Raymond Earl Anderson, age 80, of Clintonville, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 peacefully in his home.

Ray was born on December 23, 1938 in Berlin, New Hampshire to Barney and Beatrice (Clavette) Anderson. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1957, then served briefly in the United States Marine Reserves. On February 24, 1962 he was united in marriage to Irene Patricia Gray of Lancaster, New Hampshire. Together they raised four children: Aubrey, Raymond Jr., Rodney, and Raelene. Ray proudly supported his family by operating his own taxi service, “Ray’s Taxi” in Lancaster and working at a paper mill in Groveton, New Hampshire. In 1974 the family moved to Wisconsin. Upon their arrival, Ray worked briefly as a custodian for Manawa Public Schools. The family soon permanently settled in Clintonville, where Ray worked as a custodian at the Four Wheel Drive for several years and made many friends. Ray’s greatest joy in life was telling people about his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He genuinely loved everyone he met and was a walking testament to God’s love. His best times were spent playing with his grandchildren, making trips to Shawano for flea markets or strawberry shortcake, and trekking to Shiocton on the special occasions he got to enjoy fried chicken, fish, and ice cream at his favorite restaurant, Romy’s. Over the years Ray enjoyed trips back to New Hampshire, deer hunting, gardening, and making his famous chocolate chip cookies and fudge (recipes which he took to the grave). You could usually find him drinking coffee with his best friend Dave and other family and friends, “out back” splitting fire wood, or walking around town where people would instantly recognize him by his favorite hat, which seldom left his head.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Irene; four children: Aubrey Anderson, Raymond Anderson Jr., Rodney (Jodi) Anderson, and Raelene Anderson; three grandchildren: Katelyn Pivot, Amber Anderson, and Michael Anderson; and two great-granddaughters, Emily Rae Pivot and Ella Mae Fritz. He is further survived by many nieces and nephews, relatives, and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, Barney and Beatrice Anderson; his mother and father-in-law, Aubrey and Geraldine Gray; his sister, Nancy Berndt, and his grand-son-in-law, Lawrence “L.J.” Pivot.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at Christ Congregational Church (70 S. Main St., Clintonville, WI) with Pastor Jill Meyer officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 3:00 p.m. till the time of the service. A spring burial will take place at the Graceland cemetery in Clintonville. Newcomer-Green Bay Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements. To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit www.NewcomerGreenBay.com.

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Thomas J. Bruno, age 78, passed away peacefully under hospice care on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at ThedaCare Medical Center in Waupaca, WI.

He was born May 13, 1940 in the Town of Superior, Chippewa Co., MI; son of Corbett and Virginia (Wells) Bruno. On September 12, 1964, Tom married Diane Wolosek at Trinity Lutheran Church in Waupaca and together they shared 51 years of marriage before her passing on February 1, 2016. Tom started work at the Waupaca Foundry in 1969 and retired after 35 years in 2004. After retirement, he and Diane loved to travel and go camping. On most Friday nights, you could always find the both of them enjoying their fish fries at Rustic Woods. Tom will be dearly missed by all of his loving family and friends.

Tom is survived by his four children: Kelly (Wayne) McKay of Waupaca, WI; Laurie (Matthew) Schultz of Manawa, WI; Thomas Bruno Jr. of Waupaca, WI, and Tammy (Kurt) Weir of Waupaca, WI; eight grandchildren: Crystal (Ron) Mason of Waupaca, WI; Nichole McKay of Waupaca, WI; Cody (Katie) McKay of Waupaca, WI; Lisa (Dan) Madden of New London, WI; Matthew Schultz Jr. of Menominee, MI; Amber Weir of Austin, TX; Kyle (Brittany) Weir of Valdosta, GA, and Kelsey Weir of Waupaca, WI; twelve great-grandchildren: Ron and Joey Mason; Alizabeth and Philip McKay; Neveah and Jaylynn Dallman; Brayson Madden; Austin, Alayna, Chase, and Hunter Schultz; and baby boy, Leylin Weir, due in May; one brother, Paul (Ruth) Bruno of Bridgman, MI; and one sister, Ethel (Joe) Eder of Colfax, WI. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Corbett and Virginia Bruno; his loving wife, Diane Bruno; and a sister, Sister Mary Ellen Bruno.

A Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca, WI. Burial will be on Friday, February 8, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Lind Center Cemetery in the Town of Lind. The Holly Funeral Home of Waupaca is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Over 1,000 attend lutefisk dinner

By Holly Neumann

It was a busy weekend in the Iola community when the 58th Annual Iola Winter Carnival took place on Feb. 1-3.

From fat tire bike races to ice sculptures, ski jumping and ice fishing, the weekend would not have been complete without the Norwegian Lutefisk Supper that takes place each year.

According to Mike Mazemke, who helps organize the event, 1,021 people attended the dinner.

Among the guests was 105-year-old Rosalie Dahlen, who came from Wautoma to enjoy the dinner with granddaughter Bonnie Krings and daughter Sandra Krings, both from Chicago.

“I heard about the dinner from my grams who has been coming here for several years,” said Bonnie. “I was her ride here today. Everything is so wonderful.”

Sandra agreed.

“I think this event is amazing,” she said. “When my mom wants to get to an event like this, you know it’s pretty important. I know how much she looks forward to it each year.”

Sandra ate some lutefisk, but Bonnie was not willing to give it a try.

“I cannot believe how many people come through those doors just for the lutefisk,” Bonnie said. “It is just not my cup of tea.”

Her grandmother thought she was crazy.

“I love the lutefisk,” said Rosalie. “I come here just so we can have it. There are not too many places we can have it otherwise. I have eaten it all my life.”

She thinks it is great Iola carries on the tradition and celebrates the Norwegian heritage this way.

“I will continue coming here for as long as I can,” she said. “I think eating all that lutefisk is keeping me so young.”

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Iola Winter Carnival Court members were (from left) FRONT: Emily Wolfgram, , Makenna Brown, Queen Sophie Gullixon, Payton Wester and Haley Ullom. Court escorts BACK: Colin Kiper, Alex Sharp, Edward Bonokowske, Caden Prahl and Keygan Singh. Holly Neumann Photo

Mazemke was happy with this year’s event.

“We ran out of cod and it was close on the lutefisk,” he said. “This was a first for us. We usually don’t run out of anything. It was truly a phenomenal day. I think everyone was sick of the cold weather and wanted to get out of the house.”

Mazemke said the dinner was not just about the people who dined, but also about the volunteers who made it happen.

More than 15 hours went into the planning and preparing.

“I cannot say enough about all the volunteers,” Mazemke said. “The volunteers are amazing. Iola Sentry, the school, the custodians, the school cooks for letting us invade their space and, of course. Jim Neidert for his secret recipes. I cannot say enough about all of them.”

Among the volunteers was Betty Kuhr, who is a veteran at the Norwegian Supper, and Erin Bruno, who is new to community and took part for the first time.

“We’re a community. We help each other. That is what community is all about,” said Kuhr. “People come from all over to this, and we are so glad to have them here. We have to do our best.”

“I had no idea what to expect,” said Bruno. “This is absolutely crazy. The town really works together and embraces the Norwegian heritage. I am proud to be a part of this community.”

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Current ordinance seen as outdated

By Angie Landsverk

The city of Waupaca wants its zoning code to provide more flexibility and opportunities.

“We need feedback so we can create a code that is more user friendly and that works for people who want to develop, build in the community,” said Brennan Kane, the city’s community and economic development director.

On Jan. 16, the city began an initiative to rewrite the code with its first community chat on the topic.

