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Community GuideCommunity Guide

AbbotsfordAbbotsfordAthensAthensColbyColbyCurtissCurtiss

DorchesterDorchesterEdgarEdgar

FenwoodFenwoodGrantonGranton

GreenwoodGreenwoodHalderHalderLoyalLoyal

Marathon CityMarathon CityMilanMilan

NeillsvilleNeillsvilleOwenOwen

SpencerSpencerStratfordStratford

ThorpThorpUnityUnity

WitheeWithee

THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

COLBY CHEESE DAYS 2016

ATV Pulls • Cheese Curd Throw Contest • Talent Contest • Book SaleLarge Midway with Rides & Games • Cheese Days Food Court “Great Eats” • Pedal Tractor Pull

Tractor Pulls • Softball Tournament • Lions Bingo • 3-On-3 Basketball

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Fall Festival

Music Friday:Friday: Stray Pony Stray Pony 8 p.m.-Midnight8 p.m.-Midnight

Saturday:Saturday: La Brissa Veracruz La Brissa Veracruz 8 p.m.-Midnight8 p.m.-Midnight

Sunday:Sunday: Richie Yurkovich & PolkariotyRichie Yurkovich & Polkarioty 1-5 p.m.1-5 p.m.

~ 3 on 3 Basketball~ Soccer ~ Craft Sale

~ Lama Trot 5 & 10k Walk/Run Race~ Lama Cart Race

~ Beer Tent & Food Standssssssddssdds Beeeer TTeenntt && FFooood Sttand&&e nn dSpectrum’s Carnival Hours:

Friday: 5-10 p.m.Saturday: Noon - 11 p.m.

Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m.

“Home of World Famous Colby Cheese”Friday, Saturday, Sunday

July 15, 16, 17Wisconsin’s “Real”

Cheese Parade Noon Sunday

For more info on these events, call 715-302-1177 or email: afl [email protected]

Parade Parade Sunday at NoonSunday at Noon

Kiss The LamaKiss The Lama

Join Us For 3 BIG NightsAfter the parade: Echoes of Camp Randall Band -

UW Madison Marching Band 5th Quarter Performance

Live Bands Fri. & Sat. 9-1, Sun. 7-11

Friday – Bootlegg Hollar Band; Saturday – Minor Distraction; Sunday - Bear Creek Band

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Fri., Sat., & Sun.,Sept. 9, 10, 11, 2016

1st Street, Abbotsford (near City Hall)

FREE CHEESE

at the Chamber Food & Beverage Stands

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Colby Cheese Days Race

RUN FOR JAMISONvisit: www.colbycheesedaysrace.com for details

Sunday 2-4 p.m. Sunday 2-4 p.m.

Get your photo taken Get your photo taken with the Lama’swith the Lama’s

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PEOPLE AND PLACESCalendar of Events.............. .......4-11

Community Festivals...............12-19

June Dairy Breakfasts.......... ...........20

City/village parks......................21, 23

Marathon baseball............... ...........23

Softball tourneys.............................24

Fireworks........................................26

The Highground............................28

Rural Arts Museum........................29

Spring Lake Speedway....................30

Fishing.............................................32

Abbotsford baseball........................33

Tractor pulls....................................34

Stratford’s 125th.............................35

County Fairs/Athens Fair.........36-37

Directory....................................38-39

WHAT’S INSIDE

Dairy, and so much more People in Central Wisconsin are

proud of the area’s reputation as the heart of America’s Dairyland. From the June Dairy Breakfasts to Colby’s Cheese Days in July to the Wisconsin State Jersey Show in Marshfi eld in August, you will fi nd plenty of cheese curds, cow herds and friendly farmers during your visit here. It’s no coinci-dence that Clark and Marathon coun-ties are number one and two, respec-tively, in total dairy cows in the state.

But the area offers so much more for summer and year-round visitors. Nearly every weekend in the summer months, one of our small, rural com-munities has some sort of festival or signature event scheduled. These in-clude quintessential heartland activities like tractor pulls, burger and brat frys, Fourth of July parades and county fairs.

Central Wisconsin also boasts doz-ens of municipal, county and state parks, with places to hike, fi sh, ATV, camp, or just enjoy an afternoon picnic.

Before you head out into the area, we suggest you take a few minutes to browse through the calendar of events and read the descriptions of people, places and things to do. Check out the feature story on The Highground veterans memorial in southeast Clark County, Neillsville. And don’t forget to carry this guide with you wherever you go; it includes a handy map of Clark County and western Marathon County to guide you from one desti-nation to another. Keep an eye out for all the unique shops, restaurants, lodg-ing establishments and attractions that make this area special.

ON THE COVERUnder the watchful eye of a local fi reman, a couple of kids enjoy handling a high-powered fi re hose during last sum-

mer’s Marathon Fun Days celebration This summer offers many of the same attractions in Central Wisconsin.

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HOW TO REACH US103 W. Spruce St., PO. Box 677,

Abbotsford, WI 54405Phone 715-223-2342

E-mail: [email protected]: www.centralwinews.com

OUR STAFFCo-Publisher Kevin Flink and

Kris O’LearyEditorial staff Kevin O’Brien,

Christian Parker, Casey Krautkramer and Peter Weinschenk

Proofreader Sharon KelleyAd design supervisor

Karen GebeleinAd design

Emily Schreiner and Jody SheahanSubscriptions Jane Kroeplin

Customer service Mary SchuetteIT Coordinator/customer

service Martha RiedAdministrative assistant

Gale SchreiberAdvertising manager

Kelly SchmidtAdvertising sales

Phil Greschner, Joyann ChilsonAccounting Carola Buehler

Press operators Clint Boettcher, Dallas Wiese

and Sam Hayes SUMMER FUN - A boy enjoys a ride down an infl atable slide at last year’s First City Days in Abbotsford.

THE COMMUNITY GUIDE

CALENDAR OF EVENTSMay 27 - Whelen Event Night truck

pull, Spring Lake Speedway, UnityMay 28 - Unity American Legion

Tractor Pull, Unity Ball Park.May 28-30 - Flea Market and

Craft Sale Weekend, Thunderbird Village, Hatfi eld.

May 28 - Memorial Day parade, Marathon Park to VFW Clubhouse, Wausau.

May 30 - Memorial Day services, Klemme Park, Stratford.

May 30 - Memorial Day services, Athens Village Square, area cemeteries, Athens Community Hall.

May 30 - Memorial Day services, Abbotsford Cemetery.

May 30 - Memorial Day services and VFW charcoal chicken dinner, Colby.

May 30 - Memorial Day services, Dorchester.

May 30 - Memorial Day services, Curtiss Park.

May 30 - Memorial Day parade and

services, Thorp.May 30 - Memorial Day services,

Owen.May 30 - Memorial Day parade,

Loyal.May 30 - Memorial Day parade and

American Legion charcoal chicken

dinner, Greenwood. May 30 - Memorial Day ceremo-

ny, The Highground Veterans Park, Neillsville.

May 30 - Fun Run Motorcycle Ride, The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, Neillsville.

MAY

JUNEJune 4 - Volunteer Appreciation

Luncheon, The Highground, Neills-ville.

June 4 - Romp in the Swamp Epic mountain bike race, Nine Mile Rec-reation Area.

June 3-5 - Marshfi eld Dairyfest, Cornhole Championship.

June 3-5 - Edgar Fireman’s Cele-bration, St. John’s Catholic Church, Edgar.

June 3-5 - 4th Annul Outdoor Craft and Flea Market, East Town Mall, Abbotsford.

June 3-5 - Thorp Dairy Days, Northside Park, parade on Sunday.

June 4 - Athens June Dairy Break-fast, Veterans Memorial Park, Ath-ens.

June 4-5 - Wisconsin DNR free fi shing weekend.

June 5 - Abbotsford FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast, Robert and Kena Strack family farm, Athens.

June 5 - Granton FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast, John and Joan Mar-tin farm, Chili.

June 5 - Marathon County Dairy Breakfast, Scott and Ashlee Uekert’s Farm, Marathon.

June 5 - Branstiter Old Streets of Greenwood Museum open,

Greenwood. June 5 - Stratford FFA Alumni

Dairy Breakfast, Country Aire Ban-quet Hall.

June 10 - Kids Night, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

June 10-11 - Relay for Life, George Scherer Park, Greenwood.

June 10-12 - Stratford Heritage Days, Klemme Park, Stratford.

June 11 - Flag Day Celebration, Legacy Stone Placement and Korean Stone Placement, The Highground, Neillsville.

