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It's back to school time. While the phrase often is accompanied by a groan from school-aged children who dread seeing summer come to an end, September is here and that means the start of school.

Following are the menus for area lunch programs for Sept. 8 to Sept. 12. All meals include milk and Nutritional Meals menus include coffee and/or milk.

* Adam M. Williams, town of Hendren, and Emily K. Kluewer, Marathon County, Sept. 6. * Ervin M. Brubaker, town of Withee, and Louella H. Horst, town of Thorp, Sept. 11. * Jeremy M. Knoop and Lacy A. Beyer, both of the town of Grant, Sept. 13. * Alvin H. Horst, town of Thorp, and Anna Mae Weaver Zimmerman, town of Reseburg Sept. 25. * Jeffrey W. Schmelzer and Kristing L. Wilcox, both of Abbotsford, Sept. 20. * Jacob Zschernitz, and Candy Bauer, both of Spencer, Sept. 6. * Shawn Wolk and Billie Jo Meacham, both of Spencer, Sept. 6. * Randy Cook Jr., Dorchester, and Christina Suckow, Unity, Sept. 13. * Ryan Iesman, town of Cleveland, and Tera Swensen, town of McMillan, Sept. 13. * Benjamin J. Fredrick and Ashley E. Misner, both of Marshfield, Sept. 6. * Andrew E. Roehrborn and Amanda S. Follen, both of the town of Lincoln, Sept. 20. * Daniel D. Peper and Heidi M. Linzmeier, both of Milladore, Sept. 27.

25 YEARS AGO: Mr. and Mrs. Ben (Edith) Reil of Oshkosh, formerly of the Abbotsford and Colby areas, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sept. 11 with an open house for family and friends at their home. They were married Sept. 12, 1933, in Colby. Receiving $300 scholarships recently were Susan Richmond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Richmond, Greenwood, and Amy Horn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Horn, Greenwood. Richmond received the Extension Homemakers Scholarship, and Horn received the 4-H and Extension Homemakers Scholarship. 50 YEARS AGO: Work began last week on construction of the new Badger State Telephone company building in Neillsville, which will house the dial installation equipment and the business offices of the firm. 75 YEARS AGO: In cooperation with the National Recovery Administration, Marshfield residents will be busy in the city working toward two major goals. One is to have every consumer cooperate with firms displaying the blue eagle, and the other is to place every firm in the city under the blue eagle recovery banner.

* Manuel Martinez Zarate, 33, of W186 Willow Road, Abbotsford; guilty pleas; no valid driver's license, a second such offense within three years, five days in jail and $88 in costs; another charge of driving without a valid driver's license, $224 fine. * Rosanna M. Hanson, 26, of 4641 Southridge Court, Eau Claire; no contest plea; theft by false representation; nine-month jail term stayed; 12 months probation, 30 days in jail, $7,980 in restitution and $1,358.70 in court costs. * Jordan G. Harlan, 18, of 40130 Lexington N., Shoreview, Minn.; guilty plea; possession of an illegally obtained prescription; $728 fine. Divorce * Shawn R. Woodford, Wood County, and Jacquelyn J. Woodford, of Clark County; married Oct. 6, 1995, in Wisconsin. * Mark Z. Brzezinski, 46, of 312 N. Central Ave., Marshfield; initial appearance Aug. 21 on a felony charge of forgery; $1,500 signature bond and pretrial conference set for Sept. 2. Police investigated a report that Brzezinski altered a check and used it to purchase items Nov. 3 at Wal-Mart in Marshfield, according to court records. * Cindy S. Kelz, 35, of 6535 Klondike Drive, Auburndale; found guilty; resisting an officer, $350 fine. A charge of disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse incident was dismissed. * Joel T. Hills, 20, of Ventura, Calif., formerly of Spencer; four Wood County charges of misdemeanor theft and one Marathon County charge of misdemeanor theft; 75 days in jail with work release and credit for two days already served and $540 in costs. The Wood County charges were reduced from a felony charge of theft by false representation. * Ronald C. Merritt, 38, of 4256 Highway X, Pittsville; disorderly conduct as a domestic abuse incident; 13 months of probation, $261 in costs and undergo any counseling deemed necessary. * Nicholas R. Leveque, 22, of 8641 Highway K, Arpin; being a party to the crimes of criminal trespass to a dwelling, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, $987 fine. A charge of being a party to the crime of obstructing an officer was dismissed. * David M. Altman, 20, of S2715 Bee Bee Road, Marshfield; default judgment; drunken driving; $667 fine, six-month driver's license revocation and alcohol assessment. * Michael J. Goergen, 43, of 8253 Jackson St., Pittsville; default judgment; drunken driving; $803 fine, one-year driver's license revocation and alcohol assessment. * Eric J. Salisbury, 20, of D1889 Highway C, Stratford; default judgments; operating while suspended, speeding and failure to wear seat belt; fines totaling $356.80. * Rene N. Santoni, 27, of 1530 Alton St., Wisconsin Rapids; default judgments; fourth or subsequent offense operating while suspended and speeding; fines totaling $372. * Nikolai Brothers Trucking Inc., of 10896 S. Washington Ave., Marshfield; second offense; default judgment; violating class A highway weight limits; $382.93 fine. * Michelle L. Johnson, 27, of 410 W. 14th St., Marshfield; no contest plea; possession of a non-narcotic controlled substance; fines and costs totaling $350 and six-month driver's license suspension.

