Courier Sentinel January 7, 2016
Courier Sentinel January 7, 2016
In This Issue: Year in Review RCMH, Page 5 School News, Page 14 LH Womens Club, Page 16
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Volume 4 No. 1
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After Earl Doc Boettcher packed up his chiropractic equipment in Cornell, he held a party Dec.
28 for the community to celebrate. Doc and his wife,
Connie, say thank you to everyone who came and
helped Doc enjoy his first day of retirement. See
Page 3 for more.
(Photo by Kayla Peche)
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OPINION
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Since starting at the paper, my life has become an open book. From my hunting column to here, most everyone in the greater
Cadott, Cornell and Lake Holcombe area (or
at least those who subscribe to our paper),
know what is happening in my life.
Because of that, I have a standard to live
up to. A persona to exude for the sake of my
job and my employers. What I do on my own
time, off the clock, shouldnt matter, but it
does; and Im OK with that. Maybe more
people should be too.
Personal choices reflect on the people who
hired me. They reflect on the kind of business
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Rumor Has It
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Taxpayer appreciation
thought cake would be a great dessert for the chili, and would
look into adding chili to the menu.
Friday night against Holcombe there will be a lot of people, said Schley. Well make sure to have a bunch of cakes
lined up.
Also at the meeting, the board approved an addition to the
Vacancies Policy.
The policy states that after a board member position becomes vacant, the board will appoint a new member to fill
the position. The addition says if there is a split vote which
results in no one receiving a majority vote to be appointed
within 60 days of the vacancy, the board president shall appoint someone to the vacancy.
Corrections
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Neighboring News
Augusta
Area Times
With no qualified replacement stepping forward, Live
Wire Youth Center in Augusta closes their doors.
In the height of last
minute holiday shopping,
the team at Scheels presents
Beaver Creek Reserve with
a $200,000 check for the remodel of the Discovery
Room at Wise Nature Center.
Bloomer
Advance
Bloomer High School student Alex Stebane returns
from California, where she
was one of the contestants in
the $100,000 episode of
Americas Funniest Home
Videos.
The Bloomer School
Board approves a $3.5 million referendum for the expansion of the Bloomer
Middle School. The primary
additions would be six new
classrooms.
The Bloomer Blackhawks
Girls Basketball team wins
64-27 over Boyceville.
The New Auburn Fire Department moves into their
new fire hall and plans an
Steve
Monday,
Mike
Toycen, Jim Moss, Deb
Moss, Jim Renneke and
Cindy Krings.
Rusk County clerk Denise
Wetzel is recognized as a
Top Female Executive by
the International Womens
Leadership Association.
Ladysmith Lion Ron
Moore is recognized for
years of service to the local
club as membership chairman.
Stanley
Republican
The Red Cross collects 50
units of blood from the Stanley-Boyd community, missing the goal of collecting 64.
Dan Gilles wins the $500
Stanley Lions Club raffle.
Ketty Clow wins the $175
raffle.
Stanley mayor Mike
Henke seeks a third term in
office, and all incumbents
have taken out papers for reelection. Those common
council members are Jesse
Frey in the first ward,
Howard Duckeet in the second ward, Lance Johnson in
the third ward and Norm
Christianson in the fourthseventh wards.
30 Years Ago
1986
Up for election this year
are three Cadott School
Board trustee seats Ken
Luebstorf, John Klay and
Charles Sedivy.
The Cadott Lions Club
schedules their annual ice
fishing contest. A threewheeler is set as the grand
prize.
John Roths Sugar Bush in
Cadott is the site of a Maple
Syrup Institute.
Cadott High School will
host the 1986 Cloverbelt
Conference Music Festival.
40 Years Ago
1976
The WisDNR orders the
closure of the Cadott landfill
because the soil in the area is
unfit for a landfill site.
The Boyd Farmers Union
Cooperative purchases the
Cadott Soil Services Center.
A 292 Yamaha snowmobile will be the first grand
prize in the annual BoydCadott Lions Ice Fishing
Contest on Pike Lake.
Jim Bruhn, 138 pounds,
wins two matches and loses
one in a triple dual meet with
Bruce, Nekoosa and Park
Falls.
50 Years Ago
1966
Afamily from Cadott
sponsors a 10-year-old boy
from Colombia by sending
him a check each month to
help with expenses and necessities.
