Bay discovers it

boasts the oldest standing

frame house in the state.

Built by Frenchman Jacques

Bolier in 1785, the house

now serves as a library.

Sentinel Look Back Couriers of the Past

Neighboring News

10 Years Ago

2005

Army Spec. Isaiah Bur-

ish, of Cadott, returns to

Fort Bragg, N.C., after a

four month tour of security

and stability operations, in-

cluding protecting polling

sites during the historic

Iraqi elections.

The park road closes as

the frozen Yellow River

melts enough to flood parts

of Cadotts Riverview

Park.

The Cadott Community

Theater will present three

performances of the

Rodgers and Hammerstein

musical, Sound of Music.20 Years Ago

1995

Anew Marshfield Clinic

will be constructed in the

Village of Cadott as soon as

the weather permits. Romulo

Sanchez and Ricardo Ob-

cena will be the doctors in

the new building.

Incumbents Judy Gilles

and Jim Couey, along with

new candidate Jim Mickel-

son, win election to the

Cadott Board of Education.

Dan Schmitt, owner of the

Cadott Bakery, celebrates 30

years in the baking business.

30 Years Ago

1985

The Village of Cadott will

receive $7,291 from the

Wisconsin Department of

Transportation in shared

transportation aid.

This years Cadott High

School junior prom theme is

Your love can take me placesthat alone Id never find.Prom court consists of James

Kohls, Dawn Dachel, Jason

Matott, Lisa Pilgrim, Joel

Dupey, Shelly Drilling,

Tammy Chapek, Rich Ob-

cena, Missy Stelzer and Rod

Gilles.

Wayne Greene Jr. is one of

10 members of the Farmers

Union Milk Marketing Co-

operative honored at the

Five Star Awards Banquet in

Madison.

40 Years Ago

1975

The Village of Cadott asks

for financial assistance from

the county for construction

of a new bridge across the

Yellow River at Main Street.

Eighteen soloists and mu-

sical groups from Cadott

High School receive first rat-

ings in Class A at the District

Solo and Ensemble Contest.

FatherJerome Gerum cel-

ebrates his 25th year as a

priest.

50 Years Ago

1965

Virgil Schmitt buys the

Cadott Bakery from Chas

LeBarron and his wife, who

operated it for seven years.

Cadotts Post Office

moves into new quarters,

abandoning the site it occu-

pied for the past 50 years.

Cadott streets are the

scene of a high speed car

chase that ends in the appre-

hension of six Milwaukee

youth who claim their antics

were just for fun.

60 Years Ago

1955

Cadotts lone restaurant,

Nu-Cafe, closes and work

immediately starts by the

owners to turn it into a vari-

ety store.

Anew cafe will open in

Cadott and will be operated

by Fred Kawell.

Carol Naiberg and Carol

Gudmanson are A winners

in dramatic declamations at

a district speech tournament.

Short circuits in the under-

ground wiring to lights on

Main Street result in alter-

nate black outs.

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Augusta

Area Times

The Fall Creek Historical

Society Museum has plans

to create a larger area

within its newest con-

structed building to accom-

modate their continually

growing collection of

pieces.

Wynonah Filla receives a

1st Team All-Conference

award after scoring 305

points during the 2014-15

basketball season.

Cody Carlstrom and

Kyler Hagen are chosen to

compete as part of the Wis-

consin Football Coaches

Association All-Star games.

Bloomer

Advance

Ten cars pulled by Union

Pacific Engines derail 100

yards north of State High-

way 64 in Bloomer, making

it the fourth frac sand train

derailment of 2015.

The Bloomer School Dis-

trict receives $48,295 to

pay for new books, comput-

ers and software for the

school library.

Alternative Therapies,

LLC, expands and now of-

fers yoga and acupuncture.

The Bloomer seventh

grade basketball team wins

the Division 3 State Basket-

ball Invitational Tourna-

ment in La Crosse.

The annual mens alumni

basketball tournament will

be April 10-11, at Bloomer

High School.

Colfax

Messenger

The execution of two no-

knock search warrants in

Colfax result in the arrest of

seven people in an ongoing

investigation into the distri-

bution of methampheta-

mine.

Four candidates file nom-

ination papers for three po-

sitions on the Colfax

Village Board.

The Fourth Avenue street

project that was supposed

to be completed last year

will soon be under con-

struction.

After finishing his junior

year with a 41-5 record,

wrestler Brady Simonson is

named to the All Chippewa

County Wrestling Team.

Ladysmith

News

The state considers

adding a raised concrete

highway median island to

improve safety at the rail

crossing on U.S. 8 in Lady-

smith when the street is re-

built in 2017.

Artisans, of Glen Flora,

opens its new Boutiquelet2

as a pop-up store in the

Miner Plaza, and will offer

apparel and accessories.

The annual Wildlife

Restoration Association

banquet celebrates its 30th

year, and the 250 person ca-

pacity is reached for all

four days of the banquet.

Stanley

Republican

Just days after parents of

youth wrestlers appear at a

Stanley-Boyd School Board

meeting asking that the

wrestling cooperative with

the Thorp School District

be kept going, the two dis-

tricts sever athletic ties.

The City of Stanley re-

quests approval from the

DNR to upgrade its existing

wastewater treatment facil-

ity.

Blaine Brenner places in

the top six at the 2015 Wis-

consin State Kids Folkstyle

Wrestling tournament in

Madison.

