Black River Falls to Dedicate New Airport in Ceremony
Black River Falls Wisconsin will dedicate its new airport at 2 p m Sunday July 11 with remarks from Jackson County Board Chairman Louis Primus and Mayor Michael Anderson. The 4000 foot runway 75 feet wide features three single and one double hangar and is funded by county city with state and federal aid.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Louis Primus
Jackson County Board
Michael Anderson
James Dougherty
Russell Schroeder
Edward Nemec
Jackson County Civil Defense
Arthur Frederikson
Wisconsin Air National Guard
Vietnam
Mississippi Valley Air Service
Viking Aviation
la Crosse
Jim Southward
Bloomer
Vic Bleyer
Tomah
Steve Witman
Oshkosh
Experimental Aircraft Association
James Hagen
Allan Hostrawser
Black River Country
Richland Center Hosts 12th Wisconsin High School Rodeo
The Richland County Fairgrounds hosts the 12th annual Wisconsin High School Rodeo July 9 11 with a record 151 contestants. About 15 000 spectators expected for shows at 7 30 p m and 1 30 p m across weekend parades with Lanny Farris Pace Merrill and Mary Smyth among returning top competitors.
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Richland Center
Wis
Richland County Fairgrounds
Lanny Farris
Marshall
Pace Merrill
Baraboo
Mary Smyth
Cazenovia
Merrill
Miss Smyth
Wisconsin
Monroe County approves road fund transfer for patrol HQ
The Monroe County Board moved 30000 from road maintenance to build 0.6 mile of highway linking to a proposed Wisconsin State Patrol district headquarters south of Tomah. Leonard Anderson said the site lacks current highway access and that the road will be paved after grading and seeding. State DOT will top it after a one year settling period.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County Board
Wisconsin State Patrol District
Tomah
Monroe County Resource Development
Leonard Anderson
State Transportation Department
Anderson
Craig Carlson
Monroe County
Wisconsin Employment Service
Wisconsin
Vernon County
Juneau County
Jackson
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Taylor Old-Fashioned Days Set for August 27 29
Taylor Wis hosts the 1971 Old-Fashioned Days from Friday to Sunday August 27 29. Steering committee includes Gordon Huseboe John Hanson Pete Bradshaw James Kniseley and Burnett Berntson. Lions and Commercial clubs sponsor the event.
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Taylor
Wis
Gordon Huseboe
John Hanson
Pete Bradshaw
James Kniseley
Burnett Berntson
Taylor Lions and Commercial Clubs
BRF Council rejects land purchase for park site
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis City Council rejected the offer to buy the ice house property along the Black River intended for a park. The motion by Edward Nemec and Mildred Grosskreutz passed after the owner Clarence Olson through attorney Robert Radcliffe. The council cites HUD funding issues and changes the public welfare committee report to recreation health and education. The meeting also covered Cedar Street building plans by Falls Oil Co and salary moves for police officers with retroactive adjustments. The council also asked City Atty Jerry Laabs to pursue delinquent parking tickets.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Black River
Edward Nemec
Mildred Grosskreutz
Robert Radcliffe
Clarence Olson
Housing and Urban Development Authority
Recreation, Health and Education Committee
Howard Linnel
Falls Oil Co
Cedar Street
Police Department
Elroy To Have First Queen Contest July 17
Elroy Lions Club to sponsor the first Miss Elroy contest during the Elroy Fair on Saturday July 17. Entrants aged 13 to 17 may join whether or not they live in Elroy. Entry blanks available at Bank of Elroy before July 10 with George Blum of Radio WRJC Mauston as master of ceremonies. Judges include William Mellin Tomah Lions district governor Herb Juneau New Lisbon schools superintendent and several local residents.
