Cashton Catholic Church to Mark 50th Anniversary
Cashton Wisconsin Sacred Heart Parish marks its 50th anniversary with a June 13 dance in the community hall featuring the Jolly Swiss Boys and a June 15 family style ham and chicken dinner and an auction on the church grounds. The celebration recalls the parish’s origins from 1916 1919 and its development under pastors including Rev. Henry Lachnit Rev. William Jeuck Rev. Joseph Kundinger and Rev. Thomas Mannion.
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Buc Cavadini
la Crosse Tribune
Cashton
Wis
Sacred Heart Catholic
Patrick J. Hollern
Thomas Mannion
Father Mannion
Father Hollern
Sacred Heart Parish
William Jeuck
Sacred Heart
Ss. Peter and Paul of
Pine
Father Jeuck
Anthony Wartman
Joseph Udulutch
Joseph Kundinger
la Verne Timmerman
Urban Baer
Father Kundinger
Alvin Daul
August Frisch
Anthony Young
Albin Schreier
William Mooney
Francis Disher
J. Kelly Cosgrove
Retiring Teachers Honored in Wilton District
In Wilton Wisconsin the Elroy Kendall Wilton District honored six retiring teachers and staff at a dinner. Ruth Collins and John Gallagher received gifts for their long careers in Kendall and Wilton schools. Also honored were Faith Humphrey Nancy Welch and Marie McGarvey for their service roles and years with the district.
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Kendall
Collins
Gallaghers
Faith Humphrey
Wilton
Nancy Welch
Marie McGarvey
Leg Broken in Horse Riding Accident at Norwalk
Norwalk Wisconsin James Barry of St Marys Ridge is in a Viroqua hospital with a broken leg after the horse he was riding slipped and fell He is the grandson of Tony Schreier.
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Norwalk
Wis
James Barry
St. Mary’s Ridge
Tony Schreier
Service members honored for Vietnam era service and duties
Sgt. Michael Jeffers receives the U S Army Air Medal for meritorious aerial achievement in Vietnam on Sept 5 1968. Others listed include Pfc Linsey O’Brien welding near Vinh Long Pfc Phillip Long meteorologist with the 1st Cavalry Div Artillery Sgt Robert Mierow in Okinawa Spec 4 Ronald Protsman on furlough in New Albia Ia Charlene Timm enlisting in the WAC basic training in Alabama Eugene Bortos Jr promoted to airman E 3 aboard USS La Salle Linus Sullivan visiting Norwalk family and Steven Parr who will report for duty June 26 Seaman Apprentice Byron Johnson aboard USS Bryce Canyon Airman Kenneth Hesselberg earns jet engine mechanics honors at Chanute AFB and is bound for Nellis AFB Hawaii based Capt Kochenerfer in Vietnam with wife working in Spring Grove Minn
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Michael Jeffers
Quentin Jeffers
West Salem
Vietnam
Ft.Bragg
N.C
Linsey O’brien
Hugh O’brien
Black River Falls
36Th Engineer Battalion
Vinh Long
Phillip Long
James Long
Tomah
1St Cavalry Division Artillery
Robert Mierow
Wayne Mierow
Ettrick
Okinawa
Hawaii
Guam
Ronald Protsman
Norbert Prots
New Albia
Iowa
Philadelphia
Charlene Timm
Charles Timm
Mindoro
Women’s Army Corps
Alabama
la Crosse State University
Eugene Bortos Jr
Laboard
USS la Salle
Norfolk
la Salle
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
United States
Karl Klemme
Waukon
21St Composite Wing
Elmendorf Afb
Alaska
U.S. Air Force
Linus Sullivan
John Sullivan Sr
Norwalk
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Chicago
Steven Parr
Eldon Parr
Byron Johnson
Kermit Johnson
Karen Bue
Melrose
Bryce Canyon
Long Beach
Calif
Kenneth Hesselberg
Elwin Heselberg
Bangor
Chanute Afb
Ill
Nellis Afb
Nev
Allen Kochenerfer
Pearl Schuttenmeier
Spring Grove
Minn
Kochenerfer
1St Air Cavalry
Tomah C of C Honors Comic Strip Creator King
More than 300 attended the Greater Tomah Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. Frank King creator of Gasoline Alley received a plaque and life membership though ill health kept him from attending. His son Drew accepted the honors and King sent a grateful telegram from Winter Park Florida.
