2000 Men To Arrive At Camp McCoy For Two Weeks
Camp McCoy Wisconsin prepares for two weeks of active duty starting June 17 as 2000 reservists and National guardsmen arrive. Iowa contingents include Army Reserve schools from Ames Des Moines Sioux City Waterloo and Ottumwa. Units from Illinois Milwaukee Missouri Minnesota and Indiana also participate.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Army Reserve School
Ames
Des Moines
Sioux City
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Iowa
Summer band concert opens series at Mabel Park
The first in the summer series of band concerts will be held at Mabel Park on Sunday June 18 at 8 15 p m.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel Park
Westby Man Earns Master’s Degree in Sociology
DuWayne Mickelson, son of Mr and Mrs Arved Mickelson of Westby, earned a masters degree in sociology at the University of Wisconsin in recent commencement exercises. He holds a 1962 Luther College bachelor’s degree and will join Trempealeau County Welfare Department as supervisor with wife Patricia Melby and son Craig to reside in Whitehall.
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Westby
Wis
DuWayne Mickelson
Arved Mickelson
University of Wisconsin
Egypt Fears Vanishing Camel Population in 25 Years
An Egyptian official predicts camels will dwindle to insignificance in twenty five years as trucks and planes replace them. Culinary trend follows with some gourmets enjoying camel cutlets.
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Egypt
Young Readers Travel Trails In Seuss Land
Twenty member libraries of the La Crosse Area Library Development are conducting a joint summer reading program for children in first through eighth grades. The libraries span Vernon Monroe La Crosse Trempealeau Juneau and Jackson counties.
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la Crosse Area
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Zind
Dr. Seuss
Seuss-Land
Sparta
Tomah
New Lisbon
Viroqua
Westby
Kendall
Independence
Arcadia
Whitehall
Black River Falls
Ontario
la Farge
de Soto
la Crosse County
City
Wonewee
Wilton
Elroy
Hillsboro
Necedah
Sunday Drinks OK'd in Two Minnesota Towns
Voters in Island View Rainy Lake and Miesville Dakota County approved Sunday liquor for dining tables under Minnesota's 1967 law. Island View licenses allow noon to midnight service. Miesville issued two licenses to Wiederholt's Supper Club and King's Place.
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Minnesota
Island View
Rainy Lake
International Falls
Miesville
Dakota County
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Wiederholt’s
King’s Place
Lilydale
Five Brookwood students named to A honor roll
Five Brookwood High School students earned A honor roll honors for the second semester. The named students are Larry Hubbard senior Michael Witt junior Richard Helgren sophomore Cynthia Holter and Steven Lemb freshmen. The B roll included nine seniors eight juniors nine sophomores and 13 freshmen.
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Ontario, Wis
Brookwoo High School
Larry Hubbard
Michael Witt
Richard Helgren
Cynthia Holter
Steven Lemb
Dead Sea shore is world’s lowest land at 292 feet below sea level
The Dead Sea shoreline between Jordan and Israel is cited as the lowest land on earth at 292 feet below sea level, per Hammond, Inc., the map authority.
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Earth
Dead Sea
Jordan
Israel
Hammond, Inc
Map Authority
Grand View Nursing Home to Dedicate in June Ceremony
The Grand View Nursing Home in Blair Wisconsin will be dedicated at 2 p.m. on Sunday June 18. Rev Calvin Larson administrator of Lutheran Homes at Mondovi Eau Claire and Menomonie will give the dedication address. Oswald Slette chairs the board and presides. William Schroeder director will introduce Mayor James Davis and other officials including Rev Harvey Nelson and Kenneth Olson. Blair High School students will perform special music.
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Blair
Wis
Grand View
Calvin Larson
Mondovi
Eau Claire
Menomonie
Oswald Slette
William Schroeder
James Davis
Harvey L. Nelson
Kenneth Olson
Chamber of Commerce
Blair High School
Three Mabel-Canton Students Named to All State Band and Choir
MABEL Minn three Mabel Canton High School pupils are selected for all state choir Linda Barnes Jacquelyn Kvam and Susan Ruehmann will join. Lu Ann Brenno named as an alternate. The two groups plan concerts at meetings across the state next school year.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel-Canton High School
Linda Barnes
Jacquelyn Kvam
Susan Ruehmann
Lu- Ann Brenno
Polar bears use membranous lids to prevent snow blindness
Nature notes that polar bears possess built in sunglasses through a special membranous lid that filters glare and protects their eyes from snow blindness. The adaptation helps them cope with bright Arctic conditions.
Kickapoo Hosts State's First Remedial Reading Workshop
Wisconsin teachers from 14 district schools attend a state first remedial reading workshop in Viola led by Karen Tinker of the Reading Guidance Center. The program uses laboratory audio materials and hands on testing with 50 district volunteer students as co sponsor Carlton Films aids demonstrations across Wisconsin universities.
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Wisconsin
Kickapoo High School
Viola
Karen Tinker
Reading Guidance Center
Garden Grove
Calif
Helen Holmes
Edna Lane
Kickapoo
Wis
Kickapoo Area
Miss Tinker
United States
University of California
Los Angeles
Culver City High School
Dodgeville
Platteville
North Crawford
New Lisbon
Carlton Films of
Beloit
E. C. Carlton
Dorian Music Camp Brings 150 Students to Luther
Nearly 150 high school students from Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan attend the Dorian Music Camp hosted on Luther College campus June 12 to 17. A grand concert featuring band and choir is set for 7 30 p m Saturday June 17 in Luther Fieldhouse, open to the public without charge.
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Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Luther Fieldhouse
Butler Eitel
Macalester College
St. Paul
Minnesota Viking Division Holds Large Field Exercise
Ten thousand Minnesota National Guard members of the Viking Infantry Division take part in Exercise Viking Shield at Camp Ripley in a seven day field drill. Maj. Gen. Donald C. Grant commands the force with 1 800 vehicles as Blue and Red armies clash. Governor LeVander will attend Governor's Day parade and observe the exercise.
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Camp Ripley, Minn
Minnesota National Guard
Viking Infantry
Boondocks
Minnesota
Donald C. Grant
Golden Valley
Harold LeVander
Camp Ripley
LeVander
Merrillan Firemen Set Annual Street Dance
Merrillan Wisconsin marks its annual firemen street dance from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. David Hoppa and his orchestra will provide music, playing a mix of old and new tunes. The American Legion and Auxiliary will serve barbecue chicken throughout the day.
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Merrillan Firemen
Merrillan
Wis
David Hoppa
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
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