Cornell began with the arrival of two people from dif-

ferent parts of the world Jean Brunet, born in France,

and Ezra Cornell, from Ithaca, N.Y.

Both were interested in the logging business and the

building of a new territory.

Brunet operated the first stopping place at a falls on

the river, below where the dam is located. His friend,

Cornell, saw a great need for the beautiful trees and po-

tential logging industry here.

In the later part of the 1800s, Cornell began to make

plans to build a mill and city at this place first called

Brunet Falls.

Before Cornell could get his plans under construction,

which originally located the city on the other side of the river, he

died in 1874, at the age of 67.

(Courtesy of Irene Haller, Cornell Visitors Center,

and the Cornell Centennial, 1913-2013)

Cadott Cornell Lake Holcombe areasTales of our Beginnings

Jean Brunet

Ezra Cornell

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LIFESTYLE Thursday, April 9, 2015COURIER SENTINEL Page 5

Anyone interested in joining a Lions clubmay ask any Lions member. There isa LEOS club in Holcombe, and any-one interested in joining may callJane Ash at 715-447-8393. You donot have to belong to Holcombeschool or be the child of a Lion.

L-I-O-N-S stands for:Liberty, Intelligence, Our Nations Safety

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By Ginna Young

Six-year-old Ziporrah Hartzell, of Cornell, may not have

tresses quite as long as Rapunzels, but she came close until

Lisa Martino, of Lisas Beauty Salon, in Cornell, cut about

14 inches for donation to Locks of Love April 6.

Ziporrah heard about the program that provides hair pieces

for cancer patients after she saw a story in the Feb. 19 issue

of the Courier Sentinel, about five-year-old Anelise Larson,who donated her hair. Ziporrahs mother, Darsie Hartzell, ex-

plained what it was all about, and the six-year-old made up

her mind on the spot.

I wanted to do something nice for people who have cancer

and dont have hair, said Ziporrah.

For Ziporrah, the stories of people who lost their hair from

the dreaded disease may have hit close to home, as her

mother recently battled cancer and completed her treatments

last year.

She knows, she had that experience with Mommy, said

Darsie.

Locks of Love, started in 1997, sends hair pieces to recip-

ients in all 50 states and Canada. Untreated hair is preferred,

and donations must come in the form of braids or ponytails.

Even though Ziporrah has only trimmed her hair in her

young life, she says she wasnt scared or nervous, and went

through the experience with a big smile on her face.

Daddy (Jeremy) is excited to see what itll look like, said

Darsie. And Grandma Sue is so proud of her.

This is a big deal, said Martino. Shes really brave to

do this.

Girl donates hair after seeing story in paper

Ziporrah Hartzell, 6, grins as Lisa Martino shows

her how much hair she cut off for donation to the

Locks of Love organization April 6. Although the re-

quired length to donate is only 10 inches, Ziporrah

had 14 inches cut to be fashioned into wigs and

hair pieces for cancer patients.

(Photo by Ginna Young)

After six-year-old Ziporrah Hartzell donated her hair

to Locks of Love, Lisa Martino finished styling the

new cut. Ziporrahs smile only grew bigger through

the process, and her mother, Darsie, says they will

send the donated hair to the organization them-

selves. A form can be found on the Locks of Love

website, and provides space for a small back-

ground on the donor. (Photo by Ginna Young)

FVAA hosts UW-Barron

Communiversity Band

The Flambeau Valley Arts Association (FVAA) presents

the UW-Barron County Communiversity Band, under the di-

rection of Mike Joosten, Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m., at the

Ladysmith High School.

They will play an array of music, ranging from the FirstSuite in E Flat by Gustav Holst, Scottish Dances by MalcomArnold and Marches es Parachutistes Belges.

The event, sponsored, in part, by a grant from the Wiscon-

sin Arts Board, with funds from the state of Wisconsin and

the National Endowment for the Arts, is the final perform-

ance of the 2014-15 FVAA season.

Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Holcombe hosts show

for every household

By Monique Westaby

Gear up for another year of the annual Lake Holcombe

Sport and Activity Show, planned for Saturday, April 11, at

the Lake Holcombe School. Doors are open from 9 a.m. to

4 p.m., and the event will again be held in both gyms.

Weve lined up more than 50 vendors that will feature a

wide variety of work and play tools for every household,

says Tom Hayden, chairman. It looks pretty much the same

as last year; maybe a couple new ones.

This is the fourth year Hayden has been in charge of the

event, which was once held through the Ladysmith ATV

club. The annual event will feature craft and gift items,

tourist information for the area, maple syrup and maple syrup

equipment, fishing guides, dog training and taxidermy, to

name a few.

Air-tech always brings a lot of four-wheelers, golf carts,

that kind of thing, says Hayden. Zacho is bringing up a

Bad Boy Buggy, which is like a souped-up golf cart. Wissota

Sky Diving is going to be here again. Tractor Central comes

every year.

Several local marinas will also be in attendance, as well

as displays from A & D Docks. Hunting, trapping and fishing

gear will be in one gym, along with wood carvings and signs.

A silent auction is planned, and Hayden says there will be

a variety of items available to win. They give like a helmet,

or whatever from their dealership. Sometimes its a free set-

up of a dock, or something like that. I think weve had free

cabin rentals too.

Along with vendors, silent auction and concessions (brats,

hot dogs, beans and deep fried cheesecurds), a 3D bow shoot

is planned to replace the BB gun shoot from last year, which

was unavailable this time around.

