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MEMORIAL DAY

EVENTSThe American Legion posts in Loyal

and Greenwood and The Highground veterans memorial park west of Neills-ville are planning annual Memorial Day services for May 25.

In Loyal, the program will begin at 10:15 a.m. with the Legion Post 175 Drill Squad leading the Loyal High School band into the city cemetery. The featured speaker this year will be Major Gen. Donald Dunbar, adjutant general of the Wisconsin National Guard. The morn-ings events will include placement of a wreath at the base of the monument to veterans in the cemetery, and the tradi-tional passing of the G.A.R. fl ag from this years senior class to next years.

Following the program, a free lunch will be served at the Legion. The pro-gram will move to the high school gym in case of bad weather.

The Wallis-Hinker-Brux American Legion Post 238 in Greenwood will start its service at 10 a.m., with a parade to the high school gym. The program in the gym will commence at 10:15 a.m. The featured speaker will be Lt. Col. Ray Boland, past commander of Fort McCoy and former Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Aff airs.

After the service at the gym, the Le-gion Drill Squad will move to local cem-eteries to honor veterans buried there. The fi rst stop will be at the city cemetery on the west side of town, where a new monument will be dedicated.

At The Highground on Highway 10 west of Neillsville, ceremonies will begin at 2 p.m. The main speakers will be Major Gen. Dunbar, Todd Stage of the Wausau Vet Center, and Vietnam veteran Skip Spark. Riders in the Memo-rial Day Honor Ride Motorcycle Rally will arrive at the park at 1 p.m.

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Color me messyBraelynn Johnson (at left) gets smothered with yellow and red and purple and pink during the fi rst Get Your Color On Stampede on May 13 at the Greenwood Elementary School. The event drew 183 runners, walkers and bicyclists, who raised $3,869 to be used for new playground equipment at the school. Fourteen local businesses also contributed as race sponsors. Below, Brendon Wolf is just a bit red-faced after completing the 2.5-mile course.

Klimmer pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plotA Spencer woman pleaded guilty Mon-

day to one count of conspiracy to commit fi rst-degree murder for allegedly plotting with her daughter last year to hire some-one to kill the daugh-ters two ex-boyfriends. Shari Klimmer, 47, will be sentenced on July 22 on a felony charge that carries a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison.

Appearing Monday morning in Clark Coun-ty Circuit Court, Klim-mer entered a guilty plea on one count of conspiracy to commit murder, while a second count was dismissed in a plea deal reached with Clark County Dis-trict Attorney Lindsey Boon-Brunette. Near tears throughout the short hearing, Klim-mer answered questions asked by Judge Nicholas Brazeau Jr. in a barely audible voice, confi rming that she was willingly entering a guilty plea on the felony count and waiving her right to a jury trial.

Klimmer and her daughter, 21-year-old Porscha Rizzi of Spencer, were arrested last Nov. 3 after allegedly trying to hire a man to kill Rizzis two former boyfriends,

both of whom with which she has a child. The man, the women tried to hire, told police of the plot, and they arrested Klimmer and Rizzi after Klimmer gave

the man jewelry and a watch as a down pay-ment on the murders.

Both women have been held in the Clark County Jail since their arrest and are being tried in separate cases. Rizzis case is sched-uled for a status confer-ence on June 23, and a jury trial for her has been set for Aug. 25-27.

Klimmer and her attorney Christine Kuc-zynski told Brazeau on Monday that Klimmer understands the impli-cations of entering a guilty plea and waiving

her right to present testimony during a jury trial. Klimmer spoke little during the hearing except to answer the judges questions. With both attorneys in the case agreeing that a factual basis for a convic-tion exists, Brazeau pronounced Klimmer guilty of one count of conspiracy to com-mit fi rst-degree homicide and ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Klimmer was charged with two counts of conspiracy to

commit murder -- one for each of the men she and Rizzi were plotting to have killed. The second count has been dismissed but can be considered by Brazeau when he hands down a sentence on July 22.

The case against Klimmer and Rizzi began on Oct. 7, 2014, when Spencer po-lice were contacted by a man who said Rizzi contacted him and asked him to kill two men. Working with Clark County Sheriffs Department detectives, the man sent text messages to Rizzi, with Rizzi providing details about the men she wanted dead. Rizzi later had telephone conversations with a detective posing as a potential hit man, and Rizzi talked about payment for the killings and the type of proof she would need so she knew they had been killed.

On Nov. 3, a second man came forward and told police that Rizzi and Klimmer were also asking him to kill the two men. The second informant said the women told him they wanted the men killed because of child custody disputes and alleged abuse of the children by the men. The second informant set up a meeting with Klimmer in the town of Sherman on the night of Nov. 3, with detectives hiding nearby. They moved in to arrest Klimmer after she gave the informant jewelry as a down payment for the hits. Rizzi was arrested a short time later at a nearby home.

Shari Klimmer

Does state pay too much for health insurance?

Matt Pommer

A quick prescription being fl oated for part of the states fi nancial woes: make state employees pay more for their health insurance. It could be great politics for the Republican-controlled government but it comes with warnings.

An Atlanta-based consulting fi rm says the state could save from $50 million to $70 million if it shifted to self-insurance with deductibles, signifi cant out-of-pocket maximums, charging more for brand-name drugs and other changes.

Currently the state plan covers about 240,000 persons including workers, fami-lies and some retirees. Most are getting their coverage through health mainte-nance organizations (HMOs) that have broad benefi ts. A central goal of the HMOs has been to encourage care and treatment early in illnesses. Early care, it is argued, reduces overall medical costs.

The trade organization that represents the HMOs has challenged the estimate of savings from the consulting fi rm. It noted the fi nancial risk for providing care would be shifted to state government rather than the HMOs, which now shoulder the annual profi ts or losses.

The Atlanta consultant said Wisconsin state government now pays more for em-ployee health insurance than neighboring states, and by 2017 could face penalties under the federal Affordable Health Care Act with those levels of payment. One of the goals of the act, dubbed Obamacare, is to limit the costs of health care.

Many private employers have opted to provide health coverage for their workers through the same HMOs that contract with state government. Would the loss of state contracts have a major impact on the premiums for private employers?

Like most government programs, the devil would be in the details. How would medical care be impacted if fee for service returned under self-insurance? Who would determine if too many tests or referrals to specialists were being employed? Clearly, the state government would want and need some watchdog if it, rather than the HMOs, was on the fi nancial hook.

While it would have the ultimate re-sponsibility to pay the bills, state govern-ment has often met red ink problems by delaying payments into the following fi s-cal year. Medical providers might have to

wait for their payments.Earlier this year, the

Atlanta consultant pro-posed requiring a $250 annual deductible for single coverage and $500 for family coverage. It proposed out-of-pock-et maximums at $1,000 for single coverage and $2,000 for family cover-age.

Wisconsin went to the HMO concept in the 1980s when there were 25-30

percent increases in the then-predomi-nant fee-for-service state health insurance costs. The changes were pioneered when Democrats held the governors chair and both houses of the Legislature. That his-tory could inspire Republicans to dump the HMO concept.

There are lots of ifs ands and buts on health-care issues. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on a challenge that could undermine Obamacare and force Congress to make

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changes. Some Republican presidential hopefuls like Gov. Scott Walker have vowed to eliminate Obamacare when they get to the White House.