Tom Miller, proprietor of
Millers Super Valu, is
elected president of the
Cadott Chamber of Commerce for the coming year to
succeed Don Sperber.
Peter Dugal is appointed
as a citizen member to the
Wisconsin State Highway
Commission
Advisory
Board.
60 Years Ago
1956
In a score-packed overtime period, the Cadott Hornets Boys Basketball team
turns in a thrilling victory
over the Stanley-Boyd Orioles, 67-61.
Greeting Cadott students
after the holiday break is
Jess Doers, new office clerk
and receptionist for the
Cadott School District.
The Federal Reserve Bank
of Minneapolis reports that
the Cadott Bank debits are
21 percent higher this year
than compared to last year.
LIFESTYLE
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Lunch Menus
dining served at 11:30 a.m. at
Our Saviors Lutheran Church,
Cornell. If school is cancelled
because of weather, meals will
not be served.
Cadott School
Jan. 11-15 Breakfast
Mon. Breakfast pizza, animal crackers, applesauce cup
Tues. Mini strawberry bagel,
yogurt, blueberries
Wed. Pancake on a stick
with syrup, fruit, bread with jelly
Thurs. Colby cheese
omelet, fruit, bread with jelly
Fri. Sunrise flatbread or
breakfast burrito, banana
bread, fruit
Lunch
Mon. Chicken in gravy,
mashed potatoes, steamed
carrots, cranberries, banana,
bread with butter blend
Tues. Hornet nachos with
meat and cheese sauce, refried beans, chips, salad bar,
applesauce, sliced oranges.
HS: bread with peanut butter
Wed. Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup with crack-
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Rusk County Memorial Hospital (RCMH) employees, community givers and Rusk County Community Connection (RC3) staff members gather around
the RCMH Miracle Tree. This is the third year the
hospital has hosted the RC3 sponsored tree in an
effort to help community members in need during
the holidays. Tags with requested items were hung
on the branches, and givers purchased the items,
wrapped them, then returned them to be distributed. Along with the Miracle Tree at Gordys Market,
donations collected served over 110 children and
more than 120 individuals during the 2015 holiday
season.
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Coming Events
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Sale Thursday, Jan. 14, 10
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Cadott Movie Night
Friday, Jan. 15, 5:30 p.m.,
Cadott Elementary School
Cadott Village Board
Meeting Monday, Jan. 18,
6:30 p.m., Cadott Village
Hall
Lake Holcombe SchoolBoard Meeting Monday,
Jan. 18, 7 p.m., Lake Holcombe Elementary IMC
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Anson United Methodist Church
1/2 mile east of Lake Wissota State
Park on Cty. O Anson Township
715-382-4191
Pastor Jason Kim
11:15 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
10 miles south of Cadott on Hwy. 27
715-877-3249
Rev. James Norton
10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
9 a.m. Sunday School (Sept. May)
Big Drywood Lutheran Church
27095 120th Ave. Cadott
715-289-3608
Pastor Lucy Schottelkorb
10 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
6 p.m. Wednesday With the Word
Study (Sept.-May)
Cadott United Methodist Church
Maple and Ginty Streets Cadott
715-289-4845
Pastor George Olinske
10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship Service
First Sunday Holy Communion
Fourth Sunday Potluck following
service
English Lutheran Church of Bateman
20588 Cty. Hwy. X Chippewa Falls
715-723-4231 elcbateman.org
Pastor Deborah Nissen
9 a.m. Sunday Worship
Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. Light Supper
6 p.m. Study Time All Ages; 7 p.m.
Worship Service
Faith Baptist Church
724 Main St. Cornell
715-827-0222
Pastor Mark Williams
9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
First Presbyterian Church
4th and Ripley Cornell
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Obituaries
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Death Notice
Helen J. Ewings
Myra M. Smith
Charles H. Chuck Puchalski, 68, Cadott, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015.
He was born Nov. 12, 1947,
in Fergus Falls, Minn., to Dora
(Reuss) and Hugo Puchalski.
He graduated from Barrett
High School in 1965.
He joined the National
Guard in 1967, and also
worked in Benson, Minn.,
painting
Tyler
Frontier
Spreaders.
