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E xelandA rea News
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January 2015
EXELAND ASSOCIATION NEWS
It was a record setting event! Over 250 people walked through the Trail of Terror that was held on the Sports Center grounds
on Oct. 17 & 18. 167 brave people went through the trail on Saturday night which is a single night record for the event. The two
nights also raised $650 for the Association which is also a high mark. On a sad note, chair person Janet Gerber announced, “This
was our last year of holding the event. All of our spooks got old on us and the Association realizes it would just be to hard to
continue without all of the helpers we’ve had the past several years. We do want to thank everyone who helped or attended the
Trail of Terror over these years. It was always a lot of fun.”
Thanks to all of the workers & spooks that helped make this year’s Trail so successful: Kelsie, Conner & Sue Kopras; Sherry
Samardzich; Karissa Stewart; Ron, Jackie & Mackenzie Thompson; Jim & Janet Gerber; Shannon Gerber; Sandy
Dantzman; Lacey Martin; Kyle Suzan; Chance Brown; Nikki Tomasovich; Summer Dillivan; Caleb Johnson; Kourtney
Fischer; Josie Meyer; Joseph Straham; Damon Stengel; Dan Fisher; Ron Kryscynski; Aca Shramek.
Reminder Notice: All $20 membership fees are now due. If you are a current member of the Association or would like to become
one you can send $20 with your address to: Janet Gerber – PO Box 35, Exeland, WI 54835.
Ads for the Exeland Newsletter are also due now. The cost is $40 for four ads. To renew your ad or to purchase a new one, please
submit payment and your business info to: Janet Gerber – PO Box 35, Exeland, WI 54835.
In other news the Association is in the process of acquiring the former insurance building on Main Street located between the
bank and the café. Association President Jim Gerber commented, “The building will be a good addition to our organization. We
will use it as our meeting place and to store our belongings. We plan on doing some restoration to the building and put many
history items on the walls. We might also rent it out for events like rummage sales, wedding showers and other events.”
At the December meeting the election of officers for 2015 – 2017 was held. Elected to the following positions were: Jim Gerber
(President); Vice President – Ellyn Welling; Secretary – Sandy Dantzman; Treasurer – Janet Gerber; Trustees – Mike Waite
& Robert Deach.
The Exeland Area Association would like to wish everyone in the Exeland community a Happy New Year. They would also like
to thank all of the members who worked hard to make this another tremendous year for the organization and also send out a big
“THANK YOU” to all of the people who buy ads to make the newsletter possible! Good people make for a good community!
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Our Sincere Sympathy
Congratulations to Dave “Darkchild” Johnson on winning the UPW
Heavyweight championship in Gladstone, Michigan on October 11th. The 43
year old and 17 year veteran upset Joey Jet Avalon to earn the victory.
The Exeland community would like to extend
their condolences to all the families
on the recent passing of:
It was fun to see a story about Katie Robers in the “Yesteryears” of the
Sawyer County Gazette. It was 25 years ago (1989) that Katie, won the cross
country Class C state championship. It’s still one of the best moments in
Winter High School sports history.
Ruth Oldeen (Oct. 15)
Vera Majka (Oct. 21)
John Baker Sr. (Oct. 28)
Letha Pasanen (Oct. 30)
Marge Gapinski (Nov. 6)
Ron Erickson (Nov. 8)
Dan Meyers (Nov. 9)
Frank Suzan (Nov. 9)
Dick Halberg (Nov. 18)
Brook Baures (Dec. 1)
Diane Veness (Dec. 10
Congrats to Michaela Hopkins (granddaughter to Tom & Nancy Schweitzer)
on earning All-Conference honors in cross country for Bruce Middle School.
Congrats to Kayla Gerber & Kal Gerber (daughter & son of Dave & Patty
Gerber). Kayla was part of the girl’s cross country team from Cameron High
School that made it to State. Kal made it to the State Cross Country finals as
an individual.
The Bruce High School girl’s volleyball had a very solid season this year.
Some of the key players on the team were: Kelsie Kopras (daughter of Denny
& Sue Kopras); Karie Fetting (daughter of Kevin Fetting); Hanna
Anderson (daughter of Andy & Missy Anderson). Hanna also was selected to
the Lakeland All-Conference team.
Wonderful people to be missed by all of Exeland
(The list was too long for a small community)
The Winter High School girl’s volleyball team was also one of the top teams
in the conference and posted an excellent 10-2 record. Key players on the team
were: Kourtney Fischer (daughter of Korey Fischer & Julie Thompson);
Mackenzie Thompson (daughter of Ron & Jackie Thompson); Kari
Mattmiller (daughter of Sheila & Jeff Nerby). Kourtney earned AllConference honors.
