Gale-Ettrick to Start Year with Eight New Teachers
Gale-Ettrick schools open on August 28 with a half day and eight new teachers joining the staff. New hires include Mrs. Richard Byom in third grade, Ralph Bisek in music, John Fluegel in algebra and science, and Kay Wandry in girls physical education, among others. Returning Ettrick and Galesville staff fields include numerous veterans, with Robert Howard serving as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Gale-Ettrick
Richard Byom
la Crosse
Ralph Bisek
Winona State College
Ivanhoe, Minn
Arcadia
Robert Christianson
Eau Claire State College
Siren
John Fluegel
Robert Wittig
University of Wisconsin
Green Bay
Ettrick
Clayton Walter
Victor Folkedahl
James Brynildson
Nick Dykstra
Ervin Toppen
Kent Jacobson
Sheldon Cantlon
Water Safety and Swim Training Ends at Sparta
Sparta Wis. completes season of water safety and swimming courses run by the Sparta Red Cross Chapter and Sparta Recreation Department. Eight senior lifesavers, 13 junior lifesavers, 17 intermediate swimmers, and 38 beginners passed tests or earned certificates under supervisor Hubert E. Blank. Named seniors include Chuck Isensee and Robert Finch. junior graduates include Mary Vieth and Greg Foss. intermediate certificate recipients include Mary Izard and Barbara Wanlass. beginners earning certificates include Mike Webber and Carol Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Blank
Sparta Red Cross Chapter
Sparta Area
Blank
Jerry Baumbach
Marieta Jacobsen
Suzanne Richards
Bob Edwards
Berlin
Red Cross
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Recreation Department
Hubert E. Blank
Chuck Isensee
Robert Finch
Ann Thirel
Pat Hoffman
Mike Reinhardt
James Jefferson
Holly Gleiss
Gale Grimslid
Mary Vieth
Greg Foss
Abigail Shorger
Duane Colossi
Bill Blank
Jim Lyon
Tom Frederick
Mark Cromos
Mary Clark
Bill Gleiss
Jill Montgomery
Edith Armstrong
Jim Tracy
Mary Izard
Barbara Wanlass
Sharon Passo
Margaret Krembs
Sharie Izard
Patti Devereau
Randall Mews
Janice Jenkins
Bill Nussdorfer
Carol Kurtzweil
Rickie Clark
John Huffland
Linda Blank
Tim Lyon
Bill Jefferson
Paul Kewin
Mark Solberg
Bowling Bowl To Have Grand Opening in Independence Wis
The Club Midway Bowling Bowl in Independence Wisconsin will host a grand opening on Saturday and Sunday August 17 and 18. Jerry Cutler from Mankato Minnesota, a former Minnesota champion bowler, will present exhibitions at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday and offer bowling instruction. Orchids will be given to the first 100 women each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Wis
Midway Bowling Bowl
Jerry Cutler
Mankato
Luther President To Conduct Rites
MABEL Minn Dr Elwin Farwell president of Luther College will conduct morning worship at Mabel First Lutheran Church on Sunday Aug 18 at 9 30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel, Minn
Elwin Farwell
Luther College
Mabel First Lutheran Church
De Soto Area Schools Plan Aug. 29 Opening
De Soto Wisconsin announces classes start Thursday August 29 with hot lunch served that day. Teacher in service runs August 26 to 28. Nine new teachers join the district staff including elementary instructors Dave Deaver Arlene Hanson Joyce Halvorsen and high school staff Robert Martin Eleanor Rossiter Ronald Wilhelm Raymond Nelson George Leverenz Conrad Lee and others bringing new leadership and expertise to De Soto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Soto
Wis
Dave Deaver
Viroqua
Arlene Hanson
Joyce Halvorsen
Stoddard
Robert Martin
Gays Mills
Platteville
Winona
Eleanor Rossiter
la Crosse
Westby
Marquette University
Ronald Wilhelm
Milwaukee
Raymond Nelson
River Falls State College
George Leverenz
River Falls
Africa
Peace Corps
Conrad Lee
New Albin Community Club Meeting Scheduled
The New Albin Community Club will meet Monday August 19 in the VFW Clubrooms. Dinner at 6 30 p.m. will precede the meeting. Members are asked to bring their own table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albin
Iowa
Hanson Wins Twin Cities Scholarship for Carrier
Spring Grove Minnesota Rolf IC Hanson son of Rev and Mrs Rolf Hanson is among 95 boys to receive scholarships from a Twin Cities newspaper The carrier salesman for the paper received a 250 dollar scholarship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Rolf IC. Hanson
Rolf Hanson
Twin Cities
Rolf
Military personnel notes from Wisconsin and surrounding states
