Bio: Babich, Sullivan Coy (Birth - 2018)
Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Babich, Lenz, Schaefer
----Source: The Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 2/07/2018
A son, Sullivan Coy, was born to Beth and Scott Babich, Colby, on January 25,
2018, at Marshfield Medical Center.
Sullivan weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20.5 inches at birth. He joins
siblings Landon and Norah.
Grandparents are Merlin Schaefer, Colby; Sandy Lenz, Rheinlander; Dan and Mary
Babich, Abbotsford.
Bio: Nycz, Joseph
- Shows Wood Crafts at Winery (2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Nycz
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Nycz, Joseph -Woodturner Shows Wood Crafts at Winery (2024)
Joseph Nycz holds one of his bullet pens, made from local deer antlers and sold
at the 1891 Winery in Greenwood during the Spring into the Arts Tour.
June
Thompson/Clark County Press
By June Thompson
Joseph Nycz of Greenwood creates wooden crafts. He is a woodturner. He and his
wife, Ann Nycz were guests at the 1891 Winery in Greenwood during the Spring
into the Arts Tour.
“I’ve been woodturning since 2010,” said Joseph Nycz. He was selling wooden
bowls, pens, vases, and other knick-knacks. “I take a piece of wood, drill a
hole through it, put in brass bushing and assemble the pen,” said Joseph Nycz.
His bullet pens use local deer antlers. “I put the antler on the lathe and turn
it.”
“I come to help,” said Ann Nycz. She talks with customers and helps sell her
husband’s wooden bowls and other items he makes. “There’s so much to explain
about woodworking.”
Joseph Nycz gets his ideas from other woodturners and YouTube. “I use a
woodturning lathe. I like to use cherry wood. It’s not toxic,” he said.
Nycz finds his wood locally from sawmills. “I have a lot of lumber.
Mesquite—that makes beautiful bowls and vases. I make different things, so I
don’t get bored.”
He has participated in the Spring into the Arts every year. “This year is one of
the better years,” said Joseph Nycz. He is a member of the Chippewa Valley
Woodturners Guild in Eau Claire.
News: Colby -
Library Rocks Art Class (2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Strey, Calmes
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Colby Library Rocks Art Class (2024)
The Friends of the Colby Community Library (CCL) held a rock art class at the
CCL April 20, taught by Kristy Strey.
Submitted photo
By Edward DuBois
The Colby Community Library (CCL) held a rock art class, taught by Kristy Strey
from Woven and Stone, April 20. Thirteen people participated in the activity,
making original framed art using rocks, glass, dried weeds, and/or driftwood.
This class was the first to do rock art at the CCL. However, the Friends of the
Colby Community Library group sponsors adult classes five to six times per year.
Strey, the instructor, is starting out doing classes.
“We saw that she had done a class at a local business and contacted her about a
class at the CCL,” CCL director, Vicky Calmes said.
The Friends of CCL group is a fundraising organization for the CCL, so class
fees are charged to participants. The Friends of the CCL host the classes and
the CCL staff works at them.
In the past, there have been classes on basket weaving, jewelry making, sign
painting, soap making, charcoal sketching and knitting to name a few.
For the summer, the CCL switches gears and focuses on the Summer Reading Program
for youth ages 3–19 years old. In the fall, adult classes will resume.
“We are looking into classes using stained glass to make a mosaic Wisconsin
board and a glass fusing class,” Calmes said. “People also requested that the
jewelry making class comes back, and we always have a basket class or two to
meet the requests for that.”
The Friends of CCL will host a concert in the CCL’s outdoor amphitheater Aug. 10
featuring four food trucks and the band “The Fabulous Hell Hounds.”
“The Friends of the CCL hosts classes as a service to the community,” Calmes
said. “In days past, there had been community education classes offered to
adults through the school. The CCL is trying to fill that void by bringing in
classes of interest to Colby-area adults.”
News: Clark Co. -
Local Libraries Participate in New Program (2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: None
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Local Libraries Participate in ‘Passport to Adventure’ Program (2024)
Clark County has 10 libraries. The new “Adventures Begin at Your Clark County
Libraries” passport program is one way people can learn all about them.
From May 1 to Aug. 31, people can pick up a passport at any one of the 10 Clark
County libraries and visit them throughout the summer months to have their
passport stamped and initialed by library staff. While visiting, there will be
an “interesting feature” at each library.