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June 11 - Make-A-Wish truck convoy, Neillsville Clark County Fairgrounds.

June 11 - 4x4 Truck Pull and Super Farm Tractor Pull, Chapman Park, Stanley.

June 12 - Neillsville June Dairy Breakfast, Magnuson Mini Acres, Neillsville.

June 12 - Edgar FFA Alumni June Dairy Breakfast, Heil Ginseng, Ed-gar.

June 15 - Thorp Area Chamber of Commerce’s Music at the Pool, Thorp Aquatic Center, 6 p.m.

June 16-19 - ABATE of WI Sum-mer Hummer State Rally, ABATE Acres, rural Greenwood.

June 17 - Spencer Dairy Break-fast, Spencer Village Park Shelter.

June 17-19 - Dorchester Days, Dorchester.

June 17-19 - Withee Days, Withee Fairgrounds and Ballpark, Withee.

June 17-19 - Willard’s 40th An-nual Polka Festival, Willard Com-munity Center.

June 17-19 - Stanley Rodeo Days, Chapman Park, Stanley.

June 17 - Junk Yard Wars Special, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

June 18 - Wisconsin State Cham-pionship Tractor Pull, Dorchester.

June 18 - Zoofest, Wildwood Par & Zoo, Marshfi eld.

June 18 - All-day kickball tourna-ment, ARC Park, Spencer

June 19 - Marathon FFA Alumni antique tractor pull, Marathon City.

June 19 - Loyal Dairy Breakfast, Steve and Sandra Haselow farm, Spencer.

June 24 - Fast & The Furious Spe-cial, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

June 25 - AMA Flat Track Mo-torcycle & Quad Race, Spring Lakes Speedway, Unity.

June 25 - Thorp Lions Demoli-tion Derby, Northside Park.

June 25 - Hamburg Fire Depart-ment fi fth annual antique tractor pull.

June 25 - Freedom Celebration, fi reworks, The Highground, Neills-ville.

June 25 - Annual Park Benefi t, Granton Community Park.

June 26 - Greenwood Dairy Breakfast, Marty and Kathy Nigon farm, Greenwood.

June 26 - Colby June Dairy Breakfast, Halopka Farm Services, Dorchester.

June 29 - June Dairy Month reci-pe contest, Loyal City Hall.

June 30-July 4- Wausau Area 4th of July Celebration, Marathon Park, Wausau.

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JULYJuly 2-4 - Hatfi eld Independence

Day Celebration, fl ea market, craft sale, fi reworks, Thunderbird Village.

July 2-4 - Class C Men’s Softball Tournament, George Scherer Athletic Field, Greenwood.

July 3 - Dairy Days truck and tractor

pull, Northside Park, Thorp.June 3 - Branstiter Old Streets

of Greenwood Museum open, Greenwood.

July 4 - Fireworks and music, Northside Park, Thorp. VFW Pancake Breakfast at Yellowstone Park.

July 4 - Athens 4th of July celebra-tion at Veterans Memorial Park.

July 4 - Fireworks at dusk, Russell Park, Hatfi eld.

July 4 - Greenwood Fireworks, George Scherer Athletic Park.

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Thursday, August 188 a.m.-fi nish Junior Fair Horse Show; Open Class Light Horses between Halter & Riding Classes5 p.m. Miniature Horse ShowEntry Day in Hall beginning at Noon1-8 p.m. Face-to-Face Judging in Hall7-8 p.m. ”Bargain Days” Reduced prices at beer bar, most food stands and midway9:30 p.m. Fireworks Sponsored by Peterson-Kraemer Funeral Home

Friday, August 198 a.m. Dog Show in show ring9 a.m. Judging of all exhibits in HallEntry Day for all livestock, in place by Noon, horses by 6 p.m.12:30 p.m. Judging of Sheep, Beef, Goats, Cats, Poultry & Rabbits in Park4 p.m. Fitting Contest6 p.m. Play Bingo (Commercial Building)6:30 p.m. Hores Pull under Shelter8 p.m. Old Timers Band (Village Square)8:45 p.m. Clothing Revue9 p.m. Queen Coronation (Stage)

Saturday, August 207-11:30 a.m. Entry for Central Wisconsin Gladiolus Show8:00 a.m. Dairy Show, Junior Fair10-10:30 a.m. Gladiolus Show open to public11:30 a.m. Judging of Gladiolus Show, Exhib. bldg.11 a.m. 5K Fun Walk/Run1 p.m. Dairy Show, Open Class & Finish Junior Show1-5 p.m. Wrist Bands on Midway2-6 p.m. Play Bingo (Commercial Building)6 p.m. Horse Show, Draft HorseHitch Classes & Drill TeamSponsored by AbbyBank & Meyer Manufacturing

Sunday, August 21 Special on Midway: 1 Less Ticket Per Ride All Day8:30 a.m. Horse Show, Draft Horse Halter Classes Sponsored by Athens Veterinary Service9 a.m.-5 p.m. Gladiolus Show open to public1:15 p.m. Athens Fair Parade, Old Timers Bandin parade & concert after parade2:30 p.m. Play Bingo (Commercial Building)4 p.m. Release of all livestock exhibitsAwards Program & Raffl e Drawings on stage7 p.m. Release of all exhibits in hall

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July 4 - Independence Day Celebra-tion, The Highground Veterans Me-morial, Neillsville.

July 4 - Abbotsford Fourth of July fi reworks, Red Arrow Park.

July 4 - Loyal Fourth of July fi re-works and softball, Westside Park.

July 4 - Fireworks, Clark County Fairgrounds, Neillsville.

July 4 - Mosinee 4th of July Festival, parade, fi reworks, and Firecracker 5K Run/Walk, River Park.

July 4 - Fireworks, Marshfi eld Fair-grounds Park.

July 6 - Greenwood Chamber Con-cert in the Park, George Scherer Ath-letic Park, Greenwood.

July 8 - Tim’s Automotive & Ma-chine Night, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

July 6 - Greenwood Chamber Con-cert in the Park, George Scherer Ath-letic Park.

July 7-10 - Wausau Balloon Rally & Glow and Big Bull Falls BBQ Ribfest, Wausau Municipal Airport.

July 9 - Balloon Chase 5K Run/Walk, Wausau.

July 8-10 - Neillsville Heritage Days, downtown Neillsville.

July 8-10 - Owen Junior Fair, Mill

Pond Park, Owen.July 9-10 - Old School Marketplace,

fl ea market, crafts and music, Owen.July 9 - Owen antique tractor pull at

Owen Junior Fair.July 9 - Legacy Stone Placement,

The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, Neillsville.

July 13 - Greenwood Chamber Concert in the Park, George Scherer Athletic Park.

July 15-17 - Halder Community Club Little League tournament, downtown Halder.

July 16 - Halder Community Club 25th Annual Tractor Pull, downtown Halder.

July 15-17 - Colby Cheese Days, downtown Colby.

July 16 - Colby Cheese Days tractor pull, downtown Colby.

July 16 - Jamison Kampmeyer Me-morial 5K/10K Walk/Run, downtown Colby.

July 15-17 - Athens Men’s Fast Pitch Tournament.

July 23-24 - Greenwood Lions Little League Tournament, George Scherer Athletic Park.

July 19-25 - Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home, The Highground,

Neillsville.July 17- Otter Lake Charcoal Din-

ner, Otter Lake, day use park, Stanley.July 20 - Greenwood Chamber

Concert in the Park, George Scherer Athletic Park.

July 22 - 1st Annual Big Rigger Semi Races, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

July 23 - Edgar FFA Alumni antique tractor pull, Oak Street Park, Edgar.

July 23 - Hobbyland Flyers 26th annual Fun Fly, Rosedale Avenue, Dorchester.

July 23 - Dedication of Persian Gulf Tribute, 5:30 p.m. ceremony.

July 29-30 - Hub City Days, down-town Marshfi eld.

July 29-31 - Greenwood Lions/ Clark County 4-H Club softball tour-nament, George Scherer Athletic Field, Greenwood.

July 27 - Greenwood Chamber Concert in the Park, George Scherer Athletic Park.

July 30 - Korean War Reunion/Edu-cation, The Highground Veterans Me-morial Park, Neillsville.

July 31 - Stanley Lions Watermelon Festival, Chapman Park, Stanley.

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Aug. 1-7 - Fenwood Lions men’s softball tournament, Fenwood.

Aug. 2-7 - Wisconsin Valley Fair, Marathon County Fairgrounds, Wausau.

Aug. 5-7 - Fenwood, 125th Anni-versary Celebration.

