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Records MaKSIII Ml VVS-Ml KAI.I) A4 Tiu ksdav, Ai-ui si 18. 2005 Police Paid Obituary Feingold: hmw Iraq by end of 'K Elaine Loos 16, CHILI Elaine A. h.os. Chili, died Tuesday, Aug. 2005, at her residence in (.

after a count- --geous battle with I block of South Maple Avenue. The rear window of his vehicle was damaged, likely by a BB or pellet gun. Damage was estimated at $250. A 22-year-old Dorchester woman reported criminal damage to her vehicle between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Tuesday while parked at the Northway Mall, 503 K. Ives St. A rock was thrown through her rear drivers side window. Animal at large A Marshlield woman reported a stray cat at 8:14 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 blin of East Cleveland Street.

The adult black cat was not wearing a collar or tags and was taken to the 1U Motel. Criminal damage A 19-year-old Stevens Point man reported criminal damage to his vehicle between p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 cancer. A ine mo rial service will he held at 11 a.m.

Saturday, ug. 20. Zion Lutheran Church in Granton. The Rev. John Trewyn will officiate with Caroline He Courts Elaine Loos Clark County serving us Mark H.

Malm, 36, Durand; no contest plea; reckless driving; $367 fine. sion of drug paraphernalia; $402 fine and six-month drivers license suspension. James R. Vanstedum, 30, of 7256 Highway HH, Vesper; disorderly conduct amended from battery; $273 fine and $670.79 in restitution. A count of fourth-degree sexual assault was Wood County Christ Lutheran Church in Chili.

Some of her interests included baking, spending time with friends, bowling, playing cards and cheering on the Brewers, She enjoyed donating some of her money by playing bingo and other games of chance in her spare time. The greatest enjoyment for Elaine was spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren Mrs. Loos is lovingly survived by her husband Harley, Chili; children, Nancy (Dan) Hebert, Arizona City, Donald Moe'U'ai'i) Loos. Chili, Jay (1'auhO Loos, Hewitt; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Robert Bores, Marshfield, Gerald Bores, Stratford, Lucille Schrader, Marshlield, and Catherine Konkel, California. Her parents; nine sisters and brothers, Evelyn Krohn, Helen Vlahor, Eleanor Schnitzler, Betty Jane, George, Fredrick, Melvin, Ervin and Raymond Bores preceded her in death.

The children of Mrs. Loos would like to express their heartfelt gratitude for the years of love and friendship shown from the community of Chili and surrounding area. Her passing will leave a void in the hearts and souls of all that knew her. Brian J. Fraley, 21 of 8254 Jackson No.

4, Pittsville; guilty plea; resisting or obstructing an officer and posses In June, Feingold became the first memlior of the Senate to call for a pullout in a resolution that would give the administration 30 days to announce its objectives in Iraq and to release a timetable for troop withdrawals. Only one other senator, Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, has joined as a cosponsor. Several House members have called for withdrawal to start by October 2006, without specifying a deadline to complete the pullout. President Bush, meanwhile, has said that a timetable would be counterproductive. "The president has been clear that setting an artificial timetable would send the wrong message to the Iraqis who need to know that we will not leave before completing the mission," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Wednesday in response to Feingold's statement.

"And it would send the wrong message to our troops who need to know we are committed to completing the mission. And finally, it would send the wrong message to the enemy who then would then plan to wait us out." According to Feingold, the former head of Australia's armed forces also has called for a pullout by the end of 2006. Feingold said that official, Gen. Peter Cosgrove, has stated that the presence of foreign troops is fueling the terrorist activity in Iraq. i Hhian Ti mi Gannett News Seivice WASHINGTON Stepping up pressure on the Bush administration to develop a plan for withdrawing U.S.

troops from Iraq, Sen. Rush Feingold wants a full pullout to be completed by the end of 2006. The Wisconsin Democrat who is exploring the possibility of seeking his party's presidential nomination in 2008, planned to outline the details of his request during a community listening session Thursday in Marquette, Wis. Feingold was not available for comment Wednesday, but in a press statement he indicated his call for a 2006 deadline would help jump-start the development of a specific plan for bring back U.S. troops.

"It's time for senators and members of Congress, especially those from my own party, to be less timid while this administration neglects urgent national security priorities in favor of staying a flawed policy course in Iraq," Feingold stated. "We need to refocus on fighting and defeating the terrorist network that attacked this country on Sept. 11, 2001, and that means placing our Iraq policy in the context of a global effort, rather than letting it dominate our security strategy and drain vital security resources for an unlimited amount of time." Divorces Clark County Kenneth H. Frese and Dawn D. Artac, town of Longwood, Aug.

