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2A WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 2011 VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

DERBY

Professional Sno-Cross racers take the monster jump in front ofthe home-stretch viewing stand, one racer seemingly changing di-

rections in flight to avoid the trajectory of others who picked a routejust off his left side. --Staff Photo

Derby:Decker calls new title race format a successFROM PAGE 1A

temperatures all weekend,

though the wind was prettystrong on Saturday and keptthat attendance down, saidDecker. There was a lightsnow falling Friday night, andthe weather was ideal for allthe finals on Sunday thetwo times we have our largestcrowds.

More than racingDecker said the Derby is

more than snowmobile racing.Included in the four-day eventwere a Celebrity Charity RideFriday morning, the popularFriday Night Thunder underthe lights with fireworks, aspecial reception Saturdaynight recognizing the Top 10qualifiers, a flyby of a KC 135

refueler jet prior to the titlerace Sunday afternoon andthe victory party Sundaynight.

The jet was from the AirNational Guard unit out ofMilwaukee and was just partof a Derby that carried a mili-tary theme, said Decker.Each day, a different branchof the military was recognizedand displayed the colors priorto racing.

Reigning over the Derbywas 2011 Derby Queen An-drea Sergent of Eagle River.

After four days of racing,P.J. Wandersheid, 27, of SaukCentre, Minn., won the worldtitle race Sunday afternoon onan Arctic Cat, beating a 12-sled field in the 30-lap featurerace that featured a new for-mat.

Schulz won a 5-foot-tallworld championship trophy,$10,000 cash from AMSOILand $10,000 from JimmyJohns Gourmet Sandwiches.Second went to Gary Moyle ofHoughton, Mich., on a Ski-dooand third went to Jacques Vil-leneuve of Quebec, Canada.

The new format for theworld championship race wasa big hit with the drivers andfans, said Decker, noting thatthe race was split into two 15-lap events with a 5-minute pitstop for drivers to maintaintheir sleds.

I think the new formatwas a huge success and itturned out to be one of theclosest championships inyears, said Decker. We willhave a meeting to discusstweaking the format, but wewant to build toward the 50thanniversary of the Derby intwo years.

Mixed scheduleDecker said fans got their

fill of both Oval and Sno-Crossracing during the weekend be-cause the Sno-Cross course isbuilt inside the ice oval, offer-ing a mixed schedule.

The ice track held up well.We had plenty of ice the entire

week, even with the numberof races the week before dur-ing our vintage weekend,said Decker.

Decker said there wereabout two dozen professionalracers entered in the worldchampionship class withChamp 440 sleds that hit 100mph in the straightaways. Hesaid most Oval and Sno-Crossclasses were well represented.

Overall, the number of en-tries stayed pretty flat com-pared to last year, but we alsogained some new youngdrivers, said Decker. There

were a lot of entries in the Ju-niors, so thats good for the fu-ture of racing.

The most serious injuries ofthe weekend were sustainedby Dustin Wahl of Greenbush,

Minn. He received an arm in-jury in Champ qualifyingraces on the ice oval Saturday

afternoon and missed thefinal on Sunday.

A large video screen on theinside of the oval kept fans upto date on the races, includingthe daily schedule, race re-sults and a live broadcast ofthe race action.

It was really a big hit,said Decker. We were able togive live reports from the rac-ers on the track and from thefans on the banks.

Volunteers vitalAlways a key ingredient at

the Derby are the volunteers,according to Decker, rangingfrom people manning the ad-mission stands, hot seats, foodbooths and paddock areas to

those registering racers andparking vehicles.

We have a couple hundredlocal volunteers from nonprof-it groups that get a donationafter the Derby, said Decker.We give donations each yearto organizations that help usat the Derby. We certainlycouldnt do it without them.

Falling snow, racers headlights and the lights ofFriday Night Thunder made for a picturesque

scene during a Sno-Cross race at the 48th annu-al World Championship Snowmobile Derby.

With its refueling arm down to salute the troops, a KC 135 re-fueler jet flew over the Derby grounds Sunday afternoon.

Derby Queen Andrea Sergent jumped on the sled of CarlislePro Open winner Justin Broberg during Friday Night Thunder.

U.S. Marines from a Marine Corps recruitinig station in Wiscon-sin presented the colors Friday night. --STAFF P

Sno-Eagles Queen Bridgette Darton aims an air-powered can-non to fire free T-shirts to Derby race fans. --STAFF PHOTO

WEATHER

CORNERNote:Precipitation amounts are recorded at 8 a.m. for the previous 24 hours.

ONE YEAR AGO

LAST YEAR

COMPARISON

SNOWCONDITIONS

LAST SEVEN DAYS

STREAMSAND LAKES

OUTLOOK

(PORTIONS OF THE WEATHER CORNER ARE THROUGH THE COURTESY OFKEVIN BREWSTER, EAGLE RIVER and NEWSWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST.)

Wednesday will have a mix of sun/clouds and turning colder,with a high of 12 and a low of 6. Thursday lake-effect flurriesare forecast and cold, with a high of 8 and a low of 8. Fridayalso is expected to have lake-effect flurries and cold, with ahigh of 5 and a low of 12. Saturday is expected to remaincold and partly sunny, with a high of 7 and a low of 10.

Anglers are driving vehicles on most lakes, but caution isurged on lakes with springs and channels. There are about3 inches of snow on the lakes, but little slush.

Days precipitation recorded since Jan. 1, 2011, 6 days;2010, 9 days.

Average high of past 30 days, 2011, 23; 2009, 22. Averagelow of past 30 days, 2011, 7; 2010, 7.

The average daily high at this time last year for the nextseven days was 31, while the average overnight low was 20.There was snow on two days totaling 1.7 inches and .04 ofan inch of rain on another day.

Hi Lo Prec.Wed., Jan. 12..........23 16 1.9"SThurs., Jan. 13........22 14 .3"SFri., Jan. 14.............25 3 .7"SSat., Jan. 15 ...........16 4 2.7"SSun., Jan. 16 ..........13 3 .2"SMon., Jan. 17..........21 0 .2"STues., Jan. 18 .........13 10 .7"S

Hi Lo Prec.Tues., Jan. 12 .........22 0 .2"SWed., Jan. 13..........24 16 NoneThurs., Jan. 14........30 12 NoneFri., Jan. 15.............30 7 NoneSat., Jan. 16 ...........37 14 NoneSun., Jan. 17 ..........30 12 NoneMon., Jan. 18..........38 14 None

Snowmobile trails areback to good conditionfollowing seven straightdays of snow flurries.There are now 14 inch-es on the ground, with more in northwestern Vilas County.

2009-10 10-11Snowy days 38 39Inches to date 40.2 37.98Ground cover 13" 14"


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DERBY

Title race: Wanderscheid calls fourth title a dream come true

P.J. Wanderscheid, 27, of Sauk Centre, Minn.,takes the checkered flag over Moyle to become

the first racer ever to win four world champi-onships at Eagle River. --STAFF PHOTOS

These were the simple driving instructions on the sled of Champracer Michael Lehman of Arbor Vitae.

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Minn. Finishers through 10thincluded Dan Fenhaus ofWausau, Spencer Graff of Ke-waskum, Nicholas VanStry-donk of Tomahawk, first-timequalifier Travis McDonald of

Winnipeg, Manitoba, andBrandonJohnson ofGreenbush,Minn. Fen-haus startedin the secondrow with Vil-leneuve.

Two-timechampionBrian Bew-cyk of Win-nipeg was11th and de-fendingchampionMatt Schulzof Wausau,on a Ski-Doo this year, was12th.

The record fourth worldchampionship is hardly ashock, considering Wander-scheids youthful vigor andhis storied past winning

his first championship as arookie in 2002 and then re-peating in 2003.

He won the title for a thirdtime in 2006, joining theranks with racing greats likeVilleneuve and the retiredDave Wahl of Greenbush,

Minn.Ive wanted

this forever,ever since Iwon a first,second andthird. Youkeep steppingup your goalsover the years,and we aregoing to try fornumber fivenext year,said Wander-scheid.

Hes had afew toughyears since the

2006 win, dealing with engineproblems and a chassis thatdidnt handle well on the cor-ners.

Stuff wasnt working rightuntil we joined Hooper Rac-ing in 2009. I spun out thatyear and got fourth. Lastyear, I just couldnt get thathole shot and couldnt chasedown Schulz.

This year, it was a battleto the end. But it was sureworth it, the new championsaid.

Wanderscheid, who tooksecond a year ago, said hespent the last 364 days wait-ing for another shot.

I got up this morning andmy nerves were sick. Its 10hours of being sick before you

get to this point, he said. Itjust means so much, butwhen it doesnt work out, youcant just come back tomor-row and try again. You haveto wait an entire year.

Wanderscheid repeatedlytalked of the dream that justcame true, saying theres nobetter place to race or winthan Eagle River.

Money is great, but Idcome here if it was a dollarrace. Its just the fact of win-ning the world championshipand setting records. We set arecord here today, he said.

Though his decision totake the bumpy, grueling lowline around the corners paidoff in the end, he was happy

to see the race end.When we were duking it

out, I was getting tired andthinking I cant do this muchlonger, said Wanderscheid.Down low is tough. I train alot for this stuff but Im shot.Im done.

Wanderscheids storybookDerby started Thursday nightin time trials, when heturned in the third-best timebehind Schulz and Moyle.

Then for the secondstraight year, he won theSweet Sixteen Pole Positionevent at Friday Night Thun-der, qualifying him to runSunday from the best spot in

the 12-sled field.

But he didnt get the holeshot, and he chased Moylethe first 15 laps until the pitstop and restart.

I knew the second 15 wascoming and I didnt want tomake a dumb error. But I hitit hard right away on thatsecond 15, he said.

For his win, Wanderscheidwon $20,000. Derby officialssaid Moyle won $2,500 for hismid-race victory and another

$4,000 for second place. Vil-leneuve won $3,200 for thirdand the payout went down to12th place.

Schulz gave Polaris its firstworld championship winsince 1978, but the title goesback to Arctic Cat whichhadnt won it since Moylewas riding a Cat in 2007.Hes now on a Ski-Doo.

Bewcyk won the title on aSki-Doo in 2008 and 2009.