He went to work for Johnson Brothers from Litchfield,
Minn., in 1968. There, he joined the Carpenters Union.
He worked building bridges, dams and disposal plants in
various towns.
He married Sue Jenson in 1969.
Chuck worked for Johnson Brothers until 1973. From
1973-77, he started and operated a lumber company in Barrett, Minn., with his brother, Terry. They built many houses
around the community.
Between 1977-85, he was an over-the-road truck driver for
Midwest Coast Jerry Siemens Trucking. He hauled meat and
produce in 48 states.
Between 1985-95, Chuck worked for Johnson Brothers and
Lunda Construction.
Chuck and his son, Bruce, started a construction company
named Jim Falls Buildings & Construction in 1995. Together,
they built many, many houses in the Chippewa Valley.
Charles married a girl from Boston, Mass., Maureen E.
Alger, in 1986. They bought 5 acres in Wisconsin in 1988,
and built a home where he lived out his life.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, the outdoors, playing cards
and watching westerns. He also never missed a Packers
game. His greatest joy came from spending time with his
wife, children and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Maureen E. Puchalski; children,
Jodi (Kerby) Strickler, James Butler, Heather (Jamie)
Gubrud, Crystal Butler and Dusty (Heather) Puchalski;
daughter-in-law, Shannon Puchalski; siblings, Nancy Waugh,
Elaine (Jim) Mattson, Betty (Richard) Tweeter, Terry Puchalski, Gerald (Zina) Puchalski, Dick (Diane) Puchalski, Neil
(Jan) Puchalski and Kelly (Kyle) Purrier; grandchildren,
Kyle, Samantha, Tyler, Chase, Jared, Riley, Brennan, Hunter,
Ridley, Charlie, Lorelai and KaSandra; and numerous nieces;
nephews; cousins; and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Bruce
Puchalski; brothers-in-law, Virgil Johnson and Harvey
Waugh; and sister-in-law, Lea Puchalski.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at
Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel in Chippewa Falls, with the
Rev. Aaron Sturgis officiating.
Visitation was one hour prior to the service Monday at the
funeral chapel.
Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services in
Chippewa Falls is serving the family.
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expressed
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YEAR IN REVIEW
congressional work.
Cornell eighth grader Jordan Shackleton sets a new
school record at an archery
tournament in Sparta.
The Cadott Hornets Archery
team takes aim at national
competition after they place
first in all four of their tournaments. Helping the team on to
the next level and earning a
new school record is senior
Kaeden Thom.
A fire damages the Building
Sigel Sunset Ranch, in Cadott, takes home first
Blocks Early Learning Center place honors at the National Western Livestock
in Cadott, after kids and em- Show cow/calf division in January, with their Lowployees leave for the day.
line Angus beef cow, Patti, and her calf, Bond. PosKaden Kinney, Lake Hol- ing with the champion cattle, left to right, are,
combe seventh grader, heads Madeline Bode, owner Tammy Gilles, owner Mark
to Lexington, Ky., with his Gilles, judge Blake Bloomberg, association
horse, Willow, to compete in princess Laramie Coffey, association queen Bridget
the Road to the Horse All-Star Hoffman, handler and ranch employee Shea Esser,
and handler Samantha Straley. (Submitted Photo)
Shootout.
Births: Chase Anthony; Cyress Krueger; are collected, in addition to $400.
Cadott holds their alumni tournament
Presley Boisvert; Obadiah Yeager
Deaths: Urban Gass; Helen Simmerman; weekend, with the classes of 2005 and 2007
Rune Ruud; Michael Westerberg; Fred Gass; taking first place in the gold division basketKay Roscoe; Edward Boris; Amy Shilts; ball matchups, and the class of 2001 bringing
home the trophy for the black division.
Naomi Kaveen
The Cornell High School hosts a Job Fair
April
The Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative and Business Expo, sponsored by the Cornell
plans to demolish their current building, built Area Betterment Association.
The Cadott Hornets Archery team brings
in 1951, and construct a new office and truck
garage. Employees plan to relocate to a va- home their seventh state title after they comcant building on Main Street, formerly Dr. pete at the NASP State Championship. The
team sets a new state record.
Lanes Dental Office.
The Cornell FFA forestry team takes firstThe Cornell Camaraderie Club packs their
place honors at the Agricultural Technology
1,900th box to send overseas to the troops.