Lt Howard Carlson and family return to Pacific Grove Calif after visit with mother in Houston Minn. Airman John Morphew assigned to Lowry AFB Col for munitions training after basic at Lackland TX. Several soldiers listed completing training or assignment changes at Ft Gordon Ga Ft Eustis Va Ft Benning Ga Ft Leonard Wood Mo and in Hawaii. including Bartch Du Charme Ellingson Wittenberg Fries and others with ties to Cashton Tomah Viola Holmen and Houston Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Carlson
Pacific Grove
Calif
Harold Olson
Houston
Minn
John Morphew
Roman Morphew
Galesville
Lowry Afb
Colo
Lackland Afb
Tex
Ft. Eustis
757Th Transportation Battalion
la Crosse
Kenneth Bartch
Rolland Frappier
Joseph du Charme
Eastman
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pfe
Jack Mann
Ft. Benning
Alton Johnson
David Ellingson
Russell Ellingson
Tomah
David
Joel Wittenberg
George Wittenberg
Holmen
Arthur Fries
Wittenberg
Theron Fries
Viola
Hawaii
Bangor Youth Wins Campion Scholarship at Campion Jesuit High
Bangor youth John Mashak wins a $1000 Campion Jesuit High School scholarship joining three other top recipients John Romanowski of Fenton Michigan John Richardson of Springfield Illinois and Robert Varrone of Lexington Kentucky. Four of 176 freshmen enroll at Campion for 1963 64 term with up to 200 yearly aid possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
John Mashak
Bangor
Campion Jesuit High School
William J. Doran
S.J
Clarence John Mashak
John Romanowski
Fenton
Mich
John Richardson
Springfield
Ill
Robert Varrone
Lexington
Campion
United States
Black River Falls Sets Schedule of Registrations
Principal Norman Krenz announced registration times for School District Joint 2 students in Black River Falls Wisconsin. Junior high registrations cover seventh graders on Aug 20 from 1 to 3 pm and eighth and ninth grades on Aug 21 from 9 to 11 am and 1 to 3 pm at the junior high building. Senior high students begin in the new high school with juniors on Aug 21 9 to 11 am and seniors 1 to 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Norman Krenz
Whitehall 1963 assessment roll shows increase
Whitehall Wisconsin records a 107,785 rise in assessments to 3,178,160 for 1963 from 3,070,375 in 1962, according to City Clerk A. E. Berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
A. E. Berg
Gays Mills District Approves Budget and Plans Kindergarten
Gays Mills Wisconsin electors approved a 349 683.93 dollar budget at the adjourned district meeting with 30 electors present. The board authorized petitioning the county for a change in electing board members and decided to hold afternoon kindergarten sessions at Bell Center School for eligible children. Superintendent E S Gorman noted 52 children are of kindergarten age district wide. Attorney John Moses said his family plans to move to Madison but he will not resign until that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
Supt. E. S. Gorman
Bell Center
Atty
John Moses
State Department of Veterans Affairs
School Board
Madison
Moses
Cubs Earn Scout Awards at Spring Grove Meeting
SPRING GROVE Minn Hans Tweeten and Mark Solie each received two silver arrows at the recent Cub Scout meeting. Gary Wilhelmson received a service star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Hans Tweeten
Mark Solie
Gary Wilhelmson
Gale High 1913 class holds first reunion in Gale sville
Galesville Wisconsin August 9 1963 14 of 16 graduates from the 1913 class attended a reunion at a local supper club with Ada Suttie as master of ceremonies and readings from two absent alumni. Plans were made for a 1965 follow up and several members traveled from Trempealeau Stevens Point La Crosse Sioux City Minneapolis Winona and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Galesville High School
Guy Carlson
Trempealeau
Ethel (Lanrud) Lawrence
Stevens Point
Ralph Pischke
West Salem
Mabel (Malia) Betin
la Crosse
Hessa (Lee) Chalsma
Holmen
Myrtle
Oliver) Johnson
Melrose
Mabel Pooler
Pittsford
N.Y
Ada Suttie
Sioux City
Iowa
Pearl Sylvester
Minneapolis
Lyle Truax F
Winona
Blair Class Marks 50th Anniversary
Blair Wis A reunion of Blair High School class of 1913 was held at Galesville with six of fourteen graduates at the dinner at Wasons Supper Club. Attendees included Hanson Slette Anderson Bratland Lundegaard Koolmo and Dahle Lundquist among others. Hanson was master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Blair High School
Galesville
Wason's
Mendez Hanson
Madison
Oswald Slette
Beatrice Thompson
Clarence Anderson
Waukesha
Clara Bratland
Chicago
Hans Lundegaard
Alma Larson
Albert Koolmo
Hilda Halvorsen
Minneapolis
Hanson
Mabel Elders Act To Seek Aid For Disposal Plant