State governments may well have larger roles in medical care. Republicans in Congress have suggested state govern-ments get block grants from the federal government to fashion their own Medicaid programs for care of the elderly, poor and disabled.

That may be a challenge for states like Wisconsin that have older-than-average populations. The 2010 Census showed Wisconsins average age was the 16th old-est in the nation.

Please see Medicaid, page 3

Why arent taxes reviewed?Page 2 - Tribune Record Gleaner - Wednesday, May 20, 2015 OPINION

What if state leaders approved $500 million in new spending and never reconsidered the program? This might seem far-fetched, but it has been occur-ring in Wisconsin for years. And that is what motivated the latest report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX), The Spending No One Sees: The Rising Cost of Wisconsins Tax Ex-penditures. WISTAX is a nonpartisan organization devoted to public policy research and citizen education.

WISTAX President Todd A. Berry illustrated the reason behind the re-port with an example. In its budget, Wisconsin spends almost $900 million annually on property tax credits that appear on homeowners December property tax bills. In addition, it pro-vides in the state income tax a school property tax credit that foregoes more than $400 million per year in tax col-lections. The $900 million expenditure is a direct one that is scrutinized every two years when a new state budget is developed. However, the income tax credit remains on the books largely ignored, even though both have the same purpose -- to provide property tax relief.

For this reason, tax experts some-times call the various tax exemptions, deductions, and credits tax expen-ditures. And, the lack of legislative review of this hidden spending through the tax, code is just part of the problem. Another issue is that tax expenditures increase the likelihood that tax rates on all taxpayers will rise to compensate for the cost of the tax break.

Wisconsins individual income tax, which raised $7.1 billion in 2014, contains billions in tax expenditures, based on a WISTAX review of the De-partment of Revenues (DORs) Tax Ex-emption Devices report. For example, the state excludes certain income from tax and allows some spending to be deducted before calculating tax. The

cost of these tax breaks totalled $641.7 million in 2014. In other words, had these exclusions and deductions not been part of state law, income tax collections would have been $641.7 million higher -- or, tax rates could have been as much as 9 percent lower. Nearly half ($309.0 billion) of those breaks was due to the state not taxing Social Security.

In addition, 41 state income tax credits had a total tax cost of $1.6 bil-lion in 2014, WISTAX said. The largest is the school property tax credit ($403 million) already mentioned. When the tax credits are combined with previ-ously discussed exclusions and deduc-tions, the total cost rises to $2.2 billion, or nearly one-third of income tax collections. The new study also high-lighted tax expenditures in the states corporate income tax. The law offers a variety of tax breaks, including 37 tax credits totalling $123.0 million. The largest is the new manufacturing and agricultural credit, which offset $33.2 million in 2014 corporate income taxes. The credit is also available to businesses that pay tax through the individual income tax, bringing the estimated total cost of the credit to $64.9 million, or $20.7 million more than the $44.2 million projected at the time the credit was enacted. The states other major tax, the state sales tax, which is imposed on the purchase of tangible goods and selected services, yielded $4.6 billion in 2014. The state exempts some items from the tax, including food ($579.3 million), mo-tor fuels ($571.3 million), and certain purchases by farmers and businesses ($730.3 million).

There will always be useful credits or exemptions in tax law, Berry said. That is not the issue. Rather, it is whether we should authorize billions in tax-spending and never reconsider them while we review state spending regularly.

Kind: Accept Medicaid expansionby Congressman Ron Kind

D, WisconsinWisconsin is facing a time of economic

uncertainty. With the implementation of Governor Walkers budget, Wisconsin will face a $2 billion shortfall. Irresponsible economic policies with enormous cuts in funding to our public schools got us to this point, and the Governors recent decision to skip a debt payment will cost Wisconsin taxpayers an additional $19.3 million over the next two years.

There is one solution that would im-prove the fi nances of the State and help our citizens, while leading to a healthier Wisconsin. The solution is to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, delivering affordable quality health care coverage to more Wisconsinites while banking as much as $345 million at the

same time.In April, I surveyed Wisconsinites ask-

ing them about expanding Medicaid in the state. The results showed respondents fa-vored Medicaid expansion in Wisconsin by a margin of four to one. Sixty two percent of respondents supported Medicaid either because expansion would provide qual-ity, affordable health care to over 150,000 Wisconsinites or due to the irresponsible nature of refusing federal funds when the state faces a huge budget shortfall. At a time when the Governor is proposing a $300 million cut to higher education and the state faces an enormous defi cit, it is irresponsible to forego hundreds of mil-lions of dollars.

Governor Walker has argued it is risky to accept Medicaid expansion out of concern the Government will not keep its word. But this is simply not logical - Wisconsin has already constructed high-ways, built up public school districts, and provided low income housing, all funded by federal dollars that the state will rely upon for years to come. These concerns about an unreliable government failing to

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They are just beautiful! Im talking about the fl owering crabs in our front yard and those around town. The blos-soms turned the whole tree red. Unfortu-nately, they wont last long and the rain and wind predicted will probably speed their demise.

All this spells another chapter in the arrival of spring and the change of sea-sons. Seeds planted a few weeks ago are sprouting and turning brown ground into green.

Last week I wrote about Shellys 50th birthday celebration. Ill call that our May adventure number one. Number two was last Saturday when we attended a class reunion. Well, make that three, as a number of years ago the class of 49, from Turtle Lake High School, had their reunion and invited the class before and the class after. Since our class has decided to quit observing our reunion, it still gives us a chance to get together.

For some unknown reason they have always picked the Saturday before Mothers Day as the day to gather. Last year the ring leader from the class of 49 announced that he would no longer send invitations. Just remember, he said. That was fi ne but as someone said, how do you get a group of octogenarians to remem-ber anything from one day to the next.

I could probably title this whats in a name? Since our friend Otto Becker ran into a confl ict and couldnt attend, I decided to make a list of everyone who attended, not wanting to put my memory to a test.

I started on one side of the table and was doing fi ne. Then as I started up my side of the side, I wrote down Delores S., then Delores V. As I started to write the third name, I realized there was some-thing going on. That would be Delores M. I asked the girls if they had sat together on purpose.

Then there was Swede Anderson. Un-less it was offi cial, I dont think he ever used his given name. It did create a stir in class the fi rst day of school one year. His name was Francis and apparently the teacher didnt notice the spelling. She called his name and when no one answered called it again and then said, Francis Anderson, where is she?

Naturally there was an outburst of laughter and Swede was up to it. In fact, he was often quite a cut-up. I told the person next to me that he and a couple of his buddies helped me to get a B in short-hand one six-week period. They enjoyed disrupting the class. I would sit quietly, but always remember to say, Good after-noon Miss Huey on the way out of class.

She must have remembered and gave me a good grade. Too bad I didnt learn any shorthand. It really would have come in handy in the newspaper business.

Swede had served in the Marines in the Korean War and his story had been printed in the article for his Grand Mar-shall appearance in the parade during the Turtle Lake Fair last summer. I com-mented to him that riding in a helicopter in the Korean War would not be my idea of a ideal spot to be in.

He agreed, but said he arrived in Ko-rea as a replacement and was assigned the job of riding shotgun on a helicopter that was used to bring the wounded in from the battlefi eld. He said he was told to go trade his M-1 rifl e in for a carbine as it was too big. He said, just watch a MASH show on television and youll see why.