Contest in River Falls.
Cornell citizen Bertha Leja turns 100.
The Lake Holcombe School agriculture
Cal Demulling, 8, Cadott, takes first place
in the Special Olympic basketball skills at the department receives more than $21,000 from
the Don Tiny Albrecht estate to help studistrict level.
The Cornell Archery team takes first at a dents go on field trips.
Danielle Gygi, Holcombe, receives the
tournament in Cashton. During the tournament, sophomore McKenzie Weggen breaks Good Citizen Award from the Eau Claire
the school record set by eighth grader Jordan Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Shackleton.
Crescent Meats, Cadott, earns Grand
An apartment complex on Cadotts Main
Street is damaged when a kitchen fire breaks Champion with their head cheese at a Meat
Product Show.
out in the building.
Nick Seng is crowned as the Lake HolLarry Sime, River Country Store manager,
retires after 53 years in the seed/feed indus- combe 2015 Junior Prom king, while Kareese Jiskra reigns as Prom queen.
try.
Cadott names Austin Anderson as the 2015
The Lake Holcombe FFA holds a Spring
Madness Food Drive to provide Easter meals Junior Prom king, while Elizabeth Kyes is
for the Lake Holcombe Food Pantry. During crowned queen.
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the week-long drive, more than 1,000 items
The Cornell Fair was held Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14, offering
rides, carnival food, free music and the Cornell Lions Club famous charcoal
chicken dinner.
(Photo by Monique Westaby)
YEAR IN REVIEW
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fundraiser.
Country Fest features acts such as Keith
Bicyclists from the Highground Tour pass
With enough interest from Urban, Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw.
through Cornell on their way to the HighCornell and Lake Holcombe
With about 5 inches of rain that came ground Veterans Memorial in Neillsville.
Schools, the Knights form a down in the Chippewa Valley over the course
Cornell school bus driver Mickey Bates reco-op golf team for the spring of a day, ditches over run, streams and rivers tires after driving the State Highway 64 route
sports line-up.
are at capacity, and roads are washed away.
for 30 years.
Because of a proposal
After 36 years, Dr. Ned Willkom hangs up
Golfers turn out to chase the elusive holebrought to the Cornell City his dentistry tools in Cadott.
in-one at the annual Cornell Lions Golf TourCouncil by member Terry
Severe storms hit the area over the week- nament at Twin Oaks and Entwood Golf
Courses in Holcombe. Earning top honors
Smith, the pulpwood Stacker end, leaving downed trees in its wake.
might be taken out of retireThe search for 54-year-old Tammy Jovaag are the team of Dave DeJongh, Mike Rivers,
ment and used for an observa- is called off after almost a month goes by Tim Smith and Neal Verhulst.
Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Cornell
tion deck or bungee jump.
since she went missing from Holcombe.
The Cadott Hornets Track
Cadott plays host to Rock Fest, which celebrates its 100th anniversary with a felCadott head coach Jeff Chrusciel hugs graduated teams complete a successful draws in acts like Judas Priest, Godsmack lowship meal, along with sharing memories
through photo albums.
Hornet players from last years team during an Aug. run in regional and sectional and Shinedown.
21 halftime ceremony honoring Chrusciel.
Cornell resident Mike Rivers records his
meets, sending nine individuResidents let their voices be heard about
(Photo by Kayla Peche) als to state competition.
the historic 108-year-old Cobban Bridge in first hole-in-one at the Bloomer Golf Course.
After Cadott Hornets head football coach
Cornell-Lake Holcombe Jim Falls. After hearing Chippewa County
Births: Peityn Nikolai; Lucy Patten; BrynKnights senior Eric Nedland advances to might decide to tear down the structure, the Jeff Cruschiel is diagnosed with esophageal
ley Hoff
Deaths: Edna Pagenkopf; the Rev. Jere- state competition for the second straight year. community begins efforts to save the Cob- cancer, his team rallies to his support and
dedicates their opening season game to him.
The Cadott Hornets Golf team earns a re- ban Bridge.
miah Cashman; Suzanne Stubb; Lydia
The Swinging Fore a Cause organization
Dave Koch scores a hole-in-one at EntTkachuk; Mary Ann Kocher; Senior Master gional championship at home for the second
wood Golf Course in Holcombe, while just a reaches its 10th year in support of the Lake
Sgt. Phillip Gygi; Charles Sikora; Melvin year in a row.