Aug. 6 - Chili Fremont Fire Depart-ment Street Dance, Music featuring the Vic Ferrari band, free rough camp-ing, Chili.

Aug. 6 - Boomtown Snochasers Snowmobile Club and Curtiss Lions antique tractor pull, followed by a truck and tractor pull, Curtiss.

Aug. 6-7 - Curtiss Corners Quilt Show, Curtiss Community Hall.

Aug. 4-7 - Bicycle Tour and Cel-ebration Picnic, The Highground Vet-erans Memorial Park, Neillsville.

Aug. 5 - Bumper To Bumper Spe-cial, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

Aug. 6 - Legacy Stone placement, The Highground Veterans Memorial Park, Neillsville.

Aug. 7 - Branstiter Old Streets of Greenwood Museum open, Greenwood.

Aug. 8 - Fall Sports Show, Abbots-ford Sportsmens Club.

Aug. 10-14 - Clark County Fair, Neillsville.

Aug. 11-14 - Fenwood Lions wom-

en’s softball tournament, Fenwood.Aug. 12-14 - First City Days, Red

Arrow Park, Abbotsford.Aug. 12 - 40-Lap, Late Model Spe-

cial, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.Aug. 13 - Relay for Life, Stanley-

Boyd Oriole Park, Stanley.Aug. 13 - Colby Pullers Club truck

and tractor pulls.Aug. 19-20 - Ride to Remember

Motorcycle Rally, The Highground, Neillsville.

Aug. 19-21 - Brad Bauer Memorial men’s softball tournament, ARC Park, Spencer.

Aug. 20 - Brad Bauer Memorial 5K and Fun Run, with live music, Spencer.

Aug. 14 - Family Fun Fest, Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Cen-ter, Owen.

Aug. 17 - Thorp Area Chamber of Commerce’s Music on Main Street, Garrison Park, downtown Thorp.

Aug. 18-21 - Athens Fair, Veterans Memorial Park, Athens.

Aug. 19 - Junk Yard Wars Special and Season Championship, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

Aug. 19-20 - Big Bull Falls Blues Fest, Fern Island Park, Wausau.

Aug. 20 - Owen Main Street Car Show & Flea Market, Owen.

Aug. 21 - Summer Fest, Holy Ro-

sary Parish, Owen.Aug. 24-28 - Loyal Corn Festival,

downtown Loyal.Aug. 26-28 - Central Wisconsin An-

tique Steam & Gas Engine Club Show, Kurt Umnus Farm, CTH N, Edgar.

Aug. 27 - Spanky’s Run 10K/5K races, Wisconsin’s Road Racing Cham-pionships, Loyal.

Aug. 31 - Sept. 5 - Central Wiscon-sin State Fair, Marshfi eld Fair Park.


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SEPTEMBER Sept. 2-5 - Marathon Fun Days,

downtown Marathon.Sept 3-5 - Hatfi eld Giant Labor Day

Weekend Flea Market and Craft Show, Thunderbird Village.

Sept. 9-11 - Granton Fall Festival, Granton. Centennial Celebration.

Sept. 4 - Branstiter Old Streets of Greenwood Museum open, Greenwood.

Sept. 5 - Labor Day parade, Wausau.Sept. 10 - Top Hog Night Special &

Battle of the Bands Food Drive, Spring Lake Speedway, Unity.

Sept. 9-11 - Second Annual Fall Fes-tival, downtown Abbotsford.

Sept. 9-10 - Wisconsin Trappers As-sociation Rendezvous, Central Wiscon-sin State Fairgrounds, Marshfi eld.

Sept. 10 - Greenwood 2K and 5K Run/Walk.

Sept. 10 - Greenwood End of Sum-mer Fest and Street Dance, George Scherer Athletic Park.

Sept. 10 - Meditation Stone Place-

ment and Legacy Stone Placement, The Highground, Neillsville.

Sept. 11 - Loyal Car & Motorcycle Show, Loyal American Legion.

Sept. 17 - Riplinger antique tractor pull, downtown Riplinger.

Sept. 17-18 - Maple Fall Fest, Wild-wood Park, Marshfi eld.

Sept. 21 - Harvest Dinner, Our Sav-ior’s Lutheran Church, Stanley.

Sept. 27-28 - Diversity Days, The Highground, Neillsville.

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Community festivals are a long-standing tradition in central Wisconsin. They provide an opportunity for resi-dents to celebrate pride in their town as well as reconnect with their neighbors. Many people who grew up here come back for these festivals, making the gatherings one big community reunion.

Each festival has its own unique features: a bed race, a cheese curd throw or even a golden ear of corn hunt, but each is designed to entertain people of all ages and inter-ests. Following is a listing of area weekend festivals and what you can expect when you visit.

EDGAR FIREMAN’S HOMECOMINGJune 3, 4 and 5Main events: Live bands, carnival midway; Friday: live

music; Saturday: fun run challenge, breakfast in the park, kiddie parade, live music; Sunday: BBQ chicken dinner, parade, petting zoo, live music

On the menu: BBQ chicken dinner, dairy breakfast and beer garden.

THORP DAIRY DAYSJune 3, 4 and 5Main events: Carnival rides, music, youth baseball

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Sunday: parade, barstool races, kiddie tractor pulls and polka music.

On the menu: Saturday dairy breakfast, hamburgers, brats, hots dogs, corn dogs, onion rings, French fries, fried cheese curds, nachos, charcoal chicken and home-made pies.

STRATFORD HERITAGE DAYSJune 10, 11, and 12Main events: Carnival rides, dance groups, water

fi ghts, live music, fi reworks, raffl e drawings, bed races, historical displays, car show, 3K and 5K fun run, ATV pull, ecumenical church service, parade.

For the kids: Youth games and activities, youth parade, kiddie carnival rides and more.

On the menu: Dairy breakfast, Scandinavian fi sh boil, charcoal chicken dinner, German pig roast, beer tent and other food tents.

DORCHESTER DAYSJune 17, 18 and 19Main events: Wisconsin State Championship Tractor

Pull, NTPA pull, truck pull, live country and rock music, carnival, car show, street dances, horseshoe tournament, beer pong tournament, fi reworks, beer tent, Sunday pa-rade and more.

For the kids: Carnival rides, pony rides and more.On the menu: Sunday charcoal chicken dinner, burg-

ers, carnival food and other concessions.

WITHEE DAYSJune 17, 18 and 19Main events: Kids’ games, food and beer stands; Fri-

day: softball, bingo, live music; Saturday: breakfast at the ballfi eld, kids run, adults 5K/10K run/walk, classic car show, bingo, live music, coronation of Miss Withee; Sunday: church service, BBQ chicken dinner, softball championship, wagon rides, parade, live music.

NEILLSVILLE HERITAGE DAYSJuly 8, 9 and 10Friday: Miss Neillsville queen coronation, Loyal Mini

Riders pull, wine and cheese at Tufts’ Mansion, kids movie night; Saturday: Mormon Loggers Area; pancake breakfast; jail museum tours, “A Taste of Heritage” at Tufts’ Mansion, blind volleyball, best burger and bean bag contests, live music; Sunday: chicken dinner, live music, “Buck-A-Duck,” parade, “NASCAR racing, raffl e drawing.

For the kids: Little Miss Neillsville pageant, mystery hunt, penny scramble.

Owen Jr. Fair July 8, 9 and 10Main events: Old School Market Place, carnival rides,

music, antique tractor pull, fi reworks, dunk tank, queen coronation, parade.

On the menu: Breakfast by Papa Joe on Sunday, food stands throughout the weekend


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Live bands afternoon/evening • Car show and D.J. • Movie on the big screenVendors in the park • Garage sales • Museum open -- wine/cheese tasting

Antique tractor pull • Antique appraiser • Infl atables for the kids • Walk/runQueen/Little Miss Greenwood coronation • Parade • Chainsaw carving

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COLBY CHEESE DAYSJuly 15, 16 and 17Main events: ATV, lawnmower,

tractor and truck pulls, Jamison Kampmeyer Memorial Fun Run, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, pro-fessional lumberjack show, softball tournament, Rural Arts Museum, Sunday parade, live music, large car-nival midway, bingo, pedal tractor pulls, hot dog eating contest, talent contest.

On the menu: VFW charcoal chicken feed, deep fried cheese curds, bison burgers, homemade pies, malts, shakes, free cheese.

FIRST CITY DAYSAug. 12, 13 and 14Main events: Friday night antique

tractor pull; Saturday: vintage snow-mobile show and swap; ATV pulls, and car cruise; Sunday: church in the park, car, truck and motorcycle show, music, charcoal chicken din-ner. Music all weekend.

