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THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1992
Auto thieves are hitting this area
Motorists in this area are advised to keep closer watch on their vehicles after a recent rash of car thefts in central Wisconsin, including two in Abbotsford.
An 18-year-old Wausau man is in custody in Merrill afer being caught with a car stolen Dec.
25 from the Continental Manor parking lot in Abbotsford.
That theft may be part of a larger pattern of thefts and burglaries in the area.
An employee at Continental Manor finished her work shift at 2 p.m. Christmas day and went out to start her 1988 Pontiac Grand Am, then came back in for 15 minutes while it warmed up. When she went back out at 2:15, the car was gone.
A man was visiting a relative at the nursing home at the time and told authorities later he was approaching the facility when he saw a small black car with five Oriental males in it, looking to be 15-18 years old. He said they just sat in the vehicle as he went into the building.
The auto was spotted in Merrill at 12:30 a.m. Dec. 28. A Merrill Police Dept. officer gave chase, and shortly thereafter, three Asian males fled from the car, according to a report received by the Colby-Abbotsford Police Dept. One of them was apprehended and arrested, and he is being held in Lincoln County Jail on a $500 cash bond.
On Dec. 23, local police were notified that a 1988 Dodge Caravan was stuck in the south ditch on Pine Street, and had been there since the previous night. Investigation showed the vehicle had been stolen from Merrill on Dec. 11.
That same night, another van was stolen in Abbotsford.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1980
Colby granted loan for streets
State Treasurer Charles P. Smith, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, today announced the disbursement of a state trust fund loan of $40,000 to the City of Colby in Clark and Marathon counties for street construction.
The trust funds were established at statehood and constitute revenues generated from the sale of land grant lands and from penal fines.
The Land Commission consists of secretary of state, the state treasurer and the attorney general, and annually invests over $12 million in low interest loans to school districts and municipalities for a wide variety of purposes.
Continental Manor has new employee Jane Stoiber is the new social worker designee at the Continental Manor Nursing Home, Abbotsford.
She went to UW in Milwaukee for one and one-half years and majored in social work. She also attended the UW Center-Medford where she participated in a career exploration course. The course allowed her to gain first hand experience by going out with a social worker from the Social Services Department in Medford. She also attended Colby High School.
Stoiber began at Continental Manor on Oct. 22 and says that her job includes taking care of admissions, discharges and the resident’s bill of rights. Making sure that no resident’s rights are violated is a part of the bill of right aspect of her job. She also goes and talks to the residents and says there is a lot one-toone relating, which she really enjoys.