Cornell friends, family and faculty gather few miles away, Steve McDaniel hits his own Holcombe School and students, holding their
Mattson; Frances Matschee; Roy Yohnk;
annual golf fundraiser at Entwood Course.
Dorothy Reeve; Genevieve Jackson; Evelyn for commencement ceremonies for the 2015 hole-in-one at Twin Oaks Golf Course.
Births: Teagen DeMars; Levi Patton; Bregraduating class. Closing the chapter is the
Births: Gabriel Hill; Lena Zenner; Levi
Swanson; Ursula Preston
theme from valedictorian Gretchen Lehman; Madyson McIlquham; Madden anna Spath
May
Deaths: Elaine Dressler; Joseph Morfoot;
The Hornet Hustle Fun Run has 92 partic- Schroeder and salutatorian Brianna Johnson. Gindt; Cooper Rubenzer; Justice Schofield;
Cadott boasts champion honors in the form Chase Westaby; Kristie Hakes; Jeremiah Bill Felmlee; James Rahn; Frank Popelka;
ipants and raises about $1,400 for a Cadott
Donald Rose; Marilyn Schroeder; Norman
of junior Elizabeth Kyes, who brings home a Helgerson
eighth-grade field trip.
Deaths: Shirley Wagner; Donna Decker; Pagenkopf
The Cornell School Board accepts the res- state win in the 400-meter dash.
September
Katie Matott is awarded Cornells Citizen Sharon Lange; Leonard Peterson; Violet
ignations of first-grade teacher Jason Jaenke,
Northwestern Bank, Cornell, celebrates its
Paulsen; Gerald Holznagel; Herman Starck;
and marketing and business instructor Ryan of the Year.
The Lake Holcombe Theater department Karen Phillippi; Elizabeth Bell; Lloyd Proku- 80th birthday.
Helke.
Borderline Rebel 4-H Club member Saige
pek; Lawrence Sedlacek; Emma Andre;
The Cornell High School plays host to the presents The Music Man Jr.
Sikora is recognized for her leadership, citiBirths: Gavin Richardson; Autumn Es- Lloyd JuVette
Enchanted Evening Junior Prom, where
zenship and community service, while Quinn
August
Curtis Hakes is crowned as king, while Eliz- linger; Aubree Parish; Blake Rudnick
Deaths: Geraldine Ducommun; Mary
Caitlin Larson is crowned Miss Cadott Sikora is honored for 12 years as a 4-H memabeth Sproul reigns as queen.
ber.
World War II veteran and Cornell native Holznagel; June Ewer; Patricia Semanko; Nabor Days at the 61st annual celebration.
Holy Cross Catholic Church in Cornell hits
Dorothy Zweifel and her husband, George,
Eino Martino boards the Never Forgotten Charles Smith; Mabel Strzok; Beverly
Eichelt; Mary Brewington; Claire Frank; stop by the Cornell Fire Hall to express their its 100 year milestone.
Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
The Lake Holcombe Lions annual golf
Seventeen Cornell Spanish students, chap- Mathilda Ramminger; Jane Malison; Thomas thanks to the firefighters who rescued her
after she fell into a well on the couples prop- tournament is deemed a success. Taking first
eroned by parents and faculty members, Sommerfeld; Joan Sackmann
July
erty in May. During the fall into the 16-foot place are Randy and Mary Dicus, and Jeff
travel to Spain.
Corey Sedlacek, 1992 Cadott High School hole, 72-year-old Dorothy sustained broken and Shana Ludvigsen.
After fundraising for a year and a half,
Cadott Miller Pharmacy is robbed at gun
Lake Holcombe band and choir students graduate, is named vice-president of Lockton ribs, a broken collarbone, and fractures in her
Dunning Benefits.
back, as well as cuts and bruises.
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make the 1,374 mile trip to San Antonio.
Cadott junior Elizabeth Kyes hits a new
personal best in the triple jump at a Gilman
invitational.
The Miller Pharmacy in Cadott is held up
at gun point, when a suspect demands employees give him medication and wallets.
Twenty-six seniors receive their diplomas
during commencement exercises at Lake
Holcombe School. Danielle Gygi served as
class valedictiorian, with Katie Ruhde as
salutatorian.