For the kids: Kids games, pedal pulls.

On the weekend menu: BBQ chicken dinner, food stands, beer stand, Sunday breakfast and more.

ATHENS FAIRAug. 18, 19, 20 and 21Main events: 4-H exhibits, carni-

val; Thursday: horse shows and fi re-works; Friday: dog show, livestock judging, bingo, live music, clothing revue and queen coronation; Satur-day and Sunday: 5K fun run/walk, gladiolus show and sale, horse shows and parade.

For the kids: Kiddie carnival rides, animal displays, games.

On the menu: Dinners sponsored by local churches, cheese curds, car-nival food, ice cream, hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade soups, pies and desserts and beer garden.

LOYAL CORN FESTIVALAug. 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28Main events: Midway rides, city-

wide garage sales. Wednesday: Little Miss Loyal Corn Fest coronation; Thursday: ecumenical church ser-

Boats • Lawnmowers • Trailers Trimmers • ATVs • Snowblowers

Chain Saws • Snowmobiles • Scooters Motorcycles • Boat Restoration • Snowmobile Restoration

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games.games. Softball games begin. • 7 p.m. Softball games begin. • 7 p.m. BingoBingo in the Alfa Holm Pavilion in the Alfa Holm Pavilion7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Music by “7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Music by “Cowboy Bob Cowboy Bob ” (Bob Mengel)” (Bob Mengel)

SATURDAY, JUNE 18SATURDAY, JUNE 186 -11 a.m. 6 -11 a.m. “Papa Joes” Breakfast“Papa Joes” Breakfast at the softball fi eld area at the softball fi eld area

8:30 a.m. “House of Friends”8:30 a.m. “House of Friends” KidsKids Run Run • 9 a.m. • 9 a.m. Adults 5/10k Run/WalkAdults 5/10k Run/Walk10 a.m.-2 p.m. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Central Wisconsin Classics Car Show & Withee Central Wisconsin Classics Car Show & Withee

Library , Book signing by Authors Alicia Rades & Victoria RoderLibrary , Book signing by Authors Alicia Rades & Victoria RoderAll day- Co-ed Softball • 6 p.m. Kids’ games open • 7 p.m. All day- Co-ed Softball • 6 p.m. Kids’ games open • 7 p.m. BingoBingo

Noon- Noon- Food and beer stands open, Bouncy House Food and beer stands open, Bouncy House 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kraft’s Kuddly Kridders Petting ZooKraft’s Kuddly Kridders Petting Zoo

7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Music by 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Music by “Accordian” to Mary Ann and Company“Accordian” to Mary Ann and Company9 p.m. 9 p.m. Coronation of Miss WitheeCoronation of Miss Withee 20162016

SUNDAY, JUNE 19SUNDAY, JUNE 1910 a.m. 10 a.m. Worship and Praise church serviceWorship and Praise church service in Alfa Holm pavilion in Alfa Holm pavilion

11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lion’s 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lion’s BBQ Chicken DinnerBBQ Chicken Dinner - Lublin Legion’s chicken - Lublin Legion’s chicken11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Co-ed Championship Softball GameCo-ed Championship Softball Game

12 to 5 p.m. 12 to 5 p.m. Horse Drawn Wagon RidesHorse Drawn Wagon Rides off ered by Stuttgen Stables off ered by Stuttgen Stables 2 p.m. 2 p.m. ParadeParade • 3-6 p.m. Music by • 3-6 p.m. Music by “The Young-Old-Timer’s Band” “The Young-Old-Timer’s Band”

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Welcome to the 53 rd Anniversary of the 53 rd Anniversary

LOYAL CORN FESTIVAL LOYAL CORN FESTIVAL August 24-28, 2011 August 24-28, 2011

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Rides • Modified Truck & Tractor Pull • Kid’s Events • & More!

Local organizations serving food & refreshments, as well as bands & other entertainment. Sunday features one of the best parades in the area.

Attractions & Events Updated Regularly, Visit Our Website at: www.loyalwi.com Attractions & Events Updated Regularly, Visit Our Website at: www.loyalwi.com

Saturday & Saturday & Sunday FREE Sunday FREE

Corn on the Cob Corn on the Cob with the purchase with the purchase

of a Corn Fest of a Corn Fest button! button!

58th Anniversary

AUGUST 24-28, 2016

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Local organizations serving food & refreshments, as well as bands & other

entertainment. Sunday features one of the best parades in the area.

Attractions & events updated regularly, visit our

Web site: www.loyalcornfest.com and follow us on Facebook!

Friday, Aug. 26: Boogie & the YoYoz • Starts at 8 p.m. • FREE admission

Rides • Modifi ed Truck & Tractor Pull • Kids Events • & More!Saturday &

Sunday all-you-can-eat corn on the cob with the

purchase of a Corn Fest button!

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FRIDAY EVENTS: Antique Tractor PullRegistration at 4:00 p.m. • Pull starts at 6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY EVENTS: Breakfast 7:00-10:30 a.m.Vintage Snowmobile Show • ATV Pulls - 2:00-6:00 p.m.Car Cruise - Line up at 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY EVENTS: Church in the ParkBreakfast - 7:00-10:30 a.m. • Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show Pedal Pulls • BBQ Chicken Dinner at Noon • Fire Truck Rides

AUGUST 12, 13 & 14, 2016

for more information contact 715.574.5093 or 715.613.6094

Red Arrow Park, Abbotsford

Check us out at the Abbotsford/Colby Area Chamber website www.abbycolbyareachamber.org

FIRST CITY DAYSFIRST CITY DAYS

FUN FOR EVERYONE!

ALL WEEKEND:ALL WEEKEND:KIDS’ GAMES, MUSIC

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Working Working DemosDemos

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Kurt Umnus Farm • Edgar, WisconsinKurt Umnus Farm • Edgar, WisconsinAugust 26, 27 & 28August 26, 27 & 28, 2, 2016

43nd Annual

Show Grounds: W4255 Hilldale Dr., Edgar, WI 54426Directions: 16 mi. W of Wausau on Hwy. 29 to Cty. Hwy. H.

3 mi. S to Cty. Hwy. N, 2 mi. W on Cty. Hwy. N.

Special Attractions:Plowing with Steam Engines and Steam PowerSawmill • Model Steam Engines • Gas Tractors • Crawler TractorsThreshing Machines powered by Steam Engines and Gas Tractors

Teeter Totter for Steam Engines • Shingle Mill Stone Crusher • Resawmill • Blacksmith Shop • Log CabinOld Gas Station • Rural School House • And Much More!

ADMISSIONAdults: $8/day • Under 12: Free

Gates open 6:00 a.m.

Working demos approx. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Field Demos Saturday

Spark Show Saturday NightHuge Parade Sunday 1 p.m.

Steam engines plowing after the paradeLive Music • Pancake Breakfast All 3 Days

Camping Available • Free ParkingFree Shuttle Wagon Rides

Large Flea Market:Over 350 Vendors

For more information, contact Dane Bolz: edgarsteamshow.com

“Plus” Commercial Vendors Area

Consignment Auction:Friday, August 26, 9 a.m.

Selling Farm Related Items in 2 Auction RingsContact North Central Sales of Antigo at 715-623-5753.

ENTERTAINMENTFRIDAY EVENING7-11:00 p.m. Music Connection*7-11:30 p.m. Bootlegg Hollar**

SATURDAYNoon-2 p.m. Ernie Stumpf*2-6 p.m. Rick-n-Dick**3-7 p.m. Dale Dahmen & the Polka Beats*7-11 p.m. Mark Jirikovec*7-11:30 p.m. The Jerry Schmitt Band**

SUNDAY9 a.m. Church Service Second Edition**2-6 p.m. Brian & the Mississippi Valley Dutchmen*7-11 a.m. WDEZ Polka Show w/Jeff Heinz**

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vice; Friday: coin scramble, horse pull, pedal pull, Bad-ger State Dirt Flingers and Loyal Mini Rodders, live mu-sic; Saturday: Spanky’s run/walk, bingo, bean bag tourna-ment, recipe contest, truck and tractor pulls, DJ music; Sunday: breakfast in the park, parade, historical society museum open, bingo.

On the menu: All-you-can-eat corn on the cob with Corn Fest button, ice cream, refreshments served by civic and church groups and concessions.

MARATHON CITY FUN DAYSSept. 2, 3, 4 and 5Main events: Golf tournament, fun run, carnival, live

music, fi reworks, car show parade, three-on- three bas-ketball tournament, raffl e and square dancing.