20. Qiomceu M. Devine, Chippewa Falls, and Jessica J. Pawlukiewicz, Withee, Sept. 3.

organist. Interment of ashes will be held at a later date. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Hansen Funeral Home in Marshfield and also one hour prior to service time Saturday at the church.

Mrs. Loos was born Julv 23, 1928, in Marshfield. a daughter of August and Bertha (Neubauer) Bores. She attended Marshlield l'ublic Schools. On Sept.

1, 1949, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Marshlield, she was united in marriage to Harley Loos. Mrs. Loos worked at Weinbrenner Shoes for several years before she and Harley purchased the tavern in Chili. They owned and operated Harley and Elaine's Bar for nearly 33 years. Mrs.

Loos was a member of Jeremy B. Drew and Carrie D. Drew, both of Clark County; married June 17, 1996, in Wisconsin; custody of three minor children awarded to the mother. Steven G. Buchholz and Rosemary L.

Buchholz, both of Clark County; married Sept. 4, 1976, in Wisconsin. Wood County Benjamin R. Giles of Babcock and Casandra L. Giles of Marshfield, Aug.

12. Baby: First shots hurt Obituaries Irene Schiller Major terror attacks shake up Baghdad smiles. She examined Scarlett from head to too, earning a toothless grin. This was all before the shots, which came at the end of the appointment. Scarlett has just started her trips to the clinic for vaccinations.

Because most of the vaccines aie a series of shots, babies usually come in at two months, four months, six months, a year and 15 months, DeVries said. "We have appointments into February of 2006," Kristy said. "We just follow the appointment schedule." The end of the appointment came quickly, and Kristy carried the calmed-down Scarlett out the door while Ryan juggled the carrier, the diaper bag and all of the handouts they'd been given. "We're going to have to take a big nap after that," Kristy said. Jcni Lewis can be reached at 384-3131 or 800-967-2087, ext.

329 or at jenlewismarshfieldnewsher ald.com. Continued from A1 I'm sure we'll put everything in there," Kristy said. Marshfield Clinic is part of the Regional Early Childhood Network, which allows health care providers in Wisconsin to access a child's file and learn what vaccinations the child was given, said Edna DeVries, a pediatrician at Marshfield Clinic and division medical director. "It's confidential and secure," DeVries said. "Providers who can get access to this share immunization data.

It keeps track of when children need immunizations. And when a cliild gets immunizations, parents get a printout of the vaccines the cliild received and when to come in for the next set." Scarlett's doctor, Lisa Hebert, asked Kristy how many ounces Scarlett eats, how often she feeds, if she's spitting up or vomiting, urinating frequently, "pooping" daily, has a sleep pattern, and coos and of Wood and Irene was a home-maker. She is survived by her husband, Elroy Schiller of Pittsville; her sons, Calvin Schiller, Pittsville, Ronald (Janice) Schiller, Granton, Michael (Linda) Schiller, Elkhom, Dennis Schiller, Pittsville, Gary (Kerene) Schiller, Marshfield, Terry (Patricia) Schiller and Thomas Schiller, both of Pittsville; her daughter, Cindy (James) Scheunemann. Arpin; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and her half-sister, Elaine (Noel Barteck, Owen. PITTSVILLE Irene Schiller, 81, of Pittsville died Tuesday, Aug.

16. 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Mai-shfield. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. Aug.

19, 2005. at Buchanan Funeral Home in Pittsville. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home.

She was born Dec. 15, 1923, in Neillsville to Mavnard and Anna (Kosmoskil Cole. She married Elroy Schiller on Nov. 21, 1945. The couple farmed in the town The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq Three car bombs exploded Wednesday near a crowded bus station and a nearby hospital where survivors were being taken, killing up to 43 people in the deadliest suicide attack in Baghdad in weeks.

Rescuers used bolt cutters to free some victims hurled into barbed wire fences by the blast. The attacks came as Iraq's main Sunni Arab party denounced the talks on Iraq's constitution, raising doubts the document can win Sunni support and lure disaffected Sunnis from the insurgency. Police said the first bomb blew up at the Nadha bus terminal, the city's largest, shortly before 8 a.m. as swarms of travelers were boarding buses. As Iraqi police rushed to the scene, a suicide driver detonated his vehicle in the station's parking lot.