There is an admission cost for those 13 and older, with

proceeds going back into the school, and Hayden says funds

dont go to anything specific, he just puts the money back

into the kettle.

I just put it in, said Hayden. Its hard to know what is

more important. I throw it in the kettle for the general fund

for the PRIDE Committee (who sponsors the show).

Although the money can be used for whatever PRIDE

deems necessary, Hayden says he does have a few sugges-

tions, like adding a sign on school grounds that shows

events.

They used to have something down there, but Im going

to run power and internet so they can set up something a little

nicer if they want.

Lucas and Allie Bourget, of Cadott, eat breakfast at

the Cadott American Legion andVFW Annual Pan-

cake Feed Sunday, March 29, at the Cadott High

School. The event, which has been going on for

about 30 years, used to be held at Roths Sugar

Bush until their business moved into town.

(Photo by Heather Dekan)

A group of people eat at the Cadott American Le-

gion andVFW Annual Pancake Feed Sunday, March

29. The proceeds support the Cadott American Le-

gion and VFW, and their programs, such as the

Badger Boys and Girls State. Pancakes, maple

syrup, sausage, cheese, ice cream, coffee and milk

were served to approximately 200 people at the

fund-raiser. (Photo by Heather Dekan)

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ANSON UNITED METHODISTCHURCH 1/2 mile east of Lake Wissota State Park on County O,Anson Township. Pastor Jason Kim 715-382-4191 Sunday: 11:15 a.m. Worship Serv-ice.

BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCHFall Creek (L.C.M.S.) Ludington, WI10 Mi. N. of Augusta, 10 Mi. S. of Cadott on State Hwy. 27 (at Ludington Bend) Pastor Cal Siegel 715-877-3249Sunday: 10:30 a.m. worship serviceSunday School 9 a.m. (Sept. - May)

BIG DRYWOOD LUTHERANCHURCHPastor Lucy Schottelkorb27095 120th Ave. Cadott Sunday service 10 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays of month.

CADOTT UNITED METHODISTMaple & Ginty StreetsPastor George Olinske715-289-4845Sunday: Worship Service 10:45 a.m.Holy Communion first Sunday ofeach month; Potluck fourth Sundayeach month following Worship Service.

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FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH724 Main Street, CornellPastor Mark Williams715-239-6902Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Schoolfor the entire family; 10:30 a.m.Morning Worship Service. Otherministries vary with age groups. Call the church for details.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH4th & Ripley, Cornell, WI 715-239-6263Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;9:30 Adult Education Class; 8:45a.m. Worship Service at HannibalNew Hope; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Cornell; Holy Communion1st Sunday each month.

HOLCOMBE UNITED METHODISTCHURCHHolcombe, WisconsinPastor Jason KimChurch Phone: 715-382-4191Food Pantry: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. 715-595-4884 or 715-595-4967Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service

HOLY CROSS CATHOLICCHURCH107 S. 8th St., Cornell, WisconsinFather Peter Manickam

Deacon Dennis RiversMasses: Sunday at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday at 5 p.m., Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., Thursday at 8:30 a.m., First Friday at 8:30 a.m, Saturday at 5 p.m. Confessions 4 to 4:45 p.m. on Saturdays.

JIM FALLS UNITED METHODISTCHURCHCounty S South at 139th Ave.,Jim Falls, WisconsinPastor Jason Kim715-382-4191Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship Service

NEW HOPE ASSEMBLY OF GOD318 S. 7th St., Cornell, WI715-239-6954Pastor Dan Gilboy920-251-3922Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship; Nursery and childrens church Sunday mornings; Youth group Wednesdaynights 6 p.m.

NEW LIFE ALLIANCE CHURCH1 Mi. W of CC on Z, Cornell, WIPastor Jim Brandli715-239-6490Sunday: Sunday School for all ages 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 a.m.; Sunday evening prayer meeting 7 p.m.; Mid-week Bible studies at various times and locations.

NORTHWOODS CHURCH4th & Thomas, Cornell Pastor Greg Sima715-289-3780Non-denominational Services: Sun-

day Morning 10 a.m. Wednesday:Bible Study for adults & kids 6:30 -7:30 p.m., nursery provided

OUR SAVIORS LUTHERANCHURCH 6th & Ripley, Cornell, WIPastor Andy Schottelkorb715-239-6891Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship, Com-munion 1st and 3rd Sundays of eachmonth. Visitors are always welcome!

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SACRED HEART OF JESUS - ST. JOSEPHS PARISH719 E. Patten St., Boyd, WI Father William FelixSunday: 9:30 a.m. mass; Thursday: 8:30 a.m. mass.

ST. ANTHONYS CATHOLICCHURCH OF DRYWOODJct. County Hwy. S and 250th St.Father Peter Manickam715-289-4422Saturday: 7 p.m. Mass.

ST. FRANCIS CATHOLICCHURCHOn The Flambeau, Holcombe, WIFather David Oberts 715-532-3051 Father Christopher KempSaturday Mass 4 p.m.; Friday Mass 8 a.m.

ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCHRt. 1, Sheldon, WI 715-452-5374Father Madanu Sleeva RajuSunday: Mass 10:30 a.m.

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH(Missouri Synod) - Cadott, Wis.Pastor Raymond J. Bell, Jr.715-289-4521Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship Service Sunday School 10 a.m.

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH(Wisconsin Synod)700 Thomas St., Cornell, WIPastor: Patrick FeldhusSunday: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School.

ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCARural Gilman, WI on Hwy. H at S Sunday: 10:45 a.m. Worship ServiceSunday School 9:45 a.m. Commun-ion every 1st and 3rd Sunday.

ALL SAINTS PARISH - ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCHCadott, Wisconsin415 N. Maple St., Cadott, WICorner of McRae & Maple Sts.Father William Felix715-644-5435Saturday: 4 p.m. Mass; Sunday: 8 a.m. Mass; Tuesday: 8:30 a.m.Communion Service; Thursday: 8:30 a.m. Mass.

THE ROCK CHURCH (Non-denominational Church)Pastor Larry Etten230 W. Main St., Gilman (Old Gilman Theatre)Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship;Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study;Saturday: 7 p.m. Free admissionmovies.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH(Missouri Synod)Main St., Sheldon, WI Pastor Aric FenskeSunday: Worship service 10:15 a.m.Sunday School: Sunday 11:30 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod)5th Ave. & Crumb St., Gilman, WIPastor Aric FenskeSunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;8:30 a.m. Worship Service.

OBITUARIES - COMMUNITY Thursday, April 9, 2015COURIER SENTINEL Page 7 Obituaries

Area Youth Sports

Spring Pancake Break-

fast Sunday, April 12, 7:30

a.m. - 1 p.m., Bohemian Hall.

Cornell Prom Saturday,

April 18, 8 p.m., Grand

March 10 p.m., Cornell High

School.

Cadott Village Board

Meeting Monday, April

20, 6:30 p.m., Cadott Village

Hall.

Lake Holcombe School

Board Meeting Monday,

April 20, 7 p.m., Lake Hol-

combe School.

Cornell City Council

Meeting Tuesday, April

21, 7 p.m., Cornell City

Council Chambers.

Lake Holcombe Annual

Town Meeting Tuesday,

April 21, 7:30 p.m., Lake

Holcombe Town Hall.

Earth Day Wednesday,

April 22.

Coming Events

Edna L. Pagenkopf

Edna L. Pagenkopf, 93, for-

merly of Cadott, passed away

Friday, April 3, 2015, at the

Wisconsin Veterans Home in

Chippewa Falls.

She was born Jan. 30, 1922,

the daughter of Dick and Ada

(Hogberg) Kirchhoff in Eau

Claire County.

Edna attended Sunnyview

Country School, graduated

from Eau Claire High School,

and attended Eau Claire Uni-

versity.

Edna was united in marriage

to Norman F. Pagenkopf May

1, 1942.

She worked in offices in

Eau Claire, and moved to

Cadott in 1954, where she was

employed at the Cadott High

School, and retired from Citi-

zens State Bank in Cadott,

after 25 years of employment.

Edna enjoyed baking, cook-

ing, reading, watching base-

ball, spending winters in Arizona, and spending time with

family and friends.

She is survived by her husband, Norman Pagenkopf, Wis-

consin Veterans Home in Chippewa Falls; children, Coeta

Peloquin, Fallbrook, Calif., Ronald (Mary) Pagenkopf, Web-

ster, Mary (James) Tumm, Fall Creek, and Richard (Jacque-

line) Pagenkopf, Eau Claire; grandchildren, Scot (Mindy)

Peloquin, Kelly (Glenn) Elacion, Chad (Jodie) Peloquin, Ann

Marie (Robert) Buckley, Sara (Al) Kluge, Susan (Luke) Mon-

ahan, Joseph Pagenkopf, Joshua (Deirdre) Tumm, Rebecca

Tumm, Jacob (Megan) Tumm, Joshua Pulaski, Russlyn Pil-

grim, Christopher Pagenkopf and Ryan Pagenkopf; 12 great-

grandchildren; siblings, Lawrence Barney Kirchoff,

Dorothy McQueen, Arlene OConnell and Verlyn Kirchhoff;

and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Hilda

Baker, Violet Beaver, Gilbert Kirchhoff, Dale Kirchhoff,

Ardis Crowe; and son-in-law, John Chuck Peloquin.

Services were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, at St.

Johns Lutheran Church in Cadott, with the Rev. Raymond

Bell officiating. Interment with committal services were held

at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans

Memorial Cemetery in Spooner.

Visitation was from 4-7 p.m., Monday, April 6, at Leiser

Funeral Home in Cadott, and also one hour prior to services

Tuesday at the church.

Online condolences may be expressed at leiserfuneral-

home.com.

Rev. Jeremiah Cashman

The Rev. Jeremiah Cash-

man, 86, passed away Satur-

day, April 4, 2015, at Sacred

Heart Hospital in Eau Claire,

after a short illness.

Father Cashman was born in

Newburyport, Mass., May 22,

1928, to Joseph T. and Beat-

rice E. Cashman.

He graduated from Immac-

ulate Conception Grammar

School, and was a member of

the class of 1946 at Newbury-

port High School.

Father Cashman was ordained in La Crosse May 14, 1955,

and graduated from St. Marys Seminary in Milwaukee.

Early in his ministry, he taught at McDonell High School.

He was very proud of his debate teams. They won the little

national debate tournament, consisting of six state debate

teams in November 1963.

Father Cashman served throughout the La Crosse diocese,

but mainly he served in Chippewa County in parishes in Cor-

nell, Stanley and Chippewa Falls.

During his time in Chippewa Falls, he was elected to the

city council and also served as mayor.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and four sisters,

Mary, Geraldine, Eleanor and Patricia.