The only racer expected tomake the Top 10 who didntqualify was Dustin Wahl of

Greenbush, who slid hardinto the hay bales duringqualifications Saturday after-noon and sustained a brokenwrist.

His teammate for Polarisand the Wahl Brothers, Bran-don Johnson, was the firstone out of the big race Sun-day with equipment prob-lems.

48-YEARWORLD-TITLE

RECORD

64 STAN HAYES, Crandon, Wis..................... Polaris

65 GEORGE GENSLER, Three Lakes, Wis. . Evinrude

66 STEVE AVE, Duluth, Minn........................ Ski-Doo

67 DUANE FRANDSEN, Pembine, Wis......... Ski-Doo

68 STEVE AVE, Duluth, Minn........................ Ski-Doo

69 ROGER JANSSEN, Crookston, Minn....... Arctic Cat

70 YVON DUHAMEL, Valcourt, Quebec........ Ski-Doo

71 MIKE TRAPP, Woodruff, Wis..................... Yamaha

72 MIKE TRAPP, Woodruff, Wis..................... Yamaha

73 BOB EASTMAN, Roseau, Minn................ Polaris

74 GUILLES VILLENEUVE, Quebec............. Alouette

75 JIM BERNAT, Roseau, Minn. .................... Polaris

76 ED SCHUBITZKE, Duluth, Minn............... Yamaha

77 STEVE THORSEN, Fergus Falls, Minn. ... Polaris

78 STEVE THORSEN, Fergus Falls, Minn. ... Polaris

79 BOB ELSNER, New London, Wis............. Arctic Cat

80 JACQUES VILLENEUVE, Quebec............ Ski-Doo

81 BRAD HULINGS, Thief River, Minn.......... Scorpion


83 BRAD HULINGS, Grand Rapids, Mich..... Ski-Doo

84 JIM DIMMERMAN, White Bear Lk., Minn.... Phantom

85 MICHEL GINGRAS, St.Gregoire, Quebec.. Ski- Doo


87 CHUCK DECKER, Eagle River, Wis......... Ski-Doo

88 BOBBY DONAHUE, Wis. Rapids, Wis...... Ski-Doo

89 BRUCE VESSAIR, Ontario ....................... Ski-Doo

90 DAVE WAHL, Greenbush, Minn. ............... Wahl

91 GREG GOODWIN, Zion, Ill....................... Ski-Doo

92 GARY VESSAIR, Honey Harbour, Ontario .. Sk i-Doo

93 AL FENHAUS, Wausau, Wis..................... Ski-Doo94 DALE LORITZ, Green Bay, Wis. ............... Ski-Doo

95 DALE LORITZ, Green Bay, Wis. ............... Ski-Doo

96 DAVE WAHL, Greenbush, Minn. ............... Wahl

97 DAVE WAHL, Greenbush, Minn................ Ski-Doo

98 TERRY WAHL, Greenbush, Minn. ............ Ski-Doo

99 MIKE HOULE, Wyoming, Minn................. Ski-Doo

00 MIKE HOULE, Wyoming, Minn................. Ski-Doo

01 JEREMY JOHNSTON, Arcola, Sask. ....... Ski-Doo

02 P.J.WANDERSCHEID, Sauk Centre, Minn.. Arctic Cat


04 LARRY DAY, Lyman, Maine ...................... Arctic Cat

05 GARY MOYLE, Houghton, Mich. .............. Arctic Cat


07 GARY MOYLE, Houghton, Mich. .............. Arctic Cat

08 BRIAN BEWCYK, Winnipeg, Manitoba..... Ski-Doo

09 BRIAN BEWCYK, Winnipeg, Manitoba..... Ski-Doo

10 MATT SCHULZ, Wausau, Wis................... Polaris

11 P.J.WANDERSCHEID, Sauk Centre, Minn...Arc tic Cat

World title race action Sunday afternoon included the restart forthe second 15-lap feature (above), where P.J. Wanderscheidstarted about 20 feet behind leader Gary Moyle. At right, Wan-derscheid sneaks underneath Moyle coming out of turn four.Below, the champion poses with Derby Queen Andrea Sergent.

Eagle River, Wisconsin

PRO CHAMP 30-LAP FEATURE RACE

Place Bib # Driver City/State Machine 1/2 position

1st 28 P.J.Wanderscheid, Sauk Centre, Minn. Arctic Cat 2

2nd 66 G ary Moy le , Houghton , Mich . Sk i-Doo 1

3rd 96 Jacques Villeneuve, St.Cuthbert, Quebec Ski-Doo 9

4th 33 Malcolm Chart ier, Fair Haven, Mich. Ski -Doo 5

5 th 16 Joey Fjerstad , M inneapol is , Minn . Po la ri s 6

6th 10 Dan Fenhaus, Wausau Arctic Cat 8

7th 97 Spenc er Graff, Kewask um, Wis. Ski-Doo 7

8 th 13 N icho las Van St rydonk , Tomahawk Po la ri s 4

9th 8 Trav is McDonal d, Winnipe g, Ma nitob a 11

10th 22 Brandon Johnson, Greenbush, Minn. Polaris 3

11th 39 Brian Bewcyk, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ski-Doo 10

12th 38 Matt Schulz, Wausau Ski-Doo 12

2011 AMSOIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSNOWMOBILE DERBY

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011


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Max Hoglund of ForestLake,Minn., and Toby Allen ofMerrill won the top two iceoval sprint classes at theWorld Championship Snow-mobile Derby in Eagle Riverlast weekend.

Meanwhile, 2010 worldchampion Matt Schulz ofWausau won the Formula IOpen 600.

Hoglund, riding an ArcticCat, took first place in thehighly competitive Pro Sprint600. In second place wasRyan Kniskern of Marinette,also on an Arctic Cat, and fin-ishing third was Allen on aJBrown Chassis.

Allen went on to win the

Pro Sprint 500 on a JBrownChassis over Hoglund, whotook second place on his ArcticCat.

Schulz, on a Ski-Doo, fin-ished first in the Formula IOpen 600. Coming in secondwas Dustin Wahl of Green-bush, Minn., riding a Polaris.Malcolm Chartier of FairHaven, Mich., finished inthird riding a Houle.

Nick LaGoy of Mor-risonville, N.Y., finished firstin the Semi-Pro Champ classriding a Ski-Doo. Second placewent to Matt Ritchie of Minoc-qua riding a Polaris and thirdwent to Kniskern on an Arctic

Cat.In the Formula 500 class,

the win went to Jordan Wahlof Greenbush on a Polaris.Second went to Serge Ouelletof Lachute, Quebec, on a Po-laris and third went to RobSheppard of Mindemoya, On-tario, also on a Polaris.

The champions in each spe-cial class received cash pay-outs, special 48th anniversarycheckered flags, Coldwavejackets and Eagle trophiesproclaiming the racer as theworld champion in their re-spective classes.

The following are the re-sults by class from the iceoval, followed by finish, racer,

hometown and snowmobilemake:

Pure Stock 600 Race SchoolFirst, Roche Rossier,Amherst; sec-

ond, Joel Kreuziger, Juneau; third,Bill Katzman, Franklin.

Sportsman 600First, Mark Durkey, Clintonville,

Arctic Cat; second, Cameron Ritte-nour, Sioux Falls, S.D., Polaris; third,Josh Wilson, Helenville, Yamaha.

Combo Sportsman & F-500First, Jordan Wahl, Greenbush,

Minn., Polaris; second, Serge Ouellet,Lachute, Quebec, Polaris; third, TroySchmitz, Newton, Polaris.

Semi-Pro ChampFirst, Nick LaGoy, Morrisonville,

N.Y., Ski-Doo; second, Matt Ritchie,Minocqua, Polaris; third, RyanKniskern, Marinette, Arctic Cat.

Pure Stock 600First, Jake Beres, New Berlin; sec-

ond, Max Hoglund, Forest Lake,

Minn.; third, Mike Dolezal, EagleRiver, Polaris.Limited 500

First, Ryan Kniskern, Marinette,Arctic Cat; second, Paul Tod,Redgran-ite, Ski-Doo; third, Steve Henke,Amherst Junction, Arctic Cat.

Pro Sprint 600First, Max Hoglund, Forest Lake,

Minn., Arctic Cat; second, RyanKniskern, Marinette, Arctic Cat;third, Toby Allen, Merrill, JBrownChassis.

Formula 500First, Jordan Wahl, Greenbush,

Minn., Polaris; second, Serge Ouellet,Lachute, Quebec, Polaris; third, RobSheppard, Mindemoya, Ontario, Po-laris.

Formula I Open 600First, Matt Schulz, Wausau, Ski-

Doo; second, Dustin Wahl,Greenbush,Minn., Polaris; third, Malcolm Charti-er, Fair Haven, Mich., Houle.

Junior F-500 11-13First,Danielle Behn, Waupaca,Po-

laris.Junior F-500 14-15

First, Griffin Burris, Shawano, Po-laris; second, Bret Murkowski,Athens, Polaris.

Junior I SprintFirst, Morgan Hoglund, Forest

Lake, Minn., Arctic Cat; second,

Matt Ritchie, Minocqua, Polaris;third, Gavin Bihner, Oakdale, Minn.,Ski-Doo.

Junior II SprintFirst, Matt Ritchie, Minocqua,

Polaris; second, Gavin Bihner, Oak-dale, Minn., Ski-Doo; third, AlexMontminy, Levis, Quebec, Wahl.

Pro Sprint 500First, Toby Allen, Merrill, JBrown

Chassis; second, Max Hoglund, ForestLake, Minn., Arctic Cat.

Limited 600First, Ryan Kniskern, Marinette,

Arctic Cat; second, Tyler Schmidt,Merrill,Arctic Cat; third, John Henke,Amherst Junction, Ski-Doo.

Junior NoviceFirst, Morgan Hoglund, Forest

Lake, Minn., Polaris; second, GavinBihner, Oakdale, Minn., Ski-Doo;third, Griffin Burris, Shawano, Po-laris.

Hoglund wins top Pro Sprint classAllen takes Pro Sprint 500 on Derby oval

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BY ANTHONY DREWNEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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It was a battle between a pair of Arctic Cats on the ice oval, as MaxHoglund (No. 13) of Forest Lake, Minn., and Ryan Kniskern of

Marinette fought through turn four in the Pro Sprint 600 class.Hoglund went on to win the feature race.