Sitting across from me was an old neighbor from grade school days. He is actually younger and in the class of 1950. His name was Arnie Peer, but we liked to call him Little Peer. His brother Al was Big Peer but generally went by the name Junior as he was Alonzo Jr. and his father was Alonzo Sr.

They also had a third brother, Stanley, but he was younger and never got a nick-name that I recall.

The Peer boys were all good athletes and if I recall correctly, Arnie helped pull off the a triple play in high school baseball one time. He was pitching in a bases-loaded, no-out situation. It was one of those plays that went so fast you really didnt have time to think as the batter hit the ball back to Arnie for one out, who then threw home to catch the runner trying to score for out number two and catcher throw to the third base-man to nab the runner there for out number three.

Al, or Big Peer and I went to school together for 12 years. Eight years in grade school at Pipe Lake, then four years of high school together at Turtle Lake. We even took our army pre-induction physicals together. He had an old foot-ball injury that kept him home while I ended up 1-A and was drafted a couple months later.

It didnt affect his baseball career as he posted a perfect 16-0 record pitching for the Cumberland City Baseball Team the fi rst year I was in the service. After moving to Cushing, a small town south of Grantsburg, his baseball legacy contin-ued. The baseball fi eld there is named in his memory as he died of cancer shortly before our 25th class reunion.

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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTNeillsville Seventh Day Adventist Church

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

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

CATHOLICChrist the King Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MISSOURI SYNODSt. Paul Lutheran

North Green Grove P.O. Box 206 N13510 Cty. Rd. E Colby, WI 715-223-1726 Rev. Paul Hunsicker

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

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

Trinity Lutheran(Missouri Synod)

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

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

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

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

LUTHERANEmmanuel Lutheran - ELCA

W5752 Colby Factory Road Town of LongwoodPASTOR BRIAN CAMPBELL

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

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran (Wisconsin Synod) (rural Neillsville)

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

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

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

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

PASTOR BRIAN CAMPBELL9 a.m. - Sunday worship service

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church(Wisconsin Synod)

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

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

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran(Wisconsin Synod)

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

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

St. Pauls Lutheran - ELCA1131 Meridian St. Curtiss

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

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

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

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

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

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

REV. REBEKAH TARRAS9 a.m. - Sunday worship with communion

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

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

9 a.m. - Sunday school 10 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceMemorial Day to Labor Day: 9 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Trinity Lutheran ELCA201 N. West Loyal 715-255-8880

ALL ARE WELCOMEREV. Daniel E. Zimmerman

7 p.m. - Saturday worship service9:15 a.m. - Sunday school

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

Granton 715-238-7269 INTERIM PASTOR JAY welshonse

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

MORMONChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

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

CHURCH OF CHRISTChurch of Christ

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

7 p.m. - Wednesday Bible studyEvangelist: Clint A. Oppermann - 715-650-1970

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

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

8:30 a.m. - Sunday worship serviceLiving Hope Evangelical Free Church

Hwy. 10 & Fairground Ave. Neillsville 715-743-2471REV. STEVE WENTZ

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES - MARY GARDNER9:15 a.m. - Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

Our Fathers House Christian Com mu ni ty ChurchW770 County Trunk H, Chili 715-683-2889

REV. RON JOHNSON9:30 a.m. - Sunday school

10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

METHODISTImmanuel United Methodist

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Sunday servicesChurch school as announced prior to evening service

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

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

EPISCOPALSt. Katherines Episcopal Church

206 E. 3rd St. Owen, WI 715-229-2643 REV. TONY RING10 a.m. - Wednesday morning prayer & Holy Communion

10:30 a.m. - Sunday worship service

BAPTISTBible Baptist

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

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

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

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

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

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

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meet obligations are baseless and should not be cited as a reason to deny Wisconsinites quality, affordable healthcare. It is careless to place petty partisanship ahead of the health of 150,000 Wisconsinites.

It is time to make the fi scally responsible choice. It is time for Medicaid expansion in Wisconsin; for the health of our citizens and the health of Wisconsins economy.

Medicaid, from page 2

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

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

May 23 The 2015 Greenwood High School

graduation ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the west gymnasium.

May 23 The 2015 Loyal High School graduation

ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

May 25 The Loyal American Legions Memorial

Day program will begin at 10:15 a.m. in the city cemetery. The guest speaker will be Major Gen. Donald Dunbar, adjutant

general of the Wisconsin National Guard.

May 25 The Greenwood American Legions

Memorial Day program will begin with a parade at 10 a.m. and a program at 10:15 in the high school. The guest speaker will be Lt. Col. Ray Boland, past Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs. A new monument will be dedicated in the city cemetery after the program at the school. Charcoal chicken will be served at the Legion Hall from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

May 25 Memorial Day events at The Highground

veterans memorial park west of Neillsville will include the reading of Wisconsin KIA/MIA from Korea and Vietnam at 11:30 a.m., arrival of the Honor Ride Motorcycle Rally riders at 1 p.m., and the Memorial Day ceremony at 2 p.m.

May 26

St. Johns Lutheran Church on Highway 13 north of Spencer will serve its monthly Community Meal for Everyone at 5 p.m. Anyone wishing to share a free meal and fellowship is welcome.

May 26 State Assemblyman Bob Kulp (R,

Stratford) will hold a listening session from 6-7 p.m, at the Marshfi eld Eagles Club, 1104 S. Oak Ave.

May 31 The Granton FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast

will be served from 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Dennis & Tracy/Ken & Rita Jakobi farm at N6863 Romadka Ave.

May 31 The 27th Annual Abbotsford FFA Alumni

Dairy Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m.-noon, at Dukestead Acres, W1216 Willow Road.

June 1 The Loyal senior citizens will meet at 1

p.m. at Loyal City Hall. All seniors 50 and older are welcome.

June 2 Gary Gisselman of the Marathon County

Historical Society will talk about railroad history in Spencer and Marathon County, from 9-10 a.m., at the Spencer Branch Library. The event is free and open to the public.

June 5-6 The annual Clark County Relay for Life

will begin at George Scherer Athletic Park in Greenwood at 5 p.m. and continue throughout the evening and morning hours of June 6.

June 8 An American Red Cross blood drive will

be held from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., at the Neillsville American Legion.

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In the 1980s, demand for a countywide economic development organization in Clark County grew until it became a real-ity in 1990 thanks to a volunteer start-up committee and interim directors.

This group included Gerald Ackeret- Dorchester, Richard Adler-Greenwood, Hanford Anderson-Thorp, Randy Ander-son-Neillsville, Lawrence Behling-Chili, Robert Berglund-Loyal, Bob Buker-Green-wood, Steve Burgess-Neillsville, Marcia Denk-Greenwood, Ron Dux-Loyal, Diane Fieten-Colby, Katie Fredrickson-Owen, Jerry Gerber-Owen, Henry Grube-Ab-botford, Richard Halverson-Loyal, Betty Hills-Loyal, Dick Hughes-Owen, Gene Knoll-Colby, Roy Morrison-Loyal, Walter Ollech-Withee, Arthur Olsen-Loyal, Don-ald Pentz-Greenwood, James Pfalzgraf-Thorp, Sharon Rogers-Neillsville, Bruce Sautebin-Greenwood, Jeanette Steiner-Granton, Karl Stieglitz-Greenwood, Frank Thomas-Neillsville, Ron Tieman-Green-wood, and Gary Weirauch-Loyal.