He is survived by brothers, Joseph (Edith), New Castle,

Del., and John, Alameda, Calif.; several nieces and nephews;

extended family, Pam and Roger Herrell, and Jan Currie in

Cornell.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Sat-

urday, April 11, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cornell,

with the Most Reverend William P. Callahan OFM CONV as

Celebrant, and many priests from the Diocese of La Crosse

as Concelebrants. Interment will follow at St. Josephs

Catholic Cemetery in Holcombe.

Visitation will be from 8:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday morning

at Holy Cross Catholic Church.

Borton-Leiser Funeral Home in Cornell is in charge of

arrangements.

Online condolences may be expressed at bortonleiserfu-

neralhome.com.

Edward William Boris

Edward Eddie William

Boris passed to a better place

March 23, 2015.

He was a son, brother,

husband, father, uncle, father-

in-law, grandfather and great-

grandfather.

Eddie was born at home in

Minneapolis, Minn., May 2,

1923, to Susan Chupka Boris

and James Boris, both of

whom immigrated to the

United States from Czechoslo-

vakia, in 1905 and 1907.

They soon relocated to Holcombe, where Eddie spent his

childhood on the family farm.

At the age of 18, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, and

served in the Pacific Theatre, including Guadalcanal Island,

until he was honorably discharged in June 1944.

Three years later, Eddie met Vivian Lynch at a wedding

dance in Holcombe. They married Feb. 12, 1949, at St. Fran-

cis of Assisi Catholic Church in Flambeau.

Eddie began his career in banking and finance, but moved

into the tool and die business when the family moved to

southern California in 1961. There he joined his brother, Jim,

at Trio Metal Stamping in City of Industry, where he served

as general manager until his retirement 30 years later in June

1991.

Soon after retirement, Eddie and Vivian sold the home in

Walnut, Calif., where they had raised their children and re-

tired to La Quinta, Calif. In La Quinta, they joined other long-

time friends and made many new ones.

Eddie loved the beauty of the desert mountains, the card

games with friends, the walks, driving his grandchildren

around the lake in the yo-ho boat, volunteering with Vivian

at Marthas Kitchen, and attending St. Francis of Assisi

Catholic Church.

He was a voracious reader, an avid sports fan, and loved

music and dancing. His loss of hearing late in life deprived

him of music and conversation, but sports and books got him

through those years.

Eddie was a generous, humble and sentimental man, a lov-

ing husband, and the perfect dad. He joyfully shared his time,

energy and humor, and happily used his considerable man-

agement experience to organize everything from family trips

to the beach, to moving children in and out of apartments

from one end of the state to the other.

He treated his own six children with respect and tender-

ness, and shared that compassion with every other child he

came across. He took great care of his family; to be one of

Eddies children was a true blessing. He kept them all in a

bubble of warmth, safety and unconditional love.

A pat on the back, a squeeze of the hand, an arm around a

shoulder, a reminder that, everything is going to be OK,

were his balm.

Ed Boris was a man who was always grateful for, though

a little surprised at, how wonderful a life he had been given

a loving and beautiful wife, a large healthy family, a com-

fortable home in the California sun, a circle of friends,

his treasured extended family, financial security, and the op-

portunity to travel through the United States and to see Eu-

rope.

He marveled at how his life had exceeded his dreams. The

seventh of eight children, he came into the world surrounded

by family and departed the same way with his children by

his side and watched over from above by his beloved bride,

Vivian Lynch Boris, who preceded him in death by two years.

His life was always filled with family, exactly as he wanted

it to be.

Words Eddie gave his children to live by: Take good careof each other nothing is more important than family.

He is survived by children, Suzanne (Anthony)

Chiarchiaro, Kathryn (Gregg) Boris-Brown, Daniel (Greta

Howard), Patricia (Daniel) Boris-Swett, William (Kim

Palmer), Mary Jo (Anthony) Gomez; grandchildren, Jessica

and Michael Chiarchiaro, Nicholas and Jacob Brown, Nathan

and Luci Boris, Kortney and Kelsie Boris, Christopher and

Lauren Gomez; and great-granddaughters, Scarlet and Sierra

Stockton.

A viewing will be held Wednesday, April 8, from 4-6:30

p.m., with Rosary to follow. Mass will be held Thursday,

April 9, at 10:30 a.m., at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Row-

land Heights, Calif.

Eddie and Vivian Boris will be interred together this June,

at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Flambeau, where they were

married 66 years earlier. They will lie peacefully alongside

Vivians beloved parents, Lucy and Clarence Lynch.

By Shirley Vlach 715-289-3846

The young children and parents enjoyed the Easter egg

hunt at Dukes Drywood Tavern in Arthur.

A number of people attended the Good Friday services at

area churches.

There was meat BINGO at J&Js Sports Bar and Grill.

People enjoyed listening to Schuh at Dukes Drywood Tav-

ern.

The Cadott alumni came home for Easter and attended the

tournament.

The Ladies Aide members met Thursday afternoon at St.

Johns Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.

People enjoyed pork steak at Dukes Drywood Tavern.

Everyone is enjoying the nice weather, even the farmers

are getting into the fields putting in their crops.

People are going for walks.

A crowd listened to AVLive DJ Saturday, and the Man 2

Man Band Sunday, at J&Js Sports Bar Grill.

There were visitors at the museum.

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Cadott Elderly Program

April 13 - 17

Mon. Turkey burger, soup,

bar.

Tues. Spaghetti and meat-

balls, vegetable, applesauce.