Nick LaGoy of Morrisonville, N.Y., was all smilesafter winning the Semi-Pro Champ class title on

his Ski-Doo Sunday. Joining him in the winnerscircle was Derby Queen Andrea Sergent.

Ryan Kniskern (No. 616) wonthe Limited 500 class.

After 17 years, the PartsUnlimited Friday Night Thun-der program continues to beone of the most popular spec-tator attractions during theAMSOIL World Champi-onship Snowmobile Derby, of-ficials said.

It still reigns as one of thehighlights of the weekend formany Derby goers, saidChuck Decker, owner of themost famous track in snowmo-bile racing.

The program featured a col-orful opening ceremony, a bril-liant fireworks display andracing under the lights.

Achterberg said fans got aglimpse of the title race as P.J.Wanderscheid and nine otherChamp racers battled for 16laps in the Sweet Sixteen PolePosition event.

Wanderscheid, of SaukCentre, Minn., came awaywith the checkered on his Arc-tic Cat qualifying him forSundays big event and thepole position. Wanderscheidwent on to beat Gary Moyle ofHoughton Mich., in a battlefor the world championship.

By winning on Fridaynight, P.J. was able to sit outof Saturday afternoons quali-fying and allowed him to pre-pare for Sundays champi-onship, said Decker.

Following a lengthy fire-works display, fans were intro-

duced to the Sweet Sixteenand Pro Sno Cross racers. Therace schedule opened with theWoodys Media Pure Stock 600and 10 races later concludedwith the Sweet Sixteen final.Sandwiched in-between wereeight Oval and Sno-Crossraces that kept fans on thebanks until just before 10 p.m.

Two of the featured raceswere the Carlisle Pro SuperStock and Carlisle Pro Openon the Sno-Cross course insidethe ice oval.

In the Super Stock event,Robbie Malinoski of Aurora,Minn., piloted his Ski-Dooover the jumps and turns to afirst-place finish, followed byRoss Martin of Kansasville ona Polaris.

In another tight race in thePro Open class, JustinBroberg of St. Cloud, Minn.,was a winner over Brett Tur-cotte of Winnipeg, Manitoba.Both were driving a Ski-Doo.

Besides the Sweet Sixteentitle-class event, the fastestoval racing came from Semi-Pro Champ winner TrevorFontaine of Webster on anArctic Cat.

He beat Dustin Gehrke ofMorrisonville, N.Y., who fin-ished second on a Polaris, andMatt Ritchie of Minocqua,who piloted a Polaris to third.

Decker said, thanks to theDerby crew, the ice oval madean amazing recovery after aweekend of vintage racingchampionships that accountedfor about 200 races.

We watered the track dur-ing the week and then shavedit smooth, he said. We couldkeep grinding it flat becausewe had a sufficient ice base.

Following are the results ofthe individual races run dur-ing Friday Night Thunder.

Sno-CrossSport Super Stock Class 2

First, Brandon Vlach, PleasantPrairie, Polaris; second, Ben Pitlik,Eagle River, Ski-Doo; third, EricDayton, Merrill, Polaris.

Carlisle Pro Super StockFirst, Robbie Malinoski, Aurora,

Minn., Ski-Doo ; second, Ross Martin,Kansasville, Polaris; third, MikeBauer, Owen, Polaris.

Carlisle Pro OpenFirst, Justin Broberg, St. Cloud,

Minn., Ski-Doo; second, Brett Tur-cotte, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ski-Doo;third, Robbie Malinoski, Aurora,Minn., Ski-Doo.

120 Champ 7-14First, Manny Drexler, Stratford,

Polaris; second, Reid Runkel, Burling-ton, Polaris; third, Dylon Waldvogel,Antigo, Arctic Cat.

Pro Super StockFirst, Ross Martin, Kansasville,

Polaris;second, Robbie Malinoski,Au-rora, Minn., Ski-Doo; third, DarrinMees, Aurora, Minn., Ski-Doo.

OvalSemi-Pro Champ

First, Trevor Fontaine, Webster,Arctic Cat; second, Dustin Gehrke,Morrisonville, N.Y., Polaris; third,Matt Ritchie, Minocqua, Polaris.

Pure Stock 600First, Jake Beres, New Berlin, Po-

laris; second, Mike Dolezal, EagleRiver, Polaris; third, Max Hoglund,Forest Lake, Minn., Arctic Cat.

Junior II SprintFirst, Matt Ritchie, Minocqua,

Polaris; second, Morgan Hoglund,Forest Lake, Minn., Arctic Cat; third,Blaine Stephenson, Hutchinson,

Minn., Wahl Bros.Formula 500

First, Jordan Wahl, Greenbush,Minn., Polaris; second, Ben Harris,Douglas, Ontario, Ski-Doo; third, Troy

Schmitz, Newton, Polaris.Sweet Sixteen

First, P.J.Wandersheid, Sauk Cen-tre, Minn., Arctic Cat; second, MattSchulz, Wausau, Ski-Doo; third, Mal-

colm Chartier, Fair Haven, Mich.,Houle.

Woodys Media Pure Stock 600First, Paul Mack; second, Erik

Fleischacker; third, Butch Veltum.

Friday Night Thunder remains Derby highlight___________

BY GARY RIDDERBUSCHNEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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Under the Friday Night Thunder lights, track an-nouncer Colorado Rob interviewed the hard-

charging motorcycle racers following their exhi-bition on the ice oval.

DerbyPhotosBy:

Kurt Krueger,

Gary Ridderbusch,

Anthony Drew

and Chris Blicharz


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Ross Martin of Kansasville,

won the Sno-Cross WorldChampionship at the AM-SOIL Eagle River DerbyTrack Sunday, beating thefield of eight other races in-cluding last years champion,Darrin Mees of Aurora, Minn.

Martin, riding a Ski-Dooand racing for the AMSOILteam, admitted it wasnt aneasy 15-lap final in the ProOpen class Sunday afternoonon the quarter-mile Sno-Crosstrack inside the ice oval.

I was giving it my all. Myheart rate was definitely highand I kept going forward, hesaid at winners circle. Aboutmidway through the race, Ijust about got flipped over inthe far corner and that made

me a little angry, but I keptgoing forward and was justhappy to see the white flagcome out.

Brett Turcotte of Winnepeg,Manitoba, was second on aSki-Doo and Justin Broberg ofSt. Cloud, Minn., was third ona Ski-Doo.

Martin also placed first inthe Pro Super Stock class ear-lier in the day on his Polaris,giving him titles in the toptwo Sno-Cross events at the48th annual World Champi-onship Snowmobile Derby.

Robbie Malinoski of Auro-ra, Minn., placed second on aSki-Doo and Mees finishedthird, also riding a Ski-doo, inthe Pro Super Stock event.

Mike Bauer of Owen andKody Kamm of Kansasvilledominated the Semi-ProSuper Stock classes. Kammwon the Super Stock 1 classand Bauer finished second.Meanwhile, Bauer won theSuper Stock 2 class andKamm placed second. Bothracers were driving a Polaris.

Corey Watkinson of Win-nipeg, Manitoba, on a Ski-Doofinished third in the SuperStock 1 class and AndyLieders of Colby on a Polariswas third in the Super Stock 2

class.

Mike Berghorn of Hurleywas a double winner on hisPolaris, taking the Pro Plus 30and the Plus 30 classes. ThePlus 40 class winner was JohnZanon of Norway, Mich., on anArctic Cat.

In the Pro-Am WomensSuper Stock class, StephanieSchmidt of Crandon placedfirst on a Polaris and secondwent to Merranda Schmid ofFond du Lac on an Arctic Cat.In third was Kailey Bauer ofRacine on a Ski-Doo.

The Novice Super Stocktitle went to Dalton Johnsonof Eau Claire on a Polaris.

Sno-Cross winners alsowere awarded trophies andcheckered flags in four junior

classes and two 120 Stockclasses.

Track owner Chuck Deckersaid several Sno-Cross teamsfrom Canada were at theEagle River Derby Track lastweekend due to a race beingcanceled.

The following are the re-sults of the Derby Sno-Crossevents, listed by class, finish,racer, hometown and snowmo-bile make:

Pro OpenFirst, Ross Martin, Kansasville,

Polaris; second, Brett Turcotte, Win-nipeg, Manitoba, Ski-Doo; third,Justin Broberg, St. Cloud, Minn.

Pro Super StockFirst, Ross Martin, Kansasville,

Polaris;second, Robbie Malinoski,Au-rora, Minn., Ski-Doo; third, Darrin

Mees, Aurora, Minn., Ski-Doo.Sport Super Stock Class 1First, Zak Mason, Gaylord, Mich.,

Ski-Doo; second, Derick Krug, Med-ford, Polaris; third, Brandon Vlach,Pleasant Prairie, Polaris.

Semi-Pro Super Stock Class 1First, Kody Kamm, Kansasville,

Polaris; second, Mike Bauer, Owen,Polaris; third, Corey Watkinson, Win-nipeg, Manitoba, Ski-Doo.

Semi-Pro Super Stock Class 2First, Mike Bauer, Owen, Polaris;

second, Kody Kamm, Kansasville, Po-laris; third, Andy Lieders, Colby, Po-

laris.Pro Plus 30

First, Mike Berghorn, Hurley, Po-laris; second, Shaun OConnell, Hart-land, Polaris; third, Shane Burling,Polaris.

Pro-Am Womens Super StockFirst, Stephanie Schmidt, Cran-

don, Polaris; second, MerrandaSchmid, Fond du Lac, Arctic Cat;third, Kailey Bauer, Racine, Ski-Doo.

Plus 40First, John Zanon, Norway, Mich.,

Arctic Cat; second, Jeff Thomson, Fre-mont, Polaris; third, Dan Richardson,Bethel, Minn., Polaris.

Plus 30First, Mike Berghorn, Hurley, Po-

laris; second, Shaun OConnell, Hart-land, Polaris; third, Tim Cash, Hart-ford, Polaris.

Novice Super StockFirst, Dalton Johnson, Eau Claire,

Polaris; second, Cole Cottew, LakeNebagamon, Polaris; third, HaydenFenner, Ripon, Polaris.

Junior 8-12First, Matthew Wilbert, Hubertus,

Ski-Doo; second, Derik Jansen, HamLake, Minn., Ski-Doo; third, J.J. Vol-lenweider, Kewaunee, Ski-Doo.