Twenty-fi ve years ago these folks got together to form Clark Countys fi rst eco-nomic development organization with the purpose of becoming the coordinator and guiding force for economic growth and development in Clark County, said Don Pentz, Greenwood, one of two founding members still serving on the board. The goal was to secure a strong future for our county thru partnerships.

The new standalone non-profi t organi-zation serviced all of Clark County, and partnerships were formed among the citi-zens, communities, businesses and county.

We were charged with helping grow our economy and employment base, pro-moting our industrial, retail and tourism businesses, plus providing professional economic development expertise to our county municipalities and economic development groups, Pentz said. Thus creating a future that is bright and for-ward moving.

The organizations fi rst executive direc-tor was Edward Bieno who led the organi-

zation under the direction of the board for six years. During the early years setting up the organization, pulling the partners together and setting goals was a large task.

A funding mechanism to help business start-ups and expansions was established. To this day the funding pool has grown to help hundreds of entrepreneurs achieve their business dreams through a revolving loan fund.

Other successes during the early years included the formation of the Clark County Housing Authority, research and funding for infrastructure in business parks, grants for training employees, job fairs, other business assistance, creation of website and production of a Discover Wisconsin TV promotion.

Today the Clark County Economic Development Corporation and Tour-ism Bureau continues with efforts such as downtown revitalization, employee growth, business retention and expansion, cluster marketing, technology develop-ment and broadband expansion through-out the county.

Other initiatives include the Clark County Workforce Council, alumni re-cruitment, bus tours of county businesses for high school students, social media marketing of the county and business planning and fi nancing.

Tourism efforts include the spring art tour, visitor guide production, ag tour-ism promotion, hosting the 2014 Alice in Dairyland event, and cluster advertising for greenhouses, arts, maple syrup, honey, specialty shops and produce.

Hundreds of volunteers come together and log over 3,500 hours annually for a special common purpose. They organize and accomplish their goals and do so very much for the good of the county.

Volunteer groups include Arts in Clark, Clark County Tourism Committee, Friends of the Clark County Fairgrounds, Clark County Community Foundation and Professional Ladies of Clark County.

Mayor Jim Schmidt of Colby said We

work hard on the board to accomplish many different goals and satisfy the ever changing needs in our county. We are proud to play an integral role in business growth, which increases our job numbers. The partnerships we have created over the many years I have been involved are mean-ingful and long lasting. It is a pleasure to be part of this organization.

Founding board member Diane Feiten was appointed by Bob Berglund, then-chairman of the Clark County Board, to the countys economic development com-mittee, which made her part of the team that created the corporation in 1990.

It is with great satisfaction that Ive been helping with the preparation for the 25th anniversary celebration, she said. It is great to still be a member of the corporation now 25 years strong.

Executive director Sheila Nyberg said the only proper way to recognize such a milestone is to celebrate it.

A 25th anniversary gala is set for Sat-urday, June 6 from 4:30-10 p.m., under the

stars at Munson Bridge Winery, Withee. The event will include dinner and dancing with music provided by Clark Countys own Howie Sturtz Orchestra.

Jim Maurina, a long time board mem-ber, made all the arrangements for Howie, a lifelong local entertainer, to play a major role in the celebration.

Howie is excited to come out of retire-ment with his group of talented players to entertain us and celebrate with us, he said.

All past board members have been invited to the celebration, and board members past and present will be honored during the event.

A silent auction will be held during the evening with many wonderful items from the Clark County region for party goers to bid on. Many of these items are made/produced right in the county.

Contact CCEDC at 715-255-9100 or email clarkwi@tds.net for more information about tickets and donation items.

Clark development group reaches quarter-century milestone

Dancing with the Steers will be presented at the 34th annual Dairyfest in Marshfi eld. Dairyfest is a tradition the community looks forward to and being a part of. The festival takes place on May 29-31 at the Central WI State Fair Park, 513 East 17th Street.

Dairyfest kicks off Friday, May 29, with the Mayors Breakfast being served to more than 2,100 people. The menu con-sists of a scrambled egg omelet fi lled with cheese, ham, mushrooms and onions, and is complemented with fresh cheese curds, assorted muffins, strawberry sundaes, fresh fruit mix, coffee, and ice cold white and chocolate milk. As attendees enter the breakfast hall they are welcomed with lively, festive music. Every attendee takes home a ceramic souvenir coffee mug.

Later that day, the old fashioned Picnic

in the Park is held in Columbia Park. Pack your own picnic lunch or purchase food from both commercial vendors and non-profi t organizations. Childrens games in-cluding a coin/candy hunt, a kids fun run, the civic band concert, and an outdoor movie in the park complete the evening.

Saturdays activities include a Cheese Chase (1k run/walk, 5k and 10k runs), an arts and crafts show, and kiddie parade (just prior to the gigantic parade), lip sync contest, carnival rides, and food booths.

New events this year are a softball tournament, barn dance and corn hole tournament.

The festival is free, other than the breakfast. For a complete list of activities go to http://visitmarshfi eld.com/dairy-fest.

Dairyfest events set for May 29-31

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Call 1-800-422-4541 or 715-384-3454, visit www.marsh eldchamber.com for a complete list of activities.

Sponsored by the Marsh eld Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry,Marsh eld Convention & Visitors Bureau and the City of Marsh eld

Friday, May 29: Mayors Breakfast in the Expo Building, 5:30-9:30 a.m. First in line to receive WI Dells Ticket Package donated by WDLB/WOSQ Radio Picnic in the Park at Columbia Park, 5 p.m., Outdoor Movie follows at dusk

Saturday, May 30:Activities held at Central Wisconsin Fairgrounds Park 80 Arts and Crafts Vendors from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Softball Tournaments all weekend, Cornhole Tournament in Hockey Building Pie and Ice Cream Social at Upham Mansion, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Gigantic Parade at 11 a.m. Starting on the corner of 2nd and Central Avenue, ending inside fair park Kids Parade at 10:15 a.m., just prior to the big parade Free Milk donated by Weber Farm Store, 1-4 p.m. Childrens Entertainment and Dairyfest Lip Sync Contest UW-Madison Band Performance at the Fairgrounds, 1:30 p.m. YMCAs Cheese Chase at the Fairgrounds Fishing Contest at Wildwood Park

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The Live N Learn HCE Club met at the home of Mary Kipp, on May 7. Mary Kipp presented the project based on a presentation given by Dulcie Lilly of the Clark County Emergency Manage-ment offi ce on HCE Day. It emphasized the importance of each family having a plan to prepare for emergencies. One of the important parts of the plan is to have a kit containing supplies based on the familys needs. The Emergency Management office has a number of useful brochures to help prepare for a crisis situation. Mary Kipp also reported

on the St Pauls Hidden Treasure Tour which was sponsored by HCE on April 28. Highlights included: A narrated bus tour of Victorian homes, a visit to St. Pauls Cathedral, and tour of the Wabasha Street Caves.