At least three more are planned.

About 20 people attended the first meeting, held in Farmers State Bank’s lower-level community room.

Most represented real estate, banking and local businesses.

Challenges
The city asked what challenges there are with the current code.

Some said businesses feel unwelcome and find the process unfavorable.

Others commented on the length of the review process and said there are too many hoops to jump through.

“The goal is to streamline the process so it gets people through the door quickly,” Kane said.

He understands why people find it challenging.

There are currently 10 to 15 different zoning classifications in the city, Kane said.

“It is difficult to navigate. I’ve been here five years,” he said. “It’s difficult, even from the city perspective. It’s not user friendly.”

Waupaca’s zoning code dates back to the 1960s.

The last time it had a major update was in 2006.

That was before tiny homes and live/work spaces were topics throughout the country.

Rick Wolter spoke to one of them during this month’s community chat.

Two years ago, he and his wife Tammy bought the building at 112 N. Main St., in downtown Waupaca.

They wanted to create a live/work unit on the main level.

“When Rick and Tammy first bought the building, our code did not allow what they wanted to do. They wanted to bring a new idea into the city,” Kane said.

Wolter said they had to do a lot of work to get a zoning change.

Last spring, the common council approved the rezoning of multiple downtown properties from B-2 Central Business District to B-7 Riverfront District.

First-floor living is now allowed on the sides of the buildings facing Cooper Street.

“It took six to eight months. It’s a great example. But unfortunately, it is what the city has had to do because of projects that were not part of the existing zoning code,” Kane said.

Zoning codes
Tom Baron describes the city’s code as outdated, lacking adaptability and showing its age.

He is a principal planner with the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, and is assisting the city with the project.

Many other communities are facing the same situation, he said.

In his experience working with the city, Baron has noticed the city’s staff spends a lot of time helping people understand the code.

The intent of this process is to make things more understandable and efficient, he said.

Waupaca has a traditional or Euclidean zoning code.

This type of zoning started in the early 1900s in the United States, Baron said.

It is very defined, separating different types of use, he said.

A newer type being used in the country is form-based zoning, Baron said.

He said that type is about how a use fits into a community.

It also looks at building design and site layout.

Mixed-use developments – with residential and commercial on the same site – are being seen more in communities, Baron said.

Kane said the city is interested in a hybrid approach that incorporate parts of both Euclidean and form-based zoning.

“There will still be regulations,” he said.

Some said the city’s current design standards hamper new development and increase costs.

The East Gateway has design standards and restrictive covenants, Kane said.

He said the industrial park has five sets of standards he has to look at.

One Realtor believes private developers should determine the design standards, based on the market.

Timeline
Kane said Waupaca’s zoning code rewrite will be comprehensive, and be from Foxfire Golf Course to the city’s east side and industrial park.

“This is a code for the community,” he said.

The goal is to have something people look at and get an easy understanding of how they may develop a property, Baron said.

Kane expects the process to take at least a year.

It includes doing a character study of the city and holding at least three more community chats.

The next one involves teaming up with the library to coincide with an exhibit there about Waupaca’s past, present and future.

The first community chat also included discussion about the approval process and desired outcomes of the rewrite process.

Being able to see the city’s zoning map online and knowing the city’s standards up front were among the comments.

The updated code will include graphic elements.

Allowing the construction of smaller homes on smaller lots was also brought up during that meeting, as was the need to address property maintenance in the city because it affects property values.

The city’s Plan Commission is the steering committee for the zoning code rewrite.

The commission meets at 5:15 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month, in the council chambers.

The council chambers are located in City Hall’s lower level.

Kane said all are “welcome to come, listen and participate as needed. It will be a transparent process.”

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Jeannine R. Eckels, age 88, passed away peacefully, with family by her bedside, on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at ThedaCare Medical Center-Wild Rose.

She was born on April 23, 1930 to parents Arthur L. and Mollie M. (Wenzlick) Lindahl in Oak Park, IL. On May 10, 1947, she married Forest C. Eckels in Merrill, WI and together they shared 39 years of marriage before Forest passed away on December 4, 1986. Jeannine and Forest started their married life residing in Wausau, where Forest was employed by Northern Auto Supply Co. In 1959, they moved their family of five to Wautoma, where Forest was promoted to manager/operator of the newly-built branch store. Throughout her married life in Wautoma, Jeannine worked as a certified nursing assistant, first in a Wautoma nursing home, and later at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King until she retired at age 60 in 1990.

Jeannine had a strong work ethic and worked hard to help make her family’s life a good one. She was a caring and compassionate nursing assistant and often reached out to the less fortunate in the community. In her younger years, Jeannine and Forest loved to enter dance contests and won many of them. She also loved to swim and ice skate. As a child, she was a big fan of Norwegian Olympic figure skater Sonja Henie. She also liked to sing and dance like her idol, child film star Shirley Temple. She was a lifelong Packers fan and loved watching the games with her family, especially after she retired. When her children were little, she created the best Easter baskets, overflowing with goodies and she loved sewing Easter clothing for her kids. She loved crocheting afghans, baby clothes, and baptismal gowns for her grandchildren, enthusiastically sharing patterns and designs with her daughter-in-law, Cindy; going to garage sales, on the hunt for the most “unique” coffee mugs for her collection; and baking cookies and other goodies with her grandchildren. Most of all, she loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them.

She always loved the Christmas holidays; however, the family could not put gifts for her under the tree early as her curiosity would get the best of her and she was known to “peek” from time to time before Christmas Day. She always told the story of getting a card of bobby pins for Christmas as a child during the Depression, and as a result, she was always very generous with gifts “from Santa.” For Christmas dinner, she always made lime/pineapple jello in a mould pan, which the family called “green mold” to tease her. It has become a family tradition to always make “green mold” for family Christmas get-togethers. Due to health problems, Jeannine moved into Silver Lake Manor in Wautoma in 2003. She enjoyed the activity program, especially when musical groups would entertain at the facility. She had a good sense of humor and would enjoy teasing and laughing with her caregivers. She loved chocolate and was generous with it, sharing it with her visitors and staff. She looked forward to the staff bringing their children to trick-or-treat so she could give them candy and show them her collection of musical/dancing snowmen, dogs, teddy bears, etc. She also loved winning Bingo prizes, especially chocolate bars.

Jeannine is survived by her three children: Sharilyn “Sherry” (Nolan) Kelley, Wautoma; son Steven (Sue) Eckels, Eureka, MT; and son Thomas (Carol) Eckels, Nekoosa; six grandchildren: Molly Hardt, Los Angeles, CA; Adam Kelley, Wautoma; Ryan (Cody Coon) Eckels, Sheboygan; Shannon (Aaron Karnatz) Eckels, Stevens Point; David Eckels, Baraboo; Laura (Hans) Cys, Greenfield; five great-grandchildren: Skylar Hardt, Quinn and Milo Karnatz, and Olivia and Jacobus “Coby” Cys. She is further survived by her sister-in-law Barbara Ames, Kalispell, MT, nieces and nephews, cousins, and other family. She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather William “Bing” Bacher, husband Forest, father-in-law and mother-in-law, William “Clair” and Alice Eckels, brother James Lindahl, sister Doris and brother-in-law Eugene Degner, sister Valeria and brother-in-law George Mahn, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Phyllis and Guy Barlow, brother-in-law Webster Eckels, daughter-in-law Cindy Engebretson, lifelong friends Arnie and Marge Buchberger, a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and other family.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 9th at Grace United Methodist Church in Wautoma at 11 a.m. Pastor Raphael Cubilette will officiate. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., just prior to the funeral service. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery in Wautoma following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family will be establishing a memorial. Leikness Funeral Home in Wautoma is assisting the family with the arrangements. Website: wautomafuneralhome.com.