Junior 16-17

First, Derick Krug, Medford, Po-laris; second, Jeremy Kuhn, Horicon,Ski-Doo; third, Dalton Johnson, EauClaire, Polaris.

Junior 14-15First, Jeremy Kuhn, Horicon, Ski-

Doo; second, Camryn Anderson,Allen-ton, Mich., Ski-Doo; third, DylanJansen, Ham Lake, Minn., Polaris.

Junior 10-13First, Nickolas Lorenz, Kenosha,

Ski-Doo; second, Colin Kernz, Mani-towoc, Arctic Cat; third, Dylan Mar-quardt, Lena, Ski-Doo.

120 Stock 7-12First, Isaac Schlauderaff, Bar-

nesville, Minn., Polaris; second, Ash-lee Koenig, De Pere, Ski-Doo; third,Madison Phillips, Coleraine, Minn.,Arctic Cat.

120 Stock 4-7First, Gavin Drexler, Stratford, Po-

laris; second, Wyatt Imhoff, CrystalFalls, Mich., Arctic Cat; third, GavinHearley, Horicon, Arctic Cat.

Martin grabs two pro Sno-Cross titlesBauer and Kamm dominate semi-pro events

Sno-Cross racers pound bodies and sleds asthey fire across a series of challenging moguls at

the start of the title race. Hairpin turns and jumpsof all sizes make Sno-Cross a crowd favorite.

Ross Martin of Kansasville and Darrin Mees ofAurora, Minn., fly head to head over the Carlisle

Tabletop in the Sno-Cross World Championshiprace. --Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

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BY GARY RIDDERBUSCHNEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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Some of the most intense racing action of Derby weekend came atthe start of every Sno-Cross event, as multiple racers fire into the

same jump with the hope that their competitors will maintain theirline. This photo was taken Sunday morning. --STAFF PH

Ross Martin of Kansasville made a pass on the final turn to takethe Sno-Cross World Championship last Sunday.

A Sno-Cross racer scrambles to upright his sled from a crashwhile a competitor speeds away. --STAFF PHOTOS

Ross Martin signals his No. 1status while still airborne.


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OBITUARIES

The real estate transactionslisted below are being publishedat the request of many of ourreaders.The information is publicrecord and reflects an index ofeach weeks transactions.

Property transactions exceed-ing $10,000 recorded at the VilasCounty Courthouse the pastweek and the transfer fee (at $3per $1,000):

Jan. 3, 2011Walter L. Frykholm et al and

Donald Scharf Revocable Trust,prt NW NE in 34-40-10, $525

David E. Scott to Matt Simonsand wife, lot 2 of plat 875 inHillview Resort Condominium,$255

Peter Morgan to AJs PineCrest Hideaway LLC, prt SW SWin 21-40-8, gov lot 5; prt NW NWin 28-40-8, gov lot 1; prt NE NWin 28-40-8, gov lot 2, $750

James F. Stark to Doll LodgeLLC, prt NW NE in 31-42-7, govlot 2, $1,635

Barbara Seamans Cummings,Trustee, and Barbara S. BolducRevocable Trust to Richard F.Phillips and wife, prt SW SW, prtNW SW, prt SE SW, prt NE SWin 28-43-7, $585

Kathleen L. Dolch et al toVanessa Holly Gardner, lots 22and 23 of plat 4 in Airport Es-tates, $351

US Bank National Assoc.,Trustee, to Kevin Galek, prt SWNW in 1-41-11, $135

Jan. 4, 2011Extreme Homes LLC to John

C. Medenwald and wife, prt NWSW in 18-43-7, gov lot 7, $780

ELS Investments No. 1 LLC toELS Investments No. 2 LLC, prtNE SW in 3-39-10, gov lot 2; prtNE NW, prt NW NW, prt SW NW,prt SE NW in 2-40-10, $257.10

Estate of Nancy Voss Draperand Estate of Nancy R. Draper toSusan Kraut Living Trust, prt SESE in 14-42-5, gov lot 10, $540

North Lakes Cabins LLC toAndrew D. Fulcer and wife, prtSE NE in 5-41-11, gov lot 4, $312

Robert S. Wadsworth Jr. andwife to Andrew P. Wheeler andwife and Nancy L. Sickbert-Wheeler and husband, prt NWNE in 19-41-5, gov lot 2, $638.40

Jan. 5, 2011Daniel J. Sheafor, Pers. Rep.

and Estate of Jay F. Turnmire toTracy A. Aldrich and spouse, prtSW SW in 9-41-6, gov lot 8, $300

Mark E. Vanderkoy to Vicki J.Fries, prt SW NW in 29-40-5, govlot 2; prt NE NE in 30-40-5, govlot 1, $1,185

Taylor Investment Corp. andNaterra Land Inc. to NWW LLC,prt SW NE in 11-43-7, gov lot 3;prt NW SE in 11-43-7, gov lot 4;prt SW SE in 11-43-7, $75

John F. Kasten et al and Cyn-thia Kasten Rodkin et al to HovelFamily Conservation Forests, prt

SW NE in 2-41-9, $1,500

Jan. 6, 2011Gary Kip Wesbrock to Ronald

Evans and wife, prt NW NW, prtSW NW in 23-43-8, $114

Jan. 10, 2011Cynthia Kasten Rodkin and

Cynthia J. Kasten to John F. Kas-ten, prt SW NE in 2-41-9,$661.80

Barbara M. Perry to Elliott E.Hahn and wife, prt SW NE, prtNW NE in 10-42-7, $930

Jan. 11, 2011John A. Siebert to James P.

Mueller and wife, prt SE NE, prtNE SE, prt NE NE in 28-40-4,$46.50

Brent G. Kiedrowski to DeanMeier and wife, lot 17 of plat 126in Gunlock Plat, $1,590

J.R. & L.L. France RevocableTrust to Richard Harold Althouseand wife and Jean Ann Warriorand husband, lot 3 of plat 841 inWildcat Lodge Condominium,$615

David H. Behm to Jeffery A.Behm et al and Jeanette F.Schachtner et al, prt SE SE, prtSW SE in 21-40-11, $122.70

James J. Schuller to LouisKraft et al, prt NE NE in 9-40-8,gov lot 1, $531

SG New Age Products Inc. to

Nathan T. Hoelzel and wife, prtSE NW in 16-39-10, $135John R. Sullivan et al to Mark

L. MacKenzie and wife, prt SENW in 13-42-6, $258

Jan. 12, 2011Kathleen D. Pecka to

Stephanie Griffin, lots 5 and 6,blk 2 of plat 390 in Collins Addn.,$316.50

Robert Schnettler to James P.Schnettler et al, lot 1 of plat 120in C.A. Goodyears Subd. GL 3-4;outlot 9 of plat 120 in C.A.Goodyears Subd. GL 3-4, $480

Jan. 13, 2011Greg T. Santay and wife to

Oscar A. Yanke and wife, prt NWSE in 33-40-8, $45

Lori A. Koch and Lori A.Grabowski to Clifford Ericksonand wife, lot 25 of plat 199 in

Moonlight Estates, $228

Jan. 14, 2011George E. Graves et al and An-

nette J. Kulmatycki et al to An-drew W. Zovnic and wife, lot 11 ofplat 383 in Wisconsin River Es-tates; prt SE NE in 30-40-10, govlot 6, $270

Timothy M. Moening and wifeto James E. Fleetwood and wife,prt SE NE in 23-41-9,gov lot 4,$69

Lawrence M. Susina to LauraA. Thorp, prt SW SW in 8-43-6,gov lot 7, $327

James A.Anderson and wife toScott A. Launer and wife, lot 8 ofplat 324 in Sunrise Hills; outlot 1of plat 324 of Sunrise Hills,$82.50

Patrick Abraham et al andMichael J. Meyers et al to Paul G.Davidson and wife, prt SE SW in

23-42-5, gov lot 7, $1,003.50

REAL ESTATETRANSACTIONS

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Thank you to the Streich family andChet and Darlene Eaton for yourgifts in memory of conservationeasement donor Elenore Streich.

Northwoods Land TrustP.O. Box 321

Eagle River, WI 54521 5153

Thank YouWe would like to thank the entire staff at InnCare of Eagle River for their

compassionate care and kindness they gave to Myrtle Pride and her family.We also would like to thank Ministry Home Care Hospice, Father Bob,

Barb Grzywacz, Dr. Dunn, Lisa Becker, the staff at Eagle River Memorial Hos-pital, and a special thank-you to Cheri Bellman.

From the Family of Myrtle Pride5063

Gaffney-Busha Funeral HomeAlpha Crematory & Chapel

Tom & Joe Busha, Barry Wallis, Funeral Directors 715-479-4777www.gaffney-busha.com

Locally owned and operated since 1908

VILAS COUNTYS ONLY CREMATORYTraditional Services Prearrangements Cremation Monuments

ANTIQUES WANTED

PAYING CASH

FOR THE FOLLOWING:Crocks, jugs, earthenware bowls & pitch-ers; art pottery, Roseville, Hull, etc.; cookiejars; hand-decorated china; glassware be-fore WWII; patchwork quilts & fancywork;Oriental rugs; picture frames; clocks,watches & fobs; jewelry; oil lamps; elec.lamps w/glass shades; old advertisingitems, signs, posters, containers, boxes,mixing bowls, etc., especially from EagleRiver; coin-operated machines, slots,peanut, etc.; shotguns, rifles & handguns;hunting knives; wooden duck & fish de-coys; old tackle boxes & lures; rods, reels& creels; glass minnow traps; old tools;toys of all kinds, trains, trucks, tractors, tinwind-ups, games, dolls, etc.; enamelware,especially bright colors; old photos of inte-riors & outdoor activities; all magazines be-fore WWII; postcards (pre-1920); coin &stamp collections; old wood carvings of an-imals, etc. Check with me before you sell.

Call Jim at (715) 479-14594946

Nancy J. Barlow of EagleRiver died Wednesday, Jan.12, 2011, at her home. Shewas 69.

She was born Oct. 12, 1941,in Milwaukee, the daughter ofMax and Irma (nee Meyer)Ladwig.

Mrs. Barlow was raisedand attended schools in Mil-waukee. She married Donald

Barlow Nov. 13, 1965.She was employed as a sec-

retary in the arts departmentat UW-Milwaukee and was anassistant librarian at Wiscon-sin Lutheran College inWauwatosa.