Barb Kingsbury reported for fam-ily health and nutrition on a CBS news presentation entitled Blame the brain for late night snacking. It reviewed a study published in the journal BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR, and dis-cussed whats happening in the brain when a person feels the urge to snack

late at night. It used MRIs to measure how peoples brains respond to different types of food images at different times of the day.

Patty Rinka reported for internation-al/citizenship on important dates in May including: May 9 -- Mothers Day; May 16 -- Armed Forces Day; May 18 -- Victoria Day in Canada; and May 25 -- Memorial Day celebrated.

Joan Knack reported on a study entitled Safety on the Road. In 2011, motor vehicle crashes cost 35,000 lives. The main causes for the

accidents included: Alcohol, speeding, and distracted driving. Cell phone use is one of the main causes of distracted driving. The article stated that 80 per-cent of drivers incorrectly believe that hands-free phones are safer than regular cell phones. The conclusion is that the use of cell phones -- hand held or hands free -- are not safe while driving as the brain cant pay attention to two tasks at one time.

The next meeting will be at the home of Gladys Olsen, on June 4.

Live N Learn Home and Community Educators Club holds meeting

Granola breakfast bowl

Peach and cherry cobbler

Simple hummus

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.Mix oats, brown sugar, coconut, wheat germ, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in

a large bowl. Stir water, oil, and vanilla extract into the oat mixture; spread onto a baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven, stirring every 15 minutes, until golden brown and crunchy, about 1 hour; transfer to a bowl. Stir raisins and almonds through the granola.

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The Womens Bridge Club met Tuesday, at 1 p.m.,

at Shelbys in Loyal. Winners were

Jane Wangen, rst, and Joan Hendricks, second.

Letter carriers Kevin Metzke, Louis Hebert, Neil Krause, Stacey Drager, Jason Wood, Judi Suda, Ryan Lindner, Clay Anderegg, Chris Steiner and Jen Lindner, servicing the Greenwood, Loyal, and Willard area, along with postal employees Greenwood Postmaster Deborah Giannunzio, Loyal Postmaster Debra Tomfohrde, clerks Sue Karo, Patty Sowle, Diane Williams and local volun-teers teamed up once again to stamp out hunger in the community.

Across the country, the National As-sociation of Letter Carriers (NALC) food drive, held in cooperation with the Postal Service, resulted in millions of pounds of non-perishable food collected and distributed to deserving charities nationwide.

Closer to home, the Greenwood, Loyal and Willard carriers collected 3,735 pounds of food from generous donations left at mailboxes, which were then deliv-ered to Greenwood Food Pantry and the Loyal Food Pantry.

For 22 years our letter carriers, vol-unteers and neighbors have come togeth-er for this important community event, said Greenwood Postmaster Deborah Giannunzio. Last year, we were able to collect 3,100 pounds and this year even more. This clearly shows the generosity of our customers and commitment of our employees to make a difference in peoples lives.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 50 million Amer-icans are food insecure, meaning they

live at a risk of hunger. Perhaps most alarming is the fact that nearly 17 mil-lion children in America are struggling with hun-ger. Stamp Out Hunger -- the nations largest one-day food drive -- collects non-perishable food to help more than 37 million people who face hunger every day in America.

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The Clark County Association for Home and Community Educators are again offering three $500 scholarships for students enrolled in higher education at either the university level or a technical college.

Three $500 scholarships are being offered to college or technical school students, originally from Clark County or currently living in Clark County. The stu-dents applying for the scholarship must be in the process of, or have completed, at least one year of higher education be-yond high school, must have 24 credits by June, and a GPA of 3.0 to qualify.

According to HCE Scholarship Chair-person Marie Kaiser, the funds for these scholarships are made available through the Dairy Bar sales at the Clark County Fair.

Applications are available from the UW-Extension office; 517 Court St., room 104, Neillsville, WI 54456-1982, or by calling 715-743-5121. The application deadline is June 20. To receive an applica-tion form, contact Susan Caacbay at the Clark County

UW- Extension offi ce, phone number is 715-743-5121. Deadline for applications is June 20.

Clark County HCE offers scholarships

The Clark County clerk has granted the following marriage licenses:

-- Jodi R. Schrick, town of Mentor, and Martin L. Kalina, town of Mentor, on May 30, at Buffalo County.

-- Jacqueline F. Sobczak, town of Men-

tor, and Curtis J. Kubaskie, town of Men-tor, on May 23, at Jackson County.

-- Polly E. Wagler, town of Warner, and Sam D. Miller, Monroe County, on May 21, at town of Warner.

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1/2 c. water1/2 c. vegetable oil1 T. vanilla extract1/2 c. raisins1/2 c. sliced almonds

Preheat oven to 350.Combine peaches, cherries, brown sugar and water in a saucepan; mix well.Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Reserve a half cup

of fruit liquid.Put the butter in a 9x13 baking dish and place in oven to melt. In a bowl sift sugar, fl our, baking soda, baking powder and a pinch of salt.Slowly whisk in milk and the half cup of reserved liquid to dry ingredients.Pour mixture over melted butter in baking dish. Do not stir.With a slotted spoon, put fruit on top evenly.Gently pour remaining liquid over top of fruit.Sprinkle with cinnamon, if using.Place a pan under your dish. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until crust has risen to

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1 (15-oz.) can garbanzo beans, drained, liquid reserved2 oz. fresh jalapeno pepper, sliced1/2 tsp. ground cumin2 T. lemon juice3 cloves garlic, mincedIn a blender or food processor, combine garbanzo beans, jalapeno, cumin, lemon

juice, garlic and 1 tablespoon of the reserved bean liquid. Blend until smooth.

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LOYAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY GARDEN

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Our family chain is brokenAnd nothing seems the same.

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Sadly missed by wife, Mary, and sons, Mike, Terry, Gary, and their families

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Robert DolleRobert Joseph Dolle, 59, Detroit, Mich., passed away on Feb. 28, 2015. A mass will

be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, May 21, at St. Marys Catholic Church, Greenwood. Rev. Steve Brice will offi ciate. Internment will follow at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Anthony and Paul Dolle.

Robert "Bob" Dolle was born on Dec. 6, 1955, in Blue Island, Ill. to Kenneth R. and Mary J. (nee Spooner) Dolle. He graduated from Ascension Grade School and attended Thorton High School in Harvey, Ill. From an early age, Bob developed an impressive work ethic. In his youth, he shoveled snow, mowed lawns, repaired shoes and worked in a bakery. As an adult, he did factory work until he retired. In 2013, he moved to Detroit, Mich., where he lived until his death. Bob was a kind, generous man; what possessions he had, he shared freely and without reservation. He loved animals, listening to Motown music, fi shing, watching the Chicago White Sox and Cubs, playing baseball and collecting baseball cards. He was an entertaining and comical storyteller who loved being with his family, especially during the holidays.

Bob will be missed by his father, Kenneth R. Dolle, Greenwood; siblings Karen (Jim) Mohr, Neillsville, Denise Carter, Neillsville, Anthony (Eloise) Dolle, Loyal, Margaret (Jay) Ouimette, Neillsville, Dawn (Matt Meyer) Ormond, Neillsville, Jean-nine Spooner (Nick) Kitzhaber, Arden Hills, Minn., Paul Dolle, Menomonie, Nicholas (Janet) Dolle, Neillsville, George Dolle, Las Vegas, Nev., Eric Dolle, Greenwood, and Christopher (Carie) Dolle, Chilton; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Bob will be reunited in heaven with his mother, Mary J. Dolle, who passed away on March 19, 2015, and his brother Kenneth J. Dolle, who died on Dec. 28, 2002. He was preceded in death by many other relatives.

