Special Educational Services Detailed for Prairie du Chien District
Prairie du Chien School Board heard from Tom Long CESA special education coordinator about district services. Eight mentally retarded youths from Lori Knapp Home will join local classes with four in trainable education and four at Crawford County Personal Development Center.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Tom Long
Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CESA
Prairie du
Wisconsin
Donald Knapp
Crawford County
New Albin Elementary to Present Christmas Nativity Pageant
New Albin Iowa, the New Albin Elementary School will hold its annual Christmas program at 8 p.m. Thursday December 14 in the school gym. The vocal department presents a Nativity carol pageant and the elementary band will participate under director James Welander with vocal director Pat Staupe. The program is open to the public.
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New Albin
Iowa
James Welander
Pat Staupe
Potosi Brewery Goes Dry After 120 Years
After 120 years of quenching the thirst of workers the Potosi Brewing Co. will go out of business. Adolph Schumacher 81 president says they anticipated the reckoning as competition grew and even mid sized brewers struggle to survive. An aging cellar scene and horse drawn wagons hauling barrels illustrate the bygone era.
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Potosi Brewing Co
Adolph Schumacher
Potosi
Potosi Brewery Faces Closure After 120 Years
The Potosi Brewing Co. in Potosi Wisconsin plans to liquidate brewing machinery and shift the core business to distribution as big breweries expand their market share. President Adolph Schumacher recalls a once thriving operation facing decline while New Lisbon considers electric generator needs and street projects.
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Potosi
Wis
Milwaukee
Potosi Brewing Co
Schlitz
Anheuser-Busch
Pabst
Chicago
Montana
Dubuque
Iowa
Schumacher
England
Adolph Schumacher
School Finance Program Slated
WAUKON Iowa The Allamakee Community Education Association will sponsor a program on school finances at 7 30 p m Wednesday Dec 13 in the Waukon High School Auditorium The workings of school finance and the effect of current legislative actions on budget preparations will be outlined It is open to the public.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee
Kickapoo Scout District Honors Two Westby Men
Westby residents Marlowe Nelson and Lester Shaw were named district commissioner of the year and cub master of the year at the Kickapoo Boy Scout District annual meeting. Other honorees included Harlowe Duerst and Mrs. Dale Webster, along with new district officers and numerous district council members.
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Westby
Wis
Boy Scout District
Marlowe Nelson
Lester Shaw
Harlowe Duerst
Prairie du Chien
Dale Webster
Cashton
Paul Keeney
Allen Jones
Viroqua
Connie Engstrom Jr
Ray Arnold
Theodore Dreves
Harland Olson
Coon Valley
James Leary
Soldiers Grove
Bernard Lewison
Lyle Warner
Robert Martin
Gays Mills
James Swing
Roy Glass
Readstown
Paul Gray
de Soto
Paul Tyrand
Kent Waaler
Lester Mitby
Art Dahlen
Armin Fruechte
Myron Haakenson
Arley Havlik
Eddie Lunde Jr
Paul MacFarland
Walter Weihrouch
Roger Lunde
Kenneth Trott
Genoan Injured and Wife Delivers Baby on Same Day
Donald McAllister of Genoa, 27, injured in a County Trunk K crash near Genoa. He suffers multiple injuries but is not paralyzed. Wife Karen, 19, gives birth to Scott Donald on the same day at Lutheran Hospital. Family cites no insurance and seeks donations at De Soto State Bank.
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Genoa
Wis
Donald McAllister
McAllister
Philip Nicolotti
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
Karen
Scott Donald
Glen Ristow
Edgewood Trailer Court
McA
Ex-UPI President Dies In Florida
Karl A. Bickel, former president of United Press International for 12 years, died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota Florida after a long illness. He was 90.
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New York
Karl A. Bickel
United Press
United Press International
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota
Fla
UPI
Open meeting at Western Dairyland Council in Whitehall
Directors of the Western Dairyland Council of the Office of Economic Opportunity will hold an open meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday December 13 at the Whitehall offices. New Lisbon Community Schools present their annual Christmas program December 14 in the high school gym. Lions Club sponsors a Christmas toy project accepting old or new toys at city hall for repair and distribution before Christmas. Free movies for Spring Grove area children at 1 30 p m Saturday December 16 and Friday December 22 at the Grove Theater Santa Claus will distribute goodies after the December 16 screening.
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Whitehall
Wis
Western Dairyland Council
Office of Economic Opportunity
New Lisbon
Lions Club
Spring Grove
Minn
Grove Theater
Santa Claus
New Patrol Districts Form as Tomah District Opens
The Wisconsin State Patrol activates Patrol District 5 with headquarters in Tomah at 1 90 and STH 131 serving Buffalo Crawford Jackson Juneau La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau and Vernon counties. Capt Howard Goetsch named district commander Lt Ivan G Anders becomes executive officer and Harold Lyons leads motor carrier and vehicle inspection.
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Tomah
Wis
Lew V. Versnik
State Patrol
Bureau of Enforcement
Patrol Dist
Buffalo
Crawford
Jackson
Juneau
la Crosse
Monroe
Trempealeau
Vernon
Howard Goetsch
Ivan G. Anders
Madison
Versnik
Kellett
Messiah To Be Given In Viroqua
In Viroqua Wisconsin the festival choir will present Handel's Messiah at 2 30 p m Sunday December 17 at the First United Methodist Church. Rick L Erickson conducts an orchestra of 20 strings and winds with about 75 singers. Soloists include James Major Wilma Scheffner Dorothy Washa and Mark Seem. The performance is open to the public with a free will offering.
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Viroqua
Wis
First United Methodist Church
Rick L. Erickson
Methodist Church
Stainer
James Major
Richland Center
Wilma Scheffner
la Crosse
Dorothy Washa
Milton College
Mark Seem
Luther College
Erickson
Viroqua Methodist Church
Kathleen Hanson
Ronald Fortney
Donald Hynek
Kickapoo High School
Christmas Concerts and Programs Set by District 3 Students
Four Christmas programs and concerts are planned by United School District No. 3 students in December. Lincoln Junior and Senior High will hold a vocal and instrumental Christmas concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday December 14 in Alma Center High School auditorium with Dennis Ruda directing instrumental and Charles White on vocals. Humbird Elementary hosts a program at 1 30 p.m. Friday December 15, Alma Center Elementary at 2 p.m. Monday December 18, and Merrillan Elementary at 1 p.m. Wednesday December 20. Christmas vacation starts at 2 p.m. Thursday December 21 with classes resuming Wednesday January 3.
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Alma Center
Wis
United School District No. 3
Lincoln
Dennis Ruda
Charles White
Humbird
Merrillan
Georgesons Open Gun and Gift Shop in New Lisbon
New Lisbon residents welcomed Georgesons Gun and Gift Shop a new business opened by Dale and Marion Georgeson. The store operates locally offering firearms and gifts under family ownership in Wisconsin.
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New Lisbon
Wis
Georgeson
Dale and
Marion Georgeson
Holmen Considers New Wells and Pump Amid Growth
Holmen Wisconsin council hears plan from Davy Engineering to add a new well and an extra pump in 1973 with a second well by 1976. A test well would confirm water purity as a precaution for emergencies and upcoming industrial park expansion.
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Holmen
Wis
Phil Davy
Davy Engineering Co
la Crosse
Davy
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