MABEL Minn Odell Lee Sr Mabel clerk reports village council plans to obtain a federal grant to build a new disposal plant rather than enlarge the present facility The Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission listed Mabel among towns with inadequate sewage systems A tentative site is noted south of Green Lea Manor Nursing Home Bids are due by August 26 to furnish and lay water main and storm sewer and appurtenances
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Minn
Odell Lee Sr
Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission
Green Lea Manor
Air Force Base Gets Whitehall Teacher
MISS Kay Berdan of Whitehall will teach fifth grade in the Air Force school at Misawa Air Base Japan. After sightseeing in San Francisco she will fly to Tokyo with brief stops at Honolulu and Wake Island, as she begins her overseas assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall, Wis
Kay Berdan
Kenneth Berdan
Whitehall
Air Force Departments
Misawa Air Force Base
Japan
San Francisco
Tokyo
Honolulu
Wake Island
Hixton to Vote on Water System Proposal
Hixton Wisconsin voters will decide on a waterworks plant and system funded by waterworks mortgage bonds up to 100000 and assessments up to 16000. The referendum is set for Thursday September 5 under Wisconsin statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hixton
Wis
Wisconsin
Bloodmobile totals near goals in Tomah and Sparta
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 111 pints in Tomah and 109 pints in Sparta, short of their quotas by six and 11 pints respectively. Camp McCoy soldiers donated. Leonard Lakowske reached three gallons, while Wilma Harris and Shirley Erickson completed their first gallon milestones. Of 147 registered, 93 kept appointments and 21 walked in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Red Cross
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Leonard Lakowske
Wilma Harris
Shirley Erickson
Harpers Ferry Class of 38 Holds Reunion in Iowa
Harpers Ferry High School’s 1938 graduates reunited in Harpers Ferry on Aug 11 with members including Howard Meehan from Labrador and the Schulte duo Lucille and Sylvester. A memorial honored Maurice Kelly and band instructor Donald Wagner. The group planned a 1968 reunion for the 30th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
Howard Meehan
Margaret (Hogan Kester
Ben Quillin
Sylvester Schulte
Lucille (Schulte) Lewis
Richard Williams
Edna
Calahan) Valley
Maurice Kelly
Labrador
Edna Valley
Donald Wagner
Dubuque
Dairy Cattle Show Ties to Whitehall Beef and Dairy Days
Whitehall Wisconsin dairy show set for Saturday August 24 at Melby Park as part of Beef and Dairy Days. 4 H and FFA youths from the Whitehall School District may enter in grade or purebred classes with an open adult class for purebred cattle. Entries due by August 17 to Borreson or Berge. registrations by 9 a.m. showtime with judging at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Melby Park
Ray Shanklin
Trempealeau County
FFA
Sidney Borreson
Roy Berge
Goodwin Anderson
Swenson
Borreson
Co-op
Berge
VFW Auxiliary to Meet and Social Hour Planned
The VFW Auxiliary will assemble at 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, in the VFW Clubrooms for a business meeting followed by a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albin
Iowa
VFW
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Galesville Elementary School
Herbert Lyon
Lillian Crogan
Albert Kriesel
Lynn Witt
Lloyd Johnson
Gladys Gilfillan
Russell Jenks
Russell Grant
George McCluskey
Roger Johnson
John F. Williamson
Herman Lehman
Otto Riemer
Marvin Baures
Paul Link
Ray F. M. Andersen
Glasgow
Robert Bell
Smith
Martin Johnson
Wayside
Hawkin Erickson
Clayton Olson
Owen Melin
Blaine Pederson
J. O. Beadle
Howard Blankenhorn
Donald Fitzpatrick
Shirley Higbie
T. P. McCain
Alden Olson
Terry Tyan
U.S
A. L. Twelme
Norman Valiska
Glenn Walters
Robert Howard
Mike Webber
Carol Williams
Mike Wuench
Marie Zanter
Annette Feit
Mary Lou Crooks
Patricia Sutherland
Mike Kewin
Liz Rice
Jean Brandau
Pam Brandstetter
Ronald Brown
Myron Brueggeman
Barbara Burnham
Chris Clark
Ronald Ebert
Joe Ekern
Mary Feltes
Paul Foellini
Lindsey Greaves
George
Jackie Guidice
James Hoeft
Arnie Jackson
Mark Jenkins
Brenda Kobernich
Beddie Kobe
Luther
Calvary Evangelical Free Church
Mann
Otto L. Larson
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
de Soto Area
Uncle Sam
Vernon Morphew Scharping
Eddie Scharping
Cashton
James Urbanek
Albin Urbanek
du Charme
Bangor Youth
Iowa River
Eldora
Cubs
Stanley W. Peterson
Alfred Harris
Gale High
Maria
Dena (Myhre) Christianson
James A. Ristow
James Suter
Glora Grover
Mabel Severson
Robert Mossberg
Wesley D. Chalsma
Suttie
Mary V. Bibby
Grover) Mossberg
Flora
Larson
Grover
Mabel (Schuman
Mabel Elders
Air Force Base
RCA Victor
Robinson
Polaroid
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