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Jeff T. “Willy” Wilz, age 64, of New London, died on Saturday, February 2, 2019.

He was born on January 11, 1955, in Appleton, the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (Erickson) Wilz. Jeff was a jack of all trades and worked many jobs, but he loved to work on cars and was a longtime employee of Fremont Auto Center. He enjoyed making trips to Hurley with his lifelong friend, Jeff Gorges and the Gorges brothers.

Jeff is survived by his children, Kris (Jason VanMatre), and Clint, both of Oshkosh; three grandchildren, Wynter Wilz and Zeke and Villin VanMatre; his brothers and sisters, Bob, Prescott, AZ; Steve (Connie), New London; Nap, Appleton; Joel (Connie), New London; Terry (Jodi), Weyauwega; Shane Tews, Weyauwega and Fawn (Dan) Tauber, Appleton; many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Adam and Mark Wilz; and two nephews, Eric Wilz and Jonathan Prochnow. Per Jeff’s wishes, a small, family get-together for prayer and reflection will be held at a later date. .

Jeff’s family would like to thank Sarah and Emily from ThedaCare Hospice for all of the wonderful care and patience they provided.

The Lewin Funeral Home, Fremont assisted the family with arrangements.

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T-Bird boys still undefeated

By Greg Seubert and Holly Neumann

One team picked up its second win of the season and another stayed undefeated.

Iola-Scandinavia and Weyauwega-Fremont’s boys’ and girls’ basketball teams faced each other for the second time this season Feb. 1.

The W-F girls avenged an earlier loss to the Thunderbirds with a 36-24 win in Weyauwega, while the I-S boys improved to 15-0 with a 72-31 victory in Iola.

W-F 36, I-S 24
The W-F girls picked up their first Central Wisconsin Conference East Division win behind a game-high 20 points from Katie Bleck.

The T-Birds took their first lead of the game – 8-7 – on Hannah Melum’s three-pointer early in the game. The T-Birds eventually built a 12-8 lead, but the Indians closed the half with a 10-3 run to take an 18-15 lead into the locker room.

Bleck scored the Indians’ first eight points of the second half, while the T-Birds went cold from the field and didn’t make a basket until Bryanna Kisting’s three-pointer with 4:20 to go in the game cut the Indians’ lead to 32-19.

The T-Birds trailed by as many as 16 points in the second half. Taylor Folk had 10 points to go with Bleck’s 20, while Emilie Briquelet led the T-Birds with eight.

The T-Birds fell to 8-9 on the season and the Indians improved to 2-14.

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Iola-Scandinavia's Hannah Melum and Weyauwega-Fremont's Julia Rice hit the floor to grab a loose ball Feb. 1 during a girls' basketball matchup in Weyauwega. Iola-Scandinavia won the first meeting earlier this season in Iola, but the Indians answered with a 36-24 victory in the rematch. Greg Seubert Photo

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Justin Sivertson’s double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds led the T-Birds over the Indians.

The T-Birds turned the ball over several times in the first half, but still led 25-17 at halftime behind eight points from Connor Kurki.

Sivertson scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the second half. Kurki and Charlie Stockwell also finished in double figures for the T-Birds with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Drew Vandervest and Kolden Baehman led the Indians with nine and eight.

Both teams hosted East Division games Feb. 5. Iola-Scandinavia hosted Shiocton and Menominee Indian traveled to Weyauwega.

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Janet Esther Kinsman (nee Ohlrogge) died at her home in Manawa, Wisconsin on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the age of 85.

Jan was born on January 23, 1934 in Marshfield, WI to Claude and Edith (Hayes) Ohlrogge. She was Valedictorian of her graduating class at Loyal High School in 1952, and in 1955 graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Marshfield. In 1960 Jan married Bill Kinsman at Grace Lutheran Church in Green Bay and in 1962 Bill and Jan moved to their current residence in Manawa. After raising her three children, Jan returned to work as an RN and eventually Director of Nursing, working at multiple nursing homes in the Waupaca County area. Before her health declined and Macular Degeneration took her sight, Jan loved to garden, collect dishes, researching genealogy and writing family history books, was an avid reader and to her dying day was a music lover, especially opera. Above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family, including many hours spent fishing and playing card games.

Jan is survived by her husband, William (Bill) Kinsman; daughters, Katherine L. (Michael) Fritz of Manawa, Nancy E. (Nils) Kinsman of Green Bay; brother Richard (Michelle) Ohlrogge of Green Bay, five grandchildren: Elizabeth (Ryan) Kinderman of Chicago, David (Noel) Herman of Stevens Point, Kristin Herman (Tom Hinton) Panama City, Florida, Nicholas Kinsman of Green Bay, Norah Kinsman of Green Bay, and four great-grandchildren. Jan was preceded in death by her parents, her son Mark Donald Kinsman, and one great-grandson Noah Herman.

The funeral service for Jan will be held on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cline-Hanson-Dahlke Funeral Home in Manawa with Rev. Steve Rice officiating. A visitation for Jan will be held on Thursday at the funeral home from 4:30 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge at 611 W Doege St, Marshfield, WI 54449. The family would like to thank Affinity Hospice for their care and support during this difficult time, especially her nurse Jean. The Cline Hanson Dahlke Funeral Home in Manawa is serving the family. www.clinehansondahlkefuneralhomes.com

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Deputy says suspect used relative’s name when stopped for speeding.

Cory J. Hillegas, 37, Weyauwega, is charged with identity theft, obstructing an officer and operating while revoked.

At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, Waupaca County Deputy Brittany Mathewson stopped a silver van on State Highway 54 in the town of Mukwa.

According to the criminal complaint, the driver said he did not have his wallet or license and identified himself as “Robert A. Selle.”

A records check, however, did not find anyone by that name.

However, records did indicate the same name with the middle initial “J.”

Mathewson called but was unable to reach the vehicle’s registered owner.

The deputy then told the driver she did not believe him and asked why he was lying about his name.

“I thought maybe I had a warrant,” the driver said, according to the complaint.

Mathewson then issued “Selle” a traffic citation for speeding and a county ordinance citation for obstructing an officer.

Deputy Josh Krueger later spoke with the real Selle, who said he believed Hillegas had been using his name when he was pulled over.

On Jan. 16, Krueger interviewed Hillegas at the Outagamie County jail. Hillegas denied being stopped on State 54 and denied lying about his name.

On Jan. 17, Mathewson spoke with the owner of the vehicle she stopped on State 54. The owner said he had loaned his van to Hillegas about five times in the previous year.

Mathewson also viewed a booking photo of Hillegas, who was arrested in January for battery, and recognized him as the driver she stopped.

Hillegas is scheduled to appear in court on March 26.

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Goal must be met by July

By Scott Bellile

The New London Public Library and Museum Board established a $3.5 million fundraising goal for a proposed mixed-use public library.

Much of the amount must be raised by July 7 in order for a new mixed-use library to be built on the former Wolf River Lumber property in downtown New London. The city has not officially approved the project yet.

The board agreed on the $3.5 million target during a special meeting on Jan. 7, following discussions with the library’s and museum’s respective Friends boards.

If the goal is reached and the mixed-use library is built down the street, then the museum will take over the entire library-museum complex on South Pearl Street. Currently the museum is housed in the basement of the shared building.