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Elroy
Wis
Elroy Lions Club
Bank of Elroy
George Blum
Radio Wrjc
Mauston
William Mellin
Tomah
Lions District
Herb Juneau
New Lisbon
Tom Lumsden
Robert Burmester
Hillsboro
Richard Dahlke
Wonewoc
Prairie du Chien Board Names Two Leaders
Frank Antoine was elected president and Paul Pinard vice president of the Prairie du Chien Board of Education. Jack White and Donald Walters were seated as new members, with retiring members Helen Larson and George Sutton recognized. The board approved hiring Paul Provaznik to teach art at the high school.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Frank Antoine
Paul Pinard
Prairie du Chien Board of Education
Jack White
Donald Walters
Helen Larson
George Sutton
Paul Porvaznik
Carol Pollock
Provaznik
Wauzeka
Westby delays cable franchise decision. permits given in city
Westby Wisconsin council postponed action on granting a cable TV franchise to Delmore Zirzow and son David due to the absence of city attorney Lester Skundberg who is hospitalized in La Crosse. Building permits were approved for the Aarness and Destry homes and a Westby Hardwoods Co storage shed. The council okayed utility work on the landfill sewage system at an estimated 7000 dollars. In Houston Minnesota, the Eastsiders vocal group from Trumbull Connecticut will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Friday July 9 in the Houston Grade School gym. they have released three LPs and toured widely.
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Westby
Wis
Delmore Zirzow
David
Lester Skundberg
Skundberg
la Crosse
Aarness and Destry
Westby Hardwoods Co
Houston
Minn
Eastsiders
Trumbull
Harry Hill named supervisor for Tomah district
Sparta Wisconsin Harry Hill was appointed to the Monroe County Board Wednesday to represent a Tomah district, succeeding the late Les McMullen who was the board chairman.
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Adolph C. Heilman
Sparta
Monroe County
Lester M. McMullen
Ted Cole
Cashton
Heilman
Wis
Harry Hill
Tomah
Les McMullen
Lucey to Speak at Campion Jesuit Dinner in Prairie du Chien
Gov. Patrick J. Lucey former Prairie du Chien county resident will address an eight p m dinner in his honor at Campion Jesuit High School He is a 1935 Campion graduate and began his political career as Crawford County assemblyman in 1948.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
Vete County
Campion Jesuit High School
Lucey
Campion
Crawford County
Portage Educator Named Administrator for North Crawford
Robert L. Cook of Portage appointed administrator of the North Crawford School District by the board. He plans to reside in Mount Sterling.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Robert L. Cook
Portage
North Crawford
Mount Sterling
Lutherans to Ordain Area Man in July Ceremony
Roger Lee Churness of rural Ferryville will be ordained as a minister of the American Lutheran Church at Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday July 11. The service will feature several pastors and the new minister has accepted a call to Grace Lutheran Church Bowie Maryland with installation on August 8 1971.
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Ferryville
Wis
Roger Lee Churness
O. H. Churness
American Lutheran Church
Mt. Sterling Lutheran Church
A. M. Hegre
T. O. Holter
Mt. Sterling-Utica
Olaf K. Storansl
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Obert Rust
Oakland - Moscow
Oakland, Minn
W. V. Johnson
Christ Lutheran Church
Churness
Grace Lutheran Church
Bowie
Only One Wonder Remains Egypts Great Pyramid at Giza
Archaeologists note that of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World only Egypts Great Pyramid at Giza still stands. Built about five thousand years ago it endures as a monumental relic of ancient engineering.
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Egypt
Giza
Decorah Hosts Norwegian American Folk Music Festival
The Norwegian American Folk Music Festival returns to Decorah Iowa as part of the Nordic Fest July 23 to 25. Norwegian guests plus Midwestern musicians perform with the Hardanger fiddle star Torleivy Bolstad joining a dance troupe led by his wife Kjellaug and Anders and Sidsel Anmarkrud. Judy Larson and John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas join immigrant performers for afternoon and evening sets with crafts, smorgasbords, concerts, and street dancing around Decorah.
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Torleiv Bolstad
Valdres
Norway
Hardanger Fiddler
Kjellang
Anders
Sidsel Anmarkrud
Decorah
Iowa
Torleivy Bolstad
Bolstad
Kjellaug
Anders Anmarkrud
Coventry
England
Wales
America
Judy Larson
John Kolstad
Minneapolis
Club challenges La Farge Dam environmental report
Sierra Club attorney Robert W. Smith told a U.S. District Court hearing in Madison that Army Corps of Engineers documentation for the La Farge Dam project is inadequate under the National Environmental Policy Act. The $26 million plan would flood 800 acres as the club seeks an injunction to halt construction, arguing overstepping of authority and an impractical cost-benefit ratio.
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Madison
Wis
Sierra Club
Robert W. Smith
Army Corps of Engineers
la Farge
Smith
Conservation Club
U.S
Club
Corps
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Monroe County Hospital
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Great River Road Commission
BRF Council
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Barbara Mason
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