She and her husbandmoved to Eagle River in 1993where she worked with Cen-

tury 21 Real Estate and was amember of Christ EvangelicalLutheran Church.

Her hobbies included feed-ing the wildlife, gardeningand her pets.

Mrs. Barlow was precededin death by her parents; andone brother, Daniel.

Her survivors include herhusband; one daughter, Dean-

na (Ric) Richter; one son, Don(Jackie), both of Eagle River;one sister, Lucille Hollings-worth of Thousand Oaks,Calif.; and two grandchildren.

A funeral service was heldFriday, Jan. 14, at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home. Burialwill take place in spring in St.Germain Cemetery.

Nancy J. Barlow

James R.Mohelnitzky, ofSchofield andPhelps, Wis.,died Thursday,Jan. 13, 2011,at his home inPhelps, sur-rounded byfamily andunder the careof Ministry Home Care Hos-pice.

He was born Feb. 29, 1940,son of the late Lawrence andAgnes (Remmel) Mohelnitzky.On Sept. 29, 1962, he marriedSandra Ryan in Schofield.

James attended NeumanHigh School prior to enteringthe U.S. Navy in August 1957,and served in active duty untilNovember 1960. He served onthe USS Platte and was a pastPost Commander of theRingle-Hatley VFW, memberof the Marathon County Chap-

ter of the Man of Honor Soci-ety, Weston Moose Lodge andWausau Elks Lodge.

For 12 years,he drove semi-truck for Haupt Contract Car-riers. At the time of his death,he was owner and president ofRyan Manufacturing, Weston.During his time of leadership,he oversaw and implementedan expanded customer basefor the family business.

He took pride in the successhe brought to the family busi-ness with his over 32 yearsworking at Ryan Manufactur-ing.

He enjoyed NASCAR rac-

ing and attended many raceswith close friends. He was anavid traveler, recently visitingAustralia and New Zealandwith his sisters, Pat and Kay.

Jim enjoyed summers innorthern Wisconsin with hisfamily and friends on the lakeson his pontoon boat and alsorecently purchased a Harley-Davidson bike and made mul-tiple trips in Wisconsin.

Survivors include his wife,Sandra Mohelnitzky, Phelps;three children, Paula (Darrell)Slizewski, Eagle River, Dee-Dee (Melissa) Mohelnitzky, ElPaso,Texas, Kirk (Denise) Mo-helnitzky, Kronenwetter; fivegrandchildren, Nicole (Dale)Ray, Phelps, Bryce and PierceMohelnitzky, Wausau, JennySlizewski, Rhinelander, Dar-ren Slizewski, Conover; threegreat-grandchildren, Kia,Skyler and Seirra; five sib-lings, Pat Walters, Thibodaux,

La., Jack (Eleanor) Mohel-nitzky, Surprise, Ariz., Mary(George) Buchberger, Wausau,Sue (Gerry) Garnett, Spooner,Wis., and Kay (Leroy) Os-trowski, Prescott, Ariz.

Memorial services wereheld Jan. 16, 2011, at Peter-son/Kraemer Funeral Home,1302 Sixth Street, Wausau.

Online condolences may beexpressed at www.peterson-kraemer.com.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be directed to Dr.Kates Hospice (MinistryHome Hospice.)

PAID OBITUARY

James R. Mohelnitzky

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Yvonne Es-telle Nortwen-Chambers, 81,died on Jan. 14,2011, at homein Conover,Wis., from com-plications ofcancer.

She wasborn to Arthur

and Elsie Nortwen on Aug. 22,1929. Arthur was the only sonof pioneering Swedish immi-grants, Andrew and IdaNortwen of Conover, and Elsiewas the child of German par-ents, Ernest and Anna Wie-gand of Sturgeon Bay.

Yvonne lived in Conoveruntil she graduated fromEagle River High School atage 17. At that time shepacked her bags and headedto Minneapolis to attendBrown College to prepare for acareer in radio.

That journey took her evenfarther west, as she worked atradio stations in Sioux Falls,S.D., Denver and Pueblo, Colo.

In 1949, she married Don-

ald Earl Chambers, a Col-orado native, in a ceremony atthe Lutheran Church on thenorth shore of Pioneer Lake inConover.

They resided in Gunnison,Vineland and Boone, Colo., asDon began his teaching andcoaching career, and duringthat time Yvonne had twodaughters, Luane and DonnaLee.

In 1953, the family movedto Belleville, Wis., and there athird daughter, Lynell, wasborn.

In 1957, they moved to Sey-mour, Wis., where they madetheir home for 20 years.

Yvonne wrote for radiowhenever possible, but alsohad clerical jobs at a college, acar dealership and the U.S.Armed Forces Institute, wrotefor a local newspaper and vol-unteered as a Girl Scout leader.

In 1965, she entered collegeto become a teacher and grad-uated in 1970, in the very firstgraduating class of UW-Green

Bay.Yvonne taught English and

literature in Freedom, Wis.,for several years and whenshe and Don relocated toConover, she taught in EagleRiver area schools.

In addition, for more than30 years, Yvonne repaired, re-finished and sold antiques inher own shops.

During their marriage,Yvonne and Don built twocomplete homes and renovat-ed a dozen others, often livingin each house while theyworked on it.

Two of Yvonnes daughtersalso moved to northern Wis-consin and soon she was help-ing to care for four grandchil-dren.

Throughout her life,Yvonne was passionate aboutjustice, participating in activi-ties as varied as antiwarprotests from the 1970s to the2000s, a lobbying visit toMadison and public speakingfor the National Organizationfor Women.

She worked hard to instill

strong values in those aroundher, and was never morepleased than when she in-spired others to fight crueltyand inequity.

Yvonne was preceded indeath by her parents and herdaughter, Lynell Chambers-Gritt.

She is survived by her hus-band of 61 years, Don; herdaughters, Luane Chambers(Maria) and Donna LeeChambers; and her grandchil-dren, Christopher, Emily,Margaret and Nicholas.

She also is survived by herbrother, Dallas Nortwen (Pat)and his family; and extendedfamily and friends throughoutthe world.

No services are planned atthis time. Friends will be in-vited to join the family whenYvonne is laid to rest at Hilde-gaard Cemetery, Conover,among four generations of herfamily, on a springtime date tobe announced.

PAID OBITUARY

Yvonne Estelle Nortwen-Chambers

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CHAMBERS

Dan Peleschak of Thorpdied Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, athis home. He was 58.

He was born Nov. 1, 1952,in Dixon, Ill., the son of Nickand Marjorie (nee Kubera) Pe-leschak.

He was raised in Rooseveltand graduated from GilmanHigh School. Mr. Peleschakworked as a meat cutter forNolecheks Meats in Thorp,and later owned Dans MeatProcessing.

Recently, he worked for theU.S. Postal Service as a pri-vate contractor deliveringmail to post offices. His hob-bies included hunting, fishing

and trap shooting.He was preceded in death

by his father.He is survived by three

sons, Robert (Billie) of Medi-na, N.D., Lane of Austin,Texas, and Nathan (Sarah) ofEau Claire; his mother; threesisters, Gloria (Jeff) Olson ofPhelps,Grace (Roger) Crass ofPhelps and Gail (Dan)Schmitt of Gilman; two broth-ers, Don (Luann) of Thorp,Neil of Chippewa Falls; onegrandson; and many niecesand nephews.

A celebration of life washeld Jan. 5 at Thorp FuneralHome in Thorp.

Dan Peleschak

Myrtle E. Pride of EagleRiver died Sunday, Jan. 9,2011, at Inn Care LeisureManor of Eagle River. She was100.

She was born Aug. 13,1910, in Minnesota, thedaughter of Otto and Jennie(nee Henderson) Bellman.

She was a 1928 graduate ofEagle River High School.

She married John PrideJune 1, 1930.

Mrs. Pride received ateaching degree fromOshkosh Teachers Collegeand taught in a one-roomschoolhouse.

She had a variety of otherjobs, including caretaking atCamp Winnipec in Eagle

River, housekeeping at Trav-elers Inn, working as a ruralmail carrier and was anowner and operator of PerchLake Resort on Spring Lake.

Mrs. Pride was preceded indeath by her husband; oneson, Jack; two brothers,William and Ernest; andthree sisters, Laverne, Gladysand Dorothy.

Survivors include one son,William (Sherry) of SugarCamp; one sister-in-law, PatPride of Port Washington;eight grandchildren; sevengreat-grandchildren; and fivegreat-great-grandchildren.

A private service will beheld.

Myrtle E. Pride

Frank Tomlanovich, a life-long resident of Eagle River,died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011,at Lillian Kerr HealthcareCenter in Phelps. He was 86.

Mr. Tomlanovich was bornJune 11, 1924, in the town ofWashington, the son ofNicholas and Katherine Tom-lanovich.

He married his wife,Stephanie, Feb. 22, 1951, atSt. Peter the FishermanCatholic Church in EagleRiver and was a member ofthe church.

Mr. Tomlanovich workedfor the Vilas County HighwayDepartment for 20 years.

His hobbies included play-ing the accordion and guitar

and traveling. He also was afisherman and hunter andtraveled to Colorado and Mon-tana to hunt elk.

He served in the U.S. Armyat the end of World War II.

Mr. Tomlanovich was pre-

ceded in death by one brother,Tony; and one sister, Rose.

Survivors include his wife;two sons, Frank (Julie) ofEagle River and James ofMerrill; one sister, Kathleen(Ken) Korth of Eagle River;three grandchildren; andthree stepgrandchildren.

A funeral service was heldMonday, Jan. 17, 2011, atGaffney-Busha Funeral Homein Eagle River.

Frank Tomlanovich

NOTICE:

Obituary policyDeath notices that appear

in this space weekly arewritten and/or edited forcontent and consistency byassistant editors of the VilasCounty News-Review andThe Three Lakes News.Obituaries written in thepapers standard format areprinted at no charge.Unedited obituaries writtenby the family may be print-ed for a fee, either in theobituary column or in small-er type with a border. Formore information, call (715)479-4421.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

Vilas County PersonnelCommittee Wednesday,

Jan. 19, 9 a.m., courthouse.Agenda: Training and semi-nars, letters and communica-tions.

