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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
15
Across Ettrick Taylor Galesville Norwalk Wilton Peterson Viola Viroqua Spring Grove and surrounding areas parish activities fill the calendar. Mass schedules confirmations picnics and church programs share details for dates June 17 to 27. Notable items include first Communions at St. John’s Wilton and a Highland Prairie Lutheran Men’s Club dinner.
Floyd W. Pew 20 formerly of Taylor began a cross country bicycle trip from Winona Minnesota to Onalaska Washington to visit an uncle. He aims for June 27 arrival and covers 74 miles on May 28 with a one speed bicycle and extra gear.
Mayor C E Bean and Lawrence Szabo were cited at the Greater Tomah Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Bean named the chamber’s most helpful member, Szabo titled Mr Chamber of Commerce for recruiting members and boosting recreation projects. New directors elected: J B Bell Lyle Coates Kenneth Lenz. Outgoing: Ramon Cram John Graf Francis Kelly Robert Steele. Guest speaker P L Cowling of the Milwaukee Road noted Tomah shops employ about 100 with an annual payroll near 500000.
Money Creek got its name after a man’s pocket book and its wet contents were blown into the stream by wind and never recovered. Early settlers include John Campbell and Nathan Vance who arrived in 1853 to establish mills and platted the village as Clinton in 1856. The community grew around the Money Creek Flouring Mill with a landmark Methodist Church dating 1857 to 1909 and a red brick school.
La Crosse Transit Company general manager W Cec Gordon heads personnel and bus maintenance. He serves as La Crosse Chamber of Commerce director and Kiwanis and Elks member. He and wife Catherine study local wildlife and reside at 344 S 20th St. Their son Gerald is an Air Force lieutenant stationed in Tucson Arizona.
Confirmation services with Holy Communion will be held at 10 40 a m Sunday in Faith Lutheran Church Blair Rev L H Jacobson presiding. Class members Connie Eldred Donald Legue Sheryl Crabtree Linda Back Sylvia Arneson and Bette Tj er stad. Lucille Berg Steven Hamilton Cheryl Pierzina Judy Scow confirmed with Holy Communion Sunday June 13 at Fagernes Lutheran Church rural Blair. A luncheon followed the service.
De Soto High School sends two students to the first annual summer Dorian music festival at Luther College. Terry Inman receives a Luther scholarship and plays percussion while David Oliver performs on cornet under band director Stan Wierson.
Taylor Wisconsin sends Connie Heem Judy Lakowske and Carl Kopp to Madison for State 4H Club Week. Arlyn Iverson attends Boys State in Ripon while Jeffrey Bush Pat Beaman and adviser Marvin Nelson go to the State FFA convention at Green Lake.
Blair Wisconsin reports total Salvation Army fund drive collections of 231 dollars 95 cents announced by Almer Olson chairman.
The Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in Spring Grove Minnesota will honor Rev. S. O. Sorlien on his 35th year in the ministry this Sunday June 20. His son Paul a theology candidate at Capitol University in Ohio will deliver the sermon. A dinner and short program will follow the service.
The U S Army Corps of Engineers seeks bids to remove temporary sandbag barriers rock and debris at Genoa Lock and Dam. Bids will be opened in the St Paul office around July 15 and relate to the flood levee built in April.
Taylor Wisconsin village board approves year round dog at large prohibition at its June meeting. General fund bills total 909.31 and water and sewer charges 292.42 approved for payment.
Rev. Roger Herfindahl will be installed as pastor of Trempealeau and Tamarack Lutheran churches on Sunday June 20. A noon congregational dinner at Mt Calvary Church will honor Rev. Herfindahl and his family following his June 6 ordination in Minnetonka. He was born November 22 1938 in Glasgow Montana and educated at Concordia College Moorhead Luther Seminary St Paul. He and his wife married June 1 1963 and have daughter Jane Renae born May 3 1965.
Rev Bruce M Buslaff will be installed as assistant pastor of the Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church in services at 1045 am on Sunday June 20 with installation at Vang Church on June 27 Rev B O Aasen will officiate and Buslaff will preach The event is open to the public Women of the church will serve dinner Buslaff a Wartburg Seminary graduate was born in Ripon Wisconsin November 29 1938 and married Marlene Wilke in 1960 They will reside in Westby Wisconsin.
Newly elected officers of the Tomah Lions Club include William Mellin as president, Carl Miller, Clarence Lenz and Don Mennecke as vice presidents, William McCartney as secretary, Harry Hill as treasurer, and Joe Bubnich Harry Gilner and Peter Favre as directors.
About 150 Lyndon Station residents signed a petition to join the Wisconsin Dells School District. The proposal covers Lyndon Station village and surrounding areas in Lyndon Kil Dare Seven Mile Creek Lemonweir, currently in Mauston Joint District 1. Proponents cite proximity, lack of local kindergarten, and better long term prospects in Dells.
Lloyd L. Miller of Cashton Wisconsin will be ordained in Trinity Lutheran Church Cashton at 2 30 p m on Sunday June 20 The ordaining pastor is Dr S F Salzmann Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque Iowa The sermon will be by Rev L C Jenson Our Savior s Lutheran Humboldt Iowa Miller son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Miller has a BA from Luther College 1961 and a BD from Wartburg Seminary 1965 He will serve as pastor of Salem Emmanuel Lutheran Church Long Lake SD and the community is invited to attend the ordination and reception
waubon district judge G B Richter appointed faculty adviser for the second annual session of the National College of State Trial Judges to be held July 5 30 at the University of Colorado Boulder Colo An attendance of 103 judges from 45 states is expected
Holmen Wisconsin announces registration for the summer recreation and swimming program at the pool from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday June 18 and 19. Registrations are available at the pool Monday through Friday thereafter. Swimming lessons run 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday for beginners. Open swim is daily 1:30 to 5:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. Activities include volleyball badminton gymnastics basketball speedball and water games. The aim is to start swimming lessons Monday June 21.
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