McDonald Schaefer, a Madison- and Milwaukee-based fundraising consulting firm, will manage the library’s capital campaign in coordination with the Friends of the New London Library group.

Of the money raised, approximately $3 million would go toward constructing the library building. The remaining $500,000 would help furnish the library.

The city would own the downstairs portion that contains the public library.

A rendering for a proposed mixed-use public library and senior affordable housing unit.
Image courtesy of Stadtmueller & Associates

The private developer, Horizon Development Inc., would own and operate the upstairs portion, which would consist of approximately 40 affordable housing units.

The rest of the 6-acre property would consist of market-rate townhouses and condominiums, totaling 35 to 40 residential units, and possibly a commercial building.

Donations to the library would not be spent on constructing the residential or commercial buildings.

The library has not launched its fundraising campaign yet. Currently it is recruiting volunteers to run it, James Hamilton, consultant for McDonald Schaefer, told the Press Star.

He said anyone interested in volunteering for the campaign can contact Ann Hunt, New London Public Library director, at 920-982-8519.

The Press Star will provide information on how to donate to the project once the capital campaign is underway.

More financing needed than donations

Next December the city of New London plans to apply for senior affordable housing tax credits through the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

Horizon Development Inc. would only proceed with the library’s second-floor residential components if the city were awarded the tax credits.

The city would find out in spring 2020 whether it were awarded the WHEDA tax credits.

If that application is successful, the library building could break ground in 2021.

The city also would establish a tax increment district to finance the project. By using a TID, property tax revenue generated within a selected portion of town could be allocated toward the mixed-use project for up to 27 years.

The city will not finance the project through bonding or a referendum because New London is not in a position to increase its borrowing limit for about five more years.

Instead, the project’s cost would be covered through private donations to the library, the WHEDA tax credits, the TID and the private developer.

City Administrator Kent Hager told the Press Star if any one of those four financial components fails to come through, then the mixed-use development project would be terminated.

If the library’s fundraiser is successful but one of the three other financial components fails, Hunt told the Press Star a backup plan could be to build only a public library on an empty lot that the library owns on Pearl Street across from the current library.

Randy Stadtmueller, the city’s hired consultant for the mixed-use library project, said at a New London Public Library and Museum Board meeting in December that he believes the library could still be built on the riverfront if one of the four necessary financial components, the WHEDA tax credits, failed to come through.

Although the upstairs senior housing would generate useful tax revenue for the site, its tax impact would not be significant enough to derail construction of a library if WHEDA rejected the city’s tax credit application, he said.

“Let’s say … the application fails, and you can’t build the housing. Well, you haven’t built anything, so you have the ability to come back and redesign the building … without housing, and then look at your fundraising and move forward from there,” Stadtmueller told the library and museum board on Dec. 17, 2018.

Museum not included in fundraiser
New London Public Museum, although connected to the library, is a separate entity.

Eventually if the library moves out of its current building, the museum will need to raise around $2 million in its own capital campaign to reconfigure the facility and maintain operations in what would be a larger setting for the museum.

New London Public Museum, currently located in half of the basement of the combined public library and museum building, will take over the entire building if New London Public Library builds a new facility and moves out in a few years.
Scott Bellile file photo

At a Jan. 7 meeting of the library and museum board, Hamilton said campaign consultants determined that the New London community would not financially support a combined fundraising campaign – of around $5.8 million – for both the library’s and museum’s needs.

Later that night, the library and museum board voted to restrict New London Public Museum from conducting any major capital campaigns until the library’s capital campaign is completed.

An alternative fundraising proposal, which the board rejected that night, included a $500,000 stretch goal for New London Public Museum on top of the library’s $3.5 million goal.

The stretch goal would have meant that if the library’s capital campaign hit its $3.5 million target, then fundraising would have continued until July 7 to raise up to $500,000 for the museum’s eventual renovation.

Betty Roberts, secretary for the library and museum board, said it would be “a much cleaner and easier fundraising situation” to only focus on the library now and hold a separate capital campaign for the museum after the library vacates the building.

Roberts said even if the museum’s capital campaign has to take place years from now, people out there will donate to it, noting other large organizations are always conducting ongoing capital campaigns.

“If people want the museum, they will donate to it,” Roberts said.

McDonald Schaefer notices that New London residents have “a strong interest” in preserving their library and museum, Hamilton said.

“People are very interested in how both contribute to the lifeblood and vitality of the New London community and see these as two pillars of New London that need to be maintained moving forward,” Hamilton said.

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GPS program could lessen parents’ worries

By Scott Bellile

Almost every evening, a parent calls the Hortonville Area School District’s bus garage feeling frantic because their child did not walk through the front door.

Typically poor communication among the family is the cause for panic: The child stayed at school or went to play at the neighbor’s house but did not tell Mom or Dad.

In hopes of reducing these stressful moments for families, HASD is testing an online program where school district officials and parents can check if the child rode the bus.

“It just kind of reduces the timeframe that the parent is sitting there wondering where their child is. … It’s very traumatic for parents, more so than for the kids usually,” HASD Transportation Director Harry Steenbock said.

HASD is currently conducting a trial of the program UniteGPS on two of its school buses.

About 180 student riders carry a card that they swipe when they board or leave the bus. Swiping the card notifies the transportation department the child is on or off his or her assigned bus.

Hortonville Area School District students swipe their ID cards into this electronic reader when they board the bus if they ride either of the two school buses that are part of the UniteGPS trial.
Scott Bellile photo

Eventually parents would have the capability of viewing a real-time GPS track of their child’s bus and see how close to home it is. They could also get notified when their child boards and exits the bus.

“They could get a text alert, ‘Johnny got on the bus. Johnny got off the bus,’” Hortonville School Board member Craig Dreier said at a board meeting in November. “If there were any issues as far as getting on the bus as they scan their card, if they’re not supposed to be on that bus, that alert would take place so that bus driver would know right away something’s wrong instead of letting them on the [incorrect] bus and [as a result] we spend an hour and a half looking for a child because he didn’t get dropped off.”

Steenbock recently told the Press Star two memories motivated him to try a program that keeps track of children.
One of them was a conversation he had with a friend.

“He was in manufacturing, and he says, ‘I can track a can of peas around the world, but you can’t tell me where my kid is? Really?’” Steenbock said.

The other memory was a state tragedy. A bus transporting Chippewa Falls High School’s marching band collided with a semi in 2005. The crash killed five passengers and injured 30.

Steenbock said the only person who had a student roster on that bus was the band director who was killed. As a result, parents did not know immediately if their children were on that bus or a different one.

“I want to know where these kids are so if something happens, I know who’s on the bus, where they’re at and who I’ve got to get a hold of,” Steenbock said of Hortonville’s riders. “I want to know that now. I don’t want to know that an hour from now.”

HASD has experimented with various tracking programs since 2014 but did not find the right one until UniteGPS, Steenbock said.

Nonetheless, he said he first wants to expand the trial from two buses to 12 and test UniteGPS further before committing to buying the program.

It would cost $40,000 per year to use UniteGPS for the HASD’s approximately 3,400 riders. That number of riders includes local parochial school students HASD transports.

“Because of the cost and everything involved, I don’t want to spend that money and then it doesn’t work when we get a lot of kids doing it,” Steenbock said.

HASD is the only school district using Maine-based UniteGPS’s tracking and mapping applications, Steenbock said.

“It’s interesting and exciting,” Steenbock said of the technology. “I’m kind of anxious for it because I know we can deliver so much more for the parents and the students of the district.”