For the kids: Kiddie parade, carnival rides, games, foot-ball fundamentals.

On the menu: Charcoal chicken dinner, breakfast, pork roast, cheese, brats, burgers and a beer garden.

GRANTON FALL FESTIVALSept. 9, 10 and 11Friday evening truck/tractor pull, queen coronation

and Ag Olympics; Saturday: fi shing contest, frog-jump-ing contest, pedal tractor pull, paintball tournament, fl ower judging and truck/tractor pull; Sunday parade. Midway rides on grounds all weekend. Music through-out the weekend

ABBY FALL FESTIVALSept. 9, 10 and 11Main events: carnival rides, 3-on-3 basketball, soccer,

craft sale, Lama Trot 5/10K walk/run race, lama cart races, kiss the llama contest, beer tent and food stands, live mu-sic, Sunday parade.

GREENWOOD END OF SUMMER FESTSept. 10Main events: car show, chainsaw carving, parade, mov-

ie, antique tractor pull, vendors, live music, infl atable rides, Little Miss Greenwood.


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2016 JUNE DAIRY BREAKFASTSATHENS

Veterans Memorial ParkSTH 97, AthensSaturday, June 47 a.m. to 11 a.m.

ABBOTSFORD FFA Alumni Dairy BreakfastRobert and Kena Strack farm2556 Town Hall Rd., AthensSunday, June 57 a.m. to 12 p.m.

GRANTON FFA Alumni Dairy BreakfastJohn and Joan Martin farmW1290 Chili Rd., ChiliSunday, June 57 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

STRATFORDFFA Alumni Dairy BreakfastCountry Aire Banquet HallCorner of STH 97 & CTH PSunday, June 57 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

MARATHON COUNTY Partnership for Progressive Agriculture and Marathon CountyScott and Ashlee Uekert2113 Third Ave., MarathonSunday, June 58 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

NEILLSVILLE Magnuson Mini AcresW4050 STH 10, NeillsvilleSunday, June 127 a.m. to 12 p.m.

EDGAR FFA Alumni Dairy BreakfastHeil Ginseng 1313 S. Third Ave., EdgarSunday, June 127 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SPENCERChamber Dairy BreakfastFriday, June 17Spencer Lions Shelter5 a.m. to 10 a.m.

LOYAL Steve and Sandra Haselow farmW7678 Meridian Ave., SpencerSunday, June 197 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

COLBY Adam and Vicki Halopka and

Casey and Kerrie Halopka2692 Draper Rd., DorchesterSunday, June 267 a.m. to 12 p.m.

GREENWOOD Marty and Kathy Nigon farmN8375 STH 73, GreenwoodSunday, June 267 a.m. to 1 p.m.

BRING YOUR APPETITE - A little boy chomps down on some fresh-cooked sausage at last years Edgar FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast

FUN ON THE FARM - Face-painting (right) and petting farm animals (above) are some of the more popular activities held as part of the dairy breakfasts.


Park your car and stay awhile The cities and villages of Clark and

Marathon counties feature many out-door recreation opportunities. Make it an afternoon with a picnic and hiking, or take a whole week to explore the area while staying at one of the many camp-grounds.

DORCHESTER PARKThis beautiful 43-acre park is the

site of the S.S. Dorchester Memo-rial, honoring more than 600 men who died on the ship in World War II. The park offers camping, tennis, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes and biking. The 10-acre lake has been refi lled after dam repairs a couple years ago. Located right in the village of Dorchester, the park is a community gathering site for softball tournaments and youth activities.

ABBOTSFORD PARKSThe City of Abbotsford maintains

four parks, which include several shel-ters available for rent and lots of places to play. Red Arrow Park boasts one of the area’s premier baseball diamonds, plus a playground and Lion’s shelter. Shortner North Park includes 40 acres with opportunities for camping, fi sh-ing and picnicking next to two ponds. Shortner South has playground equip-ment and a shelter with restrooms available for rent. H.K. Christensen Park, in the center of the city, offers more playground equipment and plen-ty of space for a picnic.

COLBY PARKSThe City of Colby boasts three parks

for all sorts of activities. Dalton’s Park, often referred to as “South 6th Street park,” is on the west side of town and features play equipment, a picnic shelter and ball fi eld. East Street Ball Park has a fenced-in playing fi eld with bleachers, dugouts, scoreboards and an announcer’s stand. There’s also a con-cession stand with restrooms and ad-jacent picnic shelter, sandbox and play equipment. An off-street parking lot and picnic area makes it a perfect set-ting for summer leagues. Central Park, located in the middle of Colby, features a basketball court, two tennis courts and play equipment with sandboxes. Two large shelters and two small shel-ters with picnic tables are also available for those who want an in-town picnic. The south block of this park is home to the Colby Historical Marker.

ATHENS PARKSThe Village of Athens maintains lots

of green space, including four parks, a sporting range, ball diamonds and vil-lage forest.

In the village’s center, Memorial Park has a shelter with blacktop fl oor, camping hookups, grills, picnic tables, modern playground equipment and a memorial site which includes an army tank. In the winter the shelter is fl ood-ed to make a skating rink.

Erbach Park is a 16.2 acre area locat-ed on the north side adjacent to Black Creek. This land was donated for park space and has been extensively devel-oped in recent years. Currently this park includes a beach area, restrooms, shelter with kitchen, playground equipment, nature trails and volleyball courts.

EDGAR PARKSKnown as the Village of Parks, Ed-

gar has a well-established community-wide system of parks and recreational facilities.

Oak Street Park is located on N. Third Ave. At eight acres, the park facil-ities include two shelters, picnic tables, grills, horseshoe pits, grass volleyball court and playground. This park is also home to the “Pioneer Log Cabin,” a lo-cal historical building once occupied by early settlers to the area.

Edgar Softball Park is located at First Ave. and Lutz St. This recreation area includes a lighted softball fi eld, con-cession stand, picnic tables and play-ground.

At the northwest corner of the vil-lage, Minnow Ponds Park is a 10-plus acre park that contains four spring-fed ponds which were initially developed for raising minnows. The park facilities include a shelter, changing area, grills, picnic tables, playground, volleyball

court and walking/jogging trails. A 1.75 acre pond with a sand beach has been developed for swimming.

Shortner Athletic Park is on the south bank of Scotch Creek, just east of Third Avenue. The park features a lighted blacktop basketball court and soccer fi eld, as well as a sandbox and playground toys.

Scotch Creek Park is a one-acre park on the north bank of Scotch Creek, just west of Third Avenue. Facilities include a shelter with picnic tables, sand volley-ball court, tether ball and playground.

LOYAL PARKSThe Loyal Westside Community

Park is a former Clark County facility that was deeded over to the city several years ago. It has spacious grounds and is home to the Loyal Veterans Memo-rial Project, a collaboration of Loyal American Legion Post 175 and the School District of Loyal’s eighth grade classes. It contains monuments to the community’s servicemen and women and individualized bricks that carry the names of local people who have served in the armed forces. The park has a community softball diamond, sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a disc golf course, a large shelter that can be rented out for special occasions, a play-ground, outdoor grilling facilities and restrooms. It is adjacent to the 4-hole public golf course owned by the school district.

The Loyal Eastside Park is located just east of the American Legion Hall and features a large pond on Bear Creek that is stocked with trout each spring. It also has playground facilities and a shelter, and an ice skating rink is maintained each winter. The city’s South Park is located at the corner of

RED ARROW - Red Arrow Park in Abbotsford hosts city league baseball games, including a July 4 contest between current and veteran players.

See PARKS/ Page 22

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Monday, June 6 Tomahawk @ Marathon 6 p.m.Thursday, June 9 Thorp @ Marathon 6 p.m.Friday, June 10 Edgar @ Marathon 6 p.m.Saturday, June 11 Amherst @ Marathon 12 noonMonday, June 13 Marathon @ Antigo Junior Legion 6 p.m. Thursday, June 16 Wausau Junior Legion @ Marathon 7 p.m.Friday, June 17 Marathon @ Nekoosa 6 p.m.Monday, June 20 Marathon @ Rib Lake 5:30 p.m.Thursday, June 23 Marshfi eld Senior Legion @ Marathon 6 p.m.Friday, June 24 Medford Junior Legion @ Marathon 6 p.m.Monday, June 27 Medford Senior Legion @ Marathon 6 p.m.Thursday, June 30 Nekoosa @ Marathon 6 p.m.Friday, July 1 Marathon @ Medford Junior Legion 5:30 p.m.Thursday, July 7 Marathon @ Thorp 6 p.m.Friday, July 8 Marathon @ Tomahawk 6 p.m.Monday, July 11 Marathon @ Marshfi eld Junior Legion 5:30 p.m.Thursday, July 14 Wittenberg @ Marathon 6 p.m.Friday, July 15 Minocqua @ Marathon 6 p.m.Monday, July 18 Rib Lake @ Marathon 5:30 p.m.Wednesday-Sunday, July 20-24 Class A Legion Region 2 Tournament TBAWednesday-Sunday, July 27-31 Class A Legion State Tournament TBA

*Home games are played at the Marathon City baseball diamond

Main and West streets and contains a large playground area.