Oneida County Planning& Zoning Committee Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m.,Oneida County Courthouse.Agenda: Rezoning petition 8-2010.

Plum Lake Public Li-brary Board Wednesday,Jan. 19, 3:45 p.m., Plum LakePublic Library. Agenda: Fi-nancial report, Friends of theLibrary report, librarians re-port.

Vilas County HighwayDepartment Thursday,Jan. 20, 9:30 a.m., highwaydepartment office. Agenda:

Future roadwork, budget2011.

Vilas County Snowmo-bile Trail Safety Commit-

tee Thursday, Jan. 20, 1p.m., courthouse. Agenda: De-partment of Natural Re-sources report, trail coordina-tor report.

Three Lakes Plan Com-mission Thursday, Jan.20,5:30 p.m., Three Lakes board-room. Agenda: Review of 20-year comprehensive plan.

Unified Lower EagleRiver Chain of Lakes Com-mission Thursday, Jan.20, 7 p.m., Lincoln Town Hall.Agenda: Treasurers report,Phases 3 and 4.

Remember: 55 at Night

SafetyFirst


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NEWS POLICE REPORTVilas County Sheriff

A total of 260 complaintswere entered by Vilas CountySheriffs Department dis-patchers last week.

In addition to those withsufficient detail to report be-low, a review shows at least 19vehicle accidents, four re-quests for agency assistance,two attempts to locate, oneburglary, five burglar alarms,one request for citizen assis-tance, one disturbance, twodomestic violence reports, onereport of found property, onereport of fraud, four reports ofhazardous conditions, one hit-and-run, four juvenile prob-lems/runaways, one report oflost property, six reports ofsuspicious circumstances, sixthefts, one report of a threat,two traffic violations, fourwelfare checks, one 911 hangup, two snowmobile accidents,one snowmobile theft and onesnowmobile violation.

In the past week, at least34 people were booked at theVilas County Jail, includingseven for probation violations,four for battery, six for operat-ing while intoxicated, three

for bail jumping, one for oper-ating without a license, onefor sexual assault, three forresisting arrest, four for pos-session of drugs and six onoutstanding warrants.

As of Jan. 17, there were106 inmates.

Sunday, Jan. 16- 12:32 a.m. - A one-vehicle

accident was reported in thetown of Washington onColumbus Road near High-way 17, involving Michael T.Mueller of Waupun. Muellerwas cited for driving too fastfor conditions.

- 2:44 a.m. - A one-vehicleaccident was reported in St.Germain on Found Lake Roadnear Lost Lake Road South,involving Jayson C. Nowak ofWausau. Nowak was cited fordriving too fast for conditions.

- 10:17 p.m. - A one-vehi-cle accident was reported inSt. Germain on Highway 155and Lost Lake Drive South,involving Denise Carlson ofSt. Germain. Carlson wascited for inattentive driving.

Saturday, Jan. 15- 8:13 a.m. - A two-vehicle

accident was reported onHighway 51 near Deer ParkRoad in Manitowish Waters,involving Amanda J. Wolfe ofPardeeville and Anthony G.Cortez of Ironwood, Mich.Wednesday, Jan. 12

- 4:00 p.m. - A one-vehicleaccident was reported onHighway 45 near Highway Ein Conover involving JonnaGregerson of Mosinee whowas traveling southbound. Ac-cording to the report, she wassearching for her phone andleft the roadway.Tuesday, Jan. 11

- 11:13 a.m. - A two-vehicleaccident was reported on RuxRoad near North FarmingRoad in Arbor Vitae. Accordingto the report, a northboundtown snowplow driven byRandy S. Trapp of Woodruffstruck a hard object on the sideof the road, causing the backend of the truck to swing outand strike an oncoming south-bound school bus,driven by Ju-dith A. Wegner of Woodruff.

Eagle River Police

Among the calls receivedby Vilas County dispatcherswere at least 16 calls for theEagle River Police. These in-cluded two burglar alarms,one report of domestic vio-lence, one report of fraud,three reports of harassment,one hit-and-run, two reportsof suspicious circumstances,three thefts, one traffic viola-tion and one welfare check.

Three Lakes PoliceThis police department re-

ported four vehicle accidents,four requests for agency assis-tance, three animal incidents,one burglary alarm, two bur-glaries, two disturbances, onereport of hazardous condi-

tions, two reckless driving ci-tations, three parking viola-tions, one report of suspiciouscircumstances, three trafficwarnings and 28 calls dis-patched from Oneida County.

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TRADITION CONTINUES The Eagle RiverArea Fire Department and other volunteers com-pleted the traditional ice castle in downtown

Eagle River just prior to the snowmobile derby.The lighted castle is a popular stop for photogra-phers. --Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Vilas County TreasurerJerri Radtke has issued a re-minder for Vilas County tax-payers that the first install-ment of their 2010 propertytax is due to the local munici-pality treasurer by Jan. 31.

She said people have the

option of paying the entire taxbalance or the first half by thedeadline.

Additionally, Radtke notedthat if taxpayers miss thedeadline or pay less than theamount due, their taxes willbe delinquent.

You will be charged inter-est on the total unpaid taxamount beginning Feb. 1, shesaid. You will also lose the op-tion of making your second-half payment in July.

State law says taxes mustbe paid on time whether a taxbill is received or not. Taxpay-ers can contact either thelocal treasurer or the countytreasurers office in the eventthat a bill isnt received.

Radtke added that taxpay-ers should take the time to besure they are certified for thelottery and gaming credit.

Signing and returning theform is required for certifica-tion and receipt of the credit.

Property taxesare due Jan. 31

A 19-year-old Lac du Flam-beau man was sentenced totwo years probation for ob-structing an officer and bat-tery of a peace officer whenhe appeared before CircuitJudge Neal A. Nielsen III inVilas County Circuit Courtlast week.

Raymond R. Zortman Jr.was originally charged withfelony bail jumping and ob-structing an officer followingan incident in Lac du Flam-beau July 31, 2010. He alsowas charged with disorderlyconduct, battery to a peace offi-cer and obstructing an officerwhen police came to arrest himat 540 Peace Pipe Road in Lacdu Flambeau Aug. 2, 2010.

The felony bail jumping, dis-orderly conduct and obstruct-ing an officer charges were dis-missed, but Zortman was foundguilty on a misdemeanor countof disorderly conduct. He wasfined $263.50 and must spend90 days in the county jail withwork-release privileges.

Conditions of Zortmansprobation include anger man-agement counseling, AODAassessment, no prescriptionsunless prescribed, no intoxi-cants, no taverns, obtain aGED and apologize to officers.

Zortman, who also ischarged with first-degree sex-ual assault, was scheduled tohave a pretrial conference onTuesday of this week.

In that felony case, Zortmanis charged with having sexualintercourse with a child underthe age of 12 in March or Aprilof last year, a charge that car-ries a maximum penalty of 60

years in prison.In other felony case, Larry

T. Ratliff of Land O Lakes, 56,charged with fifth offense op-erating a vehicle while intoxi-cated June 15, 2010 in LandO Lakes had a jury trial setfor March 3 at 8:30 a.m. A mo-tions hearing has been sched-uled for Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m.

The complaint allegesRatliff had a blood alcoholcontent of .335% when arrest-ed, which is four times thelegal requirement for deter-mining intoxication.

Nathanial J. Reyes, 21, ofLac du Flambeau, who plead-ed no contest to battery to anofficer, was sentenced to sevenmonths in county jail last

week. He will receive creditfor 103 days already served.

Elvira A. Sunn,55, of Lac duFlambeau was sentenced to 30days in the county jail andfined $1,231 for third offense

operating a vehicle while in-toxicated June 22, 2006.A sec-ond charge of operating amotor vehicle with a prohibit-ed alcohol concentration (thirdoffense) was dismissed.

Sunn also had her driverslicense revoked for 30 monthsand must attend an assess-ment.

Brandon Lisner, 28, of Lacdu Flambeau, plead guilty to a

felony count of stalking and twomisdemeanor counts of crimi-nal damage to property and do-mestic abuse and will be sen-tenced March 7, at 2:30 p.m.

In another felony case, Lis-ner is charged with arson,stemming from an incidentJuly 29, 2010, in Lac du Flam-beau. A jury trial for that casehas been set for April 7 at 8:30a.m.

Vilas County Court report

Man sentenced to two years probationfor battery to Lac du Flambeau officer

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Snowmobile radar runs are planned on Little St. Ger-main Lake this weekend. A bikini run for charity is setfor 2 p.m. Saturday. --Contributed Photo

ST. GERMAIN Theninth annual SnowmobileRadar Run, featuring avariety of drag racingcompetition on the westbay of Little St. GermainLake, will start Friday,Jan. 21, and continuesuntil Sunday, Jan. 23.

The event boasts one ofthe fastest shaved-icetracks in Wisconsin, ac-cording to race officials,which will serve as a do-main for trophy contests,grocery cart races, chari-table bikini runs and ex-hibition sled runs, all pre-cluding Sundays sanc-

tioned drag race.The weekend action,

hosted by St. GermainRadar Racers, will beginFriday, when racers tunetheir sleds and take prac-tice runs on two tracks.Racers will choose be-tween the Twilight Bar660 with 660 feet ofgroomed snow or theThunderbird Pass 1000with 1,000 feet of shavedice. Anyone is welcome totest their sleds on eithertrack for $5 per run or fiveruns for $20.

Registration for Satur-days main event willstart at 9 a.m., with rac-ing between 10 a.m. and 4p.m. Racers will competefor class specific trophiesand prizes on the Thun-derbird Pass 1000. Regis-tration is $25 for threetrophy runs or $5 for indi-vidual fun runs.

Expect world-recordholders to start early Sat-urday morning at 10 a.m.when the track conditionsare at their best, saidevent coordinator MarkHiller.

Saturday also will fea-ture the Camps Super-valu Grocery Cart Races

at 1 p.m., with teams com-peting for cash prizes asthey push grocery cartsdown the ice.

Angry Daves BikiniRun for charity will beginat 2 p.m. The crowd fa-vorite features partici-pants racing in their biki-nis for top speed honors.The bikini racers gath-ered $12,800 in pledgeslast year, which were do-nated to the Susan G.Komen for the Cure Cen-tral Wisconsin founda-tion, the Plum Lake Am-bulance Service and theSt. Germain Fire and Res-

cue Department.The bikini racer with

the highest combinedtotal of pledges and speedtakes home Angry DavesTraveling Trophy for theyear along with a prize.

