Arcadia seniors sponsor Toys for Tots drive at bank
Arcadia senior citizens sponsor a Toys for Tots campaign inviting new or gently used toys for infants and children donated to a box at the State Bank of Arcadia through Wednesday. Gifts will be sorted and wrapped for Trempealeau County Social Services recipients. The Future Teachers of America run a Mitten Tree for mittens stockings slippers and caps at the bank.
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Arcadia
State Bank of Arcadia
Trempealeau County Social Services Department
Future Teachers of America
Wisconsin Calendar 1976 highlights 55 contemporary photos
A color photo by James C. Holmlund of a fisherman and his dog on Lake Onalaska is among 55 Wisconsin life images chosen for the 1976 calendar. The State Historical Society publishes the annual calendar since 1948 from a pool of about 4,000 submissions. The calendar includes a 12 page section on past state events.
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Away
Lake Onalaska
James C. Holmlund
S. 22Nd St
Wisconsin
State Historical Society
Finesse Qualifiers Take Top in Holiday Inn Bridge
Alfred Knorr and Donald Betz earned first place in La Crosse Duplicate Bridge Club action Tuesday in the Mississippi Room of the Holiday Inn. Marty Glenz and Larry Shramner placed second, and Mr. and Mrs. Carter Luke finished third.
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la Crosse
Mississippi Room
Holiday Inn
Alfred Knorr
Donald Betz
Marty Glenz
Larry Shramner
Carter Luke
Glasgow-Hardies Creek Homemakers elect new officers
Ettrick reports the Glasgow-Hardies Creek Homemakers install Mrs. John Becker as president and Mrs. Douglas Waller as vice president with Mrs. Vilas Suttie secretary and Mrs. Wilbur Stuhr treasurer. Dewey Baardseth named cultural arts chairman and Rodney Stage community development chairman.
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Ettrick
Glasgow-Hardies Creek
John Becker
Douglas Waller
Vilas Suttie
Secrtary
Wilbur Stuhr
Dewey Baardseth
Rodney Stage
Waukon
Iowa
Micki Connor
Northgate Manor
Deanne Thias
Denise Colsch
Janice Buege
Bonnie Rissman
Esther Welsh
Bernadette Decker
Jean Hagen
Evonne Ohrt
Debbie Opfer
Cindy Ake
Carol J. Wilson
Ward Wilson
Hewitt Sr
Wheaton College Women’s Glee Club
Barre Badgers win Fest at La Crosse County Drama Festival
The Barre Badgers 4-H Club won first place at the La Crosse County 4-H Drama Festival held last week at Bangor High School with Elizabeth a Bicentennial play about a Pennsylvania Quaker family. Directors were Mrs. Ernest Berg Brian Berg and Merlien Jaekel.
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Elizabeth
Barre Badgers
la Crosse County
Bangor High School
Ernest Berg
Brian Berg
Merlien Jaekel
Long Coulee
Karen Wannemuehler
Bangor Township
Rick Roberts
Union Mills
Mollie Sacia
Connie Kniefl
Kevenn Knobloch
Wendie Dickey
Cindy Berg
Servicemen and Women Named in Military Notes
A compilation from The Column lists servicemen and women with their assignments and honors. Carl F. Fischer graduates a Chanute course and goes to Holloman AFB New Mexico. Russell L. Stein serves at Hickam AFB Hawaii. Kevin L. Janke works as accounting specialist in Adana Turkey. Lois J. Bryant trains in personnel at Anchorage Alaska. Eugene D. Wehrenberg is at Tinker AFB Oklahoma and previously served in Istanbul. J C Gunderson named outstanding airman of the quarter at Welford RAF Station England. Leo R Einer reports for Navy basic training at San Diego. Lois Bryant and family visit the Nerengs at Clark AFB Philippines before Nereng reports to Mather AFB California. Readers may submit items to The Tribune metro editor.