Another suicide bomber blew up his car a half-hour later across the street from nearby Kindi Hospital, where ambulances were transporting the injured. Police Capt. Nabil Abdul-Qader said 43 people were killed and 85 were wounded in the attacks. The U.S. military put the casualty toll at 38 dead and 68 injured.

Four suspects were detained at the bus station on suspicion of involvement in the bombings, the Transportation Ministry said. Alvina Becherer also preceded in death by her second husband, Willard Becherer, on Feb. 19, 1995. Alvina R. Becherer, 88, of Marshfield died Aug.

14, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital. She was Health: Racial divide Benjamin F. Zawislan STRATFORD Benjamin F. in Owen. Zawislan, 87, of Stratford died Arrangements are pending at Tuesday, Aug.

16, 2005, at the RembsKundinger Funeral Home Clark County Health Care Center in Marshfield. Gaines: Violence study Katherine 'Katie' Decker SPENCER By request of the family, the visitation and service for Katherine "Katie" R. Decker, of Loyal, who died Tuesday Aug. 16, 2005, will be at the LuCille Tack Center in Spencer. Visitation will be from 5 p.m.

to 7 p.m. today. The service will immediately follow at 7 p.m. Burial of cremains will take place at a later date. Community Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Births Harvard and Emory University in Atlanta, show persistent disparities in mostly expensive and elaborate procedures like some blood vessel repairs, heart and back surgeries, and joint replacements. "The more invasive the procedure was, the more difference we found," said Dr. Viola Vaccarino, who led the Emory study. By contrast, with a simple treatment like aspirin, blacks and whites were handled similarly. The studies weren't designed to pinpoint the precise reasons for the gaps or changes over time.

However, researchers said more elaborate treatments are harder to improve quickly because they involve multiple steps and resources. They may require coordination between doctors, hospitals and pharmacies. "Ordering a test is relatively easy, compared to controlling the level of cholesterol," said Dr. Amal Trivedi, lead researcher in the managed-care study. Doctors said treatment can be further equalized with universal insurance coverage, more data on race, more awareness of disparities, and medical improvements like linking doctor and hospital payments to performance.

Continued from A1 into account differences like health plans, hospitals, regions and wealth. The researchers mostly compared treatment of whites and blacks by assessing how often accepted professional standards were met for each group. In the study finding the most equality, Harvard researchers analyzed records from 1.5 million patients in 183 Medicare managed-care plans between 1997 and 2003. They found narrowed racial gaps for mammograms and diabetics' eye exams, blood-sugar tests and testing and control of diabetics' cholesterol. Gaps were also reduced for prescribing beta-blocker heart drugs and cholesterol testing after heart attacks.

The most dramatic improvement came for beta blockers. By the end of the study, 93 percent of blacks met standards, compared to 94 percent of whites an improvement of 1 1 percentage points for blacks. Progress wasn't apparent everywhere, though. Racial disparities widened by three percentage points for both control of diabetics' blood sugar and of heart patients' cholesterol. The other two studies, led by Diseases Continued from A1 The store is a hub of organized tournaments in which friends gather to play Halo 2, a game whose main characters blast aggressive alien species with such weaponry as submachine guns.

A very social activity, the game allows up to 16 players to battle at one time. "I'm all about video game violence," said 25-year-old Chris Degenhardt of Ijoyal, who brought stacks of discs to the counter. "With today's society, that's the way it is." Degenhardt said he's into Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the third in a series of games that allows mayhem on a massive digital scale. For example, gamers can jam a few buttons and watch their characters shoot police, pick up prostitutes, steal cars or simply pop a few rounds into random pedestrians in very realistic city settings. "In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas I'm into that one some of it's real, but other than that, it's just a video game," Degenhardt said.

"It's entertainment." Even so, Degenhardt said, the ratings system exists for a reason and should be more closely monitored. The Entertainment Software Rating Board rates video games on a scale from "Early Childhood." for ages three and older, to "Mature," for gamers 17 and older. The ratings and descriptions of why the games earned their ratings are printed on every box. Degenhardt said he's old enough to understand and enjoy the violence in mature video games, but younger gamers may be poorly influenced by what they see. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Matt Conn can be reached at 384-3131 or 800-967-2087, ext. 328 or at mconnmarshfi eldnewsherald.com. For more information go to and click on today's Web links. Basic Lifeline Calling Plan for the State of Wisconsin Continued from A1 Jason Berkholtz of Milladore. He joins siblings, Kassandra, 10, and MaKayla, 4.