In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be directed to St. Marys Catholic Church, Greenwood.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

(2 Corinthians 9:6-7).

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Leslie Les MillerLeslie E. Les Miller, 67, Spencer, passed away on Tuesday

morning, May 12, 2015, at Agrace Hospice Care Center in Madison. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, May 16, at

Life Tributes Funeral Home-Spencer. Rev. David DePaoli offi ciated. Private committal services will be held at a later date. Les was born on Aug. 18, 1947, in Colby, to Norman and Bernadine

(nee Sturtz) Miller. After graduating from Colby High School in 1967, he worked a short time at Weyerhaeuser in Marshfi eld. In that same year Les

entered the United States Army and served his country faithfully during the Vietnam War until his honorable discharge in 1969. Les married Karen Pupp on

Feb. 1, 1980, in Caledonia, Minn. She survives. He retired from Foremost Farms in Marshfi eld in 2000. His hobbies included camping, enjoying the outdoors and watching some old good western movies. Les was an avid collector of clocks and enjoyed attending the Edgar Steam Engine Show every year.

Survivors include his wife, Karen Miller, Spencer; two children, Adam (Heather) Miller, Spencer, and Brenda Miller, Marshfi eld; four grandchildren, Carissa, Haley, Daniel and Makayla; one brother, Norman (Pam) Miller, Colby; a special companion, his cat Snowball; and other relatives and friends.

Les was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Marilyn.Visit www.lifetributesfuneralhome.com to share thoughts and condolences. Life Tributes Funeral Home-Spencer assisted the family with arrangements.

CARD OF THANKSA heartfelt thank you to Pastor Asofa, Pastor Geoff and all the others who visited,

sent cards and gifts while Jerald was in the hospital and at home. God bless you all. Sincerely,

Jerald and Myrna Richmond

With 44 deaths last month on Wisconsin roads, traffi c fatalities in April were 19 more than in April, 2014, which was an increase of 43 percent, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transporta-tion (WisDOT).

Traffi c fatalities last month also were six more than the fi ve-year average for the month of April.

As of April 30, a total of 146 people have died in Wiscon-sin traffi c crashes this year, including nine motorcyclists, 11 pedestrians and two bicyclists. Traffi c deaths through April were 35 more than the same period in 2014 and 14 more than the fi ve-year average.

"We are looking at crash data for insights that might help reverse this recent spike in traffi c fatalities," says David Pabst, director of the WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety. "Although there are many factors affecting the fre-quency and severity of crashes, a key to reducing traffi c fatalities is consistent safety belt use by all drivers and pas-sengers. To prevent deaths and serious injuries, hundreds of law enforcement agencies from all over Wisconsin will be out in force during the annual Click It or Ticket safety belt mobilization from May 18 to 31. Whenever offi cers ob-serve unbuckled drivers and passengers, they will stop the vehicle and issue citations. Offi cers are serious about safety belt enforcement because lives are destroyed, families are devastated, and society suffers substantial economic losses when people are needlessly killed or seriously injured in crashes because they were not wearing a safety belt."

Traffi c fatalities increase signifi cantly in April

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The past April, the Loyal FFA had two teams compete in the Career Develop-ment Events (CDEs) in River Falls. More than 900 students were present at these events with 60 different FFA chapters. CDEs have a wide variety of events. The Loyal FFA chapter had students entered in the livestock evaluation and the horse evaluation. The livestock evaluation team which consisted of three mem-bers: Nathan Hederer, Rachel Hederer and Bailey Waldhauser took 11th place

overall just seven total points away from making it to the state competition in Madison. The horse evaluation team which also consisted of three members: Mikaela Krahn, Shana Wehe and Rosa Rarick, placed fifth overall which al-lowed them to advance to the state com-petition. At state there was a total of 124 students who participated. Loyals team placed 9th overall. Mikaela Krahn placed 6th out of the 124 students who participated.

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Shady Lane 4-H met at Zion United Methodist Church at 7 p.m., on May 14. Some members made rockets before the meeting started. If anyone is interested in being on the July volleyball team there will be sign up. The club will get together to make a scrapbook on June 7, at 6 p.m. A meal will be served at St. Vincent de Paul Outreach, on June 3. The members made

nominations for offi cers and will vote on them next month. The club trip to the Ka-lahari is on June 30. The group donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Some members shared Mothers Day poems, and Cody told about his Space Camp trip. Members are reminded to start working on fair projects. The next meeting is at 7 p.m., on June 11, at Zion UMC.

Shady Lane 4-H Club meets

MADISON -- After living with kidney disease for nearly 30 years, 77-year-old Mitzi Neyens of Wausau, thought her luck had fi nally run out. Her disease had been manageable for most of that time, but early last year her kidney function precipitously declined and she learned that she was too old to be added to the waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor. Facing dialysis and an uncertain future, Neyens and a family friend (a

willing but incompatible donor) decided to enroll in the National Kidney Registry at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.

On March 26, Neyens not only received a new kidney, but she also made history as the fi nal link in the longest kidney transplant chain ever completed. The chain ended nearly three months after the fi rst recipient in the chain, Peggy Hansmann of Plymouth, received her

new kidney at UW Hospital from a hu-manitarian donor from Minneapolis.

In total, the chain included 68 people (34 donors and 34 recipients) at 26 hospi-tals nationwide. UW Hospital had a total of fi ve participants in the chain.

In a paired transplant chain, a hu-manitarian donor sets off a series of transplants in which family or friends of recipients give a kidney to another person in need -- essentially paying donations forward on behalf of a loved one. Because these chains can include many participants, they can be espe-cially helpful to individuals who are highly sensitized (high antibody levels) and as a result cannot fi nd a good donor match. Sixteen of the 35 recipients in this chain were highly sensitized, including Neyens.

Its probably fair to say that Mitzi would never have found a compatible donor had she not joined the NKR pro-gram, said Karen Miller, paired kidney exchange coordinator for UW Hospital. Its also very possible that those other 15 highly sensitized individuals would have waited many more years for a transplant, and a few would not have survived the wait. For those hard-to-match patients in particular, paired kidney exchanges have been nothing short of miraculous.

UW Hospital has been participat-ing in the National Kidney Registrys paired kidney exchange program since 2011 and has since helped 70 people get transplants through the program. Only four other transplant centers in the U.S. have helped more people get transplants through NKRs program.

Longest kidney chain ever completed wraps up at UW Hospital and Clinics

NEILLSVILLE -- This summer Clark County UW-Extension, Greenwood, Loy-al, and Abbotsford/Colby FFA Chapters, will be offering tractor safety classes on the following dates:

Greenwood: June 8-11; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; $20.00 per person; class size: 20 youth

Loyal: June 15-18; 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; $20 per person; class size: 20 youth

Abbotsford/Colby: June 29-July 2; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; $20 per person; class size: 30 youth

Youth must be 12 years old or older at the time of the class session. No one under 12 will receive certifi cation. Bro-chures/registration forms classes are available at:

UW-Extension offi ce (715-743-5121) UW-Extension Web site (http://

clark.uwex.edu/4-h-youth-development/tractor-safety-classes/)

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Registrations are due by June 1.