The driver of a tractor was killed Thursday morning after the driver of an sport utility vehicle collided with the farm implement.

Peggy Goessl of Abbotsford married Lester Stephanie of Fond du Lac on April 12, 2008.

Dove Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, 1405 Truax Blvd., will offer the class "Taking Care of You: Powerful Tools for Caregiving," from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays from Sept.

From the day she got her first puppy, Deb Hall of Stevens Point was smitten. But, like other central Wisconsin residents, Hall's puppy love has become a passion to raise dogs whose mission is to become service ...

Fort Langley proved to be a great launching pad for Tracy Dueck's business. Dueck opened her first Tracycakes bakery/cafe in Fort Langley's historic Marr House back in September 2006.

A public meeting today in Edgar will outline a preliminary plan to convert Highway 29 into a freeway between Abbotsford and Wausau.

DORCHESTER -- John A. Robida, 91, of Dorchester, passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, in the Palliative Care Unit at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, where he had been admitted Aug.

* Kyle R. Kollmansberger, 17, of 200 S. Sixth St., Abbotsford; no contest plea; three counts of theft of moveable merchandise; sentence withheld; two years probation on each count, to run concurrent; five days in jail, $8,498.27 in restitution and $1,073.83 in costs. * Brian P. Christensen, 33, of 600 E. Spruce, Abbotsford; no contest plea; second offense of drunken driving; 10 days in jail, $904 fine, 12-month driver's license revocation and undergo alcohol assessment. * David C. Steffen, 41, of W1779 Highway N, Colby; no contest pleas; criminal damage to property, nine months in jail for nine months, $45 in restitution and $88 in costs; bail jumping, nine months in jail to run concurrent and $88 in costs. * Heath A. Phillips, 36, of 809 La Crosse St., La Crosse; no contest plea; issuance of worthless checks; fine, costs and restitution totaling $374.31. * Larry J. Block, 35, of 6321 Hilltop Lane, Arpin; drunken driving; 45 days in jail with work release, 27-month driver's license revocation, $1,272 fine and alcohol assessment. A charge of operating with a revoked license was dismissed. * Kurt P. Heil, 31, of 1500 N. Hinman Ave., Marshfield; drunken driving; 75 days in jail with work release, 30-month driver's license revocation, $2,729 fine and alcohol assessment. * Zachary J.C. Krasselt, 19, of 1113 E. Doege St., Marshfield; possession of marijuana; six-month driver's license suspension and $539 fine. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed. * David J. Grosbier, 19, of 2215 S. Maple Ave., No. 208, Marshfield; sex with a child age 16 or older; one year in jail, $161 in costs and undergo any counseling deemed necessary. * Jamie L. Foemmel, 33, of 5557 First Ave., Pittsville; disorderly conduct; $287 fine. Divorces * Rodney A. Woald and Heather A. Woald, both of Hewitt, July 29. * Jason P. Bovee and Sarah J. Bovee, both of Wisconsin Rapids, Aug. 6.

A tiny city of about 2,000 residents, Abbotsford in Clark County is a microcosm of central Wisconsin and the nation's growing Hispanic population.

Award recipients SUPERIOR -- Rachel Cherney of Hewitt will receive the Provost's Award this fall when she attends the University of Wisconsin-Superior. The award is a $1,500 scholarship that is renewable for ...

A long-term plan to maintain Highway 29 as a statewide thoroughfare has some local officials concerned about how any changes might affect traffic and emergency services.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is conducting a public information meeting to discuss a corridor preservation plan for WIS 29 between WIS 13 and US 51 in Marathon County.

A fire that destroyed a Colby retail business this weekend likely started from an unattended candle.

Marshfield News-Herald Farmers markets are being held throughout the area and expect to continue through part of October depending on weather and produce availability.

Ronald D. Neitzel, 64, of Unity, died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at his residence in Unity.