Vito and Linda Sblendorio, Holcombe, are
recognized statewide for their weight loss
through TOPS. Vito lost over 50 pounds
while Linda lost more than 60 pounds.
Parents, friends and faculty are on hand to
witness the graduation of 45 Cadott High
School seniors, including valedictorian Luke
Bell and salutatorian Quinn Hartzell.
The Cornell-Lake Holcombe Knights Girls
and Boys Track teams take the East Lakeland
Conference title for 2015.
Births: Kylee Tomkowiak
Deaths: Rudolph Arneson; Verlon Cowell;
Barbara Smith; Raymond VanDenHeuvel;
Charles Sadler; Joseph Taylor; Sylvia Ringer;
Joann Palmer; Eldora Clary; Robert Page;
Janet Lacina; Mary Smock
June
Friends and family gather at Staudacher Over 75 cars were on display at the Lake Holcombe Lions annual car show Sept. 13, and showgoers filled the rows,
Field in Holcombe in memory of Nathan checking out the classic vehicles. Cars and trucks like the 1928 Ford Model AA from Larry Verhulst, Holcombe, 1969
Chevelle from Paul Hruby, Holcombe, and the 1929 Ford Coupe Hot Rod from Jimmy Boy Edming, Glen Flora, graced
Zamsky, raising $10,000 during the second
the Lake Holcombe Lions Pavilion grounds at Staudacher Field. Those in attendance voted for the car or truck they
annual Nathans Wish Angel Wings of Love thought should win while listening to music from the 50s and 60s.
(Photos by Monique Westaby)
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Knights senior Sam Peterson becomes the tion of School Boards for reaching Level 5, pizzas, cupcakes and more.
first runner to ever earn All-Conference for the highest level of the associations recogCornell senior Curtis Hakes is nominated
the Cornell-Lake
nition
pro- for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
Holcombe boys Mary Ann Cote, Holcombe, brought an unusual gram.
A&D Docks, Cornell, plans to move less
cross
country russet potato with 10 growths attached into the
To honor than a mile away after they purchase land
Cornell Courier Sentinel office
team.
those
who from the city at the industrial airport.
Oct. 6. Cote said her husband,
A benefit is
have passed,
A bottle of alcohol honoring the last man
Clifford, dug the tuber on their
held for Cadott farm. (Photo by Ginna Young)
the Cornell is opened at the Cornell American Legion
head coach Jeff
Veterans Last Hall. After sitting for 54 years, members
Chrusciel, who
Mans Club opened the booze and toasted Charles Johnsays he cant
continues at son, who passed away in November.
The Cadott Area Historical Museum gets
thank everyone
the Cornell
enough for their
American Le- a new sign thanks to an anonymous donation.
Lake Holcombe Track coach Jake Ebner is
support.
gion Hall. The
The
Cadott
club, started named as the Wisconsin Track Coaches AsLions hold their
in 1957, orig- sociations Coach of the Year.
About 800 people attend the Kids Commuannual District
nally had 44
Governors Night,
members, and nity Christmas Party in Cornell.
Cornell graduate Dale Hetke is promoted
with
Larry
now, 57 years
Bradley presidlater, only one to Air Force colonel.
After vandals once again strike at the
ing.
Bradley
member of the
Cadott water tower, the Cadott Village Board
awarded the Birch-Sturm Fellowship to Lion club remains Charles Johnson.
Dr. Bernard Schwetz. Lion Robert Thorson
The Cadott Elementary School receives discusses destruction prevention.
Although comprehensive planning has
was presented the Melvin Jones Fellowship, new school spirit T-shirts sponsored by Peowhile Donnie Kolpien was named as Cadott ple Active in Cadotts Education. At the start been the topic for months at Lake Holcombe
Lion of the Year.
of the school year, students designed a new Town Board meetings, the board decides
The Cornell and Lake Holcombe Lions shirt. The winning entry came from third against a referendum on the subject.
Clubs join to award Alois Olichwier and Ron grader Kaylee Hamlin.
Plumer with the Birch-Sturm Fellowship
Thanks to Cornell resident
award. Receiving Lion of the Year are Ray Ashley Bera and others with
Guthman and Rick Mitchell.
the American Heart AssociaThe Cornell Fire Department turns 101 tion, a new bill could be
years old.
passed requiring CPR to be
From rural Cornell to Rome, farm boy taught in schools.