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Carl F. Fischer
Shirley Fischer
R.1
la Crescent
Minn
Chanute
Holloman Air Force Base
N. M
Russell L. Stein
Orville Stein
R.J. Holmen
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Kevin L. Janke
Lester Janke
Alma Center
Adana
Turkey
Lois J. Bryant
Armella E. Heilman
S. E St
Sparta
Anchorage
Alaska
Bryant
Vernon F. Heilman
San Leandro
Calif
Eugene D. Wehrenberg
Louis Wehrenberg
W. Ave. N
West Salem
Tinker Air Force Base
Okla
Wehrenberg
Istanbul
J.C. Martin M. Gunderson
Merlin G. Gunderson
Stoddard
Welford
England
Gunderson
Leo R. Eiiner
Arvid H. Einer
Navy
Recruit Training Center
San Diego
Teachers and Board Offer Revised Pay Schedules in La Crosse
Negotiators for the La Crosse Area Public School District Board of Education and the La Crosse Education Association resolved six issues but remain far apart on pay scales and philosophy. Talks resume Monday with 27 of 46 issues still unsettled as the expired contract continues.
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la Crosse Area
LEA
Thomas Sleik
Gary Olsen
The
Commission
Back Transit Plan Receives Mixed Support in Marinette Hearing
Three of 119 registrants supported Gov. Lucey transportation proposals to be considered in a special session. Two undecided, rest opposed. Backers favor using part of the highway fund for mass transit. opponents critique reallocating funds, county commissions replacing highway ones, and higher fees for larger cars.
High pressure sales target elderly in aging talk
John Berndt of the La Crosse County Department of Social Services told the County Commission on Aging on Thursday that high pressure salesmen and agents often exploit seniors. He called nursing home insurance a big rip off.
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The
County Commission On Aging
John Berndt
la Crosse County
Department of Social Services
Berndt
Social Services Department
Shirley Holman
Commission On Aging
Lafayette
Ind
la Crosse
Citizens Group Pushes Open Capitol Caucus Meetings
Madison Wisconsin Citizens Common Cause urged open access to caucus rooms. Senate leaders and committee members sparred over secrecy while a hearing on open meetings bills drew low attendance.
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Citizens Group
Scions
Madison
Wis
Capitol
Gail Shea
Senate
Governmental and Veterans Affairs Committee
No La Farge Dam Funds In Bill OK'd By Panel
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a public works bill with no funding for the La Farge dam on the Kickapoo River in Wisconsin. The House had proposed 4.4 million for more work, while total project costs rise to about 51.5 million. Senator Nelson seeks 0.5 million for study of dam alternatives.
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Swan
Goyke
George William Hoel Jr
WLCX
la Crosse
Broadcast News Council
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Assembly Democrats
Senate
la Farge
Washington
Kickapoo
Wisconsin
Public Works
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
William Proxmire
Dwis
Appropriations Committee
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
State Orders May Close Monroe County Landfills
Monroe County landfills face closure orders from the state with some sites due to stop by Oct 1 1976 and others by Oct 1 1977. A countywide waste disposal plan will be studied as officials study feasibility and costs for consolidating sites. The board will meet Monday to outline actions and potential site construction.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Monroe County Board
Rudy Wagner
la Grange
James Boettcher
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Norwalk
Wilton
Tomah
Boettcher
Jefferson
Lincoln
Oakdale
Portland
Wyeville
Kendall
Angelo
Grant
Greenfield
Little Falls
Herbert Guthrie
DNR
Leonard Anderson
Anderson
Henry Koch
The
Wisconsin
Koch
Cashton
Cashton Hill
William W. Roaring
la Crosse
State Highway Commission
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Women In the News
Barre
Lois Bryant
Norris Nereng
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Tribune
Metro
Carl Fischer
Bureau of Labor Statistics
LFA
Lawrence Smalleys
Racine
LaCrosse
Cribune
Gary Goyke
Doshkosh
Milwaukee
Monroe Swan
New York City
Esther Keilholtz
Harry J. Olson
Jan Wall
Roarig
State Department
Chris Stefferud
Harry Hill, Tomah
Adolph C. Heilman
Louis Schlaver
Katherine Schneider
Monroe County Shelter Care Board
John Higgins
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