At the Nov. 26, 2018 Hortonville School Board meeting, board Clerk Brett Eidahl urged the district to check into UniteGPS’s privacy guidelines and how it handles students’ personal information.

Hortonville Area School District buses leave the Greenville school bus garage to pick up students after school on Feb. 10, 2016. Scott Bellile file photo

“I mean, if they’re bringing up pictures of kids, names of kids, if you can go on any phone and track where any kid is at any point in time, I’d be just wondering what the safety protocols are in place for that,” Eidahl said.

Steenbock replied that parents would use a secured login through the school district’s Skyward portal to access information on their child only.

Steenbock told the Press Star one parent has expressed fear of “Big Brother” monitoring their children.

“But overwhelmingly I’ve had more parents asking me when are they going to have that,” he said of UniteGPS. “And the kids love that they’ve been doing it. They’ve been really responsible having their cards pretty much, and like I say, it gives them a ‘big boy’ feeling.”

HASD bus driver David King agreed. He said his young passengers were initially fascinated by their ID cards, which reminded them of hotel room key cards. The students remain proud to have them.

King said he hopes one day HASD can use facial recognition software to scan in student riders, bypassing physical ID cards altogether.

The school district does not want to be “Big Brother,” but school safety is a huge issue today, King said. Keeping tabs on where students are is one way to practice safety.

“I think most students are aware of the need for security and safety,” King added.

Bus drivers also benefit from UniteGPS by having their own digital map they can view as they drive, King said. This is especially useful to substitute bus drivers who are not familiar with their route.

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Parks director was using personal vehicle

By Bert Lehman

Clintonville’s parks and recreation director will no longer use his personal vehicle for city business.

The Clintonville City Council approved providing the parks department a city vehicle by a 9-1 vote on Jan. 8. Alderwoman Julie Stumbris voted no.

The topic was first discussed at the Jan. 3 Clintonville Parks and Recreation Committee meeting.

“Currently right now I drive my own personal vehicle for work and I kind of want to get away from that,” Parks and Recreation Director Justin Mc Auly told the committee. “Every other department head has a city vehicle.”

He added that his personal vehicle’s insurance is more expensive because he drives it for city business, and if there were an accident, it would fall under his insurance.

He also said the approximately $350-per-month compensation he receives from the city for using his personal vehicle for city business does not cover maintenance on the vehicle.

Mc Auly

“I would like to be like every other department head and have a city vehicle, but I’m not looking at a brand new vehicle,” Mc Auly said.

He suggested he could use the former K-9 vehicle. The city tried to sell it but was unable to find a buyer.

He added Clintonville City Administrator Sharon Eveland was in favor of the idea, and suggested a truck no longer used by a different city department could be a possibility.

Committee member Chuck Manske asked if the maintenance of a city vehicle, if provided, would be included in the parks and recreation budget.

Maintenance would fall under the machine, equipment and parts account, Mc Auly said.

“The last couple years it’s been under budget,” Mc Auly said.

Committee Chairman Steve Kettenhoven said Mc Auly should use a city vehicle for city work.

“I guess it’s just a matter of you finding the vehicle and what needs to be done,” Kettenhoven said.

Manske agreed, saying: “Treat our [parks and recreation] director like other [city] directors are treated. That’s what I’d love to see.”

The committee recommended to the Clintonville City Council that the city’s parks and recreation director should receive a city vehicle and cease using a personal vehicle for city business.

At the Jan. 8 city council meeting where the item was approved, Alderwoman Julie Stumbris asked which city vehicle would be available for Mc Auly to use.

Eveland told the council this year’s capital improvement plan calls for the Parks and Recreation Department to purchase a Ford F150 from the city’s water or wastewater department.

“This will mean that we will probably look at potentially coming back later this year for an additional purchase,” Eveland said, “initial discussions about purchasing the other water, wastewater truck.”

Eveland also said providing the city’s parks and recreation director with a city-owned vehicle would end the compensation the director is receiving for the use of his personal vehicle.

“That will offset some of these costs,” Eveland said.

Clintonville Mayor Richard Beggs asked if the change would benefit the city financially.

Eveland said she feels it would.

“As a former long-term member of the park and rec. committee, and former chairman, we should have cleaned this up a long time ago,” City Council President Mike Hankins said.

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Program on how to self-publish

Myhra

Jane Myhra will speak at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Holly Center.

Hosted by the Wisconsin Area Genealogical Society, Myhra’s presentation will look at how to self-publish books.

Myhra is a retired journalist who worked for the Iola Herald and the Waupaca County Post.

She studied creative writing in college and has published three novels.

Her father, Palmer Myhra, published three books of his life.

Refreshments will be served.

The Hoilly Center is located at 321 S. Main St., Waupaca.

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Growing Old

Dear Readers,

Recently I read a book written in 64 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman orator, writer and statesman. The book, “De Senectute,” or “How to Grow Old,” was appreciated by Americans like Benjamin Franklin and President John Adams. Franklin was so impressed that he published an English translation of “How to Grow Old” in 1744. Cicero said that growing old doesn’t have to be a multitude of disappointments and drudgery. In fact, it can be a time when we can live life to its fullest.

My perspective on how to make the most of our grownup years is:

1. Plan ahead carefully. Develop habits and interests that will become even more relevant as you get older. Don’t just expect the world to open up once you retire—chances are it won’t because it will have already passed you by.

2. Embrace life happily. Lean toward happiness and positivity. Avoid curmudgeons and don’t be one yourself.

3. Accept change gracefully. Youth is for the young and getting old is for the mature. With age comes experience and, we hope, wisdom. Share the gifts you have as you gain them through the stages of life and be grateful for what the young offer you. But don’t try to be young when you aren’t—being cool isn’t really cool.

4. Use your body cautiously. Know your limits. While you can be physically active, you can’t be like you once were in the day. Expand into other areas that exercise the muscles of the mind.

5. Be you uniquely. Look for worthwhile activities that will bring you joy in your later years. Take a cooking class or a course on English literature. Pursue your unique passions to express the unique person that you are.

Cicero ends with saying that you should know when to wrap it up and get off the stage. If you’ve lived a good life, planned for the end-game and accomplished enough and maybe a lot, be gracious as you open the way for others to take your place on the stage. It is humbling to hear a wise person talk about stepping aside for others. Yet doing so is a path that leads to peace of mind.

PATRICK J. WOOD
PUBLISHER

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Legion auxiliary program seeks participants

By Angie Landsverk

The local American Legion auxiliary unit began sponsoring a delegate to Badger Girls State in 1948.

However, last year it sponsored a delegate to Badger Boys State instead.

“We did not have an applicant for the first time since 1969. The post had two applicants (for Badger Boys State), so we decided to sponsor a boy,” said Kay Grosskopf, president of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 391.

The auxiliary hopes someone is interested in attending Badger Girls State this year.

The program is held each June on the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus.

This year’s session is June 16-21.

The government and leadership conference is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.

The program began in 1941.

In 1967, Weyauwega native Ann Hutchinson was elected Badger Girls State governor.

There is one opportunity to participate in it – after completing the junior year of high school, said Jane Freer.

She is a member of the auxiliary, and served as the local Badger Girls State coordinator for close to 10 years.

Leslie Kiesow has now taken over that role.

Joann Miller, Weyauwega-Fremont High School’s guidance counselor, talks about the program during fall conferences, Freer said.

“It is a seven-day commitment,” Freer said. “You have to be there when it starts and when it ends.”

Giving up one week may not be easy, but there are many benefits, she said.