Daniel Sedlacek takes the next step on his
The Cornell Knights of
priesthood journey, becoming ordained a Columbus Council Jean
deacon.
Brunet 4948 earns the distincBirths: Greyson Dahm; Kasey Miland; tion of Star Council, one of the
Koda Peterson; Henry Zieche
organizations top awards.
Deaths: Louise Freeman; Mark Hall;
After spending a few
James Michal II; Kathy Johansen; Elwood months in a temporary locaBeaudin; John Sims; Larry Braden; Patrick tion on Main Street while the
Hoover; Raleigh Hakes; Neil Boyea; Thomas old building was demolished,
Smith Jr.; Roy Emerson; Donald Weggen; the Chippewa Valley Electric
Henry Rubenzer; David Braden
Cooperative offices are back
November
in their South 8th Street locaLake Holcombe School will have a new tion.
electronic sign advertising school events,
Because of a $1,200 donathanks to the Lake Holcombe PRIDE Com- tion from the Wisconsin Vetermittee.
ans Tribute, the Cadott
Cornell School Board member Eileen Community Library will offer
As one of her more unique pieces, Jean Bowe disSikora is honored by the Wisconsin Associa- iPads for patron use.
Cadott athletic director Jim plays a snow globe with a nativity scene inside as
Sekel is named as the District part of her collection. Looking close, Mary and
1 Athletic Director of the Year Joseph can be seen in the background watching over
baby Jesus in the manger. (Photo by Ginna Young)
by the Wisconsin Athletic DiAfter 46 years serving the Cornell area,
rectors Association.
The Cornell Elementary School collects chiropractor Earl Doc Boettcher retires.
A-1 Agricultural Zoning is passed by the
more than 1,700 items for the food pantry.
For the second year in a row, Sheldon Cornell City Council for a plot of land on
brothers R.J. and Kaden Kinney earn a trip Riverside Drive, after a request came from
Al and Sue Potaczek to have the land zoned
to the MSA Worlds Championship.
Deaths: Robert Readinger; Sharon to construct a business.
For the first time, the Lake Holcombe and
Adolphson; Lyle Buttke; Charles Johnson;
Helen Hinds; Fred Bosteder Jr.; Herbert Ladysmith School Districts combine to offer
Wriedt; Melvin Gass; Shirley Parsons; De- a Winter Jazz Gala to friends and family. The
event, held at Paradise Shores in Holcombe,
loris Pischke; Julia Wojtyna
had performances from each school, as well
December
The Wisconsin Veterans Tribute donates as guest saxophonist Jerod Kaszynski.
Energy prices for Cadott customers are set
two signs depicting the Star Spangled Banner and the Pledge of Alegiance to the Cadott for the next nine years, after the village board
approves extending the electrical cost until
Elementary School.
The late Naval Lt. Jerry Irwin is inducted 2024.
The Cornell-Lake Holcombe Knights
into the UW-Stout Hall of Heroes.
After 15 years with the Marshfield Clinic Cross Country team receives the 2015 East
Cornell Center, Dr. Erik Dickson says Lakeland Conference Sportsmanship Award.
Births: Ella Christie; Roman Hover; Jackfarewell to his patients and colleagues, accepting a position outside the Marshfield son Taylor
Deaths: Judy Falzerano; Ronald Baker;
Clinic system.
Jeremiah Hattamer, kindergarten, gives Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Harp a
Dixons Apple Orchard, south of Cadott, Penny Spaeth; Violet Holtman; Danny Clark;
hearty handshake following the Lake Holcombe School Veterans Day Program.
(Photos by Monique Westaby) holds a community Deck the Halls event with Linda Thom; Dennis St. Aubin
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SPORTSWEEK
Cadott
Bowling
Pool
Cornell
Basketball Standings
2015-16 West Cloverbelt
Conference Boys Basketball
Team
W L
McDonell
4 0
Altoona
3 1
Regis
3 1
Fall Creek
2 2
Stanley-Boyd
2 2
Cadott
1 3
Osseo-Fairchild
1 3
Thorp
0 4
2015-16 West Cloverbelt
Conference Girls Basketball
Team
W L
Regis
5 0
Fall Creek
4 1
Altoona
3 2
Stanley-Boyd
3 2
McDonell
2 3
Thorp
2 3
Osseo-Fairchild
1 4
Cadott
0 5
Jan. 7-14
7:15 p.m.
