Christmas programs fill Wisconsin churches in December
Ettrick and many Wisconsin towns list Christ mas activities through December 22 with Sunday school programs at 8 p.m. and Christmas Eve candlelight services. Luther Leaguers, junior and senior choirs, caroling to shut ins, potluck lunches, and sunrise or 9 a.m. Christmas Day services are noted across Ettrick Blair Taylor Bangor Galesville Merrillan De Soto Cashton Chaseburg Merrillan and Spring Grove among others.
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Ettrick
Wis
Hardies Creek Lutheran Sunday School
Luther Leaguers
South Beaver Creek
Living Hope Lutheran Sunday School
French Creek Lutheran
Luther League
French Creek
Joanne
French Creek Lutheran Church
Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Lutheran Women
John Overbee
Roderick Ostrom
Arthur Hendrickson
William Mapp
Franklin Lutheran Church
Ruby Fortney
Prairie Woman Seeks Data On Teacher Majors
Mrs Faye Moore of Prairie du Chien has spent three months seeking information on local schoolteachers education, including degrees majors and minors, but the school board delays, stating the data is not refused yet and must be requested in writing. The board consulted the city attorney and considered staff workload and privacy, while Mrs Moore persists and reports public encouragement.
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Mildred Quimby
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Faye Moore
Sutton
Jack Mulrooney
Mulrooney
City
Leary Peterson
Ers
Cashton Receives $850 More In State Tax Help
Cashton Wisconsin will gain $850 more in state property tax relief this year bringing its 1970 share to $8,944, up from $8,094 a year ago a 10.5 percent rise. Monroe County totals $59,243 with further increases expected in personal property tax relief and related aids. Assemblyman Kyle Kenyon notes the 1969-71 budget allocates $130,142,000 for direct real property tax relief, $17.5 million more than the prior biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashton
Wis
Monroe County
Kyle Kenyon
R-Tomah
I 35 Section Opening Near Decatur City Delights Iowa
Twenty miles of Interstate 35 from U S 34 at Osceola to Iowa 2 west of Leon open at 2 p m on Wednesday Dec 17 in a ceremony by the Leon Chamber of Commerce and the Iowa State Highway Commission Just north of the Iowa 2 interchange west of Decatur City the ceremony marks 20 4 miles added to the 109 3 miles already open bringing I 35 to 129 7 miles serving Iowa motorists Completion of the remaining section to the Missouri line is planned for 1970 with full Iowa I 35 cross state mileage of 217 miles by 1971 The route will span from the Missouri border to the Minnesota border and eventually across the nation at 1572 miles total construction costs for this 20 mile stretch were 12 347 167 replacing U S 69 to handle heavy traffic.
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Ames
Iowa
U.S. 34
Osceola
Leon
Leon Chamber of Commerce
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa 2
Decatur City
U.S. 20
Missouri State Line
Lamont
Des Moines
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Minn
Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Lake Superior
Duluth
America
U.S. 69
Lincoln High School Christmas Concert at Alma Center
Lincoln High School presents its Christmas concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday December 18 in the school gym Alma Center open to the public.
St Patrick's Parish votes to discontinue high school
In Waukon Iowa parishioners voted 103 to 55 against continuing St Patrick's High School after the current year. Rising operating costs drove the decision with the parish board expected to concur. If students move to public schools, the Allamakee district can accommodate them without a major problem.
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ST. Patrick's Parish
Waukon
Iowa
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s High School
Frederic Heles
St. Patrick’s Parish
Board of Education
St. Patrick's
E. Paul Rehr
Allamakee
Indian Mission Pastor Gets New Position
Rev. Mitchell Whiterabbit, longtime pastor of the Winnebago Indian Mission Church near Black River Falls, became executive director of the Minnesota American Indian Center in St. Paul on December 15. He takes a one year leave and may return. interim leadership will be by Rev. Jacob Grether with two days per week. Mrs Whiterabbit will keep a home at the mission for now. A youth leader from Hanover Germany will join later. Whiterabbit is a 1933 Neillsville HS basketball alum and WWII chaplain.
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Merrillan
Alma Center
Hixton
C. W. Burghardt
Merrillan United Methodist Church
Gibson Gile
Lois Sutton
Black River Falls
Wis
Mitchell Whiterabbit
Minnesota American Indian Center
St. Paul
Mission Church
Jacob Grether
Neillsville
Whiterabbit
Hudson
Gerhardt Habenicht
Hanover
Germany
United Church of Christ In America
Winnebago
St George High Hs Lansing Plans Homecoming Activities
St George High School in Lansing Iowa will hold its annual homecoming on Friday December 19 A morning liturgy and a Christmas service precede a pep assembly in the afternoon The homecoming basketball game pits St George against Ithaca Wis The dance begins at 10 pm with candidates Mike Collins Jayne Levi Vince Peters Mary Mathis Greg Wagner and Shirley Schulte Attendants include Alan Wagner Betti Hammel Hugh Conway Joyce Hammel Tom Cota and Ann OMalley
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Lansing
Iowa
St. George High School
Squires
Ithaca
Wis
Mike Collins
Jayne Levi
Vince Peters
Mary Mathis
Greg Wagner
Shirley Schulte
Alan Wagner
Betti Hammel
Hugh Conway
Joyce Hammel
Tom Cota
Ann O'Malley
Trempealeau Army photographer wins major honors
Trempealeau's Spec 4 Dale Brommerich earned two gold and one silver medals in 4th U.S. Army contests for color photography and color still life. He won best of show at Fort Polk and his entries advanced to all Army finals in Washington. Brommerich, a 1966 Trempealeau High School graduate, later studied at Milwaukee Institute of Technology and worked as a UW motion picture photographer before enlisting March 27, 1969. He will marry Trixie Lea Delaney of Centerville on December 21 and is with Company C, Special Troops, Fort Polk.