Wed. Tater tot hot dish, grilled

cheese sandwich, cookie.

Thurs. Chicken paddles,

baby round potatoes, coleslaw,

cake.

Fri. Fish fry, hash browns, let-

tuce salad, ice cream.

All meals are served with

bread and milk. For reservations

or cancellations call 715-579-

2893 by noon the previous day.

Senior dining will be served at

Kathys Diner, 304 East Mills St.,

Hwy. 27, Cadott, from 11:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register for

Meals on Wheels, call 715-726-

2590. If schools are cancelled

because of weather, meals will

not be served.

Cornell Elderly Program

April 13 - 17

Mon. Beef stroganoff,

steamed rice, California vegeta-

bles, chocolate raspberry cake.

Tues. Rustic Italian chicken,

pasta, buttered carrots, garlic

bread, green apple gelatin.

Wed. Meatloaf with gravy,

mashed potatoes, green beans,

eclair treats.

Thurs. Spinach with bacon

dressing, honey mustard

chicken, mixed vegetables,

melon.

Fri. Catch of the day, hush

puppies, creamy coleslaw,

lemon pudding parfait.

For reservations or cancella-

tions, call 715-579-2910 by

noon the previous day. Senior

dining will be served at 11:30

a.m., at Our Saviors Lutheran

Church, 201 South 6th St., Cor-

nell. To register for Meals on

Wheels, call 715-726-2590. If

schools are cancelled because

of weather, meals will not be

served.

Cadott School Menus

April 13 - 17 Breakfast

Mon. Breakfast benefit bar or

cereal bar, yogurt, blueberries.

Tues. Breakfast pizza, whole

grain muffin, flavored apple-

sauce.

Wed. Cheese omelet, fresh

pear, bread with jelly.

Thurs. Pancake and

sausage breakfast bites, sliced

melon.

Fri. Rice or bread pudding,

boiled egg, fruit.

Lunch

Mon. Chicken sandwich on a

bun, roasted potatoes, sweet

peas, peaches, craisens.

Tues. Spaghetti with meat

sauce, garlic bread, steamed

broccoli, fruit cocktail, banana.

Wed. Chicken fajita on a soft

shell with cheese, lettuce, pep-

pers and salsa, cowboy beans,

strawberries, sliced oranges,

bread with with peanut butter.

Thurs. Mozzarella cheese

dippers, steamed vegetables,

apple, fruit, bread with peanut

butter.

Fri. Turkey in gravy, mashed

potatoes, mixed vegetables,

cranberries, applesauce, bread

with butter blend, birthday treat.

Cornell School Menus

April 13 - 17 Breakfast

Mon. Pancake and sausage

breakfast bites, fruit.

Tues. Cereal bar or pop-tart.

HS: Biscuit and gravy, fruit.

Wed. Yogurt, trail mix, fresh

fruit.

Thurs. Fresh baked corn-

bread, hot ham, fruit.

Fri. Frosted donut, hard

boiled egg, fruit.

Lunch

Mon. Corn dogs, macaroni

and cheese, vegetable, fruit.

Tues. Build your own sand-

wich, chips, vegetables with dip.

Wed. Garlic chicken over

rice, mixed vegetables, fortune

cookie.

Thurs. Mozzarella dippers

with sauce, salad bar, fruit.

Fri. Scalloped potatoes with

ham, carrots, fruit.

Lake Holcombe

School Menus

April 13 - 17 Breakfast

Mon. Waffles, cottage

cheese, chilled peaches.

Tues. Breakfast on a stick,

fresh fruit.

Wed. Cinnamon roll, string

cheese, orange juice or apple-

sauce.

Thurs. Breakfast pizza,

grape juice, fruit cocktail.

Fri. Egg patty on English muf-

fin, fresh fruit, pears.

Lunch

Mon. Hamburgers on a bun,

hash browns, whole kernel corn,

bananas.

Tues. Chicken nuggets,

mashed potatoes and gravy,

broccoli with cheese, chilled

pears.

Wed. Chicken sandwich on a

bun, curly fries, carrots, fresh

fruit.

Thurs. Submarine sandwich,

baked beans, potato salad,

fresh vegetables with dip, apple-

sauce.

Fri. Breakfast for lunch,

omelet or French toast sticks, tri

taters, green beans, pears.

By Sharon Shepard

If you havent checked out the Cornell Public Library in

a while, stop in during National Library Week, April 12-18,

to see what they have to offer. Visitors can also sign up for

a chance to win reusable library bags throughout the week.

Libraries across the United States are becoming commu-

nity centers for the people they serve, offering computers

for public use, free WiFi, books, CDs, DVDs, magazines

and more. The library also has copy and fax services for a

minimal cost, and proctor tests at no cost for those contin-

uing their education.

Its also time for the yearly Culvers Coloring Contest,

held during National Library Week. Children ages four to

11 may stop at the library, pick up a coloring page and draw

a picture representing their favorite book. All participants

will receive a coupon for ice cream at Culvers, and two

children will win a free Scoopie Kids Meal.

The theme for the Collaborative Summer Library Pro-

gram this year is Every Hero Has a Story. Parents and chil-dren can pick up reading logs at the end of May, for

summer reading through the end of August. Reading logs

may be turned in as completed throughout the summer, and

a sticker for every book read will go on the Every Hero

landscape.

Every participant will receive a new book at the end of

the summer, and the top two readers will earn an additional

prize. The Cornell Lions and River County Co-op donate

to the summer program.