Saturday will end withthe World Speed RecordExhibition Sleds at 3 p.m.,followed by a 5:30 p.m.awards ceremony at TheTimbers Bar & Grill at El-berts Resort.

Sunday introducesMASTERS Racing Series-sanctioned three-lanedrag races, starting at 10a.m. Prizes and trophieswill be awarded to the topthree winners in eachclass at The Timbers Bar& Grill at 5:30 p.m.

The Badger Glass Foodand Music Court will beopen all weekend withvolunteers from the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Clubserving hot food and bev-erages.

A spectator shuttle willbe available between theCorner Store parking areaand Saturdays events.Spectators can follow thesigns from Angry Daveson Highway 70 to thetrack.

Snomo radar runsset in St. Germain

Friday thru Sunday

After viewing a presenta-tion on the new Response toIntervention (RTI) programwhich helps students with in-dividual learning needs, theThree Lakes School Boardagreed with teachers to con-tinue the initiative.

Teachers Dianna Blicharzand Kaylee Grill presentedthe slide show at last weeksschool board meeting, show-ing board members what RTIis and how it has worked inthe classroom.

The educational programwas in the making last year,but was implemented for thefirst time in the 2010-11

school year, according toBlicharz.The real basis (of RTI) is

that (teachers) want all chil-dren to succeed, she said.

Currently, RTI is imple-mented for kindergartenthrough second grade, but stu-dents through sixth-grade

have benchmarks and the pro-gram will be adopted for thosestudents in the near future.

The presentation went onto show how RTI helps teach-ers meet that goal.

Because the purpose of RTIis to monitor each studentsprogress, part of the process in-cludes breaking students upinto small groups,or centers, inorder to give them specializedinstruction and to aid them inthe learning process. The pro-gram also involves four tiers inwhich teachers place students,depending on the students cur-rent capabilities. As studentsmake progress, they can bemoved to the next tier.

The first tier is the Univer-sal or General Educationgroup. This is about 80% of

students. These students aregiven differentiated instruc-tion, but they do not require alarge amount of specializedteaching.

Teachers explained thatthey have different groups forthe various school subjects tocater to the students needs

within the same classroom.The students are not aware ofwhat grouping they are placedin, but the parents are noti-fied of their childs progress.Progress is kept using per-centages of how close the stu-dent is to the benchmark.

Three Lakes ElementarySchool teacher MarilouGilman said that parents ap-preciate RTI and the closemonitoring of studentsprogress.

Its very black and white.Parents understand percent-ages, she said.

In speaking of RTIs docu-mentation, school board mem-ber John Olkowski Jr. sug-gested that documentation beput online, but the teacherssaid that parents,especially of

young children, prefer to havethe documentation in theirhand, as opposed to online.

The second tier is the Tar-geted and Supplementalgroup. These are the studentswhom teachers realize are inneed of more specialized in-struction.The teachers say the

hard thing is to know when astudent conclusively can beplaced in this second tier.

Tier three involves one-on-one time with a teacher, and iseven more individualized.

The last tier is the Strate-gic and Intensive group.Thesestudents are placed in smallgroups according to theirneeds, not to exceed three stu-dents. Again, their progress ismonitored, documented andgiven to parents.

Teachers say documentationcan be overwhelming, as it is soindividualized, but it is becom-ing more habitual. Other frus-trations teachers have in im-plementing RTI is the need formore time, scheduling logistics,tier durations, retention policy,and what to do with students

who are just shy of the bench-marks.One possible way of remedy-

ing these problems, it was sug-gested, is having more earlyrelease days for the studentsso that teachers would havemore time to plan. Teachersalso said that the laptop com-puters they have are a hugehelp. Teachers also mentionedthat RTI is only for academicperformance. There is anotherRTI program for behavior,goals and expectations.

Teachers said the programis helping students understandand they are enthusiastic.

This (program) is teachingstudents intrinsic motivation,the desire to make a goal and

to reach it, said Gilman.At the conclusion of thepresentation, school boardmember Mike Kwaterski saidhe was encouraged by the pre-sentation.

Overall, it seems like thishas been a positive experi-ence, he said.

Presentation to school board

Response to Intervention programhelps Three Lakes students succeed

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BY VERONICA OLSONNEWS CORRESPONDENT

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The Three Lakes SchoolBoard revised the district en-

trance age policy for kinder-garten and first-grade studentsat its meeting last week.

The school board decided astudent must appeal in May ofthe previous school year inorder to procure an exemptionto attend kindergarten and godirectly into first grade in thenext school year.

There was some confusionover the timing of the appealdate, but it was concluded thatit had to be finalized by August.

Isnt the point of this poli-cy to make everyone go tokindergarten? asked boardmember John Olkowski Jr.

With the new policy, a stu-dent of any age can apply togo directly into first grade, ac-

cording to District Adminis-trator George Karling.

If a student comes from(another state) and wants toenter first grade, they get theexemption, he said.

It was decided that theschool staff will be involved inthe decision process and willadminister testing to decidewhether the student is pre-pared to enter first grade.

This is a policy basicallyfor the parents, said boardmember Mike Kwaterski.

Fitness center

The school board approvedrevised policies on the school

facilities fee schedule and ap-plication for use of school fa-cilities. People now can rentthe fitness center, wrestlingroom or football field for $150a day. For example, someone

may want to rent the fitnesscenter for the day to teach aclass, said Karling.

Board members decided theweight room should be calledthe fitness center in the facili-ty policies.

The fees for an individualto use the fitness center were

set at $10 for a district resi-dent and $60 for a nonresi-dent of the Three LakesSchool District. A residentwas defined as someone whois an elector in the district.

In other business, it was an-nounced that school boardmember Randy Ingram willrun unopposed for anotherterm on the board of education.

The board scheduled theschool board/administrativeretreat for March 22 and astaff planning day April 13.

Board revises entrance age policy

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Celebrating the Northwoods United Wayreaching its fundraising goal of $215,000were, from left, Sarah Kulpa, sales managerat Wireless Advantage; Justin Micheau, di-rector of operations for Wireless Advantage;

Tracy Beckman, executive director of North-woods United Way; and United Way boardmembers Janine Menden, Shane Conwayand Tammy Gobert.

--Contributed Photo

Northwoods United Wayraised $216,782 during its2010 campaign, surpassingits fundraising goal, offi-cials announced at a pressconference in Rhinelanderlast week.

This money will helpfund human services agen-cies throughout 2011.

The campaign began

Oct. 1 and ended Dec. 31.With the help of many areabusinesses, individuals andorganizations, the UnitedWay raised more than inany other year, according toTracy Beckman, executivedirector for NorthwoodsUnited Way.

We are extremely

thankful and humbled bythe loyalty of our donors,she said. We set a very ag-gressive goal because theneed was so high. Then weworked very hard to meetthe goal, because this year,more than ever, it was im-portant to help our partneragencies continue their ser-vices.

We want to thank ourdonors and are grateful tothe community for comingthrough again, especially inthese rough economictimes, said Beckman.

On hand at the pressconference were employeesof Wireless Advantage. Likemany other companies,

Wireless Advantage heldCasual Days for UnitedWay and raised $480 whichwas matched by WirelessAdvantage for a total of$960.

This donation, combinedwith other end-of-the-yeardonations, pushed theamount raised up over the$215,000 mark. Last year

the United Way raised$207,381.United Way will help

fund 34 agencies in Vilas,Oneida and Forest countiesin 2011.

For more information,contact United Way at (715)369-0440 or northwood-sunitedway.org.

United Way hits $215,000 goal

Staff levels in the VilasCounty Jail was one issueidentified in a review of jailoperations by the state in a re-port provided to the VilasCounty Law EnforcementCommittee last week.

Jail administrator TimEvenson said that while thefacility received high marksfor its operational protocol,long hours that employees en-dure during certain times ofthe year can increase over-time costs.

Our workforce is agingwith more benefit time andwith many working 12-hour

shifts, Evenson said. We be-lieve we need to do a full-blownoperations assessment.

That assessment would beconducted with the assistanceof Denise Ellis, the state jailinspector. Evenson said thejail facility may be short twofull-time positions.

We would start collectingdata on jail staff on all shiftsto see what they are doing andwhen they are doing it, saidEvenson.The state inspectionidentified the master controlmonitoring area as one specif-ic duty to focus on. Basically,we will try to determine if wehave enough staff to do thethings were required to do.

Committee member AlBauman asked if the cost ofovertime versus adding an-other employee will be stud-ied. Evenson responded thatthe study would look at thoseoptions.

State prisonersEvenson informed the com-

mittee Vilas County received$656,144 from Wisconsin forhousing state prisoners. Thiswas about $1,000 short of whatwas projected. Evenson saidthe state wants the number ofstate inmates to be no higher

than 35 at any one time.

Meanwhile, the inmates atthe Vilas County Jail will get10 new televisions to replacethe old ones at a cost of$12,109, which will include in-stallation and mounts, Even-son told the committee.

The TVs will be purchasedfrom Ogren Electronics inEagle River. Evenson indicat-ed jail officials did not adver-tise for sealed bids, but solicit-ed a price by calling around.

Safety sheetsVilas County emergency

management director JimGalloway provided a report tothe committee on his progresscataloging products the coun-ty uses that require material

data safety sheets.There are 211 products the

county purchases that requiresafety sheets for the employ-ees, Galloway said. We havea database on all of them in-cluding the risks by category.

Galloway indicated thelargest single area of materi-al, more than 60, is in clean-ing products.

Aerosol cleaning productsusually have a butane orpropane propellant thatmakes their use and storage asafety issue, he said.

Galloway said his office

plans to have at least onestorm spotter class for inter-ested citizens this spring, withthe time and location yet to bedetermined.

Other businessIn other business, the com-

mittee learned that DustanPace, grandson of formercounty Deputy Chuck Pace,was hired as a deputy. Newlyhired deputies go through511 hours of training prior topatrolling on their own.

The committee also was toldthat one additional deputyneeds to be hired to fill the va-cancy created when DetectiveFrank Tomlanovich was re-cently sworn in as sheriff.

The committee approvedsending a resolution to thecounty board asking the stateto create and fund a centraldatabase where pharmacistswould be required to check thehistory of previously dis-pensed controlled substancesto be networked with adjoin-ing states.