“If you’re a delegate and put it on scholarship applications, it will be noticed and respected,” Freer said. “A lot of kids make lifelong friends.”

Those interested in being this year’s delegate may obtain an application from Miller, and fill it out in her office.

During the program, the delegation functions as a state.

City, county and state leaders are elected.

Delegates run for an office and campaign for it, Grosskopf said.

“You have a position, and you have to fulfill that position,” she said.

The experience
Delegates to Badger Boys State also campaign for positions.

It is held at Ripon College, with this year’s session scheduled for June 8-15.

Last June, the auxiliary sponsored Brock Brunner to be a delegate.

The American Legion Post in Fremont sponsored Austin Krause.

The W-F High School seniors recently spoke to this year’s junior class about their experience at Badger Boys State.

Brunner said students expressed interest in attending the respective programs this year, with some requesting applications.

Miller presented the opportunity to both of them last year.

“I didn’t know exactly what it was. I had two friends who went the previous year. It sounded fun,” Brunner said. “I was very excited to actually end up going.”

Krause said, “After looking into it, I found it to be a program mostly devoted to teaching the younger generation about the democratic processes of our government. While that was not an extremely interesting subject for me, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to at least gain some experience on the interior processes in case I had any future interest in holding a position in a local government.”

Both are glad they went.

For Brunner, it was more than learning about government.

“The speeches weren’t just about government, but about growing up,” he said. “I learned a lot. It left a lasting impact. It’s not just about how government is built.”

Brunner said much of it was about how to be proactive.

“There was no down time. We were always doing something from the time we woke up until we went to bed. There was always something to do,” he said.

Brunner ran for a few municipal offices and was appointed a police officer.

When the mascot from his county went missing, the police officers had to get search warrants so they could go room to room in search of the mascot.

Brunner enjoyed the speeches and discussions.

He made lifelong friends and also got a feel for what life is like on a college campus.

Brunner plans to head to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville next fall to study forensic science.

He encourages students to consider being a delegate.

“It’s not what it seems like. You learn so much. You meet so many people,” he said. “I was very happy I was able to go.”

Krause also found the experience worthwhile.

“I got a lot out of the sessions that discussed the government, but the program is only possible with an immense amount of teamwork,” he said. “We, as a whole group of 900 young men, were tasked to vote for city, county and state officials. Some things didn’t go as we wanted, and the counselors there devised certain consequences based on our decisions”

In addition to learning about how government works, there were sessions on such topics as public speaking and persuasion, as well as open floor talks with veterans, he said.

“Everything there was a lot to take in, but I try to remember every bit of the once-in-a-lifetime program,” Krause said. “The counselors were awesome, and the friendships I made with the other guys in just a week’s time are still binding, and everyone I met there is fully willing to support another through any hardship.”

Krause plans to attend the University of North Dakota and pursue a major in commercial aviation.

He also encourages other to consider being a delegate.

“While you learn the ways of American government, you also gain skills that will apply to every moment of your life,” Krause said. “Teamwork is key, and you quickly learn to listen to other people and accept their ideas. You get an individual lesson on how to better impact your own community as well.”

He said, “Badger Boys State makes you think about what you have done and what you can do to change your habits to benefit everyone. You might as well make a positive impact, because we all have to live with each other no matter where we are.”

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Author discusses mother’s heroin addiction

By Angie Landsverk

The first time Jarrett J. Krosoczka thought about writing his own story was when he wrote his first book.

That was in 2001, when “Good Night, Monkey Boy” was published.

Krosoczka was 23.

“I thought that was the happy ending for the boy,” he said.

The story is told from the perspective of the mother.

For Krosoczka, the most talented artist he knew was his mother.

The two of them shared drawings in the letters they wrote back and forth to each other.

They did so during the time she was incarcerated.

Krosoczka’s mother was addicted to heroin.

“The only time she didn’t use was when she was pregnant with me,” he said.

Her parents raised him, and he shares his story in “Hey, Kiddo.”

The subtitle of his young adult graphic memoir is “How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father and Dealt with Family Addiction.”

It was published last year, and Krosoczka talked about the book on Monday, Feb 4, during a presentation at the Waupaca Area Public Library.

The next day, he spoke to every student in the Waupaca School District during multiple presentations.

Sue Abrahamson, the children’s librarian at the public library, worked a year to bring Krosoczka here.

“We’re very excited to have this amazing event,” she said.

Community support not only brought him to Waupaca, but also some of his illustrations for an exhibit at the library.

The exhibit runs through Feb. 23.

Funding also resulted in books being given to the students.

Growing up with addiction
“It’s a very different kind of book for me,” he said of “Hey, Kiddo.”

Krosoczka said he was not ready emotionally to write his story when his first book was published.

“I continued writing and illustrating for children,” he said. “Everything really has been leading up to this moment for me.”

In 2012, he was asked to give a TED Talk.

It was on short notice.

Krosoczka paced his kitchen floor, wondering what he should say.

“Isn’t it obvious?” his wife Gina said.

She told him he should talk about what his life was like growing up.

When Krosoczka said he could talk about his mother’s drug addiction, she quickly told him to be honest and use the word “heroin.”

Krosoczka did, and the video soon went viral.

“It’s been viewed over 1 million times now,” he said.

As Krosoczka traveled throughout the country, students began approaching him to tell him they also had parents addicted to heroin.

It did not matter if he was at a private school or one where almost all the students were on free or reduced school lunches.

Krosoczka began pouring his memories onto post it notes, placing them on a bulletin board.

“As I started writing the book, my mother started getting arrested again,” he said.

On Monday evening, Krosoczka shared some of the process he used when he wrote the book.

He confronted the anger and confusion he had as a teen when he found his old sketch books.

Krosoczka looked at old photos, found an old Tonka truck on eBay for a visual element and smelled the perfume and cologne his grandmother and grandfather put on before they went out.

His mother died while he working on the book.

“She was in a very bad spot at the end,” Krosoczka said.

He had every letter she wrote to him while she was incarcerated and in those found the title of his book.

She always called him “Kiddo.”

Krosoczka did not want the hands of anyone else on his book and described how he did the illustrations for it.

He read from “Hey, Kiddo.” sharing how his grandparents sent him to art classes and later to art school.

His art saved him.

Krosoczka said he told his truth in the book.

“It’s the most decorated book I’ve ever done,” he said.

He shared with his audience the importance of self care.

His grandmother suffered from depression but never sought help, Krosoczka said.

He said his grandparents were from the generation that did not talk about their problems.

Haunted by the past
Krosoczka said the ghosts of the past cannot be ignored.

His own anger came and went.
“There was a great stretch with my mom,” he said. “Then when she started using again, I was very angry. When she died, I was sad.”

Krosoczka realized his mother was unable to stop using heroin.

The first time she used heroin, it was her choice, he said.

After that, it was no longer her choice.

“I’m 41 now,” Krosoczka said. “It was hard to live through and hard to not feel abandonment.”

He said he finally realized his mother wanted more than anything to be a mother and grandmother, but was not capable of it.

To those in similar situations today, Krosoczka’s message was self care, putting space between themselves and those using drugs and learning to love.

“She was never able to apologize. She never took ownership for it,” he said of his mother. “My mom loved me, and I could feel that.”

He and Gina have three children, and Krosoczka said he gives them unconditional love.

Falling in love with Gina and having a family with her brought him his true happy ending, he said.

Growing up, Krosoczka had the love of his grandparents, who “got to see me succeed. They got to see my books get published.”

His children share the same interest and ability in art Krosoczka got from his mother and that she got from her father.