People can turn in their passport to any of the 10 Clark County libraries by
Friday, Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. for a chance to win gift cards. For those visiting all
10 libraries, their passport will go into a grand prize drawing for one of three
$75 gift cards to Clark County businesses of Marieke Gouda, Aroma Café, or
Tender Shoots Gardens and Greenhouse.
Passports returned with at least five libraries visited will be put in a drawing
at the library the passport was turned in. There will be three $10 gift cards
awarded per library for Subway, Kwik Trip and Dollar General.
The drawing will be held Friday, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. at the Granton Community
Library. You do not have to be present to win. Check the Granton Community
Library website for details to attend virtually.
The passport program encourages patrons to see the various programs and
collections that different libraries offer. While all the Clark County libraries
are members of the Wisconsin Valley Library System, each library is able to
offer unique materials and experiences for patrons.
The 10 Clark County libraries are located in Abbotsford, Colby, Dorchester,
Granton, Greenwood, Loyal, Owen, Neillsville, Thorp and Withee.
There is a limit of one passport per family. Participants are asked to check
library hours before traveling. Library cards are free and are valid at all 10
libraries. A person does not have to be a resident of Clark County to
participate.
For more information, contact any Clark County library.
The Adventures Begin at Your Clark County Libraries passport program is
financially sponsored by the Clark County Community Foundation, Inc.
News: Greenwood -
Spring into the Arts Features Winery/Woodwork (2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Susa, Wolf
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Spring into the Arts Features Winery and Woodwork (2024)
Chuck and Casey Susa and Jessica and Dan Wolf are owners of 1891 Winery in
Greenwood. The Susas and Wolfs opened their new business in August 2023. This is
their first year participating in the Spring into the Arts Tour.
Submitted photo
By June Thompson
Art, crafts, and history were all part of the Spring into the Arts Tour held
April 26-28. New host sites and crafters were featured, showing their wares and
meeting people from all over the state.
One new location was the 1891 Winery in Greenwood. Owners, Chuck and Casey Susa
and Dan and Jessica Wolf opened the winery Aug 18, 2023.
“The building fits well with the Spring into the Arts Tour. The building is art
itself and the history and story behind it,” said Chuck Susa.
“Being part of the tour helps bring people in to see the 1891 Winery, see what
we’re about and taste our wines,” said Dan Wolf. “We offer a “flight of wines”
for wine tasting. We also offer local Clark Pizza.”
The name of the winery might not be obvious to visitors of Greenwood. The town
was incorporated in 1891. “The building’s been here almost as long as
Greenwood,” said Chuck Susa. “History is important. My family is from the
Greenwood area. Eventually, I’d like this to be a museum.”
The decor in the winery has historical relevance. “The old photos on the wall
are early 1900’s. Everything in here is about history,” said Dan Wolf.
Antique sewing machines were repurposed to support wood tables fashioned from
old power poles. An old barrel was turned into a base for a large round table.
Chuck Susa is the primary winemaker at the winery. “There’s a lot of chemistry
and a lot of trial and error,” he said. “It’s really fulfilling when you come up
with a new recipe—when the wine is perfect. It’s very rewarding.”
He has a favorite wine: cranberry. Yet, Chuck Susa doesn’t know how long he’s
been making wine. “I learned to make wine from my mom,” he said. “When she had
extra grapes left over, a friend suggested she start making wine.”
There are 15 different varieties of wine available, though there were many more
different kinds since the winery opened.
“I have friends that are disappointed I don’t give it to them for free,” said
Chuck Susa.
Making wine and selling it is a lengthy process. “I do test-trials at home,”
said Chuck Susa.
“Everything I do at the facility [formulas, labels] has to be approved by the
federal government. Federal permits took months. There are a lot of rules and
regulations. Everything is tracked and reported to state and federal
governments. It’s heavily regulated.”
“All the dry wines are named after early settlers: Lambert Red, Waterman White,
Van Dusen Oak, and Eaton Ivory,” said Dan Wolf.
Grapes aren’t the only fruit used to make wine. All kinds of berries are used.
“Berries from different locations have different tastes [for wines],” said Chuck
Susa. “Everyone will be completely different. It’s endless what you can make.”
The Susas and Wolfs have full time jobs. Their winery is open Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday. “This is our fun job,” said Chuck Susa.
For more information, contact 715-267-2145 or
1891winery@gmail.com.