HONORING THE LOCAL FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Fire Prevention Week was October 5th – 11th. The Ladysmith
News posted a list of the fire fighters from all of the local
departments of each community. We would like to repost the
list of the Exeland Fire Department:
MURRY HOME MAKERS NEWS
The Murry Home Makers held their annual bake, raffle and rummage sale
during the 2014 Trout Fest. The proceeds from the sales helped to support the
Meteor, Bruce & Winter Food Pantries, the Exeland & Bruce First
Responders, Woman for Courage and the Rusk County Animal Shelter.
If you meet any of these people around town make sure you
say “thank you”. They sacrifice a lot of their time to help
protect our community. The Exeland community is really
proud of our fire department and the people who serve in it.
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Skinny Dipper’s Bar
Reports on the high school basketball teams will appear in the March issue of
the newsletter.
Winners of the raffle were: 1st (1/2 hog) Bill Procknow; 1st (1/2 hog) Bev
Shimko; 2nd (Gunner Taxidermy) Sharon Brown; 3rd ($50 Walmart Gift
Card) Brenda Plummer (who returned card & more $ donation to local food
pantry)
The Murry Home Makers would like to thank all who support their
organization!!
Cedar Lodge
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Dave Veness ~ Jay Schott ~ Ryan Villiard
Steve Korzenieski ~ Jerry Fillion ~ James Graves
James Joslin ~ Richard Schott ~ Steve Ross
Paul Clifford ~ Chris Veness ~ Richard Veness
Eric Rademaker ~ Jeff Potter ~ Jeff Shimko
Leah Larson ~ Heather Schott ~ Jake Rurup
Rod Knobeck ~ Melissa Knobeck ~ Frank Leuschen
Ryan Thome ~ Dan Gifford ~ Robert Deach
Gene Caturia ~ Julie Veness
Sue Kopras ~ Colleen Schott
The Bruce High School 8-man football team had another strong team and
earned another trip to the Jamboree Classic held in central Wisconsin. Carter
Chafer (son of Craig & Cari Chafer) was the star quarterback on the team and
also earned All-Conference honors on the defense. Jared Weisser and Ben
Adams also were named to the All-Conference team.
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THANK YOU…
Harold & Betty Brown for the generous
donation of money to be used for the Sonny
Shimko Memorial at Swan Creek Park. The
money will be used to purchase a new flag when
the current one wears out.
The Exeland United Methodist Church would
like to thank everyone who attended the Cookie
& Candy Walk held at the church on Saturday,
December 13. Also, a thank you to everyone
who made all of the wonderful treats and
worked in any way to make the event a success.
Mahala Earnhart for the nice donation of
necklaces she crafted and gave to the Exeland
Area Association. So far nearly $250 worth
necklaces have been sold with all of the money
going to the Association.
Exeland American Legion & Auxiliary for
supplying the bags of candy at the Santa shop.
CONGRATULATIONS…
Betty Bartlett who celebrated her 95th birthday
in November with family and friends at the
Methodist Church. Happy birthday Betty and
hoping for many more to come!
Bill Milner on his retirement from the post
office after serving the Exeland area for 30
years. His last delivery was made on October
31. A large party to celebrate his retirement was
held in November at the Buckhorn Bar. Thank
you Bill for the many years of dedication to the
Exeland community! Enjoy being lazy!!
Exeland's new mail route carrier is Paula
Ladenthin, she is replacing retiring Bill Milner.
Congratulations on your new job placement
Paula!
Bimbo Gifford was at Lambeau Field on
November 9 to attend the Bears vs. Packers
game. Upon seeing what great shape Bimbo is
now in, Packers General Manager Ted
Thompson tried signing him to a football
contract. However, Bimbo turned the contract
down because the only position he can play is
quarterback and he figures Aaron Rodgers
would be hard to beat out for the job.
Kourtney Fischer (daughter of Korey Fischer
& Julie Thompson) on being selected the
November “Student of the Month” at Winter
High School! Also, if you attended the
Winter/Bruce high school basketball games you
would have been treated to Kourtney singing
the “Star Spangled Banner”. Nobody could’ve
done it better, just outstanding!
To sisters Hailie & Alex Granica (daughters of
Tom & Brenda Granica). Both of the girls shot
nice whitetail bucks on their very first youth
hunt! Good Job!!! You two did better then 90%
of the guys did in the 9-day rifle season!