MARATHON CITY PARKSThe Village of Marathon City has

three parks. Veterans Park on Fourth Street features shelters and other new facilities. Youth baseball and softball are played there, and the annual Marathon Fun Days is held annually on Labor Day weekend.

Water Tower Park is located at the in-tersection of STH 107 and Town Road and features a small shelter and play-ground. Lions Park has a playground and volleyball courts. Its location along the river provides hiking trails leading to the swinging bridge.

STRATFORD PARKSKlemme Park on North Third Av-

enue is the heart of Stratford’s recre-ational activities. Besides the outdoor performance stage, the park also has a pavilion, sheltered picnic area, chil-dren’s playground and restrooms. The Klemme Reserve on East North Street features a heated indoor pavilion with large sheltered picnic area, playground and plenty of green space for outdoor games. Wooded hiking trails are also

available. Connor Recreation Area (Lion’s Ball

Park) on East Elm Street has a softball diamond, tennis and volleyball courts and a playground area with restrooms.

SPENCER PARKSThe Spencer Village Park contains a

large, enclosed Lion’s Club shelter that is used for various public and private events throughout the year. It has a large playground area, an outdoor ga-zebo and restrooms.

The Spencer Area Recreation Club (ARC) Park, located on N. LaSalle Street, has a community softball dia-mond and playground area. It is home to the large annual Brad Bauer Memo-rial Softball Tournament during the third weekend of August.

GREENWOOD PARKSGeorge Scherer Athletic Park on

Greenwood’s south side is home to a community softball diamond with en-closed stands and a large concession/outdoor grilling area. It also holds the Grassland Bandshell, a facility con-structed four years ago for community music and other events. It has a large open shelter and open park area, and

each summer is used for the June Dairy Days grounds. It also has a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, playground area and restrooms.

Greenwood’s City Hall Park on Main Street contains the Peace Memo-rial statue and has a playground area and benches.

CURTISS PARKCurtiss Community Park, at the

center of the small village, hosts many events throughout the summer, start-ing with the Memorial Day ceremo-nies in May. Surrounding the small memorial for local veterans is enough space to take a walk or set up a picnic. There’s also a playground, a large shel-ter and softball diamond, which pro-vide a venue to play, eat food and enjoy the warmer months.

GRANTON PARKSThe Granton Community Park on

the north end of the village across from the school grounds has a modern base-ball/softball facility, a large playground area, a stocked pond, an outdoor gaze-bo and restrooms. It hosts a portion of the annual Granton Fall Festival during the second weekend of September.

PARKS Continued from page 21

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June 17-19 - Withee Days co-ed softball tour-nament. Call Corrie Bottlemy at 715-613-4899.

July 1-3 - Class C Men’s Softball Tournament, George Scherer Athletic Field, Greenwood. Call Jim Learman at 715-937-0246.

July 8-10 - 12th Annual Greg Untiedt Memo-rial co-ed slow pitch tournament, Green Grove Athletic Park, Atwood. Call Craig Bottlemy at 715-613-2597 or Eric Alger at 715-829-4101.

July 15-17 - Colby Cheese Days 16-team men’s slow pitch softball tournament, Colby city dia-mond. Call Dave Smith at 715-897-7858.

July 15-17 - Athens Men’s Fast Pitch Tourna-ment. Contact Doug Brodzinski at 715-257-9091.

Aug. 1-7 - Fenwood Lions men’s softball tour-nament, Fenwood, call Jerry Werner at 715-352-2971.

Aug. 11-14 - Fenwood Lions women’s softball tournament, Fenwood, call Jerry Werner at 715-352-2971.

Aug. 19-21 - Brad Bauer Memorial Tourna-ment, men’s slow pitch, ARC Park, Spencer. Also includes music, food, volleyball and com-munity run/walk event. Call Becky Gorst 715-897-0785 or Erica Schober 715-966-1068.

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‘Bootprint’ to be unveiledA new memorial honoring those

who served in the Persian Gulf will be unveiled and dedicated this summer at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park near Neillsville.

Seven days of activities, July 19-25, are planned for “Operation Persian Gulf,” honoring veterans of Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation En-during Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

An opening ceremony will be held July 19 after the arrival of “The Wall of Remembrance” from Madison, which pays tribute to those lost during confl icts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This will be followed by special ceremonies honoring Desert Shield and Desert Storm on July 20, Operation Endur-ing Freedom on July 21 and Operation Iraqi Freedom on July 22.

July 23 is the dedication day for the park’s new Persian Gulf Tribute, which features a bootprint design to symbolize the desert conditions sol-diers have served in during operations in the Middle East. A Persian Gulf Honor Stone ceremony will start at 9:30 a.m., followed by dedication of “The Bootprint” at 5:30 p.m. and a concert by Madison Rising at 7 p.m.

This will be followed by Family Day on July 24, which will offer several free activities, including bouncy houses, games, picnic and outdoor movie.

A candlelight closing ceremony will be held the following day, July 25.

Founded in 1984, The Highground is the result of a promise that Vietnam veteran Tom Miller made on a battle-fi eld in southeast Asia in 1965. His mortally wounded friend literally dy-ing in his arms, Miller vowed at that moment that his buddy’s death would not go unremembered. Nineteen years later, Miller and a group of like-minded individuals selected the scenic moraine area west of Neillsville as the spot that would be developed to fulfi ll that long-ago promise.

After the Wisconsin Vietnam Vet-erans Memorial Project was fi rst in-corporated in 1984 and the 146-acre site purchased, development began in stages, as money allowed. The fi rst feature — a 70-foot pole on which the American fl ag would fl y — was dedi-cated in 1986. Two years after that, the attraction that is still a centerpiece of the park — a Vietnam memorial statue called “Fragments” — was installed and dedicated.

“Fragments” is a complex piece and is placed at the apex of The High-ground’s main plaza. Cast in bronze,

the statue features a female fi gure holding a poncho that signifi es the burden of the 1,244 Wisconsin ser-vicemen who died in Vietnam. The name of each of those men is inscribed on bundles of bamboo-shaped bronze rods that are mixed with wind chimes. The individual names are never meant to be read, but to be heard over the hillsides as the wind blows.

Other memorials were added af-ter the fi rst main dedication in 1988. An Earthen Dove Effi gy Mound was built just west of the plaza apex in 1989, with soil from each of the state’s 72 counties brought to the site to be-come part of the mound. The follow-ing year, a Gold Star Tribute made of living shrubbery was dedicated to the east of the apex.

In 1992, “The Nurse” and “The Doughboy” were dedicated as tributes to the women who tended to the ca-sualties of war, and to the veterans of World War I. A World War II memo-rial became a permanent part of The Highground in 1993.

Native Americans found their spot at The Highground in 1995 with the dedication of the National Native American Vietnam Veterans Tribute. In 2006, a meditation garden, Ascen-sion of Doves and Fountain of Tears features were added, and in 2007, a tribute to veterans of the Korean Con-fl ict was added. A Persian Gulf Tribute is under construction.

Other features have also been con-structed at The Highground since its inception — a timber frame building that houses a store and offi ces, a wood-en beam shelter that houses a Liberty Bell replica, a walking trail system, a

treehouse that is accessible to persons with disabilities, and fi nally, a Learning Center where educational functions and a library are housed.

On the walkways of the main pla-za can be found hundreds of Legacy Stones purchased by families and/or groups in honor of loved ones who have served in the armed forces. Leg-acy Stones are available for purchase, and are installed during several place-ment days scheduled during warm weather months. A limited number of Meditation Stones are also available. They are of red granite and are placed in one of the four rooms of the medi-tation garden. A limited number of Korean Stones are being sold now, and will be made of polished black granite and placed along the entrance to the Korean Tribute.

The park grounds are open to the public 24-7, and the information cen-ter and gift shop are open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Volunteer porch-greet-ers are on hand to help visitors inter-pret the tributes.

Special events are held each Memo-rial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day, and The Highground hosts numerous school and civic groups throughout the year.

