Footloose Artist Turns Academic After Suitcase Years
Jim Phillips, a 1947 Black River Falls HS graduate, reflects on 20 years living mobile as an artist. He lectures on art history at the University of Texas and pursues Midwestern motifs with Flemish technique, with Morning Glories on view at Jackson County Bank. Phillips once worked as an airline reservations agent in New York and studied at the Art Students League after winning a Huntington fellowship.
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James Zeno
Black River Falls
Wis
Jim Phillips
Phillips
Black River Falls High School
The
University of Texas
Jackson County Bank
Chicago Art Institute
Whitney Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Art Students
Leange
Huntington
University of Wisconsin
New Orleans
Morning Glories by Jim Phillips A Midwest Flemish Study
The painting Morning Glories by Jim Phillips, a former Black River Falls man, blends Midwestern motif with Flemish school technique. His career spans galleries in New York, study in Paris, multiple international studios, and a path from Kellogg to UW and UT, ending with teaching and pursuing a doctorate while living on the move.
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Black River Falls
Jim Phillips
Jackson County Bank
Blind teacher fights for job in Alma Center district hearing
In Black River Falls Wisconsin on the third day of a Wisconsin equal rights division hearing Richard Fischer a 38 year old Merrillan native who became blind in 1971 testified to his desire to resume full teaching duties at Lincoln High School He described his loss of employment after a replacement was hired while board members including Richard Ripp and Ervin Schnick argued safety and instructional concerns Other witnesses cited difficulties in observing students conducting labs grading exams and leading field trips while noting Fischer already receives Social Security benefits and operates a small home business
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Pearl Porath
Black River Falls
Wis
Alma Center
Richard Fischer
Merrillan
Lincoln High School
Michael Laverty
Richard Rousey
Ervin Schnick
Donald Ripp
Charles White
Bruce Schrimpf
Equal Rights Division
Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Fischer
Laverty
Ripp
White
Alma Center Education Association
Leone Krumholz
Playground Planned as Memorial to Drowning Boy
Spring Grove Minnesota acts to honor Anthony Jetson with a community playground funded by residents. Harold and Louise Jetson contributed generously to begin purchases and a five member committee will manage the fund for tax deductible gifts. A development area is being prepared and more donations are sought to open the playground next spring.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Anthony Jetson
Harold Jetson
Bert Deters
Tom Lawle
Robert Bunge
Kenneth Knutson
Louise Jetson
Twelve Charged In $1 Million Securities Fraud Case
Madison authorities announce 12 defendants facing 112 felony counts tied to Tri-County Finance Corp of Richland Center accused of fraud in a $1 million securities scheme. Names, ages, counts listed. investigation continues with more charges expected next year. Also brief items from Ontario and Ettrick: Brookwood High juniors hold a paper drive, missionary David Lee to speak at area churches, and a children’s Christmas program at First Lutheran Church.
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Madison, Wis
Tri-County Finance Corp
Richland Center
Atty
Robert Warren
Warren
John Doe
State Justice Department
Commissioner of Securities
Tri-County
Boscobel
Sparta
Elroy
Viroqua
Sauk City
Dodgeville
James F. Turnmire
Verland W. Bratvold
Lone Rock
Richard E. Morgan
Milwaukee
St. Germain
Clinton A. Betts Jr
Monroe County
la Crosse Trust Co
Clinton Betts Jr
Juneau County
Ontario
Wis
Brookwood High School
Norwalk
Ettrick, Wis
David Lee
Hong Kong
Ettrick Lutheran Churches
Faith Lutheran Church
First Lutheran
Luther League
Faith Church
Antidredging Stand Defended by Wisconsin DNR
Wisconsin DNR disputed the Army Corps of Engineers claim that an injunction on dredge spoil disposal would halt Upper Mississippi navigation. Madison engineer Larry Larson of the environmental protection division said some misinterpret Wisconsin efforts as aiming to stop commercial navigation on the river.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Army Corps of Engineers
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Larson
Rodney Cox
Corps
St. Paul
Cox
Mississippi
United States
DNR Seeks Dredging Plan Aligning Mississippi Work
Wisconsin and Minnesota officials urge a dredging method that preserves commercial river traffic while safeguarding public long term interests. They argue dredging can be conducted without spoiling the Mississippi River and its regional benefits.
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Corps of Engineers
Wisconsin
Minnesota
DNR
Regional Planning Unit approves three projects in quarterly review
The Mississippi River MRRPC endorsed three projects in La Crosse including 3.64 acres for Campbell Town playground with LAWCON funding totaling 7000 dollars, a 1 million dollar Highway 71 widening project, and La Crosse Airport hangar renovation financed by Farmers Home Administration loan and city and state contributions.
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Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission
MRRPC
la Crosse
Campbell
la Crosse County
Land Water Conservation Fund
Lawcon
Kendall
Elroy
Monroe
Juneau
la Crosse Airport
Farmers Home Administration
Santa to Visit Coulee Region Highlights Holiday Tours
Santa Claus plans appearances across the Coulee Region this Saturday. In Westby he will greet children after a 1 p.m. matinee at the Westby Theater, with free admission and sponsorship by local businessmen and the Kiwanis Club. He will also visit Viola Community Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. and New Lisbon city parking lot at 2:30 p.m., where treats are provided by the New Lisbon Promotional Organization.
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Santa Claus
Coulee
Westby
Santa
Kiwanis Club
Viola
Viola Community Hall
New Lisbon
Night Parking Ban to Resume in Whitehall
The on street parking ban in Whitehall between 1 and 6 a.m. to aid snow removal will resume starting Saturday. Violators will be prosecuted per Police Chief George Fromm. The ban will be lifted March 15.
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Whitehall
Wis
George Fromm
REACT CB Network Aims to Aid Stranded Drivers in La Crosse
Joseph Hodge leads a growing REACT group in La Crosse County to monitor distress calls on Channel 9. The plan uses citizen CB operators with 10 to 15 mile range to relay emergency messages to authorities, promising quick help for motorists in need.
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Joseph Hodge
Citizens Band
la Crosse County
Hodge
S. 10Th St
FCC
la Crosse
Dodge
REACT
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Harvey Brandall
Myron Frye
Patricia Fawcett
Hillsboro
Leonard Jacobson
John Gerlach
West Salem
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First Lutheran Church
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Eau Claire
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River Falls
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