Krosoczka said “Hey, Kiddo” was 20 years in the making.

Of all the books he has published thus far, it is his favorite.

“I’m the son of an addict, and I love to draw,” he said. “And that’s just a sliver of who I am.”

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Waupaca County sheriff’s report Feb. 6

• Feb. 5 – Resident of the E5900 block of State Highway 54, New London, reported receiving up to 10 phone calls per day from the same number. The phone rings, but nobody says anything from the other end. This has been going on for several months.

• Feb. 5 – Staff at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King reported finding a pocket-sized candy tin filled with marijuana in a resident’s room.

• Feb. 5 – Resident of the 700 block of Demarest Avenue, Waupaca, reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House who wanted her to send a check for $325. The only thing she gave them was her name and address, she said.

• Feb. 5 – A 76-year-old Iola caller reported her son was stealing from her. Her son then got on the line and said his mother has Parkinson’s disease and is sometimes confused.

• Feb. 5 – A caller from County Trunk QQ, Waupaca, asked for the time and date. Dispatch advised him not to call 911, but to call time and temperature instead.

• Feb. 5 – Manawa caller reported his ex-girlfriend has texted him a photo of a handful of pills, and he asked the police to check on her.

• Feb. 4 – Wisconsin Veterans Home at King reported$60 was stolen from a resident.

• Feb. 4 – Resident of the 500 block of Waupaca Street, Fremont, reported receiving an 800 call informing him his cellphone account was canceled. He thought he was speaking to his provider and updated his information to switch from 4G to 5G. Ten minutes later, he received an email notifying him he had purchased an iPhone.

• Feb. 4 – Woman from Northgate Estates, New London, called 911, screaming that her brother attacked her. The communications officer reported, “I advised her to calm down and give me the address. She called me a ‘bitch’ and told me I was in on it with her brother and I don’t do my job.” The woman then hung up.

• Feb. 3 – Caller from the 300 block of South Main Street, Marion, reported her black 2013 Ford Fusion was stolen. Dispatched advised that her car had been repossessed.

• Feb. 2 – Caller said when he picked up his 5-year-old daughter from her mother’s home in Waupaca, the girl was talking about her mother’s boyfriend’s penis.

• Feb. 2 – An 84-year-old Manawa caller reported relatives are coming into his home, taking things and clearing out his checking account. He said he reported this problem earlier but dispatch had no record of it.

• Feb. 2 – Caller from the 400 block of South Western Avenue, Waupaca, asked for a welfare check on a man who was running back and forth outside while wearing slippers, a sweatshirt and pajama pants.

• Feb. 2 – Caller from the 300 block of East Pine Street, New London, reported an elderly man was riding his motor scooter down the middle of the street and was almost hit by a car.

• Feb. 2 – Clintonville caller reported her friend was sending her messages on Facebook that he was going to end it, that no one cares.

• Feb. 1 – Caller from the E1800 block of Lake Shore Drive, Iola, reported she paid a contractor $25,000 for a home remodeling project that was never done.

• Feb. 1 – Clintonville father reported his 16-year-old son refuses to come home. He said he gave his son permission to go to a friend’s house while school was out and now the teen says he is moving out.

• Jan. 31 – Caller reported a woman working at the Landing Strip in Waupaca was drinking and was violating her bond because she needed to maintain absolute sobriety.

• Jan. 30 – Caller from Covered Bridge Road, Waupaca, reported receiving a phone call saying her internet service was going down and then received another call from someone claiming to represent the company that would be taking over her account. She gave that person information and $2,000.

• Jan. 30 – Dollar General, West Fulton Street, Waupaca, reported a woman was shoplifting.

• Jan. 29 – Dispatch received a 911 hang-up call. When the communications officer called back the number, the woman who answered it said her daughter slammed her over a table and broke some things. The woman said she did not want to see an officer, but dispatch advised her she did not have a choice.

• Jan. 29 – Caller from County Trunk QQ, Waupaca, reported her ex-roommate took her wallet and will not return it.

• Jan. 29 – Caller from the E1600 block of Lake Shore Drive, Iola, reported someone stole $800 from his shop.

• Jan. 29 – Caller from the N1300 block of West Stratton Road, Waupaca, reported someone broke into his shop and stole welding equipment and tools.

• Jan. 29 – Oshkosh police requested a welfare check on a 19-year-old Waupaca woman who left a vaguely suicidal note at her parents’ home.

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Suspects caught on security cameras

Jared W. Mande, 28, Scandinavia, and Chadwick M. Beyersdorf, 30, Weyauwega, are charged with attempted burglary and criminal damage to property as party to a crime.

Mande is also charged as a repeat offender and with obstructing an officer.

Around midnight on Friday, May 18, 2018, Waupaca County deputies Dan Lewinski and Nate Nelson and Iola Police Officer Kurt Field responded to an alarm at Sandbur Corners at the corner of County Trunk E and State Highway 161 in the Town of Helvetia.

Officers found broken glass at the entrance, but no evidence of entry.

The damage was estimated at $1,600.

According to the criminal complaint, video surveillance showed two men wearing blue latex gloves, glasses and bandanas over their faces, slamming a splitting maul into the glass door.

When the door was hit for the third time, an audible alarm was activated, and the men fled the store on foot.

Shortly after 12:30 a.m., Deputy Bill Zeamer arrived with his K-9 partner, Arrow (now deceased).

They tracked the suspects north on County E to a field where tire tracks indicated a vehicle had been parked there recently.

Arrow found a plastic bottle of Nature’s Touch chocolate milk near the site where the vehicle had been parked.

The bottle was sent to the state crime lab for DNA analysis.

Around the same time, Deputy Josh Krueger reported seeing a vehicle parked in Ogdensburg.

Its license plate number was registered to Mande, who was on probation for carrying a concealed knife.

Probation officers, accompanied by deputies, went to Mande’s home on Smokey Valley Road in Scandinavia.

Mande told investigators he and Beyersdorf had been at home the night of the attempted burglary.

The officers reported finding blue latex gloves that matched those worn by the suspects seen in the video.

They also found bottles of the same brand of chocolate milk in Mande’s refrigerator.

Mande was swabbed for DNA.

On Nov. 11, 2018, test results from the state crime lab linked the DNA from the milk bottle found near the attempted break-in to Mande.

Mande was convicted of possession of narcotics and felony bail jumping on April 29, 2016, and placed on three years of probation.

On Feb. 22, 2018, Mande’s probation was revoked, and he was sentenced to 14 months in state prison.

On April 24, 2018, Mande was released from Dodge Correctional Institution on extended supervision.

On May 8, 2018, Beyersdorf was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 85 days credit and work release privileges after his probation was revoked for possession of marijuana, misdemeanor bail jumping and disorderly conduct.

Mande and Beyersdorf are not currently in custody and, according to the Department of Corrections, Mande has absconded.

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Event set for Feb. 9-10

By Lori Schneider

Judy Johnson of Iola will be the featured artist at the Wolf River Art League’s 49th annual Mid-Winter Art Show.

The art show will take place Feb. 9-10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crystal Falls Banquet Facility, 1500 Handschke Road, New London.

After Johnson’s retirement several years ago, she and her husband, Larry, moved from Neenah to the Iola area.

The beauty of the area inspired her to devote much of her time to photography. It had always been a passion of hers and she has since earned a number of awards at juried art shows.

Johnson

Through photography, Johnson says she learned to slow down and observe the beauty around her.

The discovery of fern leaves, ice crystals, flower petals and nature was an adventure through the lens of a camera.