Grandparents are Dennis and Lucy Berkholtz, Milladore, Bemie Golla, Junction City, and Laurie Golla, Wisconsin Rapids. A son, Hudson Timothy Walter Hanson, was born Aug. 15, 2005, at Memorial Medical Center in Neillsville to Rita and Timothy Hanson of Neillsville. Grandparents are Rodney and Renee Schoen of Neillsville, and David and Eileen Hanson of Independence. Great-grandparents are Helen Schoen of Neillsville, Jeanette Loging of Holman, and Raymond Hanson of Sparta.

A son, Michael Steven Thomas, was born Aug. 15, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Kristen and Steven Thomas of Greenwood. He joins sisters Rachel, 7, Samantha, 5, Tamara, 3, and Taylor, Grandparents are Duane and Sharon Wintrone, Marshfield, Judy Thomas, Wisconsin Rapids, and Everett Thomas, Greenwood. Great-grandparents are Laurette Tauschek, Marshfield, Seymour Wintrone, Madison, and Arnold Thomas, Greenwood. A son, Ty Allen Woodkey, was born Aug.

15, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Jenny and Rick Woodkey of Spencer. Grandparents are Jeff and Trudy Schumacher and Ted and Darlene Woodkey. A son, Joshua Peter Altman, was born Aug. 16, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Jacky and Tom Altman of the town of Marshlield. He joins siblings.

Brad. 19. Stephanie, 16, Travis. 5, and Dustin, 3. Grandparents are Mary Bohman-Pongratz, Hewitt and the late Bonnie and Ray Altman.

A daughter, Rhya Konstance Dieringer, was born Aug. 16, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Cortney and Jerry Dieringer of Marshfield. She joins siblings, Victoria, 13, Miranda and Marissa, 9, and Cierra, 13 months. Grandparents are Ojars and Marlene Rekis, Marshfield, and Lawrence and RoseMary Dieringer, Marshfield. A daughter, Summer Jane Elmhorst, was born Aug.

16, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Jennifer and Earl Elmhorst of Neillsville. She joins siblings, Amanda, 13, Cody, 11, Tanner, 4, and Skyler, 2. A daughter, Katrinia Anne Purvis, was born Aug. 15, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hosopital to Carissa and Ryan Purvis of Loyal. She joins a sister, MaKenna, 3'ir.

Grandparents are David and Susan Durocher, Marshfield, Roger and Sue Leddy, Philadelphia, N.Y., and Rita and Paul Schmitz, Ontario, Canada. A son, Benjamin David Oksiuta, was born Aug. 12, 2005, at Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids to Sarah and James Oksiuta of Plover. Grandparents are Rob and DeeDee Leitner, Stratford, Debbie Manning, Canyon Country, Calif, and Ken Oksiuta, Stevens Point. Great-grandparents are Jack Crockett, Nee nan.

Isa belle Lishman. Plover, Marcy Jksuita. Stevens Point, and Dolores Leitner, Marshfield. A son, I'raden James Anderson, was hum Aug. 15.

2005. at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Erin and Todd D. Anderson of Granton. are Dale and Judy Anderson and Tom and Barb Tae. all of Marshfield.

A son. Jayden Wes Berkholtz, born Aug. 15, 2005, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Katrina and 3 Low Income Assistance Available to Wireless Subscribers At Cellcom we know the importance of staying connected and we believe everyone should have access to reliable and affordable wireless service. As an eligible telecommunications provider we are now offering a Lifeline calling plan for low income individuals. For eligibility requirements and to purchase service, stop by any Cellcom retail location or call Cellcom's customer service at 800-236-0055.

came from Laos and Thailand, aren't used to eating foods that are high in fat or sugar, and without an established transportation system in Thailand, they tended to walk more and therefore get more exercise. Once they move to America, they begin to consume more sugary and fatty foods and get less exercise because driving replaces walking as the main mode of transportation. Dr. Cheng Her, who co-authored the study, said it is safe to assume that there is a high number of undiagnosed diabetes in the Hmong who live in the United States. "The problem is the Hmong are going from an agrarian lifestyle where they really worked hard for the calories to now living in a more convenient society," said Her, who is a family practice doctor at Gundersen Lutheran Clinic in La Crosse.

The lifestyle here is more afluent than the typical Hmong ever experienced back home." The study was relatively small, with 144 Hmong participating. tijMU' u'iinjfi "iri.