Kindergarten Schedule Change Is Considered
SPARTA Wis officials discuss switching from half day to full day kindergarten on alternate days to save gasoline and bus time. Superintendent Keith Martin says no decision yet and a trial with one class is possible next spring. Assistant Supt Schroeder estimates about 40 gallons daily savings plus driving time.
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Sparta
Wis
Keith Martin
Martin
Douglas Schroeder
Schroeder
Jessie Hoogenhouse
Roger Buswell
Norplex Plant Faces Raw Material Shortages in 1974
Black River Falls plant manager Phil Hutson warns drastic reductions in petroleum base chemicals and resins threaten first quarter 1974 output. He notes rising ordering times, higher material costs, potential job cuts, and possible skeleton crews on second shift as supply tightens.
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Black River Falls
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Norplex
Phil Hutson
Hutson
la Crosse
Upper Midwest
East Coast
BAF
Japan
Area Counties Report Much New Building
Houston, Fillmore and Winona Counties plan sizable additions to tax rolls next Wednesday as assessors project increased construction. New homes and farm buildings drive most increases while some tax-exempt properties may be added but not taxed, with January 1975 bills based on next week’s valuations. A separate Spring Grove bond issue at 5.27 percent funds a new water well and related infrastructure.
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Houston
Fillmore
Winona
Minnesota
Joseph Lee
Houston County
Lee
Winona County
David Sauer
Fillmore County
Douglas Richardson
la Crescent
Fox Chief
Hokah
Brookwood
Brownsville
Green Acres
Caledonia
Richardson
Sauer
Beaver State Park
Nora Magelee Day Set Honors Longtime Wisconsin Newswoman
Nora Magelee will be honored with a statewide day in Monroe County Sparta Wisconsin. The event includes an open house in Sparta City Hall and a social hour and banquet at Club Oasis with a This Is Your Life program. tributes and a presented purse supported by local offices and organizations.
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Sparta
Wis
Nora Magelee
Monroe County
Magelee
Wisconsin
Sparta City Hall
Paul Affeldt
Iona Hayter
Club Oasis
Thomas O’hearn
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce
Joe Larson
Hugh Dickie
Kevin Clark
Tomah Radio
WTMB
Tomah Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd McCaskey
Oakdale Rural Electric Co-Op
Orland Vieregge
Norwalk
Hollis Meacham
Wilton
Marty Erickson
Cashton Record
Lois Eberhardt
Kendall
Robert Haberman
Warrens
Edwin Lanier
Ridgeville
R. 4
Torah
Crawford County Beautification Awards Highlight Local Efforts
Prairie du Chien hosts a Crawford County Resource Agency dinner naming winners across farmstead rural non farm soil and water forestry and conservation service categories. Recipients include Donald and Margaret Walters and others from Mount Sterling Wauzeka Soldiers Grove Seneca Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital and the Kickapoo Valley Clinic. The Crawford County Historical Society earned the long range award.
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Norbert Aschom Tribune
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County Resource Agency
Donald Walters
Richard Lee
Mount Sterling
Joseph Pomerening
Wauzeka
Melvin and
Neil
Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital
Kickapoo Valley Clinic
Soldiers Grove
Howard Egstad
Crawford County
Nora Magelee Sparta Reporter Known For Army Beat
Nora Magelee, born 1908, built a Western Wisconsin reporting career from Whitehall to Sparta. She covered Camp McCoy during World War II and later trained in photography while filing Army news, enduring long hours and earning Sparta’s Woman of the Year in 1958. Her husband Carl Magelee died in 1973.
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Trempealeau County
Brede B. Olson
Whitehall
Earl F. Hensel
Margaret
Olson
Nora
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Winona
Camp McCoy
Tribune
Roy Bangsberg
Sparta
The
McCoy
Camp Ripley
Minn
32Nd
Red Arrow
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Nora Magelee
Carl Magelee
Jackson Voters Face Spring Election in County Board Race
Jackson County voters will choose a new county board and local officials across communities including Black River Falls where mayor and aldermen terms expire. School board elections are set for April 2 with primaries march 5 if needed. Proxmire plans Wisconsin tour with multiple speaking events.
Vernon County Board Elections In Spring
Vernon County voters will choose 29 supervisors in spring ballot. Nomination papers available Jan 1 from County Clerk Roger Novy by 5 pm Feb 26. 20 to 100 signatures required. candidates must be county residents. Primary possible March 5 if multiple candidates. general election April 2 includes court and local posts.
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Virginia Emerson
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Roger Novy
Novy
la Crosse Tribune
Supreme Court
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Elmira
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Seneca
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Iowa
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D.C
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