1 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
2:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
Lake Holcombe
7:15 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
Cornell-Lake Holcombe-Gilman
Varsity Wrestling
Thur., Jan. 7 at Shell Lake
Sat., Jan. 9
at Shell Lake
Thur., Jan. 14 at Flambeau
6 p.m.
10 a.m.
7 p.m.
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Hunter of
the Week
In a late season
bow hunt, Rocky
Winchel, 19, Sheldon, shot this 17point, 17 7/8-inch
spread buck with a
Mathews
compound bow Dec.
30. The deer was
harvested across
the road from
the Winchel family
farm around 4:20
p.m., 18 yards from
the tree stand following a doe and
two yearlings. The
buck had been
spotted on a trail
camera Oct. 21 and didnt appear again until Dec.
4. This is Winchels first buck with a bow.
(Submitted Photo)
Selina has only missed one year of her entire life of doing
a fly in, and she loves heading north with family and friends.
This year she won the big walleye bet for the week. We
landed on a Saturday and got home on a Saturday. We fished
hard, laughed lots and stayed up late.
July
Selina and I participated in two KAMO (Kids And Mentors Outdoors) camping trips.
The first was on the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin
Dells and we had a blast. The second was on the Petenwell
Flowage. Fishing, tubing, bear baiting and lots of campfire
time with a lot of good people. Check out KAMO at
www.kamokids.org.
August
For several years I have taken Selina and three of her
friends on a four-day outing to an island on the Flambeau
Flowage. We tube, swim, sometimes fish and do a whole
bunch of nothing.
September
Other than moose or elk hunting, what wipes me out more
than anything is bear baiting then hunting. This July through
mid October, Selina and I (who both had tags) put thousands
of miles on my truck, probably a couple hundred hours in
the woods, and though we had plenty of big bear coming to
the baits, it was all after dark.
Acorns and way too many hunters in Zone C made it so
we went 32 hunts without seeing a bear while in a stand.
October
October was our annual Mississippi River duck hunt, near
Ferryville, while camping on an island. This trip is a classic
that my father started back in the late 50s. I have been
going on it for 44 years and Selina loves it.
November
Deer camp.
The Red Brush Gang has so much fun that no one wants
to leave. This fall Selina became independent. As long as
she is carrying a compass, a daypack and hip boots, she does
not need her dad.
There is more to tell but no more space.
Happy New Year.
Sunset
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Cornell
Holiday
Shoppe
Area students receive scholarships
Wisconsin
Indianhead
Technical College (WITC)
December
scholarship
donor/recipient receptions
were held at the four WITC
campuses where nearly
$110,000 in scholarships
were awarded. This represents a 10 percent increase
in the amount awarded, and
15 percent more students receiving scholarships compared to fall 2014.
The WITC Foundation is
fortunate to be supported by
generous donors who want
to help our students achieve
their academic goals, said
Craig Fowler, executive director of the WITC Foundation and WITC-Rice Lake
campus administrator. Area
businesses, services and
civic clubs, WITC faculty
Nancy Weiss
Cadott Elementary Class of the Week: Second
Grade
ship.
From Jim Falls, Ashley
Howell was awarded the
James Quinn Memorial
Scholarship and from Sheldon, Rebecca Lund, was
given the VINE (Rice Lake)
Scholarship for Early Childhood Education.
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Village of Cadott
In the past month, Nancy Weiss second-grade class has had an inquiry unit about Native Americans and
colonists. Nick Kotek, library media specialist, showed students how to use a database to answer questions centered around the question: How did the Native Americans and colonists live during colonial
times? Students made a video of themselves using an Aurasma app, which parents could see by using
an iPad. Parents were invited to watch the inquiry project video and play Native American games with
their children. In math, students learned the deep meaning of the equal sign (the value of equations is
the same). They have worked on many ways to solve number equations when the missing number is in
different spots, and have five ways to solve addition and subtraction problems to find the correct answer.
The students are wearing their school spirit shirts courtesy of PACE.
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