U.S. Aid For Waterway Projects May Be Halted
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin report on the National Waterways Commission recommendation shifting water resource funding from federal to local entities. The piece notes past local harbor builds with 50 percent federal support and cites engineers noting dams are for channel depth, not flood control. It highlights potential local funding obligations and political debate over river development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Upper
Mississippi
National Waterways Commission
United States
Nixon
Army Engineers
Department of the Interior
Lansing
Winona
Richard Gustafson
Rock Island Army Engineers
Congress
Arkansas River
Quimby
Four Area Towns Get Increased Federal Grants
Four area communities Galesville Norwalk Chaseburg and Prairie du Chien received raises in federal funds for sewage treatment plants announced by the Environmental Protection Agency and routed through Congressman Vernon Thomson. Totals range from 64 950 for Galesville to 374 710 for Prairie du Chien, bringing federal participation to 55 percent of project costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Thomson
Galesville
Norwalk
Chaseburg
Prairie du Chien
Environmental Protection Agency
Pride seed corn winner heads to state contest
Todd Johnson of Galesville son of Roy and Mrs. Johnson won the regional Pride seed corn essay contest for Future Farmer members and will enter the state competition. He received a gold watch for the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Todd Johnson
Roy Johnson
Deke Slayton Eyes Return to Space Flight
Deke Slayton, once sidelined by a heart murmur, aims for a seat on the Apollo era missions. He has named the nine astronauts for three Skylab flights set for next April and seeks a place on the historic mission to rendezvous with Soviet cosmonauts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Deke) Slayton
Sparta
Slayton
Deke Slayton
The
Christian Science Monitor
Donald K. Slayton
Mercury
Space
Earth
Deke
Wis
Tom Stafford
Apollo
Christopher Columbus Kraft
Manned Spacecraft Center
Kraft
Allan Shepard
Air Force
Navy
Westby Creamery Posts 4 Million in 1972 Sales
Westby Cooperative Creamery in Wisconsin reported 1972 sales totaling 4 053 585 with 11 600 811 pounds of Grade A milk and 44 216 704 pounds of Grade B milk received. Butter and cottage cheese sales reached 1 582 888 and 1 488 187 dollars respectively. Officers include Harold A Hanson as president and Earl Evenstad as secretary, with Sund and Melby re-elected to the board.
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Westby
Wis
Earl Evenstad
Coop
Curtis Olson
Harold A. Hanson
Kenneth Sund
Howard Thompson
Norman Melby
Carl Wurster
Robert Johnson
Loren Bergh
Sund
Melby
Trocinski Herd Tops County Dairy Output
In November the 62 Holsteins in the Donald Trocinski herd led La Crosse County tests, averaging 1,349 pounds of milk and 56 pounds of butterfat per cow. Ruby and Helen were top individual cows with 3,465 and 1,836 pounds of milk respectively. Other high herds and cows include Heider, Gundersen Moe, Nuttleman, and Skemp Wendorf with strong outputs.
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West Salem
Wis
Donald Trocinski
Holmen
la Crosse County
Melbourne Moe
Frederick Nuttleman
la Crosse
Sam Skemp
Robert Wendorf
Trocinski
Special Class Aids Holmen Students In Reading And Math
In Holmen Wisconsin a middle school special education room serves 11 students aged seven to 11 with learning difficulties. Mrs Steven Eide leads instruction using direct reading with preskill emphasis and Hoffman method math aided by an audiovisual system.
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Holmen
Wis
Steven
Linda) Eide
Cooperative Educational Service Agency
CESA
Eide
Cesa 11
Steven Eide
Hiawatha Dairies Reports 1972 Net Gain
SPARTA Wis The Hiawatha Valley Dairies Cooperative ended its fiscal year Aug 31 with a net gain of 177570. Total operations returned 1168808 with butter sales topping 5365164 and dry milk solids 2500000. Other incomes included skim milk sales 1300000 and Chicago Grade A whole milk 840000. salaries 333479. Payments to Chicago and Wisconsin patrons totaled 10481972. Alvin Kamrath presides with officers Docken Knutson Rienks.
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Sparta
Wis
Hiawatha Valley Dairies Cooperative
Verne L. Wells
Theresa W. Homstad
Chicago
Wisconsin
Alvin Kamrath
Tomah
John Docken
Galesville
Joseph Knutson
Onalaska
Bernard Rienks
Stanley Calhoun
Cashton
Anthony J. Curti
Genoa
Arvid Evenson
Edward Lusk
Wilbert Witte
West Salem
Robert Andersen
Lester Beckman
Houston, Minn
Robert Brown
Melrose
Edson Gearing
Merrillan
Harvey Kirking
Viroqua
Kenneth Manke
Bangor
Roy Servais
la Crosse
William Suttie
Ettrick
Shepherds Clinic Slated At Rushford Minnesota
A shepherds clinic for area sheep growers runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday January 5 at the Tri-County Electric Building Rushford. Milton Hoberg extension agent says the program covers flock management nutrition disease parasites and income from sheep. University experts Bob Jacobs and Bob Jordan lead discussions on nutrition breeding lamb production ewe management and more.
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Rushford
Minn
Tri-County Electric
Milton Hoberg
Bob Jacobs
Bob Jordan
University of Minnesota
Schedule Of Bookmobile For January Announced
The January bookmobile schedule for Monroe, Juneau, and La Crosse counties lists visits to multiple towns and venues. Dates include January 2 through January 31 with locations such as Wyeville, Warrens, Ridgeville, Norwalk, Singleton Store, Mather Store, Mindoro Post Office, Rockland Post Office, and more.
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la Crosse Area
Monroe
Juneau
la Crosse Counties
Wyeville
Warrens
Tunnel City
Ridgeville
Henthorne
Clifton
Oakdale
Norwalk Town Hall
St. Mary’s Ridge
Melvina
Cashton Community Hall
Singleton
Camp Douglas
Lindina
Smith
Lyndon Station
Mather
Finley Town Hall
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Bunyon
Priscilla Deichmann
Paul Bunyon
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D.C
U.S
de Soto School Dist
DE Soto
de Soto Area Schools
C. A. Popke
Stoddard
Ferryville
Tri-State Briefs
Spring Grove
Spring Grove High School
Terry J. Muenzenberger
Arnold Muenzenberger
NN Investment Services, Inc
R. C. Bender
Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club
Stanley Danielson
Jerome Krause
Ronald Nerstad
Frederick Onsgard
Ardell Peterson
Gerald Tollefsrud
Trinity Center
Waukon
Iowa
Sandra Snitker
Irvin Snitker
Hawkeye Technical School
Waterloo
Ettrick, Wis
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Robert Enghagen
Kenneth Enghagen
French Creek
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Student Senate
Democratic Youth Caucus
National Student Register
Tri- A
Galesville - Ettrick
Trempealeau
Hiawatha Dairies
Shepherds’ Clinic
Canada
Mindoro
Swarthout Park
Brice Prairie
Court Acres
Dutton
Medary
Rockland
Meadowlark Lane
Merry Meadows Addition
Young’s
French Island
Barre Mills
St. Joseph’s Ridge
Brookview Trailer Court
Millstream Addition
Pine View Trailer Court
Schuh
Arrowhead Playground
Hiawatha and
Glen Haven
Wedgewood Terrace
Middle Ridge
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