Korn Fest and community notes from the Holmen area
Tribune staffer Jim Holmlund hosts Channel 8 show with three notable farmers Kermit Veum Bernard Hart and Edgar Schroeder. Holmen Post 284 stages third annual Korn Fest August 13 14 with corn butter meals music dancing and a 40 et 8 train beer tent and prizes co sponsored by Holmen Canning and Holmen Creamery. Wednesday August 17 Jaycettes luncheon fundraiser for cerebral palsy also features festival queens and styling, while the Blackhawk Drum and Bugle corps performs for Viet Nam servicemen. The Blue Stars win Fantasia in Austin MN and prepare for Hibbing and Marion Wisconsin parades.
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Wild West Show Riot and Local Entertainment Glimpse
A La Crosse Cribune item recalls Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley’s Wild West Show at Prairie du Chien on August 20, 1900, where a saloon brawl escalated to a riot and gunfire until calm returned. The note praises the Hotel Stoddard wine and sausage party and La Crosse’s summer ease.
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Oceanographic World Project Announced in Redwood City
Redwood City Calif ABC Marine World a five million dollar oceanographic complex will rise on 85 acres by summer 1968. Leonard H Golden son ABC president announced the plan featuring an Oceanographic Institute an Oceanarium for whales dolphins and porpoises and a water show arena for skiing performances and competitions.
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Cast and Crew Arrive Aboard Ships for Chubasco Filming
Warner Bros plans filming of Chubasco starting August 17 off the Mexican coast with the San Diego fishing fleet as backdrop. Most scenes to be shot at sea aboard three chartered ships. Guest Bob Crane will appear on Red Skelton Show next season.
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