Colors, composition, lighting and creativity are topmost in her quest to try to capture that beauty. Combining photography with digital art completes her expression.

Johnson’s hobby turned into a small business named JJ’s Images. She displays and sells her work privately, at area businesses and at art shows within a six-county area.

Her portfolio consists mostly of local and Wisconsin scenes, floral and wildlife.

Larry was a big help with the business before he died last year. Johnson says she is glad she has this work to keep her busy.

Johnson does custom orders for businesses and private individuals. Her online galleries can be viewed here. She is a member of the Mid Wisconsin Photography Club.

Johnson says she is excited to be featured at a show in which she has entered often and has won awards.

She will be available both days to discuss her artistic processes and share her love of photography.

The Wolf River Art League’s two-day art event features professional, non-professional and student artwork. Admission is free, and any donations are used to support art scholarships.

This year’s judge is Kathleen Heideman, a New London native who resides in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

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Recent convictions, sentencings and dismissals from Outagamie County felony cases involving local defendants.

• Judge Nancy Krueger sentenced Dustin G. Deimer, 20, Greenville, to three years in prison and four years’ extended supervision.

Deimer was convicted of 10 counts of felony child pornography possession. Per a plea agreement, 15 additional counts were dismissed but read into the record.

Deimer’s conditions of extended supervision include no contact with minors, no use of internet or connected devices, and he must undergo sex offender counseling.

Deimer was charged with 25 counts of felony possession of child pornography. Each charge carried a maximum sentence of 25 years.

He was assessed $6,213 in fines and court costs.

On Nov. 13, 2017, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Deimer’s residence following an undercover internet operation. Deimer admitted to downloading child porn and receiving explicit images from underage girls. Authorities found 25 videos on his cellphone depicting prepubescent girls engaged in sex acts.

• Judge John Des Jardins sentenced Jacob J. Tovrea, 42, Hortonville, to one year in prison and three years’ extended supervision.

Tovrea was convicted of his sixth OWI.

One count of misdemeanor failure to install an ignition interlock device was dismissed on a prosecutor’s motion. Des Jardins dismissed but read into the record one count of misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer.

Tovrea was assessed $1,744 in fines and court costs.

On Sept. 22, 2018, Tovrea was arrested for operating a motorcycle with a .16 blood alcohol concentration in the town of Grand Chute. Due to a restriction, he was prohibited from have a BAC higher than .02.

Tovrea had five drunken driving convictions between 1994 and 2016.

• Judge Carrie Schneider placed Kristin M. Lambie, 34, Hortonville, on three years of probation. Her conditions of probation include attending a drug victim impact panel, maintaining absolute sobriety and undergoing any counseling deemed appropriate. She was assessed $1,054 in fines and court costs between two court cases.

Lambie was convicted of two counts of felony narcotic drug possession and felony bail jumping in separate criminal cases. One count of felony possession of methamphetamine was dismissed but read into the record.

On May 21, 2018, Lambie was charged with possession of narcotic drugs.

Lambie had been arrested for OWI during a welfare check in Grand Chute on Jan. 3, 2018. Police found drug paraphernalia including cotton balls soaked with heroin inside her vehicle.

On June 26, 2018, Lambie was charged with possession of narcotic drugs, possession of methamphetamine and bail jumping.

Hortonville Police Officer Bryan Hauser and Sgt. Brian Bahr arrested Lambie on June 25, 2018, after they determined she was driving recklessly through Hortonville while under the influence of drugs. They found in her car syringes, drug paraphernalia, four prescription pill bottles and drug residue. Lambie admitted to police she had injected a mix of drugs including heroin and possibly methamphetamine earlier that afternoon.

• Krueger placed Timothy J. Murphy, 23, New London, on two years of probation and two years under a deferred prosecution agreement.

Murphy’s conditions include he must maintain absolute sobriety and complete the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse assessment. He was assessed $543 in fines and court costs.

Murphy was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Krueger dismissed but read into the record one count of misdemeanor making contact after a domestic abuse arrest.

Murphy was also given a two-year deferred prosecution agreement for one count of felony false imprisonment. The charge will be dismissed if he follows his conditions and does not commit crimes.

On June 10, 2018, at a graduation party in Little Chute, Murphy dragged his fiancee by the wrists into the bathroom, locked her inside and refused to let her leave.

Murphy was considered a repeat domestic abuser because he had been convicted of two counts of battery in 2014 in Outagamie County.

• Schneider placed Jacob L. Gleasner, 18, Hortonville, on 1 1/2 years of probation.

Gleasner’s probation conditions include he must maintain absolute sobriety and undergo any necessary counseling. He was assessed $2,312 in fines and court costs and must pay $1,962 in restitution.

Gleasner was convicted of felony taking and driving a vehicle without consent. Schneider dismissed misdemeanor charges of property damage and disorderly conduct.

On May 28, 2018, Gleasner and 19-year-old Seth Burr of Hortonville allegedly attempted to steal a car while intoxicated at a residence on County Highway M in the town of Hortonia. They damaged the car and were caught by the homeowner.

Burr told Outagamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shawn Oligney they tried taking the car on the way to his house because he did not want to give Gleasner a ride home the next morning.

Burr faces the same charges as Gleasner. His court case is ongoing.

• Des Jardins placed Lucas M. Morien, 28, New London on one year of probation and a one-year deferred prosecution agreement.

Morien was assessed $443 in fines and court costs.

Morien was convicted of felony cocaine delivery near a park and misdemeanor cocaine possession.

Under the deferred prosecution agreement, his cocaine delivery charge will be dismissed if he completes an Alcohol and Other Drugs Assessment, maintains absolute sobriety and does not commit crimes.

His charge was amended from two felony counts of cocaine delivery.

On March 16, 2017, Morien sold 3.66 grams of cocaine to a confidential informant at his residence on East Washington Street, which was within 1,000 feet of Memorial Park.

• Judge Gregory Gill Jr. placed Jelyssa J. Roberts, 21, Hortonville, on one year of probation.

Roberts’s conditions include she must maintain full-time employment, obtain a GED or equivalent and perform 20 hours of community service. She was assessed $443 in fines and court costs.

Roberts was convicted of one count of misdemeanor taking and operating an abandoned vehicle.

Her charge was amended from two felony counts of taking and operating a vehicle.

On Aug. 8, 2017, Roberts asked a Grand Chute resident to borrow her keys to retrieve something from her truck. She then drove away and did not return the vehicle for at least two days.

• Krueger sentenced Kyle R. Shufelt, 39, Shiocton, formerly Greenville, to three years in prison and three years’ extended supervision.

Shufelt, a repeat offender, was convicted of possession of amphetamine with intent to distribute.

He was also convicted of possession of narcotic drugs, resisting or obstructing an officer, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia. He received jail sentences ranging from one month to one year for those charges that will be served concurrently.

He was assessed $863 in fines and court costs.

On Jan. 3, 2018, investigators seized about 16 grams of crystal methamphetamine, four 2-milligram Clonzepam pills, 22 30-milligram morphine sulfate pills and 1.3 grams of marijuana from Shufelt’s Greenville residence.

• Des Jardins ordered Preston E. Neely, 20, Deer Creek, to pay $443 in fines and court costs and serve 110 days in jail.
Neely was convicted of misdemeanor possession of THC.

His charge was amended from felony possession of THC with intent to distribute.

On July 10, 2017, Appleton police arrested Andrew Lindemann on a warrant during a traffic stop. While Neely was being booked in jail, he turned over 15 bags of marijuana each weighing 0.5 grams to 1 gram.

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