Hermit Otto Ristow Keeps 1930 Model A Amid 36 Years In Detour
Otto Ristow aged 67 lives alone in a two room log cabin near Ettrick Wisconsin for 36 years without modern comforts. He lights with kerosene, relies on pumps for water, and shuns his alarm clock. He visits Ettrick weekly in summer for supplies and spends time crafting violins guitars jewelry from dumps. He stores hundreds of rings and collects arrowheads stones and petrified wood on 80 acres owned by his sister Florence Renstrom.
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Ettrick
Wis
Otto Ristow
Ristow
Florence Renstrom
Onalaska
Sammy
Peter
Enrolment in Cashton School Dist About 700
Cashton Wisconsin announces school opens on Wednesday August 29 with about 700 students enrolled. Bus routes stay on last year schedule and first day pickup times may shift for changed areas. Parents with new district residents should register and learn bus routes promptly.
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Cashton School Dist
Cashton
Wis
Michael Healy
Healy
Caledonia teen earns Eagle Badge in Boy Scouts
Mike McCarthy son of Mr and Mrs Charles McCarthy of Caledonia was awarded the Eagle Badge the highest Boy Scouts of America rank. He will be a Caledonia High School senior this fall with Sam Hagerman Camp Decorah ranger and Keith Hollatz Explorer Scout adviser presenting the award.
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Mike McCarthy
Charles McCarthy
Caledonia
Boy Scouts of America
Mike
Caledonia High School
Sam Hagerman
Camp Decorah
Keith Hollatz
New Lisbon Schools Open With Half Day Schedule
New Lisbon Wisconsin plans a half day for Friday and Monday with full days starting Tuesday. Teachers report for in service August 23, and students must appear by 8 20 a.m. with dismissal at 3 36 p.m. Kindergarten begins August 27. Enrollment around 854 with 257 in high school and 525 in New Lisbon elementary. New bus pickup set for 7 15 a.m. New staff includes Jim Bowen Dean Duescher Mark Kooplin and Nancy Wenger.
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Healy
Board of Education
New Lisbon
Wis
Supt
Herbert Juneau
Hustler
Jim Bowen
Dean Duescher
Mark Kooplin
Nancy Wenger
Cranberry Festival Opens in Warrens Wisconsin
The first annual Cranberry Festival by local growers will run Oct 5 to 7 at Jellystone Park Campgrounds. Events include a queen coronation and teen dance, youth contests such as tug of war turtle races and a parade, old time raking contests, a Saturday dance, and a Sunday horse show. Mrs. Robert Haberman leads the art craft and hobby show with Peggy Potter handling queen entries.
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Warrens
Wis
Jellystone Park
Jellystone
Robert Haberman
Peggy Potter
Tomah Elders Designate Projects in Tomah Wis
The Tomah City Council designated revenue sharing projects including paving in Winnebago and Lakeside Parks and the taxi strip at Bloyer Field. An ordinance expanded police crowd control powers following a Superior Avenue incident where windows were broken and five people were arrested. Leo Gordon, a Tomah realtor, was named to the planning commission by Mayor C. E. Bean. Police department revenue for July totaled $1,955.
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Tomah
Wis
Winnebago
Lakeside
Bloyer Field
Superior Avenue
Leo Gordon
Tomah Realtor
Planning Commission
C. E. Bean
Gordon
Dan Clumpner
City Police Department
Sparta Council Rejects Liquor Licenses For Three Taverns
Sparta Wisconsin three applications for class B liquor licenses by beer bar operators were rejected by the council seven to one. Attorneys, local business operators, and the city outline impacts on investments and revenues while new applications are permitted before December 31. The report also notes a license grant to Donald Roush for the Sparta Bowl and planning and land purchases for future development. AP Wirephoto.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Common Council
C. D. Ambelang
George Owens
Owens’ Pool Hall
Larry Revels
Phil Thurston
Owens
Revels
Donald E. Roush
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Sparta Police Department
Chauffeurs, Teamsters
Helpers of America Union
Wisconsin County and Municipal Employes Union
Max Anderson
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