Obit: Gluch, Betty
Jane (- 2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Gluch, Grobe, Meissner, Voss
----Source: Cuddie Funeral Home (Loyal, Clark Co., WI) 5/9/2024
Gluch, Betty Jane (19 June 1941 – 6 May 2024)
Berry Jane Gluch, our beloved mother and grandmother, died on Monday, May 6,
2024, at Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center in Owen, where she was a
resident since March of 2023.
She was born to the late Edwin and Bertha (nee Grobe) Meissner on June 19, 1941,
in Chili. She graduated from Marshfield Senior High in 1959.
Betty was known for her welcoming smile and a spirit of hospitality. She retired
from the Loyal School District as a teacher’s aide and library assistant. She
was an active member at Trinity Lutheran Church where she served on the Church
Council and participated in the Trinity Lutheran Church Women’s Group. Betty
also served on the Loyal City Council.
Betty was the heart of our home and family. She raised three children, Gary
(Beverly) Gluch of Lewisburg, TN, David (Linda) Gluch of Westby, and Daniel (Roi)
Gluch of Eau Claire, in a happy and loving home to be independent and thoughtful
adults. Betty and our father, Ronald “Ron” Gluch, were married for 36 years. He
died unexpectedly on May 11, 1996. Mom remarried in 2004 to Ken Voss of Loyal.
She was a grandmother 13 times over to Amanda, Andrea, Ryan, Brandon, Colin,
Owen, Alex, Evan, Adam, Erin, McKye, Paxton and Breeley. She also was a
great-grandmother to Jayden, Ethan, and Boston. She was “Aunt Betty” to numerous
and beloved nieces and nephews. She has one surviving brother, Douglas Meissner.
Betty was preceded in death by her father, mother, and three brothers, Harland
Meissner, Chester Meissner, and Norman Meissner.
A celebration of life ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 11:00
a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal, WI. Visitation will be held at the
church from 9:30 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in the Loyal
Lutheran Cemetery.
Obit: Stendel,
Gary E. (1945 - 2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Stendel, Kraus, Kallis, Forde, Vieth, Brock, Rogers, Harper, Rogers,
Hendrickson, Sternitzky, Straussberger, Stai, Steinbach, Schmitt, Stauffacher
----Source: Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home (Marshfield, Wood Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Stendel, Gary E. (18 April 1945 – 6 May 2024) With Flag
Gary E. Stendel, age 79, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday,
May 6, 2024, of natural causes.
Gary was born on April 18, 1945, in Abbotsford, the son of Frances (Kraus) and
Christian Stendel. He graduated from Granton High School in 1963. He was drafted
into the Army from 1965 to 1967, and upon his return married his high school
sweetheart Carol Kallis. They were married just shy of 26 years until her death
in December 1994. He later married Colleen Forde in January 2017.
Gary held a variety of jobs over the years but mainly farmed with his son in the
Chili area. He enjoyed tinkering with cars and tractors, helping his Amish
neighbors and visiting with family. Those who knew him are well aware of his
sense of humor and storytelling. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to
all. His laughter, jokes, humility and common sense logic will truly be missed.
He is lovingly survived by his significant other, Colleen Forde; son, Terry
Stendel; daughters, Amy (Mark) Vieth and Mary Stendel; granddaughters, Samantha
Brock and Heather Brock; great-granddaughter, Harper Rogers; and a
great-grandchild due in November. He is further survived by sisters, Delores
O’Brien, Anita Hendrickson, Georgia Sternitzky, Ann Straussberger, and Gloria
Stai; sister-in-law, Linda Sternitzky; brother-in-law, Vernon Steinbach; and
many other relatives and friends.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Christian Stendel; and step-mother,
Helen Stendel; mother, Frances Sternitzky; and step-father, George Sternitzky;
step-father, Henry Schmitt; wife, Carol Stendel; mother-in-law, Mable Kallis;
brothers, Roger Sternitzky and Francis Schmitt; sisters, Loretta Stendel and
Judith Steinbach; brothers-in-law, Phil Hendrickson and Harold Stauffacher;
nephews, Gary “Bo” Stendel, Phillip “Willie” Hendrickson, and Aynsley
Sternitzky.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. at
Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home, 1010 E Veterans Parkway, Marshfield. Visitation
will be held from 11:00 A.M. until service time.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
For everything there is a season, and a
time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time
to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to
heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time
to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to throw away stones, and
a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from
embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to
throw away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a
time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time
for peace.
To send flowers to the family or plant a
tree in memory of Gary E. Stendel, please visit our floral store.