Sue’s Swan Creek Salon
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
E.L.C.A. Exeland, WI
Rev. Larry Sturgis ~ ph. 868-4450
Sunday Worship Service and
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Come and meet Jesus!
Hanna Anderson (daughter of Andy & Missy
Anderson) on being selected as the
Homecoming Queen this fall at Bruce High
School. The King just happened to be Jared
Weisser (grandson to Jack & Sheila Weisser)
SANTA SHOP
A huge thank to Michele Meyers for making a
lot of kids happy with her Santa Shop in the
month of December. A large turnout of children
showed up at the Weirgor Town Hall to do their
Christmas shopping. A big thank you to all of
Santa’s helpers and to Santa (Bill Haymes) and
Mrs. Santa (Shirley Bodner).
A special elf helped make the Exeland Santa
shop wonderful for all the children to enjoy.
Thank you Nicole Hendricks!!
First United
Methodist Church
Main Street
Exeland, WI
Sue Kopras
owner-operator
943-2200
In October the Winter High School Drama Club
put on another outstanding play. Some of the
stars of the “I Dream of Genie” production
included: Brody & Kourtney Fischer (son &
daughter of Korey Fischer & Julie Thompson),
Mackenzie Thompson (daughter of Ron &
Jackie Thompson), Kari Mattmiller (daughter of
Sheila & Jeff Nerby).
986N Lincoln Ave, Exeland, WI 715-943-2773
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Mark Bartlett ~ 715-415-3724
Dairyland State Bank
P.O. Box 37
Exeland, WI 54835
943-2266
www.dairylandstatebank.com
People with an interest in you!
Meteor Hills Bible Church
State Road 48, Exeland
Sunday School at 10:00a.m.
Church Service at 11:00a.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service at 7:00p.m.
Food Pantry open 2nd Tuesday of
each month 1:00p.m.-5:30p.m.
Exeland First United Methodist Church
Our Hearts, Minds & Doors are always OPEN!
Dave Samardzich
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Bruce, Wi 54819
Phone: 715-868-3124
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Frontier Saloon & Grill
Exeland, WI 943-3269
Where friends & family gather
Kitchen open 7 days a week
Daily food specials
Happy Hour 4-6 pm Mon-Fri
Brenda’s Village Café
Cooking Homemade Style
Radisson, WI 945-2691
Open Tuesday thru Sunday
Check out our drink specials
Serving Soups ~ Sandwiches ~ Pizzas
Downtown Exeland 943-2321
Open 7 Days a Week
EXELAND ROD & GUN CLUB NEWS
Memory Lane
In remembrance of some of those
people who graced our community
years past:
Frank Markley
Russ & Rosella Applebee
Mike Wojcik
Mary Smith
Howard & Audrey Canaday
To preserve the memories of a
friend or relative you can buy a spot
on the Memorial Plaque in the
cafe’. Contact Janet at the bank for
more info.
Rick & Lori’s
Tree Farm
Bobcat Work
943-2215
The Club held their elections of officers at the December meeting. The officers for 2015-2017
are: President Al Gerber; Vice President – Mike Paul; Secretary – Robert Deach; Treasurer – Dean
Johnson.
In November the Club held their annual Hunter’s Ball for members only at the clubhouse.
Winning guns at the festive event were: Al Suzan (Ojibwa); Curt Gerber (Hayward); Jim Leader
(Exeland); Chance Brown (Exeland); Denny Kopras (Exeland); John Gordon (Exeland); Al
Gordon (Radisson); Brody Fischer (Exeland) & Daryl Kinnear (Ladysmith).
Winner of the Club’s Big Buck Contest for rifle this year goes to Al Gerber who shot a big 8pointer with a 21” inside spread. A dandy buck, Al. Good job!!
The Club spent some more money in the community when they re-graveled the road that goes
around the campsites at Swan Creek Park. The community thanks the Club for helping keep our
park as one of the best around!
Currently, the Club is working with the DNR in setting the quotas for the 2015 deer hunts. The
DNR listened last year so hopefully they will again this year.
The Club had a very stressful December meeting. Denny Kopras, club bartender, didn’t show up
for the meeting and there was no beer in the refrigerator. This no doubt was the worst disaster the
Club faced all year long. 5 members have been assigned to beat Denny up for his terrible mistake.
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: 2015 memberships are now due. Cost is still $20. You can
submit payment to: Exeland Rod & Gun Club – PO Box 92, Exeland, WI 54835 or pay at the next
meeting. We’re always looking for new members! If you want to join you can submit the $20 to
the address listed above or contact any club member.
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