Instead of a scheduled LEGO Club, parents can stop in

with their children and have LEGO time together. Builders

are asked to pick up when they are done, and be respectful

of others in the library by keeping the noise level within

reason.

Parents can also bring their children and participate in

the drop-in program, See How It Grows, April 27-May 9.Children can decorate a container and plant seeds, and then

take their container home and watch their plant grow.

The library has an ever evolving and changing collection

of items for circulation. Check out the website at cor-

nellpl.org to find a link to the library catalog. Like Us on

Facebook, where Cornell historic photos and yearbooks are

posted weekly. A link to the Facebook page is also located

on the main page of the website.

Cornell Library

Lunch Menus

By Janice Craig 715-595-4380

I hope everyone had a great Easter. Our church was over-

flowing with worshippers, which is great to see.

Norma Severson enjoyed having Les and Althea Stanley,

from Sparta, Sunday for a late lunch.

Ramona Scharf spent a week with relatives in Michigan.

There will be a spring sports activity show at the Lake Hol-

combe School this Saturday, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. It will be

held in both gyms. There will be many local vendors and lots

of food. It is a great family event which will benefit the

PRIDE Committee.

We had a miracle on Cranberry Lake the other day. We ac-

tually saw two people out ice fishing, and the next day it was

open water. Some people had angels watching over them.

Holcombe Happenings

Sime decides retirement is right time to slow down

By Ginna Young

After 53 years, a familiar face at the River Country Store,

formerly Cornell Farmers Union Co-op, wont be there to

greet customers or talk over a cup of coffee. Larry Sime, store

manager, has decided to retire, and says it was time to slow

down and enjoy his many hobbies with wife, Helen.

Sime started at the co-op feed mill at 19, and from there be-

came an agronomist specializing in seed, fertilizer and chem-

icals. Over the years, hes seen many changes, but says the

biggest may be in the amount of employees from then to now.

When I first started, we worked six days a week, from 7

a.m. until the work was done at night, and had six full-time

workers, said Larry. Then we went up to 20, and now were

back down to three.

The amount of personnel dropped when the Farmers Union

merged with River Country in 1997, and shifted the feed busi-

ness to their Bloomer/Chippewa Falls locations.

Used to be, we had the feed mill, fertilizer plant, bulk de-

livery trucks and the gas station, said Larry. With the Coun-

try Store, were more in small pet feed, guns and ammo; its

basically more of a selling store, than a service store.

Service is one thing Larry knows about during his time as

Country Store and Farmers Union hardware store manager,

and thats reflected through two awards he says hes very

proud of.

The main thing is the Eagle Squadron Award for selling

seed, said Larry. And I won the Sparkle Award, which is

for customer service.

Joining him in the role of service is his wife of 53 years,

Helen, who could be found behind the scenes at most co-op

events, mainly involving breakfasts and lunches for the cus-

tomers.

Whatever needed to done, I did it, said Helen. We were

kind of a package deal.

Another change Larrys seen is the decline of family farms.

I can remember before we had the big feed trucks, when

15-20 farmers would be lined up on Osborne Street all the

way to First, waiting to get their grain ground in their pickup

trucks, said Larry. Now I can just about count on one hand

how many active and producing farms there are in the area.

One thing Larry and Helen dont plan on changing is their

address. With most of their siblings and children in the area,

and grandkids moving back, the Simes say this in where

theyll stay.

This community is a great place to live, said Larry. Cor-

nell people are so thoughtful, especially when anything bad

happens.

Helen agrees. Whenever something happens, everybody

is there to help out.

Larry says he will miss working with people and the com-

mon place everyday happenings.

The co-op was a wonderful place to work, and I like to

think I had a good rapport with my co-workers, said Larry.

To me, it was fun going to work, I really enjoyed my job.

Larry Sime, right, listens while his neighbor, Mark

Hall, left, regales old friends and customers with

stories March 27, at Simes retirement party at the

River Country Store in Cornell. After Sime an-

nounced the decision to retire, Mike Prahl, co-

worker and River Country vice-president, organized

the party to thank Larry and his wife, Helen, for their

years of service to the co-op.

(Photo by Ginna Young)

Helen Sime, left, and Lorraine Hillebrand, right, chat

at the retirement party for Larry Sime. Co-workers

and friends gathered to share memories, a custom

made cake and coffee at the River Country Store.

The Simes plan to stay in the area near family, and

to visit their place north of Hayward, in what they

call the ATV capital of the world.

(Photo by Ginna Young)

Joint Finance Committee meets to discuss budgetBy Brian Wilson

News Editor The Star NewsThe process to craft Wisconsins biennial budget has three

basic steps the governors budget proposal, a public hearing

process where citizens can weigh in on the budget process, and

when legislators take what they have heard at the hearings and

craft a budget bill.

Every budget I have been part of has had changes as a result

of testimony at the hearings, said Rep. John Nygren, co-chair-

man of the Joint Finance Committee, prior to the start of a

hearing held at the UW-Barron Campus March 23.

He says at this point, the budget proposal is the governors

budget, and by the time the legislature is finished, it will be the

legislatures budget; the two are seldom the same.

The March 23 daylong hearing was just one of four hearings

held by the full joint finance committee, the primary legislative

budget crafters.

The budget process has timelines, with statutory require-

ments to have a budget in place by the start of the July 1 fiscal

year. One deadline comes in late April, when revenue projec-

tions are released for the next year.