School:
Neillsville - ‘Drive a Tractor to School’ Promotes Farm Vehicle Safety (2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Strangfeld, Magnuson, Kren, Bergert, Schmitz
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
‘Drive a Tractor to School’ Promotes Safety for Farm Vehicles (2024)
Morgan Strangfeld (l) and Ryan Magnuson (r) get the John Deere tractor ready.
Attached a sign reading,
“Farmers are Moving, I Will Look and Yield,” (FAMILY). June Thompson/Clark
County Press
By June Thompson
A group of FFA students from Neillsville High School gathered at Russell’s of
Neillsville the morning of May 1 to drive their tractors to school.
Morgan Strangfeld, president of the FFA Club, and Ryan Magnuson were getting a
John Deere tractor ready to drive. They attached a yellow sign with bold black
print: “Farmers are Moving, I will Look and Yield.” This is a reminder to be on
the lookout for tractors on the road.
This is the second year Neillsville students participated in “Drive a Tractor to
School Day.” It is to honor Thomas “Tom” Kren, who was killed in a tractor-semi
accident June 7, 2022.
“Tom Kren was my great-uncle,” said Morgan Strangfeld. “This is a good way to
represent farmers and their slow vehicles.”
Jaron Begert drove a blue New Holland 350, the largest tractor leading the
convoy. This was his first year driving a tractor to school.
“We do this to promote farm safety,” Bergert said.
Guys and girls alike drove various tractors to school. Each tractor was a
testament to the farming way of life.
Karcyn Schmitz, vice president of FFA Club, drove an orange Kubota tractor. This
was her first year participating in “Drive a Tractor to School Day.”
“We do this to make people aware of tractors on the road and to honor Tom Kren,”
Schmitz said.
When the students had their tractors ready, the procession drove as a convoy.
About a dozen tractors were seen making their way down Division Street enroute
to the Neillsville High School Fieldhouse parking lot.
At this time of year, farmers are driving their tractors or other farm equipment
on roads to do their spring planting. The public is encouraged to look and yield
to farmers.
School:
Neillsville - Elks Award Students (2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Boon, Walter, Koprek, Anderson-Ruskin, Zoschke, Pekol, Barth,
Dickenson, Waters, Harris, Erickson, Voigt
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Elks Award Students (Area Schools - 2024)
Each year, the Marshfield Elks Lodge #665 honors the outstanding students from
12 area high schools in its district in 11 different categories of achievement.
The intent with this program is to recognize students in scholastic areas that
do not receive much, if any, formal recognition for efforts in the classroom.
From Neillsville High School and pictured with Eric Boon, Exalted Ruler (far
left) are Ellie Walter (art/drama, not pictured), Olivia Koprek, (music),
Addison Anderson-Ruskin (science), Micah Zoschke (mathematics), Jace Pekol
(language arts), Gavin Barth (technology education), Marcy Dickenson (social
studies/history), Cameron Waters (business/computers, not pictured, Nataly
Harris (family consumer education), Bryce Erickson (leadership) and Paige Voigt
(agriculture) were awarded with a medal for their achievements.
Submitted photo
School:
Neillsville - Mentoring the Future (Businesses Meet At School - 2024)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Gross, Vine, Pakala, Watton, Knutson, Rabbitt, Mahm, Mortenson, Ehlen,
Wilson, Gaier, Marg, Landwehr, Friemoth
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/2024
Mentoring the Future (Businesses Meet at School - 2024)
Each month throughout the 2023-24 school year, business mentors Mike Gross
(Gross Motors), Amber Vine (Kwik Trip), Brooke Pakala (Grassland Dairy), Dakota
Watton (Citizens State Bank of Loyal), Hannah Knutson (MEC, Inc.), Chivaun
Rabbitt (Marshfield Clinic), Rachel Mahm (North Side Elevator), Mandy Mortenson
(Russell’s of Neillsville), Nate Ehlen (Sav-Rite Building Center) and Leah
Wilson (Schuster Campman Abstract and Title) came to Neillsville High School,
headed by district administrator John Gaier (right), to deliver lessons about
employability skills to freshmen and sophomores. The final business mentor
session was April 22. All business mentors were invited to participate and give
a brief rundown about their company, employments opportunities and the top
employability skill looked for when hiring. Not pictured are Autumn Marg (Atmus
Filtration).
Provided by Ashley Landwehr (Simplicity Credit Union) and Michelle Friemoth
(Unity Bank)
Submitted photo