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DEAN LESAR/STAFF PHOTOSpencer third baseman Lindsey Vaughan takes the throw and turns to tag Loyal-Grantons Devyn Schoonover as Schoonover steals a base during the Rockets 11-1 win over the Greyhounds on May 15 in Spencer. The win improved the Rockets Eastern Cloverbelt Conference record to 11-0, with three games left on their regular season schedule.

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Thru May 18Spencer ................11-0Gilman ................. 12-2Greenwood ............ 6-4Loyal-Granton ....... 7-5 Neillsville ............... 7-5 Marsh. Columbus ...3-9Colby ................... 1-10Owen-Withee ...... 0-12

With a 9-run third inning against Loyal-Granton on May 15, the Spencer softball team moved itself another step closer to grabbing its second Eastern Cloverbelt Conference championship in the past three seasons. The Rockets could fi nish the job on Tuesday with a sweep of Neillsville in a home double-header, or they may have to wait until the fi nal regular season game against Colby on Thursday.

Spencer improved its ECC record to 11-0 and its overall mark to 17-3 with the 11-1 win over Loyal-Granton last Friday. The game was tight for the fi rst few innings, until the Rockets sent 13 hitters to the plate during the 9-run third inning. With Macie Weber limiting the Greyhounds to fi ve hits, Spencer had plenty of runs to fi nish the game

off in six innings.Spencer led 1-0 in the

top of the third when Loyal-Grantons Devyn Schoonover led off with a walk, moved up to sec-ond on a wild pitch, stole third, and then scored on a wild pitch. The Grey-hounds had two more runners on in the inning, but couldnt break the 1-1 tie when Carly Dixs fl y ball was caught by Col-leen Arnold in right fi eld.

Spencers third inning started quietly, with We-ber lofting Deveni Row-leys fi rst pitch to right fi eld for a routine out. It

fell apart for Loyal-Granton from there, with Spencer freshman Lexi Baehr starting the big inning with a single through the middle. Lindsey Vaughan then laid down a bunt, putting runners on fi rst and second. Arnolds liner went off the tip of shortstop Morgan Reinwands glove to load the bases with one out.

Katie Fleischmann lined a single for a 2-1 lead, and Kallie Reckner followed with an RBI base-on-balls. Marisa Johnson then cracked a 2-run double to the left fi eld corner for a 5-1 lead. Brooke Kettleborough reached on an infi eld hit to re-load the sacks. That set up Mandie Schultzs 2-run single to the hole on the left side of the Loyal-Granton infi eld.

Weber walked to load the bases again, and Baehr fol-lowed with a 2-run double to deep center fi eld. The inning fi nally ended when the Greyhound infi eld got a fi elders choice out at second and Arnold lined out.

Spencer added a run in the bottom of the sixth to end the game via the 10-run rule.

Johnson had four hits for the Rockets and Kettlebor-ough and Baehr had three apiece.

Weber struck out six in the game. Rowley pitched all six innings for Loyal-Granton, allowing 16 hits. The Greyhound defense committed fi ve errors.

Spencer 18 Owen-Withee 0The Rockets needed only seven base hits to score an

18-0, 5-inning win at Owen-Withee on May 14. The Black-

hawk defense committed 11 errors and two Owen-Withee pitchers issued 11 walks. Spencer scored 13 fi rst-inning runs and led 18-0 after three frames.

Jenna Schober and Kettleborough each had two hits for Spencer. Baehr and Kettleborough each drove in three runs. Ellayna Lyon pitched for the Rockets, allowing two hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

Greenwood earns splitThe Greenwood softball team played in the May 16

West Salem tournament and split its games. The Indi-ans lost 9-7 to Cashton and beat West Salem 6-5 in eight innings.

After giving up three fi rst-inning runs to Cashton, Greenwood built a 7-3 lead into the bottom of the sixth, then allowed six runs. Starter Madison Lucas allowed 13 hits and three walks and struck out six.

Greenwood had nine hits. Morgan Hinker homered and had two hits, and Kaylee Learman was 2-3 with a double.

Against West Salem, Greenwood again fell behind 3-0 early, but scored three times in the fourth to tie the score. Both teams added a pair of runs in the fi fth, and the Indians fi nally pulled it out with a single run in the bottom of the eighth.

Learman, Kelly Nielsen and Kristyn Nigon each had two hits. Nielsen tripled and Nigon and Ashley Walker each added a double.

Gilman 18 Greenwood 6Gilman scored fi ve times in the fi rst inning and nine

more times in the second to take a commanding lead in a May 14 ECC game. Greenwoods defense committed six errors and Gilman rapped out 17 base hits.

Hinker went 3-3 with a home run. Nigon tripled and Walker and Learman had doubles.

Greyhounds win one, lose oneLoyal-Granton rallied from a 6-0 defi cit to beat Au-

burndale 11-7 in a May 16 tournament at Auburndale. The Greyhounds then came up on the short end of a 10-7 score against Nekoosa.

After Auburndale took a 6-0 lead after two innings, the Greyhounds came back with four in the third, two in the fourth, one in the fi fth and four more in the sixth to get the non-conference win. Each team had 14 hits. Auburndale committed fi ve errors while the Greyhound defense had just one.

Rowley pitched a complete game, striking out two. Devyn Schoonover had a 4-hit game for Loyal-Granton and Morgan Reinwand walked twice and drove in two runs.

Against Nekoosa, Loyal-Granton fell behind 10-0 before rallying to make it close. The Greyhounds got four runs in the fourth and two in the seventh.

Bailey Parker led the Greyhounds with three hits.

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Birdwatchers and outdoors lovers should get ready for the bright colors, me-lodic songs and chip-chipping of Wiscon-sins long distance migrant warblers, who will soon return home from their warm winter haunts. The parade of songbirds gives downstate birdwatchers a few weeks of sensory thrills before many of these tiny warblers settle into their nests in the Northwoods and Canadas boreal forest.

The yellow rumped warbler is usually the fi rst to return. Its a short-distance migrant--it spends its winters in the south-ern U.S. or Mexico--and they are already being reported pretty much statewide, says Kim Grveles, coordinator of the Wisconsin Stopover Initiative.

Blackburnian warblers make a 2,500-mile migration from Central and South America and they are already in southern Illinois, so I expect they will be here any day now, along with a parade of other birds.

Grveles says that for long-distance mi-grants such as the Blackburnian warbler, increasing length of daylight drives their hormones and desire to come back.

There are 56 warbler species in the United States and Canada, and Wisconsin is home to more than 30 species of these showy songbirds. Most warblers are con-sidered Neotropical migrants, birds that fl y to Central and South America in the fall and spend winter there before return-ing to Wisconsin and other parts of North

America in the spring.This spring, warblers have been mak-

ing news for their migrations. A Kirt-lands warbler that hatched in Wisconsin in 2014 was sighted in the Bahamas earlier this month, a rare fi ne for researchers and an impressive feat of fl ight for the bird, which weighs well under an ounce and would have fl own more than 1,500 miles to reach the beach.

A study published in Biology Letters on March 31 reported that miniature back-pack trackers attached to some blackpoll warblers recorded their fl ights and found that last year, the birds made a 1,700 mile, nonstop three-day journey over the At-lantic Ocean.