If, as expected, those revenue projections show an increase,

state lawmakers will have more money to put into the budget.

Nygren, speaking on his own, but reflecting the past goals of

the Assembly Republicans, said K-12 education is the primary

area they would seek to increase funding if more money was

available.

I would prioritize K-12 first, that has been the Assembly

Republicans position in the past, he said.

Long term care

Under Gov. Scott Walkers budget proposal, the current sys-

tem of providing long-term care options would be dismantled,

including the elimination of the Aging and Disabilities Re-

source Centers, Family Care and the Include, Respect, I Self-

Direct (IRIS) Program, a Medicaid Home and

Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver for self-directed

long-term supports.

A majority of the testimony at the hearing centered around

the governors proposal to end these programs, and instead turn

their management over to a private, for-profit insurance com-

pany who would be answerable to the state insurance commis-

sioner and not to the Department of Health Services, which

currently regulates these services.

The biggest concern for the many people testifying was that

while it took more than 20 years for IRIS and the other pro-

grams to develop through a slow process involving the stake-

holders and trial counties, Walkers proposal calls for a

completely new system with no stake-holder input to be in

place in two years.

John Harden, a Barron County board member, generated

cheers and hearty applause from the auditorium, and a rebuke

from Joint Finance Committee members, for stating: This is

one of the stupidest ideas I have ever heard in my life What

this proposal is, is moronic.

Harden said the program took 20 years to develop and to re-

place it in two years was not practical.

Who will profit from these changes the for-profit insur-

ance companies? asked the mother of an autistic 19-year-old.

She said with families having the ability to spend a budgeted

amount for their care needs, means that many do not spend the

amount allocated, presenting a significant savings in state

Medicaid costs.

These need to be brought out of budget and taken into com-

mittee, said Pamela Goodman, director of Indianhead Com-

munity Action Agency, urging the policy change to be brought

forward in its own legislation.

Those who are going to suffer are those who are most vul-

nerable, said Keith Anderson of the Barron County Board of

Aging.

The only speakers giving testimony in support of the pro-

posed change were from UnitedHealthcare, a multi-state man-

aged care provider whose representatives continually referred

to the changes as modernizing Wisconsins system.

Criticism was drawn from family members of those enrolled

in the long term care programs, who were concerned about

their loved ones becoming numbers. Representatives from

other health management companies also called for the status

quo to remain, rather than switch to a statewide system.

Prior to the start of the hearing, the Democrats on the Joint

Finance Committee told media representatives that they will

continue to call on all proposed changes in long-term care, and

SeniorCare prescription drug programs, to be removed from

the budget.

Over the last week I have heard from hundreds of families

that count on IRIS and FamilyCare for the support they need

to be healthy and successful, said Rep. Gordon Hintz. We

are being asked to adopt a plan that has no details other than

dismantling our existing long-term care systemThis change

has no business in the budget, and needs to be removed imme-

diately to avoid any further harm and uncertainty.

Sen. Jon Erpenbach said there is fiscal benefit with the

change, and said it does not belong in the budget. He said it is

causing people unnecessary worry and concern.

For his part, Nygren in the Republican majority, was also

hesitant about making the changes proposed by Walker. He

said the concern would be to look at the long term sustainabil-

ity of the program with the potential for reforms, rather than

just scrapping it.

Either we need to get more answers or we need to get more

time in studying it, he said.

Education

The current budget calls for $150 per pupil cuts in state aid,

which a number of school administrators at the hearing raised

concerns about.

Steve Kolden, district administrator of the Colby School

District, said his district has had to make major cuts in recent

years, and projected even larger cuts if the budget is passed as

proposed.

Realistically, the only two options for us are to try to deficit

spend next year, and then attempt to pass a referendum for

2016-2017, he said, stating that the impact to Colby district

would be in excess of $144,000. Our cost continues to rise

and our revenues continue to decrease.

Kolden echoed numerous administrators, raising concerns

about the expansion of the private school voucher program and

the resulting reduction in public school aids used to pay for it.

Public education is on the ropes, said David Anderson, ad-

ministrator of the Chequamegon School District.

One of his board members, David Schmitt, raised concern

of the need for additional sparsity aid for districts with low stu-

dent population density. He said this type of aid would help

defray some of the transportation costs of busing students.

Jerry Walters, administrator of CESA 11, spoke in opposition

of a budget proposal, which would make CESA membership

optional for school districts. He highlighted the numerous ben-

efits CESA provides its members, and the governance of the

CESAs by the member school districts.

The proposal says the non-member districts would contract

with the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for these serv-

ices. Walters questioned if the DPI had the staff or resources

to take over the role the CESAs provide to member schools.

Impact to local school districts was also part of the educa-

tion-related testimony presented at the hearing, including the

proposed $300 million cuts to the UW System.

Bruce Barker, president of CVTC, raised concerns about the

budget cuts creating a bottleneck for economic growth in the

region. He said there is a great need for trained workers, with

many having job offers before graduation, and budget freezes

and cuts would prevent these programs to grow to allow the

needed training.

UW colleges are a taxpayer factory, said Grant Pierce, a

student at UW-Marshfield Wood County. UW colleges are

a key component of the UW-System.

Transportation

Road builders to town and county officials addressed the

need for stable, long-term transportation funding.

Andy Lisak, Douglas County administrator, urged commit-

tee members to create the option for local counties to imple-

ment a half percent sales tax for highway use.

County highways ar