Other special events are an annual bicycle tour and motorcycle rally in July and August, a Diversity Day in September and a chili cook-off and car show in October.

The Highground is located on U.S. Highway 10 three miles west of Neillsville. It can be reached at 715-743-4224 or at [email protected]. For more information, visit www.thehigh-ground.org.

SACRED GROUND - Work began in 2013 to construct The High-ground’s new Persian Gulf Tribute, which will be dedicated in July.

The Rural Arts Museum, just off STH 13 in the city of the Colby, is home to many unique buildings, in-cluding a fully furnished one-room country school, complete with old-fashioned desks and slates for writing. Local school children have held classes there to learn what it was like in pio-neer Wisconsin. There is also an exten-sive antique book collection.

An original log home sits in the cen-ter of the museum grounds. The cabin was originally built and occupied by the Schopper family near Dorchester. De-scendants of the Schoppers disassem-bled and reconstructed the home on the Rural Arts grounds. The home is completely furnished with original fur-niture. Family members often visit the cabin and donate labor to maintain the more-than-a-century-old structure.

SAVING THE DEPOTSeriously in need of a facelift, the

fi rst railroad depot in the Colby area is being preserved by the efforts of a group of local volunteers.

The depot was originally called Sta-tion 51 and was constructed by the former Wisconsin Central Railroad, which evolved into the Soo Line.

It was located between STH 13 and

the 100 block of First Street along the railroad tracks. The 30-by-60-foot building was fi rst called a railroad house and was used to store household goods of incoming pioneers.

On its 100th anniversary in 1972, the depot was moved to where it now stands as part of the Rural Arts Mu-seum.

PRESERVING HISTORYThe museum’s old schoolhouse is

used to host class visits by local chil-dren who get a chance to spend some time in an old-fashioned one-room classroom.

The museum also features a Heri-tage Building that has 11 “Streets of Yesteryear” display rooms. These in-clude a beauty shop, bank, dental of-fi ce, millinery room, barbershop, mili-tary room, grocery story, Colby Clinic, candy store, and a farmhouse with a kitchen and living room.

Other buildings may also be added to the grounds such as a fi rehouse, church, town hall or cheese factory.

The group is always looking for vol-unteers to help. From cataloging its in-ventory to moving items to designing new displays, there’s plenty of work to do. There’s also a continuous need for

monetary support.The Rural Arts Museum is oper-

ated by volunteers and benefactors and is open the fi rst and third Sunday of each month, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., from Memorial Day to Labor Day and also by appointment. For appointments, in-terested parties can call Eldora Schuster at 715-384-2513.


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OLD SCHOOL - A boy plays with an old-fashioned whirly toy at the one-room schoolhouse on the grounds of the Rural Arts Museum

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A new and improved race trackA new owner is breathing new life

into what is now called the Spring Lake Speedway, a dirt race track east of Unity that has drawn racers and specta-tors to Central Wisconsin for the past 20 years.

Scott Duval, originally of Bloomer, bought the track last August and spent the last nine months giving the facility a complete face lift in preparation for this year’s racing season, which started May 13.

Duval had the track resurfaced soon after purchasing it, and since then, he’s added all-new lighting along the track and pits, new lawn chair seating and new stadium-style aluminum bleach-ers accessible to wheelchairs.

The concession stand has also been completely remodeled and a new sound system was installed. New ad-ditions also include a judge’s stand and offi ce, alongside new VIP seating, including four outdoor decks and two enclosed, insulated booths.

“Basically, there won’t be nothing that hasn’t been redone..nothing,” Du-val said. “We started in every corner and bought a bunch of new equipment.”

Duval has 26 years of racing expe-rience, starting back in 1990 when he debuted at Rice Lake Speedway. He’s raced in every division on dirt, and participated in his fi rst race at what was then called the Central Wisconsin Raceway in 1997.

“I started racing here in ‘97 and won a couple championships in the modi-fi ed division,” he said. “I started build-

ing race cars, traveling and racing pro-fessionally in the early 2000s.”

Duval has raced all over the United States and Canada and was featured on the cover of Stock Car Racing and in many other publications in the dirt track racing world

Spring Lake Speedway is now a NASCAR-affi liated track, and offers the biggest points payout anywhere in Wisconsin for the drivers, Duval said. In April, he had already landed over 40 sponsors for the track.

Duval says all the races will start promptly as scheduled, generally at 7:30 p.m.

“We plan on running a very tight

ship as far as when it starts,” he said. “Our goal is to run the whole show in three hours.”

In addition to the main event races, Duval said he expects to have some-thing going on at the track every night, including spectator races and pulls. Karaoke and DJ music will be played every night after the races at the con-cession stand.

He’s also added things kids for kids to do, including a bouncy house, and he plans on giving away a kids’ four-wheeler on Kid’s Night June 10.

“We look forward to making this a very fun, family oriented race track,” he said.

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BROUGHT UP TO SPEED - The Spring Lake Speedway has undergone several renovations since being pur-chased at the end of last summer.


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Angling for something to doThe open water is one of rural Wis-

consin’s greatest features. It is often what adds that fi nal touch to a beauti-ful landscape. It used to be one of the greatest sources for food in the area in the time of our forefathers.

Professional and local fi shing guide, Phil Schweik, owns and operates his own guide business, Hooksetters, based out of the Wausau area. He brings clients to waters in central and northcentral Wisconsin for several rea-sons.

“Around here, there are so many more opportunities, especially in places like Marathon County. There tends to be a lot more fi sh and a lot less traffi c in the waters,” he said.

Schweik started Hooksetters by pure chance. Whether it was in college or at work, he was always the unoffi cial fi sh-ing guide when he and a few buddies would head out to fi sh.

“Eventually, I thought, why not start my own business? I built a website and just got started. The fi rst year, I only had one client, but I also started to compete in musky tournaments and would win them. Once you start win-ning, your name tends to get out there and that’s how we grew,” he said.

Today, Hooksetters has seven other guides, along with Schweik, who work hard to help clients have a good experi-ence out on the water.

As for the how-tos, Schweik said it all depends on what you’re searching for that determines your technique.

“A lot of the popular game around here include walleye, bass, panfi sh, and even musky and northern pike. So, depending on what you’re looking for, your technique is going to vary,” he said.

If you’re a fi rst-time angler, Schweik

advises heading over to a game store if you want some advice on what equip-ment to purchase. If you’re older and have gone fi shing once or twice in your life, but don’t really want to spend a lot of money on new equipment and/or a boat, another option would be to seek out a guide service if you’re interested in going fi shing once or twice a year.

Some local lakes and rivers that pro-vide good fi shing and game opportu-nities are the Eau Pleine River, Lake DuBay, the Rib River, Rock Dam Lake, Mead Lake and Sportsman Lake.

Besides fi shing, Wisconsin’s rivers and lakes also offer another fun recre-ational activity. Kayaking and canoeing are other activities that can be enjoyed locally in Clark and Marathon coun-ties. Schweik recommends the Rib River as an excellent spot to fl oat down for the day.

“There’s not a whole lot of boat traf-fi c on the Rib compared to the Wiscon-sin River. And there’s also quite a bit of beautiful scenery along there, which is nice,” he said. Various lakes can also be good for a day in a kayak or canoe.

As for Hooksetters, Schweik says expansion is always in the plans for the future.

“As we get busier and busier, we want to keep going with this,” he said.

Schweik also started a new company called Hookset Adventures in Eagle River within the last year, which focus-es more on a retreat aspect of fi shing.

“This is a neat thing to be able to do for a living,” he said. “I do what I love and share it with other people. Noth-ing beats getting to be out on the open water and helping others enjoy it too. ”

Find out more about Hooksetters by going to www.hooksetters.biz.

ALL SUMMER LONG - A young angler casts his line as the sun starts to go down on one of Central Wisconsin’s many great fi shing lakes.

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Antique tractor pulls are abundant in most of central Wisconsin through-out the summer. The pulls start in mid-May and continue through Sep-tember, entertaining families with the sights and sounds of the power of an-tique tractors.

Summer 2016 will be no different. Most pulls are free to public specta-tors. The pulls all feature antique tractor pulling, food and refresh-ments, while some also have craft shows, kiddie pulls and various dif-ferent events for every member of the family to enjoy.

Many pulls are sponsored by area civic groups as fundraisers.

Most pulls features three classes, including farm stock, classic and open class.

Farm stock is a beginners class open to tractors that are taken right off the farm with no modifi cations.

The classic division is for those with a little more experience and al-lows some modifi cations to the trac-tor and its engine.

The fi nal class is the open class where pretty much anything goes.