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Frank King
Tomah
Wis
Greater
Tomah Area
Harley Sime
Sime
Forward Tomah Development Corp
Viroqua Kiwanis Club Chooses Officers for Next Term
Viroqua Wis Larry Mosher is president elect of the Viroqua Kiwanis Club with Mel Lindauer and Bert Gebert as vice presidents Clark Johnson treasurer Henry Hendrickson George Nettum Larry Sieger Don Drew Harold Knower and Richard Pilgrim named directors. Officers set to take office in October.
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Viroqua
Wis
Larry Mosher
Viroqua Kiwanis Club
Mel Lindauer
Bert Gebert
Clark Johnson
Henry Hendrickson
George Nettum
Larry Sieger
Don Drew
Harold Knower
Richard Pilgrim
Blair School Announces 1969 Summer Session Schedule
Blair Public Schools outlines the 1969 summer program running June 9 to July 18 with sessions from 8:45 to 10:15 and 10:30 to noon covering language arts fundamentals arithmetic fundamentals reading and science. beginning typing arts and crafts for various grades. Head Start meets 8:45 to noon. driver education and instrumental music scheduled individually. swimming lessons offered. bus routes start around 8 a.m. and return by 1 p.m.
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Blair
Wis
Blair Public Schools
Blair Press Office
John Angst
Charles Knutson
Turnover Hits Black River Schools as 10 Posts Fill
Black River Falls Wisconsin Supt Melvin Schmallenberg reports 17 openings in School District Joint 2 with 10 filled including two new posts a fourth grade teacher an additional industrial arts teacher and a speech therapist vacancy. Ronald Augustine will teach biology replacing Hugh DeVlio. Mary Schaffenberger will teach music orchestra replacing Cherylynne Boock.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Melvin Schmallenberg
Joint 2
Ronald Augustine
Chippewa Falls
la Crosse State
Mary Schaffenberger
Wisconsin Rapids
Stevens Point
Green Bay
Cherylynne Boock
Cheryl Cassell
Melrose
la Crosse State University
Sonya Vellstrom
Wilma Johnson
Hixton
Alma Center
William Clark
Gebhardt School
Helen Reylen
Rachael Shankey
Marianne Rolzin
Ronald Kautz
Viroqua Pastor Leaves for Russia Trip
Rev. Duane Clark of the Viroqua Church of Christ departed Friday for a trip to Russia via Tor onto Canada. He received vaccinations and will return around June 30 as interim pastors fill his pulpit on set dates. The article also lists numerous local school staffing changes and retirements across Viroqua and nearby districts.
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Viroqua
Wis
Duane Clark
Viroqua Church of Christ
Russia
Toronto
Canada
Wisconsin
Clark
Larry Mosher
Arnold Oldenburg
Keith Scoville
Madison
Lutheran Pastor Leaves Waukon for Minnesota Call
Rev. David Vaaler longtime pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church Waukon resigns to accept call at Our Savior's Lutheran Faribault Minnesota. Family will move in July. The Vaalers came to Waukon from Fort Worth Texas.
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Waukon
Iowa
David Vaaler
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Faribault
Minn
Vaaler
Fort Worth
Tex
Legion Elects 2 Area Minn. Men
Hokah Minnesota Les Lange elected vice commander at the 1st District American Legion convention in Waseca. Charles Gavin of La Crescent, retiring department commander, chosen finance officer. Hokah attendees included Cmdr.-Elect Joe Melde Cmdr. Paul Hughes and Lange.
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Hokah
Minn
Les Lange
1St District
American Legion
Waseca
Charles Gavin
la Crescent
Joe Melde
Paul Hughes
Lange
Pool To Open In Spring Grove
Spring Grove pool will open at 1 p.m. on Wednesday June 11 weather permitting. Hours are 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. daily.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Blair Youth Selected for National Science Training Program
Blair junior James Hoff, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hoff, Blair, has been chosen to attend the National Science Foundation student science training program in chemistry at Luther College from June 15 to July 26. Only 24 students are selected for this program.
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Blair, Wis
James Hoff
Blair High School
Henry Hoff
Blair
National Science ‘Foundation
Luther College
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