Grveles says the warblers returning to Wisconsin typically will be seen in the southern two-thirds of the state for a few weeks in May, refueling here after their long fl ights. Many species nest in north-ern Wisconsin, Minnesota and Canada, although southern Wisconsin is home to a smaller suite of species including such rare southern forest dwellers as cerulean, prothonotary, and hooded warblers.

There is an incredible richness of songbird species in this state, and with luck and looking in the right habitat, you can see these fascinating birds, Grveles says.

A new Warblers put a song in our hearts feature page on the DNR website shares photos about more than a dozen different warblers found in Wisconsin, from the common, like the yellow-rumped warbler, to the rare: Wisconsin is home to the federally endangered Kirtlands warbler and to 20 percent of the worlds population of golden-winged warblers. The web feature also provides information about warbler biology and habitat and where to look for the songbirds.

Where to see warblersRyan Brady, a research scientist with

the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, who coordinates monitoring for the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative, says that people can attract warblers to their yards if they have native trees and shrubs that provide insects for

the warblers to eat.Warblers are mostly insect-eaters, so

theyll be attracted to native plants that produce insects. The bird seed we put out for our favorite backyard birds like chicka-dees and cardinals wont do the trick, he says. Offer the warblers a water source, whether its a fountain or a small back-yard pond so they can drink and bathe, and perhaps fi nd a hatch of insects.

Most warblers forage and nest in wood-land habitats. Even smaller woodlots in your yard or at a local park can be good for some species, with oaks and sunlit edges of forests where insects are active being very popular with the birds, Brady says. The birds also can be seen near wa-ter sources, and shrubby or forested pond edges, especially on cooler days.

Other good opportunities to see war-blers include some of the 20-plus fi eld trips this May offered through the Great Wis-consin Birdathon. www.wibirdathon.org/nrfw/trips.asp. These tours range from a few hours to two days and the fees are tax-deductible contributions to the Wisconsin Bird Protection Fund, a critical source of funding for priority bird and habitat conservation projects in Wisconsin.

Finally, Brady and other DNR bird experts answered questions online about spring birding opportunities on April 28. Read the transcript from that chat at your leisure by going to the DNR website,

Warbler watch? Melodic birds stop over on way to breeding grounds

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - Tribune Record Gleaner - Page 11

Adventure on the MarengoHello friends,Back in the winter of 2013/14, I did a column on the condition of

Wisconsins deer herd. I spent a day in Ashland County on snowmo-biles with Chuck Rieb and Logan Nortunen on the Nortunens land and adjoining properties hiking and snowmobiling down the Marengo River.

This section of river is very much as it was 500 years ago and the steep descent down to the river is quite the thrill whether driving a snowmobile, a four-wheeler or a side by side.

Logan Nortunen is 21, works at a dairy farm for six months out of the year and for Xcel Energy the other six months of the year. What really defi nes Logan is that he is very much an outdoorsman and loves his familys property as well as the entire area.

One thing that I remembered about our winter adventure was Logan telling me about fi shing on the Marnego in both the spring and fall; and being able to catch anything from trophy walleye to 20-inch browns and my friends that is what this weeks column is about.

Saturday, May 9 -- high 48, low 29Chuck and Caryn Rieb were my neighbors when I lived here and we

had a ton of fun both sitting around campfi res and on some hardcore survival trips.

Today, Chuck would be behind Logan and I as we made the journey down to the Marengo by four-wheeler and on a Polaris Ranger side by side. The trail is narrow and both machines were true mules as we made our way down to the river.

Though we had minnows, crawlers and lots of tackle this adventure was more about getting together then how many fi sh we could catch and the fi rst call was just made yesterday for it to actually happen.

The Marengo enters the Bad River which fl ows into Chequamegon Bay (Lake Superior) near Ashland, which is why basically any species of fi sh can be swimming in it during the cold water season; which up here is about 9-months out of the year.

My goal is trout anything else and a cold beer. Logan wants to catch a big walleye and has seen many come out of here and Chuck likes to fi sh but also enjoys a cold beer.

We started fi shing and Logan is using jigs, spoons and crankbaits. I have one pole rigged with a crawler and am casting cranks with an-other. Chucks worming it and life is good as we enjoy picture perfect scenery and camaraderie.

About all we are catching at fi rst is chubs, then Logan goes for a hike and comes back with a 19-inch walleye and a handful of leeks, that are a cross between an onion and garlic and were a staple of my diet when I hiked the Appalachain Trail

We laugh, enjoy beer, tell stories, listen to a turkey gobble and when the magic time came I got kind of lucky and caught three smallmouth bass with the biggest being 18 inches a nice brookie, a pail full of chubs and some hog, red horse.

The walleye and brookie are kept for a campfi re meal the next morn-ing and well after dark we made the journey back to Logans home.

It was so cold on that ride that my old buddy, Chuckie, was basically frozen stiff when he got off his four-wheeler.

Sunday, May 10 -- high 51, low 27There was frost on the four-wheeler this morning and we were back

on the Marengo at 5:30 a.m. The turkey was gobbling and we fi gured that we would be rewarded with some big fi sh for being on the river so early in the morning. At fi rst it was chubs and red horse and then everything just quit biting and no matter what we used, we could not buy a bite.

It was Mothers Day and Chuck left before Logan and I did. Logan built a campfi re, I fi lleted our catch with an extremely dull knife and we made a packet of fi sh fi llets for each of us and put leaks next to them.

Our feast was cooked over the fi re, could not have turned out better and was a great way to end a really cool experience.

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According to a fi gure I'm going to make up right now and attribute to the American Pharma-ceutical Association (which doesn't exist anyway) because real evidence might mess up my theory, 87 percent of the prescription medications on the market today present some sort of side eff ect risk. Th ese range from the subliminally mild to the fatally hazardous, and you should always read the fi ne print on your drug instruction sheets so you know what risks you are taking. One solid piece of advice here: Th ere are no up sides to a coma.

I take several prescription medications each day, because I seem to have genetic predispositions to high cholesterol and blood pressure, among other issues. Fortunately, the drugs I take do not present serious side eff ects, at least none of which I'm acutely aware. True, my cholesterol drug did seem to make me more handsome. Yeah, I know, who 'da thought that was possible anyway, right?

It's actually entertaining to watch prescription drugs advertisements on TV, as the spokespersons seem to spend more time listing the potential side eff ects than they do touting the expected benefi ts of the medicine. I'll pick on one such advertised

drug (duloxetine) here, because it has no fewer than 38 possible side eff ects, including blindness, chills, confusions, convulsions, eye pain, fainting, increased thirst, tightness in the chest, unpleasant breath odor, general tiredness, irregular heartbeat, diffi culty swallowing, and the always-pleasant large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs and feet.

Interestingly, duloxetine is a drug that is pre-scribed by doctors to people with depression. Its purpose is to balance certain chemicals in the brain to alleviate depressive symptoms. It may work, unless, of course, you become blind with horrible breath, can't swallow or sleep, and are confused and thirsty. Hey, but keep your head up, those hive-like swellings on your face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs and feet can't last forever, right?

Clopidogrel is another common medication, used to treat folks with heart conditions to prevent blood clots. Sounds use