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Dale Brommerich
Ervin Brommerich
Trempealeau
Ft. Polk
Brommerich
Emil Eschenburg
Trempealeau, Wis
Trempealeau Army
U.S. Army
4Th Army
Washington, D.C
Trempealeau High School
Milwaukee Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin
Army
Trixie Lea Delaney
Centerville
Special Troops
Tomah School Board Names James Kavanaugh Superintendent
Tomah Wis the school board approved James Kavanaugh to replace Kenneth Curran as superintendent effective Sept 1 Curran will retire June 1 after seven years in the post Kavanaugh will assume duties immediately and seek to fill junior high principal and curriculum director vacancies The board also approved several personnel and property matters including the auction proceeds of 6875 and a new law firm for district counsel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Kenneth Curran
James Kavanaugh
Board of Education
Curran
Kavanaugh
Gillett Cooperative Educational Service Agency
Elcho and
Coleman
Vincent Crane
Clifton Corners
Hillcrest
Mather
Prin
Cipal
William Graham
Jack White
A. A. Fick
Tomah Education Association
Tom McCaul
Donovan, Breitenfield and Farmer
Wilma Dieckmann
C. L. Grieber
State Vocational School System
Juneau County
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Jack Haberman
U.S. Treasury
Sparta Park Board Votes Field Lights
Sparta Wisconsin park officials approve fencing and lighting for Memorial Park softball diamond. Fan ning Electric Co. awarded an 8400 dollar contract to install about 50 1500 watt vapor proof lights on eight poles. Leaves cover bases to guard against deep frost. bleachers and extra facilities funded by surplus school district funds.
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Sparta
Wis
Memorial Park
Park Board
Fanning Electric Co
Howard Huff
Park and Recreation
Huff
Donald
Red) Woodworth
Darrell Jenkins
Taylor School Christmas Pageant The Shepherds Pipe
TaylorWis. The Taylor School Christmas program The Shepherds Pipe will be presented at 8:30 p.m. Thursday December 18 in the high school auditorium. Directed by Philip Thomte with teacher assistants, students from kindergarten through 12th grade participate and the event is open to the public.
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Taylor
Wis
Pena
Viroqua
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Philip Thomte
VFW and merchants host Santa visit in De Soto
In De Soto Wisconsin the VFW and local businessmen sponsor a Christmas party and Santa Claus visit in front of the State Bank at 8 p.m. Friday December 19 attracting residents and families for seasonal cheer.
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DE Soto
Wis
VFW
Santa Claus
State Bank
BRF Unit Raises Funds for Black River Falls Plant
Orval Casper announces that the Jackson County Development Corp has raised 55000 as its share to build a new manufacturing plant at Black River Falls. The group will issue notes at eight percent interest, in $100 increments, over five years. A site east of the railroad and Highway 54 will host the plant, leased to D and S Manufacturing Co. SBA provided 110000 loan, Jackson County Bank also loaned 110000.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Orval Casper
Jackson County Development Corp
The
Development Corp
Highway 54
D and S Manufacturing Co
Small Business Administration
Jackson County Bank
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Candace
Gene Johnson
Dinah
Clifford Dale
Salome
Robert Pace
Mmes
Don Stubrud
Harold Anderson
Millard Amundson
Lloyd Olson
Galesville
Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Bangor
St. Mary’s Altar Society
Arnold Nickolas
George Althoff
Leo Hansen
Herbert Hemker
United Presbyterian Women
Sanders Downer
Kathryn Meier
James Beron
Mary Davis
Pearl Roberts
Chaseburg
Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Sunday School
Children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church
United Methodist Charge
Merrillan and
North West Prairie Alcw
Retreat Circle
Almen Fjelstad
Gerald Henry
Harlan Parr
Ruth
de Soto Lutheran Church
Clara Yttri
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Retreat United Methodist Church
Melvin Hanson
Anna New‘ton
Retreat
Lloyd Sagmoen
Ferryville
Hanson
Eileen Fjelstad
de Soto United Methodist
Redmound
de Soto Methodist
Spring Grove
Calvary i Free Church
Calvary
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wanata
Rochester — Minneso
Andy's
Beltone Hearing Aid
Beverly Colonial
Boston Shoe Repair
Buy-Rite Realty
Carter's Restaurant
KNXR
Darst
Drainmaster Eagle Rexall
Jerry
Miami
Fla
Humane Society
Miami Seaquarium
Lee Wisenbaker
Prairie Woman
Howes’ Jewelers
Jay
la Crosse
Lincoln High School
Bran Kellegos
Rev
St. George HS of
LA Crosse ST
Tomah School
Sparta Park Board
John Deere
Evans
Implement, Inc
West Salem
Taylor School
BRF
Roth’s Flor-Mart
Dial
South Ave
Lutheran Hospital
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