Following is a rundown of some of the area pulls scheduled for the sum-mer of 2015.

UNITY The Unity American Legion will

host truck and tractor pulls on Satur-day, May 28, beginning at 11 a.m. A pedal pull will start at 1 p.m.

MARATHON FFA ALUMNIHeld at Marathon Feeds on

STH 107, south of Marathon City, the Marathon FFA Alumni antique tractor pull includes food and refresh-ments. This pull will be held Sunday, June 19, at 11 a.m. on a clay track.

HAMBURGAfter a 30 year hiatus, an old tradi-

tion was renewed in Hamburg fi ve years ago when the Hamburg Fire Department hosted its fi rst tractor pull since the 1980s as part of the de-partment’s 50th anniversary.

The Hamburg Fire Department will host its fi fth annual pull this sum-mer on Saturday, June 25, beginning at 11 a.m. This pull will be held on blacktop.

OWENThe Owen Junior Fair antique

tractor pull will be held on Saturday, July 9, at noon. This pull is held on a clay track.

EDGAR FFA ALUMNIThe Edgar FFA Alumni antique

tractor pull is held at Oak Street Park, Edgar, on a blacktop track. This year’s pull is slated for Saturday, July 23, at noon.

COLBYThe Colby Cheese Days tractor

pulls will be held on Saturday, July 16,

on a blacktop surface in downtown Colby. A separate dirt-track pull will be held Saturday, Aug. 13.

HALDER COMMUNITY CLUBThe Halder Community Club

antique tractor pull, which gave the town its trademark name, A Small Town with a Lot of Pull, will be held Saturday, July 16, in downtown Halder on a clay surface. Pulling will begin at 4 p.m. Food and refresh-ments are available, along with live music.

CURTISSThe Boomtown Sno-chasers

Snowmobile Club will host an an-tique tractor pull Saturday, Aug. 6, followed by truck and tractor pulls at night. The Curtiss Lions will serve a charcoal chicken dinner.

ABBOTSFORDAbbotsford will host its fourth an-

nual antique tractor pull as part of its First City Days celebration. The pull will be held at Red Arrow Park on Fri-day, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m. on a blacktop track.

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The Riplinger antique tractor pull is held on a blacktop surface. This year it is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m.

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ALLIS ON CHAINS - An Allis-Chalmers tractor makes its way down the blacktop pulling track in Hamburg last summer. The Hamburg Fire Department will host this year’s pull on Saturday, June 25.


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festival this summer, June 10-12, the village of Stratford will celebrate the 125th anniversary of its founding back in 1891.

That was the year W.D. Connor pur-chased land from the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railroad Co. and established a new community named after his hometown in Canada. After harvesting the local timber for his fam-ily’s lumber operation, R. Connor Co., land was sold to individuals for homes, businesses and farms.

To mark this milestone in the vil-lage’s history, this year’s Heritage Days will feature a second fi reworks show on Friday night, June 10, plus a sheeps-head competition and an interactive lumberjack show on Saturday.

The All American Lumberjack Show is a good fi t for a village founded in large part by lumbermen.

Connor built a new band saw mill in Stratford, and by 1894, he was op-erating seven mills, including two to the west in Clark County. Meanwhile, houses, a general store with a post of-fi ce, and a company boarding house sprung up. From 1892 to 1910, the population went from 20 people to 815.

Needing a way to transport logs from the forest to the mill, the R. Connor Co. built the Marathon County Rail-road Company line, with one branch east to Halder and another southeast to the Rice Lake Flowage. Stratford became a booming community due to the railroad, boasting several busi-nesses, a bank and even an opera house.

The Stratford State Bank was orga-nized on December 11, 1908 with a total of $40,000 in deposits. For more than a year, the bank was in the build-ing later owned and operated as a hotel by Reuben Oettinger. Then the new bank building was built where the original opera house had stood.

Before the Stratford Opera House was built, all the entertainment was held at Len Sargent’s Stratford House, which was a hotel and saloon. Tables and chairs were cleared from the din-ing room so it can be used as a theatre.

Prior to 1910, the Stratford Opera House was moved from where the Stratford Village Hall is located today to Second Avenue, which to this day is still the Guenther Apartments.

The Connor Mill ceased operations in 1932 and was dismantled and moved to Connorville in 1934. The original Connor store building, later the Gate-way Lumber Company, was torn down in 1963. On May 6, 1928, the Mara-thon County Railroad fi led with the Railroad Commission its intention to abandon its railroad line. The Chicago & North Western Railroad remained

as the main railroad passing through Stratford until 1981, when Central Wisconsin Railroads decided to aban-don this railroad.

The Stratford Area Historical Soci-ety was formed in 1991 — the village’s centennial year — and the society leased an old American Legion build-ing to start a museum. Several preser-vation projects have been completed since then, starting with the restoration of an old ice cream parlor sign from the 1930s. A canvas painting done by Cindy Beranek of West Railroad Street was unveiled in 2004, and the follow-ing year, the village dedicated a restored castle built by Frank Marohl in the 1920s and moved it to local library.

Information provided by the Stratford Area Historical Society.

LUMBERJACK DAYS - Mrs. Gordon Connor judges a beard contest during the fi rst-ever “Lumberjack Days” in 1956, which began as a cel-ebration of Stratford’s 65th birthday. It was renamed “Heritage Days” in 1990 to prepare for the village’s centennial the following year.

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Fair season gets underway July 31 and continues through September.

All area fairs include a full junior fair featuring livestock judging, horse shows and a wide array of exhibits from woodworking to painting, vege-tables to photography. Each also boasts a carnival with rides and games for all ages as well as plenty of favorite foods and entertainment.

WISCONSIN VALLEY FAIRThe fi rst area fair is the Wisconsin

Valley Fair at Marathon Park, Wausau, which is Aug. 2-7.

The annual Wisconsin Valley Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricul-tural fairs in Wisconsin and is held on an 80-acre site acquired by the Mara-thon County Agricultural Society in 1867.

Featured grandstand shows this year include Thousand Foot Krutch (Aug. 2), Kelsea Ballerini (Aug. 3), Cheap

Trick (Aug. 4), Martina McBride (Aug. 5), Joe Diffi e (Aug. 6).

Livestock judging and horse shows will be held throughout the fair, along with the Ag Adventure Tent, which provides educational fun for kids. 4-H members will showcase their talents at the 4-H Music and Drama Exhibition on Wednesday and Thursday.

For a full schedule of events, visit the fair’s website at www.wisconsinvalleyfair.com.

CLARK COUNTY FAIRThe Clark County Fair, held Aug.

10-14 at the fairgrounds in Neillsville, provides enjoyment for all ages.

With numerous 4-H exhibits, dis-

THE WORLD’S FAIR - A 4-H member shows her dairy cow at last year’s Athens Fair, which is scheduled for Aug. 18-21 this year.

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Wednesday boasts opening cer-emonies with the Miss Clark County contest. Other feature events are an ATV pull, truck pull, antique car show, draft horse show, carnival rides, and a demolition derby. There is also lots of live music, great food and a fun time to keep visitors busy all fair long.

ATHENS FAIRAthens is the home of the biggest

little fair in Wisconsin which will be held Aug. 18-21 this year.

Things get going Thursday with the opening of the midway and 4-H exhib-its. A miniature horse show is planned for the opening evening, followed by fi reworks, which will explode at dusk and are viewable from the fairgrounds.

Friday will feature a dog show in the morning, followed by livestock judg-ing and bingo in the afternoon. Live music will start that night, followed by a clothing revue and the fair queen coronation.

Saturday will kick off the Central Wisconsin Gladiolus Show, plus a Dairy Show and Junior Fair Show. A 5K fun run/walk starts at 11 a.m., and Saturday is the draft horse show.

The fair wraps up on Sunday with a parade, followed by musical perfor-mances by the Old Timers Band on the Village Square. An awards cer-emony will fi nish off the fair. An open beer garden provides refreshments all weekend long at the Athens Fair.

CENTRAL WI STATE FAIRThis year, the fair season wraps up

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consin State Fair in Marshfi eld.Grandstand shows this year include

Home Free (Aug. 31), mystery art-ists TBD (Sept. 1), Blue Oyster Cult (Sept. 2), Regional Brush Pull and WPTA Truck and Tractor Pull (Sept. 3), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Sept. 4) and bull riding and Action Auto De-molition Derby (Sept. 5).

In addition to carnival rides and 4-H animal judging, activities include a petting zoo, llama show, kid’s tractor races and a draft horse show.

For a schedule of events at the fair, visit the website at www.centralwisconsinstatefair.com.

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