Supervisors also learned thecounty was successful, alongwith the Lac du Flambeau trib-al police, in receiving a $55,815county-tribal law enforcementgrant from the state.

Vilas County Jail staff levelsshould be studied, says Evenson

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The amount of fluoride inthe Eagle River water supply

has been reduced by 42% asthe result of a decision lastweek by the city Light andWater Commission.

Currently, fluoride is addedto the municipal water systemat the rate of 1.2 milligramsper liter (mg/L). The commis-sion voted to reduce the levelto 0.7 mg/L immediately. Flu-oride has been in the water formore than 50 years, the com-mission learned.

Eagle River residents ap-proved adding fluoride to itswater supply by a referendumin 1950, utility manager PatWeber told the commissionlast week. It was taken out,again by referendum, in 1960

but returned in 1964 and hasbeen added since then.Mayor Jeff Hyslop brought

the subject of fluoride to thetable after reviewing recom-mendations from the U.S. De-partment of Health andHuman Services (HHS) in arelease of Jan. 7, 2011.

HHS has stated a range of0.7 to 1.2 mg/L, the mayorsaid. They now are telling usthis is too high and recom-mend fluoride levels be heldat 0.7 mg/L. If I had to choose,I would not have fluoride inany water due to my sensitiv-ity. Filters Ive tried were nottaking out the fluoride andonly reverse osmosis will. Onefilter that costs $129 takes

out about 70% of the fluoride.The mayor went on to say,

For 50 years they were say-ing it was OK and now HHSsays it (the level) is too high.

Although the mayor admit-ted there was a lot of misin-formation about fluoride, hesaid there are two facts.

Everyone agrees infantsshould not be getting any fluo-ride up to 1 year of age,he said.

Then, the mayor displayeda tube of Crest toothpaste andread the American Dental As-sociation warning statementon the back: Keep out ofreach of children under 6years of age. If more thanused for brushing is acciden-tally swallowed, get medicalhelp or contact a Poison Con-trol Center right away.

The label goes on to notethat the toothpaste is foradults and children 2 yearsand older,Do not swallow andto minimize swallowing, use apea-sized amount for childrenunder 6. The mayor showed

that the active ingredient is0.243% sodium fluoride.

Right now, were on thehigh end of the recommenda-tion and we should go to thelower end thats being recom-

mended now, said Hyslop.Two dentists I talked to arein favor of keeping the waterfluoridated.

Fluoride is added to thewater system at the well-heads, according to water op-erator Daryl Rutkowski.

We have injection pumpsthat add it and its requiredwe test the dose every day,Rutkowski told the commis-sion. Once a month, we haveto send a split sample to thestate where we test part andthey test the other part to seeif the tests match.

The chemical costs about$4,000 a year and the testingcosts about $605 a year.

The commission was told

that some municipal watersources have naturally occur-ring fluoride, such as in partsof Arizona. Locally, the town ofPhelps does not add fluoride,but its water has about 0.1

mg/L from natural sources.Commission member Dave

Eibner said fluoride is now inmany foods and in toothpastethat we have now, comparedto 50 years ago.

The mayor suggested thecity reduce the level to theHHS low recommendation.

We have the ability to dothis, he said.

Commission member BetsyReach agreed this was a goodfirst step and made the mo-tion to lower the level from 1.2mg/L to 0.7 mg/L.That motionwas passed unanimously.

Weber said the adjustmentwas made last week, when allthe current water in the sys-

tem was used.

City lowers fluoride levelin light of federal findings

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BY KEN ANDERSONNEWS CORRESPONDENT

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Lengthening the terms ofoffice or staggering terms forEagle River city officials wasdiscussed at last weeks coun-cil meeting.

The positions of mayor andthe four alderpersons all aretwo-year terms, which could

create a problem should therebe a drastic turnover of offi-cials to run the city followingan election, according toMayor Jeff Hyslop.

It takes two years for anew person just to under-stand how city governmentworks, Hyslop said. Everytwo years, everyone is up forelection all at the same time.Maybe there should be stag-gered terms with half up forelection one year and theother half the following year.

Hyslop suggested the coun-cil look into staggered three-year terms for alderpersonsand a four-year term for themayor.

I think it would be easierto put everyone on four-yearterms, said council memberCarol Hendricks.

I think four years are toolong, council member JerryBurkett responded. Its hardto find people to run for fouryears, but Im willing to lookat anything that doesnt cost

taxpayers money.City Administrator Joe

Laux said timing of the dis-cussion was appropriate dueto redistricting that will behappening after census blocknumbers are obtained.

Two could run for a two-

year term and two could runfor either a three- or four-yearterm, Laux said. We couldconsider half of the city fortwo aldermen and the otherhalf for the other two.

Other businessIn other action, the council: approved the reappoint-

ment of Fred Kauzlaric to theGolf Course Advisory Com-mittee and appointed BillLochte to replace AlSabrowsky, who is leaving thecommittee;

accepted the low bid of$6,736 for correcting prob-lems with the hot water sys-tem in city hall and police de-partment. The price is expect-ed to be lower if smaller waterheaters can be installed;

approved changing thesetback requirements for resi-dential lots; and

approved support forEagle River Union Airport toacquire equipment withoutcost to the city.

City council considerslonger, staggered terms

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BY KEN ANDERSONNEWS CORRESPONDENT

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Fishing withthe Guides

ByGeorge Langley

SERVICE

OF:

EAGLE

SPORTS

EAGLE RIVER

GUIDES ASSOCIATION/

OUTDOORS10A VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 2011

A WEEKEND of glory in thegreat outdoors started with hand-shakes and hugs from old friends,as a contingentof former col-lege basketballplayers con-verged on ournormally quiethousehold earli-er this month.

They hadcome from asfar away as Minneapolis, Chicagoand Ripon to experience fish camponce again, an annual ice-fishingadventure that began a half-dozenor more years ago.

It was primarily the group thatstarted the tradition, son Steveand the four Loewe brothers. One

of them, Dave Loewe, was a for-ward on that very successful UW-Stout basketball team when Steve

was a senior. Astarting guard,Pat VonFeldt,joined us fromthe windy city,along with for-ward Dave Lar-son ofMenomonie.

The rest of theLoewe brothers, Jason, Jeff andJohn, dont all make it every year,so it was a special weekend to getthem all together. Ironically, theLoewe family owned a house onPine Lake in Hiles during thosebasketball years, and they still do.Its a small world.

Then there was the friend of afriend, Jeff Radloff of Ripon, who

quickly took on the nicknamePlus One because they didntwant to mix up the two guysnamed Jeff. With this crew, he hadbetter get used to it, because thatshis name for life.

The laughter, along with somefriendly pushing and shoving,started before they all got up thestairs. And it wasnt long after, ona Friday night, that we were hud-dled around a kitchen table play-ing Texas hold em.

Im not sure who came up withthis card-playing stuff, but myGerman ancestors were really bigon the idea. Ditto for shaking dice.Ill bet these guys remember somereally late nights around the cardtable in college, and I can still re-member playing sheepshead and

euchre until dawn in my collegedays.

Sleep was not a big priorityand we didnt get much beforethe alarm sounded just after 5a.m., because they wanted tobe on the ice early in hopes ofputting a walleye or two intothe mix.

There were nine of us and with

27 tip-ups out, when they werentjigging for panfish, the action waspretty steady all day Saturday.Plus One got the big northern ofthe day, a 33-incher, and VonFeldtcame up with a 21-inch walleyejust before we snapped a grouppicture for the scrap book.

Our guests caught most of thefish; but when they got tired ofrunning on the ice/snow mix, thescribbler managed to grab one tip-up that had a 29-inch northern onthe end of the line. Wow, can thosepike make a run away from the

hole when they want to.The bluegills and crappies bit

on and off during the day, and asmall mess of them were adorningPlus Ones bucket by late after-noon. They brought a footballalong, in case the action was slow,but it never came out Saturday.

It was a cold, windy day, whichwith all the exercise and the lack

of sleep, meant for some tired an-glers by the time Saturdayevening rolled around. Someplayed cards, for a while, and oth-ers crashed on couches and chairsbefore hitting the sack early.

They were back at it beforedawn on Sunday, drilling holesand dropping in tip-ups for a fewhours of action before it was timeto go. The northerns and walleyeswere big but the bite was slower,so they had time for a field goalkicking contest at mid-morning.

At 10 a.m., in the middle of the

contest, VonFeldt runs to a tip-upand hauls in a 21-inch walleye,under sunny skies. Go figure. Youhave to keep running to thoseflags, because you never knowwhat will be on the other end ofthe line.

The mood was light, and therewas a lot more joking and laughterthan serious conversation. In this

high-tech world, nobody needs toget together anymore to catch upon whats new in their lives. Nowthey do it by text and on Facebook.

So the main focus of the week-end was just sharing time on theice, trying our darnedest to catchsome fish. And it got a little com-petitive as some kept track oftheir tip-up catches and whiffs. Ibelieve Jason Loewe was 12 of 12and VonFeldt claimed to be 11 of14.

The seeds of tradition were

sowed many years ago, and Imglad Steve and the boys suggestedit. They look forward to the adven-ture every year, a weekend awaywith friends in the wilds of north-ern Wisconsin. Catching fish is abonus, as was a lot of good foodand drink.

Its what the sport of fishingis all about.

Old friends and ice fishing: a perfect match

In the

Outdoors

ByKurt Krueger

The boys took a moment to hold up part of a mixed bagof fish that included northern pike, walleyes, bluegills,

perch and crappies. Cold north winds couldnt keepthese diehards off the ice. --Photo By The

The winter recreational conditions are near perfectat the time of this writing. There is enough snow tokeep the snowmobilers happy and great ice conditionsfor the fishermen.

More snow will make it tough to get around on theice. On some of the bigger lakes, some anglers haveplowed roads out on the ice. As far as ice thickness,there are anywhere from 12 to 18 inches of ice outthere. Still, when going to areas that are new, exercisesome care and check that thickness.

The next part of the winter the next four weeksor so is traditionally the coldest part of the winter.Most ice fishermen will be using their shacks to keepwarm, but the effort will be worth it as the fishing hasbeen pretty good.

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Vilas County News-Review, Jan. 19, 2011